Comments on: 7: Pink Floyd’s Dark Side of the Moon enters the charts in 1973 and stays there for 741 weeks http://xponentialmusic.org/blogs/885mmmm/2007/10/19/7-pink-floyds-dark-side-of-the-moon-enters-the-charts-in-1973-and-stays-there-for-741-weeks/ Just another Xponentialmusic.org weblog Fri, 05 Sep 2008 04:44:33 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=wordpress-mu-1.2.1 By: patrick http://xponentialmusic.org/blogs/885mmmm/2007/10/19/7-pink-floyds-dark-side-of-the-moon-enters-the-charts-in-1973-and-stays-there-for-741-weeks/#comment-20733 patrick Sun, 21 Oct 2007 14:46:12 +0000 http://xponentialmusic.org/blogs/885mmmm/2007/10/19/7-pink-floyds-dark-side-of-the-moon-enters-the-charts-in-1973-and-stays-there-for-741-weeks/#comment-20733 i saw pink floyd in June, 1973 at the Veterans Coliseum in Jacksonville, Florida. The Vietnam war had ended ingnominiously (with Vietnamese still dying for US political strategies for another two plus years). I remember watching from our seats, at the back right of the stage, wondering if other veterans felt this to be an extremely appropriate use of a facility named for veterans. Later that night, in my Riverside apartment, I wrote, "The alternative culture has been absorbed into the Madison Avenue philosophies. Freaks are putting on ties, cutting their hair and starting to look at homes in the suburbs. Pink Floyd's "Dark Side of the Moon," however, reminds me that living counterculturally can be done in the middle of the street. Being alive means we never quit changing... challenging... and living poetically... on purpose. "The lunatics are in the hall... the lunatics are in my hall." i saw pink floyd in June, 1973 at the Veterans Coliseum in Jacksonville, Florida. The Vietnam war had ended ingnominiously (with Vietnamese still dying for US political strategies for another two plus years). I remember watching from our seats, at the back right of the stage, wondering if other veterans felt this to be an extremely appropriate use of a facility named for veterans.

Later that night, in my Riverside apartment, I wrote, “The alternative culture has been absorbed into the Madison Avenue philosophies. Freaks are putting on ties, cutting their hair and starting to look at homes in the suburbs. Pink Floyd’s “Dark Side of the Moon,” however, reminds me that living counterculturally can be done in the middle of the street. Being alive means we never quit changing… challenging… and living poetically… on purpose. “The lunatics are in the hall… the lunatics are in my hall.”

]]> By: Donna Greenberg http://xponentialmusic.org/blogs/885mmmm/2007/10/19/7-pink-floyds-dark-side-of-the-moon-enters-the-charts-in-1973-and-stays-there-for-741-weeks/#comment-20575 Donna Greenberg Sun, 21 Oct 2007 04:37:00 +0000 http://xponentialmusic.org/blogs/885mmmm/2007/10/19/7-pink-floyds-dark-side-of-the-moon-enters-the-charts-in-1973-and-stays-there-for-741-weeks/#comment-20575 Somehow, in the 1970s, Pink Floyd flew under my radar screen. This is hard to believe since I have always been passionate about progressive music. Fast-forward to the late 90s, when my then-teenaged son Julian introduced me to the full splendor of Floyd, including sitting with me through The Wall (the film). I became instantly hooked. He and I went to see Roger Waters this past June, with my friend Pam, and it was a surreal experience. I felt like I was back in the Sixties, but with my son along for the ride. During the last day of the countdown, I wore my old Sony Walkman into Center City for a doctor's appt. I listened continuously on the train and after my appt. I found myself upstairs in the Market Street East train station, trying to find a spot where the reception was decent. All of sudden, Helen began playing Dark Side of the Moon and there I was, swaying and singing along. It was utter bliss to hear the five songs she played. And the feelings that went through me then were as powerful as the first time I heard DSOTM. Somehow, in the 1970s, Pink Floyd flew under my radar screen. This is hard to believe since I have always been passionate about progressive music. Fast-forward to the late 90s, when my then-teenaged son Julian introduced me to the full splendor of Floyd, including sitting with me through The Wall (the film). I became instantly hooked. He and I went to see Roger Waters this past June, with my friend Pam, and it was a surreal experience. I felt like I was back in the Sixties, but with my son along for the ride.
During the last day of the countdown, I wore my old Sony Walkman into Center City for a doctor’s appt. I listened continuously on the train and after my appt. I found myself upstairs in the Market Street East train station, trying to find a spot where the reception was decent. All of sudden, Helen began playing Dark Side of the Moon and there I was, swaying and singing along. It was utter bliss to hear the five songs she played. And the feelings that went through me then were as powerful as the first time I heard DSOTM.

]]> By: Steve Dallas http://xponentialmusic.org/blogs/885mmmm/2007/10/19/7-pink-floyds-dark-side-of-the-moon-enters-the-charts-in-1973-and-stays-there-for-741-weeks/#comment-19995 Steve Dallas Fri, 19 Oct 2007 19:43:20 +0000 http://xponentialmusic.org/blogs/885mmmm/2007/10/19/7-pink-floyds-dark-side-of-the-moon-enters-the-charts-in-1973-and-stays-there-for-741-weeks/#comment-19995 You blew it, XPN! I cannot believe the Wall concert PF performed in Berlin as they were tearing down the Berlin Wall did not make the list. Bad form! You blew it, XPN!

I cannot believe the Wall concert PF performed in Berlin as they were tearing down the Berlin Wall did not make the list. Bad form!

]]> By: Craig Curtis http://xponentialmusic.org/blogs/885mmmm/2007/10/19/7-pink-floyds-dark-side-of-the-moon-enters-the-charts-in-1973-and-stays-there-for-741-weeks/#comment-19958 Craig Curtis Fri, 19 Oct 2007 16:15:53 +0000 http://xponentialmusic.org/blogs/885mmmm/2007/10/19/7-pink-floyds-dark-side-of-the-moon-enters-the-charts-in-1973-and-stays-there-for-741-weeks/#comment-19958 It was the summer of '73 and we went to the Pink Floyd Dark side of The Moon tour at the Civic Arena in Pittsburgh. A surreal experience as they came out, played a stellar performance, uttered the only words, "We are going to take a short break", came back out and gave an even superior performance. It was the first time I ever heard four channel sound with upper and lower levels as they buzzed the audience with an airplane sound with everyone ducking their heads! After the intermission, they opened up the roof to the Civic Arena, (which they rarely did and NEVER for a rock concert) which revealed to us a Full Moon over the city AND released all of the smoke out and fresh air in! Truely a most memorable experience! It was the summer of ‘73 and we went to the Pink Floyd Dark side of The Moon tour at the Civic Arena in Pittsburgh. A surreal experience as they came out, played a stellar performance, uttered the only words, “We are going to take a short break”, came back out and gave an even superior performance. It was the first time I ever heard four channel sound with upper and lower levels as they buzzed the audience with an airplane sound with everyone ducking their heads! After the intermission, they opened up the roof to the Civic Arena, (which they rarely did and NEVER for a rock concert) which revealed to us a Full Moon over the city AND released all of the smoke out and fresh air in! Truely a most memorable experience!

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