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You should have heard the live and in person I saw them live in '77 and '79. OK; React to Dark Side of the Moon full album or any song on it. Pink Floyd "Echoes" (23+ minutes long)from their Meddle Album. OR; (Steam Punk Music) Steam Powered Giraffe - The 2¢ Show album "Honeybee" live and/or "Automatonic Electronic Harmonics" . I love your reaction keep up the good work.
"Dark Side of the Moon" is best listened to in it's entirety, from beginning to end, with great headphones on, in a dimly light room. Those of us who bought the album in 1973 did that many, many times over. Laid on my bed, blacklight and lava lamp going, lighting my "Castle on the Hill" and Floyd posters, from the record, until I was asleep. When I bought the compact disc years later it became truly an awesome experience without interruption.
@@vernhoke7730 The LP I have listened to at the time was bought by my late brother, who would be at the same age with you now, but we lost him in an accident in a very young age. He was the one who introduced PF to me. Tonight I'm going to listen to the album from start to end, for him. Have a good night & cheers from Istanbul, Turkey.
I went out and bought this alblum first thing when I heard it on FM radio I was 13 or 14, I spent many hours with this album and a pair of headphones, we had the best music back then!
listen to it again every 5 years and think...I'm doing that since the 1980's. Every time thinking how time go so fast. I listened to it for the first time in school, and I'm well into my 50's...seems like high schools was just yesterday--time goes so fast.
..and then one day you find... ten years have got behind you... only then it's been twenty, then thirty, now (for me) forty years, and still no starting gun... sighs :)
For sure, m8. In fact, I think because there’s so much about aging and death in post-DSOtM Floyd, and I developed a degenerative neuromuscular disorder in my mid-20s, and thus feel about twice my age (I’m in my 40s), I have come to prefer listening to pre-*Dark Side* Floyd, when listening for pleasure, although *Shine On* will always have a special place in my heart, as ‘Syd’ Barrett and I had a special relationship, and his death hit me very hard, though we knew he was not in good health. Anyroad, enough about me. If you ever happen to listen to *Shine On You Crazy Diamond *, please listen to the entire song-Parts 1-9-and before you do, please take some time to learn a little about the man for whom it were written, Roger Keith ‘Syd’ Barrett: a man who spent his whole life trying to find a place in which he ‘fit’, in which he felt he was needed and loved for himself, and where he felt the same for those around him. He searched all his life for something to fill him, spiritually, and vanquish the hollow inside, but I fear he never did. He is the saddest man I have ever known…Yet so bright with talent that-even in his late 40s/early 50s,-a twinkle in his eye could blind the whole of a room. R.I.P., Rog….1946-2006 R.I.P., Syd…1960-1974
Talking on the production, is it one of the best if not the best produced album of all time. Yes, Parsons is a genius. It is a perfect synchronicity of lyrics, vocals, instruments and background sounds.
As an opera singer, you would enjoy The Great Gig In The Sky. This album is really a symphony that should be listened to from start to finish. This is a masterpiece and Time is David Gilmore’s magnum opus. ❤
@@billhabenicht4321, I disagree. I like Comfortably Numb, but I find it repetitive and considerably longer than it needs to be. Time is an emotional roller coaster that soars to the heavens and then comes back down to Earth. I’ve seen people be moved to tears by the guitar solo in Time. Never seen or felt anything close to that when listening to Comfortably Numb.
Back when this album came out, they did not have music videos, maybe filmed Live performances, generally, we would listen to at least an entire side of an album, more often, flip the vinyl disc over, and listen to the album in its entirety.
The intro is brilliant. Thank drummer Nick Mason for all the samples (not to mention the brilliant drums)! The lead guitar sound is beautiful: so thick and rich. Also, splitting the vocals between Dave on the verses and Rick on the chorus is pure magic. Need I even say anything about the lyrics.
There is a good reason this is thought of as one of the best Rock Albums of all time. I am glad you got to experience it. Dark Side of the Moon is meant to be put on while you are laying down and relaxing so you can get lost in the sauce of this incredible masterpiece.
My first wife was a bit younger than me (born in 1973, the same year as DSOTM), so I introduced her to Pink Floyd. The first time she heard this she freaked a bit because she had a "thing" about loud bells. But she did fall in love with PF almost as much as I do. With the passing of every year, this song has more meaning as you get older. And what can you say about the guitar solo of David Gilmour? He never failed to amaze. The best way to listen to Dark Side is laid back in a bean bag chair, headphones, and in the dark.
It will Eventually become the top selling album of all time as it still resurfaces on the charts from time to time and never stopped selling, they continue to gain fans, the others at the top not as much.
That is the magic called "The Dark Side of the Moon". Turn the lights off, put it on, and listen to whole of it at once. You'll be amazed. Thanks for the great reaction, as always. Cheers.
I encourage you to experience the complete album, start-to-finish... there is a theme and it "flows". I spent many an afternoon in my youth grooving out to this album. One of the best ever done. Great reaction and glad you enjoyed. Thanks for brining it!
A sweet voice and legendary guitar playing make this band one for any generation and for many more to come. I recall as a teenager listening to Dark Side Of The Moon and my Dad walked in my room, sat down, and proceeded to play air guitar. Sweet memories are made from this group of timeless artists.
In concert....the entire stadium was black in the beginning......and when he started playing the toms.....he had neon drum sticks.....and each time he hit the skins....they would change colors. Mind boggling.
The thing about Pink Floyd is that they dont feel the need to fill every music space. Restrain and silence are part of the song and they use them very well to build a mood or a feeling. They dont feel like they need to put as much notes as they can in the tempo but they will send you off tempo once in a while to keep your attention and the arrangement make it that you dont notice it as much as you should. They were not the best musicians, but they could build that mood/feelings like no one and their lyrics are most of the time spot on and sometimes hits you like a ton of brick. You're still young and I guarantee that if you listen to it again in 20 years, it will hit you very different but still very true to what you feel. Hence why they remains timeless, even 51 years after this song was recorded
Ahhh Maggie's 50 yrs ago they wrote this masterpiece. Lord Maggie you gotta check out great gig in the sky. Album version ots gotta be Vlaire Torry they called jer in she did in a couple takes. Don't read what ots about. I only found out 50 yrs of listening. Reaction channels. I always go to this when I don't know how I feel and need to get back my Zen. 1000's of listens this album os timeless. cheers
For the opening session, the rhythmic tic toc tic toc etc. is a bass guitar. Roger mutes the strings with his palm and plucks the strings. This sound represents the constant surge of time, never changing never ceasing. The bass drum that starts at a slow and steady boomp boomp, speeds up as the section passes. Represents a heart beat that speeds up as time progresses. The whole passage is an instrumental representation of the lyrics that follow.
I was 8 years old when I first heard this album. Blown away is an understatement. From that moment, I was a Pink Floyd fan for life. As previously mentioned, this song gains more meaning as you get older. Much of Pink Floyd's music is like that. It's meant to make you think, contemplate, and reflect.
DSOTM, An album that charted for so many years that it proves great music can span generations! Pink Floyd was definitely in and beyond their time. I remember their music took over the airwaves and stereos when it came out. Loved your reaction to this timeless group.
One of the greatest songs in rock and roll -- and certainly THE best use of roto-toms ever. It's like this song was the reason the were invented. EDIT: Thank you, Mike.
Pink Floyd: Expanding Human Consciousness for over 50 years.... Looks like Maggie caught the wave. Great Gig In The Sky must be next! Enjoy the ride. Peace to you on your path. (been lucky enough to see them 5 times over 50 years...)
Having a very bad day. Saw a new Maggie video and it got much better. Saw it was a Pink Floyd reaction and I am now smiling. Thank you. Loved seeing them do this live back in 1994 at Ohio Stadium. Needed this in my life today. Thank you, Maggie. Thank you, Mike.
The last portion of the song harkens back to the second song from the album, Breathe, and it is often referred to the 11th song of the album, “Breathe Reprise”.
I never thought 10 years would disappear quick like this song said, and it did. Don't get too caught up in your work or routine, keep some adventure in your life or you'll be staring at those gray hairs you and your friends have.
You need to listen to dark side of the moon in one sitting as it’s a concept album and was intended that way when created. I remember being 11 in 1979 and lying on my BR carpet with DSOTM playing entirely with my eyes closed and getting taken to a new dimension. The only band I’ve ever known to do this without substance enhancement. Pink Floyd is just its own genius genre. Great reaction:)
Also a Mike here. Always loved your reactions, and Pink Floyd are my fave band (joint top with Queen, followed both since the 1970s) I think it's more effective if you do the lyrics after. The way we all first found them, was either by just hearing the album (vinyl) then looking at the lyrics after, or reading the lyrics (from the album cover) as the song was playing. They have more impact that way, when you don't know what's coming. Especially this song.
Thank you for honoring us with this reaction. Since you study voice...you have to hear the studio version of The Great Gig In The Sky. That is the song that comes after this one on the album. However, no lyrics on this one, it's all about the voice. Thank you again .
The way the background singers are used to move the song along is nothing short of amazing…..especially the transition from the solo back into the lead vocal….
Dark Side Of The Moon is best listened to in its whole from beginning to end. Hard to do a reaction to but it lets you understand the depth of the masterpiece and why it was on the Bildboard 200 for 700 weeks straight! Relax and kick back as you said, use high quality headphones and a dark room for the best experience!
the album "Dark Side of the Moon" was on the Billboard charts for 980 weeks.......we would listen to the entire album, beginning to end, lying back in the dark. through headphones
You're mostly right, it's the kind of song you just sit back and soak in. But in truth, that's the best way to enjoy the entire album, from beginning to end. It's perfect...
I love your unique exclamation " holy cheese muffins" . Never heard that one before lol. Your reactions have been fun to watch. I've just found you but I'm looking forward to many more.
This album is meant to be listened to from first to last in one beautiful experience!😊 hard to believe this is 50 years old now, I was 13 or 14 when I first heard it, shit I’m old!, The time meaning really did not sink into me when I first heard this being so young, but now, oh hell yeah it has so much more meaning now.
1973 16 years old I had already been introduced to Floyd in college with the Meddle album still one of my favorites went out and bought Dark side of the moon and it blew me away it is considered by many critics to be the best Album ever produced it is Estimated to be one of only four albums to have sold over 45 million copies worldwide, it's spent more than 970 weeks, or the equivalent of over 18-and-a-half years, in the Billboard top 200 album charts in the US, which is a record.
I know every generation says it about their time, but there really was no better time to be a teenager than the mid-late 70s ...the music, omg the music... There will probably never be another time with pop/rock music as good as it was in the 70s.
ОБОЖАЮ когда современные оперные (...и не только) артисты дают такую столь ВЫСОКУЮ оценку песням и творчеству моей любимой рок-группы с детства!! Да, они ушли и их больше не будет, но их музыка и их песни с нами остались НАВСЕГДА!! Удачи в жизни Вам! Вы - очень красивая!! / I LOVE when modern opera (...and not only) artists give such a HIGH assessment to the songs and work of my favorite rock band from childhood!! Yes, they are gone and will no longer be there, but their music and their songs have remained with us FOREVER!! Good luck in life! You are very beautiful!!
In 1973 I was sitting in a friends cars listening to Dark Side of The moon smoking grass and drinking beer and floating in La La land. 10x5 years later I still listen.
Thank you so much for the review! My favorite “rock” band and certainly one of my all time favorite albums! I have a humble request- A Song For You sung by Donny Hathaway.
I was 18 going on 19 when this masterpiece came out on the Dark Side of the Moon album. I'll be 70 years old this year, and this song has become more personal. So, I'm trying to make the most out of the time I have left.
You'd love the album version of GREAT GIG IN THE DKY - it's perfect for your Opera Reaction commentary and knowledge. You fans will love your insight. The song has a female singer.
lol....i'm 61 and me and friends when we were like 16 or 17 knew these 2 brothers a little older than us who's mom worked graveyard shift so we would all kick back in their living room which was really comfortable with big couches and they had a good stereo system with big speakers and we would all smoke pot and listen to dark side of the moon and just melt into the couches..it was super mellow but thats what we did and this was in southern california outside of los angeles.
Time, great song. You're right we literally would kick back, relax with a little help I might add. This album "Dark side of the moon" was on the top 200 for 950 weeks. No album has ever done that. And I believe has since gone back in the top 200. Great choice Maggie. Another of many good choices would be "Money" "it's a gas".
Us students used to listen to this and found the lyrics profound. We speculated on what we would be doing 10 years later. That was nearly 50 years ago. The standing joke was that you could hear Dark side or Tubular Bells being played in every Hall of Residence at all times of the day. Probably true at that.
The audio engineer who mixed this record was called Alan Parsons; he went on to start his own group-the Alan Parsons Project-that is hugely underrated despite being one of the most far-out, mind-bending progressive rock bands of all time.
7:50 Definitely. That actually describes this whole album. Dark Side Of The Moon is one long chill, zone-out, and vibe. I listened to it while watching the sun set while on a beach. 🙂↔️🤤
I started listening to pink Floyd in like 77-78 heard dark side of the moon I was fukin hooked love pink Floyd & love ur reactions to them so cute love 😂😂😂😂😂
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Why would you read the lyrics before listening? Ruined
@@DerekDerekDerekDerekDerekDerek Reading the words doesn't ruin it they're just words, it comes to life (no pun intended) when you hear it.
Led Zeppelin. 10 Years Gone. Album version.
You should have heard the live and in person I saw them live in '77 and '79. OK; React to Dark Side of the Moon full album or any song on it. Pink Floyd "Echoes" (23+ minutes long)from their Meddle Album. OR; (Steam Punk Music) Steam Powered Giraffe - The 2¢ Show album "Honeybee" live and/or "Automatonic Electronic Harmonics" . I love your reaction keep up the good work.
Pink Floyd - Great Gig in the Sky, the vocals are another level.
The older you are the more meaning this song has.
Yes absolutely, was released in 73 when I was 10, today I'm 60 and this really hits home! Still wondering what happened to the last 40 years!!
@@d.lawrence8059 Still waiting for that starting gun.
@@d.lawrence8059Same here!
I still have the album, the posters, and the stickers!
@@jamesanderson5268 Still looking for the track to run
When I was a teen, I just thought this was a cool trippy song. 20 years later and this song is starting to really hit.
Pink Floyd - Great Gig in the Sky album version is a must.
I always love listening to Great Gig in the Sky while watching the animated impact event video.
Yes, a must.❤
There’s a live version of Great Gig in the Sky that’s awesome too.
P.s. I've just noticed as I bounce around youtube, Maggie has already done a reaction to Great Gig in the Sky. 👍
She has done it!
Very intelligent men were the members of Pink Floyd. Very, very thoughtful and far ahead of their time.
Waters led on that front ,,
The soundengineer on this masterpice was Alan Person who later founded The Alan Prson Project.Greetings from Germany.
Really ?!? That explains the over all sound and feel . Learned something new today !!
He also produced Al Stewart.
Did you really mean Alan Parsons?
Parsons
Pink Floyd always has special attention in getting the best surronding sound, and for that reason they had Alan Parsons.
"Dark Side of the Moon" is best listened to in it's entirety, from beginning to end, with great headphones on, in a dimly light room. Those of us who bought the album in 1973 did that many, many times over. Laid on my bed, blacklight and lava lamp going, lighting my "Castle on the Hill" and Floyd posters, from the record, until I was asleep. When I bought the compact disc years later it became truly an awesome experience without interruption.
It was 1979 I believe, and I was 11 at the time, when I first heard "Time". I was an instant Floyd fan and the rest is history.
@@saytamaner I bought the album when it came out in 1973, 15 way back then.
@@vernhoke7730 The LP I have listened to at the time was bought by my late brother, who would be at the same age with you now, but we lost him in an accident in a very young age. He was the one who introduced PF to me. Tonight I'm going to listen to the album from start to end, for him. Have a good night & cheers from Istanbul, Turkey.
I went out and bought this alblum first thing when I heard it on FM radio I was 13 or 14, I spent many hours with this album and a pair of headphones, we had the best music back then!
Dark room, bean bag, stoned out of my mind. Ah memories.
This is my favorite Pink Floyd song
listen to it again every 5 years and think...I'm doing that since the 1980's. Every time thinking how time go so fast. I listened to it for the first time in school, and I'm well into my 50's...seems like high schools was just yesterday--time goes so fast.
..and then one day you find... ten years have got behind you... only then it's been twenty, then thirty, now (for me) forty years, and still no starting gun... sighs :)
this song hits me so different today than it did 30 years ago.....
For sure, m8. In fact, I think because there’s so much about aging and death in post-DSOtM Floyd, and I developed a degenerative neuromuscular disorder in my mid-20s, and thus feel about twice my age (I’m in my 40s), I have come to prefer listening to pre-*Dark Side* Floyd, when listening for pleasure, although *Shine On* will always have a special place in my heart, as ‘Syd’ Barrett and I had a special relationship, and his death hit me very hard, though we knew he was not in good health.
Anyroad, enough about me. If you ever happen to listen to *Shine On You Crazy Diamond *, please listen to the entire song-Parts 1-9-and before you do, please take some time to learn a little about the man for whom it were written, Roger Keith ‘Syd’ Barrett: a man who spent his whole life trying to find a place in which he ‘fit’, in which he felt he was needed and loved for himself, and where he felt the same for those around him. He searched all his life for something to fill him, spiritually, and vanquish the hollow inside, but I fear he never did. He is the saddest man I have ever known…Yet so bright with talent that-even in his late 40s/early 50s,-a twinkle in his eye could blind the whole of a room.
R.I.P., Rog….1946-2006
R.I.P., Syd…1960-1974
The genius of Alan Parsons is all over this masterpiece 😮
This song brings me back to high school driving around listening to Pink Floyd on my cassette player
Alan Parsons is a genius. Helped many big bands create timeless masterpieces.
Talking on the production, is it one of the best if not the best produced album of all time. Yes, Parsons is a genius. It is a perfect synchronicity of lyrics, vocals, instruments and background sounds.
And not to forget. He also brought Clair Torrey
As an opera singer, you would enjoy The Great Gig In The Sky. This album is really a symphony that should be listened to from start to finish. This is a masterpiece and Time is David Gilmore’s magnum opus. ❤
Come on, now, this is a GREAT solo, IMHO his SECOND best solo, but still only a brilliant prelude to the true Gilmour Magnum Opus, Comfortably Numb.
@@billhabenicht4321, I disagree. I like Comfortably Numb, but I find it repetitive and considerably longer than it needs to be. Time is an emotional roller coaster that soars to the heavens and then comes back down to Earth. I’ve seen people be moved to tears by the guitar solo in Time. Never seen or felt anything close to that when listening to Comfortably Numb.
Fortunately Maggie has already done a review of The Great Gig In The Sky.
@@TwoWolves, I didn’t know that. I just saw her in my feed for the first time a few days ago.
Back when this album came out, they did not have music videos, maybe filmed Live performances, generally, we would listen to at least an entire side of an album, more often, flip the vinyl disc over, and listen to the album in its entirety.
One of my all time favorite songs.
The intro is brilliant. Thank drummer Nick Mason for all the samples (not to mention the brilliant drums)!
The lead guitar sound is beautiful: so thick and rich. Also, splitting the vocals between Dave on the verses and Rick on the chorus is pure magic.
Need I even say anything about the lyrics.
There is a good reason this is thought of as one of the best Rock Albums of all time. I am glad you got to experience it. Dark Side of the Moon is meant to be put on while you are laying down and relaxing so you can get lost in the sauce of this incredible masterpiece.
My first wife was a bit younger than me (born in 1973, the same year as DSOTM), so I introduced her to Pink Floyd. The first time she heard this she freaked a bit because she had a "thing" about loud bells. But she did fall in love with PF almost as much as I do. With the passing of every year, this song has more meaning as you get older. And what can you say about the guitar solo of David Gilmour? He never failed to amaze. The best way to listen to Dark Side is laid back in a bean bag chair, headphones, and in the dark.
Or perhaps at the Planetarium, watching the Pink Floyd laser light show
@@ptrlxc That would be awesome. But didn't have such a planetarium back in the 70's doing that. LOL
@@firedoc5 ... thankfully Vancouver did back then ... went at least once a month or every other month.
And was doin acid in 77 listen to this song lol
The album was on Billboard 200 list for approximately 15 years. !
It will Eventually become the top selling album of all time as it still resurfaces on the charts from time to time and never stopped selling, they continue to gain fans, the others at the top not as much.
That is the magic called "The Dark Side of the Moon". Turn the lights off, put it on, and listen to whole of it at once. You'll be amazed. Thanks for the great reaction, as always. Cheers.
"Kick back, listen, and enjoy" pretty much sums up how to approach all of Pink Floyd.
I encourage you to experience the complete album, start-to-finish... there is a theme and it "flows". I spent many an afternoon in my youth grooving out to this album. One of the best ever done. Great reaction and glad you enjoyed. Thanks for brining it!
Not all music can easily be called a vibe. Pink Floyd is embedded in vibe.
Just listen! Take in the poetry young one, your time is more fleeting than you think.
A sweet voice and legendary guitar playing make this band one for any generation and for many more to come. I recall as a teenager listening to Dark Side Of The Moon and my Dad walked in my room, sat down, and proceeded to play air guitar. Sweet memories are made from this group of timeless artists.
Time and Great Gig in the Sky should be done as one!
In concert....the entire stadium was black in the beginning......and when he started playing the toms.....he had neon drum sticks.....and each time he hit the skins....they would change colors. Mind boggling.
The thing about Pink Floyd is that they dont feel the need to fill every music space. Restrain and silence are part of the song and they use them very well to build a mood or a feeling. They dont feel like they need to put as much notes as they can in the tempo but they will send you off tempo once in a while to keep your attention and the arrangement make it that you dont notice it as much as you should. They were not the best musicians, but they could build that mood/feelings like no one and their lyrics are most of the time spot on and sometimes hits you like a ton of brick. You're still young and I guarantee that if you listen to it again in 20 years, it will hit you very different but still very true to what you feel. Hence why they remains timeless, even 51 years after this song was recorded
No band ever was better in the studio and had a complete understanding of dynamics than they did.
Ahhh Maggie's 50 yrs ago they wrote this masterpiece. Lord Maggie you gotta check out great gig in the sky. Album version ots gotta be Vlaire Torry they called jer in she did in a couple takes. Don't read what ots about. I only found out 50 yrs of listening. Reaction channels. I always go to this when I don't know how I feel and need to get back my Zen. 1000's of listens this album os timeless. cheers
She already has done GGITS.
For the opening session, the rhythmic tic toc tic toc etc. is a bass guitar. Roger mutes the strings with his palm and plucks the strings. This sound represents the constant surge of time, never changing never ceasing. The bass drum that starts at a slow and steady boomp boomp, speeds up as the section passes. Represents a heart beat that speeds up as time progresses. The whole passage is an instrumental representation of the lyrics that follow.
You beat me to it
Such a B-E-A-U-TIFUL reaction.
I was 8 years old when I first heard this album. Blown away is an understatement. From that moment, I was a Pink Floyd fan for life. As previously mentioned, this song gains more meaning as you get older. Much of Pink Floyd's music is like that. It's meant to make you think, contemplate, and reflect.
DSOTM, An album that charted for so many years that it proves great music can span generations! Pink Floyd was definitely in and beyond their time. I remember their music took over the airwaves and stereos when it came out. Loved your reaction to this timeless group.
One of the greatest songs in rock and roll -- and certainly THE best use of roto-toms ever. It's like this song was the reason the were invented. EDIT: Thank you, Mike.
Pink Floyd: Expanding Human Consciousness for over 50 years.... Looks like Maggie caught the wave. Great Gig In The Sky must be next! Enjoy the ride. Peace to you on your path. (been lucky enough to see them 5 times over 50 years...)
GGITS already done by her.
Having a very bad day. Saw a new Maggie video and it got much better. Saw it was a Pink Floyd reaction and I am now smiling. Thank you. Loved seeing them do this live back in 1994 at Ohio Stadium. Needed this in my life today. Thank you, Maggie. Thank you, Mike.
Thank you, Mike, Good Call!
Anything from Pink Floyd is terrific.
The last portion of the song harkens back to the second song from the album, Breathe, and it is often referred to the 11th song of the album, “Breathe Reprise”.
Pink Floyd are iconic. As a guitarist you realize how great David gilmour is. Also, great music to smoke weed to
I love David's passion, style, tone, etc, etc...and weed was great, but LSD was even greater! lol
😎
I'm there right now brother
Maggie, Love your reactions. Thank you for bringing us along on your journey.
If you read the lyrics beforehand and in a quick manner you take the magic out of them. Just experience them when listening to the song.
I never thought 10 years would disappear quick like this song said, and it did. Don't get too caught up in your work or routine, keep some adventure in your life or you'll be staring at those gray hairs you and your friends have.
You need to listen to dark side of the moon in one sitting as it’s a concept album and was intended that way when created. I remember being 11 in 1979 and lying on my BR carpet with DSOTM playing entirely with my eyes closed and getting taken to a new dimension. The only band I’ve ever known to do this without substance enhancement. Pink Floyd is just its own genius genre. Great reaction:)
I really love this format of reading the lyrics first.
One of my favorite lyrics in rock music of all time: "No one told you when to run ... you missed the starting gun ..."
Also a Mike here. Always loved your reactions, and Pink Floyd are my fave band (joint top with Queen, followed both since the 1970s)
I think it's more effective if you do the lyrics after. The way we all first found them, was either by just hearing the album (vinyl) then looking at the lyrics after, or reading the lyrics (from the album cover) as the song was playing. They have more impact that way, when you don't know what's coming. Especially this song.
Thank you for honoring us with this reaction. Since you study voice...you have to hear the studio version of The Great Gig In The Sky. That is the song that comes after this one on the album. However, no lyrics on this one, it's all about the voice. Thank you again .
The way the background singers are used to move the song along is nothing short of amazing…..especially the transition from the solo back into the lead vocal….
Dark Side Of The Moon is best listened to in its whole from beginning to end. Hard to do a reaction to but it lets you understand the depth of the masterpiece and why it was on the Bildboard 200 for 700 weeks straight! Relax and kick back as you said, use high quality headphones and a dark room for the best experience!
This song hits harder every year you are alive
Maggie it’s cool to see you like Pink Floyd so much, if they ever tour again I think you would be a great back up singer for them 😊.
the album "Dark Side of the Moon" was on the Billboard charts for 980 weeks.......we would listen to the entire album, beginning to end, lying back in the dark. through headphones
The next track on the album will blow your freakin' mind.
18 years old when this came out. Best listened to in a dark room with cans on. Mind blowing.
My favorite part of Dark Side, so glad you enjoyed it... 😎
Legendary engineering from Alan Parsons. This is the disc (and the LP before that) that I used when test-driving speakers at the stereo store...
You're mostly right, it's the kind of song you just sit back and soak in. But in truth, that's the best way to enjoy the entire album, from beginning to end. It's perfect...
Yes I agree u will like a great gig in the sky..
Pink Floyd is the OG music to sit and listen to while you are just chilling while you bake.
Thanks! Progressive rock at its finest. Loved your reaction and analysis. 🌚 ⏰
THANK YOU for being my ROCK STAR!! 🤗💖🙏🌺💃🎶🥳🎉🤘🐶
Welcome to the amazing world of Pink Floyd 🎸🎸
I love your unique exclamation " holy cheese muffins" . Never heard that one before lol. Your reactions have been fun to watch. I've just found you but I'm looking forward to many more.
Welcome and thank you so much 😁
This album is meant to be listened to from first to last in one beautiful experience!😊 hard to believe this is 50 years old now, I was 13 or 14 when I first heard it, shit I’m old!, The time meaning really did not sink into me when I first heard this being so young, but now, oh hell yeah it has so much more meaning now.
True masters. Quality every time
1973 16 years old I had already been introduced to Floyd in college with the Meddle album still one of my favorites went out and bought Dark side of the moon and it blew me away it is considered by many critics to be the best Album ever produced it is Estimated to be one of only four albums to have sold over 45 million copies worldwide, it's spent more than 970 weeks, or the equivalent of over 18-and-a-half years, in the Billboard top 200 album charts in the US, which is a record.
So nice listening to Pink Floyd.
When I see things like "50th anniversary," I feel old. I REMEMBER when this song came out . . . this is one of those epic "must have" albums . . .
Hearing the opening… well all of it actually, but the opening live is unworldly! And as powerful as the song is, it’s always felt lonely also.
I know every generation says it about their time, but there really was no better time to be a teenager than the mid-late 70s ...the music, omg the music... There will probably never be another time with pop/rock music as good as it was in the 70s.
The whole album was a masterpiece.
ОБОЖАЮ когда современные оперные (...и не только) артисты дают такую столь ВЫСОКУЮ оценку песням и творчеству моей любимой рок-группы с детства!! Да, они ушли и их больше не будет, но их музыка и их песни с нами остались НАВСЕГДА!! Удачи в жизни Вам! Вы - очень красивая!! / I LOVE when modern opera (...and not only) artists give such a HIGH assessment to the songs and work of my favorite rock band from childhood!! Yes, they are gone and will no longer be there, but their music and their songs have remained with us FOREVER!! Good luck in life! You are very beautiful!!
Good on HeadPhones! Positive Vibes Here.
In 1973 I was sitting in a friends cars listening to Dark Side of The moon smoking grass and drinking beer and floating in La La land. 10x5 years later I still listen.
My second favorite Floyd song after "Comfortably Numb"...So English, captures the psyche perfectly.
This song will hit different in about 40 years.
Maggie you will love Us and Them.😊
Thank you so much for the review! My favorite “rock” band and certainly one of my all time favorite albums!
I have a humble request- A Song For You sung by Donny Hathaway.
All Pink Floyd is awesome ❤❤
I was 18 going on 19 when this masterpiece came out on the Dark Side of the Moon album. I'll be 70 years old this year, and this song has become more personal. So, I'm trying to make the most out of the time I have left.
Just listen whole album in one sitting is best
In 10 years revisit this song and see how true it is.
You'd love the album version of GREAT GIG IN THE DKY - it's perfect for your Opera Reaction commentary and knowledge. You fans will love your insight. The song has a female
singer.
One of the greatest albums of all time.
lol....i'm 61 and me and friends when we were like 16 or 17 knew these 2 brothers a little older than us who's mom worked graveyard shift so we would all kick back in their living room which was really comfortable with big couches and they had a good stereo system with big speakers and we would all smoke pot and listen to dark side of the moon and just melt into the couches..it was super mellow but thats what we did and this was in southern california outside of los angeles.
This song then merges into the "Great Gig in the Sky"
Time, great song. You're right we literally would kick back, relax with a little help I might add. This album "Dark side of the moon" was on the top 200 for 950 weeks. No album has ever done that. And I believe has since gone back in the top 200. Great choice Maggie. Another of many good choices would be "Money" "it's a gas".
That whole album! Nothing more needs said. Over 50 years old and still up there by anyone’s ratings!
Us students used to listen to this and found the lyrics profound. We speculated on what we would be doing 10 years later. That was nearly 50 years ago. The standing joke was that you could hear Dark side or Tubular Bells being played in every Hall of Residence at all times of the day. Probably true at that.
this came out the same year I graduated high school, I cant tell you how many times I listened to the whole album, I had to get another copy!
Yes, this song causes that, Pink Floyd causes that, no need for further words.
I love your passion for music 🎼 and soul
The audio engineer who mixed this record was called Alan Parsons; he went on to start his own group-the Alan Parsons Project-that is hugely underrated despite being one of the most far-out, mind-bending progressive rock bands of all time.
Maggie gets pink Floyd so the least I can do to show my appreciation is give her a sub 👏
Ticking of the clock is what you heard in the beginning along with a heartbeat
7:50 Definitely. That actually describes this whole album. Dark Side Of The Moon is one long chill, zone-out, and vibe. I listened to it while watching the sun set while on a beach. 🙂↔️🤤
David Gilmore’s guitar was an alter ego with its own voice he just made it sing!!
I started listening to pink Floyd in like 77-78 heard dark side of the moon I was fukin hooked love pink Floyd & love ur reactions to them so cute love 😂😂😂😂😂
It's a heart beat
The epitome of a spacey rock solo. Love the backing vocals on this track too - they don't often get a mention amongst everything else going on.
If you partake in 420 that's the best way to listen to Floyd