The Dark Side of the Moon

Album · Released 1 March 1973

The Dark Side of the Moon

Pink Floyd

The heartbeat at the start of The Dark Side of the Moon establishes a human scale for everything that follows. The clocks, machines and voices can make the world sound overwhelming, but Pink Floyd keep returning to vulnerable people trying to live inside it. That connection gives the studio spectacle its lasting force. Breathe offers an inviting entrance, its drifting guitar and relaxed pace leaving room around the vocal. On the Run disturbs that…

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The Dark Side of the MoonOur album review · 9 October 2026
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