DVD Review: Pink Floyd - "The Making of Dark Side of the Moon" (Eagle Vision)
Pink Floyd’s absolutely seminal and necessary The Dark Side of the Moon is one of the
best records ever released and remained on the Billboard 200 for a staggering
741 consecutive weeks. There’s not much to top that, unless you’re able to peel
back to curtain, go behind the scenes and hear from all four members of the band
- Roger Waters, Richard Wright, David Gilmour and Nick Mason – regarding the
making of each and every song on the record.
Well, The Making of
Dark Side of the Moon gives fans that opportunity.
Released to coincide with the album’s 30th
anniversary, The Making of Dark Side of
the Moon also features interviews with engineer Alan Parsons and the late
designer Storm Thorgerson. If you’ve seen the television version, you’re still
going to want to get the blu-ray version because there’s 40 additional minutes
you’ve never seen before, and this is where The
Making of Dark Side of the Moon is worth its weight in salt. There are
acoustic renditions of “Brain Damage” and “Breathe,” Roger Waters discussing the
genesis of timeless cuts “Money” and “Time,” and even a spotlight on the guitar
work of David Gilmour.
On The Making of
Dark Side of the Moon, there are highlights aplenty, so much to make even the
most ardent Pink Floyd worshipper blush.
Grade: A-
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