The Dark Side Of The Moon

As Desmond Tutu once said, “Hope is being able to see that there is light despite all of the darkness.” In “Hunger Moon” by Jane Cooper, the speaker is showing that everyone during the Hunger Moon has hope and wants to make through it. The Hunger Moon was the name of the last moon in February when there was a lot of snow. The Hunger Moon rises and sets like any other type of moon, has a negative connotation, but when it ends it brings happiness.

Perkins makes frequent use of contrast to explore ideas in One Night The Moon. Discuss.

The album The Dark Side of the Moon, by Pink Floyd was an album that pushed the boundaries on multi-tracking and tape looping, as well as mixing in1973. The engineer, Alan Parsons, use many unusual techniques to help create the sound that we know and love. Which landed the album on the charts for 750 weeks. Dark side of the moon was first lead engineering job Alan had with Pink Floyd and only took a year to record.

     Rock ‘n’ roll music came of age in the sixties which was a period in the nation’s history when a young generation expressed their anguish and sense of alienation to the country’s social establishments by searching for new answers to the age-old questions concerning the meaning of life, the value of the individual, and the nature of truth and spirituality (Harris 306). The classic rock music which was created during this period gave form and substance to this search. Songs such as “My Generation” by the Who recorded the keen sense of alienation that young people felt from the past and the “Establishment” and it also showed the keen sense of community they felt among themselves.      Classic albums such as the Beatles’ “White Album,” the Who’s “Who’s Next,” Dylan’s “Highway 61 Revisited, and Pink Floyd’s “Dark Side of the Moon” capture what was essential about the time because they were both a result of that time and because they helped to produce it by reinforcing the younger generation’s feelings of alienation and separation.      Although

Pink Floyd is one of the most known Psychedelic Rock bands to ever exist. They were a game changer within the music business and appeared countless times on British’s top 100 list. Most of their music including the album “The Dark Side of the Moon” had important political subject to talk about. They were apart of the British Invasion (although the band itself originated from Cambridge & London, England).

Have you ever considered that the moon may not be exactly what it seems to be? Science says that the moon was a result of the Earth colliding with another planet, causing a rocky mass to break free from the earth and be pulled into orbit by the force of gravity. Conspiracy theorists have considered the possibility that the moon may be something more than just a rocky mass orbiting the earth. A theory that has been created regarding our moon is called The Hollow Moon Theory. This theory tries to prove that the moon may just be a cover or a protective layer around an alien's UFO. It may be hard for some to go against scientific research, but there is a possibility that something other than a collision is responsible for the formation of our moon.

When people visit museums and examine the art of painters, they are able to understand that there is a story or theme behind the painting. Humans have the ability to know the symbolism behind the strokes of paint. They can comprehend the emotional turmoil of Van Gogh while he was painting, or see Salvador Dali’s imagination through his work. Music has the same ability to establish a story or theme. There are countless albums that achieve this. One of which is The Dark Side Of The Moon. Pink Floyds album criticizes the people who place values on worldly objects such as money, wars, and time, as well as trying to show listeners that mental illnesses should be taken seriously and not just cut out parts of their brain immediately.

Popular music is often one of the best lenses we have through which to view our own cultural orientation. Many of the artistic and experimental shifts in popular music have mirrored changes in our own society. For instance, the emergence of Elvis Presley as a public figure would signal the start of a sexual revolution and the growth in visibility of a rebellious youth culture. Similarly, the folk and psychedelic music of the 1960s was closely entangled with the Civil Rights, anti-war and social protest movements. In this regard, we can view popular music as an artifact through which to better understand the time and place in which it is produced. In light of this, the state of popular music today may suggest troubling things about our society.

Moon Shadow, a Tang boy in the Middle Kingdom, otherwise known as China, lives with his mother and grandmother. His father, Windrider, is in the “Land of the Golden Mountain”, or America, in seek of money to send to his family, and bring them overseas. Moon Shadow’s grandfather died in America on the ship dock years before because he was lynched, or hanged, by the “demons”, or white people in America. Because of this tragic event, Moon Shadow’s mother does not ever want to or talk about the Land of the Golden Mountain, Grandfather, or her husband. All she ever says is “... He was a maker of most marvelous kites…” However, one day a distant cousin of Windrider’s, Hand Clap, comes with a message for Moon Shadow: Windrider wants Moon Shadow to

Long before the star in the sky gave us warmth and the rock in the sky gave us it’s luminous presence, there were two people. The sun and the moon. Sun was a fierce warrior and proud to his merit. Moon was gentle, soft spoken and often vague with their words. These two polar beings lived in harmony with one another for centuries, that was until Moon felt the pang of hunger. Sun could sense disturbance in the air as Moon began to speak “I’m hungry”. Sun knew what was about to arise, these two words conjoined in sentence would be his undoing. Reluctant, knowing the outcome, he asked “What do you want to eat”. The three words in response would send a fluster of annoyance and agitation towards Sun, these three words would be “I don’t know”. Visible

During Syds last moments with the band he was not all there. After an overdose on LSD Syd would begin to spiral out of control. While writing this song I believe the clear focus was on Syd. “If the dam break open many years too soon, and if there is no room upon the hill” relates to if they get popular and there no room for Syd to be there with them. Next, they sing “i'll see you on the dark side of the moon” which is their way of saying i'll see you on the other side. The song also hints towards the madness that is Syd. “The lunatic is in my head” seems to be a hint of schizophrenia. This becomes very clear it is when he says “there’s someone in my head but it's not me”. Syds schizophrenia has had an everlasting effect on pink floyd. Shortly after, another shout out to Syd comes out in the lyrics “if the band you're in starts playing different tunes, i’ll see you on the dark side of the moon”. This relates to the different style they started playing while Syd was out of the band. T hey played similar songs, but more appropriate for radio and to relate to people on an individual level. Live performances change from never playing a song on the album to playing the whole album during the

This movie tells stories of millions of Mexican people illegally immigrate to the United States. They leave their family behind in Mexico and in the hopes they can find a better life. They face challenges and obstacles as an illegal immigrates, such as poor paying jobs, legal rights, and a constant fear of getting caught and deportation.

Moon Shadow is eight years old (by Tang traditions) and lives with his Mother and Grandmother in China. Moon Shadow’s Grandfather went to work in America and was lynched by a mob. Moon Shadow has never met his Father who is currently working overseas in “the land of the Golden Mountain”. Moon Shadow’s Father was a master kite maker in China; however, he went overseas to work during the Gold Rush and now cleans clothes for a living. Moon Shadow and his Mother love to fly the kites his Father made and left for him. Hand-Clap is Moon Shadow’s cousin. Hand-Clap brings a letter to Moon Shadow’s home with an important invitation from Moon Shadow’s Father. Moon Shadow makes the decision to go to America as his Father has requested. He is scared and nervous but feels he must obey his Father’s wishes. Hand-Clap takes Moon-Shadow to America by boat where he must successfully cross through customs. Moon Shadow meets his Father for the very first time at the end of Chapter 1. Moon Shadow meets the various members of his family for the very first time near the docks. They travel together through the city toward Chinatown. Moon Shadow observes that there are no women visible in the streets. This is because the men are not allowed to bring their wives with them. Moon Shadow arrives at the Company of the Peach Orchard Vow. This is where the Tang family work and live. They run a laundry business located in the bottom floor of the building. The Tang members have a celebration dinner to

For thousands of years, music has been influencing people in extraordinary ways. The Beatles Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band should not be mistaken as an ordinary album. Without a doubt, Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band, an incredibly innovative album, stands as the most influential album of all time; it stands as a true masterpiece. People all around, especially artists, were influenced greatly by the innovations the album brought to the world of music. Many people have said that from the moment they heard the first track of the album, it was life changing. Like the first falling domino tile of a domino show, June 1, 1967, would mark the start of the influence of many generations of music to come. The album helped popularize concept albums, in which songs are connected to a theme, which would inspire many musicians to do the same. Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band was a psychedelic rock album; a manifestation of life in the 1960’s. This genre of rock is home to the work of numerous artists who were influenced by the album’s use of this style of rock. The hours of work put into by the Beatles to create this album surpassed those of any of their albums. Not only that, it altered the way music was recorded by creating their own recording techniques. Surely, these recording techniques and tactics were used by future artists in their work which then led to the creation of legendary music. Sgt. Pepper’s opened the gate to innovation; an album whose impact on

With so many coincidences, the bands also have their contrasting factors. The Beatles on one hand were largely public, acquiring names such as the Quarry Men, instead Pink Floyd was underground and frolicked with names like T-Set or Abdabs. Large differences between the two bands are their rises in popularity. For Pink Floyd’s underground scene, they were not at the peak of their popularity in America until the early seventies; The Beatles were into the Pop Culture which gave them leeway to high popularity. The war and Counterculture provided the Beatles a great opportunity to experiment with their music, while Pink Floyd changed largely because Barrett wanted to try mystique music which suited the culture a smidge better than the blues. Because the controversial rises of fame, the bands trademark movies were created in totally different generations; “Yellow Submarine” was released in 1968, Pink Floyd’s “The Wall” was released in 1982. This presents why their strikingly similar reputations