THE DARK SIDE OF THE MOON

Now I don't mean to sound conceited or anything, but I listen to a lot of music, and I do get a bit carried away when I find something new. Dark side is the thing I listen to when it comes for me to stop being obsessed with whatever. It's the musical standard, that everything else is judged on. There's no other album I can think of that's more dynamic in every field imaginable than Dark Side- the amount of people it inspired, the unique sound it produced. Each and every track flows perfectly into the other (well.. with the exception of Great Gig going into Money).

Speak To Me/Breathe is an amazing song, captivating you from the beginning with the guitar and bass that just work so well together. the drums, though not the best, are simple and flow well with the other instruments. The singing is amazing, as are the lyrics. The song then slowly, but perfectly, goes into..

On the Run, which is a great instrumental. Though many believe it can't compare to Pink Floyd's other instrumentals (Careful With that Axe, Eugene, Atom Heart Mother), it's still a great track. The music makes you feel as if you're moving, and goes into one of the best songs of the album..

Time. UGH Time! The song is just so great. It's the first Pink Floyd song I heard, and truthfully, my first taste of good music, except for Radiohead. I guess you can say that the alarms ringing in the beginning woke me up. The lyrics are just so powerful, and everything works so well, that you can't help but appreciate the song. The breathe reprise, too, is great, and the two together can easily be considered one of my favorite songs. The song it leads, into, though..

The Great Gig In The Sky, is just truly a work of art. The piano playing has a really bluesy feeling in it, and the singing. Oh my god, the singing! Not much can be said, besides the fact that I don't think there's anything more hauntingly beautiful I've heard in my life. To me, this marks the end of the first half of the album, and if I ever have to stop the album, this is the only time I could get myself to do so.

The song starts off with a cash register, then that legendary bassline comes in. Money, in my opinion, though a great song, is probably my least favorite on the album. It seems a bit too poppy in my opinion, and doesn't have as much space for the listener as the rest of the music on the album does, but that doesn't mean I don't like it. A truly excellent, unique song, it's great for what it is and leads perfectly into the next song..

Us and Them. A great song, that has a message that people still have yet to learn today. Great words, entrancing guitar, bass that you can feel, foaty singing, just an overall great song. I don't have anything against it, really, but to me, it just doesn't seem to have that umph.

Any Colour You Like- an instrumental, and a great one, at that. The music flows, and, though it doesn't have any words to say what it means exactly, you can still get the feeling of what they're trying to say with it. A nice, jazzy kinda song for the most part, it takes a more serious turn at the end, to become..

Brain Damage. The song, in my opinion, is really great. The overall creepiness is just so.. great! The song is simple through the verses, with an over the top chorus that relays the message amazingly. The female vocals in the background through the second half of the song, too, are just.. amazing. And the laughing.. ugh the laughing. Well, the song gets to the end, and it goes into the finale, known as

Eclipse. The song is a last effort, putting everything into one in a magnificently splendid way, ending in an overwhelming sort of melancholy triumph. The transition into it from Brain Damage is amazing, but I think that it was meant for When the Tigers Broke Free when it was used in the orchestral maneuvers cd. ANYWAY, the whole album is amazing, and I could go on for hours about each and every track. Just.. yeah, this album, more than any, deserves a 5.

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