Pink Floyd's Dark side of the moon is such a work of art that divide it into nine pieces – like classic rock radio has been done for years – always seems absurd. How can you simply put an end to “breathe” on this last agreement and not follow it with the analog drones of “On the Run”? How can you play “brain damage” and not end with “Eclipse”? And how do you dare to discolor the long coda of “money” and go to automotive advertising?
You cannot, morally speaking, I tell you.
This is why I like the jam cup of the Martin Miller session group, who undertakes to cover the full Dark side of the moon In this long studio performance. According to Miller's Patreon Page, this is the only full album that they have covered so far, and they shoot admirably.
And the thing that is refreshing here is that the group covers the album to a point, but not servile. It is not the Deconstruction of fiery lips or the surprisingly still listened to 8 -bit versionBut it is not the kind of tribute group like Brit Floyd (below). When Miller Solos, he does not commit David Gilmour. The keyboardist Marius Leicht has his own buttons to twiner, so to speak. And drummer Felix Lehrmann will never be confused for Nick Mason. (In fact, he gets a lot of sorrow in the comments to be too flash, but when you watch Miller's other videos and see him give Stewart Copeland a race for his money on Their police mixtureYou see where it comes from.)
Knowing what you are, questions arise: they will include the different spoken samples sprinkled throughout (“I don't know I was really drunk at the time”, “there is not really a dark side of the moon …”). Answer: Yes indeed, and funny they are too. Does a saxophonist present himself for “money” and “us and them”? Answer: Yes, and it's Michal Skulski. Who can possibly match Clare Torry's pipes on “The Great Gig in the Sky”? Jenny Marsala does it, thank you very much.
So I would settle down and try to unlearn your memory from each note and beat the classic of 1973. In doing so, you will hear the album again.
And after that, if you always want this atmosphere “even better than the real thing”, take advantage Complete concert, circular projection screen and everything, by the aforementioned Brit Floyd, playing Liverpool in 2011.
Note: an earlier version of this article appeared on our site in 2020.
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Ted Mills is an independent writer on the arts.