what’s your favorite dark side interview clip?

I wonder how well this review syncs up with the album

The endless tidbits of information you talk about throughout your reviews are extraordinary. I have not heard anyone who researches their work as well as you do. I am 65 and to listen to someone of your age explain the soundtracks of my youth brings a renewed appreciation of so much of the music I grew up with. Abby, I have much respect for what you do.

DSOTM has been reviewed more than any album I can think of. Your review was Fresh. Great job.

Your intro-from-notes was a hi-def snapshot. Your historical process removes the one frustration we elders have: our inability to convey the vibe of the day. Your ability to capture context adds substance and value to your work. You're slaying.

There is HOPE for rock music appreciation when a Zoomer gets as serious as you do about it, Abby! *Dark Side of the Moon* was released in the Spring of my senior year in high school. It got some serious late night attention in the dorms at Davidson College that fall, and on our ten-Watt college FM station catering to late night parties in said dorms. One of my classmates lived in the basement of our dorm. His roommate had a four-channel sound system and a German copy of the record in Quadrophonic. It was a treat to hear it for those of us partying in that room, but not for those in adjacent rooms. My conventional original pressing of the record was stolen from my dorm room (oddly, along with *Goodbye, Yellow Brick Road* by Elton John) the following year. The replacement was stolen a year later. I finally bought a remastered CD version of it some decades later. It remains one of my favorites of all time. As you say, once you put it on, you probably don't want to stop it. The only release from that era I liked more was 1972's *Close to the Edge,* by Yes. I wore out one of my two original pressings of it. I wish I could get my 25-year-old twins interested in music the way I was. They went to an arts school as theater majors and had friends in teenage rock bands, The Bliss Trip and Barefoot Modern. But somehow, they never wanted to play my '60s - '70s album collection, which is stored in the basement where they hung out all the time with their friends, having fun the way we did back in the day. They seem to be anti-analog. They DO LIKE *Dark Side of the Moon,* though.

Maybe part of the secret of this album is that we're all kind of crazy, each in our own way.

Abby is so.....aware. God, I wish I'd been as aware when I was her age.

Fifty years ago I was laying in an army bunk in Colorado Springs with a radio playing softly near my head. Us and Them came on followed by the rest of side two. I had never heard anything so beautiful in my young life. To this day I get chills at the beauty of this masterpiece. Every album I have purchased since then has been compared to the artistry of this Gem. I've never found one that compares. So it is wonderful to see your generation as passionate about DS as mine has been has been.

Any Colour You Like has long been my favorite track on the LP. If simply for the fact that FM radio has slept on it. I love the 'that sounds like a guitar being played underwater'. Great tone!

For me Us and Them is the peak of Pink Floyd's music and one of the greatest songs of all time. And pairing it on the album with Any Colour You Like was utter genius.

This album feels bigger than life itself, sometimes. It's everywhere. Older than me by decades. As you said, monolithic. And yet, the feeling that sweeps my body every time I hear "time is the same in a relative way but you're older"... there's nothing like it. It's me and the music. I *am* older. Time *is* the same. It is constant. Not only in the literal relative sense, but in the musical sense. *Time* itself is the same. And seeing myself age, listening to this same song year after year... it centers something in me. It's not even just that I am older, it's the 'but i'm older'. The fact that no matter what I do, I will change. I will be older. Different. And see time in a different way, despite the fact it is not changing. Instead, I am. This was a really excellent review. Thank you.

I was watching this video, having fun, before realising that this only has 20k views from a channel with 20k subs??? Thats crazy. The effort you put into these videos is clearly evident, with a fresh, enjoyable, entertaining take that combines personal opinion with fun facts about the album and its creation. As a floyd fan and fellow Gen Z, your work speaks to me (pun intended) in a way I was not expecting to find on a Saturday afternoon mindlessly watching my KZfaq recommendations. This video just makes me want to invest in a record player and a few records because clearly I can do so much better than spotify.

Probably the greatest album ever. I love when brain damage and eclipse get played together on the radio, they should never be seperate

For a brief time, the band was known as "the Pink Floyd". Which was shortened from their actual original name. The Pink Floyd Sound. That was created by the legendary original front man Syd Barrett. Taken from an imported (to England) American blues album that featured two artists Syd was particularly enthralled with. Pink Anderson and Floyd Counsel. Hence the Pink Floyd Sound. So what you read was not wrong. 👍

I've listened to this album hundreds of times over 30 years and I still tear up during Clare's vocal solo and then again during Eclipse. I never get bored of it. It's just a monumental achievement. It's my musical soulmate, and its lyrics are as close to a holy text as I get.

i could listen to 100 people talk about this album and not get tired of it for some reason

I still remember the first time I heard those heartbeats, along with where I was and who I was with when this album first came out ... my lifetime ago. Excellent job on this fantastic review of this wonderfully 'monolithic' album!

Absolutely masterful job, Abby. It's a strong testament to your talent and insight that you are obviously 100% unafraid to tackle heavyweight champion musical milestones such as this one, and it's just so inspiring that you do so in the entertaining and informative manner which is your trademark. A splendid take on rock music's equivalent of the Mona Lisa. I have nothing further to add, except that it's too bad Roger is such a horse's ass. Rest in peace, the wonderful Rick Wright.

I heard it when I was 7 for the first time. I loved it when I was 9. Now I'm 44 and it's stills fire me on.. I totally agree what you said about Time, backingvocals on the whole album. And of course this is was my first Pink Floyd LP. ;)

This is brilliant. Best review of DSOTM I can remember, and I was there in '73.

The best album ever made, by anybody ever. Thank you so much for this wonderful deep dive into a truly special record.

I like how you make the reviews personal. So it's not just a sterile sophisticated examination from a music theory perspective, it's just as much about your unique perspective as it is about the music. You really put yourself and your feelings on display, which could go horribly wrong, but somehow works every time. I think it's because you're interesting - just hearing you talk / seeing you for 10 seconds and many question arise about what is happening on the screen. Uninhibited - an entertaining mixture of disregard for what people think, mixed with a healthy dose of self-awareness. If you think about it, music is really not about just the music, but the interaction between the music and the listener. So, by putting your entire interaction on display, it seems to make a more interesting event than just talking about the music (only trying to be objective) or just talking about your feelings of the music (only trying to be subjective). A lot of separate strange elements are coming together to make this series better than I would expect if someone described it to me. Not sure if it's genius or happenstance, but I hope you recognize you've got something special going. I hope it continues to evolve and gets better, but never loses the spark of magic. Did I just review your reviews? Btw, a random idea to consider down the road would be a record store as a sponsor for people who want to buy an album. Or 1-3 affiliate links to good record players that you've tested and confirmed good build and sound quality, for people who want to get into records, but don't know where to start. You could be a conduit for new people into the record world. Rock on.

Since watching the first pink floyd vinyl monday, I’ve listened to their entire discography, this album and piper are my favourites! As someone who used to listen to songs and not albums, this is one of the best full albums I’ve listened to, every songs serves it’s purpose

So, I was getting ready to do my 50th Anniversary Dark Side... celebration and I was scanning along KZfaq and I found your channel. This is a great review of the album. You said everything I've ever thought or felt about this album. However, while I do enjoy Pulse very much, my favorite Floyd performance of this piece (in my opinion, this work is something that's much more than just an album/record, I think it is a piece) is their 1974 performance at Wembley Stadium, London. I remember first hearing Dark Side on a classic rock station that used to broadcast in Ann Arbor--if you caught them at the right time, they would play entire albums at a certain point in the evening. I was 15 years old and when I first heard this record, it frightened me to the point of fascination! I starred researching what this was all about; I found out about their backstory and about what happened to Syd Barrett and went down into Pink Floyd's rabbit hole. My dad further fueled it by telling me to check out The Piper At The Gates Of Dawn. Love Floyd and I thoroughly enjoyed your review!

You have an amazing channel. You possess a great combination of humor, intelligence and you’re a born entertainer. You’d be great on SNL. I’m a big fan!

That rocked. Thank you.

Stuff I want to see…. Belle and Sebastian, Pumpkins, Paul’s boutique.

Being a 15 year old in the UK in 1973 I was completely spoiled for choice. On one hand I was really into the Glam Rock of Bowie, Mott etc, but also getting into the more ‘serious’ side of things. This album and Mike Oldfield’s ‘Tubular Bells’ were pretty much constants on my turntable in 73/74. Yet another very informative deep dive into one of Rock’s ultimate classic albums.

Another epic Vinyl Monday! This one will reverberate down through the ages!

Dark Side of the Moon is one of the few albums (IMO) that lives up to everything you hear about it.

No Abigail, it wasn't just you. I can still quote sections of it from memory now. You got a new subscriber just from that comment. Nevermind also from a lifelong Floyd fan.

My comments?... What the 'cinnamon toast f@$#' is there to say MORE about this undeniable masterpiece could I add that you did not express yourself. You are clearly a kindred spirit to many of us who have discovered you and your channel. It gives us hope in a time where I have been seriously questioning humanity during the last 7 years. Thank you.

I love your red and green paint mixing metaphor!

Please don't stop. It's like you are reading my mind Man. I'm an old guy from the 70s. Its like you speak every word I think about this music, thank you.

Love it! Love it! Love it! Thank you.

Truly one of the most iconic albums of all time. This is the project that got me into music as a whole and quickly made Pink Floyd my favourite band.

Finally it's Vinyl Moonday 🌕 ⏱️ 💰!!!

As there ever been a single, evocative, single note in all music as Rick Wrights unearthly 'Ping' in Echoes? I believe this was the catalyst for Dark Side itself - as well as ushering in electronica and any other form of futuristic music. Alan Parsons played his part in this as well of course as witnessed in his own music.

Stumbled upon your channel a few days ago when your HOTH review appeared in my KZfaq feed. Really enjoy what you’re doing, and eager to see which albums you profile next!

Beautiful. Such a heavy album that’s weaved in and out of my 45 years. Thanks!

That's Rick Wright singing "every year is getting shorter" part. Rick and Dave sing on time, Rick does 2 parts, Dave 2 parts. It was Ricks last lead vocal until division bell. Roger always ripped on Rick, but if you listen to his solo album "wet dream" and Daves first solo album in 1978, you can see how much they added to the music.

My all time favorite album. It always makes me cry. Especially the time solo. I cannot not cry. My favorite piece of art.

My first exposure to Dark Side was via the “Money” 45. It was in constant rotation. Until one day I decided to listen to the B side (no one ever did that back then) and discovered “Any Color You Like”. I was blown away! It is definitely the most under rated song on the album. 🌒🌒🌒🌒🌒!

Great video essay and tribute to such a masterpiece of an album. And I totally agree that “Echoes” is the greatest Pink Floyd piece ever.

Very well written & executed review Abby,thank you. “If Floyd touched the Heavens with ‘Dark Side’,then these 3 ladies are the choir waiting @ the gate…”,nice

Having just completed my own sync / edit of DSotM to the Wizard of Oz I can say, imo, the synchronicities are uncanny. I don’t believe this is because of any deliberate effort from the band. Sometimes things in the Cosmos just click together in a very satisfying way. Paul Blart Mall Cop II may indeed contain more visual / audio synchronicities but wouldn’t align as well thematically. Nor would it be a marriage of one of humanity’s greatest musical achievements with one of its greatest cinematic ones

aaaaa i’ve been waiting for this one

Roger's plans to re-record Dark Side are absolutely insane. Who is that even for?! In any case, great vid as always!

I first heard this masterpiece in 2006 and it changed my life. The lyrics to Time in particular still touch me, even after all these years. It describes my life so precisely that it frightens me. Thank you for this wonderful video.

This album has been apart of my life since the very beginning. My mother had a tape of this play on repeat while she was delivering me into the world.

Re: Holy Grail, I'm 40 years older than you and quoting that movie was very common in high school way back when. You are not alone. Also, I appreciate your use of 'Circle Sky' in your transitions. Good work overall!

You know your stuff, nothing before Echoes matters to most people.

I’m a little late as I’ve just discovered your channel - if you want a very close capturing of the magic of the album version, check out the 2006 version of Time from Remember That Night live at the Royal Albert Hall. Also, since you only mentioned the Pulse Version of Great Gig (I agree with your take, btw), check out Rachel Fury’s version from Delicate Sound of Thunder. She gets really really close to Claire. Edited to also add: Echoes from the same Remember That Night - WOW! I was in attendance as a college graduation gift to myself and have yet to experience anything more special than that nearly 20 minutes in London. The 9 hour flight was worth that alone. RIP Richard Wright 💙

I was 15 when this came out it totally changed my life and musical taste in a way i m not sure i can explain i have 7 copies of this album i have the dark side box set another picture disk and also a japanese master of the album which i have never played because i didnt think my sound system could do it fully justice i iwas lucky saw them a number times in the 70,s one of my favs also was at the original wall tour 10 ft from the stage in fact one of the pieces of the wall almost hit me time brain damage us and them great gig r my favs last thing i want to say is roger please dont remake the perfection this album is

The Wall was released when I was a child so "We Don't Need No Education" was the chant in the playground. And Bat out of Hell is also part of my childhood.

We used to have great parties and as they wound down, we'd turn the lights lower (not out) all lay back and put Echoes on and everybody would experience it as if in a concert hall. This was in 1973, by the way. Not one person would even cough or sigh. The perfection of it remains for me today the finest thing Floyd ever did, TDSOTM included (Great Gig comes closest).

My right my left your right your left...too funny. Your research is impressive. Echos...yes. I appreciate the information that you provide that I didn't know.

Love the comment about Great Gig blowing up on TikTok 🤣🤣🤣 Dark Side takes on the universal themes of life in a way very few albums do. Absolutely timeless. Glad to hear the justly deserved genius shoutout to Rick Wright.

You are the coolest!! 😊 l think you have managed to articulate perfectly what makes DSOM such an amazing listening experience.

This review should have been a short documentary. It would win an award. So well done and complete with insights not before touched on. Thanks for the effort that went into this.

I know you'll appreciate this cause you did a video on ITAOTS: One day it kinda hit me that Any Colour You Like and the untitled instrumental from ITAOTS sorta serve the same purpose on their respective albums. Both are pallet cleanser instrumentals that serve as the transition to the final act of their respective albums. A final scene change, if you will.

I’ve been looking forward to this video all week, and it did not disappoint! And NOW I’m looking forward to giving my heart to somebody soooooooon. Right away!

I feel the way I feel about the album for 50 plus years...but it's you that makes the re feeling something remarkably profound. Abby, so glad you are...a stolen treat to good to be deserved.

New to the channel. Nice work!

When I saw Pink Floyd in 1977 at the Olympiahalle in Munich they played two complete albums. Wish You Were Here and Animals. The encore was a few songs from Dark Side of the Moon. Of all the concerts I've seen over the past 50 years, that one defined what it takes to turn recorded music into a visual experience. Thanks for your personal take.

Gee, Abigail, the erudition in your scripting is beyond exemplary and outstanding. I have not the faintest idea if you do this all yourself or if there's a secret empire. But, whatever, I've been watching your critiques one after another in no time; and I'm smitten. Nothing shameful; it's just a virtual thingie. Luv and peace. ♡

Dark Side has popped up a number of times in my life. I first heard it as a child, it was one of the records in my dad's collection and I was immediately taken with the cover and then the music even though the lyrics were over my head at 8 years old. As a teen dropping acid and taking mushrooms it was another constant. The clocks in Time..wow..In my later teen years after going down a bad path, Brain Damage played on the radio while I was in a jail cell and really made me think and re-assess where my life was going. As an adult when I got into vinyl it was the first album I purchased and I was that 8 year old kid again discovering it for the first time.

18:15 not just you lol. I'm also 23, and that movie always got played on the bus during marching band trips. Eta: I totally forgot that pulse existed. My dad went to one of the pulse tour shows when he lived in Germany, and I am endlessly jealous.

Those studio clips have got to be some of the inspiration for Spinal Tap.

Ok I have to say this: you have amazing writing skills! I love the way you make your reviews.

Thanks Abigail for such a great review of this fabulous album. Fresh out of high school in 1975 it was the Album I bought with my first pay packet and have played it many times. Your review is very insightful and has given me a new perspective on some of the music. So i am going to go and listen to it right now.

Finally, an album I've listened to...a lot. Well done Abby. Lots of insight here.

I'd listen to this on repeat every night from age 14-16 in the early 80's . We had it on 8 track + totally F'd up my dads vinyl copy (origional from 73). As a suprise when we moved into a new house my step mom painted the inner gatefold rainbow/heartbeat theme across my wall in my room ~ 18 inches wide + 3 foot heartbeat (cirmnavigated the whole room) In the 90s I gave my dad the Dark Side CD + a cd player just for that album probably to return the favor cuz that record was demolished... Here's something though. New to the pod so not sure - You may have explored quadrophonic sound. It's probably difficult to do on a practical level as there were competing proprietary formats and equipment that came and went in the 70's and was all but a memory once we got through the 80s.. My dad had a Sony SQ quadrophonic system - a few albums etc (dark side was not one of them :( ) It was gimmicky in my experience, not a lot of bang for the buck. However -the Point: There is a digital version of the German vinyl release of Darkside "quadrophonic" - I only found this a couple years back out on the interwebs... This is definitely worth a listen as the mix is different. (its a stereo file (wav or mp3)). I downloaded a copy and give it a listen its really cool esp on the side A - various elements pop to the front that you didn't here in the stereo mix. Worth a 5 minute google search - All the best - your doing great work here. thankyou

Spot on! That was brilliant, you have such an artists eye and ear. I can’t thank you enough 🙏🏻

I’m 59 years old (born August 1963). I remember when Dark Side first came out because of the hoopla amongst the kids who were a little older than I. Whilst I generally enjoyed the record at that time it didnt really start meaning anything to me until the summer of 1976 when I turned 13 and had started smoking grass, taking psychedelics, etc. Then Pink Floyd became almost a religious experience to me… Everything seemed to open up and become moe colorful and meaningful. I started exploring new avenues of thinking by starting to read books like the Tibetan Book of the Dead, The Prophet, etc.. as well as people like Camus, Sartre, etc. I’ll always credit three bands/ musicians (from the 60’s/ early 70s era) who opened everything up for me and that was Pink Floyd, Jimi Hendrix & The Beatles. Everything became so much more colorful & deeper. Dark Side is a record that I have to listen to from one end to the other. I need the full journey to feel complete. It’s so much part of my soul and existence. It’s an album that feels like a familial connection. You did such a great review of Dark Side, Abigail. I love your insights and knowledge. Keep up the fantastic work. I’m looking forward to seeing your review for Meddle. Lastly… While I love Dark Side my actual favorite Pink Floyd album is Atom Heart Mother. I dont care what the band members say about it now it’s such a wonderful record. And my favorite Pink Floyd “piece of music” (next to most every live version of the “Celestial Voices” part of the song Saucerful of Secrets) is the third musical part of Alan’s Psychedelic Breakfast called “Morning Glory”. ✌🏽❤️🎸🍄

Hi Abigail, I just had to let you know how much I enjoyed this. This album has been a cherished companion of mine for well over 40 years but despite that, much of your detailed research was new to me and so very interesting. Your punchy delivery and personality quite enchanting too. God bless you and keep going 😬x

Pinned up the posters on my wall. There goes the value 😂

March 6, 1973, I attended the Pink Floyd concert at Kiel Opera House in St Louis, MO. Of course they had two sets and an encore, which is a LOT of Pink Floyd, but there was no opening band. (BTW, that was typical of Led Zeppelin as well.) The second set was the complete DSOTM. It was mesmerizing. First concert I attended that used a smoke machine, IIRC.

Very nice and insightful review. And your video production keeps getting better and better too! There were some pieces of information you mentioned about Dark Side of the Moon that I did not even know about. So thanks for the video. Great video! Brian in Fort Worth 🎶

fantastic album and episode! you were somehow able to encapsulate this absolute behemoth of an album perfectly. oh and let me just say, when you showed us next weeks album, i kid you not, i gasped. i can't wait to see it :)

Wow Abie your description is so intense I love it you really are for me “the best musicologist I know “ you are so explicit and I can fell your passion for music. I already wrote this. I will follow for a long time I promise. Continue you marvellous work Amie darling.❤️

Long time Pink Floyd fan. Saw them live on their Animals tour. Own all of their albums. Saw Roger Waters The Wall tour a few years back. The kid playing David’s solos had them down note for note and bend for bend. Love your history on this great album

Your stuff is always great and well researched but I think you took it a notch higher on this one. Big Floyd fan and learned even more from your research.

Hi there Abigail, just saw your Dark side review, I grew up with this masterpiece. Saw lots of folks doing reviews, I Am 68 y o. Your analysis is perfect, I thought I knew all the little details, but you took it to another level, everyone in the world should listen to the vinyl, Spot on young lady❤

That is exactly the same as my copy and has a couple of posters in the cover, I have played the SACD version of DARK SIDE OF THE MOON (sorry for shouting) and listened to it using the DTS:NEO 6 Music mode on my YAMAHA RX-V485 and sounded quite good and you could hear somethings on the surround channels.

You Rock Abigail! Enjoy your take on all the great rock you display & reminds us of a great time in music.....unlike today!

The first time I heard this album (I had heard Money before on the radio) was the first time I heard music on a high quality sound system. A friend of my older brother's (in college almost 6 years older) who was selling new stereo components as a side hustle, put this record on to show me what true hifi of that time was capable of. Kinda blew my young mind.

Now I know who supplied the mad laughter in Brain Damage, thank you!

Classic among classics, absolutely timeless album.

One last one: I saw the original touring version, yes, including the rotating round screen on stage and the airplane soaring over the Cow Palace and crashing behind the set at the end of On the Run. Once in a lifetime. Also, I was on psychedelics at the time.

7:42 I didn’t expect that phantom roast lol

The quadruphonic record that my friend had was good enough that after having a little herbal supplements I was leaning my head back and started getting the spins and had to make a break for the door before I threw up! It sounded like it was all over the room.

Why are you so good at this! Really! No, Echoes isn't PF's best song. Dogs is. And The Wall is my favorite But Dark Side is their perfect album. Maybe Wish is a close second. Pink Floyd made me dumm. Instead of applying myself to homework for school, I instead invested my time into learning how to play this album on my guitar. All that time wasted on playing my guitar rather than learning stuff but I turned out pink floyd.

I love this album. When I was in HS in the 90s this was my jam. I also memorized the Holy Grail back then, too

Great review, Abby! Spent a lot of time learning to play this album on guitar (and bass) when it came out.. You know how to do your stuff, lady! Big fan! You are awesome!😘💕💕💕

Time is my all-time favorite song on my favorite album with my favorite album art. Even my mom loved it. It doesn't get any better. Oh, I'm 65 yrs old and have been grooving to it for 50 yrs. There used to be a laser light midnight show at the Houson planetarium in the 70s set to the album. Good times.

Thanks Abby.A brilliant review of a masterpiece album.

It’s been said, that music you discovered when you were 14 sticks with you the most, and I think there’s something to that. Yes, I first heard, all the way though at least, DSOTM in 1980 and instantly fell in love. Since then, I’ve owned and enjoyed it on pretty much every format possible. Most recently, while working at my record store, I happened upon a sealed 73/74 US pressing. I’ve yet to decide what to do with it. Part of me knows I need to sell it for stupid money, but part of me really wants to open a 50 year old icon of my childhood and give it a spin.

My god, Abigail. You’re too brilliant. Echoes @ Pompei is one of the all time greats and I couldn’t agree more that Floyd got their footing. BTW there’s a video floating around with additional interviews from Pompei era. I think it was Nick that referred to themselves as ’The’, haha