No 2. Pink Floyd - Dark Side of the Moon (1973)
With over a thousand weeks on the Billboard Album chart, I'd be surprised to meet anyone who doesn't already own this album, or heard it.
Much like Sgt. Pepper, the recording and production of the album are both integral to the finished product. Also like Sgt. Pepper, I view it as a complete piece to be listened to start to finish.
Pink Floyd were already a well established band by the time they released DSOTM, as it is often abbreviated online. But this is the album that pushed them into the stratosphere.
From themes of mental illness, to isolation, this album resonated with people; and you could argue that those themes resonate even more in our current world, nearly fifty years after its release.
Probably best listened to with headphones, or with a properly set up stereo system, the album rewards careful listening to the sonic landscape. This is after all, the album that for many heralded space-rock for many people with voices dropped in and the creative use of panning and placement of things in the soundstage.
At this point, I think I have four, or more, copies of the album. You should too.
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