![]() ![]() It was my favorite guitar solo - at least until a little song called Comfortably Numb came along a few years later. At the time, this was the most incredible solo I had ever heard, and it caught my attention every time it came on the radio. I absolutely loved this song, from it's enigmatic rototom intro to David's searing guitar solo. My first exposure to Pink Floyd was hearing the song Time on the radio when I was a child. As a testament to how popular this album was, and remains to this day, it stayed in the charts for 591 consecutive weeks (over 11 years) on the Billboard top 200 charts, and stayed in the Billboard charts for around 14 years until Billboard changed the way it calculated chart positions. ![]() DSOTM effectively creates a mood, and as you get sucked in from the very first track, it carries you on a musical journey centered around life and the short time each one of us has to live it. Together the Floyd produced one of the finest rock albums in history and it encompassed a very broad range of blues based musical styles, soundscapes, and effects. Nick Mason's drum work expertly kept it all together, and he and Roger's bass rhythms formed the central back bone of just about every song. Richard Wright's keys were both beautiful and haunting, and his voice perfectly harmonized with Davids. The mix of David and Rogers' individual voices singing lead on different tracks made for an interesting contrast of vocal styles, with each fitting the respective songs. David's guitar work and tones were incredible, and Roger wrote some of the best songs and lyrics of his career. It combined the best elements of Floyd's previous works into one cohesive piece that showcased each member's talents equally. In some ways, Dark Side is the definitive Pink Floyd album. Each was in top form and each wrote and contributed to the writing of what is arguably their greatest work. The four individual band members were relatively unknown and faceless at the time. It also showed that the music, not the personalities behind it, could sell records. It basically put them on the map, and showed the public and the music industry that a "concept" album could be both popular and profitable. It was recorded in the famous Abbey Road Studios in 1973, and its release in 1973 increased the Floyd's popularity enormously worldwide. THE DARK SIDE OF THE MOON GUITAR TONES - One of my all time favorite albums is Pink Floyd's Dark Side of the Moon. Left to Right - Original 1973 album sleeve art by Hipgnosis/George Hardie, 20th anniversary CD art, 30th anniversay SACD art, and 2011 Experience Edition, and Immersion Edition remaster ![]()
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