December 06, 2007.

There Is No Dark Side Of The Moon....

Rating: 5
When an album is on Billboard's music chart for a record breaking 741 weeks, you have to know what went on behind the scenes. This remarkable DVD explains in acute detail through interviews with all the band members, how they got the sounds they did. David Gilmour provides insight into how he obtained certain echoes and sound duplication of his guitar on several tracks, while Roger Waters talks about the meaning behind his lyrics and why they seem to appeal to so many people. When pieces of the albums are singles out on the equalizer, you can hear just how many layers of music and special effects went into the making of this landmark album. Find out from Waters how simple and clever it was to get those sound effects for "Money". Richard Wright's piano solos are especially beautiful, even without the rest of the band. He is truly under-rated.

December 13, 2007.

Amazing.

Rating: 5
I watched this DVD at least three times the first time I put it in the player. Even the most informed of Floyd fans will gain information off of this DVD. Fortunately, I read the reviews of others before buying the documentary on Wish You Were Here. As good as this DVD is, is how poor the "Wish You Were Here" DVD is. Buy this today!!!

December 12, 2006.

You've been mad for HOW MANY years?.

Rating: 5
How did they do it, why did they do it, what does it mean? Who are the people behind those voices, anyway? To get the answers,watch this DVD in a quiet room; become absorbed just as you have many times while listening to DSM. Essential to any Floyd fan's collection. Will not collect dust.

December 21, 2006.

Why IS the lunatic on the grass? Watch the DVD and you'll find out!.

Rating: 5
If you are a hard core Pink Floyd fan, you MUST MUST MUST have this DVD in your collection. Seriously, I've been listening to this album for nearly 35 years, and all of my questions about the 'making of' have finally answered. This DVD contains band member's recollections of the recording sessions of Dark Side, as well as Alan Parson's take on the nearly impossible yet masterful engineering of THE greatest rock and roll album ever created. With indepth interviews from magazine editors, journalists, band members, and production crew, you'll learn so much more than you ever thought possible. I guarantee you will not leave your seat until the credits roll. Even if you're not a tech person, you'll enjoy the way David Gilmour effortlessly demonstrates the sequencers and other sound effects. And if you like philosophy, there's Roger Water's classic moments of personal insight into the making of this album. Nick Mason and Richard Wright's interviews also give you a golden view from inside the studio. And yes, while all of the guys are aging a bit, it's uplifting to see that their memories are as brilliant as the sun- or the dark side? You decide.