Taking the band's subsequent two releases, both consisted of 5 songs, centred around 10 minute + masterpieces ( Shine On You Crazy Diamond and Dogs, respectively). While this may seem like a bold statement, the facts bear it out. At this stage however, I think it might be worth pointing out that there's a strong case to be made for it being the worst Pink Floyd made between 19, with the band's three subsequent albums all being superior to it. In short, both critically and commercially, this album is one of the most remarkable ever. Which is the album that all those horrible Pink Floyd fanboys constantly insist syncs up with The Wizard Of Oz for some unknown reason? Once again, it's The Dark Side Of The Moon. What's the best selling Pink Floyd album? Yep, The Dark Side Of The Moon. In the Rolling Stone list of the top 500 albums ever recorded, what's the top Pink Floyd album? The Dark Side Of The Moon. You see, like Nevermind is with Nirvana, and Metallica is with Metallica, the majority have effectively dictated something that's become firmly established as an objective fact. Now, if you'll excuse a seriously tenuous connection here, there's a startling resemblance between this concept and general opinions on Pink Floyd, a band that haven't needed any introduction for at least 3 decades. Put basically, this warns of the idea that once you have the votes of a majority in the bag, to all intents and purposes the minority no longer matter, due to the simple fact that they're outnumbered. I think English philosopher John Stuart Mill said it best in his 1859 essay, "On Liberty", when he warned of a concept perilous to liberty called "the tyranny of the majority".
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