THE DARK SIDE OF THE MOON

I don't think that one can consider this album track by track. The 9 songs (for me, Speak to me is the beginning of Breathe...i have a problem, because on my hi-fi device, I remember exactly "Time" as the third song, so....9 songs, and not 10...perhaps is it a matter of standart...CD album or tape or vynil) are the parts of a perfect structure, and take a track away is not possible. So, I always listen to DSOTM entirely, during (about) 45 minutes. Except when I try to play piano with the sound of songs ("The great gig in the sky" and "Us&Them" above all, perfectly composed by Rick Wright, I notice this fact every time I play it on piano). In fact, I've always been a huge fan of Pink Floyd. I've listened to all their records, I've read a lot of books, i always try to be aware of the news about them (live 8....ultimate concert...and last one?) and, even if some other songs are objectively better than the songs of DSOTM ("Shine on" better than "Time"?), DSOTM is more than an anthology of songs. The listener change his mind when he listens carrefully, when he is completely focused on what he hears. Because the DSOTM experience lasts 45 minutes, and because the songs are linked (no cut between the songs). It sounds crazy (I read my word), but, I mean it. I can't listen to this album too often. I choose the moments to be completely open, and available, to enjoy entirely this experience, because I don't want to waste this kind of moment. And i think that this is the difference between a good album, and THE album. I like very much "In the court of the crimson king", but I prefer listening to a precise track or another; same thing for "Red" (always King Crimson? no...coincidence) or "Close to the Edge", or "Spawn Hearts". DSOTM is so good because of the line drawn by the songs. And "Money" could not have been before "The great gig", and it's so wonderful to follow this line...and stay quiet...

(Sorry for the possible mistakes...french fan...and very good website, discovered by one of my friends)