Monday, September 15, 2003
Dark Side of the Moon
One more review -- I watched the new DVD release of Pink Floyd's classic, Dark Side of the Moon. People who know me well know I regard DSOTM as one of the greatest albums of all time, if not THE greatest. Watching the DVD reminded me of why. Though its a very short documentary (better to borrow than buy), it brings out in vivid detail the sheer technical genius of the album -- Chris Thomas's production, Gimour's amazing double tracking, Alan Parson's engineering, the experimentation with electronica etc etc. You also get a brief look at what "On the Run" sounded like in its initial avatar, as "The Travel Song" -- an amazing track.
The DVD features interviews with the band, Alan Parsons on his deck, Chris Thomas, Storm Thergerson (of Hipgnosis), David Fricke (of Rolling Stone) and Bhaskar Menon -- the Mallu guy who was head of Capitol Records and later EMI and was partly responsible for the astonishing success of the album in the U.S. Well worth a watch or two or three, especially if you're a Floyd fan.
The DVD features interviews with the band, Alan Parsons on his deck, Chris Thomas, Storm Thergerson (of Hipgnosis), David Fricke (of Rolling Stone) and Bhaskar Menon -- the Mallu guy who was head of Capitol Records and later EMI and was partly responsible for the astonishing success of the album in the U.S. Well worth a watch or two or three, especially if you're a Floyd fan.
