Moon8: "Speak to Me/Breathe/On the Run" (Part 1 of 6)
Part 1 of Brad Smith's NES cover of Dark Side of the Moon. This covers the medley of songs that open the album.
Moon8: "Time/Breathe Reprise" (Part 2 of 6)
This segment of the Dark Side of the Moon cover series includes the song "Time." The song is noted for opening with a sonic collage of bells and alarms ringing that was recorded by producer Alan Parsons long before the album itself was even conceived.
Moon8: "The Great Gig in the Sky" (Part 3 of 6)
This segment of the NES version of "Dark Side of the Moon" covers the song "The Great Gig in the Sky." The original featured a vocal instrumental performance from Clare Torry.
Moon8: "Money" (Part 4 of 6)
This segment from the NES version of the Pink Floyd album Dark Side of the Money covers the classic single "Money."
Moon8: "Us and Them" (Part 5 of 6)
This segment of the NES Dark Side of the Moon constitutes the single "Us and Them."
Moon8: "Any Colour You Like/Brain Damange/Eclipse" (Part 6 of 6)
The final segment of the NES 8-bit "Dark Side of the Moon" cover. The original name of the song "Brain Damage" was "Lunatic." It is often combined with the song "Eclipse" that follows, as the music runs together on the album.
Brad Smith has created a version of the classic Pink Floyd progressive rock album Dark Side of the Moon using only sounds and effects associated with the Nintendo Entertainment System, popular during the 1980s. The creation of electronic music using sound chips from old computers is sometimes referred to as "Chiptune." In this instance, Smith managed to cover the instrumentals from the entire Pink Floyd album using software called Famitracker. The result was then uploaded in 6 segments on to YouTube along with a copy of the original Dark Side of the Moon cover pixellated to resemble 8-bit video games.
"Dark Side of the Moon"
Pink Floyd's Dark Side of the Moon, released in 1973 after being workshopped in a variety of live settings, remains one of the highest-regarded and most-popular rock albums of all time, as well as one of the most influential.http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:rck9kect7q7x The album weaves a series of simple melodies into a rich, atmospheric soundscape that ties the entire production together. In this way, it was a logical extension of the group's previous work on albums such as Meddle, which included numerous extended instrumental passages and "movements," but failed to tie these ideas together into a unified whole.http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:rck9kect7q7x
The album became an international sensation and spent a record-crushing 14 years in the Billboard 200 charts. The album is credited with influencing a lot of future concept albums and psychedelic rock, notably the landmark Radiohead release, OK Computer in 1997.http://www.bbc.co.uk/music/reviews/gncz
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''Dark Side of the Moon'' released
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Dark Side was in the Billboard 200 charts from 1973 to 1988, a world record
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''Dark Side'' singles
"Money" and "Us and Them"
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Nintendo Entertainment System US debut
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Members of Pink Floyd have denied rumors that the album can be lined up with the film The Wizard of Oz
