THE DARK SIDE OF THE MOON

Writing a review of "Dark side of the Moon" is very hard, but easy. I'll try to explain, it's hard because everything has already been said and it's easy, because there are so many evident signs of grandness on this record impossible not to notice; let's point out some of them:

1) the song writing is simply Floyd at their best: the four individuals are collaborating, so there is an undeniable equilibrium that gives strenght to it.

2) The arrangements are innovatives, they own a lot to PF previous albums, especially Meddle, but however they are enriched by the live rehersal of the whole project they had done back in 1972, when they played it in front of the audience (the piece was still called "Eclipse- a piece for assorted lunatics").

3) The production level is simply STUNNING, it sounds like if it had been recorded yesterday. Apart from these considerations the song flux is perfect, everything is in the right place.

It is an incredibly solid and flawless dark work which deals with negative aspects of human life, which potentially push people to get mad : time, money, carelessness for other persons, greed, fear etc... in the proposition of these themes the work is always pervaded by a deep sense of drama and it's really theatrical.

What makes a Shakespeare's piece actual? The choice of themes which are already intrinsically eternal : a troubled love (Romeo and Juliet) jealousy (Othello) and so on; this peculiarity can be found also on "Dark side of the Moon". What probably makes this record immortal and so adored by people is also the unique atmosphere that it creates, thanks to its numerous changes of moods, right from the first heartbeat to the last notes of the majestic closing track "Eclipse"; The sound of the band is ethereal, surreal, visionary, elegant, psychedelic yet jazzy in some bits..incredible.

Timeless, a milestone in rock history and one of the most important art statement of the 20th century.