Saturday, July 18, 2009

The next (to last) Top 10 Classic


OK. here we are at the top. Shouldn't have been too hard to figure these two out. Here is Number 2:


2) Pink Floyd, Dark Side Of The Moon – Not my personal favorite Pink Floyd release (or some members of the band’s, based on interviews) to listen to, definitely due in my case to overexposure. However, an unprecedented 736 weeks in the Billboard Top 100 is a confirmation from the fans of how staggeringly brilliant this album is. It produced two anthems (Time and Money); two of the most beautiful pieces of rock music ever recorded (Great Gig In The Sky and Us And Them); was daring and pioneering in it’s production and use of sound effects and synthesizers; and was the most successful “concept album” ever made. Roger Waters emerged as a great lyracist with his scathing social commentary. Even the album artwork was striking and memorable. The album was recorded at Abbey Road Studios and was also a breakout for studio engineer Alan Parsons.

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