Pink Floyd's The Dark Side of the Moon 45th Anniversary





March 1, 2018, marks the 45th anniversary of the beloved album by Pink Floyd, The Dark Side of the Moon. The album originally released on March 1, 1973, and has sold an estimated 45 million copies since then making it Pink Floyd's most successful albums and one of the best selling albums of all time.






       In light of the recent anniversary, I decided today's blog post should be about all things Pink Floyd. Pink Floyd formed in 1965 in London. The band was founded by Syd Barrett, Nick Mason, Roger Waters, and Richard Wright. Pink Floyd is known for their psychedelic and progressive music. With the release of The Dark Side of the Moon, Pink Floyd blew up in the music scene. David Gilmour, guitarist and vocalist, joined the band in 1967. Barrett, the former lead vocalist, left in 1968 due to deteriorating mental health leaving Gilmour to lead the band. Roger Waters became the band's main lyricist and is credited with creating the concepts behind the albums The Dark Side of the Moon, Wish You Were Here, Animals, The Wall, and The Final Cut. The band remained active until 1995 and were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1996. Close to two decades later the band formed once more to perform for a global awareness event in 2005. Members Barrett and Wright passed away in 2006 and 2008. The band made one last hoorah and released their final studio album, The Endless River in 2014. Pink Floyd still remains as one of the most successful rock bands in the world with selling more than 250 million records worldwide.


If you wish to listen to The Dark Side of the Moon you can do so here:


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  1. ArturoSMarch 22, 2018 at 10:33 AM

    Hey great post this was very insightful, I learned something I didn’t know before though to be honest the only thing I knew about this album was the myth that it somehow it syncs up with the wizard of Oz, Thanks for the link I will defiantly listen to this while I do homework or while I’m driving.

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    1. UnknownMarch 27, 2018 at 8:26 PM

      Glad you liked it! And I'll have to agree, definitely good music to listen to while doing homework/studying or whatever it may be.

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