40 years on

Herr-Berbunch · 08-20-13, 09:32 AM

Pink Floyd's Dark Side of the Moon was 40 years old earlier this year, it inspired Sir Tom Stoppard to write the play Darkside which features the album's instrumentals with Tom's dialogue over the top.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-21969223 (article)

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-23768213 (article and animated trailer by Aardman)

It will be aired on BBC Radio 2, Monday 26th August, I for one am looking forward to it.

Dark Side of the Moon hit the top of the charts on release, and stayed in the charts for 741 weeks, selling some 50 million copies (that's almost ten thousand copies per day for fifteen years!

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AVGWarhawk · 08-20-13, 09:35 AM

Pink Floyd is a top ten of mine. I have seen them perform in concert. Momentary Lapse of Reason tour. Love the music.

Geez, I was 8 when the Dark Side of the Moon was released. Animals is my favorite album.

Herr-Berbunch · 08-20-13, 09:51 AM

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Originally Posted by AVGWarhawk

Geez, I was 8 when the Dark Side of the Moon was released.

I was -1

I think Floyd are up there for most people, going by what people on here have said before.

As for favourite album! Don't make me choose, I mostly like A Saucerful of Secrets but The Wall will always have a special place in my heart as it was the first album of Floyd's I ever bought and listened to it every night whilst out of the UK on ops*.

*providing there was no local nightlife to be had.

kranz · 08-20-13, 10:13 AM

never heard of them but the said band is playing today in Warsaw.
At least one of them.

Jimbuna · 08-20-13, 10:22 AM

Never was a big fan but did appreciate some of their hits...quite an achievement.

AVGWarhawk · 08-20-13, 10:23 AM

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Originally Posted by Jimbuna

Never was a big fan but did appreciate some of their hits...quite an achievement.

Here in the states PF had and has quite a following. My youngest enjoys the music. PF is one of those bands that timeless. Among others.

Herr-Berbunch · 08-20-13, 10:44 AM

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Originally Posted by kranz

never heard of them but the said band is playing today in Warsaw.

Roger Waters is currently touring with The Wall, I doubt Nick Mason and Dave Gilmour are with him.

Skybird · 08-20-13, 11:03 AM

Fantastic album. This, and the instrumental intro and closure from Wish You Were Here, titled Shine On You Crazy Diamond Part 1+2. I edited them together in a smooth fade, and have them on a CD where they follow immediately after Dark Side, making it my personal Ultimate Pink Floyd album!

The early albums by Alan Parsons Project (PF's early sound engineer) also influenced me heavily. It were my mid and late highschool years.

Good times it were.

Sailor Steve · 08-20-13, 11:58 AM

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Originally Posted by AVGWarhawk

I was 8.

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Originally Posted by Herr-Berbunch

I was -1

I was 23. I never quite became a fan.

Fubar2Niner · 08-20-13, 01:20 PM

One of my top three favourite bands. Stand out track? Echoes from the album Meddle. Stand out album? Hell that is hard... Animals.. Wish You Were Here.. Piper At The Gates........... Arrrgghhh its no good I can't choose.

Wolferz · 08-20-13, 01:37 PM

I was 19 when Dark Side of The Moon was released. I Immediately became a fan.

I almost got locked up the day Wish You Were Here (my favorite) went on sale.
Picked the wrong place for the first listen.

Eight track player in my car, pumping Floyd into a pair of 6x9 dual cones with 80 ounce magnets. Almost blew the cops' ear drums out when he shoved the cassette back in the player.

Yeah, the buggah took our Redbud.

So, you're 63 now, Steve? IIRC, didn't you proclaim to be 96 in another thread?

08-20-13, 09:32 AM	#1
Herr-Berbunch Kaiser Bill's batman Join Date: May 2010 Location: AN72 Posts: 13,203 Downloads: 76 Uploads: 0	40 years on Pink Floyd's Dark Side of the Moon was 40 years old earlier this year, it inspired Sir Tom Stoppard to write the play Darkside which features the album's instrumentals with Tom's dialogue over the top. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-21969223 (article) http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-23768213 (article and animated trailer by Aardman) It will be aired on BBC Radio 2, Monday 26th August, I for one am looking forward to it. Dark Side of the Moon hit the top of the charts on release, and stayed in the charts for 741 weeks, selling some 50 million copies (that's almost ten thousand copies per day for fifteen years! ) __________________

08-20-13, 09:35 AM	#2
AVGWarhawk Lucky Jack Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: In a 1954 Buick. Posts: 28,253 Downloads: 90 Uploads: 0	Pink Floyd is a top ten of mine. I have seen them perform in concert. Momentary Lapse of Reason tour. Love the music. Geez, I was 8 when the Dark Side of the Moon was released. Animals is my favorite album. __________________ “You're painfully alive in a drugged and dying culture.” ― Richard Yates, Revolutionary Road

08-20-13, 10:22 AM	#5
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 190,473 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	Never was a big fan but did appreciate some of their hits...quite an achievement. __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!!

08-20-13, 11:03 AM	#8
Skybird Soaring Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: the mental asylum named Germany Posts: 42,604 Downloads: 10 Uploads: 0	Fantastic album. This, and the instrumental intro and closure from Wish You Were Here, titled Shine On You Crazy Diamond Part 1+2. I edited them together in a smooth fade, and have them on a CD where they follow immediately after Dark Side, making it my personal Ultimate Pink Floyd album! The early albums by Alan Parsons Project (PF's early sound engineer) also influenced me heavily. It were my mid and late highschool years. Good times it were. __________________ If you feel nuts, consult an expert.

08-20-13, 01:37 PM	#11
Wolferz Navy Seal Join Date: May 2007 Location: On a mighty quest for the Stick of Truth Posts: 5,963 Downloads: 52 Uploads: 0	I was 19 when Dark Side of The Moon was released. I Immediately became a fan. I almost got locked up the day Wish You Were Here (my favorite) went on sale. Picked the wrong place for the first listen. Eight track player in my car, pumping Floyd into a pair of 6x9 dual cones with 80 ounce magnets. Almost blew the cops' ear drums out when he shoved the cassette back in the player. Yeah, the buggah took our Redbud. So, you're 63 now, Steve? IIRC, didn't you proclaim to be 96 in another thread? __________________ Tomorrow never comes

08-20-13, 10:13 AM	#4
kranz The Old Man Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Poland Posts: 1,430 Downloads: 5 Uploads: 0	never heard of them but the said band is playing today in Warsaw. At least one of them.

08-20-13, 01:20 PM	#10
Fubar2Niner Silent Hunter Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: London. UK Posts: 4,175 Downloads: 279 Uploads: 0	One of my top three favourite bands. Stand out track? Echoes from the album Meddle. Stand out album? Hell that is hard... Animals.. Wish You Were Here.. Piper At The Gates........... Arrrgghhh its no good I can't choose.