This album is an uncanny masterpiece in the Art-Rock, Progressive Rock genre. A definite debut album, it is highlighted by an orchestrated vision of apocalyptic doom dominated by Ian McDonald’s Mellotron, Greg Lake’s dignified voice and ferocious guitar playing of Robert Fripp.
An absolute psychedelic masterpiece, Dark Side Of The Moon is a must have in any rock music collection. The album was released in March 1973 after nine months of meticulous work. This was the band’s magnum opus. Indeed the album which to many latter day aficionados is the Floyd.
This is an extraordinarily beautiful double album often overlooked by fans because it deviated from the familiar Latin Rock sounds that Santana is known for. The music is more jazzy, and has progressive leanings, something that Santana had been heavily influenced by muscians like Miles and Trane.
In The Court Of The Crimson King - King Crimson
The Dark Side of the Moon
Moonflower – Santana