I remember my parents once telling me that every single day for weeks after I was born, they were playing Dark Side Of The Moon several times for me as a tiny, new-to-the-world infant. Much later when I got to be a small boy after finding my parent's record of DSOTM, I listened to it on my own. I felt as if there was a feeling of deja vu every time I listened to it, before my parents even told me the story about how this album was among one of the first things I ever heard after being born, which explained why it felt so familiar to me. Over the years, I grew up with the album, even buying a cassette version of my own and even replacing it with my own money when the tape player ate my tape after replaying it so much. In the many many years since, I've listened to it many more times over the years. Now I am a 43 year old man, and almost everyone else in my family has died over the years due to various circumstances except for me. Every so often on UA-cam, i'll seek out more information about the album or check out an essay about it, as well as just.... listen to it sometimes. When I think about the fact that neither my mother or father are alive anymore, The Great Gig In The Sky allows me to shed my closed off exterior I've developed over the years and cry like a baby every time I hear it. And every other song still fills me with memories of my years before, and gives me hope for the years I have left, ahead. I've let those still with me in my life, all know, that my greatest wish and final request, on the day I finally die, is to play The Dark Side Of The Moon in it's entirety, at my funeral. I came into this world with this album about life, and when it's my time, I want to go with this album accompanying me on the voyage back the void I came from.
I found a compilation of Pink Floyd Songs and saw they disconnected "Brain damage" and "Eclipse". I was mad. I feel silly being upset for just that, but I'm still mad nonetheless.
This video essay is a masterpiece. Well deserving to represent and describe the greatest album ever made. More so than any album I can think of, Dark Side is timeless. There are no references in the songs locking it into its early '70s origin, it could literally have been created any time. The cool weird sound effects never sound dated, hard to comprehend considering that they had no help from digital sources but had to make them all from analog. Sound effects are one thing that is so easy to get wrong and sound cheesy and ridiculous but somehow Floyd chose the perfect sounds, that still sound modern, not dated at all.
this thing SERIOUSLY changed my whole view on dsotm and just made me appreciate it as the masterpiece that it is. it’s now also one of my fav albums of all time, and this video played a huge role in this :) now this masterpiece is finally ONE and i’m just so thankful for these couple of videos and ofc for this wonderful album
That final graphic is absolute perfection. And: “The solo comes at you fast; sooner than expected. Just as life does”. 19:00 Such good writing man. Thanks for this.
This entire project and the countless hours of work that must've gone into this deserve to be recognized! Not only is this a masterpiece but it also helps to make classic music more open for younger generations like me. Without your videos I'd feel lost and overwhelmed. Thank you for this
This is really really really good.... Thank you so much for putting this together it's a bloody masterpiece. Bravo! Your explanations are so good and I don't think I noticed anything I would change or even add for that matter. Just flawless.
Dark Side of the Moon is as relevant now or maybe even more relevant than it's ever been. You don't have to ba a Pink Floyd fan to recognize the greatness and universal appeal of this one album.
@@JesusGomez-ob2qt what ones do you think are better? Id probably pick WYWH over Darkside but thats about it. Darkside through The Wall is pure perfection of a run for a band tho.
@@lukehyre1383 I would say Wish you were here, Animals, The Wall. I seriously think they were getting better and better with each record before their downfall
Time is just timeless, the guitar solo weeps of a life with so little time to do what you’d actually like to in your life, a life mostly lived for the wealth and benefit of others while your own leisure is so preciously limited
This analysis is super thorough and really compliments the complexities of the album. I can’t tell you how many “easter egg” bits of sound blew over my head, even after listening to it multiple times. You paid attention to detail so well, and provided a masterful analysis for a masterpiece album. Good job my friend, keep up this passion because it suits you well!
We are about the same age. How fortunate were we to grow up with so much amazing music? Of course I didn't, and couldn't have, understood the significance of that time in music history while I was experiencing it. But 50 years on, listening to DSOM, or hearing Steve Hackett, or Eric Johnson, or Steve Vai play live at a venue with fabulous acoustics - it's obvious we were living through profound innovations. Phew! 💓...💓...💓...
Great work I was told by son who is now 40 yrs old that I was a very lucky man having seen Pink Floyd LIVE in Los Angeles in The 70's TDSOTM This was one of my first concerts and saw all the shows Animals The wall etc to me ever since I heard The Great Gig In The Sky I 've requested to bury me with a cassette player with song I love your work 👍
Excellent video essay. You have a distinct voice, a distinct style, groovy pace, and crafty narrative in your videos. Thanks for giving this masterpiece it’s due credit. And thanks for all that you do.
Maybe it's just me being sick right now and my emotions are a bit sensitive, but with everything being explained, I was driven to tears multiple times. For a few months now, The Dark Side of the Moon had been tied with The Wall for being my favorite album of all time (and maybe they're still tied for being my *favorite*) but now there is no question about one thing: The Dark Side of the Moon is the greatest album ever made.
You raise the blade You make the change You rearrange me 'til I'm sane You lock the door And throw away the key There's someone in my head, but it's not me I listened to Pink Floyd for the first time this September and these few lines being some kind of emotions in me i can't explain
My Favourite album by Pink Floyd and one of my favourite albums of all time which made a lasting impression on me when i first heard it as a kid in the early 80's. The themes covered in the album are just as relevant in 2023 as they were back in '73. Great analysis of this masterpiece.
After tripping to DSOTM and crying so fucking hard. I can say that this album is a masterpiece and it is more relevant than it had ever been. The themes are so universal that it feels like a piece of musical religious canon sent here from somewhere. It’s uncanny and so fucking beautiful.
I have loved Pink Floyd since my older brother first played it for me (many many many years ago). I have listened to and loved their music in good times and bad, sad and happy times and it has always made me feel better. I have never really been an introspective person but this video and description of one of my all-time favourite albums has kinda shocked me. I did not realize how my own views and struggles in life closely mirror those of the themes and views in this album. I truly appreciate your work here. My core tenant of life has always been about what you do and say to the people you have around you, if you leave them at least a bit happier or a bit less sad and helped them at all, your life has a lot of meaning, and religion is not required!
For my English assignment, we got to choose our own text to talk about, and I chose this album. I haven't watched the video yet, but thank you so much in advance for making this video, and I'm without a doubt crediting you.
When i first heard you say this is your DSOTM project all in one, i was disappointed...but not for long....for someone like me, who spent about 2 years diving into Pink Floyd about as deep as possible in my early 20s back in the 90s, this work of yours is staggering. I love just how much depth you give to each piece, to each segment and to each topic. So many new facets open up on this incredible art work. By far not my favourite Pink Floyd album, but when you take a deep look at it like you do, it really gets clear, why it has its place in music history. I could go on for hours, but i won''t steal any more of your time, thank you and congratulations on this astounding video.
One last point that I think gets missed - the eclipse is when we get inversion. Light if thrown on the dark side of the moon, and the bright side of the moon because dark. It is illuminating the other side. Bringing everything front.
👏 Down to electing the album's own final clarification on lunar luminary levels to serve as the conclusion, this deepest of dives is perhaps THE definitive examination of more than merely one of the most vital works of music, but indeed one of the most magnificent works of art, ever created. Words fail me in expressing adequate commendation, Ser. I daresay this is, in a word, flawless. I find it legitimately embarrassing that I can only "like" this as opposed to hurling a bouquet of roses at your feet while standing to applaud and exclaim, "BRAVO!"
"A classic is a work that has never finished saying what it has to say". This is the definition of a classic given by Italian writer Italo Calvino. This album corresponds perfectly to this definition, it crosses time without losing its relevance.
At 50:00 you mentioned that the rhythm for Any Color You Like is the same as Breathe. I'd also like to point out that this chord change ( i IV7 ) is used in Great Gig in the sky as well! Not only that, but it's used in Shine on You Crazy Diamond and Another Brick in the Wall. This video is incredible! I love your work.
An absolutely marvellous study of the album, the band at the time, and also of the themes it covers and how they are, if anything, more pronounced today than in the early 70s. Loved it, thank you.
I truly love your breakdowns of songs, albums and artists. Whenever I click on a Polyphonic video concerning an artist I like I'm immediately captivated. Love your presentations. Thank you!
I was in a Youth Hostel in Norway in 1975 and Dark Side of the Moon was still being played on a loop by the Hostel manager. That's when and where I got to love it.
I’ve been listeing to DSOTM my whole life and it wasn’t until that final image in this video that I realized that during an eclipse is the only time that we here on earth can clearly see the entire dark side of the moon. Great video!!
DSOTM does something surreal to my senses whenever I listen to it. It’s nothing you can put into words but rather feelings and emotions are at a heightened awareness. Same thing with Echoes. Not just music here. Musical therapy.
This is one of the best video essays I've ever had the pleasure of listening to. Thank you so much, Polyphonic! I've been with your channel for years and I've spent many hours indulging in your world, our world. You have such a skill and I'm so excited to buy myself your book for Christmas!
Yeah, great work, wonderfully covering what is arguably the best album of all time. I first heard this album in 1973, as a seven year old, when my oldest brother took me into his room, and placed headphones on me, telling me not to come out until I'd heard the whole album. My life was never the same. It was such a huge revelation for me. Music had always been a big part of my life, but music had never risen to that level of art before in my experience. I've been a huge Pink Floyd fan ever since. The lyrics in particular spoke to me in a way I'd never heard before. It's such a great example of how the sum of the four was so magnificent. It is one of the most significant albums of my life, and indeed, The Great Gig in the Sky is my chosen funeral song. A great album, from a great band, in a great period of modern music. I was so lucky growing up listening to bands like this and Zeppelin and Queen etc. They don't make 'em like that anymore. Thanks for the awesome video.
Very well researched, nice graphics, steady and clear narration. You've put out an amazing work, my friend. I'll dig way more into your channel, that's for sure. Thanks!
You won’t be disappointed. There are a number of wonderful explorations of Hendrix, Dylan, all sorts of themed stuff. Polyphonic’s one of the top five channels on YT for sure. Brilliant production values puts lots of tv work to shame.
Amazing analysis. Very moving. I sheded tears a few times at the feeling that someone else hears what I hear and feels what I feel when listening to this profound album. Thank you so much. I'll see you on the dark side of the moon.
Masterful video: excellent and brilliantly executed graphics, top notch narration and incredible analysis that made me fully understand the album's message
I'm stopping at the halfway point in order to run some errands, but my God, what a great video. I can hardly wait to catch up to the second half later today. GREAT work.
I first heard DSOTM in eight grade and it left a mark on me that persists to this day - made me think about "life" writ large right about the time I needed to do so. The album still ranks among the most influential art in my life. Wonderful summary of the album.
I thought I knew DSOM pretty well, but I was evidently wrong! This documentary is absolutely astonishing and incredibly thought provoking. Without any shadow of a doubt it is the best documentary I have ever seen of any album or group: it is that good.
Watched this series while it dropped in quarantine listened to Dark Side for the first time in the first couple of weeks of lockdown and of course blew my mind and had the Big 4 Floyd records on repeat for ages just saw Aussie Floyd last week and they played the whole thing front to back and once again back down the rabbit hole Thanks Noah 🙂
Damn, you made me cry with this essay. Dark Side has always had extremely deep meaning to me, but this really hammered the point home for me, sitting here at almost 29 and exactly in that "10 years have gone behind you" period, racing away towards the unknown that is fundamentally less full of wonder than it used to be 10 years ago, although it can still be exciting.
i absolutely love all of your content! i'm seriously thinking about subscribing to nebula to see more of your videos/podcasts! i've been listening to ghost notes non-stop lately!!! the stuff you create really changed me!! thank youu!!
I first heard Dark Side of the Moon when I was 13, and I obsessed over it from 13 to 15. I remember it was the first thing that kinda turned me on to the concept of universal human experiences, and it made feel so less lonely and so less depressed. I listened to it with my dad in the car all the time. Now I'm 31, lost both my parents. Mom to heart failure in 2020, Dad to covid in 2021. Going over it again through this video just hits so entirely different now. Time and The Great Gig in the Sky got me crying like a baby. There are parts on this album that are just fucking raw and human and cut straight to my soul not like a knife but like an out of control locomotive. The massive choruses of Brain Damage and the tributes to Syd are devastating and even the jubilation and explosiveness of Eclipse just leaves my heart racing and feeling like I barely made it out. This album is not just a concept album, this is the only album that truly feels like it's a journey. Listening to it in a dark room with headphones can truly make you feel unsettled in a good way. Thank you so much for making this. What an excellent video.
As silly as it might sound, these initial episodes got me into enjoying music as a real art form, and in turn, made me appreciate The Dark Side of the Moon/Pink Floyd. That was over 2 years ago. I'm still a Pink Floyd fan to this day ;)
In Roger waters current tours, he explicitly talks about mental illness, tells syd history, some of his own “madness” periods and then goes on to Shine on you crazy diamond. I’ve been to 4 of his shows, and this was by far the most explicit and compelling way he brought that up.
Even though i understand the tech used to make DARK SIDE OF THE NOON, it still is one album that fasanates me. The 4 albums prior to DS are just a warn up. This is still one of the best written and produced albums ever made.
Am I crazy? I swore that the original episodes were made so that you could sync them up too the tracks on the album and your narration would play along side it. But It doesn't say anything about that here, which I figured the super cut might have messed with the timing, but I don't see mention of it in the original upload of the first part either so am I just completely making things up in my brain thoughts? Either way amazing video, amazing band, amazing album, amazing break down. You make some of the highest quality content out there right now, and you did an fantastic job all around with this one!
Although most "cool" musicians I'm friends with always choose "Animals" as Pink Floyd's best album, they are wrong. This was a great meditation on the album. Much appreciated. A few years ago, a friend was grieving his friends suicide and I happened to hear "Great Gig In The Sky", and to me, the song isn't a reflection on your own death but just death in general. The first part, representing the pain, despair, horror. Then the 2nd part, acceptance. I can't imagine anyone writing a better album.
Just wanted to say, kudos on this documentary...not just about Pink Floyd, but production. With the absolute glut of a.i. generated "content" here on UA-cam, I APPRECIATE the fact you are the one narrating and not selling out and using a God-awful A.I. "voice" doing the narrating. I am so sick and tired of A.I. content on UA-cam. Along with that, how you're narrating makes this interesting. The inflections, phrasing. So many narrate their videos here with no inflection, which makes anything boring as hell. Seriously, your narration is a very good example of how to do it right. You have a style, yes, but it makes this documentary welcoming. So, yeah, you definitely kicked ass as a whole. Other content creators here on UA-cam need to take note on how to make a documentary HUMAN. A.I. content of any kind is a cop-out, and is only used by lazy slobs. You, sir, aren't one of those slobs, so...thank you for taking the time and all of the effort in making this excellent "dive" into this masterpiece of an album.
This review is so brilliantly done. I didn't think I could appreciate DSOTM anymore than I already did. Thank you very much. Now I wish that you would take on Radiohead's, OK Computer.
Dumb fun fact - the last bit "There's no dark side of the moon, really, it's all dark" comes from the doorman at the abbey road studio when asked he thought was on the dark side of the moon. Waters nearly spit his water out when he heard the response as it was a great tie in to what he was saying, that we all have those thoughts, depressive or intrusive, and we all struggle.
I remember this album from my childhood but it was always 30seconds here or there, as i was always doing kid things. So although i have never listened to the album, Beginning to End, and actually understood it, i love the tracks. I remember watching the movie with Dad in the late '90s or early '00s. The fella is ingrained in my psychee.
I remember my parents once telling me that every single day for weeks after I was born, they were playing Dark Side Of The Moon several times for me as a tiny, new-to-the-world infant. Much later when I got to be a small boy after finding my parent's record of DSOTM, I listened to it on my own. I felt as if there was a feeling of deja vu every time I listened to it, before my parents even told me the story about how this album was among one of the first things I ever heard after being born, which explained why it felt so familiar to me. Over the years, I grew up with the album, even buying a cassette version of my own and even replacing it with my own money when the tape player ate my tape after replaying it so much.
In the many many years since, I've listened to it many more times over the years. Now I am a 43 year old man, and almost everyone else in my family has died over the years due to various circumstances except for me. Every so often on UA-cam, i'll seek out more information about the album or check out an essay about it, as well as just.... listen to it sometimes. When I think about the fact that neither my mother or father are alive anymore, The Great Gig In The Sky allows me to shed my closed off exterior I've developed over the years and cry like a baby every time I hear it. And every other song still fills me with memories of my years before, and gives me hope for the years I have left, ahead.
I've let those still with me in my life, all know, that my greatest wish and final request, on the day I finally die, is to play The Dark Side Of The Moon in it's entirety, at my funeral. I came into this world with this album about life, and when it's my time, I want to go with this album accompanying me on the voyage back the void I came from.
It feels like this album comes to you when you need it.
Q: How do you drive a Pink Floyd fan crazy?
A: Play Dark Side of the Moon on shuffle.
I literally can't listen to any of their albums on shuffle, it feels like heresy.
@@torresmat10 It IS heresy! So much thought goes into sequencing. It's part of the ride.
Q: How do you drive me crazy?
A: Play Dark Side of the Moon.
I found a compilation of Pink Floyd Songs and saw they disconnected "Brain damage" and "Eclipse". I was mad.
I feel silly being upset for just that, but I'm still mad nonetheless.
People tell you you're funny; they're lying.
This video essay is a masterpiece. Well deserving to represent and describe the greatest album ever made.
More so than any album I can think of, Dark Side is timeless. There are no references in the songs locking it into its early '70s origin, it could literally have been created any time. The cool weird sound effects never sound dated, hard to comprehend considering that they had no help from digital sources but had to make them all from analog. Sound effects are one thing that is so easy to get wrong and sound cheesy and ridiculous but somehow Floyd chose the perfect sounds, that still sound modern, not dated at all.
Timeless? But it has time in it!
this thing SERIOUSLY changed my whole view on dsotm and just made me appreciate it as the masterpiece that it is. it’s now also one of my fav albums of all time, and this video played a huge role in this :) now this masterpiece is finally ONE and i’m just so thankful for these couple of videos and ofc for this wonderful album
That final graphic is absolute perfection.
And: “The solo comes at you fast; sooner than expected. Just as life does”. 19:00
Such good writing man. Thanks for this.
This entire project and the countless hours of work that must've gone into this deserve to be recognized! Not only is this a masterpiece but it also helps to make classic music more open for younger generations like me. Without your videos I'd feel lost and overwhelmed. Thank you for this
It is over-recognized...
Thanks!
This is really really really good.... Thank you so much for putting this together it's a bloody masterpiece. Bravo! Your explanations are so good and I don't think I noticed anything I would change or even add for that matter. Just flawless.
Dark Side of the Moon is as relevant now or maybe even more relevant than it's ever been. You don't have to ba a Pink Floyd fan to recognize the greatness and universal appeal of this one album.
What's even crazier is it isn't even top 3 of their albums, goes to show just how insanely talented they were
I'm not in my personal Top 3 but I could see how it would be a favorite for many other people. @@JesusGomez-ob2qt
@@JesusGomez-ob2qt what ones do you think are better? Id probably pick WYWH over Darkside but thats about it. Darkside through The Wall is pure perfection of a run for a band tho.
@@lukehyre1383 I would say Wish you were here, Animals, The Wall. I seriously think they were getting better and better with each record before their downfall
@@JesusGomez-ob2qtI agree with this, Dogs is an example of how they were refining and perfecting what they were doing after DSOTM
no one told you when to run you missed the starting gun, that captures being 25 years old in a nutshell.
Thanks to you, i wrote my Final Paper on the dark side of the moon and started loving the band even more, thank you so much for those amazing essays
Time is just timeless, the guitar solo weeps of a life with so little time to do what you’d actually like to in your life, a life mostly lived for the wealth and benefit of others while your own leisure is so preciously limited
This analysis is super thorough and really compliments the complexities of the album. I can’t tell you how many “easter egg” bits of sound blew over my head, even after listening to it multiple times. You paid attention to detail so well, and provided a masterful analysis for a masterpiece album. Good job my friend, keep up this passion because it suits you well!
Very well done. I first heard Dark Side in the summer of '73, just after I turned 16. It has had a major impact in my life. Thank you.
We are about the same age. How fortunate were we to grow up with so much amazing music? Of course I didn't, and couldn't have, understood the significance of that time in music history while I was experiencing it. But 50 years on, listening to DSOM, or hearing Steve Hackett, or Eric Johnson, or Steve Vai play live at a venue with fabulous acoustics - it's obvious we were living through profound innovations. Phew! 💓...💓...💓...
Great work I was told by son who is now 40 yrs old that I was a very lucky man having seen Pink Floyd LIVE in Los Angeles in The 70's TDSOTM This was one of my first concerts and saw all the shows Animals The wall etc to me ever since I heard The Great Gig In The Sky
I 've requested to bury me with a cassette player with song I love your work 👍
Excellent video essay. You have a distinct voice, a distinct style, groovy pace, and crafty narrative in your videos. Thanks for giving this masterpiece it’s due credit. And thanks for all that you do.
Maybe it's just me being sick right now and my emotions are a bit sensitive, but with everything being explained, I was driven to tears multiple times. For a few months now, The Dark Side of the Moon had been tied with The Wall for being my favorite album of all time (and maybe they're still tied for being my *favorite*) but now there is no question about one thing: The Dark Side of the Moon is the greatest album ever made.
You raise the blade
You make the change
You rearrange me 'til I'm sane
You lock the door
And throw away the key
There's someone in my head, but it's not me
I listened to Pink Floyd for the first time this September and these few lines being some kind of emotions in me i can't explain
The album is so transcendental in how it still feels resonant after all this time
nothing but admiration and love for this project, thank you so much for producing this.
My Favourite album by Pink Floyd and one of my favourite albums of all time which made a lasting impression on me when i first heard it as a kid in the early 80's. The themes covered in the album are just as relevant in 2023 as they were back in '73. Great analysis of this masterpiece.
After tripping to DSOTM and crying so fucking hard. I can say that this album is a masterpiece and it is more relevant than it had ever been. The themes are so universal that it feels like a piece of musical religious canon sent here from somewhere. It’s uncanny and so fucking beautiful.
I have loved Pink Floyd since my older brother first played it for me (many many many years ago). I have listened to and loved their music in good times and bad, sad and happy times and it has always made me feel better. I have never really been an introspective person but this video and description of one of my all-time favourite albums has kinda shocked me. I did not realize how my own views and struggles in life closely mirror those of the themes and views in this album. I truly appreciate your work here. My core tenant of life has always been about what you do and say to the people you have around you, if you leave them at least a bit happier or a bit less sad and helped them at all, your life has a lot of meaning, and religion is not required!
the cash register intro on Money involved Nick as well as Roger. Both have a writing credit on this song.
What made this great, and to this day still makes it great is that the subject matter is universal to all mankind.
For my English assignment, we got to choose our own text to talk about, and I chose this album. I haven't watched the video yet, but thank you so much in advance for making this video, and I'm without a doubt crediting you.
When i first heard you say this is your DSOTM project all in one, i was disappointed...but not for long....for someone like me, who spent about 2 years diving into Pink Floyd about as deep as possible in my early 20s back in the 90s, this work of yours is staggering. I love just how much depth you give to each piece, to each segment and to each topic. So many new facets open up on this incredible art work.
By far not my favourite Pink Floyd album, but when you take a deep look at it like you do, it really gets clear, why it has its place in music history.
I could go on for hours, but i won''t steal any more of your time, thank you and congratulations on this astounding video.
One last point that I think gets missed - the eclipse is when we get inversion. Light if thrown on the dark side of the moon, and the bright side of the moon because dark.
It is illuminating the other side. Bringing everything front.
Truly outstanding video essay. Really made me re-appreciate this seminal album. Thank you for that.
👏 Down to electing the album's own final clarification on lunar luminary levels to serve as the conclusion, this deepest of dives is perhaps THE definitive examination of more than merely one of the most vital works of music, but indeed one of the most magnificent works of art, ever created.
Words fail me in expressing adequate commendation, Ser.
I daresay this is, in a word, flawless.
I find it legitimately embarrassing that I can only "like" this as opposed to hurling a bouquet of roses at your feet while standing to applaud and exclaim, "BRAVO!"
50 years later, still one of the most iconic LP's ever released
Brilliant analysis. I’ve listened to the album 1k times and still hear something new every time.
What a fantastic album it was. The 70 was hands down the best decade in music. Thanks for sharing.
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YES!
"A classic is a work that has never finished saying what it has to say".
This is the definition of a classic given by Italian writer Italo Calvino.
This album corresponds perfectly to this definition, it crosses time without losing its relevance.
At 50:00 you mentioned that the rhythm for Any Color You Like is the same as Breathe. I'd also like to point out that this chord change ( i IV7 ) is used in Great Gig in the sky as well! Not only that, but it's used in Shine on You Crazy Diamond and Another Brick in the Wall. This video is incredible! I love your work.
Standing ovation from the video 👏🏾👏🏾
So happy to see that you're still going strong on the videos. Keep it up and congrats on the 1 million!
An absolutely marvellous study of the album, the band at the time, and also of the themes it covers and how they are, if anything, more pronounced today than in the early 70s. Loved it, thank you.
I can't wait to watch this one in full, I adore the album already but now you've got me miles curious!! Thank you for being here for us :)
I truly love your breakdowns of songs, albums and artists. Whenever I click on a Polyphonic video concerning an artist I like I'm immediately captivated. Love your presentations. Thank you!
I was in a Youth Hostel in Norway in 1975 and Dark Side of the Moon was still being played on a loop by the Hostel manager. That's when and where I got to love it.
Right on! Love this! Always a good day when Polyphonic uploads!
I’ve been listeing to DSOTM my whole life and it wasn’t until that final image in this video that I realized that during an eclipse is the only time that we here on earth can clearly see the entire dark side of the moon. Great video!!
DSOTM does something surreal to my senses whenever I listen to it. It’s nothing you can put into words but rather feelings and emotions are at a heightened awareness. Same thing with Echoes. Not just music here. Musical therapy.
This is one of the best video essays I've ever had the pleasure of listening to.
Thank you so much, Polyphonic! I've been with your channel for years and I've spent many hours indulging in your world, our world. You have such a skill and I'm so excited to buy myself your book for Christmas!
Bro you are doing this at the highest level now thank you!
Yeah, great work, wonderfully covering what is arguably the best album of all time. I first heard this album in 1973, as a seven year old, when my oldest brother took me into his room, and placed headphones on me, telling me not to come out until I'd heard the whole album. My life was never the same. It was such a huge revelation for me. Music had always been a big part of my life, but music had never risen to that level of art before in my experience. I've been a huge Pink Floyd fan ever since. The lyrics in particular spoke to me in a way I'd never heard before. It's such a great example of how the sum of the four was so magnificent. It is one of the most significant albums of my life, and indeed, The Great Gig in the Sky is my chosen funeral song. A great album, from a great band, in a great period of modern music. I was so lucky growing up listening to bands like this and Zeppelin and Queen etc. They don't make 'em like that anymore. Thanks for the awesome video.
This is masterpiece as is the album. @polyphonic keep doing your thing
I've watched 15+ ads, but I think it was worth it...
Very well researched, nice graphics, steady and clear narration. You've put out an amazing work, my friend. I'll dig way more into your channel, that's for sure. Thanks!
You won’t be disappointed. There are a number of wonderful explorations of Hendrix, Dylan, all sorts of themed stuff. Polyphonic’s one of the top five channels on YT for sure.
Brilliant production values puts lots of tv work to shame.
But then his Tony Iommi short is poorly researched and blantantly spreads misinformation. 💀@@mhoppy6639
As a Pink Floyd fan whos favourite album of theirs is Wish You Were Here, I can't overstate how great Dark Side of the Moon is.
I like how the Polish currency is there on "Money" graphic.
What a journey, thank you so much ❤
Amazing analysis. Very moving. I sheded tears a few times at the feeling that someone else hears what I hear and feels what I feel when listening to this profound album. Thank you so much. I'll see you on the dark side of the moon.
Thanks for uploading this as a full video. Still good all these years later. Also just noticed the subtle reference to Echoes with the albatross.
Masterful video: excellent and brilliantly executed graphics, top notch narration and incredible analysis that made me fully understand the album's message
I'm stopping at the halfway point in order to run some errands, but my God, what a great video. I can hardly wait to catch up to the second half later today. GREAT work.
I first heard DSOTM in eight grade and it left a mark on me that persists to this day - made me think about "life" writ large right about the time I needed to do so. The album still ranks among the most influential art in my life. Wonderful summary of the album.
You put a lot of thought into this. I always loved DSOTM, but you've helped me understand it so much better.....✌️
Of course I'm happy you made such a long video, but I'm mostly happy you included that closing statement from the album.
I thought I knew DSOM pretty well, but I was evidently wrong! This documentary is absolutely astonishing and incredibly thought provoking. Without any shadow of a doubt it is the best documentary I have ever seen of any album or group: it is that good.
One of the greatest albums ever recorded
Really? Hardly anyone ever says that.
Maybe the greatest album ever recorded imo
@@arjobakshi2952 Without "maybe"
Watched this series while it dropped in quarantine listened to Dark Side for the first time in the first couple of weeks of lockdown and of course blew my mind and had the Big 4 Floyd records on repeat for ages just saw Aussie Floyd last week and they played the whole thing front to back and once again back down the rabbit hole
Thanks Noah
🙂
Damn, you made me cry with this essay. Dark Side has always had extremely deep meaning to me, but this really hammered the point home for me, sitting here at almost 29 and exactly in that "10 years have gone behind you" period, racing away towards the unknown that is fundamentally less full of wonder than it used to be 10 years ago, although it can still be exciting.
i absolutely love all of your content! i'm seriously thinking about subscribing to nebula to see more of your videos/podcasts! i've been listening to ghost notes non-stop lately!!! the stuff you create really changed me!! thank youu!!
12tone too ofc :p
You explain a Masterpiece, with a Masterpiece... Well done sir!! 😘
this is fantastic. Great work mate.
This is a great and important essay. I'll come back to this more than once. Thanks.
Still one of your best pieces, excellent compilation and background on DSotM for new and old fans alike.
I just rewatched this series yesterday
You've created a masterpiece, can't wait for more to come
Briliant analysis and fantastic production!
I first heard Dark Side of the Moon when I was 13, and I obsessed over it from 13 to 15. I remember it was the first thing that kinda turned me on to the concept of universal human experiences, and it made feel so less lonely and so less depressed. I listened to it with my dad in the car all the time. Now I'm 31, lost both my parents. Mom to heart failure in 2020, Dad to covid in 2021.
Going over it again through this video just hits so entirely different now. Time and The Great Gig in the Sky got me crying like a baby. There are parts on this album that are just fucking raw and human and cut straight to my soul not like a knife but like an out of control locomotive. The massive choruses of Brain Damage and the tributes to Syd are devastating and even the jubilation and explosiveness of Eclipse just leaves my heart racing and feeling like I barely made it out. This album is not just a concept album, this is the only album that truly feels like it's a journey. Listening to it in a dark room with headphones can truly make you feel unsettled in a good way. Thank you so much for making this. What an excellent video.
As silly as it might sound, these initial episodes got me into enjoying music as a real art form, and in turn, made me appreciate The Dark Side of the Moon/Pink Floyd.
That was over 2 years ago.
I'm still a Pink Floyd fan to this day ;)
In Roger waters current tours, he explicitly talks about mental illness, tells syd history, some of his own “madness” periods and then goes on to Shine on you crazy diamond.
I’ve been to 4 of his shows, and this was by far the most explicit and compelling way he brought that up.
I love that the second verse of "Brain Damage" sounds crazy -- "There's someone in my head, but it's not me." It's literal. It's the surgeon. WHAM.
That was so well done on many levels.
Awesome video and wonderful analysis! One of the all-time classic rock albums for sure.
I’ll never forget hearing the solo to time when I was 7-8 years old. Not that long ago, I’m 26. But long enough ago that it hits a bit different now.
Even though i understand the tech used to make DARK SIDE OF THE NOON, it still is one album that fasanates me. The 4 albums prior to DS are just a warn up. This is still one of the best written and produced albums ever made.
50 years, still the greatest album ever
Am I crazy? I swore that the original episodes were made so that you could sync them up too the tracks on the album and your narration would play along side it. But It doesn't say anything about that here, which I figured the super cut might have messed with the timing, but I don't see mention of it in the original upload of the first part either so am I just completely making things up in my brain thoughts?
Either way amazing video, amazing band, amazing album, amazing break down. You make some of the highest quality content out there right now, and you did an fantastic job all around with this one!
Although most "cool" musicians I'm friends with always choose "Animals" as Pink Floyd's best album, they are wrong.
This was a great meditation on the album. Much appreciated.
A few years ago, a friend was grieving his friends suicide and I happened to hear "Great Gig In The Sky", and to me, the song isn't a reflection on your own death but just death in general. The first part, representing the pain, despair, horror. Then the 2nd part, acceptance.
I can't imagine anyone writing a better album.
I enjoyed this so much thank you!
I'm glad to be alive and be able to watch this. Have an oustanding and safe travel, brother! See you there.
Thanks for this beautiful explanation video. Amazing job brother 👏🏼💯
Kraftwerk also used the doppler effect on their concept album Autobahn.
They also make great concept albums.
You are awesome
Just wanted to say, kudos on this documentary...not just about Pink Floyd, but production. With the absolute glut of a.i. generated "content" here on UA-cam, I APPRECIATE the fact you are the one narrating and not selling out and using a God-awful A.I. "voice" doing the narrating. I am so sick and tired of A.I. content on UA-cam. Along with that, how you're narrating makes this interesting. The inflections, phrasing. So many narrate their videos here with no inflection, which makes anything boring as hell. Seriously, your narration is a very good example of how to do it right. You have a style, yes, but it makes this documentary welcoming. So, yeah, you definitely kicked ass as a whole. Other content creators here on UA-cam need to take note on how to make a documentary HUMAN. A.I. content of any kind is a cop-out, and is only used by lazy slobs. You, sir, aren't one of those slobs, so...thank you for taking the time and all of the effort in making this excellent "dive" into this masterpiece of an album.
This video is simply amazing.
this long form analysis is soooo good for this subject. I would love to see other crucial albums dissected.
Incredibly well done.
To anyone who says they don't understand this album..
Well here ya go.. It's a little over an hour but well worth it.
I think this video is marvelous
This review is so brilliantly done. I didn't think I could appreciate DSOTM anymore than I already did. Thank you very much.
Now I wish that you would take on Radiohead's, OK Computer.
I've loved all of your Pink Floyd videos and content and appreciate how much work you put into all of these videos. Hope to see more in the future!
Dumb fun fact - the last bit "There's no dark side of the moon, really, it's all dark" comes from the doorman at the abbey road studio when asked he thought was on the dark side of the moon. Waters nearly spit his water out when he heard the response as it was a great tie in to what he was saying, that we all have those thoughts, depressive or intrusive, and we all struggle.
I've always admire your videos. This one is brilliant. Thank you.
The "Time" Song is relate to me and hit me so hard.
The greatest album ever also has one of the greatest cover albums:
Dub Side of the Moon by the Easy Star All Stars
Yup. And they also cover Radiohead 😁
I remember this album from my childhood but it was always 30seconds here or there, as i was always doing kid things. So although i have never listened to the album, Beginning to End, and actually understood it, i love the tracks.
I remember watching the movie with Dad in the late '90s or early '00s.
The fella is ingrained in my psychee.
Two hours ago I was thinking about this album’s greatness. And you drop a video like that! Cheers 🎉🎉
Man, this is a beautiful work that i will keep in my heart.