Why ‘Dark Side of the Moon’ still matters at 50

As a life long Floyd fan, I learned one of my favorite Pink Floyd facts from an HN comment a month or so ago:<p>&gt; The instrumental section of Money is based on the live soundtrack they did for the moon landing in 1969.[1]<p>Absolute magic.<p>[1] <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;news.ycombinator.com&#x2F;item?id=36468336">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;news.ycombinator.com&#x2F;item?id=36468336</a>

I fucking love Pink Floyd and I love that album. I love how the entire album transitions into the next song beautifully. It&#x27;s a masterpiece.<p>Also the album cover is great. I have a shirt based on it.

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Here I was thinking you meant the 2011 blockbuster, Transformers: Dark of the Moon, the third installment in the live action Transformers franchise by Michael Bay.

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And yet - Pink Floyd with Syd matters so much more: <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;news.ycombinator.com&#x2F;item?id=36777995">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;news.ycombinator.com&#x2F;item?id=36777995</a>