16. Us And Them LP: The Dark Side Of The Moon (1973) Pink Floyd has a reputation as being a “space-rock” band, a moniker that tends to confuse casual fans of Pink Floyd (and non-fans): The group gets stuck with this label not because their songs are often about outer space, but because a key element that drives much of their best work is an attention to aural space in the music itself. Us and Them, the airy, relaxed centerpiece of The Dark Side of the Moon, is one of the best examples of Pink Floyd’s delicate touch and use of space, with a slow, gentle chord progression swirling atop a bass-pedal tone. The song’s power is amplified by a gigantic shift in dynamic from the calm, floaty verses to a thunderous chorus as well as emotive saxophone work from frequent collaborator Dick Parry. The lyrics of “Us and Them” are Pink Floyd at its most philosophical, searching for meaning in the futility of conflict and asking the crucial question of whether or not humanity is capable of truly being humane. Us and them And after all were only ordinary men... youtube/watch?v=s_Yayz5o-l0
Posted on: Mon, 10 Nov 2014 18:40:00 +0000
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