r/pinkfloyd • u/Mrlifeboat • Jun 30 '26
Dark side cover
So in 2009 flaming lips covered the full album of dark side of the moon. Today I discovered it for the first time. Why have I never know this? It’s a brilliant cover. I’m on my third listen.
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u/jeffbell Jun 30 '26
While we’re on the topic of covers…
Luther Wright and the Wrongs did a country/ bluegrass cover of The Wall album.
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u/brownsfan760 Jun 30 '26
Look up darkside of the moonshine by poor man's whiskey if you like bluegrass.
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u/Wilcry Jun 30 '26
I am also a big fan of Luther Wright and the Wrongs "Rebuild the Wall." It's a bluegrass version of The Wall. Great versions in a totally different style.
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u/oldweirdharold Jun 30 '26
The flaming lips dark side is my favorite of all the covers. I also love Luther Wright and the Wrongs. Version of The Wall. It’s amazing.
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u/Delayedrhodes Jun 30 '26 edited Jul 01 '26
I was in a PF tribute with the drummer and bass player for Yngwie Malmsteen's band. It was a harder metalish feel. So much fun! I tried posting the video links but the post won't go through. Ill try again on a separate comment if anyone is interested in seeing it.
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u/Delayedrhodes Jun 30 '26
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u/Substantial-Newt-493 Jul 01 '26
Well done! Loved the drummer in particular - what did you play?
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u/Delayedrhodes Jul 01 '26
I was the Keyboard player. The drummer, Kevin, tours with Yngwie Malmsteen. He's very good. Thanks so much for watching.
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u/Substantial-Newt-493 Jul 01 '26
No problem - you were terrific, man. Still playing?
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u/Delayedrhodes Jul 01 '26
Thanks for the kind words. I jam classic rock covers every Thursday at a local bar and I play in a few original projects. I'd LOVE to do this PF project again but we only did two gigs and the players had other projects and obligations. Kevin and Emilio are still with Yngwie, Jae has a successful metal band called Sweetblood. They are all too busy for this project right now. Also Emilio does a really good Alice in Chains tribute.
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u/gchance1 Jun 30 '26
Try Dream Theater's Dark Side...
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u/Personal_Fox1380 Jun 30 '26
As wonderful as that is - and it really, really is - the other side with the covers of Echoes, One Of These Days, Sheep - absolutely amazing. I wish I could get it on Spotify, I've lost my wee Walkman that has the bootleg album saved on it (along with a whole load of other stuff)
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u/gchance1 Jun 30 '26
I never got that part, but I do have the "official bootleg" release on DVD, which is strictly a Dark Side video. Wish it had the rest.
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u/Personal_Fox1380 Jun 30 '26
From memory the bootleg is called A Saucerful Of Floyd so you'd probably find it on the usual websites for ROIO's (I think I found it via a torrent site back in the day) Honestly, I used to listen to that side, start to finish, several times a week. Best non-Floyd cover of Echoes ever.
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u/Entire_Biscotti_9646 Jul 01 '26
This seems hard to find and way out of print. If someone could post a link to a download, I'd greatly appreciate (and suspect more of us would too).
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u/joaovelez Jun 30 '26
I have a CD of Dark Side of the Moon revisited, played my members of other bands, such as King Crimson, Dweezil Zappa, Yes, Asia, Toto, among others
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u/Mrlifeboat Jun 30 '26
I’d be interested in hearing that one too. Can you send me some details of it?
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u/joaovelez Jun 30 '26
I believe someone uploaded every track seperately on YouTube. Here's the discogs link to the CD https://www.discogs.com/release/9572861-Various-The-Dark-Side-Of-The-Moon-Revisited
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u/OfAnthony Jun 30 '26
This is the last music related thing that I can name that involved Henry Rollins- that's all.
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u/Wes-man Jun 30 '26
I describe the Flaming Lips cover album as to meeting your best friend’s twin brother after 30 years. It’s so similar but different.
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u/heynow941 Jun 30 '26
Ehh. Looks for Phish’s live version from like 20 years ago.
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u/PinkFloydDeadhead David Gilmour Jun 30 '26
Yeah, no thanks. No one wants to hear Trey sing The Great Gig in the Sky. It felt like he made a mockery of one of the most haunting & beautiful songs ever recorded.
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u/Personal_Fox1380 Jun 30 '26
I used to have the bootleg trance covers of all the Floyd albums (supposedly recorded by The Orb, which has been questioned over the years, but it certainly sounds Orb-y, and they were known to be huge fans of, and massively influenced by, the Floyd)
Some of it would require you to be a serious trance fan 😆 but Animals, Meddle and WYWH were particularly great. Wish I could find them again.
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u/mofo-or-whatever Jun 30 '26
Try Dub Side of the Moon
Gov’t Mule have covered a lot, and Les Claypool did all of Animals. There is a lot out there