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intereact!Pink Floyd
Retail Price (not our price): $18.98
Release Date: 2003-03-25
Manufacturer: Capitol
Format: Audio CD
Discs: 1
Track List
Now here, for your listening pleasure, the tracks...
| Disc 1 |
Editorial Reviews (supplied by Amazon.com):
1) Amazon.com essential recording
Dark Side of the Moon, originally released in 1973, is one of those albums that is discovered anew by each generation of rock listeners. This complex, often psychedelic music works very well because Pink Floyd doesn't rush anything; the songs are mainly slow to mid-tempo, with attention paid throughout to musical texture and mood. The sound effects on songs like "On the Run," "Time" and especially "Money" (with sampled sounds of clinking coins and cash registers turned into rhythmic accompaniment) are impressive, especially when we remember that 1973 was before the advent of digital recording techniques. This is probably Pink Floyd's best-known work, and it's an excellent place to start if you're new to the band. --Genevieve Williams2) Album Description
The Super Audio CD (SACD) features two disc layers. One layer contains a standard version of the album that works on any CD player. The other layer includes high-resolution stereo and a 5.1 surround version of the recording that works on SACD-compatible DVD players and home theater systems. Both layers employ SACD's Direct Stream Digital (DSD) encoding process that samples the music 64 times faster than CD for unprecedented fidelity.3) Album Description
Full Title - Dark Side of the Moon 30th Anniversary Edition. It's been 30 years since 'Floyd released their masterwork, and it's been on the charts for most of them! And now comes a new dimension to what was already the ultimate headphone experience-this new edition includes a newly-remastered conventional version and a Super Audio CD 5.1 surround mix version playable on SACD-compatible DVD players and home theater systems. Original designer Storm Thorgerson chips in with new art inside the 20-page booklet. Capitol. 2003.
Customer Reviews (supplied by Amazon.com):
Average Customer Rating: 4.5 out of 5
1) Why............. [Rating: 5 out of 5]
Why does this album continue to fire our imaginations? Why do people still talk about it like it was made yesterday? Why is it one of the great classic albums? Why does it still inspire people today? No one has ever come up with a substantial explanation. I can't either. All I know is that I adore this album. Every note, word, guitar lick, drum part, keyboard, vocal, etc., etc.. It's a sad, depressing album at times, dark and brooding. It's not exactly #1 album material. But it has had the most staying power of any album EVER. It's undeniably beautiful, powerful, and a grand work of art. Enough said....2) Good, but not Pink Floyd's best [Rating: 3 out of 5]
I really don't think Dark Side Of The Moon is worthy of the bated breath, awed whispers, feet kissing and general brown nosing that's vested on it.Granted there are 3 excellent tracks:- Breath In The Air, Time and Brain Damage. But the rest rate from average; such as On The Run and Money to downright boring; with Any Colour You Like and The Great Gig In The Sky. The Wall and Wish You Were Here beats DSOTM hands down3) DULL AND FLAT=BIG DISAPPOINTMENT! [Rating: 1 out of 5]
Let me explain that I love the earlier surround SQ Quad LP vinyl mix, but over time vinyl shows it's age and loses it's audio quality some on each play, plus who has a SQ decoder anymore? When I heard about this SACD I plopped down my change early and discovered a MASKED, FLAT, BORING version LACKING in TRANSPARENCY and SONICS completely--it sits on a shelf, rarely played. I want all to know that on the internet via bit torrent downloading, is a pristine DTS version and also a DVD-A version of DSOTM, the original Alan Parsons quadraphonic mix (actually quad + subwoofer). Although I could not capture the DVD-A huge version I was able to grab the DTS and let me say that the work (bit torrent is slow, be prepared for a 36 hour download) is worth it. It brought the spectacular master tape version back to life in my listening room. It's legal, go get it; do a google search; you'll find it. It is so superior to any version I have ever heard and it makes this SACD sound like a flat tire. I PROMISE! Do not buy this SACD, it's horrible, really!4) Pink Floyd's masterpiece goes 5.1 for its 30th anniversary [Rating: 5 out of 5]
In March of 2003, Pink Floyd's The Dark Side of the Moon celebrated its 30th anniversary. Originally released in March of 1973, The Dark Side of the Moon was the band's first number one album in America and has stayed on the charts for nearly an accumulated 1,300 plus weeks (741 weeks from 1973-88 and many more now from 1991-today where it still remains). Plus, The Dark Side of the Moon is the third largest selling album worldwide with some 35 million copies sold (including 15 million here in the US but should be updated for recertification now). Sales went up thanks to the release of this Hybrid SACD version. This new version was painstakingly remixed in 5.1 Surround Sound from the original 16 track master tapes by longtime Floyd producer/engineer James Guthrie. The previous album issues were from second or third generation masters but this new version buries all other editions, especially the Quad (1970s version of 5.1 that didn't get off the ground) mix that Dark Side engineer Alan Parsons did for the failed Quadraphonic format. There is a good reason why this album has held up for the last 31 years and it's because the songs deal with problems that one goes through in life and the production was many years ahead of its time. This was the first album that ever touched me in the heart, I used to go to sleep listening to Dark Side when I was a baby because lullabies wouldn't work half the time so when all else failed, my mother would put Dark Side on the turntable and it did the trick. Consequently, I became a die-hard Floyd fanatic, which I still am today. Dark Side of the Moon started out life as a piece called Eclipse and eventually became Dark Side of the Moon. Guitarist/singer David Gilmour's vocals and guitar solos dominate throughout the album as does keyboard player Rick Wright's keyboard work and harmony vocals. This album has survived the test of time like no other album ever made before or since. As everyone knows, the album was recorded at Abbey Road Studios in London between June of 1972 and January of 1973 with the band producing and Alan Parsons (whom would go on to be a succesful producer in his own right) engineering the album with Chris Thomas (whom had worked with The Beatles and became a producer in his own right working with Pete Townshend, Roxy Music and The Pretenders among others) handling the mixing. All of the songs dealt with different topics that one experiences in life like "Time" (with clock noises(superbly sounding better with the 5.1 mix) and about racing against or managing time) and "Us and Them" (a song about the perils of war and is still relevant today). Note: the music of Us and Them was originally intended for the 1970 film Zabriske Point during the riot scenes and was called The Violent Sequence but director Antonioni rejected it in favor of another Careful With That Axe Eugene entitled Come In Number 51 but was luckily resurrected for the album's best track. The echoes on the Us, Them, Me, You, etc. swirl around you on this 5.1 mix. Instrumentals like "Speak to Me" (featuring voices that are dominant throughout the album and with a heartbeat that was done on drummer Nick Mason's bass drum which opens and closes the disc) and "On the Run" which was originally a guitar jam entitled The Travel Sequence changed into this eight note Synthi-A VCS3 synthesizer pattern complete with tape effects and guitar noises. Note: there are extra guitar noises not on the original stereo mix and on the 5.1 mix which is superb. "The Great Gig in the Sky" was originally called The Religious Sequence before it changed into this instrumental about death and dying and featured the excellent vocal phrasings of Clare Torry. "Any Colour You Like" (which was originally called Scat during the preliminary stages of the album) is excellent as well. The other tracks are classics. Aside the aforementioned Us and Them and Time, you get classics like "Breathe" (which was originally written during the recording of bass player/siner/lyricist Roger Waters' first solo project The Body with different lyrics and music save the Breathe in the Air refrain), "Money" (which eventually became Pink Floyd's first American Top 20 hit and one of the few singles released with a 7/4 time signature and was about the pleasures and negatives that money brought) and the closing one-two punch of "Brain Damage" (a song referencing to original Floyd leader Syd Barrett and absent friends and there are extra bells during the ending synth solo on the 5.1 mix) and "Eclipse" (which sums up the album) wrap up this classic of an album. This album is a must in anyone's record collection and the remastering on this SACD done by James Guthrie and Doug Sax buries the 1992 and 1995 reissues by a longshot! When this SACD reissue of The Dark Side of the Moon came out, it went straight to #1 on the Billboard Pop Catalog chart with huge sales. Highly recommended!5) Just happy this album comes in 5.1! What could be better? [Rating: 5 out of 5]
If you could own 1 album in 5.1 this is the one to own. The futuristic space sounds of Pink Floyd make this album a perfect fit. The 5.1 sound and 4.7 gigs of memory make this CD blow away the sound of a regular CD. There is no comparison whatsoever. It even more like it came from another planet. You cannot imagine how great this sounds until you hear it for yourself. It is like the future tomorrow in your living room. Individual sounds coming out of each of the 5 speakers will make the room shake and make you feel like you are really there with Pink Floyd making the recording. I bought a 5.1 system for this reason only and never want to go back to buying regular CDs. Unfortunately that is all that is available for the most part. Hybrid CDs are scarce in #. But least this one exists. All worth it! The Pink Floyd Pulse DVD is recommended also. Not only great sound but the visuals of the concert will blow you away and you hear DSOTM live also in 5.1!If you have a 5.1 sound system you have no possible sane reason to complain.For those of you that don't stop your bloody whining because this CD is for 5.1 only so don't you dare say anything negative and go buy a 5.1 or get out!