THE DARK SIDE OF THE MOON

Due to the existence of nearly 400 reviews of this album, by now it is unessary to do a highly detailed dissection of the album. If, after reading these reviews (by the way, only 13% of the reviews have rated this album 3 stars or below), one does not understand that this album should be heard at least one time, you shouldn't bother with this review.

Why then, am I writing this? DSOTM is by far my favorite piece of work, so I have to give my opinion on it

From the start, with heartbeats fading in to the opening line "I've mad for F***ing years..." it is quickly clear that this album is about insanity, not just of oneself but of society in general (it's in the album's title). 43 minutes later, you hear one of the most iconic phrases in rock music: "There is no dark side of the moon really, matter of fact it's all dark". This line perfectly sums up the great music that came before it.

While, alone, many of these songs cannot stand up by themselves, in context with the album, they are amazing. First, you have the heart beats fading into hearing range, mad ramblings and then noise of clocks, cash registers, and inasane laughter that build up before suddenly the guitars take over and the intro flawlessly blends into the opening track. There can be no better way to start an album

After the end of Breathe, the music picks up pace and carries you through the instrumental "On the Run" a song which, to me, represents how we rush through our lives trying to get from place to place (the footsteps and departure announcemnets), only to die in the end (explosions). As all the songs do, On the Run flows into the the ringing bells of "Time" which contain the best lyrics and guitar solo ever.

Sven minutes later comes the astonishing vocals in "The Great Gig in the Sky", which closes the first side and is the only time thre is a break in the music. This 2 second silence still works as a transition to the next song, as "Great Gig in the Sky" is about death, and the vocals represents the dying. The silence is as if to say "you are now dead", and the the CHA-CHING! of "Money" is saying "..but oh well, life goes on"

"Money" is another great track and has been preformed over 800 times by Pink Floyd. Coming off of this song is the wonderful ballad about war "Us and Them", which doesn't really end but seamlessly transforms into "Any Colour You Like", a great instrumental perfectly bridging the musical gap between "Us and Them" and "Brain Damage"

The final two tracks, talks of one's own insanity, and is another one of PF's best songs. The final climatic ending of "Eclipse" and the heartbeats fading out the end is a great way to end an album. End where it began, a perfect circle.

While not containg the ten best songs ever written, it contains ten songs that when pieced together, form the greatest album of all time