Would Dark Side Of The Moon make it today?

[lsp]

Just watched the documentary "Before The Music Dies" and, assuming the piece accurately reflects the general truth of the business, the answer is probably no, Pink Floyd would not get a label deal or the opportunity to create such a wonderful piece of work.A real shame.....

[Mark Kaufman]

I'll put my answer another way...if Dark Side of the Moon had never been written, and I just finished it today, I'd probably end up pitching it to TV/Film listings.

[mojobone]

That's why this sort of intellectual exercise is pointless; DSOTM wasn't made yesterday-a lot of stuff that took a great deal of time effort and ca$h back then, could be done today on a fair to middlin' laptop, minus the guitars.

[matthoggard]

OH cmon Mojo,You could pull them guitars off standin on yo head AND whistlin Dixie! M~

[ernstinen]

Apr 24, 2009, 1:23pm, mojobone wrote:That's why this sort of intellectual exercise is pointless; DSOTM wasn't made yesterday-a lot of stuff that took a great deal of time effort and ca$h back then, could be done today on a fair to middlin' laptop, minus the guitars. LOL! Yea, if you:1. Rented a 40x60' room with a 40' ceiling.2. Had a 500' snake going to the laptop and powered monitors in another part of the building.3. Had Mojo, Matt, or me playing Strats through 4 Marshall stacks. 4. Hired the best session drummer you can afford.5. Rented great vintage German microphones and outboard gear.6. Rented a B3 w/2 Leslies, and a battery of vintage keyboards.7. Hired a great bass player with a Jazz bass and 2 Ampeg SVTs.8. Got a talent transplant. Ern

[t4mh]

Copy Gilmour??? Yeah right... I've heard a lot of guitar players try but never heard anyone do it convincingly. You can play the notes, even play them well and with all of your soul, I can do that, but that man speaks with his guitar and there is something goin' on in his head when he plays.Good luck...Keith

[ernstinen]

Apr 24, 2009, 5:21pm, t4mh wrote:Copy Gilmour??? Yeah right... I've heard a lot of guitar players try but never heard anyone do it convincingly. You can play the notes, even play them well and with all of your soul, I can do that, but that man speaks with his guitar and there is something goin' on in his head when he plays.Good luck...KeithO.K. Keith, you, me, Mojo, and Matt are fired. We'll hire David Gilmour. His fee? Probably about the value of 500 laptops! Ern

[mojobone]

Apr 24, 2009, 5:08pm, ernstinen wrote:Apr 24, 2009, 1:23pm, mojobone wrote:That's why this sort of intellectual exercise is pointless; DSOTM wasn't made yesterday-a lot of stuff that took a great deal of time effort and ca$h back then, could be done today on a fair to middlin' laptop, minus the guitars. LOL! Yea, if you:1. Rented a 40x60' room with a 40' ceiling.2. Had a 500' snake going to the laptop and powered monitors in another part of the building.3. Had Mojo, Matt, or me playing Strats through 4 Marshall stacks. 4. Hired the best session drummer you can afford.5. Rented great vintage German microphones and outboard gear.6. Rented a B3 w/2 Leslies, and a battery of vintage keyboards.7. Hired a great bass player with a Jazz bass and 2 Ampeg SVTs.8. Got a talent transplant. Ern Our local (though at the moment defunct) Pink Floyd tribute band managed to come pretty close; they covered the band's entire recorded output/career, so were obliged to use POD XT and BassPOD XT to emulate all the different rigs and effects-to this day they're the Only PF tribute (of about five) I've seen that were better than their light show. (some nights even the Floyd isn't as good as their light show, but they've got a really good 'un)here's a taste: http://www.myspace.com/pinknoisebandThe mix is a bit off and it ain't their best work, but I think you can get an idea...

[rfrey]

Apr 22, 2009, 7:38pm, ernstinen wrote:Hey guys,First off, I am by no means comparing anything I've done to "Dark Side Of The Moon," but in the 90's I recorded a solo concept album entitled "Listen." The theme is about the death and rebirth of the soul. I wrote it at a time I was completely fed up with the L.A. music scene, and moved my studio to a mountain cabin with no telephone, television, nothing but silence. It took me a month to even begin working on it, 'cause I was so burned out on the music biz. 'My' musical soul was dead. I didn't even think I wanted to do a rock record --- it just kinda happened.I was extremely influenced by the concept albums of the 70's by Pink Floyd, Jethro Tull, and especially Yes. The Tull influence helped me start playing my woodwinds (oboe, recorder etc.) and acoustic guitar again. Floyd's Gilmore influenced my electric guitar playing. Yes influenced vocal harmonies and the spiritual concept. It was a complete solo work, and a blast to record! Not as psychedelic and a little more pop/rock than Floyd, but kinda trippy nevertheless.I often wonder what would have happened if I had marketed "Listen." I didn't, and I probably should have.If anyone would like to hear it, lemme know!Long live concept albums --- Ern Ern, I would love to take hear your album. Is it available anywhere? The picture you described of your experience struck me as it is something I've had in my mind of doing. Just escaping and attempting to tap into as much creativity as I think I have trapped inside somewhere .Dark Side is still one of my favorite albums. With the number of variables that have changed since then, such as, the way people discover new music, be it radio, internet, film/tv, etc, who knows if it would have seen the light of day. Its a different game for sure these days. None-the-less, I'm REALLY glad it came to be.Rich