Pink Floyd's journey to the Dark Side evolved from a series of misadventures in hi-fi: the character studies that compose the studio half of 1969's Ummagumma, 1970's orchestral concerto Atom Heart Mother, and the two film soundtracks during and after, More and Obscured by Clouds. The timeless appeal of DSOTM lies in the music's ability to conjure that awkward sensation. Reading those questions aloud – "Do you ever think you're going mad? If so why?" – remains a slightly unsettling experience, probing territory often thought of but left unspoken. The responses helped form the narrative arc of Dark Side of the Moon, as integral and identifiable as the heartbeat that opens and closes the disc. Those blunt inquiries were originally jotted on a series of cue cards, placed facedown in Studio Three at Abbey Road, and answered by nine of the band's crew members and associates. "When were you last violent? Were you in the right?" "Are you afraid of dying?," asks bassist Roger Waters in a handwritten note, labeled "Questions for Assorted Lunatics," in one of countless bonus features included in the album's 3-CD/2-DVD/1-Blu-ray Immersion box set.
Pink Floyd's 1973 masterpiece poses a psychological evaluation. The Dark Side of the Moon is more than a concept record.
Pink Floyd Dark Side of the Moon (Capitol)
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