1st Edition

'Speak to Me': The Legacy of Pink Floyd's The Dark Side of the Moon

Edited By Russell Reising Copyright 2005
272 Pages
by Routledge

272 Pages
by Routledge

272 Pages
by Routledge

The endurance of Pink Floyd's The Dark Side of the Moon on the Billboard Top 100 Chart is legendary, and its continuing sales and ongoing radio airplay ensure its inclusion on almost every conceivable list of rock's greatest albums. This collection of essays provides indispensable studies of the monumental 1973 album from a variety of musical, cultural, literary and social perspectives. The... Read more
‘Assorted lunatics’: Contributors’ biographical notes, Foreword: The Floydian slip, General Editor’s preface, Introduction: Life on the dark side of the moon, Part I: ‘Any colour you like’: General discussions, Part II: ‘Everything under the sun is in tune’: Musical and structural discussions, Part III: ‘There’s no dark side of the moon’: Theoretical discussions, Part IV: ‘Speak to me’: The influence of The Dark Side of the Moon, Works cited, Index

Biography

Russell Reising