THE DARK SIDE OF THE MOON

The album is a masterpeice, and to me is no doubt the best rock album ever. (I know I might be upsetting some Beatles lovers). Everything about it makes this album artistic. The arrangement is genious; grooving melodies by David Gilmour and of course Roger Water's straightforward but amazing lyrics. The band was no doubt at their pinnacle when they were making Darkside.

The album is a musical journey. "Speak To Me/Breath" is a great opener to the album, the heartbeat and the sense of relaxation. "On the Run" is great instrumental with synthesizers and flows right from breath and into "Time", one of Floyd's best works. David Gilmour shows the power of long sustain on warm distortion to in his solo, and the haunting keyboard in the beginning with the percussion... amazing. "The Great Gig in the Sky", simply a wonderful vocal solo and a masterpeice of Rick Wright on keyboard. On to "Money", the most pop sounding song on the album, but no doubt a classic. Next is "Us and Them". What else is there to see. Water's lyrics are ever powerful and the saxaphone and the general mood of the song is genius. Flows right into a great instrumental "Any Colour You Like", which is brilliantly arranged with especially cool sounding keyboard, and a jam out session where Gilmour lets it loose and then right into "Brain Damage" we go. The chorus is amazingly soothing, and finally you hear that organ and you know you're heading into "Eclipse", the finale song. The album winds down leaving the listener wishing the album was only longer. Then album needs not be longer; It is perfect the way it is.

Listen to the whole thing through, and it requires a few listenes before you can truly appreciate the album. With every listen reveals more of the beauty behind this album.