THE DARK SIDE OF THE MOON REDUX

This is a nice afterthought to one of the greatest albums of all time. It is not meant to replace it, and a lot of the negativity towards it stems from the idea that it somehow takes away from the original (which it does not) or from a dislike of Roger Waters due to his political views. Well, the lyrics on DSOTM are clearly his idea, the criticism of society is as present on the original recording as it is here, where RW adds spoken word passages that intensify the message, but really do not alter its essence.

Thanks Roger for having made Pink Floyd the exceptional band that it was. Ultimate greatness was achieved through the collaboration of all the members, but his songwriting and the cynical lyrics were the backbone of the major PF masterpieces.

Track Comments:

3. On the Run: Interesting and quite innovative solution of "reducing" the track (no spoilers).

5. Great Gig in the Sky: Surprisingly good, given the irreplacable nature of the original vocals by Clare Torry.

6. Money: Here the added spoken word passages are perhaps most annoying (unless you really like them). And sadly the saxophone solo from the original is completely absent - it would have been nice if at least some traces of it were left.

Originally published at awesomeprog.com