In Reference to Cook’s Quote (2005), Does Knowing the Background Reasons of the Production Process of Dark Side of the Moon Unlock a Deeper Meaning and an Enhanced listening Experience?
Music usually tries to express emotions, and every musician or band has an emotion they want to convey to the listener. The songs tell a story and the album cover shows the story behind the album. Pink Floyd’s The Dark Side of the Moon is definitely no exception to this. The themes of the album include greed, passage of time and mental illness, the latter which was influence by Syd Barrett’s mental issues. The Dark Side of the moon was released in March 1973 by the progressive rock band Pink Floyd. The album is driven by emotion, which is a possible reason to why it was, and still is, so successful. It is their eighth studio album and by far their most successful album as it currently holds 892 weeks on the Billboard 200 chart (2015).
The album is a story told in two parts, the first half is a description of a life that is unfulfilled. This is the first half of the album which includes the tracks Speak to me/Breath, On the Run, Time and
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Within the intro there is a sample played of a man saying “Am I not frightened of dying, any time will do I don’t mind. Why should I be frightened of dying? There’s no reason for it, you’ve gotta go sometime.” This is in fact a response given by one of Pink Floyd’s crew members after Waters asked him “Are you afraid of dying”(Mason, 2005). The main body of this song is Clare Torry’s melismatic “wailing” over the music. This was only decided by the band a couple of weeks before the album was due to be finished (Mabbett, 1995). The band told her to simply think of death and horror, and that is how her part was made, recorded in only three takes (Classic Albums: Pink Floyd - The Making Of 'The Dark Side Of The
album contains an amazing combination of poetic lyrics and edgy music that make it an
Using metaphors that bring every word to life, Harper shares remorse with the reader as he describes the expectation of three Idols in the African American community through a more relatable form that is music. As the reader you place yourself on a train which as
"Certain songs might tell you a little something about my upbringing. Certain songs might tell you how I relate to others life experiences. On the album I never get specific on all my dirt because I don't feel I need to talk about that. I want to put the spotlight on Mobile, and give the listeners an idea of what's going on here from a young black mans perspective." Listen up!
The album begins with the hard-rocker “Come Together”. The song is a perfect example of John Lennon’s rock influence in the Beatles. “Come Together” is a song that’s popularity has been revived due to its appearances in many commercials. Its trademark chorus, “Come together right now over me”, is known just about everywhere. Ringo’s heavy drums and John’s deep poetic lyrics drive the song, while Paul’s voice and George’s sharp guitar contribute to the body of this song. John Lennon was well known for his creative lyrics. His mind provided lyrics for such insightful songs such as “Across the Universe” and “A Day in the Life”.
Subject- The lyrics in this song brings up a reoccurring problem that everyone faces throughout their lifetime. Everyone wants to fit in or belong to someone, or something. This song easily compares to the book Frankenstein, when the reader is introduced to the monster. The monster that Victor created does not understand the world he has been put into, or how to operate in everyday society. In the first stanza Phil Collins writes,
War affects everyone involved - the conquerors and those being conquered. War is a struggle that is internal and external. Man can be a dedicated and loyal soldier for only so much at a time. He then longs for laughter, music, girls, a good meal and more. In The Moon is Down, the soldiers feel the need to return home. They begin to doubt what they are doing and if they are being told the truth. They become uneasy when the enemy doesn't talk to them. The townspeople's hatred is growing. They remained indoors and stared from behind curtains while the patrol walked through the town.
I’m not scared, if that’s what you’re wondering. The moment of death is full of sound and warmth and light, so much light it fills me, absorbs me: a tunnel of light shooting away, arching up and up and up, and if singing were a feeling it would be this, this light, this lifting, like laughing… The rest you have to find out for yourself. (Oliver 470)
A sentimental longing for the past. That is what pathos is all about, appealing to the audience’s emotions. With this cover, an older individual who remembers hearing Dark Side of the Moon for the first time is enticed to take a second look. All of those memories of the album and that time period come flooding back and they reminisce on how different the sound was. The songs rivulet into one another and the music is timeless. For the people that do not know much or anything at all about Pink Floyd, their curiosity is sparked. They are inquisitive about not only the band, but the magazine and its contents as well. This is where ethos, or lack thereof, becomes
Had Sigmund Freud lived 40 more years (to the overripe old age of 123), he would have been delighted to hear such a wonderful example of his life's psychoanlytic work embodied in the haunting lyrics of "Mother." Or had Oedipus lived a few millennium longer than his fictional death he would have found an adversary in the youthful Pink, a young boy whose desire for maternal acceptance and love is arguably equal to the greatest mother-centered protagonists in the history of literature. Contrary to the eye-gouging antics of Oedipus or even the grandiose melodrama later in Floyd's album, "Mother" is relatively low-key and emotionally subtle. The music itself is interestingly split, though with few if any seams to show for it, between the gloomy and simple verse chords and the effervescent, nursery rhyme-like chorus. Coupled with these seemingly disjointed yet oddly congruent styles are the blistering guitar solo and unsettling lyrics, all of which culminate in a perfect example of Floydian schizophrenia. The simple chord progression and uncomplicated lyrical delivery reflect Pink's childhood innocence at the time the song takes place. The very inquisitiveness emulates those youthful stages when the world is one big mystery. Why is the sky blue? Why does the ocean have waves? Where do babies come from? While the steady stream of inquiries seems to imply that Pink is rather young, with most children going through the "question" phase of development around 3 or 4 years of age, the level of seriousness shrouded behind the questions characterize Pink as being fairly older. The implications of governmental conspiracy and public ridicule indicate Pink's age as being around 12 to 14, that age when one learns that many of the world's most time-honored institutions are nothing more than hollow shells of public hope and dictatorial vanity. Santa Claus isn't real and there are many major religions that worship other deities than Christ. It's an age of discovery and self-recreation, when one must adapt and reinvent himself or herself in light of new knowledge. By this reading, the song's question (Pink) and answer (Mother) technique fits perfectly with this stage of budding self and global awareness. From the great Greek philosophers who used questions and answers to illustrate and promote self-realization and their own philosophical i...
There are two real conflicts in Jean Toomer's "Blood-Burning Moon." The first is racial, which can be referenced in the very first sentence, and the second is a gender conflict, that subtly unfolds with the main characters' development. In this essay, I will show how Toomer uses vivid descriptions and comparisons of nature to establish these conflicts, and also to offer an explanation of their origin. He writes to argue that these roles, like the earth, are natural and therefore irrefutable. A close reading of the opening paragraph will reveal the sharp contrast between white and black, as it is described in a metaphor of wood and stone.
Instead of proclaiming her feelings out loud, she suppresses them. The result is a series of recordings, which describes her life, and the things she wishes she could change.
In essence, this song carries various sociological concepts. It concentrates on the main idea about the social construction of reality and talking about how reality is changing. The song questions the actions and mentally of individuals violating the norms and values of society. The band takes into consideration various factors of why it is happening including the media and religion. As a result they talk about such influences taking control building and developing a sense of self. This is a great song about present day problems and how society changes with them.
The moon is a powerful motif throughout the novel Kitchen, used by Banana Yoshimoto in order to signify Mikage’s journey and her acceptance of life itself. Mikage often fixates on the moon, making it a key focal point within the novel.
I will talk about some common techniques that Alan Parsons used to record this album as well I will touch on some interesting techniques and ideas he used on the songs “Speak to Me”, “Time”, “Money”, and “Us and Them”. I will also talk about his creative quadraphonic record style of mixing for this album. Lastly I will talk about what Alan would have done differently if he had the technology available today back when he recorded Dark Side of the Moon.
The intro of this album set the tone for the project and touched on the intentions