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1973

Dark Side of the Moon review

While most albums have a combination of songs, Dark Side of the Moon is more like one long song and story, with a seamless flow. For example, after the band perform a heavy song like "Time," it is followed perfectly with a segue, "Great Gig in the Sky", into the classic "Money." Here the middle track serves not as a stand alone song, but a transition or bridge to tie the moods, textures, tones, to the next song. That structure serves as the framework to this album, and their uncanny compositions are the reason this CD is a masterpiece.  

Several songs from Dark Side of the Moon have gotten significant radio over the years, deservedly so. None more so than their hit "Money" with its tasty bass line, deadly guitar solo, and show stopping saxophone solo. Another trait of Pink Floyds is the dynamics of their writing and playing. For example, the track "Us and Them" begins as a quiet ballad that builds energy taking the quiet start to an energetic conclusion. While these individual songs are great, it is the way the complete album and song sequence that warrants Pink Floyd's Dark Side of the Moon lasting appeal. After all, it is not your everyday album that stays popular since its 1973 release.  In fact, it is the fourth best seller rock album of all time, and it stayed on Billboard's top 200 album chart until April 23, 1988.