Pink FLoyd Dark Side Of The Moon DVD

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Rating: (4 of 5) The Dark Side Dissected!!!
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Pink Floyd's masterpiece "The Dark Side Of The Moon" is one of rock music's all-time greatest albums.

Thirty years after its initial release in 1973, the album is still embraced my music fans and continues to find an audience with each passing generation.

Without a doubt, "The Dark Side Of The Moon" is simply a modern rock 'classical' piece, one that will probably continue to be listened to for centuries to come.

Recently released is the "Classic Albums" documentary DVD which gives an slightly in-depth look at this historic album. Included are interviews with all four Pink Floyd members sharing their thoughts and inspirations for certain tracks on the album.

Also interviewed are recording engineer Alan Parsons, mixing supervisor Chris Thomas, album cover designer Storm Throrgeson and Rolling Stone Magazine editor David Fricke.

Engineer Alan Parsons as well as Floyd guitarist David Gilmour take us into the control room and dissect the pieces "Time", "Money", "Us and Them", "Breathe", "On the Run" and "The Great Gig in The Sky" from their original multitrack tapes.

These parts of the documentary are the most revealing and appealling. Also included are acoustic solo performances from David Gilmour performing "Breathe", Roger Waters performing "Money" and "Brain Damage" and Richard Wright performing "Us and Them" and "the Great Gig In the Sky".

While this DVD does not show absolutely everything there is to know about "The Dark Side Of the Moon", it still is a fascinating look at this timeless classic.

Some missing information docks this DVD from a five-star rating however, it certainly does not disappoint.

Rating: (5 of 5) A great look back at a masterpiece
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Being that Dark Side Of The Moon is my favorite album of all time, I was very excited to hear about the release of this DVD. I absolutely love it.

This DVD tells the story of Dark Side of The Moon from it's creation, to it's aftermath with live performances, acoustic performances, early demos, music videos, rehearsal tapes, individual tracks from Alan Parsons mixing board(very cool), and in depth interviews with band members.

My only complaint is that they did not even mention one of my favorite instrumental tracks from the album entitled "Any Colour You Like". Why it was forgotten in the DVD baffles me.

The sound mix is not in 5.1, but it's one of the best stereo mixes i've ever heard. Hearing Roger Waters explain what the song "Time" is about then hearing David Gilmores' amazing guitar solo was worth the money alone.

Thank you Pink Floyd for releasing this DVD and making an album that changed my life! Don't hesitate, buy it now!

Rating: (5 of 5) Great DVD, wonderful to see and hear all four Floyds!
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Man this DVD is a fantastic thing for any fan of Pink Floyd. I was especially glad to see Richard Wright here.

He was always the quiet one in the background.In my opinion his contributions to the band were enormous. He got pushed out of the band by Roger Waters, who had become quite a tyrant.

But all these years later it was great to hear Roger speak fondly of Rick - and even of David Gilmour, for that matter.

I wonder if the four Floyds each watched this DVD and maybe wondered...maybe a reunion might not be so impossible after all! Please! Before it's too late! ( One other thing about this DVD is that it shows us that these guys have gotten pretty old by now - sad!)

This DVD is definitely worth buying.

It may be the closest thing to a Pink Floyd reunion we'll ever get. But I hope the positive vibe created by this DVD will get them back on stage again - with Roger this time!

And just the four of them, none of this "army of session musicians" up there with them.

Anyone at all optimistic about this?