Dark Side of the Moon [Import] [Original recording remastered]

Dark Side of the Moon [Import] [Original recording remastered]

Dark Side of the Moon [Import] [Original recording remastered]

Track Listings
 
1. Back To The Wall
2. In Your Eyes
3. Sittin' In The Sun
4. On This Road
5. You And Me
6. Kum On
7. Only To Do What Is True
8. You Can Make It Here

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Dark Side Of The Moon
Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • One of the worst, most pretentious recordings in music history
  • "Shorter of breath, and one day closer to death..."
  • Polished and pretentious.
  • Relevant Over 30 Years Later
  • wwords can barley describe
Dark Side Of The Moon
Pink Floyd
Manufacturer: Capitol
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000002U82
Release Date: 1990-10-25

Tracks:

  1. Speak To Me/Breathe
  2. On The Run
  3. Time
  4. The Great Gig In The Sky
  5. Money
  6. Us And Them
  7. Any Colour You Like
  8. Brain Damage
  9. Eclipse

Amazon.com essential recording

Dark Side of the Moon, originally released in 1973, is one of those albums that is discovered anew by each generation of rock listeners. This complex, often psychedelic music works very well because Pink Floyd doesn't rush anything; the songs are mainly slow to mid-tempo, with attention paid throughout to musical texture and mood. The sound effects on songs like "On the Run," "Time" and especially "Money" (with sampled sounds of clinking coins and cash registers turned into rhythmic accompaniment) are impressive, especially when we remember that 1973 was before the advent of digital recording techniques. This is probably Pink Floyd's best-known work, and it's an excellent place to start if you're new to the band. --Genevieve Williams

Customer Reviews:

1 out of 5 stars One of the worst, most pretentious recordings in music history .......2007-07-27

These guys, Pink Floyd, are simply copying everything that I created on my 4-track back in 1968. I have thought about suing them on several occasions since the album was first released back in March of 1973, but I have never had the money to afford an attorney. Plus, The Electric Prunes were the first band to compose and perform this so-called psychedelic music.

Very overrated and unoriginal.

4 out of 5 stars "Shorter of breath, and one day closer to death...".......2007-07-19

This black pearl of Rogerian profundity represents the pessimist's inversion of, "today is the first day of the rest of your life." Between both extremes lies the truth, which is that each day brings us closer to judgement, heaven or hell, the choice of which is ours, based upon the way that we tick away "the moments that make up the dull day." It takes courage to face the fact that our actions are meaningful and have eternal consequences, no matter how mundane they may be. "Life sucks and then you die" is a great excuse for those who are too lazy to clean the toilet, like your mother asked you to. Instead, you can flop down on the couch, get stoned, veg out to some Floyd, and tell yourself that you're so much better than "them," be they soldiers ("Us and Them"), or greedy businessmen ("Money"), or your mother, who still wants you to clean the toilet. So get over your self-righteous, self-pity, and do something for someone else for a change. A bath every once in a while wouldn't hurt either...


Of all the memorable lines in this great album, why do I seize on this one? Because it best represents the philosophy that lies beneath this album, which is, at best, pessimism, and at worst, despair and fatalism. This is dangerous stuff, especially for young people, who are prone to narcissism.

Although importantly flawed, DSOTM is a great album. "Money" and "Us and Them" are conceptual and musical masterpieces. "Money" is especially notable for the best use of sound effects in rock history, and the poignant "Us and Them" soars musically. "The Great Gig in the Sky" is a daring innovation (singing, without words) that wholly succeeds as a mystical, pagan contemplation of death. "Time" is another musical gem that, despite the objections given above, warns us all about wasting our talents, in what is perhaps my favorite line of the album, "Then one day you turn to find/ ten years have got behind you/ no one told you when to run/ you missed the starting gun." "On the Run" is sonically ground-breaking and a pleasure to listen to.

Unfortunately, the sophomoric "Brain Damage" mars the album with its spoken-word and cackling pretension. This is excusable due to former bandmate Syd Barrett's descent into madness, but "Brain Damage" sounds like something out of a bad science fiction movie, not as a mature consideration of mental illness.

Overall, DSOTM represents a historic and musical milestone, and is a must for every rock music collection, the above objections notwithstanding.

3 out of 5 stars Polished and pretentious. .......2007-07-18

I listened to Pink Floyd when I was at school (late 1980s BTW). It just seemed the thing to do for a teenager. There was a feeling of thinking yourself more grown up listening to such a supposedly intelligent band. And maybe also a slight thrill of teenage rebellion in listening to a band that took drugs (gasp!)

Revsiting it so many years later it's hard to see what the fuss is about. It's a very well produced album I'll grant you that. Sound is excellent throughout (although perhaps Alan Parsons, not Pink Floyd themselves is mainly to thank for that) But *musically* I can't really see this as the greatest thing ever recorded, let alone greatest pop record.

Speak To Me- not really music,but an atmospheric intro
Breathe- Nice enough soft tune, but not really memorable. Water's is at his worst "butter wouldn't melt in my mouth" gentleness though.
On The Run - A synth going "bloobly bloobly blooby" to sound effects. Must have seemed clever in 1973 but it's just boring after about 3 listens.
Time- The first genuinely good song here. The guitar solo is about as good as the clean "understated" guitar style gets. Great intro too.
Great Gig In The Sky- Moving in parts, but a lot of the time it's just tuneless wailing.

Money- Floyd get funky. Meh. One of the first manifestations of Waters annoying "I hate the music business" fixation. Hey Roger my heart bleeds for you, with you having so much money. It's evil, I know.
Us And Them- Like Breathe, it's a quiet little song, quite pleasant, but to me it wouldn't sound out of place in Sesame Street.
Any Colour You Like - Hit and miss instrumental.
Brain Damage -Good song. I sometimes wonder though if Water's too obvious English pronounciations ("the lunatic is on the grawhss") are a turn on for Americans in the way that Monty Python's pronounciations of "bawwhhstid" have them in stitches.
Eclipse.- Nice ending to the album.

So overall, there are some good momemts here and there. But, in essence this album is essentially a soft rock album dressed up in Stanley Kubrick-esque pretentions. It's not "space rock", despite what people say. Early Tangerine Dream, for example, would have much more reason to call an album "Dark Side Of The Moon" than Pink Floyd.

I don't hate this album, I just don't think it's worth getting too excited over. I heard it in my formative years, but it's not music I think is worth revisiting.

5 out of 5 stars Relevant Over 30 Years Later.......2007-07-09

Incredibly, Dark Side Of The Moon, by Pink Floyd, was released almost 35 years ago. The amazing thing is that this excellent CD is still important and relevant today. I can listen to Us and Them over and over again. The hypnotic perfection of this CD is amazing. Most bands would love to have a collection of greatest hits that would rival this one album by this incredible band. If you have not heard this, you are in for a treat. A Five star masterpiece.

5 out of 5 stars wwords can barley describe.......2007-06-28

.........what they made in dark side of the moon. the best phycodelic experience ive heard
Dark Side of the Moon 30th Anniversary Edition
Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • One of Two
  • A Darker Side of Pink Floyd
  • 5+ STAR SACD, 2 star CD
  • Fantastic
  • " Essential "
Dark Side of the Moon 30th Anniversary Edition
Pink Floyd
Manufacturer: Capitol
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00008CLOA
Release Date: 2003-03-25

Tracks:

  1. Speak To Me/Breathe
  2. On The Run
  3. Time
  4. The Great Gig In The Sky
  5. Money
  6. Us And Them
  7. Any Colour You Like
  8. Brain Damage
  9. Eclipse

Amazon.com essential recording

Dark Side of the Moon, originally released in 1973, is one of those albums that is discovered anew by each generation of rock listeners. This complex, often psychedelic music works very well because Pink Floyd doesn't rush anything; the songs are mainly slow to mid-tempo, with attention paid throughout to musical texture and mood. The sound effects on songs like "On the Run," "Time" and especially "Money" (with sampled sounds of clinking coins and cash registers turned into rhythmic accompaniment) are impressive, especially when we remember that 1973 was before the advent of digital recording techniques. This is probably Pink Floyd's best-known work, and it's an excellent place to start if you're new to the band. --Genevieve Williams

Album Description

The Super Audio CD (SACD) features two disc layers. One layer contains a standard version of the album that works on any CD player. The other layer includes high-resolution stereo and a 5.1 surround version of the recording that works on SACD-compatible DVD players and home theater systems. Both layers employ SACD's Direct Stream Digital (DSD) encoding process that samples the music 64 times faster than CD for unprecedented fidelity.

Album Description

Full Title - Dark Side of the Moon 30th Anniversary Edition. It's been 30 years since 'Floyd released their masterwork, and it's been on the charts for most of them! And now comes a new dimension to what was already the ultimate headphone experience-this new edition includes a newly-remastered conventional version and a Super Audio CD 5.1 surround mix version playable on SACD-compatible DVD players and home theater systems. Original designer Storm Thorgerson chips in with new art inside the 20-page booklet. Capitol. 2003.

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars One of Two.......2007-07-23

I only own two Pink Floyd CDs. This and Delicate Sound of Thunder. No Music collection is complete without this CD.

5 out of 5 stars A Darker Side of Pink Floyd.......2007-07-21

The Dark side of the Moon is possibly Pink Floyd's best and most popularly acclaimed recording, it is indeed a "classic album". With the smooth vocals of Roger Waters and the lead guitar work of David Gilmour it is a classic of progressive-rock that is indeed a profound experience to listen to. Released in 1973 it was an immediate hit with the hippies still around in the early seventies, with its post psychedelic soundscape. It is darker and more brooding in tone than the earlier Syd Barrett led (who had a mental breakdown due to taking too many acid trips) era Floyd and is indeed an album to immerse one's self in. The more one listens to Dark Side the more one starts to appreciate what a revolutionary album it was for its time, it has inspired generations with its melodious music and enigmatic lyrics.

With its complicated sound structures and beautiful mixing The Dark Side of The Moon begs to be listened to again and again... and again. As one of my favorite rock albums of all time I would certainly put Pink Floyd in the pantheon of "rock gods" along with The Doors, The Beatles and Led Zeppelin amongst other 1960s and 1970s bands. The Dark Side of the Moon was produced in an era when rock bands had more room to express their creativity and more room for improvisation and experimentation than today. The big music companies did not have as much of a commercial strangle hold on the creative process back then as they do these days with their desire to use bands as a vehicle only for making money and sales. Bands in the 60s and 70s where more radical, and non conformist and they would not easily toe the line set by big business executives. Rock 'n' roll has I'm sorry to say been co-opted and commercialized to such an extent in the age of trashy TV shows like MTV, Australian or American Idol that I fear it can't be saved, not to say that there aren't some cool modern bands out there making the music they want to. Much of the music of this early era hasn't dated and is timeless and wonderful to hear and listen to. If you're going to start collecting the Pink Floyd albums I suggest you start with The Dark side of the Moon followed by Wish You Were Here, Meddle and The Wall. They are all available in re-mastered editions and Dark Side of the Moon has been put into the SACD format, so the clarity is amazing. Lose yourself!!!

5 out of 5 stars 5+ STAR SACD, 2 star CD.......2007-07-18

The SACD stereo and 5.1 surround versions of Dark Side of the Moon are the only way currently available to experience this album as Pink Floyd intended it to be heard. If you don't have an SACD player or a DVD player that plays SACDs and don't intend to buy one, don't buy this album. The regular CD version sounds better. The CD layer on this is too compressed and too loud and might be OK in a noisy car with the windows open, but forget about it on even a low quality home system. I say this as someone who loves Dark Side of the Moon.

I have thought that Dark Side of the Moon is one of the finest albums ever made for over 30 years. I have 2 copies of the British SQ Quad version, an unopened backup and a copy I play on rare occasions. I also have one opened and 2 still-sealed Stereo LP pressings. All 5 of these are British Harvest pressings circa 1977. I also have an opened and a sealed Mobile Fidelity LP pressing, and my original American Capital pressing. In my opinion the late 70s British Stereo pressings beat all comers. The MFSL is crisper and has more detail but, fatally, less atmosphere. But it is a good second choice and occasionally a good alternate listen. The British Quad pressing has cleaner, quieter surfaces than the American Capital and is clearly a different (but inferior) mix, which makes for an interesting alternate listen on a rare occasion, but the sound quality and mix are actually better on the American Capital. If you are listening for sound quality, the SQ is a poor fourth among these 4 versions. If you want quad or surround, any of the other 3 played through Dynaquad or Dolby Surround some other ambiance recovery arrangement gives a much more satisfying experience. My comments on British pressings are limited to late 1970s pressings. I say this because I picked up a British stereo pressing of Wish You Were Here about 1986 and it sounds muffled compared to my Japanese stereo and British Quad pressings from the 70s, so I wouldn't vouch for later British pressings, though it is possible they may be satisfactory on Dark Side. The British Quad pressing of Wish You Were Here stands with the British Stereo pressing of Dark Side in terms of sound quality and quality of listening experience. The mix is different from and superior to the stereo version of Wish You Were Here, whether played back in stereo or in quad (and I wish Sony would release it on SACD).

Because my LPs sounded so good I never bothered to get CD versions of most of Pink Floyd, though I did pick up the Mobile Fidelity Gold CD of Dark Side, and later the Doug Sax remastered CD Box set, Shine On, which includes many but not all of the albums. I occasionally listen to some of them but mostly I still listen to the vinyl versions. Except...

The SACD. In addition to the lousy sounding CD layer, you have 2 choices on the SACD layer, Stereo, or a new 5.1 channel mix from the original multi-track analog masters. Earlier I said that late 70s British Stereo LP pressings beat all comers. Let me qualify that. The stereo SACD version equals it. It is very difficult to hear any difference between my always carefully played 1977 British Stereo pressing and the SACD stereo tracks (except there is some very slight surface noise on the LP--but it is not yet objectionable enough to make me break the seal on one of my other copies). Old British stereo pressings are basically going to be impossible to find. This is a worthy substitute. There is also the new 5.1 channel mix. If you like surround sound you'll love this. I love surround sound and listen to most stereo sources with Dynaquad passive ambiance recovery. This new surround mix is about equal to the stereo mix but different, exchanging a little more clarity for a little less of the mysterious. It is a worthy alternative (unlike the old SQ version). I listen to both.

So buy this SACD while it is still available if you like this music. If you don't have an SACD player, don't listen to it yet. But get yourself one of the universal DVD players that plays SACD (and DVD-A, too, preferably) and you are in for a treat. And some of the dedicated SACD players sound even better. Let me repeat: the SACD stereo and 5.1 surround versions of Dark Side of the Moon are the only way currently available to experience this album as Pink Floyd intended it to be heard.

5 out of 5 stars Fantastic.......2007-07-09

Incredibly, Dark Side Of The Moon, by Pink Floyd, was released almost 35 years ago. The amazing thing is that this excellent CD is still important and relevant today. I can listen to Us and Them over and over again. The hypnotic perfection of this CD is amazing. Most bands would love to have a collection of greatest hits that would rival this one album by this incredible band. If you have not heard this, you are in for a treat. A Five star masterpiece.

5 out of 5 stars " Essential ".......2007-06-27

A timeless piece of classic FLOYD. If it's not already in your collection - Get It!
Dark Side of the Moon Bounce
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
  • Fantabulous!
  • Bounce to Moon Bounce
  • Out of This World!
  • Clever, catchy songs for the preschool set
Dark Side of the Moon Bounce
Rocknoceros
Manufacturer: Rockno Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000QUUD3S
Release Date: 2007-05-12

Tracks:

  1. Blast Off!
  2. These Hands
  3. No Bananas on the Boat
  4. Brush Your Teeth
  5. School Bus
  6. Get Up
  7. Pluto
  8. Apollo
  9. (I Wish We Used) The Metric System
  10. Dear Abby
  11. Seven Days A Week
  12. Wee Go Potty
  13. The Shaker Song
  14. Gravity
  15. 2007: A Rocknodyssey

Product Description

Coach Cotton, Williebob, and Boogie Woogie Bennie are back with 15 new Rocknoceros songs!

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Fantabulous!.......2007-06-18

My nephews sing the brushing your teeth song all the time and we just laugh as we try to keep up! Whenever they hear counting of any kind, we always end up counting down from 10 and yelling "Blast Off!" These songs are really catchy for kids and fun for them to dance and run around to. As an adult I find myself singing them as well because I like the style of music and the songs are very well written for adults to enjoy. This is a must buy for toddlers and young children!

5 out of 5 stars Bounce to Moon Bounce.......2007-06-17

You'll be bouncing to the music on Dark Side of the Moon Bounce. The songs are educational for the youngsters. They teach about our measuring system, the days of the week, the Apollo Mission to the moon, the demotion of Pluto as a planet, and gravity. Adults will appreciate the music, too.

5 out of 5 stars Out of This World!.......2007-06-01

We picked this album up at the release party and put it in the van's CD player on the way home. That was three weeks ago, and the kids still won't let me take it out! We now have all the songs memorized, and even the two-year-old sings along. My six-year-old and four-year-old sons are really into all the space songs. Music-savvy parents will recognize various genre influences and appreciate the music and lyrics on a different level, so I actually don't mind listening to it day-in and day-out. I've even caught myself listening to it when the kids aren't in the car, or singing "Days of the Week" to myself without it driving me crazy. Definitely something the whole family can enjoy!

5 out of 5 stars Clever, catchy songs for the preschool set.......2007-05-27

Our kids (ages 4 and 2) absolutely love this album. It's fun, entertaining power-pop by a trio of very talented musicians. Rock on, Rocknoceros!
Return to the Dark Side of the Moon: A Tribute to Pink Floyd
Average customer rating: 3.5 out of 5 stars
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Return to the Dark Side of the Moon: A Tribute to Pink Floyd
Various Artists
Manufacturer: Cleopatra
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000EWBMXI
Release Date: 2006-05-16

Tracks:

  1. Speak To Me/Breathe - Adrian Belew
  2. On The Run - Alan White
  3. Time - Gary Green
  4. The Great Gig In The Sky - Steve Howe
  5. Money - Gary Green
  6. Us And Them - John Wetton
  7. Any Colour You Like - Robben Ford
  8. Brain Damage - Vinnie Colaiuta
  9. Eclipse - Peter Banks
  10. Where We Belong - Robby Krieger

Product Description

1. Speak To Me giBreathe feat. Malcolm McDowell (A Clockwork Orange), Adrian Belew (King Crimson), Jeff "Skunk" Baxter (Doobie Bros), Tony Kaye (Yes) & Alan White (Yes)
2. On The Run feat. Larry Fast (Nektar) & Alan White (Yes)
3. Time feat. Gary Green (Gentle Giant), Robby Krieger (The Doors), Alan White (Yes), Jay Schellen (Hurricane) & Colin Moulding (XTC)
4. The Great Gig In The Sky feat. Rick Wakeman (Yes), C.C. White, Steve Howe (Yes) & Jay Schellen (Hurricane)
5. Money feat. Tommy Shaw (Styx), Edgar Winter, Gary Green (Gentle Giant), Bill Bruford (Yes) & Tony Levin (King Crimson)
6. Us And Them feat. John Wetton (Asia), Scotty Page, Dweezil Zappa, Tony Kaye (Yes), Pat Mastelotto (King Crimson) & Jimmy Haslip (The Yellowjackets)
7. Any Colour You Like feat. Robbin Ford, Steve Porcaro (Toto), Aynsley Dunbar (Journey) & Tony Franklin (The Firm)
8. Brain Damage feat. Colin Moulding (XTC), Robby Krieger (The Doors), Geoff Downes (Asia), Vinnie Colaiuta (Sting) & Del Palmer (Kate Bush)
9. Eclipse feat. Peter Banks (Yes), Tony Kaye (Yes), Vinnie Colaiuta (Sting) & John Wetton (Asia)
Bonus Track:
10. Where We Belong feat. Robby Krieger (The Doors) & Tony Kaye (Yes)

Format: CD

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars What a Cool Deal.......2007-05-25

What an all-star line-up and probably a great deal of fun to do. Imitation, the sincerest form of flattery. I personally love it, to hear a different take on an album that I have owned 3 vinyl copies of plus cassette due to wearing them out from infinite plays.

Very cool.



2 out of 5 stars Close But No Cigar.......2006-06-09

It is always tempting to return to an iconic artistic statement. This may be good in the case of Johnny Cash taking on the Eagles, Beatles, or Trent Reznor. Pink Floyd, however, didn't just write great songs. They also made an art out of recording and production. This means that to simply record a Pink Floyd tune misses the point. To approach this material requires a rethinking of the entire process--catch the Easy Star All-Stars and the brilliant "Dub Side of the Moon"--or lots of youthful energy and passion--try Les Claypool doing "Animals."

In the case of this album, neither innovation or passion saves the day. Each of the tracks is a more or less faithful re-creation of the original. The problems multiply as various and often famous musicians provide competent but often uninspired and even self-serving rehash.

First, The Good:
"Us and Them:" John Wetton provides a world-weary vocal, Scotty Page provides that breathy sax sound, and Pat Mastelotto nails the loping, understated, and almost awkward rhythms of Nick Mason. If your going to do a copy, this is the way you should do it. All the musicians seem more interested in furthering the process than in making themselves sound good.
"Brain Damage" and "Eclipse:" The famous ending tracks feel freshly painted and right on. Credit vocalists Colin Moulding and Billy Sherwood, drummer Vinnie Colaiuta, keyboardist Geoff Downes, guitarist Robby Krieger, and the rest for a truly fabulous reading.

Next, The Indifferent:
"Money" has always been proof that the Pink could groove. Indeed, it wasn't until I listened to this remake that I realized how difficult Pink Floyd's particular groove was to achieve. Bill Bruford is a great drummer but he plays only his own groove and doesn't fit into the pocket of others. Tonly Levin, also a great player, doesn't lock down Water's bass part. Boring. "Any Colour You Like" is ruined by Steve Porcaro turning it into a jam band song. Pink Floyd was never a jam band, a fact that many subsequent bands have forgotten.

Finally, The Truly Terrible:
"Speak to Me" suffers from the disasterous choices of Jeff Baxter and Alan White. Guitarist Baxter's pedal steel solo meanders where it should sing. Listen to the brilliant Gilmour original. Drummer Alan White turns a minimalist, floating groove into an unpleasant shuffle.
"Time" makes the whole thing worse as Alan White turns the famous Nick Mason tom solo into an overplayed, poorly-timed, riff-fest. The rest of the song never settles down into anything that is easy to listen to. It's funny how the Pink were always accused of being unable to play their instruments.
"The Great Gig in the Sky" is the worst mess of all. Rick Wakeman, one of my heros, turns in a solo that should have been left on the cutting floor. There is no logic, structure, reason, or investment in the track, sadly. C.C. White has a range I can't even imagine but she's just scatting along as if she's never heard the track. I have laid down plenty of tracks that sounded like these two and I would be embarrassed if any of them saw the light of day. Clare Torry's incredible vocal is missed here.

All in all: For musicians this is almost a necessary recording. It is important to know why things don't work. I have listened to this cd around 15 times since I bought it, trying to learn the lesson. The rest of you should just forget it. Try Les Claypool and The Easy Star All-Stars, instead.

4 out of 5 stars Us and Them and a few good men..........2006-05-31

Return To The Dark Side Of The Moon

Purple Pyramid / Cleopatra Records

**** Stars


The first questions you would ask would be, "Why do this?" and "Why attempt to add to perfection?" The answer is simple. Out of an enduring respect and admiration for one of the greatest albums ever recorded. With an ensemble cast that could rival any of the Live Aid concerts, Billy Sherwood has created a new masterpiece out of the inspired interpretations of his starring guests. From the opening voice over by Malcolm McDowell to the closing heartbeat on "Eclipse", "Return to The Dark Side of The Moon" is filled with standout performances and added nuance. Imagine if you will, Tommy Shaw, Edgar Winter and Bill Bruford on "Money",

"The Great Gig in the Sky" with Rick Wakeman's precious, waterfall piano work and you get the idea how special a project this actually is. The artists stay very true to the original structure of these Roger Waters classics but add just enough of their own personalities to make this trip back to the moon and back in time more than worth while.

Close your eyes and rediscover this classic record with the musical visions and contributions of Robby Krieger, Jeff" Skunk" Baxter, Adrian Belew, Tony Kaye, Peter Banks, Robben Ford, C.C. White, David Sancious, Dweezil Zappa, Geoff Downes, Tony Levin, Steve Howe, John Wetton and of course, Billy Sherwood.


~ Matt Parish


The Dark Side of the Moon - 20th Anniversary Edition
Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
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The Dark Side of the Moon - 20th Anniversary Edition
Pink Floyd
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ASIN: B000008JGJ
Release Date: 1993-09-29

Tracks:

  1. Speak to Me/Breathe
  2. On the Run
  3. Time
  4. Great Gig in the Sky
  5. Money
  6. Us and Them
  7. Any Colour You Like
  8. Brain Damage
  9. Eclipse

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars buy it when it lasts.......2007-06-02

This is a rare version of Pink Floyd's masterpiece album,'The Dark Side Of The Moon', this is the 20th aniversary edition its a great classic album all this is a nother version of it which is out of print buy your copy today before it runs out

5 out of 5 stars THE DARK SIDE OF GREATNESS.......2007-01-01

THE DARK SIDE OF THE MOON IS ONE OF THE GREATEST ROCK ALBUMS OF ALL TIME WHICH SOUNDS AS GREAT TODAY AS IT SOUNDED 30 YEARS.THIS SUPERB ALBUM HAS REMAINED IN THE BILLBOARD CHARTS FOR 20 CONTINOUS YEARS AND SOLD CLOSE TO 40 MILLION ALBUMS.THIS IS ONE ALBUM WHICH DESERVES MUCH MORE THAN 5 STARS.EACH AND EVERY SONG IS A GEM.GET THIS TODAY.

1 out of 5 stars Dork side.......2006-12-31

I was baffled in 1973 when DARK SIDE OF THE MOON landed on the charts, and then remained there for seemingly eons. The album to me was a muddle, an endless dirge and a pointless paean to an already anachronistic psychedelic subculture. That this Pink Floyd disasterpiece has retained its popularity over 33 years later may be the best indication we have that mind-altering drugs have a deleterious effect on a listener's ability to discern good music from bad.

Hey! Check out that cash register bouncing between the speakers-- awesome right? WRONG. The only awesome thing here is the AMOUNT of -cash- those guys made off this stuff. Or maybe its the idea that so many can be so fooled by so few, for so long.

Sure wish I could give this one a ZERO. Sober up kids and find something better to listen to.

5 out of 5 stars Floyd's classic masterpiece gets 20th anniversary celebration fit for a king.......2006-03-24

Pink Floyd's ninth album entitled Dark Side of the Moon was released in March of 1973.
There is a good reason why this album has held up for 32 years, it's because the songs deal with problems that one goes through in life and the production was many years ahead of its time.
This was the first album that ever touched me in the heart, I used to go to sleep listening to Dark Side when I was a baby because lullabies wouldn't work half the time so when all else failed, my mother would put Dark Side of the Moon on the turntable and it did the trick.
Consequently, thanks to my mother, I became a die-hard Floyd fanatic, which I still am today.
Dark Side of the Moon started out life as a piece called Eclipse but became Dark Side of the Moon after the band Medicine Head's album with the title Dark Side of the Moon flopped.
This album saw bass player/vocalist/lyricist Roger Waters write all of the lyrics for the first time. Guitarist/vocalist David Gilmour's vocals and guitar solos dominate throughout the album as does keyboardist Rick Wright's keyboard work and harmony vocals. Dark Side of the Moon has survived the test of time like no other album ever made before or since.
As everyone knows, the album was recorded at Abbey Road Studios in London between June of 1972 and January of 1973 with the band producing and Alan Parsons(whom would go on to be a succesful producer in his own right) engineering the album with Chris Thomas (whom had worked with The Beatles and became a producer in his own right with acts like The Pretenders, Roxy Music, The Sex Pistols, Pete Townshend and INXS as examples) handling the mixing.
All of the songs dealt with different topics that one experiences in life like Time (with clock noises and about racing against or managing time) and Us and Them (a song about the perils of war and is still relevant today. Note: the music of Us and Them was originally intended for the 1970 film Zabriske Point during the riot scenes and was called The Violent Sequence but director Antonioni rejected it in favor of another Careful With That Axe Eugene entitled Come In Number 51 but was luckily resurrected for DSotM's best track).
Instrumentals like Speak to Me(featuring voices that are dominant throughout the album and with a heartbeat that was done on drummer Nick Mason's bass drum which opens and closes the disc), On the Run (which was originally a guitar jam entitled The Travel Sequence changed into this eight note Synthi-A VCS3 synthesizer pattern complete with tape effects and guitar noises), The Great Gig in the Sky(was originally called The Religious Sequence before it changed into this instrumental about death and dying and featured the excellent vocal phrasings of Clare Torry) and Any Colour You Like(which was originally called Scat during the preliminary stages of the album) are excellent as well.
The other tracks on DSotM are classics. Breathe(was originally written during the recording of Roger Waters' first solo project The Body with different lyrics and music save the Breathe in the Air refrain), Money(which eventually became Pink Floyd's first American Top 20 hit and one of the few singles released with a 7/4 time signature and was about the pleasures and negatives that money brought) and the closing one-two punch of Brain Damage(a song referencing to original Floyd leader Syd Barrett and absent friends) and Eclipse(which sums up the album) wrap up this classic of an album.
The album became the group's first #1 album in America where it may have stayed for a week but its stayed on the charts for nearly an accumulated 1,400 plus weeks(741 weeks from 1973-88 and many more now from 1991-today where it still remains).
Plus, Dark Side of the Moon is now the third largest selling album worldwide with some 34 million copies sold(including 15 million here in the US).
This album is a must in anyone's record collection.
In March, 1993, Capitol/EMI re-released Dark Side for its 20th anniversary in a 5" by 5" cardboard box with an excellent booklet, new artwork and postcards and the remastering on this 1993 issue is good courtesy of Doug Sax and James Guthrie done back in 1992 for the Pink Floyd box Shine On.

5 out of 5 stars Great Repackaging Of A Classic.......2004-07-01

I own several versions of this (on LP & CD) but I believe this is my favorite. The packaging is unique, with a deluxe booklet containing lyrics, photos, and artwork; 5 very cool cards; and, a nice black box that houses it all. As far as the sound is concerned, there's always been different opinions among floydians regarding the various editions, but I would rank this at least the equal to any of the other versions. The 20th Anniversary Edition was lovingly remastered by engineer Doug Sax. Not many people are aware that the original release was several generations removed from the master tapes, according to David Gilmour, so this is a big improvement. One caution: if you buy this CD used, make sure the outer box is not beat up, if such things matter to you, as it tends to show wear very easily.
The Dark Side of the Moon
Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • The Dark Side of the Moon - MFSL Gold Version
  • Buy This Over The Japanese Version With OBI Strip
  • Floyd's arguable finest classic gets the gold treatment
  • You can get higher volume, but the quality falls with it.
  • Best Sound You Can Get
The Dark Side of the Moon
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Manufacturer: Mobile Fidelity
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ASIN: B000000IRB
Release Date: 1990-10-25

Tracks:

  1. Speak to Me
  2. Breathe
  3. On the Run
  4. Time
  5. Great Gig in the Sky
  6. Money
  7. Us and Them
  8. Any Colour You Like
  9. Brain Damage
  10. Eclipse

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars The Dark Side of the Moon - MFSL Gold Version.......2007-04-04

This recording speaks for itself in terms of production quality; this is a long-standing reference recording. The MFSL Gold CD version of this CD is EXCELLENT. I have been a part of the ultra high-end audio industry for over 30 years and only listen to reference quality systems; this transfer is incredibly well done. There are no gain (volume issues) or any lack of resolution in any area. I don't think the performance advantages over the standard and SACD versions are subtle. This is well worth the investment, and becoming rare. Buy it while its available ~

3 out of 5 stars Buy This Over The Japanese Version With OBI Strip.......2006-12-24

I recently purchased the Japanese version with the obi strip $200.00. Please save your money and buy this Mo-Fi version. I have both now. The Japanese (so called collectors issue) is slightly and I mean slightly better. The only way to tell the difference is if you have a high end system as I do. So again please save your $$$$$$$$ and buy the Mo-Fi cd which I rate as a 3 and the Japanese version as a 3.1 for sound quality.

5 out of 5 stars Floyd's arguable finest classic gets the gold treatment.......2006-03-24

Pink Floyd's ninth album entitled Dark Side of the Moon was released in March of 1973.
There is a good reason why this album has held up for 32 years, it's because the songs deal with problems that one goes through in life and the production was many years ahead of its time.
This was the first album that ever touched me in the heart, I used to go to sleep listening to Dark Side when I was a baby because lullabies wouldn't work half the time so when all else failed, my mother would put Dark Side of the Moon on the turntable and it did the trick.
Consequently, thanks to my mother, I became a die-hard Floyd fanatic, which I still am today.
Dark Side of the Moon started out life as a piece called Eclipse but became Dark Side of the Moon after the band Medicine Head's album with the title Dark Side of the Moon flopped.
This album saw bass player/vocalist/lyricist Roger Waters write all of the lyrics for the first time. Guitarist/vocalist David Gilmour's vocals and guitar solos dominate throughout the album as does keyboardist Rick Wright's keyboard work and harmony vocals. Dark Side of the Moon has survived the test of time like no other album ever made before or since.
As everyone knows, the album was recorded at Abbey Road Studios in London between June of 1972 and January of 1973 with the band producing and Alan Parsons(whom would go on to be a succesful producer in his own right) engineering the album with Chris Thomas (whom had worked with The Beatles and became a producer in his own right with acts like The Pretenders, Roxy Music, The Sex Pistols, Pete Townshend and INXS as examples) handling the mixing.
All of the songs dealt with different topics that one experiences in life like Time (with clock noises and about racing against or managing time) and Us and Them (a song about the perils of war and is still relevant today. Note: the music of Us and Them was originally intended for the 1970 film Zabriske Point during the riot scenes and was called The Violent Sequence but director Antonioni rejected it in favor of another Careful With That Axe Eugene entitled Come In Number 51 but was luckily resurrected for DSotM's best track).
Instrumentals like Speak to Me(featuring voices that are dominant throughout the album and with a heartbeat that was done on drummer Nick Mason's bass drum which opens and closes the disc), On the Run (which was originally a guitar jam entitled The Travel Sequence changed into this eight note Synthi-A VCS3 synthesizer pattern complete with tape effects and guitar noises), The Great Gig in the Sky(was originally called The Religious Sequence before it changed into this instrumental about death and dying and featured the excellent vocal phrasings of Clare Torry) and Any Colour You Like(which was originally called Scat during the preliminary stages of the album) are excellent as well.
The other tracks on DSotM are classics. Breathe(was originally written during the recording of Roger Waters' first solo project The Body with different lyrics and music save the Breathe in the Air refrain), Money(which eventually became Pink Floyd's first American Top 20 hit and one of the few singles released with a 7/4 time signature and was about the pleasures and negatives that money brought) and the closing one-two punch of Brain Damage(a song referencing to original Floyd leader Syd Barrett and absent friends) and Eclipse(which sums up the album) wrap up this classic of an album.
The album became the group's first #1 album in America where it may have stayed for a week but its stayed on the charts for nearly an accumulated 1,400 plus weeks(741 weeks from 1973-88 and many more now from 1991-today where it still remains).
Plus, Dark Side of the Moon is now the third largest selling album worldwide with some 34 million copies sold(including 15 million here in the US).
This album is a must in anyone's record collection.
In the late 1980s, Mobile Fidelity re-released the album using what turned out to be second generation masters and featured some of the original album's artwork for an improvement on the original Capitol CD. Eventually, this version was then rendered obsolete once Dark Side was remastered by Doug Sax and James Guthrie for the 1992 Shine On box set and then again by the same duo in 2003 for the Hybrid SACD of Dark Side.

5 out of 5 stars You can get higher volume, but the quality falls with it........2006-03-07

This is a wonderful version of a wonderful album. One of the best things about the Mobile Fidelity CDs is that they allow a far better dynamic range in the music. Most CDs are engineered for maximum volume, at the price of music quality. There is a limit to how loud any sound on a CD can be. To make it sound louder the engineer compresses the sound, making more of the middle level sounds reach this maximum, causing a muddiness that can't be EQ'd out. MFSL Ultradisks will not sound as loud or blown out as a normal CD, and some people can't hear the difference in quality this allows because they're used to listening to garbage. Loudness is not quality, neither is the artificial emphasis that some engineers put on the highs to compensate for the horrible compression that has to be used to make a CD sound louder. The tremendous improvement in imaging this version has is instantly obvious to me. If it isn't loud enough invest in a better pre-amp. Your system isn't as good as you thought it was - just loud.

5 out of 5 stars Best Sound You Can Get.......2006-01-06

I had many issues of this album. I had it on LP, on ordinary CD, on CD from the Box Set and Japan LP version. I also listen and compared MOFI CD with SACD version. In the end MOFI Gold disc sounds the best. For those who have difficulty hearing I recommend syringing their ears first.
Dark Side of the Moon
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
  • An Experience of Cosmic Proportions
Dark Side of the Moon

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ASIN: B000E6G6KI
Release Date: 2006-03-14

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars An Experience of Cosmic Proportions.......2006-12-30

I don't want to give away too much about this CD because the experience is just so cosmic and I don't want to ruin it for you. You must have the experience if you haven't.

If you're wondering about synching this with "The Wizard of Oz," it doesn't really work. It does work, but only if you make it work. You could probably make it work with any movie but there are some similarities with Wizard of Oz, like "Over the Rainbow" (and the prism rainbow on the cover of 'Dark Side') and the general psychadelic, dream-like feel of both the movie and album.

However, the songs are very well-crafted and (seemingly) thematically linked. Many of them run together in medley form and they are already laced with a certain cosmic, space-like feel to the sound.

My personal favorites from this album are "Breathe," "Time," "The Great Gig in the Sky," "Money," "Us And Them," and "Brain Damage." However, it is hard to separate the individual songs from the album as a whole because the songs seem to blend together to create the album.
All My Heart: Deborah Voigt Sings American Songs
Average customer rating: 3 out of 5 stars
  • Mixed results
  • Like driving a Ferrari in a school zone.
  • Stellar Soprano Applies Her Considerable Talent to a Lightning-Quick, All-American Repertoire
  • May have a heart but what good is it if the artistic results are a void?
  • Great new context for Voigt
All My Heart: Deborah Voigt Sings American Songs

Manufacturer: Angel Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000AQACM0
Release Date: 2005-09-13

Tracks:

  1. The Side Show
  2. Two Little Flowers
  3. Down East
  4. The Circus Band
  5. Berceuse
  6. At The River
  7. The Children's Hour
  8. Piccola Serenata
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  25. The Year's At The Spring

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This collection of American songs spanning 150 years shows Deborah Voigt, one of the world's leading sopranos, in a new light. She successfully achieves the transition from the larger-than-life operatic stage to the intimate world of song, especially in the more outgoing, dramatic pieces. Voigt enters into each composer's style with complete empathy. Charles Ives was an irrepressible maverick and a stylistic chameleon. Voigt captures the songs' hymn-like simplicity and irreverent rambunctiousness, though her voice is a bit too heavy for them. Leonard Bernstein's jazzy irony also needs more lightness, but the slow love songs are done beautifully. Voigt really comes into her own in Charles Griffes's lush impressionism, evoking the sultriness of Cleopatra and the rhythms of a Spanish dance, and Amy Beach's unabashed effusive romanticism. Composer Ben Moore is a child of our own time, born in 1960. He moves between many styles with natural ease. Set to great English and American poetry, some of his songs were written for Voigt, and she sings them to perfection. The splendid pianist Brian Zeger provides both leadership and support. --Edith Eisler

Customer Reviews:

3 out of 5 stars Mixed results.......2006-02-22

This is an interesting collection of American songs, but I don't feel that Ms Voigt sold these selections to me. She still sounds like an opera singer trying to squeeze a very powerful and large voice into smaller setting for these songs, with mixed success. She is much, much better than many of her fellow sopranos that tried such repertoire, but I feel that she only gets it right in Amy Beach and Griffes songs. And even there, she does not have a sound that would make every song recital fan happy.
And what's with the title of this album? I think she is a classy artist and deserves better than such silly title, her label probably came up with that.
Nice try overall, but I hope Ms Voigt will do more Strauss and Wagner from now on, not more songs like these.

2 out of 5 stars Like driving a Ferrari in a school zone........2006-02-02

Like a lot of big operatic voices, Voigt is hard to capture on CD; her recordings of Wagner and Strauss excerpts are good, but they can't convey the experience of hearing her live in an opera house. And singing with only piano accompaniment, as here, she simply can't use most of the power in her voice. As sensitive as her performances are I can't help feeling that she's having to hold back. For American song sung with more delicacy and grace I would suggest Barbara Bonney or Dawn Upshaw (I can't agree with previous reviewers' suggestion of Cheryl Studer's Barber, though Hampson is wonderful on that set).

4 out of 5 stars Stellar Soprano Applies Her Considerable Talent to a Lightning-Quick, All-American Repertoire.......2005-11-08

It's a shame that soprano Deborah Voigt hit her greatest notoriety last year for being fired by the Royal Opera House for being too fat for the title role of "Ariadne aux Naxos" by Richard Strauss. She subsequently lost eighty pounds but luckily none of her vocal prowess as can be heard to great effect on this intriguing collection of American songs, 25 in all and averaging a little over two minutes each. It would have seemed like a mismatch to apply her powerful voice - famous for her big Wagnerian roles - to sometimes delicate tunes. Voigt, however, confounds expectations with a surprisingly nuanced performance that showcases her interpretative skills on a diverse set of musical styles.

Similar to what countertenor David Daniels did with his 2003 disc with guitarist Craig Ogden, "A Quiet Thing", Voigt and pianist Brian Zeger have created a wide-ranging lyrical repertoire that encompasses significant vocal demands while remaining intimate in setting. In fact, both Daniels and Voigt cover Leonard Bernstein's anti-war lullaby, "So Pretty", with haunting aplomb. She also manages to dance effectively over the "Da-ga-da-ga-dums" of Bernstein's challenging "Piccola serenata". Voigt does wonders with the opening Charles Ives selections by not overplaying the innate sentiment of the tunes, in particular, soaring with the highly dramatic "The Children's Hour" by Longfellow and even covering the churchy warhorse, "At the River", with conviction.

There are eight highly individualistic songs by Ben Moore that stretch Voigt with bountiful results. The standouts of the Moore set are the English sea chantey-like "The Ivy-Wife" by Thomas Hardy, the lushly romantic "I Am in Need of Music" by Elizabeth Bishop; the sweeping "Darkling, I Listen" by John Keats; and the discordant waltz, "Bright Cap and Streamers", by James Joyce. For me, the highpoints of the recording are the last two sets by Charles Tomlinson Griffes and Amy Beach, both of whom tap impressively into Voigt's natural theatricality proven especially by her performances of Griffes's lush "Cleopatra to the Asp" and Bishop's rolling "I Send My Heart Up to Thee".

The one shortcoming of the recording overall is that the briefness of the songs does not really capitalize on Voigt's impressive dramatic capabilities in showcasing changes in characters she would have been allowed in her opera roles. For all the limitations it represents, this is a genuine recital album, and truly transcendent moments are fleeting at best especially given the variety of moods that need to be expressed in lightning-flash strokes. However, taken for the genre it represents, this is a stellar recording to appreciate a singer who is able to do more than Wagner and lose weight.

1 out of 5 stars May have a heart but what good is it if the artistic results are a void?.......2005-10-31

The header says it all. Thumbs down all the way. Get instead the Samuel Barber double set with Cheryl Studer and Thomas Hampson if you wish to experience true heartrending Americana. As another reviewer put it, you get no gimmicks and no camp from these two distinguished artists.

5 out of 5 stars Great new context for Voigt.......2005-09-30

It is great to hear Voigt in an American lieder recital. She is a top vocalist in her vocal prime. I think this is a lovely disc, and it really takes off especially with the songs of Ben Moore who has written many works just for Voigt. She tones down the volume of her sound and reins in the dramatic aspect of her soprano to give these songs a proper context and remains in service of them throughout the recital. Give this one a try! EMI - Release her Marshallin from Der Rosenkavalier, I think it would be wonderful. I know she just took on that role this summer.
The Dark Side of the Moon
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    The Dark Side of the Moon
    Pink Floyd
    Manufacturer: Msi Music
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    ASIN: B00008CHEX
    Release Date: 2003-03-31

    Tracks:

    1. Speak to Me
    2. Breathe
    3. On the Run
    4. Time
    5. Great Gig in the Sky
    6. Money
    7. Us and Them
    8. Any Colour You Like
    9. Brain Damage
    10. Eclipse
    The String Quartet Tribute to Pink Floyd's the Dark Side of the Moon
    Average customer rating: 2.5 out of 5 stars
    • On the Dark Side
    • Too close to rock, too far from classic
    The String Quartet Tribute to Pink Floyd's the Dark Side of the Moon

    Manufacturer: Vitamin Records
    ProductGroup: Music
    Binding: Audio CD

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    ASIN: B00008V60O
    Release Date: 2003-04-29

    Tracks:

    1. Speak to Me/Breathe
    2. On the Run
    3. Time
    4. Great Gig in the Sky
    5. Money
    6. Us and Them
    7. Any Colour You Like
    8. Brain Damage/Eclipse

    Product Description

    1. Speak To Me/Breathe
    2. On The Run
    3. Time
    4. The Great Gig In The Sky
    5. Money
    6. Us And Them
    7. Any Colour You Like
    8. Brain Damage
    9. Eclipse

    Format: CD

    Customer Reviews:

    2 out of 5 stars On the Dark Side.......2007-02-12

    I bought this "tribute" with great expectations, but ended up quite disappointed. The violin sounds after a while gets too domineering, monotonous and has the effect jarring my nerves. I've never been a great fan of "tributes", this production makes me even more skeptical.

    3 out of 5 stars Too close to rock, too far from classic.......2006-02-01

    My most dear album is Dark side of the moon, I'm a hardcore fan of this album, I have purchase almost every tribute there is, I always put myself in the intentions of the players involved in every proyect and I enjoyed every tribute album I have found in a fais measure.
    But with this album I did'nt feel confortably, perhaps my expectations were others than what you get in this package. This is a rock album played by a string quartet (ok that's on the sleve so nobody's fooling you) and when I say a Rock Album I mean it, they tried to emule every single sound in the album with their string instruments, so you get a string quartet emulation of the album including the noises, perhaps what I'm trying to say looks great to you but it didn't sound great for me, contrary to that it sound very bizarre in many cases or scary in others not that romantic o soft as the colors in the sleve may suggest.
    I think a tribute album is a very hard project, you do it too faithful and you end with a cover album, you do it too different and you possibly lost the great of the album.
    In this case I think the players made a String Quartet Cover Album. If you are thinking you're going to get a softer or more romantic versión of the album or you are more into the classic music, forget it, this album is definitively not for you
    Try the Dark Side of the Moon a Capella and you will enjoy it more than this, or the dub side of the moon tribute by Easy star if you are more into reggae, or the Out of Phase tribute to Dark side of the moon if you are more into Electronic, or the moon revisited or... This one was the less enjoyable tribute to dark side of the moon I have heard.
    Anyway Roger Waters enjoy it a lot, ask for snip or samples of the album and try it by yourself, but consider yourself aware...

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    Restless Night [Import] [Original recording remastered]

    Old Boyfriends

    Piano Concerto / Fantasy & Fugue

    Skirt [Import]

    No Candles

    Picaresque

    Os Catedraticos 73 [Original recording remastered] [Import]

    Let's Cha Cha with Puente [Import]

    Play Your Hand

    Freaky Friday-The Jazz Opera