Pink Floyd
The Dark Side Of The Moon

THE REVIEW

I am reviewing this album to prove a point to those who can't stand duplicates, triplicates, and wind instruments, who perhaps in '73 had not yet been conceived, and act all knowledgeable about Progressive, Funk, and homemade Mediterranean cuisine.

When in '73 the four Floyd members reunited after the quiet years of 1971-1972, following "Atom Heart Mother", they said to themselves: "And now let's deliver the masterstroke!"
Yes, they knew, they imagined what success that album would yield...; so they contacted Hipgnosis for a deluxe and memorable cover, as arcane as it was. Here you could quote Seneca, but for various reasons, I won't. You could quote Tony the Bloke, and I will, for various reasons. He said:
"An album is great when it belongs to Led Zeppelin or Pink Floyd, or the Doors"
Ah, what an impact this quote had in its time.

What to say about this musical work. It is luxurious in content and ever more reflects the fears and "introspections" of Roger Waters on alienation. "Any colour you like" is a masterpiece of great "Peace and Love" inspiration, refined by the most progressive sounds (Procul Harum has nothing on Pink). And what to say about "Breathe", soft, unsettling when the beat grows stronger, and shocking when you know what fate awaits the poor rabbit. I quote: "Run, rabbit run, dig that hole, forget the sun"..... and then it will end badly, as we know.
The majestic "Time", amusing and sarcastic, with the reprise of "Breathe" at the end (what emotion!). Then the moving "The great gig in the sky", vocalized by the illegitimate sister of Mina. The hit single "Money", sharper than a mosquito bite, and few in the history of rock have matched it. At Live 8 they made us hear it again, while we all got into a frenzy. Then the melodic and grand "Us and them", a hit that could soothe even the most stubborn psychopath with its sweetness.
"Brain Damage", beautiful, choral, takes up the figure of Syd Barrett, the friend now catapulted to the dark side of the moon..... ah.... what epicness in those verses. And then a progressive rock but genuine at the same time, which brought you and your idle friends together in those cloudy afternoons of the early '70s. With "Wish you were here" it wasn't quite the same..... someone can understand me.....
And then at the end the solemn "Eclipse", relentless in rhythm and always in a style that is no longer purely psychedelic, but that presents rock in a form that many bands have since copied.

Amidst soft and unsettling tones, to sum it up, the journey unfolds of "The dark side of the moon", which still ranks among the best-selling albums, 33 years later, years in which some, especially the youths, but sometimes the old folks too, didn't understand much.