fuzzygobo
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40 years and 50 million copies ago, Pink Floyd released their sonic masterpiece, The Dark Side of the Moon. Many of the songs have become FM radio staples, and have touched on such universal themes as isolation, going crazy, time(or lack of), money(or lack of), and how all of us on one planet, under the shadow of one moon, are essentially the same.
This album is no 70's relic, but continues to be relevant, and even manages to sell about 9,000 copies a week. During its original run, it stayed on the Billboard album chart for 741 weeks- over 14 years. It's been estimated one in every fourteen people in America under 50 have at least one copy. So you high-schoolers/college-age people, chances are sooner or later you might stumble on to this one.
It's also been the centerpiece for one of the most spectcular stage shows ever mounted. In 1994, I was lucky enough to catch it twice.
On youtube, you can also check out "The Dark Side of the Rainbow" where some twisted genius synched up the album with The Wizard of Oz. They pair extraordinarily well, especially the tornado scene paired with "The Great Gig in the Sky".
If you've never listened to this album before, check it out sometime. Your ears will thank you.
This album is no 70's relic, but continues to be relevant, and even manages to sell about 9,000 copies a week. During its original run, it stayed on the Billboard album chart for 741 weeks- over 14 years. It's been estimated one in every fourteen people in America under 50 have at least one copy. So you high-schoolers/college-age people, chances are sooner or later you might stumble on to this one.
It's also been the centerpiece for one of the most spectcular stage shows ever mounted. In 1994, I was lucky enough to catch it twice.
On youtube, you can also check out "The Dark Side of the Rainbow" where some twisted genius synched up the album with The Wizard of Oz. They pair extraordinarily well, especially the tornado scene paired with "The Great Gig in the Sky".
If you've never listened to this album before, check it out sometime. Your ears will thank you.