By the time that Dark Side of the Moon came out in 1973, they had moved on from many of the prog-rock conventions (that they helped invent), in favor of shorter, more radio-friendly songs.
Reynolds, I'm a dangerous-minded man on a ship loaded with hurt. Now, why you got me chatting with your peons?
Womack ,'The Message'
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There's a lady plays her fav'rite records/On the jukebox ev'ry day/All day long she plays the same old songs/And she believes the things that they say/She sings along with all the saddest songs/And she believes the stories are real/She lets the music dictate the way that she feels.
Tom Scola - Mar 27, 2013 1:42:34 pm PDT #5610 of 6436
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billytea - Mar 27, 2013 1:50:04 pm PDT #5611 of 6436
You were a wrong baby who grew up wrong. The wrong kind of wrong. It's better you hear it from a friend.
Because Pink Floyd is awesome?
Unquestionably!
Roger Waters was writing great songs born out of his personal bitterness over his father being killed in WWII. Lot more grounded.
I think grounded is the word. The songs in Dark Side Of The Moon are solidly rooted in the concerns of everyday life. (Well, and fears of madness, but still not a fantastic fear.) Overall, compared to other prog rock albums I feel there's more human feeling and fewer cyborg armadillos in their work.
Atropa - Mar 27, 2013 1:53:51 pm PDT #5612 of 6436
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Besides, it fits the whole dynamic of X number of pretty boys (is it three or four now? is Roger still back in the band? I lose track.) + one kinda fug dude with a massive ego.
I agree with this plan. Like, a lot.
P.M. Marc - Mar 27, 2013 1:57:43 pm PDT #5613 of 6436
So come, my friends, be not afraid/We are so lightly here/It is in love that we are made; In love we disappear
Also Roger was not the cute one.
No, but he AGED the best. Simon was the best-looking of the bunch when they were young, but Roger's years out of the loop dealing with depression and stuff means he doesn't have the Creepy Old Rock Star look thing going on. I mean, John has been morphing slowly into Keith Richards, I'm fairly certain that if Nick has any more work done, he'll turn into Elton John and Joan River's unholy offspring, and Simon, well, OK, he mostly just looks like Wil Wheaton's older brother now. It's disconcerting.
But Roger still looks... pretty good.
P.M. Marc - Mar 27, 2013 1:58:32 pm PDT #5614 of 6436
So come, my friends, be not afraid/We are so lightly here/It is in love that we are made; In love we disappear
Oh, Christ.
I've just outed myself to more than just you and Jilli as having not just an opinion on this, but years and years of thinking and musing on it.
Atropa - Mar 27, 2013 2:07:43 pm PDT #5615 of 6436
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I mean, John has been morphing slowly into Keith Richards
SHUT UP.
(Okay, fine, you're right. I just don't like agreeing about it.)
P.M. Marc - Mar 27, 2013 2:14:38 pm PDT #5616 of 6436
So come, my friends, be not afraid/We are so lightly here/It is in love that we are made; In love we disappear
(Okay, fine, you're right. I just don't like agreeing about it.)
It's sad, but true.
Tom Scola - Mar 27, 2013 2:24:48 pm PDT #5617 of 6436
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The songs in Dark Side Of The Moon are solidly rooted in the concerns of everyday life. (Well, and fears of madness, but still not a fantastic fear.)
It's something that the members of Pink Floyd got to witness first hand.
Cass - Mar 27, 2013 2:36:46 pm PDT #5618 of 6436
Bob's learned to live with tragedy, but he knows that this tragedy is one that won't ever leave him or get better.
I mean, John has been morphing slowly into Keith Richards
SHUT UP.
(It's not that you're wrong. We just don't say it out loud. Ever.)
Betelgeuse. Betelgeuse. Betelgeuse.
Atropa - Mar 27, 2013 2:40:44 pm PDT #5619 of 6436
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Heh.