Dark Side of the Moon
Hidden lunar hemisphere
Dark Side of the Moon refers to the far side of the moon—the hemisphere permanently facing away from Earth, not actually darker but simply unseen.
The phrase evokes mystery and the unknown.
Pink Floyd's 1973 album of this title became one of the best-selling records in history, making the phrase synonymous with that work in popular culture: I finally listened to Dark Side of the Moon all the way through.
- Pink FloydProgressive rock band
- concept albumMusically linked song collection
- albumUnified collection of recordings
- prog rockAmbitious, complex rock music
- lunarOf the moon
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- Moon titlesMoon River, Apollo 13, Goodnight Moon, Paper Moon, Sailor Moon
- album coversAbbey Road, Sgt Pepper, Nevermind, Thriller, The Wall
- 1973Watergate, oil crisis, Roe v Wade, Yom Kippur War, Skylab