THE DARK SIDE OF THE MOON

You know, if I had been reviewing this album 15 years ago, I would not have hesitated to give it 5 stars. It deserves at least 4 for the historical significance alone. Personally, I have not been able to listen to this album for a number of years, as I have just gotten burnt out on hearing it. 10 years ago I saw Floyd on the Division Bell tour playing this album in its entirety. That is probably the last time I enjoyed hearing it, and that as much for the visual experience as the audio. But in fairness to the legendary status (deservedly so, I should add) of this album, I will say that is was without a doubt the best produced album of the entire 70's decade and certainly the only prog (or prog related) album to have such unprecedented commerical success. The music is, like most Floyd, fairly simplistic and spacey. But this release marked the beginning of more sophisticated music from them, as well as very cohesive concepts. This album flows better as a whole than anything they had done up to that point, but IMO future albums would out do it in composition and performance. Still, a legendary album that everyone who likes rock of any genre should hear at least once.