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Holistic Guidance - Dark Side of the Moon 30th Anniversary Edition
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Manufacturer: Capitol
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Binding: Audio CD
EAN: 0724358213621
Format: Hybrid SACD
Label: Capitol
Manufacturer: Capitol
Number Of Discs: 1
Publisher: Capitol
Release Date: 2003-03-25
Studio: Capitol
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The Super Audio CD (SACD) features two disc layers. One layer contains a standard version of the album that works on any CD player. The other layer includes high-resolution stereo and a 5.1 surround version of the recording that works on SACD-compatible DVD players and home theater systems. Both layers employ SACD's Direct Stream Digital (DSD) encoding process that samples the music 64 times faster than CD for unprecedented fidelity.
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Summary: The Best sounding version of this classic I have heard
Comment: I have never bothered to listen to this Hybrid SACD in stereo.
On my first listening I was blown away with surround sound where there are many instances where the the 3D sonic events take this album to a newer high. The most notable for me is "On the Run" where the footsteps criss cross not just from side to side but from back to front, and where a plane or something crashes it travels from rear left to front right. There are numerous instances throughout the album where surround sound has added a dimension which I am sure Messrs Waters, Gilmore and Wright would have wished was available when they orinally recorded this title.
The second thing I noticed was the sound was much clearer and there were things I had never heard on my cd version. I has been along time since I have owned a turntable, and when I did I didn't have a high end sound system.
On a couple of occasions when I have had friends over for dinner I have put it on and all have remarked at how they are blown away by this version of Dark Side of the Moon
I would say if you have an SACD compatible DVD player and 5.1 channel amplifier with 6 analog channel inputs this album is must have, particularly if you are a fan on Dark Side of the Moon.
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Summary: THIS ONES FOR RICK WRIGHT.....
Comment: Since Rick Wright recently departed this world for that great Gig in the sky this past week, I have decided to do a Floyd review in his honor. Seeing as how he composed two of this albums finest tracks, the instrumental Great Gig, and the tune US AND THEM, I'll go with it, even though EVERYBODY knows how awesome it is. Dark Side is without a doubt one of the finest recordings of all time, and one that gets re-released alot... I'm suprised that I actually do not own my own copy of this. I bought this album in 1993, when it was still being distributed as its 1988 release... I had the disc for what seems to have been forever; despite losing it numerous times (one time I left the CD in the woods, after a "woods" party when I was around fourteen and found it several months later, still in perfect condition!)After a while though I finally wore the surface off it, and have yet to pick up a new copy. Damn, you know... cuz I really wanted to listen to it! This album means alot to me, and I def say that it changed my life, once upon a time ago... at least my way of thinking, in a lot of ways. Every track is stellar, this was the beggining of my fascination with albums that are albums as a whole... meaning that this is pretty much one solid piece of music, rather than a collection of tracks. The lyrics are extremely inspired, and even inspirational to anyone who listens, whether they be stoned or not. Listening to BRAIN DAMAGE/ECLIPSE is like a drug all it's own. Try finding a Dark Side laser show in your local area for added visual stimulation... or synch it up with some wizard of OZ (I was 15 when that little stoner trick was first publicized, have to mention it- start the disc at the third roar of the MGM lion) any which way you chose to use it, this disc is pretty much one you should have in your collection at all times. I wish I did! Oh well, I have Meddle hanging around, I'll rock that album out instead. Later kids. Rick Wright, Shine On.
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Summary: New fan
Comment: I am an audio engineer and musician by trade. I like Floyd but amd not a huge fan and this is my first album of theirs. For starters, the CD layer sounds like it's at least a 4th generation 1/4" copy duped at too high of a level. Luckily, this master was spared the horrific loudness was exploitation so the sound is fairly open. But the over-cooked source tape causes the loud passages to get a bit mushy and dull.
Now for the SACD. They obviously went through great efforts to try and recreate the original mix as well as possible. The natural dynamics of the recording really shine and there's good usage of all the channels without being overtly weird with placement. The only real problem I can hear is the vocals are a bit overly bright, to the point of being harsh at times. But aside from that, the SACD layer is inof itself well worth the price of the album. Definitely worth owning even if you're relatively new to Floyd like I am.
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Summary: Turn your room Lunar
Comment: 1973, I was all of 13. This was, in my pre-driver's license days, the only way for me to travel. "Dark Side of The Moon," a big old pair of Koss headphones, and a relatively cheap but OK stereo. Dark room. Posters. Dreams of escaping. Desires of being an astronaut. Wanting to be a pop star. And then this.
Even today, over 30 years later, "Dark Side of The Moon" remains a sonic marvel. When you imagine that this was done well before the advent of digital recording, samples and the like, it becomes all the more impressive. Instruments dart in and out, effects (the clocks, the cash register) flood your head and room with sculpted sound and psychedelics. The wailing voice on "Great Gig in The Sky" (Clare Torry) is downright otherworldly, as are the snippets of conversation that pop up at intervals throughout. The album unfolds in the best conceptual album sense, as nothing here explodes as much as it does infiltrates. It's one of those albums where it's well nigh impossible to listen to it in segments, the cross of songs into each other demands that you take it as a whole.
To this day, "Dark Side Of The Moon" is probably the best known Pink Floyd album, coming along with that masterpiece of dysfunction, The Wall. In many respects they're very much alike. On this, the band was still trying to make sense of Syd Barret's descent into madness (as they did again on Wish You Were Here), on "The Wall" they looks at the crush of success and how it almost drove Roger Waters over the edge. In the case of "Dark Side of The Moon" and its long and pristine sculpted sound (courtesy of a young Alan Parsons), they captured their moment, and over 30 years later, it still stands like a towering achievement.
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Summary: Pink Floyd-Dark Side of the Moon
Comment: This 30th Anniversary Edition brings back the almost-forgotten thrill of hearing this group the first time many years ago...and the continual enjoyment for a long period.Wonderful !
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