Pink Floyd — Us & Them -> Eclipse
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Us, and them
And after all we're only ordinary men.
Me, and you.
God only knows it's noz what we would choose to do.
Forward he cried from the rear
and the front rank died.
And the general sat and the lines on the map
moved from side to side.
Black and blue
And who knows which is which and who is who.
Up and down.
But in the end it's only round and round.
Haven't you heard it's a battle of words
The poster bearer cried.
Listen son, said the man with the gun
There's room for you inside.
"I mean, they're not gunna kill ya, so if you give 'em a quick short,
sharp, shock, they won't do it again. Dig it? I mean he get off
lightly, 'cos I would've given him a thrashing - I only hit him once!
It was only a difference of opinion, but really...I mean good manners
don't cost nothing do they, eh?"
Down and out
It can't be helped but there's a lot of it about.
With, without.
And who'll deny it's what the fighting's all about?
Out of the way, it's a busy day
I've got things on my mind.
For the want of the price of tea and a slice
The old man died.
--
The lunatic is on the grass.
The lunatic is on the grass.
Remembering games and daisy chains and laughs.
Got to keep the loonies on the path.
The lunatic is in the hall.
The lunatics are in my hall.
The paper holds their folded faces to the floor
And every day the paper boy brings more.
And if the dam breaks open many years too soon
And if there is no room upon the hill
And if your head explodes with dark forebodings too
I'll see you on the dark side of the moon.
The lunatic is in my head.
The lunatic is in my head
You raise the blade, you make the change
You re-arrange me 'til I'm sane.
You lock the door
And throw away the key
There's someone in my head but it's not me.
And if the cloud bursts, thunder in your ear
You shout and no one seems to hear.
And if the band you're in starts playing different tunes
I'll see you on the dark side of the moon.
"I can't think of anything to say except...
I think it's marvelous! HaHaHa!"
---
All that you touch
All that you see
All that you taste
All you feel.
All that you love
All that you hate
All you distrust
All you save.
All that you give
All that you deal
All that you buy,
beg, borrow or steal.
All you create
All you destroy
All that you do
All that you say.
All that you eat
And everyone you meet
All that you slight
And everyone you fight.
All that is now
All that is gone
All that's to come
and everything under the sun is in tune
but the sun is eclipsed by the moon.
"There is no dark side of the moon really. Matter of fact it's all dark."
And after all we're only ordinary men.
Me, and you.
God only knows it's noz what we would choose to do.
Forward he cried from the rear
and the front rank died.
And the general sat and the lines on the map
moved from side to side.
Black and blue
And who knows which is which and who is who.
Up and down.
But in the end it's only round and round.
Haven't you heard it's a battle of words
The poster bearer cried.
Listen son, said the man with the gun
There's room for you inside.
"I mean, they're not gunna kill ya, so if you give 'em a quick short,
sharp, shock, they won't do it again. Dig it? I mean he get off
lightly, 'cos I would've given him a thrashing - I only hit him once!
It was only a difference of opinion, but really...I mean good manners
don't cost nothing do they, eh?"
Down and out
It can't be helped but there's a lot of it about.
With, without.
And who'll deny it's what the fighting's all about?
Out of the way, it's a busy day
I've got things on my mind.
For the want of the price of tea and a slice
The old man died.
--
The lunatic is on the grass.
The lunatic is on the grass.
Remembering games and daisy chains and laughs.
Got to keep the loonies on the path.
The lunatic is in the hall.
The lunatics are in my hall.
The paper holds their folded faces to the floor
And every day the paper boy brings more.
And if the dam breaks open many years too soon
And if there is no room upon the hill
And if your head explodes with dark forebodings too
I'll see you on the dark side of the moon.
The lunatic is in my head.
The lunatic is in my head
You raise the blade, you make the change
You re-arrange me 'til I'm sane.
You lock the door
And throw away the key
There's someone in my head but it's not me.
And if the cloud bursts, thunder in your ear
You shout and no one seems to hear.
And if the band you're in starts playing different tunes
I'll see you on the dark side of the moon.
"I can't think of anything to say except...
I think it's marvelous! HaHaHa!"
---
All that you touch
All that you see
All that you taste
All you feel.
All that you love
All that you hate
All you distrust
All you save.
All that you give
All that you deal
All that you buy,
beg, borrow or steal.
All you create
All you destroy
All that you do
All that you say.
All that you eat
And everyone you meet
All that you slight
And everyone you fight.
All that is now
All that is gone
All that's to come
and everything under the sun is in tune
but the sun is eclipsed by the moon.
"There is no dark side of the moon really. Matter of fact it's all dark."
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Epic, awesome, Floyd on top form.
I am trying to make a 5 min. driving route last for15 min just so I can listen to all of the sequence of this sublime piece of music...
Heavenly and sublime. Bravo for playing the whole side of the album. There are a tiny fraction of albums that deserve an entire side. This being one of them. The only other ones I can think of right now are: Jethro Tull - Thick as a Brick and the Beatles either Abbey Road or Sgt. Peppers.
I think it's madness. Ha ha hah. 
TheKing2 wrote:
I can see Alan Parsons lyrics fitting in this one too.
I always sing this along:
Time keeps
flowing like a river.
to the sea,
to the sea.....
Time keeps
flowing like a river.
to the sea,
to the sea.....
I can see Alan Parsons lyrics fitting in this one too.
Superb. Now I'm late leaving work...
njtjt wrote:
well said... 9 -- 10
These 4 songs are the most perfect sequence on any album. No matter the mood, when these play they take full control of the moment. And in those times when I need to escape the moment, these are a go to.
well said... 9 -- 10
dubberdan wrote:
Welcome to the club!
And it's SO cool having tracks 6-9 played at once (or 7-10 on the newer CDs) - Any Colour You Like is one of my favorite tracks to play LOUD with the good speakers...total trip...and some of Nick's best work. 11!!
And BillG - I'm right there with you....I imagine I'll never stop enjoying this album, maybe when I'm dead....Long Live RP and DSoTM!!
for some reason I had rated this a 9. now corrected to a 10 😆
Welcome to the club!
And it's SO cool having tracks 6-9 played at once (or 7-10 on the newer CDs) - Any Colour You Like is one of my favorite tracks to play LOUD with the good speakers...total trip...and some of Nick's best work. 11!!
And BillG - I'm right there with you....I imagine I'll never stop enjoying this album, maybe when I'm dead....Long Live RP and DSoTM!!
for some reason I had rated this a 9. now corrected to a 10 😆
These 4 songs are the most perfect sequence on any album. No matter the mood, when these play they take full control of the moment. And in those times when I need to escape the moment, these are a go to.
Long Live RP
My rating is 9 - O U T S T A N D I N G
My rating is 9 - O U T S T A N D I N G
Heavenly..
I always sing this along:
Time keeps
flowing like a river.
to the sea,
to the sea.....
Time keeps
flowing like a river.
to the sea,
to the sea.....
UltraNurd wrote:
... and I recall listening to Nicky Horne on Capital Radio (London) playing the whole of Wish You Were Here (pre-release) at a similar time of night, having said 10 mins previously 'you can start setting your levels up now'. I really didn't know what he meant
I was quite impressed that the classic rock station in Minneapolis played this album in its entirety, although it was at 11 pm...
... and I recall listening to Nicky Horne on Capital Radio (London) playing the whole of Wish You Were Here (pre-release) at a similar time of night, having said 10 mins previously 'you can start setting your levels up now'. I really didn't know what he meant
That was the best!!!!! If I'm not mistaken, you played the whole side of the album!!!! My husband and I, just had the best dance!!!!! So many memories!!!! Thanks for playing the whole side of the album...it's been years!!! No one ever plays the whole side of an album any more....never mind a whole CD.
I just saw a documentation on the making on "Wish You Were Here" and switching to Radio Paradise it´s "Us & Them" from Dark Side. What a very nice evening!
Sprawled on my living room floor while this masterpiece sweeps all over me. Ahhhh...what a way to start the day.
Yes indeed, Bill. Every now and then I'll think, "Well, I've extracted all the enjoyment possible out of that song." And then I'll hear it and realize I was wrong.
Terrible day at the office today, but Pink Floyd and my headphones convinced me to stay and extract all the joy from Us and Them yet again.
Terrible day at the office today, but Pink Floyd and my headphones convinced me to stay and extract all the joy from Us and Them yet again.
I think Bill created this radio station so that there is one that that plays the whole tracks of Pink Floyd
:-)
Yes !!!
In the darkest hour, when the abyss is gazing into you, Pink Floyd is there. They don't necessarily shed light onto the situation, but cast a framework around the situation that, sometimes, you can use to crawl back down. Eternal music. I enjoyed Bill's comment suggesting he'd stop listening when he had ceased to draw new meanings from the songs, but that this point seems to never draw any closer.
And thanks for keeping it going - not cutting it off like so many do. The Fabulous Armadillos in Minnesota do a cover of this - the entire album performed flawlessly. It's incredible!
Are you kidding me. Still this good after this long!!!
This is the lp i quit listening to pink floyd they went commercial love there old stuff
supreme
Best Saturday early morning dream.
Thank you Pink Floyd - thank You Bill & Rebecca
This is simply a masterpiece.....
This is simply a masterpiece.....
kimschoice wrote:
The neat thing about those "lyrics" is that they aren't lyrics, not really. It's kind of a funny bit of trivia.
Stop work, listen to the song, read lyrics that you never really knew, back to work — From this song - "I mean good manners don't cost nothing do they, eh?" This song is brilliant.
The neat thing about those "lyrics" is that they aren't lyrics, not really. It's kind of a funny bit of trivia.
Thank you, Bill and Rebecca!
Stop work, listen to the song, read lyrics that you never really knew, back to work -- From this song - "I mean good manners don't cost nothing do they, eh?" This song is brilliant.
Man, I just had one of those perfect music moments listening to this. Thanks, RP!
dc_zee wrote:
Let me know if I should change my handle to 'mistress of the obvious'!
Bill:
Is this sequence related to today's tragic event in Florida? Gun references alternating with hopeful ones?
Is this sequence related to today's tragic event in Florida? Gun references alternating with hopeful ones?
Let me know if I should change my handle to 'mistress of the obvious'!
While this is an easy 10 (3.7% of my votes are 10) you know what would be a 11 Bill:
Us & Them
Revolution No. 9
Brain Damage
Piano Sonata No. 11 in A major, K. 331: I. Andante grazioso
Eclipse
btw google Us and Them to Eclipse: this comments page is the #1 hit.
Us & Them
Revolution No. 9
Brain Damage
Piano Sonata No. 11 in A major, K. 331: I. Andante grazioso
Eclipse
btw google Us and Them to Eclipse: this comments page is the #1 hit.
Oh, that glorious Eclipse...
This album was the only reason i bought a sacd player.
It just never gets old.
Grammarcop wrote:
Only if we work at it, it would seem. As arguably the highest of primates, it's amazing how much more primitive than our evolutionary family members we can actually be.
The lyrics of Us and Them ask a simple question: Are humans capable of humanity?
Only if we work at it, it would seem. As arguably the highest of primates, it's amazing how much more primitive than our evolutionary family members we can actually be.
And my Mood Ring still works ~
The lyrics of Us and Them ask a simple question: Are humans capable of humanity?
hypotenuse wrote:
Tears every time. I can't ever say what my favorite song is, but this one makes every cell in my body pay attention.
Funny story, one time I didn't realize I'd left my stereo with remote speakers outside on, and volume fairly high. And connected to the computer that automatically starts RP at 5 in the morning. At about 5:15 I woke up to someone's radio blasting outside and thought 'well at least they have taste'. When I realized it was me and raced out to turn it off, I couldn't. What if someone else was enjoying it? So I stood there with bathrobe on and faded it out on the closing heartbeat.
Anyway, there are a few 10's in my list. This is 10+.
This track makes me stop what I am doing and just enjoy the brilliance. Thanks for playing the whole of it.
Tears every time. I can't ever say what my favorite song is, but this one makes every cell in my body pay attention.
Funny story, one time I didn't realize I'd left my stereo with remote speakers outside on, and volume fairly high. And connected to the computer that automatically starts RP at 5 in the morning. At about 5:15 I woke up to someone's radio blasting outside and thought 'well at least they have taste'. When I realized it was me and raced out to turn it off, I couldn't. What if someone else was enjoying it? So I stood there with bathrobe on and faded it out on the closing heartbeat.
Anyway, there are a few 10's in my list. This is 10+.
hypotenuse wrote:
I'm sure we're many like you, and I just stopped everything for 10 minutes !
This track makes me stop what I am doing and just enjoy the brilliance. Thanks for playing the whole of it.
I'm sure we're many like you, and I just stopped everything for 10 minutes !
This track makes me stop what I am doing and just enjoy the brilliance. Thanks for playing the whole of it.
I think hearing this sequence played in full may have been the thing that made me sit up and notice RP in the first place while I was roaming through internet radio stations. 12 years on and I'm still listening and loving (almost) every minute, and none of it more than still getting those four tracks together. Cheers!
sunflowerbee wrote:
I half suspect that DSOTM was something of a musical dark comedy, or a tone poem for humorous cynics. Nonetheless, it's a 20. Too much is not enough.
I half suspect that DSOTM was something of a musical dark comedy, or a tone poem for humorous cynics. Nonetheless, it's a 20. Too much is not enough.
sometimes you need the 11
summer '73.....18, on the road I-76 from Pittsburgh, PA to Ocean City, NJ
weed, wine, and dark side. Thought I was traveling to heaven...yikes!
weed, wine, and dark side. Thought I was traveling to heaven...yikes!
It's syzygy day in America. Get your geek on!
coloradojohn wrote:
Can there be any more fulfilling stretches of music and psychotherapy than THIS?! I am still 17, in my Cutlass, assuming Std. Orbit...
Same here....although a few years later...and presumably a MUCH louder and CLEANER sounding car stereo....I actually still get goose bumps when I hear Any Colour You Like, which I know as Track 7, but that damn remastered CD added a track in the intro...so it's 8 on the newer discs. Seriously, I did not realize how awesome a great stereo was until I heard this CD and OMFG. Time BUMPS like crazy, and again, I just loved the dynamic range, stereo separation and clear highs on Any Colour You Like.
Kudos to BillG for the combo tracks of DSOTM. It's really amazing to think how UNDERPLAYED this album is in my life and I've heard it at least 500 times if not more. I think I could listen to it in full weekly if not daily. This is the peak, the benchmark which ALL OTHER bands had to look up to and say "well shit I don't think we're that good but let's try it anyways"
Also...no other album have I purchased more times than this one. Twice on LP, once on cassette, no 8track cuz it was dead by my time, at least 3 CDs and I even bought it in digital format.
LONG LIVE RP and PF!! RIP Syd and Richard. PEACE
Oh...when I get off work in 15 minutes I'll be enjoying some Amnesia Haze 
Noticed I'd rated this a solid 9. I was gravely mistaken. After lucking into free tickets to see Roger Waters and experiencing this live (and without *cough* anything to enhance the sensory experience at that, save for a $7 arena beer), it's most certainly bumped to a 10+. Even as programmed and exacting musically as the show has to be to coordinate the music with the multimedia, it borders on a religious experience.
Again, if the tour gets through to your neck of the woods and you're remotely curious and have the coin for tickets, I would strongly, strongly urge you to go.
Or maybe I'm just becoming an old sap. Either way, it was a hell of a show.
Again, if the tour gets through to your neck of the woods and you're remotely curious and have the coin for tickets, I would strongly, strongly urge you to go.
Or maybe I'm just becoming an old sap. Either way, it was a hell of a show.
Just beyond words. A 12 from this old radio jock. Too bad I was in the media before PF got airplay. And when they did, I was so involved with life I missed most of their works. Thank you RP for playing them,...and despite what some naysayers espouse, gimme' MORE!
Steely_D wrote:
Wrong album. That comes later.
PF and I have aged. These days it's not that I want to hear "More Floyd" (which used to get yelled into the request line at the little rural FM station I worked at in a cow town). No, But maybe I still need to hear some PF. Thanks RP.
Ghiaap wrote:
Wrong album. That comes later.
Wrong album. That comes later.
dig it
coloradojohn wrote:
Hong Kong Diesel
Without a doubt, this track, this medley, this album, still provides one of the absolute best stretches of synaptic bliss on the planet... If one is enjoying local legal refreshments, such as Golden Goat, or Berry Blast, or perhaps even a salad blend of them, then one soars
Hong Kong Diesel
Can there be any more fulfilling stretches of music and psychotherapy than THIS?! I am still 17, in my Cutlass, assuming Std. Orbit...
This perfectly illustrates why Radio Paradise is SUCH a good station!
Most stations would just try to play ONE of these tracks which of course, is impossible to do without cutting it off and completely ruining it - so what the hell - stick the 4 tracks together and play all of them so people can hear them the way the band intended?
Who cares that it equates to about 17 minutes of airplay time when it's 17 minutes of utter UTTER brilliance from the best album ever.
Completely sublime and always makes my day when I hear it - top work Radio Paradise :)
Most stations would just try to play ONE of these tracks which of course, is impossible to do without cutting it off and completely ruining it - so what the hell - stick the 4 tracks together and play all of them so people can hear them the way the band intended?
Who cares that it equates to about 17 minutes of airplay time when it's 17 minutes of utter UTTER brilliance from the best album ever.
Completely sublime and always makes my day when I hear it - top work Radio Paradise :)
Magnificent.
Second track from this album in 4hrs. We are blessed!
my rating: 11
One of the most outstanding albums I've had contact in my life, as I said, clarity of thought and harmony is only some of it´s merits.
After 44 years this album still sends shivers down my spine. RIP Syd.
Without a doubt, this track, this medley, this album, still provides one of the absolute best stretches of synaptic bliss on the planet... If one is enjoying local legal refreshments, such as Golden Goat, or Berry Blast, or perhaps even a salad blend of them, then one soars
Disco semplicemente grandioso...
Thank you, Bill, for doing this.
Followed by 15 seconds of dead air. Damn, that was good!
Sounds really nice. I grew up there - Nederland actually. Near the beach now in LA and I miss the snow.
coloradojohn wrote:
coloradojohn wrote:
Fluffy powder falling from the sky, making Nature downright magical after weeks of near 80 degree weather, this on RP... Life is good!
Fluffy powder falling from the sky, making Nature downright magical after weeks of near 80 degree weather, this on RP... Life is good!
never gets old. my favorite album of all time for at least 20 reasons.
Wow. Thank you.
the best song!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
God-created masterpiece
WHAT !?!?!?!! NO HEARTBEAT FADE ??!!!!!?!?!!?
BLASPHEMOUS!!!!
phantomsix wrote:
Amen to this!
First album I ever bought. The last album I'll ever listen to. Awesome!
Amen to this!
Got to keep the loonies on the path.
Soooo looking forward to Roger Waters' Us and Them tour next summer!
Such a great song and album
bb_matt wrote:
Now THIS is timeless.
Now THIS is timeless.
stunix wrote:
TerryS wrote:
Sorry, I have fewer bits than that.
As somebody wrote it below, I will always listen to this album. Classic
Sorry, but I cannot rate this higher than a 10.
No, seriously. I can't.
No, seriously. I can't.
stunix wrote:
Sorry, I have fewer bits than that.
Sorry, I have fewer bits than that.
First album I ever bought. The last album I'll ever listen to. Awesome!
Lemonhead wrote:
Here's a rhyme for you... schmick pod
PSD
Here's a rhyme for you... schmick pod
thewiseking wrote:
Ain't that the truth !!
Dad had his Martini and Montovani
Junior's got Weed and Floyd
Junior's got Weed and Floyd
Ain't that the truth !!
midget wrote:
I also agree with this. A true classic from one of the greatest albums of all time - IMHO.
This is one of the greatest pieces of art in music ever made. The term classic merely touches the surface of it.
I've heard this so many times I cannot even say and just now it made me cry.
I've heard this so many times I cannot even say and just now it made me cry.
I also agree with this. A true classic from one of the greatest albums of all time - IMHO.
Why is it that every time the greatest of music comes on, stupid phones start ringing around me? Where's my hammer…
thewiseking wrote:
Ha!.
Dad had his Martini and Montovani
Junior's got Weed and Floyd
Junior's got Weed and Floyd
Ha!
.ZzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzZZzzzzzzzzzzz
YES!!!
midget wrote:
Well said!
This is one of the greatest pieces of art in music ever made. The term classic merely touches the surface of it.
I've heard this so many times I cannot even say and just now it made me cry.
I've heard this so many times I cannot even say and just now it made me cry.
Well said!
The music skipped a 5 second section, at about 4 seconds before Eclipse for me, I've never heard anything like that before on Radio Paradise. It seems to be a error from the recording source.
It was just a little painful, not to bad.... I'll be okay.
It was just a little painful, not to bad.... I'll be okay.
Dad had his Martini and Montovani
Junior's got Weed and Floyd
Junior's got Weed and Floyd
The absolute pinnacle of musical genius in my lifetime.
Zzzzzzzzz
Lemonhead wrote:
Don't let the door hit you on the way out.
PSD
Don't let the door hit you on the way out.
This is one of the greatest pieces of art in music ever made. The term classic merely touches the surface of it.
I've heard this so many times I cannot even say and just now it made me cry.
I've heard this so many times I cannot even say and just now it made me cry.
Een enorme gaap!
van Jaap
van Jaap
1973 - Summer, Stone Harbor NJ, stayin' out on the bay. NJ bands, up to Asbury Park - before Springsteen was universally famous. And a band called "Everybody" in Avalon. ...and Floyd constantly. A top 10 summer of this life!
stunix wrote:
I fully agree. and Hola Galicia! My wife is from La Coruna, we visit every few months.
Greetings from A Coruña city! Glad to hear that. Tell your wife "hai un galego na lúa"!
I fully agree. and Hola Galicia! My wife is from La Coruna, we visit every few months.
Greetings from A Coruña city! Glad to hear that. Tell your wife "hai un galego na lúa"!
bad ripped - between Us and Any Color .. leap track.
This song will still be with us in 50-100 years... one of the best albums of the 20th century....
Thanks Bill and Rebecca! Glorious and Loud!!!
Wilfrue wrote:
I cannot express how many different emotions this elicits each time I hear it. If you haven't given up on listening to it, it reveals a little something more of itself each time, like a lover opening up to you as time goes on. Those little quirks that at first were cute mannerisms are now the things that sustain you... the very things that draw you back.
I don't know what Floyd's true inspiration and energy was that drove them to create this, but I know I have never met the likes of it in my lifetime. I should hope one day I am blessed enough to understand. And I hope I am ready for it when it comes.
I don't know what Floyd's true inspiration and energy was that drove them to create this, but I know I have never met the likes of it in my lifetime. I should hope one day I am blessed enough to understand. And I hope I am ready for it when it comes.
Awesome write-up!
And may I just add one more thing......shrooms man, shrooms. 
An astounding 30:1 ratio of 10's to 1's. Count me amongst that 30. 
Lemonhead wrote:
glad you said it first
PSD
glad you said it first
thewiseking wrote:
muzak..............for stoners
Pretty much.
PSD
Superb!
16 and a half glorious minutes. No wonder I haven't listed to commercial radio in years. Thanks RP! Thanks Internet!
There. Now my day may proceed.
I cannot express how many different emotions this elicits each time I hear it. If you haven't given up on listening to it, it reveals a little something more of itself each time, like a lover opening up to you as time goes on. Those little quirks that at first were cute mannerisms are now the things that sustain you... the very things that draw you back.
I don't know what Floyd's true inspiration and energy was that drove them to create this, but I know I have never met the likes of it in my lifetime. I should hope one day I am blessed enough to understand. And I hope I am ready for it when it comes.
I don't know what Floyd's true inspiration and energy was that drove them to create this, but I know I have never met the likes of it in my lifetime. I should hope one day I am blessed enough to understand. And I hope I am ready for it when it comes.
I guess it is a classic but I am SO tired of it.....and anything else from this album.
muzak..............for stoners
mail & cats, gotta go
CHuLoYo wrote:
I fully agree. and Hola Galicia! My wife is from La Coruna, we visit every few months.
What a perfect and wonderful and awesome and fantastic and incredible album end is this.
I fully agree. and Hola Galicia! My wife is from La Coruna, we visit every few months.
Almost; side B of the record starts with "Money"
It's also the point in the movie "The Wizard of Oz" when the Technicolor scene first starts....among the more interesting coincidental parts of TWoO + DSotM.