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Pink Floyd's Dark Side of the Moon is considered to be one of the greatest albums of all time. The guitar driven Money was a hit single in the US while tracks like Time, Us and Them and Brain Damage reinforce the themes of madness for this progressive rock concept album. JT shares his thoughts, his experiences and even plays a few snippets from the album here and there. #darksideofthemoon #pinkfloyd #albumreviews #historyofrock #money #darkside 50
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Pink Floyd's 1973 release has appeared on many "Greatest rock albums" lists and holds the record for Longest-Charting Albums on the U.S. Billboard charts (962 weeks in total). It was on the charts for 14 years without coming off. Hipgnosis' album cover, the prism design, is one of the most recognizable in classic rock. Despite its impressive sales, this progressive rock concept album continues to inspire generation after generation through relatable themes of dealing with madness, greed, violence and the passage of time. The concept originated from bassist / vocalist / lyricist Roger Waters, first with a song called Brain Damage (partially written about founder Syd Barrett) that originated from the 1971 Meddle sessions. The album featured their artistic breakthrough Echoes, which paved the way for the followup album. With guitarist David Gilmour, keyboardist Richard Wright and drummer Nick Mason also contributing to the material, they constructed a piece called Eclipse: A Piece for Assorted Lunatics that became a staple of their 1972 concerts. They entered Abbey Road Studios in May '72 and began recording the album with engineer Alan Parsons. All of the songs would flow into one another, stopping only to flip the record. The album begins with a sort of overture featuring soundscapes from the album: Speak to Me. This leads into the soft Breathe, featuring David's multi-tracked voice. Rick provided a unique chord sequence inspired by Miles Davis' Kind of Blue. From there a showcase of the new Synthi AKS sequencer provides the bones for On The Run and sound effects of clocks chiming leads us into Time, credited to all band members. Dave and Rick share vocal duties, Dave performing one of his finest guitar solos. Roger's lyrics about the inevitable passing of time and realizing too late that life has already started are among his best: "Hanging on in quiet desperation is the English Way." A brief reprise of Breathe leads into Rick's beautiful chord sequence to Great Gig in the Sky, also featuring the breathtaking vocals of Clare Torry. That's the A Side. The B Side kicks off with their first hit single in America, Money, featuring a 7/4 bass riff, sung again by Dave and featuring more blues guitar riffs. Dick Parry also performs his first saxophone solo with the band. A collection of voices discussing violence leads us into the beautiful Us and Them, another brilliant chord sequence by Rick and simple direct lyrics from Roger. An amazing transition occurs before Any Colour You Like lead by Rick's moog synthesizer. The album closes with Brain Damage, sung by Roger, and the climatic Eclipse. With a brilliant concept, unforgettable musical choices, fine sonic recording and mixing, it is indeed a must-listen and an album that should be played from beginning to end without interruptions.

Dark Side of the Moon ended a long period of uncertainty following Syd Barrett's departure (appearing only on Piper at the Gates of Dawn and part of A Saucerful of Secrets) and a long stretch of uneven experimental output (More, Ummagumma, Atom Heart Mother). Shortly after Dark Side, 1975's Wish You Were Here would follow up, featuring Shine on You Crazy Diamond, but tensions between the band were starting to become more noticeable. Even more so on the 1977 release Animals, featuring the songs Dogs, Pigs and Sheep. 1979's The Wall is when tensions came to a head with Roger firing Rick and his professional partnership with David completely breaking down (although they co-wrote Comfortably Numb, Run Like Hell and Young Lust - some of their finest songs). After The Final Cut, Roger left the band leaving David as the new front man (and recruiting Rick back into the lineup). 1987's Momentary Lapse of Reason was challenged by Roger's lawsuit but went onto to kick-off a successful tour. 1994's The Division Bell was seen as a return to form and on the tour to follow, the band performed Dark Side of the Moon in its entirety. Breathe and Money would be played for their final performance together at Live 8 2005. Syd Barrett died in 2006, Rick in 2008.