Classic Albums - Pink Floyd: The Dark Side of the Moon

Pink Floyd's "Dark Side of the Moon" Classic Album is the creative story behind the masterpiece: "Dark Side Of The Moon". "Dark Side Of The Moon" transformed Pink Floyd from art house favorites to global, stadium superstars. Prior to 1973, Pink Floyd maintained a relentless gigging schedule and by the time they came to record "Dark Side Of The Moon" had already created many of the basic tracks. "Dark Side Of The Moon" would be the first Pink Floyd (post Syd Barrett) album where Roger Waters would supply all the lyrics around a concept: The Circle of Life. With the timeless qualities of its production and musicality, allied to the hypnotic evocation of its central themes - alienation, paranoia, madness, war and death, "Dark Side Of The Moon" would become the album that would dominate the 70's and 80's (with a record number of 741 consecutive weeks in the Billboard 200). This program takes an in depth look at the making of the 1973 album. All four members of the band Roger Waters, David Gilmour, Nick Mason ...

Release Date: 2003-08-26, Rating NR (Not Rated),

This is the story, told from the inside by the participants of the creation of a masterpiece. The Dark Side of the Moon is the album that dramatically transformed Pink Floyd from art house favorites to global stadium superstars.Prior to 1973, Pink Floyd maintained a relentless gigging schedule and by the time they came to record a new album had already created the basis for what would become The Dark Side record. It would be the first album where Roger Waters would supply all the lyrics around the concept . With the timeless qualities of its production and musicality, allied to the hypnotic evocation of its central themes- alienation, paranoia, madness, war and death, Dark Side Of the Moon would become the album that would dominate the 70 s and 80 s (with a record number of consecutive weeks in the charts). Thirty years later it still strikes a chord with a new generation of music lovers.This program takes an in-depth look at the making of the 1973 album. All four members of the band Roger Waters, David Gilmou

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POP DVD - Pink Floyd: The Dark Side of the Moon (DVD)

Released to coincide with the 30th anniversary of this classic album learn how Pink Floyd assembled "Dark Side of the Moon" with the aid of original engineer Alan Parsons. All four band members--Roger Waters David Gilmour Nick Mason and Richard Wright--are interviewed at length giving valuable insights into the recording process. The themes of the album are discussed at length and the band take you back to the original multi track tapes to illustrate how they pieced together the songs. With individual performances of certain tracks from Roger David and Richard included this is an essential purchase for any Pink Floyd fans and a fascinating artefact for rock historians everywhere.

Pink Floyd: The Dark Side Of The Moon - Dvd - Matthew Longfellow - Musician's Life