Making of The Dark Side of the Moon – Pink Floyd – Part 5/5
May 30, 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.
May 30th, 2010 at 10:40 pm
great making of video,
May 30th, 2010 at 11:06 pm
I absolutely agree that you do not have to be high to “get” Pink Floyd. I do not judge those who prefer to listen to Pink Floyd while high, but I personally enjoy getting high on the beauty of these notes dancing together deep inside. Pink Floyd has so much depth and soul. Sorry but there will never be a rock band like it.
May 30th, 2010 at 11:59 pm
@vagabond76 hahah that’s so awesome. i agree.
May 31st, 2010 at 12:37 am
I wish music today had this much meaning behind it. It’s just everyone looking for a hit nowadays. I’m 15, and I get disgusted when I’m riding my bus to school and she turns the radio on.
May 31st, 2010 at 1:12 am
Where can I find all this weird 70′s footage put to DSOTM?
May 31st, 2010 at 2:10 am
@vagabond76 Absolutely my friend, its a very good advice!
May 31st, 2010 at 2:28 am
simply incredible. one of the most amazing pieces of music. thank you for posting.
May 31st, 2010 at 2:51 am
I always think of Brain Damage as the last years of your life and you’re reflecting on it and slowly going insane, but it doesn’t matter, because in the end. You’re nothing more than just another pawn in the game of life.
May 31st, 2010 at 3:10 am
@XtremeFargoth666 ..well,maybe you should..;-)
May 31st, 2010 at 3:29 am
You’ve taken Pink Floyd and thats what happens
May 31st, 2010 at 4:04 am
@XtremeFargoth666 start!
May 31st, 2010 at 4:05 am
@termsofusepolice come on, is that really necessary?
May 31st, 2010 at 4:56 am
Its weird but awesome, when I close my eyes wylle listening to it, I see loads of flashy, deep colours! please note that I have NEVER taking drugs or smoked anything
May 31st, 2010 at 5:56 am
just because ther a “recent”, when are you gonna open youre eyes, of course I think ther were loads of better bands back then but now you cant say everythings bad! Seriously, we aall miss seventies music but music has to progress, not repeat itself!
May 31st, 2010 at 6:12 am
To me, DSOTM was light years beyond The Wall – on every level.
Fantastic doc. Thanks for uploading.
May 31st, 2010 at 7:01 am
Muse is a shit stain on the toilet paper in the septic tank of the yard of the house that is Pink Floyd.
May 31st, 2010 at 7:51 am
wheres any colour you like???
May 31st, 2010 at 8:29 am
david gilmour has such an interesting speaking voice
May 31st, 2010 at 8:54 am
Fuck man that music press guy looks like Kermit the frog ! Those pair of dickheads are on all sorts of music documentries !
May 31st, 2010 at 9:10 am
that bit of music at the very end of Dark Side is actually part of a Beatles recording. it’s leaked in because they probably were reusing some old tape, and both bands recorded at the Abbey Road studios frequently.
May 31st, 2010 at 9:23 am
7:12 to 7:28 had to be the most touching and saddest thing I have ever heard. I mean when you really think about it David is right, When we go out and listen to the record for the first time it’s amzing, orgasmis, nostalgic, romantic, and it’s love for the first time, but to them it sounds differently since they already heard it a billion times while working on it.
That touched me deeply and I love this exposure to DSOTM, it made me appreciate it that much more. Love you Pink Floyd.
May 31st, 2010 at 9:42 am
I … am …
….I had no idea this program had been made.
All these years of just experiencing the album, mostly alone, and hearing about … I thought it was 7 years on ”favorites’ charts …
and to hear them acknowledge all the emotional depth that I have felt from it, including the woman’s chanting, and all the life commentaries in the lyrics …
To hear all the context, stories, and commentaries is just wonderful. It’s really an incredibly wonderful work of art.
Thank you, all of you.
May 31st, 2010 at 10:16 am
same here!
May 31st, 2010 at 11:12 am
thank you so so so so so much for these wonderful videos i always found it fascinating how great records are made.
May 31st, 2010 at 11:29 am
BTW- turn the bass off the heartbeats at the end of the record and crank it as it’s fading out. You’ll hear some light jazz leaking in from somewhere.