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If Target and Walmart sell your band’s merchandise, you know you’re probably pretty big. That’s the case for Pink Floyd, whose intense, psychedelic concept albums garnered them a spot as one of the most popular bands of all time. Both Dark Side of the Moon (1973)and The Wall (1979) became two of the best-selling records of all time, and Dark Side may just have the most recognizable album artwork on the planet.
Though Pink Floyd’s psychedelic sound was pretty popular during the era, Roger Waters’ abstract lyrics earned them their spot in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Today, teens still queue up Dark Side of the Moon to the classic film The Wizard of Oz. As the urban legend states, the movie is perfectly narrated by the record if you start it as soon as the MGM lion roars. Is it a coincidence or Waters’ brilliant mind?
