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Pink Floyd

Date: Mar 24 2003

Intro

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Dark Side of the Moon by the British band Pink Floyd is one of the most popular albums of all time. Released in 1973, it remained a top seller in the U.S. for 14 years. Over the years, new listeners kept finding the album and it continued to stay near the top of charts. It’s been 30 years since the album originally came out, but it remains an important part of music history.
Read on to learn more about Dark Side of the Moon and Pink Floyd!

Dialog

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Dark Side of the Moon is one of those albums that people often put on their list of albums they’d want if they were stuck on a deserted island for the rest of their lives. It’s so good that some people have been listening to it regularly for 30 years.
So, what makes Dark Side of the Moon so good? There are many things, but two of the most important are the lyrics written by Roger Waters and the slow psychedelic sound of the music created by the band. One of the best songs on the album is called “Wish You Were Here.” Waters wrote it about his friend and former bandmate Syd Barret. Syd became mentally ill and had to leave the group, so “Wish” is a song about loss, longing and sadness. Check out some of the lyrics:
So, so you think you can tell
Heaven from hell
Blue skies from pain
Can you tell a green field
From a cold steel rail?
Smile from a veil?
Do you think you can tell?
How I wish, how I wish you were here.
We’re just two lost souls
Swimming in a fish bowl,
Year after year,
Running over the same old ground.
What have we found?
The same old fears.
Wish you were here.

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Discussion

I’ve been listening to Dark Side of the Moon since about 6th grade. One of my friends had the album because his older brother gave it to him. For several months, I listened to “Wish You Were Here” every night before I went to sleep.
I still listen to Dark Side of the Moon pretty regularly. It is, without a doubt, one of my favorite albums of all time. If you haven’t heard it, you should definitely check it out.
Rock on,
Migs

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arman19940326

Iran, Islamic Republic Of

Oh this is my beloved band.I’m waiting for their upcoming album “Endless river”.

This band is the best…

hoseiny

Iran, Islamic Republic Of

i remember once a friend of mine asked me “what does pink floid mean?” i had no idea about it so could not answer him. after a dozen of months today i saw it accidentally as an title of lessons in this site so i will answer him. thanks ebaby

youfass

Algeria

they are the best

praee

Turkey

thanks for warning Michael :)

praee

Turkey

no way ! :))

sunshinz

India

pink floyd holds the record for his album which stayed in billboad for 11 yearssssss

anii

Georgia

anii

Georgia

wonderful,wonderful,wonderful. . . it's the album of the century! " no matter where you are,how near or how far. .shine on you crazy diamond. ." i adore lyrics and everything it brings to the human race. .

onni

Thailand

so very good

Elin0898

China

I've just downloaded Wish You Were Here & it's readily acquired,pretty comfortable rhythm,u can also try it,especially the sound of the guitar at the very beginning.Go for it!