Classic Albums: The Making of The Dark Side of the Moon

It's glorious to watch this and remember so many times that I saw the Pink Floyd in England originally before this album appeared. I am watching it just fine in the USA because I've always used a DVD player that plays DVD's from every country - this is a great documentation of the Pink Floyd working to create the music originally!If you are in the USA and get a PAL DVD that doesn't play for you, then you can probably watch it easily on a PC via the public VLC media player app.

Dark Side of the Moon is one of the best albums ever made. This wonderful documentary includes film Pink Floyd as they were making the album and recent interviews with all members. It also includes commentary from experts in the field. I highly recommend this for Dark Side fans.

Amazing account of the most stunning album of all time. If you are a Pink Floyd fan, this DVD is essential to view and own.

and after all We're only ordinary men. Well, maybe but these guys were a cut above the rest. Love to see and hear how these classic albums from the past were created from the artist's and engineer's perspective. These are out there online or free now, But with commercials, and I am already over saturated with commercial interruptions so I can go back and re-watch this well-done series at my leisure without them now. Thank you Eagle Rock!

Having travelled all over the USA to see Pink Floyd when they have been stateside in concert during their fabulous touring years, I was wild to get this DVD, particularly since I saw them LIVE in concert with "Dark Side of the Moon" in the 70s during their amazing tour. It was the start of Pink Floyd becoming an unnparalled Icon.This DVD stimulates memories of many a blazing night watching PF wind everyone up and blow us all away. It was great to see the original artists (including Roger) perform in clips from old films of the DSOTM concert plus see him 30 years later along with the elegantly spoken and awesomely gifted guitarist Dave Gilmore, keyboard guru Richard and thunder drummer Nick bandmates discussing their roles in the music creative process that transformed heavy-metal rock and roll into futuristic, crank it up to the max, even heavier-metal rock and roll with a sound signature like no other band then or since. Weird, Wild, Wonderful.Any number of us PF maniacs can probably recall those outrageous tailgate parties that hammered us into a glorious haze before the concert. Afterwards, with ears ringing like gongs, we partied on and paraded around in Pink Floyd primo concert T- shirts with the tour dates listed on the back while listening to the latest PF release being blasted out of dozens of boom boxes as the night turned into dawn.Those are the kinds of vibes that this DVD stirs up and I can tell you I loved every single minute of it. A MUST have for your Pink Floyd ultimate collection. It's spankin'!

Pink Floyd's masterpiece "The Dark Side Of The Moon" is one of rock music's all-time greatest albums. Thirty years after its initial release in 1973, the album is still embraced my music fans and continues to find an audience with each passing generation. Without a doubt, "The Dark Side Of The Moon" is simply a modern rock 'classical' piece, one that will probably continue to be listened to for centuries to come.Recently released is the "Classic Albums" documentary DVD which gives an slightly in-depth look at this historic album. Included are interviews with all four Pink Floyd members sharing their thoughts and inspirations for certain tracks on the album. Also interviewed are recording engineer Alan Parsons, mixing supervisor Chris Thomas, album cover designer Storm Throrgeson and Rolling Stone Magazine editor David Fricke.Engineer Alan Parsons as well as Floyd guitarist David Gilmour take us into the control room and dissect the pieces "Time", "Money", "Us and Them", "Breathe", "On the Run" and "The Great Gig in The Sky" from their original multitrack tapes. These parts of the documentary are the most revealing and appealling. Also included are acoustic solo performances from David Gilmour performing "Breathe", Roger Waters performing "Money" and "Brain Damage" and Richard Wright performing "Us and Them" and "the Great Gig In the Sky".While this DVD does not show absolutely everything there is to know about "The Dark Side Of the Moon", it still is a fascinating look at this timeless classic. Some missing information docks this DVD from a five-star rating however, it certainly does not disappoint.

I have watched several of the Classic Album DVD's, including Steely Dan/Aja (which is excellent, and probably my favorite band/album), The Who/Who's Next (which is OK), and Cream/Disraeli Gears (which even though I'm a big fan, was not that great). Anyway, this one, Pink Floyd/Dark Side of the Moon is by far the best. It just grabbed me and had me mesmerized from start to finish. The scenes with David Gilmour playing solo electric and pedal steel versions of Breathe, and Us and Them are so amazing, I can't even find the right words to describe it. Gilmour is hands down the best guitar player in the classic rock genre. I was also impressed with the solo piano playing of Rick Wright as he talked about coming up with some of the chord changes and turnarounds in Breathe and Us and Them. But, I think what really blew me away the most was the thoughtful and interesting perspective that Roger Waters puts on the whole project throughout the documentary. Watching this DVD has convinced me that it is definitely no accident that this album spent something like 741 consecutive weeks on the Billboard charts. Just remember, "there is no dark side of the moon, really, matter of fact it's all dark...." Grab this one, you won't be disappointed.