By condensing the sonic explorations of Meddle to actual songs and adding a lush, immaculate production to their trippiest instrumental sections, Pink Floyd inadvertently designed their commercial breakthrough with Dark Side of the Moon.
The primary revelation of Dark Side of the Moon is what a little focus does for the band.
Roger Waters wrote a series of songs about mundane, everyday details which aren't that impressive by themselves, but when given the sonic backdrop of Floyd's slow, atmospheric soundscapes and carefully placed sound effects, they achieve an emotional resonance.
But what gives the album true power is the subtly textured music, which evolves from ponderous, neo-psychedelic art rock to jazz fusion and blues-rock before turning back to psychedelia.
It's dense with detail, but leisurely paced, creating its own dark, haunting world.
Pink Floyd may have better albums than Dark Side of the Moon, but no other record defines them quite as well as this one.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | On the RunDavid Gilmour, Roger Waters | Pink Floyd | Play | 03:33 | 8 MB | 18 MB |
| 2 | TimeDavid Gilmour, Nick Mason, Roger Waters, Richard Wright | Pink Floyd | Play | 07:06 | 16 MB | 40 MB |
| 3 | The Great Gig in the SkyClare Torry, Richard Wright | Pink Floyd | Play | 04:44 | 10 MB | 23 MB |
| 4 | MoneyRoger Waters | Pink Floyd | Play | 06:32 | 14 MB | 42 MB |
| 5 | Us and ThemRoger Waters, Richard Wright | Pink Floyd | Play | 07:40 | 17 MB | 43 MB |
| 6 | Any Colour You LikeDavid Gilmour, Nick Mason, Richard Wright | Pink Floyd | Play | 03:25 | 7 MB | 20 MB |
| 7 | Brain DamageRoger Waters | Pink Floyd | Play | 03:50 | 8 MB | 22 MB |
| 8 | EclipseRoger Waters | Pink Floyd | Play | 02:03 | 4 MB | 11 MB |
| 9 | Speak To Me,Breathe | Pink Floyd | Play | 03:59 | 9 MB | 20 MB |
| 42 mins | 98 MB | |||||
| 42 mins | 243 MB | |||||
| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lesley Duncan | Vocals (Background) |
| 2 | David Gilmour | Composer, Guitar, VCS 3 Synthesizer, Vocals |
| 3 | James Guthrie | Mastering |
| 4 | George Hardie | Artwork, Graphics |
| 5 | Peter James | Assistant |
| 6 | Peter James | Assistant |
| 7 | Nick Mason | Composer, Percussion, Tape Effects |
| 8 | Tony May | Photography |
| 9 | Dick Parry | Saxophone |
| 10 | Alan Parsons | Engineer |
| 11 | Pink Floyd | Primary Artist, Producer |
| 12 | Joel Plante | Mastering |
| 13 | Barry St. John | Vocals (Background) |
| 14 | Liza Strike | Vocals (Background) |
| 15 | Chris Thomas | Mixing Supervision |
| 16 | Storm Thorgerson | Photography |
| 17 | Clare Torry | Composer, Vocals |
| 18 | Doris Troy | Vocals (Background) |
| 19 | Roger Waters | Composer, Guitar (Bass), Lyricist, Tape Effects, VCS 3 Synthesizer, Vocals |
| 20 | Richard Wright | Composer, Keyboards, VCS 3 Synthesizer, Vocals |
| Quality | Format | Encoding | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | MP3 | 320kps 44.1kHz | MP3 is an audio coding format which uses a form of lossy data compression. The highest bitrate of this format is 320kbps (kbit/s). MP3 Digital audio takes less amount of space (up to 90% reduction in size) and the quality is not as good as the original one. |