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Pink Floyd: Dark Side Of The Moon

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Watched Sky Arts tonight programme on Pink Floyd and the making of the album Dark Side Of The Moon.
Brilliant album and a fantastically talented group of musicians.
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Re: Pink Floyd: Dark Side Of The Moon

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AckneyAwks wrote: Fri Apr 17, 2020 11:36 pm Watched Sky Arts tonight programme on Pink Floyd and the making of the album Dark Side Of The Moon.
Brilliant album and a fantastically talented group of musicians.
You're to late moved onto biscuits now
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Re: Pink Floyd: Dark Side Of The Moon

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Great album.

And what a contribution by Roger Manifold.
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Re: Pink Floyd: Dark Side Of The Moon

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Superb album - a true classic.

Gilmour’s guitar is so evocative of the age.
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Bergen wrote: Sat Apr 18, 2020 7:38 am Great album.

And what a contribution by Roger Manifold.
Apparently it left him exhausted!
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Its arguably one of the greatest albums of all times. I could listen to it over and over and not get bored. In the car it's awesome, put on a set of Bose headphones and they will send you off to another realm. Its mesmerising.
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Thor wrote: Sat Apr 18, 2020 9:43 am Its arguably one of the greatest albums of all times. I could listen to it over and over and not get bored. In the car it's awesome, put on a set of Bose headphones and they will send you off to another realm. Its mesmerising.
You put headphones on in the car?

Come on.

Not very safe, is it.
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I saw Pink Floyd perform the Dark Side Of The Moon tour at Earls Court in 1973. Visually it was stunning but did take a while to get going. On The Run was played as an aeroplane was launched from the back of the arena. Searchlights followed it as it made it's way towards the stage and crashed behind it.
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It's a cracking album, and even now only parts of it have dated, even though it's 47 years old.

Straight up after was the same programme, but showcasing the Who. Made me realise what an average, and incredibly over-rated band they are in comparison.
They Even had Keith Moon as their drummer, and Still couldn't drag themselves up from the humdrum. Their songs just aren't really anything special at all. Their huge success has always astounded me.
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Lovejoy wrote: Sat Apr 18, 2020 10:07 am I saw Pink Floyd perform the Dark Side Of The Moon tour at Earls Court in 1973. Visually it was stunning but did take a while to get going. On The Run was played as an aeroplane was launched from the back of the arena. Searchlights followed it as it made it's way towards the stage and crashed behind it.
Buddy Holly did that a few years earlier
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Can I confess I have never listened to this album.

When it came out music appreciation was bitterly divided. It appeared to be what hippy types listened too. I wasn't a hippy type.

I will give it a go tonight and report back with a full gig review
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Max you also need to check out animals, wish you were here and finally the wall. All works of art in my opinion.

The Wall was the first song I ever purchased from Woolworths with a voucher I had got for christmas. Truly memorable.

My wife on the other hands thinks its depressing music and hates them and ask me to turn it off!! You can't please everyone I guess.
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Max B Gold wrote: Sat Apr 18, 2020 2:17 pm Can I confess I have never listened to this album.

When it came out music appreciation was bitterly divided. It appeared time to be what hippy types listened too. I wasn't a hippy type.

I will give it a go tonight and report back with a full gig review
I always thought that true Floyd fans would only contemplate listening to it while stoned out of there skulls.
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Thor wrote: Sat Apr 18, 2020 3:53 pm Max you also need to check out animals, wish you were here and finally the wall. All works of art in my opinion.

The Wall was the first song I ever purchased from Woolworths with a voucher I had got for christmas. Truly memorable.

My wife on the other hands thinks its depressing music and hates them and ask me to turn it off!! You can't please everyone I guess.
Animals is decent but The Wall is not for me or a lot of other people. There is some great tracks but the in between bits are a bit bizarre.
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Constanza wrote: Sat Apr 18, 2020 2:03 pm
Lovejoy wrote: Sat Apr 18, 2020 10:07 am I saw Pink Floyd perform the Dark Side Of The Moon tour at Earls Court in 1973. Visually it was stunning but did take a while to get going. On The Run was played as an aeroplane was launched from the back of the arena. Searchlights followed it as it made it's way towards the stage and crashed behind it.
Buddy Holly did that a few years earlier
Not at Earls Court though.
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Lovejoy wrote: Sat Apr 18, 2020 5:52 pm
Thor wrote: Sat Apr 18, 2020 3:53 pm Max you also need to check out animals, wish you were here and finally the wall. All works of art in my opinion.

The Wall was the first song I ever purchased from Woolworths with a voucher I had got for christmas. Truly memorable.

My wife on the other hands thinks its depressing music and hates them and ask me to turn it off!! You can't please everyone I guess.
Animals is decent but The Wall is not for me or a lot of other people. There is some great tracks but the in between bits are a bit bizarre.
Maybe, but it's a story and I've found you have to immerse yourself in it to appreciate it more. And the in between bits then make more sense to the overall structure of the album.

That's what's great about music is that it's all subjective to the listener. My view is no more important than yours, but my view of it and the understanding of it is different to the next person.
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Thor wrote: Sat Apr 18, 2020 6:27 pm
Lovejoy wrote: Sat Apr 18, 2020 5:52 pm
Thor wrote: Sat Apr 18, 2020 3:53 pm Max you also need to check out animals, wish you were here and finally the wall. All works of art in my opinion.

The Wall was the first song I ever purchased from Woolworths with a voucher I had got for christmas. Truly memorable.

My wife on the other hands thinks its depressing music and hates them and ask me to turn it off!! You can't please everyone I guess.
Animals is decent but The Wall is not for me or a lot of other people. There is some great tracks but the in between bits are a bit bizarre.
Maybe, but it's a story and I've found you have to immerse yourself in it to appreciate it more. And the in between bits then make more sense to the overall structure of the album.

That's what's great about music is that it's all subjective to the listener. My view is no more important than yours, but my view of it and the understanding of it is different to the next person.
The Wall does divide the crowd, it would be better for a newbie to listen to Animals, A Momentary lapse Of Reason or even Meddle.
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Lovejoy wrote: Sat Apr 18, 2020 6:52 pm
Thor wrote: Sat Apr 18, 2020 6:27 pm
Lovejoy wrote: Sat Apr 18, 2020 5:52 pm

Animals is decent but The Wall is not for me or a lot of other people. There is some great tracks but the in between bits are a bit bizarre.
Maybe, but it's a story and I've found you have to immerse yourself in it to appreciate it more. And the in between bits then make more sense to the overall structure of the album.

That's what's great about music is that it's all subjective to the listener. My view is no more important than yours, but my view of it and the understanding of it is different to the next person.
The Wall does divide the crowd, it would be better for a newbie to listen to Animals, A Momentary lapse Of Reason or even Meddle.
No. I've committed to listen to Dark Side of the Moon. I can't go back on my word at this late stage
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Great album. Don’t think much of their other stuff, although own a few of the records on vinyl.
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Have this on vinyl, as well as CD, bought a new turntable last week and can't wait to give it a spin!
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Apple Wumble wrote: Sat Apr 18, 2020 8:32 pm Great album. Don’t think much of their other stuff, although own a few of the records on vinyl.
If it's the original vinyl it's worth a few bob as well.
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Re: Pink Floyd: Dark Side Of The Moon

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Thor wrote: Sun Apr 19, 2020 12:25 am
Apple Wumble wrote: Sat Apr 18, 2020 8:32 pm Great album. Don’t think much of their other stuff, although own a few of the records on vinyl.
If it's the original vinyl it's worth a few bob as well.
About £8-£10, not a rare lp.
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