from what I recall, PF was a great psychedelic band that really didn't sound that great on psychedelics. The Beatles, on the other hand were great. Better still, Brian Eno, especially on the Hero's album.
Kaladin Stormblessed he didnt actually die from lsd but his abuse of it did make him a recluse in which he remained til the time of his death. I believe he even had a 3 day binge (which is v unusual for most psych enthusiasts) w a gf before he made his solo album ‘The Madcap Laughs(1970)’ but it wasnt til after that he locked himself up from the world til the age of 60 when he died as a recluse in Cambridge.
Never took drugs and loved this album from the first time I heard it. You definitely do not need to be high to enjoy it. I guess some people just dont "get it."
I like this album but I don't understand why it's such a cultural phenomenan. Pretty much everybody and their grandmothers have Dark Side on their playlist, even the non-progressive rock music fans. Personally, I thought Wish you Were Here was a better album over all.
It was innovative for its time. The bands use of the mini moog, other various instruments and instrumentation set the album and band apart from everyone else. People still claim that if the album was released today, it would still be as relevant as it was for its time and have the same impact.
Daniel Rand and drugs. i know that u don't need this for this album to be amazing..but taking LSD and listening to this album does make it even better tbh cuz it's already awesome to start
I'll be honest with you that I tried listening to some tracks from Pink floyd before my experimentation with drugs and it didn't really appeal to my ears. After sophmore and junior year though drugs opened my mind into this new state of consciousness about the world and since then listening to pink floyd made them be my favorite band. I guess some people already see the world and music in a unique way such as you do Daniel and then some others need some sort of way to open their mind to new things such as I have
Overrated? Nah. Overplayed? I guess. It's that good it makes you listen over and over again until it gets old, but by then you've discovered Wish You Were Here, Meddle, Piper, Animals, etc. that it's no big deal. I discovered DSOTM like many fans do, around their early high school years. Of course I've heard of it and recognized the iconic album artwork, but there was nothing like listening to Pink Floyd for the first time. They're now my favorite band by a mile, and I only wish I could have seen them in concert.
Yeah. The moment I finally bought a vinyl copy (1st pressing of course) and put the needle down, it really moved me. I never knew that 43 minutes could go by so fast...
This album is truly perfect Other albuns has good and bad tracks (meddle, sarceful, the wall, piper) But dark side, animals and wish you were here are masterpieces, a complete gig, no boring parts Time and money are true hits
Totally agree there Richard. I suppose taking acid is important for enjoying the review also. I confess, I wasn't crazy about Pink Floyd but i thought the Abbey Road like harmonies were nice.
another thing, you can't feel everything in pink floyd musics with just one time listening. listen to it more often... let it grow on you. thank you for your video.
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Yeah, we're all the way over in Denmark, if we were in the states I'd be clamoring to do some sort of collaboration, believe me! Keep up the great work!
Its ok. Pink Floyd is an acquired taste. It is not for everyone. its like Scotch. you don't just like it.. you develop a pallet for it, and it only gets better. I don't need drugs to enjoy pink floyd. I appreciate the writing and the music. They were in a league of their own. And they are still soaring in space. Come along for the ride.
I didnt like pink floyd at first but im glad that i gave it a second change because now it is almost all of what i listen. Love the band and love their crazy music.
Ryan Wehr Not really There is a reason this album sold so well commercially. It's not because it took a long time for people to Really "get it." However if you said this about the first velvet underground record I'd agree
Smoke some weed and then listened to it. That's honestly what turned me on to Pink Floyd. It made me realize that drugs don't make Pink Floyd better, Pink Floyd makes drugs better. :)
@@Dev_242 I mean like he said syd there original singer def did but once he left David and roger did most of the singing and though they definitely tested the waters in there early days by the time dark side came around they weren’t really messing with them to often
You don't need drugs to appreciate Dark Side of the Moon, but man does it make for it's own unique experience. Something that never leaves you with future listens. Kind of incredible
you don't need to take lsd to enjoy this record is the same as you don't have to drink in club to have fun.Many people do it and they prefer it that way.Plus they did made psychedelic music and they relied on audio tricks.
When I was young I disliked Pink Floyd, whenever it came on the radio I'd detest it. Now, what can I say, I love it. Musically it just clicks with me. I don't really know how the transition happened, but it did. I really like it personally, but I completely understand why people who don't like it feel that way, since I was one of them for many years.
Pedro Volta Nope. Maybe once or twice throughout their whole lives (Roger Waters literally said in an interview that he did it once and would never do it again). They say their friend and former bandmate Syd Barrett destroy himself with LSD.
+Pedro Volta They never did LSD, all of the band members have stated this. The only one who did was Syd Barrett and he never worked Dark Side of The Moon.
Every single song has a "theme", mostly the things every single individual has experienced or has concerns about. The album starts with a genuine heartbeat, as if you were inside the album waiting for the music to start, as Speak to Me gradually transitions into Breathe, a gentle, relaxing song on not rushing into anything enjoying and feeling the life we have around us, the air, the nature, etc. That it's your choice the way you live your life because in the present you think you have time to live "long you live and high you fly", but as time passes you"ll realize no matter what you're just another human being and life isn't really as magical as we think it actually is "All you touch and all you see is all your life will ever be". After the realization of this you get "scared" or try to escape the reality, and the second song On the Run is literally the action of escaping, the whole struggle of trying escape, and if you closely listen until the end of the song with headphones you can hear the running steps go back and forth, because you'll notice that there is no escape, there is no place you can go to to escape life and reality. And then the ringing clock, ringing as if your time was up, the third song Time, the lyrics poetically expressing what we are always told by older people, but we will only feel it with experience. Time is short, there are going to be days were you don't care about time, there's nothing to do, there is "time to kill today", but you shouldn't take that for granted because after a while even the if "the sun is the same in a relative way" you'll will eventually get older and be "one day closer to death". And as time keeps ticking and you're closer to death, the 5th song comes up, The Great Gig in the Sky. A beautiful depiction using no lyrics at all other than the questions Richard Wright (r.i.p) says to himself at the beginning, with powerful vocals expressing death. The first part of the vocals express the fear, the pain we might have in dying, but as we realize we shouldn't be afraid of dying the vocals become more tender, softer as if we were embracing death. I won't explain more but for those people who think The Dark Side of the Moon is overrated or don't understand why it's so popular, read carefully this paragraph that I just wrote and just think about how just with 5 songs I was able to communicate such deep, powerful, real thoughts. And I haven't even talked about the sound, not only the lyrics but the sound as well, the emotional, amazing guitar played by Gilmour in most songs including those badass solos in Money, Time and Any Colour you Like. The fact that every single time Mason hits the drums it's perfect, there's not a hit too little or too many, the drums are perfect, especially the way he magically plays the drums to transition the songs (especially the transition from Us and the Them to Any Colour you like). The keyboard/piano throughout the entire album by Rick Wright, the piano in The Great Gig in the Sky... beautiful. Waters, the lyrics in every single song is perfect, a true poet, and plays the bass also perfectly in every song. This is why it's one of the best albums of all time (in any genre, not only rock)
personally i think the first part of the vocals in great gig in the sky doesn't express fear, but the beauty. nonetheless this is an awesome writeup. thanks for writing that.
On the run was originally meant to express the fear of flying, but it can also be interpret as a commentary on how fast time passes during mid age (the transition from an infant to an old man, from breathe to time). I particularly enjoy how it depicts cacophony of daily life, the helicopter sound, and also the explosion that "pops" our bubble of reality.
That was a fucking great video guys. You guys should have way more followers. It ridiculous how well done that video was. This shit needs to be bigger!! The amount of time and effort that went into making this is something you don't get everyday. Keep it up guys.
+InlandEmpireOfficial Ah thanks so much. If you're bored, check out the Halloween special I did last year. ruclips.net/video/3FP2IWccxqU/видео.html it's a choose your own adventure type thing
All the comments ‘you dont need drugs to enjoy it’ ‘you dont need drugs for altered states of consciousness’ smfh RELAX guys, its merely a way to have fun w the usual format of these album reviews that touches on the culture that not only helped influence the band to make such records but made the experience of listening to these albums a more transcendent one. Im sure vinyl geek, me & your aunt Margaret are all aware of the fact that this album can be enjoyed w out substances. I enjoyed how this video was so different from all the others!! I had a good laugh:)
Released 1/3/1973?? In Jan 1970 I went back to Uni in Brighton ( England ) early for the second term and Floyd were playing The Dome concert venue (check it out) , as there weren't many students around I managed to get a couple of tickets. That evening I was expecting past work but they were trying out some new tracks for a future album, it was 'Dark Side of the Moon'. So the album was in gestation for some time. A masterpiece.
What is this crap? You don't get it unless on lsd? It's the most simple concept album ever. It's about life. Simple and beautiful. I hate when people say you need to be on drugs to listen to Pink Floyd. They made a few experimental songs, but most of them are pretty straightforward.
The moment you think that your fellow Pink Floyd fans would understand a parody. And then you take a look at the dislikes. Yes, people. Not all Pink Floyd fans are intelligent. lol
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I listened to this while on LSD (34 yo), I cannot even explain how much the experience changes, I loved Pink Floyd before but with LSD you find things you did not know were there.
ELO - Eldorado, The Who - Quadraphenia David Bowie - Ziggy Stardust All these bands had a different sound than Pink Floyd but they were a lot of great Prog-rock albums in this period.
I certainly agree with commentors that Pink Floyd is incredible even whilst sober. I will say however that I've listened to Meddle, Dark Side of the Moon, Animals and The Wall at separate times under the effects of psychedelic drugs, namely LSD and psilocybin mushrooms. Don't think I'd ever trip again but all of these albums affected me in various deep and profound ways under the influence. It was genuinely undescribable, and I hate to get quasi-spiritual but it connected me to the music more and those isolated experiences still have an impact on the way I listen to their music to this day.
Why is everyone so sensitive in the comments. It's a fun Video with a lot of effort put into it. Dark Side of the Moon sounds great on Acid. Everyone who says they never tried it can't know how much better music gets on a trip.
DSOTM helped me through a bad trip once. I was young, and dumb, and was tripping... This is embarrassing Dramamine tablets. I got really scared, and tried listning to anything like Bob Marley, Dave Matthews, but it just made me more scared. So I tried DSOTM, and could relate to the fear of the album, and it really helped to comfort me.
I honestly believe Islamic State could be beaten by dropping LSD cloud bombs and playing them some great tippy music. They just need to open their minds. Blimey, Islam does not even allow music.
I think that is forbidden by The Geneva Convention under poison gas, Pity it could work well in any war. Although the US troops were pretty high on LSD in Vietnam and look what happened in that war,
I was a junior in H.S. when this came out. Still have my copy but the poster & stickers are long gone. This album was very, very Big. A stoner classic! You have a very cool aunt. Is she single?!!
There was a guy down the street clear out his tenants stuff on the front lawn because he moved and left everything behind. Amongst the pile was the original pressing of Dark Side of the Moon and Wish You Were Here. I couldn't believe it.
That's one of the best LP's of all time because it's adventurous, inventive and full of surprises. Instead of using the then-traditional mixdowns tracks were recorded and mixed such way they became sonically thought provoking. 'Time' is often studied by recording engineers even today. 'Money' is using an unusual time signature. The sound is replicated today by many bands. And so on. The whole work is a great concept album.
Just to say, even though I am 67, I love your reviews. This one in particular is very funny. I know you are joking. But, obviously, there are millions of people who love this record and have never touched acid. I first heard Pink Floyd in 1967 so have followed them ever since. For people my age, Saucer Full of Secrets was *the ultimate* "psychedelic" recording from mid 1968 to early 1969. But by 1973, the Love Generation, Flower Power etc was dead and *darker* times were in full flow. The dream was over. There was a true sense of loss for those of us who lived through the"60s". Vietnam was still a nightmare, student unrest, ugly racism ruled, feminism was almost un-known. That is why this LP is so persistent. It reflected *those times* and still pertains to these nasty conditions which still exist today. For these reasons, it's more "timeless" than say, Sgt Peppers, which is more about a *moment in time* than about "universal" themes. And on top of this, on DSOTM, there are a lot of great "accessible" tunes which have great melodies. There is beautiful singing, the playing is spot on without being fiddley, the technology is used in the right way and the record itself represents the pinnacle of analogue recording which hit the heights right around this time. It *sounds* great. Peace.
+manjay49 Great comments, thank you for sharing. Pink Floyd is so much more than what the radio plays, which was a detriment to me growing up. I'm only now discovering how great they are (were?).
I have always had a fondness for The Final Cut actually, whereas most people think it was crap. Also really like Wish You Were Here and Animals, with The Wall close behind. The Japanese "Pro-Use" of Dark Side Of The Moon is the definitive pressing, on a system revealing enough to show it in all it's glory.
I don't take drugs and this album never fails to blow me away. It is a Sonic and lyrical masterpiece. Listen to it sober and it will still change your life.
I love this guy! Found his Siamese Dream video and I've been more or less hooked since then. He's just got so much of what a lot channels are lacking in present day RUclips, but what a lot had in the past. Keep it up!
I really appreciate what you're doing here. As a RUclipsr myself, I understand how hard it is to create a video of this quality. And trust me, this video right here is 3x better than anything I've ever done!
Wow ur content is such a gem, its almost up to Captain Disillusion standards god DAMN. and this mans is still doing this style TO THIS DAY. you need more subs man.
The recent issue is a 180g Pink Floyd Records/SONY Lp with everything included,including the Poster,Stickers,and other goodies in the other slot in the Gatefold sleeve,stuffed inside. It spent 25 Years at #16.
This is the coolest channel ever. I love how you use 50s/60s styles. Those suits are so vintage. Vinyl is amazing and the best format and your stories are interesting.
Cal I didn't do anything, might be something with RUclips. I had issues with copyright with this video. Are you listening to it on vinyl? If so, you're turntable may need a new belt or an adjustment.
Although I disagree being a huge Floyd fan (recent, too) and loving the hell out of this album (first time listening eyes closed dark room headphones) and cannot begin to comprehend how you don't like it, I respect your opinion even moreso since it's held up so high. Criminally underrated and one of the best channels on RUclips. Keep up the fantastic work :)
Very nice video! Having listened to "Dark Side...." in the right "spirit" many times, you pretty much nailed it. Thanks for the memories (flashbacks?)!
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if you think that Dark Side of the Moon is just a soundtrack to trip to, I think you've missed the point...
+Jon Paulson agreed, this video was more of joke, playing with that idea.
+Vinyl Rewind I can't wait to see the review of the wall
from what I recall, PF was a great psychedelic band that really didn't sound that great on psychedelics. The Beatles, on the other hand were great. Better still, Brian Eno, especially on the Hero's album.
Kaladin Stormblessed he didnt actually die from lsd but his abuse of it did make him a recluse in which he remained til the time of his death. I believe he even had a 3 day binge (which is v unusual for most psych enthusiasts) w a gf before he made his solo album ‘The Madcap Laughs(1970)’ but it wasnt til after that he locked himself up from the world til the age of 60 when he died as a recluse in Cambridge.
He missed the starting gun
Never took drugs and loved this album from the first time I heard it. You definitely do not need to be high to enjoy it. I guess some people just dont "get it."
I like this album but I don't understand why it's such a cultural phenomenan. Pretty much everybody and their grandmothers have Dark Side on their playlist, even the non-progressive rock music fans. Personally, I thought Wish you Were Here was a better album over all.
It was innovative for its time. The bands use of the mini moog, other various instruments and instrumentation set the album and band apart from everyone else. People still claim that if the album was released today, it would still be as relevant as it was for its time and have the same impact.
Daniel Rand and drugs. i know that u don't need this for this album to be amazing..but taking LSD and listening to this album does make it even better tbh cuz it's already awesome to start
You dont need drugs to achieve an altered state of consciousness ;) On the other hand, the experience is waaay differend than in standard mode :P
I'll be honest with you that I tried listening to some tracks from Pink floyd before my experimentation with drugs and it didn't really appeal to my ears. After sophmore and junior year though drugs opened my mind into this new state of consciousness about the world and since then listening to pink floyd made them be my favorite band. I guess some people already see the world and music in a unique way such as you do Daniel and then some others need some sort of way to open their mind to new things such as I have
Overrated? Nah. Overplayed? I guess. It's that good it makes you listen over and over again until it gets old, but by then you've discovered Wish You Were Here, Meddle, Piper, Animals, etc. that it's no big deal.
I discovered DSOTM like many fans do, around their early high school years. Of course I've heard of it and recognized the iconic album artwork, but there was nothing like listening to Pink Floyd for the first time. They're now my favorite band by a mile, and I only wish I could have seen them in concert.
Besides DSOFTM and The Wall that's it for me. I have listened to other Floyd albums and found them boring.
john morris aw, i loved animals. I can understand why some wouldn't though
Yeah. The moment I finally bought a vinyl copy (1st pressing of course) and put the needle down, it really moved me. I never knew that 43 minutes could go by so fast...
This album is truly perfect
Other albuns has good and bad tracks (meddle, sarceful, the wall, piper)
But dark side, animals and wish you were here are masterpieces, a complete gig, no boring parts
Time and money are true hits
I expected a simple little video of a guy talking about how much he loves the album... i got so much more.
Its Me, John Stamos haha exactly. it was a clever production
Carter same
I came for a review and got a load of bollocks about acid that wasn't particularly funny. Just stick to the music.
Totally agree there Richard. I suppose taking acid is important for enjoying the review also. I confess, I wasn't crazy about Pink Floyd but i thought the Abbey Road like harmonies were nice.
Drugs or not this is one of the truest masterpieces of human culture
I’d like to mention on the Kodak commercial they’re playing an instrumental version of Can’t Buy Me Love
Ninja_Baseball_Haruhara never noticed it till now, thanks
another thing, you can't feel everything in pink floyd musics with just one time listening. listen to it more often... let it grow on you. thank you for your video.
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Yea, if you can believe it, I thought that Echoes was boring. Now it’s my third favorite Floyd song.
Syfoll this made me happy inside. Cheers from Houston, Texas!🇺🇸✌🏽
To be fair, you can't shut the damn thing up either. "Money" is very, very overplayed.
i dont agree if you dont like floyd first play you wont get it imo
I've never seen a channel so unjustly under-viewed and undersubbed. Everything is just top-tier - production, hosting, information. It's probably the single strongest channel I've ever come across - theme wise. Subscribed immediately after watching your King Crimson review, and the drinks-recipe video as well - which is just a stroke of genius on it's own to make drinks to go with them.
Don't ever stop.
Spilministeriet Thank you! I checked out your channel and while I enjoyed what I saw, I sadly couldn't understand most of it. It looks like you guys have blast on the show. Thanks again!
Yeah, we're all the way over in Denmark, if we were in the states I'd be clamoring to do some sort of collaboration, believe me!
Keep up the great work!
Spilministeriet That would be awesome! But seriously, if you do find yourself in LA, reach out! Talk soon!
People don't understand the subliminal between the lines. It is funny and still serious in a great strange way. Love it.
havde godt nok ikke forventet at se dig her! 😆 men fedt!
Its ok. Pink Floyd is an acquired taste. It is not for everyone. its like Scotch. you don't just like it.. you develop a pallet for it, and it only gets better. I don't need drugs to enjoy pink floyd. I appreciate the writing and the music. They were in a league of their own. And they are still soaring in space. Come along for the ride.
I didnt like pink floyd at first but im glad that i gave it a second change because now it is almost all of what i listen. Love the band and love their crazy music.
+Ryan Wehr yet you compare it to a drug
I always say that drugs don't make Pink Floyd better, Pink Floyd makes drugs better.
Ryan Wehr Not really There is a reason this album sold so well commercially. It's not because it took a long time for people to Really "get it." However if you said this about the first velvet underground record I'd agree
palate (taste, refers to the roof of the mouth), not pallet (wooden crate bottom)
Smoke some weed and then listened to it. That's honestly what turned me on to Pink Floyd. It made me realize that drugs don't make Pink Floyd better, Pink Floyd makes drugs better. :)
I whole heartily agree with that statement and believe it to be true. Also, always nice to see another Frodo.
Very well said.
You do get it, man.
Frodo Derp I took acid and listened to all their albums from start to finish in one night. TDSOTM is easily my favorite.
I concur
I listened to this album during the 2017 solar eclipse and it was otherworldly... once in a lifetime experience...
I did too, went into class the next day and my flower power aged professor said she did too. Really neat how the music can speak across generations
Me too they played it on the radio and timed it perfectly
Not to be "that guy" but pink Floyd themselves werent really big on psychodelics. Syd yeah, but the rest were "pint men", just liked their beer.
I think it's more about their fans
Pink floyd was totally psychedelic
ummm ok, pink floyd (at least the singer) was big on LSD
@@Dev_242 I mean like he said syd there original singer def did but once he left David and roger did most of the singing and though they definitely tested the waters in there early days by the time dark side came around they weren’t really messing with them to often
You don't need drugs to appreciate Dark Side of the Moon, but man does it make for it's own unique experience. Something that never leaves you with future listens. Kind of incredible
Then you've obviously never used drugs, lol
Didn't like the idea of talking about LSD when reviewing this video. Pink Floyd music has nothing to do with drugs in order to enjoy it.
same here man its kind of disrespectful actually
I agree it's amazing on its own but have you listened to it while tripping? There's a reason the association exists
+sammy boy :O Have you?
AngelStratocaster more than once
you don't need to take lsd to enjoy this record is the same as you don't have to drink in club to have fun.Many people do it and they prefer it that way.Plus they did made psychedelic music and they relied on audio tricks.
There’s a theme about this channel that’s so great to watch, you nail the late 50’s/60’s aesthetic as well, keep making awesome content!
thank you
By far the most trippiest Pink Floyd album is The Piper at the Gates of Dawn!
Yeah. They're early stuff was bizarre.
+Sammy Fly No that would be the second disc of Ummagumma, freaky avante gard shit.
But that album was awesome
Umma gumma
Thats syd for you :)
When I was young I disliked Pink Floyd, whenever it came on the radio I'd detest it. Now, what can I say, I love it. Musically it just clicks with me. I don't really know how the transition happened, but it did. I really like it personally, but I completely understand why people who don't like it feel that way, since I was one of them for many years.
I think the radio really ruins Floyd. They always play the same songs, out of context, they aren't as good as when you hear them on the album.
Vinyl Rewind the radio ruins many songs via overplaying
Except they didn't do LSD to write their music (only Syd Barrett)
But you dont need LSD. I've never taken any illegal drug and PF is my favourite band.
They all did lsd bro
Pedro Volta Nope. Maybe once or twice throughout their whole lives (Roger Waters literally said in an interview that he did it once and would never do it again). They say their friend and former bandmate Syd Barrett destroy himself with LSD.
+Pedro Volta They never did LSD, all of the band members have stated this. The only one who did was Syd Barrett and he never worked Dark Side of The Moon.
+Tony Pepperoni huhuhu they all did lsd all the time bro , do you believe that crap?
Is it just me, or is that Kodak ad in the middle using an arrangement of "Can't Buy Me Love?"
Wasn't expecting an LSD trip in a vinyl review lol
COCONUUUUTTTTTTT
Every single song has a "theme", mostly the things every single individual has experienced or has concerns about. The album starts with a genuine heartbeat, as if you were inside the album waiting for the music to start, as Speak to Me gradually transitions into Breathe, a gentle, relaxing song on not rushing into anything enjoying and feeling the life we have around us, the air, the nature, etc. That it's your choice the way you live your life because in the present you think you have time to live "long you live and high you fly", but as time passes you"ll realize no matter what you're just another human being and life isn't really as magical as we think it actually is "All you touch and all you see is all your life will ever be". After the realization of this you get "scared" or try to escape the reality, and the second song On the Run is literally the action of escaping, the whole struggle of trying escape, and if you closely listen until the end of the song with headphones you can hear the running steps go back and forth, because you'll notice that there is no escape, there is no place you can go to to escape life and reality. And then the ringing clock, ringing as if your time was up, the third song Time, the lyrics poetically expressing what we are always told by older people, but we will only feel it with experience. Time is short, there are going to be days were you don't care about time, there's nothing to do, there is "time to kill today", but you shouldn't take that for granted because after a while even the if "the sun is the same in a relative way" you'll will eventually get older and be "one day closer to death". And as time keeps ticking and you're closer to death, the 5th song comes up, The Great Gig in the Sky. A beautiful depiction using no lyrics at all other than the questions Richard Wright (r.i.p) says to himself at the beginning, with powerful vocals expressing death. The first part of the vocals express the fear, the pain we might have in dying, but as we realize we shouldn't be afraid of dying the vocals become more tender, softer as if we were embracing death. I won't explain more but for those people who think The Dark Side of the Moon is overrated or don't understand why it's so popular, read carefully this paragraph that I just wrote and just think about how just with 5 songs I was able to communicate such deep, powerful, real thoughts. And I haven't even talked about the sound, not only the lyrics but the sound as well, the emotional, amazing guitar played by Gilmour in most songs including those badass solos in Money, Time and Any Colour you Like. The fact that every single time Mason hits the drums it's perfect, there's not a hit too little or too many, the drums are perfect, especially the way he magically plays the drums to transition the songs (especially the transition from Us and the Them to Any Colour you like). The keyboard/piano throughout the entire album by Rick Wright, the piano in The Great Gig in the Sky... beautiful. Waters, the lyrics in every single song is perfect, a true poet, and plays the bass also perfectly in every song. This is why it's one of the best albums of all time (in any genre, not only rock)
personally i think the first part of the vocals in great gig in the sky doesn't express fear, but the beauty. nonetheless this is an awesome writeup. thanks for writing that.
Wow dude
On the run was originally meant to express the fear of flying, but it can also be interpret as a commentary on how fast time passes during mid age (the transition from an infant to an old man, from breathe to time). I particularly enjoy how it depicts cacophony of daily life, the helicopter sound, and also the explosion that "pops" our bubble of reality.
I own my dad's copy of this album which he bought when it first came out. It's one of my prized possessions.
That was a fucking great video guys. You guys should have way more followers. It ridiculous how well done that video was. This shit needs to be bigger!! The amount of time and effort that went into making this is something you don't get everyday. Keep it up guys.
+InlandEmpireOfficial Ah thanks so much. If you're bored, check out the Halloween special I did last year. ruclips.net/video/3FP2IWccxqU/видео.html it's a choose your own adventure type thing
Absolutely amazing on acid, absolutely amazing off it. Just absolutely incredible music no matter what your mental state is when listening.
All the comments ‘you dont need drugs to enjoy it’ ‘you dont need drugs for altered states of consciousness’ smfh
RELAX guys, its merely a way to have fun w the usual format of these album reviews that touches on the culture that not only helped influence the band to make such records but made the experience of listening to these albums a more transcendent one.
Im sure vinyl geek, me & your aunt Margaret are all aware of the fact that this album can be enjoyed w out substances.
I enjoyed how this video was so different from all the others!! I had a good laugh:)
Released 1/3/1973??
In Jan 1970 I went back to Uni in Brighton ( England ) early for the second term and Floyd were playing The Dome concert venue (check it out) , as there weren't many students around I managed to get a couple of tickets. That evening I was expecting past work but they were trying out some new tracks for a future album, it was 'Dark Side of the Moon'. So the album was in gestation for some time.
A masterpiece.
Overrated? This album deserves everything it has, is the best album in history
MagdaJimper absolutely agree
MagdaJimper It's not even Pink Floyds best album.
"Wish you were here". Is Pink Floyd's master piece.
You mean Meddle right?
L.A.W. Gaming Exactly. How can it be the best album in history if it’s not even the best album the band ever recorded??
What is this crap? You don't get it unless on lsd? It's the most simple concept album ever. It's about life. Simple and beautiful. I hate when people say you need to be on drugs to listen to Pink Floyd. They made a few experimental songs, but most of them are pretty straightforward.
Woosh
"..and then one day you find/ Ten years have got behind you" fuckin Homer could have not put it more succinctly.
Jason Melo
It's a prank bro
Jesus, just a joke man
"This is so awesome!"
-Pink Floyd fan
As a Pink Floyd fan, every album they made is amazing
Aside Ummagumma, that one sucks
The moment you think that your fellow Pink Floyd fans would understand a parody. And then you take a look at the dislikes.
Yes, people. Not all Pink Floyd fans are intelligent. lol
We understand the humor....He just isn't funny...But he thinks he is and that's sad.
The jordan schlansky?
That was the most batshit review of an album I've ever experienced. Kudos!
RUclips muted the sound due to copyright issues "This video previously contained a copyrighted audio track. Due to a claim by a copyright holder, the audio track has been muted.", Also, if you have annotations turned off, you missed note about where to find the version with sound. Either way, follow the link in the description.
You need more subs so much quality in these
I listened to this while on LSD (34 yo), I cannot even explain how much the experience changes, I loved Pink Floyd before but with LSD you find things you did not know were there.
Dude i could go on for days about listening to pink floyd on acid
I love your videos! Your production value 👌🏽😊
thank you very much!
dam this video skit was way ahead of its time for a 9 year old video its perfectly edited and acted. 10/10
This is awesome. My favorite album
+Marco Gomez thank you
The more I watch these videos the more I fall in love with this channel!
am I the only one who thinks you wudv make a great doctor who
ah man, that would be awesome
After being mad today, Vinyl Rewind is a good way to... relax.
Dude, have you listened to the music made by other bands in '73? None of them even get close to the sound that they had. Hell, they sound perfect!
ELO - Eldorado,
The Who - Quadraphenia
David Bowie - Ziggy Stardust
All these bands had a different sound than Pink Floyd but they were a lot of great Prog-rock albums in this period.
black sabbath
George Cardamisa king crimson-red and jethro tull-aqualang and yes-fragile to name a few
George Cardamisa King Crimson, Van der Graaf Generator and Yes would like to speak with you
Thank you for watching. I just added an annotation
These videos are underrated
I put the blip version link in the description, you can watch it with sound there
In my opinion you don't need to be high to enjoy this album, but still it made for a cool and funny video.
I certainly agree with commentors that Pink Floyd is incredible even whilst sober. I will say however that I've listened to Meddle, Dark Side of the Moon, Animals and The Wall at separate times under the effects of psychedelic drugs, namely LSD and psilocybin mushrooms. Don't think I'd ever trip again but all of these albums affected me in various deep and profound ways under the influence. It was genuinely undescribable, and I hate to get quasi-spiritual but it connected me to the music more and those isolated experiences still have an impact on the way I listen to their music to this day.
Just cos its one of the biggest albums ever doesn’t mean its for everyone, I love it, you don’t and thats perfectly fine.
Why is everyone so sensitive in the comments. It's a fun Video with a lot of effort put into it.
Dark Side of the Moon sounds great on Acid. Everyone who says they never tried it can't know how much better music gets on a trip.
Nine Inch Nails - The Downward Spiral please!!
thiss
When I first heard speak to me/breathe if felt like an out of body experience and i was stone sober, great album all in all
Happy 45th anniversary to this psychedelic masterpiece
"I love the bip boop bip book sounds, I can taste them" absolute cracked me up
I've been following this channel for about a month now and just realised that his character is called geek.
I prefer new vinyl rewind, but old vinyl rewind is a treat
It's as great as it's cracked up to be...by far.
Amazing, yes i remember these flash cubes.
Great video, great production all together, didn't expected all this :-)
+Paulo Parreira Thank you very much
don't always need LSD to enjoy their albums.
Weed is nuff
Men how this only have 10k views? this is brilliant! great album great video keep on the good work
ruben escaray Thank you!
Nice review man. You should review more Pink Floyd albums, like Animals or The Wall
Thank you. yes, I intend to
+Vinyl Rewind yes:) animals is one of my top favorite pink Floyd albums:)
or maybe one of their early albums
DSOTM helped me through a bad trip once. I was young, and dumb, and was tripping... This is embarrassing Dramamine tablets. I got really scared, and tried listning to anything like Bob Marley, Dave Matthews, but it just made me more scared. So I tried DSOTM, and could relate to the fear of the album, and it really helped to comfort me.
I honestly believe Islamic State could be beaten by dropping LSD cloud bombs and playing them some great tippy music. They just need to open their minds.
Blimey, Islam does not even allow music.
I had the same idea.
I think that is forbidden by The Geneva Convention under poison gas, Pity it could work well in any war. Although the US troops were pretty high on LSD in Vietnam and look what happened in that war,
Islam allows music it's just that every religion has extremists. I promise most Muslims are not like that.
You should do an updated version because your video format has evolved.
Evolved A LOT
It's a "big" album because it's the best one of all time.
Yup. Not much more really needs to be said. The album speaks for itself.
CoastguarderVic Exactly
There are hundreds of better albums.
Reptile estrin Fuck off
Varun Bhattacharyya edgy
How are you playing the songs without getting copyright strikes?
Animals is better.
which is the melody that starts at the beginning of your show? It is like flute and electric piano
my buddy wrote and recorded the song for the show
I was a junior in H.S. when this came out. Still have my copy but the poster & stickers are long gone. This album was very, very Big. A stoner classic! You have a very cool aunt. Is she single?!!
I like how the old lady rings the doorbell, then barges in.
There was a guy down the street clear out his tenants stuff on the front lawn because he moved and left everything behind. Amongst the pile was the original pressing of Dark Side of the Moon and Wish You Were Here. I couldn't believe it.
On the run is just the perfect song to blast in the car late at night
That's one of the best LP's of all time because it's adventurous, inventive and full of surprises. Instead of using the then-traditional mixdowns tracks were recorded and mixed such way they became sonically thought provoking. 'Time' is often studied by recording engineers even today. 'Money' is using an unusual time signature. The sound is replicated today by many bands. And so on. The whole work is a great concept album.
Just to say, even though I am 67, I love your reviews. This one in particular is very funny. I know you are joking. But, obviously, there are millions of people who love this record and have never touched acid. I first heard Pink Floyd in 1967 so have followed them ever since. For people my age, Saucer Full of Secrets was *the ultimate* "psychedelic" recording from mid 1968 to early 1969. But by 1973, the Love Generation, Flower Power etc was dead and *darker* times were in full flow. The dream was over. There was a true sense of loss for those of us who lived through the"60s". Vietnam was still a nightmare, student unrest, ugly racism ruled, feminism was almost un-known. That is why this LP is so persistent. It reflected *those times* and still pertains to these nasty conditions which still exist today. For these reasons, it's more "timeless" than say, Sgt Peppers, which is more about a *moment in time* than about "universal" themes. And on top of this, on DSOTM, there are a lot of great "accessible" tunes which have great melodies. There is beautiful singing, the playing is spot on without being fiddley, the technology is used in the right way and the record itself represents the pinnacle of analogue recording which hit the heights right around this time. It *sounds* great. Peace.
+manjay49 Great comments, thank you for sharing. Pink Floyd is so much more than what the radio plays, which was a detriment to me growing up. I'm only now discovering how great they are (were?).
I have always had a fondness for The Final Cut actually, whereas most people think it was crap. Also really like Wish You Were Here and Animals, with The Wall close behind. The Japanese "Pro-Use" of Dark Side Of The Moon is the definitive pressing, on a system revealing enough to show it in all it's glory.
This must be the best review i've ever seen of any album! Thanks!
+Bernardino Contreras why thank you
I listened to the surround sound mix of this album in a listening room. It was an extremely intense experience.
I don't take drugs and this album never fails to blow me away. It is a Sonic and lyrical masterpiece. Listen to it sober and it will still change your life.
I love this guy! Found his Siamese Dream video and I've been more or less hooked since then. He's just got so much of what a lot channels are lacking in present day RUclips, but what a lot had in the past. Keep it up!
Just listening to this album puts you in an alternate reality. No drugs needed.
You don't need drugs to enjoy pink floyd, but you need pink floyd to enjoy drugs.
Drugs lead to Pink Floyd?
How cool the way you turn to face the camera whilst being occupied. Reminds me of Hugh Hefner in the show Playboy After Dark.
That's one of our influences
oh man this review's so nicely put together it's like a short film in itself. totally captured my perception of the tracks perfectly.
+Architectural Aesthetics thank you
What's going on with the right/left channel at 3:02?
(Btw i don't Think you need LSD to appreciate TDOF...it's stupid)
You don’t need drugs to enjoy Dark Side of the Moon. You need Dark Side of the Moon to enjoy drugs.
The songs on the turntable are playing at too high of a pitch. Was it pitched up in editing or is the turntable playing too fast?
probably the turntable
I really appreciate what you're doing here. As a RUclipsr myself, I understand how hard it is to create a video of this quality. And trust me, this video right here is 3x better than anything I've ever done!
i drastically changed over from 2015 VR to 2013 VR and this is crazy
Wow ur content is such a gem, its almost up to Captain Disillusion standards god DAMN. and this mans is still doing this style TO THIS DAY. you need more subs man.
“I love the beep bop beep hoop sounds” - Vinyl Geek 2013
The recent issue is a 180g Pink Floyd Records/SONY Lp with everything included,including the Poster,Stickers,and other goodies in the other slot in the Gatefold sleeve,stuffed inside. It spent 25 Years at #16.
I am so confused, yet amazed
Dude how do you not have more subs? This is great stuff! Keep it up!
thank you
the geek looks very handsome in his hippie persona. nicer than the greaser look lol
7:17 I got unironic chills at this part, til the piercing grandma voice lol
Your house is pure beauty the intro the video style everything is flawless :)
This is the coolest channel ever. I love how you use 50s/60s styles. Those suits are so vintage.
Vinyl is amazing and the best format and your stories are interesting.
So who else was watching this video thinking it was gonna be a serious review then got to the half way point and was thinking what's going on
how did you raise the pitch of the music without raising your the pitch of your speaking? or have i been hearing this album a semitone or two too low?
Cal I didn't do anything, might be something with RUclips. I had issues with copyright with this video. Are you listening to it on vinyl? If so, you're turntable may need a new belt or an adjustment.
no, digital. can't afford vinyl, can barely afford cds, because i'm too young to get a job.
+Cal Been there, it'll happen for you
+Cal He raised the pitch to avoid copyright
Although I disagree being a huge Floyd fan (recent, too) and loving the hell out of this album (first time listening eyes closed dark room headphones) and cannot begin to comprehend how you don't like it, I respect your opinion even moreso since it's held up so high. Criminally underrated and one of the best channels on RUclips. Keep up the fantastic work :)
+TheJayson8899 I do really like it though, this was more a farce than a review. We were trying something different
Very nice video! Having listened to "Dark Side...." in the right "spirit" many times, you pretty much nailed it. Thanks for the memories (flashbacks?)!
ha! you're welcome
How does this not have 600k views? Very well done
+thezoj thank you