Dark Side of the Moon
Pink Floyd
Dark Side of the Moon
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Tracklist
| Track | Duration | Listeners | ||||
| 1 | Speak To Me/Breathe (Breathe In The Air) | 3:56 | 2,836 | |||
| 2 | On the Run | 3:46 | 331,674 | |||
| 3 | Time | 6:46 | 409,845 | |||
| 4 | The Great Gig in the Sky | 5:49 | 378,345 | |||
| 5 | Money | 6:43 | 455,377 | |||
| 6 | Us and Them | 6:56 | 358,426 | |||
| 7 | Any Colour You Like | 3:19 | 306,914 | |||
| 8 | Brain Damage | 3:45 | 330,010 | |||
| 9 | Eclipse | 2:37 | 315,783 |
About this album
The Dark Side of the Moon (titled Dark Side of the Moon in the 1993 CD edition) is a concept album by the British progressive rock band Pink Floyd. It was released on March 17, 1973 in the U.S. and March 24, 1973 in the UK.
The Dark Side of the Moon builds upon previous experimentation Pink Floyd had done, especially on their album Meddle. Its themes include old age, conflict and insanity; the latter possibly inspired by the deteriorating mental state of their former band leader Syd Barrett. The album is notable for its use of musique concrète and conceptual, philosophical lyrics, as found in much of Pink Floyd’s work.
The Dark Side of the Moon spent 741 consecutive weeks (14 years) on the USA-based Billboard 200 album chart, the longest duration of any album in history. It is one of three albums tied for the claim of second highest selling album globally of all time, selling forty million or more units. In addition to its commercial success, The Dark Side of the Moon is often considered to be the group’s defining work, and is still frequently ranked by music critics as one of the greatest and most influential albums of all time.
In 2006 it was voted “My Favourite Album” by viewers and listeners to the Australian Broadcasting Corporation, and in 2003 Rolling Stone listed The Dark Side of the Moon 43rd on its list of the 500 greatest albums of all time. It is also #2 on the Definitive 200 Albums of All Time, a list made by the National Association of Recording Merchandisers “in celebration of the art form of the record album”.
The Dark Side of the Moon builds upon previous experimentation Pink Floyd had done, especially on their album Meddle. Its themes include old age, conflict and insanity; the latter possibly inspired by the deteriorating mental state of their former band leader Syd Barrett. The album is notable for its use of musique concrète and conceptual, philosophical lyrics, as found in much of Pink Floyd’s work.
The Dark Side of the Moon spent 741 consecutive weeks (14 years) on the USA-based Billboard 200 album chart, the longest duration of any album in history. It is one of three albums tied for the claim of second highest selling album globally of all time, selling forty million or more units. In addition to its commercial success, The Dark Side of the Moon is often considered to be the group’s defining work, and is still frequently ranked by music critics as one of the greatest and most influential albums of all time.
In 2006 it was voted “My Favourite Album” by viewers and listeners to the Australian Broadcasting Corporation, and in 2003 Rolling Stone listed The Dark Side of the Moon 43rd on its list of the 500 greatest albums of all time. It is also #2 on the Definitive 200 Albums of All Time, a list made by the National Association of Recording Merchandisers “in celebration of the art form of the record album”.
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Shouts
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Sullivu wrote:
My favorite album, and not to mention band, ever. Hands down, no discussion.
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sufjanatic_93 wrote:
this is by no means the greatest album of all time. anyone who says that stupid of a comment needs to go listen to more music than the stereotypical classic rock bands. theres plenty of albums better than this. its a fact. pink floyd are good, but they arent gods.
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Ibrahimalalem wrote:
Best of all the time
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iknowdintoo wrote:
JerzeiBalowski, that's because 'Money' is just the most mainstream. And yeah, 'Time' and 'Us And Them' are great too, like 'em more than 'Money'.. Especially 'Time'.
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Broken_Grass wrote:
just hate.
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Chug-A-Lug wrote:
Cover version available to download for free:
Breathe.
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JerzeiBalowski wrote:
Don't get me wrong its a great album and all, I'm not denying that, but it annoys me that out of all the songs from the album "Money" get's most of the airplay. When pigs fly that'll be the day when I hear either "Time", Us and Them" or "Brain Damage/Eclipse" on Gold 104.
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Prometheus493 wrote:
This one was definitely a grower for me
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webinsomniac wrote:
Greatest album! Can be listened to over and over and it never loses anything!
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CliffBLX wrote:
hwahAHAHAhaha........heh-heH-HEH-HEh.... tick-tock.tick-tock.tick-tock=DING.DING.DING...... AAAAHH-AAAAHHH-AAAAAAAAAAAAAHHH!!!!! favorite album EVAH
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Blissenobiare wrote:
Gearuka: My 30th anniversary edition has "The" on it =)
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LeoReis92 wrote:
the lunatic is in my head
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jordan10la wrote:
Hmmm... second half was good. I'm gonna listen to it again.
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jordan10la wrote:
Halfway through my first ever listen of this album, or experience with Pink Floyd in general and so far I would have to say I'm underwhelmed. I wouldn't count on another listen, perhaps one more to see if it sinks in after a second go.
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Gearuka wrote:
MyOwnPlanet: Yes, it was at the beginning but distributor removed *The* shortly after releasing it.
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LordRama wrote:
Good thing I like this album, because if I didn't, according to shouts below I'd have to be slapped in the dick, and apparently I wouldn't like music or something.
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MyOwnPlanet wrote:
Isn't it *THE* Dark Side Of The Moon?
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ceQ_bop wrote:
+ Wizard Of Oz = Dark Side Of The Rainbow! DO IT!! http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dark_Side_of_the_Rainbow
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mean_guitar wrote:
There's no such thing as listening to it at night, with no lights on.
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Hestoz wrote:
I think this album deserves all the love that people feel for it! Just awesome
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Recent Activity
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