Pink Floyd’s “Dark Side of the Moon” Classic Album is the creative story behind the masterpiece: “Dark Side Of The Moon”. “Dark Side Of The Moon” transformed Pink Floyd from art house favorites to global, stadium superstars. Prior to 1973, Pink Floyd maintained a relentless gigging schedule and by the time they came to record “Dark Side Of The Moon” had already created many of the basic tracks. “Dark Side Of The Moon” would be the first Pink Floyd (post Syd Barrett) album where Roger Waters would supply all the lyrics around a concept: The Circle of Life. With the timeless qualities of its production and musicality, allied to the hypnotic evocation of its central themes – alienation, paranoia, madness, war and death, “Dark Side Of The Moon” would become the album that would dominate the 70′s and 80′s (with a record number of 741 consecutive weeks in the Billboard 200). This program takes an in depth look at the making of the 1973 album. All four members of the band Roger Waters, David Gilmour, Nick Mason and Richard Wright are featured in exclusive interviews. Roger, David and Richard play songs and demonstrate themes from the album. Alan Parsons (the original engineer) takes you through the multi track tapes giving a unique insight into the musical fabric of the record and the program is illustrated throughout with archive footage. “Dark Side Of The Moon” with its combination of great songs, inventive effects and one of the best known sleeves ever, tapped into the world’s collective subconscious and became a landmark in Rock history and a truly Classic Album. Pink Floyd’s “Dark Side of the Moon” Classic Album is the creative story behind the masterpiece: “Dark Side Of ThThanks for all your help.e Moon”. “Dark Side Of The Moon” transformed Pink Floyd from art houseThe most phenomenal recording in rock & roll history is thoroughly examined in Pink Floyd: The Dark Side of the Moon. The Floyd’s 1973 masterpiece remained on bestseller charts for nearly 14 years, and its enduring importance is honored here by all four members of Pink Floyd and key personnel (engineer Alan Parsons, mixing supervisor Chris Thomas, sleeve designer Storm Thorgerson, and others) who played essential roles in the landmark album’s creation. Produced for the Classic Albums series that originally aired on VH-1, this thorough and thought-provoking study highlights a track-by-track dissection of the LP’s master tapes (including the spoken-word passages that bookend the album), superbly interlaced with archival footage, early demo tapes, concert animations, and latter-day acoustic performances by David Gilmour, Roger Waters, and Richard Wright to demonstrate each track’s contribution to the final mix–a sonic exploration that extends to the illuminating bonus features. Informative interviews abound (including Rolling Stone senior editor David Fricke), and much-deserved credit is given to saxophonist Dick Parry, solo vocalist Clare Torry, and former Capitol Records chairman Bhaskar Menon, who fostered the album’s U.S. commercial success. For Floyd fans, musicians, and studio technicians alike, this is a must-have addition to any DVD library. –Jeff Shannon
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March 22, 2010
#1
If your looking for the actual concert of Dark Side
of the Moon, then keep on looking. This is a “Making Of”
type DVD with interviews and track overlays. This is more
of a History lesson than anything else. In my opinon, this
DVD “Stinks on Ice”. I saw them live at Winterland in
San Francisco, Ca. back in 69-70 for the Dark Side tour. This is added in
response to it didn’t come out until 1973. Have you ever
heard of “testing the waters” to see how it will be
received. The Moody Blues first album sucked bad (Bye Bye
Blackbird)I am allowed to have an opinon, if you agree or not
I don’t care. I wanted music, not jabbering, the Sun hasen’t
risen or set it their rear ends. Pink Floyd is not the be all,
end all. They are good, but that all they are.
March 22, 2010
#2
If your looking for music, its not on this DVD.
March 22, 2010
#3
When I got a DVD player my wife and I agreed that since we don’t watch movies repeatedly, we would only purchase DVDs that we could enjoy without sitting in front of the screen. Like DVDs of concerts or music videos. She bought me this one because I told her how much I liked the “Dark Side of the Moon” and wished I had a copy. Man is this a disappointment.
This is not “The Dark Side of the Moon”, it is a documentary styled sleeping aid about the album, if you can imaging that. It is a collection of talking heads telling way too much about their internal realities with a couple of bars of the songs thrown in. I doubt anyone other than the speakers and a few music historians care two beans about what they have to say. If you want to hear the music, buy the CD, because there isn’t any music on this DVD that’s worth hearing. This DVD should have a warning label that it is not intended for recreational use.
March 22, 2010
#4
For some reason , or at least the way the album was introduced, one may assume that there is a lot here to enjoy. Unfortunately it is not the case. The album is more for FLOYD’S fans who are eager to have all the small details.Well, personaly I don’t care that much about these details, all I want is the true staff, for that I would recommend to those who are hesitating, don’t buy this DVD, buy the CD…or wait for the true Dark Side of the Moon.
March 22, 2010
#5
I was wondering what this DVD might have which hasn’t been said/showed about DSOTM? But I certainly wasn’t (originally was in) the right!
So I start it and it instantly casts a spell with stills of DSOTM flashing on the screen and Roger fading ….. “An _expression of political, philosophical and humanitarian empathy that was desperate to get out”.
Boy, I thought I knew a lot about it but I was ‘Down and Out … It can’t be helped but there’s a lot of it about’.
Musically, Floyd were pioneers of futuristic sounds with the vision they had on the pieces which looked impossible in 1971, Money (Loop taping and sounds made in pot with coins, torn paper and a register), doubletracking and harmony vocals(Dave and Rick are masters of it), On the Run (Sonic experimentation with filters, oscillators and echoes).
One of the magical things which just happened, nobody planned, was the voices which would make the album what it is! Yes the voices, some of which at least, I never understood e.g. They are prominent in this dvd … It’s the moment gonna kill ya. Say like if you give them a quick shock, sharp shock they don’t do it again. Dig it I mean I could have given them …… … I need it once, It’s only difference you’ve between right and wrong. I mean good manners don’t cost nothing, do they? Aaye …. (US AND THEM). I certainly was in the right, Why should I be afraid of dying, I don’t really know … I was very drunk at the time.
Roger talks about his views on the songs .. Us and Them, It still holds good after 30 years to ask us the question whether or not, we are capable enough of being humane? What more could aptly be put in today’s world? Brain Damage – It’s about Syd and defending the notion of being different.
It also includes bonus material about nitty gritty of the album such as
Rick’s chord progressions for ‘Us and Them’ (all the chords relating to D instead of A – music from Zabriskie Point) & ‘Breathe’ (G to Em – inspired by Miles Davis’ jazz chord) and all of Rick’s extremely compelling organ and piano in DSOTM.
Roger’s bluesy demo version of ‘Money’.
Dave!!!!!!!!! What can I say? Watching him in the studio with spectacles was funny. He is the god! Period. All the leads, riffs and effects … outstanding. Slide Guitar? Ooooooooooh! Wish I had one of these …
It leaves a lot of space but doesn’t hold back your imagination. Prism of DSOTM takes one ray of light, your mind, and when it leaves it, Just range of colors ….. Any color you like! It is the most inspirational album which is wrongfully mentioned as the most
depressive one may be! There’s nothing contrived about it. It’s just eternal …
THIS DVD IS THE COLLECTIBLE YOU MUST HAVE!