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transend 
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 Posted: November 27 2005 at 21:44 |
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Erm...yeah, a bit...I prefer the two albums that followed it. Still a great album though, I think it broke down more barriers and advanced rock music more in general. Still sounds good now, which must say alot surely??
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TimothyLeary
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Posted: November 27 2005 at 21:47 |
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played on am radio where i was then
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GPFR
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Posted: November 27 2005 at 21:52 |
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Dark side of the Moon has nothing On Wish you Were Here.
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FragileDT
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Posted: November 27 2005 at 22:09 |
 MikeEnRegalia wrote:
It's a very important album. |
Agreed. Though I don't think it's a breathtaking prog album it's impossible
to not acknowledge it's importance.
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One likes to believe
In the freedom of music
But glittering prizes
And endless Compromises
Shatter the illusion
Of integrity
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The Miracle
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Posted: November 27 2005 at 22:19 |
Yes, I think it is overrated. It was my introduction to prog and the first album I owned(which is so unoriginal, everyone seems to start with DSOTM ) and for a while I thought it was the greatest piece of music ever. But later(by about a year ) I began appreciating early PF, Ummagumma became my favorite album, and I realized how overrated Dark Side really is. It doesn't have any truly great compositions, like Shine On You Crazy Diamond, Atom Heart Mother, or Echoes. All songs are simple. Most sound pretty pop and disco.
There is n o t h i n g special about that album. Compared to masterpieces like Foxtrot and CTTE, it's utter crap. 3 stars it gets from me.
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Rust
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Posted: November 27 2005 at 22:33 |
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Utter crap? I don't think so. It is highly emotional, very, very dynamic and it is all the great things from all the albums before it put into one album. The choir from Atom Heart Mother, the songs connecting together like on Echoes, heavy blues songs, their blues style was experimented in the previous albums but perfected in this one. A concept, weak mabey, but it was new for them to incorporate a concept. Perfect production. The sidelong suit, starting with Breath and ending with the Breath Reprise, I consider the songs from Breath untill the Reprise after Time a long suit, it makes the listen more interesting also. I can keep going about how this album is so much better than it is given credit for on this site.
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We got to pump the stuff to make us tough
from the heart
Its astart
What we need is awareness we cant get careless
Mental self defensive fitness
Make everybody see in order to fight the powers that be
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SlipperFink
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Posted: November 28 2005 at 00:50 |
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Eek.
God help anyone who doesn't get why this is one of the greatest rock
records ever made.
Really.
Seek help.
SM.
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undefinability
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Posted: November 28 2005 at 00:55 |
It's overrated, yes, at the same time half the music in the "progressive" genre are; going simply on the word of the popular vote, at least.
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Rael72
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Posted: November 28 2005 at 01:50 |
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DSOTM is the single most over-rated album ever. I was so dissapointed when my brother bought it.
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My grip must be flipping
Cos his handshake keeps slipping
My hopes keep on dipping
And his lips keep on smiling all the time
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Certif1ed
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Posted: November 28 2005 at 02:55 |
WHY is it overrated, in the minds of people who think it is?
Not one person in the "overrated" camp has managed to express anything more intelligent or intelligible than "Yes it is" - which is a bit poor, if you don't mind me saying.
It's poor if you do mind me saying... 
At the moment, it looks like people with low intelligence find it overrated - or am I wrong?
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Publius84
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Posted: November 28 2005 at 03:20 |
Certif1ed wrote:
WHY is it overrated, in the minds of people who think it is?
Not one person in the "overrated" camp has managed to express anything more intelligent or intelligible than "Yes it is" - which is a bit poor, if you don't mind me saying.
It's poor if you do mind me saying...
At the moment, it looks like people with low intelligence find it overrated - or am I wrong? |
You're right. Nothing much but "It's overrated". Small minds...
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I know what I like and I like what I know...
Prog is in my heart, in my mind, in my soul...
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Cygnus
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Posted: November 28 2005 at 08:49 |
It's a shame that some people tend to judge a band only becouse they don't play 1086 notes per sec.
DSOTM is a completely amzing alboum and for those who have objections there are statements of important musicians for the significant of this album.
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Phil
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Posted: November 28 2005 at 09:20 |
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It had an enormous impact at the time, I think it's lasted well (though
not as well as the next two albums from the Floyd). However I can
understand some people hearing it now for the first time
wondering why it is so revered, as it was released 30+years ago and
it's just not going to have the same impact now.
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alan_pfeifer
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Posted: November 28 2005 at 13:23 |
ThisWas wrote:
anyone else think most of pink floyds songs are unbearably depressing?
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I've never foud their music overly depressing. More like nostalgic longing for something....
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Space Dimentia
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Posted: November 28 2005 at 13:42 |
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DSOTM OVERRATED! ARE YOU MAD! This is one of the most important albums every created! With out this album many of todays modern recording techniques would not be in use such as layering and dubbing, even some of the editing is quite revolutionary for the period it was made (bout 1977-78). The lyrics are very ahead of their time when talking about differnt social groups and the society of the 1970's.
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Prog is music for the mind
Hear your Orphaned child!
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Korova
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Posted: November 28 2005 at 14:08 |
ldlanberg wrote:
MikeEnRegalia wrote:
It's a very important album. |
Yes, I know. If I'm not mistaken DSOTM was the first non-addicting sleep medicine. |
You're wrong it's very addicting...
Anyway this is the most stupid thread I've seen on this forum...ever 
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La Speranza della coscienza è forza
La Speranza del sentimento è schiavitù
La Speranza del corpo è malattia
(G.I. Gurdjieff)
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oliverstoned
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Posted: November 28 2005 at 14:26 |
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I agree with you all, saying that it's overated, but about the synthe work on "On the Run"?
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richardh
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Posted: November 28 2005 at 17:28 |
Certif1ed wrote:
WHY is it overrated, in the minds of people who think it is?
Not one person in the "overrated" camp has managed to express anything more intelligent or intelligible than "Yes it is" - which is a bit poor, if you don't mind me saying.
It's poor if you do mind me saying...
At the moment, it looks like people with low intelligence find it overrated - or am I wrong?
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My feeling about DSOTM is that it is a formula.Chuck blues and rock into the equation along with 'deep and meangfull' lyrics about why we are here and you have a massive selling album.The lack of ambition in the music is palpable.Its very plain and overtly safe in musical content and has done well because of it as the masses can easily appreciate it.Nice idea to include 'Dark' in the title as well.That way people think they are buying into something that is 'subversive' instead of the safe middle of the road effort it really is.And critics can wax lyrical about it because it carries emotional reasonance.That would be the horrible cat wailing sounds on Great Gig In The Sky then? They should have called it the 'Emperors New Clothes' for accuracy.The best thing about DSOTM is that it gave them the confidence to produce 3 of the greatest prog albums ever starting with WYWH.
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Flip_Stone
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Posted: November 28 2005 at 18:39 |
I've got to agree. I've listened to the album off and on for over 20 years, and it still doesn't sound any better than the first time I listened to it. Never cared for the dark weirdness on it either (such as On the Run, yeah, maybe On the Run to the nearest dumpster)
Thanks for the post. 
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OldFatherThames
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Posted: November 29 2005 at 01:37 |
I like this album, but cannot IMO be compare to many works by Genesis, Gentle Giant, Jethro Tull, and others. I won't say it's overrated, but I have difficulty to understand why everybody loves it to death.
Great atmosphere, fun to listen, but for me not a masterpiece.
This is a stupid question because for me, yes I found Pink Floyd a bit overated but for other, they are god and they don't understand how someone like me can find them overrated. Theres is people who think Genesis are overated. For me, that's absolutely unthinkable and I just cannot understand how someone can think like that. So, the term "overrated" always lost his sense.
For me, the most overrated band in the universe are the Rolling Stones. But, their is millions of fan...who don't find them overrated.......that's just opinion, nothing more.
We can discuss about that during 120 pages and there will be no conclusion.....OPINION.
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