THE DARK SIDE OF THE MOON REDUX

The album is 5 minutes longer than the original DSOTM. But not because of a new song or because of extended instrumental parts. Only because all songs are played at 35 bmp. Roger's vocals are incredibly weak and his endless logorrhea all along the album is appalling. 'Great Gig in the Sky', 'Any Colour You Like' the intro of 'Time' and 'Money' are completely trashed by this. When he is not speaking he tries to sing but obviously cannot anymore. Even on a very low key, he is not able to reach some notes correctly ('Us and Them' is one obvious example). The grand final that is 'Brain Damage/Eclipse' on the original album is also a total failure because of the low tempo and bad singing (although the chorus of Eclipse are good. Probably he should have let the girls sing without him).

Still, the initial product is sooooo good that you can still enjoy some parts of this redux version, but they are too few : Instrumental sections, when Roger finally decide to shut up for 30 seconds, are enjoyable at some times with some nice keyboards and double bass work ('Time' and 'Us & Them'). The acoustic mood all along the album was a good idea and I really believe that, on this basis, he "could have done a better job" (to paraphrase him).

'Time' is probably the best reinterpretation of the album and I guess is the best example of the good ideas and what is destroying them : intro instrumental seems great but is covered by useless words, then song starts and Roger vocals are not up to par. However the girls in the chorus are doing their best to save him. The Instrumental section that follow is very good. And we are back with the bad vocals. All of this performed at a very slow pace.

The general result is often boring and uncomfortable. It will be forgotten very soon whereas original DSOTM will remain as one of the greatest masterpieces of rock music.

Poor. Only for completionists.