The album’s themes include conflict, greed, aging, the meaning of life, fear of death and mental illness, the latter inspired, in part, by the former band member’s mental decline. syd barrett. Contains classics from the band such as “Breathe”, “The Great Gig in the Sky”, money, time and “Us and Them”.
The commercial success and legacy of The Dark Side of the Moon
It was a massive commercial success, it reached the top of the list Billboard 200 for one week, and stayed on the charts for 937 weeks (over 19 years), making it the longest charting album in music history. With an estimate of sales of more than 50 million copies worldwide, thus being the third best-selling album in music history, only behind “Thriller” of michael jackson and “Back in Black” of AC DC is one of the best-selling albums in the world and the most successful of Pink Floyd.
Thanks to the production Alan Parsons garnered a Grammy Award nomination for “best sound engineered album” in 1973, and went on to have his own career as an artist with “The Alan Parsons Project”.
The enduring legacy of The Dark Side of the Moon It can be found in his influence on modern music, the musicians who have covered his songs, and even in more than individual urban myths.
“The Dark Side of the Rainbow”, Pink Floyd and the Wizard of Oz
“The Dark Side of the Rainbow” and “The Dark Side of Oz” are names that are used to define the rumors launched on the Internet, which have existed at least since 1994, that say that The Dark Side of the Moon it was made with the idea of serving as the soundtrack of the film The Wizard of Oz (1939).
Watchers who have played the film and the album simultaneously say there are apparently synchronicities, like when Dorothy starts running and the band starts singing “no one told you when to run.” ). So much david gilmour as Nick Mason have denied the connection between the two works, while Roger Waters he has referred to the rumors as “funny”. Alan Parsons has claimed that the film was never even mentioned during the album’s production.
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