Making of The Dark Side of the Moon – Pink Floyd – Part 3/5
Jun 2, 2010 Videos Pink Floyd
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The most phenomenal recording in rock & roll history: The Dark Side of the Moon. The Floyd’s 1973 masterpiece remained on bestseller charts for nearly 14 years, and its enduring importance is honored here by all four members of Pink Floyd and key personnel (engineer Alan Parsons, mixing supervisor Chris Thomas, sleeve designer Storm Thorgerson, and others) who played essential roles in the landmark album’s creation. Produced for the Classic Albums series that originally aired on VH-1, this thorough and thought-provoking study highlights a track-by-track dissection of the LP’s master tapes (including the spoken-word passages that bookend the album), superbly interlaced with archival footage, early demo tapes, concert animations, and latter-day acoustic performances by David Gilmour, Roger Waters, and Richard Wright to demonstrate each track’s contribution to the final mix–a sonic exploration that extends to the illuminating bonus features. Informative interviews abound (including Rolling Stone senior editor David Fricke), and much-deserved credit is given to saxophonist Dick Parry, solo vocalist Clare Torry, and former Capitol Records chairman Bhaskar Menon, who fostered the album’s US commercial success.
June 3rd, 2010 at 12:27 am
dam! i miss this album so much, it brings back so many memories.
June 3rd, 2010 at 1:09 am
@LordoftheHornets Yes, Rick was modest and phenomenal.
June 3rd, 2010 at 1:27 am
only one word to describe this album……. MASTERPIECE
June 3rd, 2010 at 2:03 am
rick was a most modest person, have you seen his myspace page where he describes himself and who he is ?, no hiers and graces, just total and simplistic modesty
June 3rd, 2010 at 2:58 am
Alan Parsons is no slacker either. He has great albums also. My favorite I Robot!
June 3rd, 2010 at 3:47 am
they are very smart people…i love how modest rick is when describing how he wrote “the great gig in the sky”
June 3rd, 2010 at 4:09 am
THEY are so fucking smart, especially when it comes to music
June 3rd, 2010 at 5:00 am
I miss Rick Wright.
June 3rd, 2010 at 5:55 am
You cant get any better than Pink Floyd noone compares awesome thx for this awesome vids
June 3rd, 2010 at 6:12 am
Al Paccino? 2:06
June 3rd, 2010 at 7:04 am
You can actually find an almost identical image in 7th grade science books. Are they wrong too?
June 3rd, 2010 at 8:01 am
Hello berlogea
I have to admit I am very impressed with the quality of your videos here on youtube.
They are certainly a pleasure to watch as I do enjoy them.
I am sure there is many others who also feel the same about your videos.
Mark McCulloch
June 3rd, 2010 at 8:17 am
I completely agree. Richard Wright is a very underrated artist/keyboard player, not because he had the technical skill of contemporaries Keith Emerson or Rick Wakeman, but for his creativity and ability to provide an atmosphere that suited the rest of the music. He was imo the perfect keyboardist for Pink Floyd.
June 3rd, 2010 at 9:09 am
What made Richard Wright a truly amazing artist was not that he played better than anyone, but his ability to create absolute masterpieces. As Roger and David easily agree…The Dark Side of The Moon was probably the peak of Pink Floyd’s collective creativity. Absolutely amazing!
June 3rd, 2010 at 9:21 am
What disheartens me is that artists today think dealing with dark subjects means they should sound ugly. This is absolutely beautiful work.
June 3rd, 2010 at 9:25 am
Roger’s pearls of wisdom at 1:27-1:57.
I need to control my LIFE! I’m tired of lying in the sunshine, staying home to watch the rain! I need to tear down this Wall! REAGAN SMASH! REAGAN SMASH!
June 3rd, 2010 at 10:18 am
clare torry !!!!!
i am listen and cry
June 3rd, 2010 at 10:40 am
I have just one word for this: Perfect!
June 3rd, 2010 at 11:24 am
2:43 That’s so great and raw. Words can’t describe it. Peace
June 3rd, 2010 at 11:48 am
true
June 3rd, 2010 at 12:33 pm
I Hate all these ashole that only comment shit, its like they didnt care about the video or pink floyd, they just have a fucking shitty poin and they want to be listen.
June 3rd, 2010 at 12:54 pm
Artisn Never Leave an art work the same way that it may look in reality. I think it wouldnt be art if they would made them so obious.
June 3rd, 2010 at 1:36 pm
Guys you are making me laugh, you are all very funny even if you know F-All!!!
HeeHee
June 3rd, 2010 at 1:43 pm
How ya gonna do that over the internet?
June 3rd, 2010 at 1:49 pm
What are you talking about dumbass?