The Dark Side of the Moon Redux (Super Deluxe Boxset) ［3LP+2CD+Blu-ray Audio+4x10inch］

ピンク・フロイドの『The Dark Side of the Moon（邦題：狂気）』の50周年を記念して、ロジャー・ウォーターズが2023年に同作を再解釈／再構築した作品『The Dark Side Of The Moon Redux』のスーパー・デラックス・ボックスセット。

ボックスセットには、アルバム『The Dark Side Of The Moon Redux』のスタジオ録音ヴァージョンをCD、アナログレコード、Blu-rayに収録。Blu-rayにはドルビーアトモス・ヴァージョンを収め、ウォーターズによる楽曲解説ビデオも収録。

また、2023年10月にロンドン・パラディアムで行われたウォーターズの公演から抜粋された『The Dark Side Of The Moon Redux』のライヴ・ヴァージョンをCD、アナログレコード、Blu-rayに収録。Blu-rayにはHDオーディオ・ヴァージョンを収録。さらに『The Dark Side Of The Moon Redux』から厳選された楽曲「Money」、「Time」、「Speak to Me」、「Breathe」、「Us and Them」は、最大限の忠実度を実現するために、45回転の10インチ・アナログレコード4枚にプレス。3枚はA面のみの収録で、B面はエッチング加工されている。

Roger Waters begins his reinterpretation of Dark Side of the Moon -- the 1973 Pink Floyd album that became so big it eclipsed the band itself, as well as its author -- by reciting the lyrics to "Free Four," a song from Floyds 1972 LP Obscured by Clouds, a record released while they were working on Dark Side. "Free Four" is loose, even shambling, its jauntiness countering the gloom of Waters obsession with creeping death. Here, its heard in favor of the table-setting instrumental "Speak to Me," one of many instances on The Dark Side of the Moon Redux where Waters relies on words, not music. Such a shift in emphasis is correlated with Waters shift in perspective. Revisiting his meditation on mortality as he nears 80, Waters isnt interested in masking his meaning: He wants his words to be heard clearly and correctly, unencumbered by such frills as guitar solos, wordless vocals, rumbling rhythms, shifting tempos, or excursions into the ether fueled by sound effects and aural snippets. The Dark Side of the Moon Redux doesnt offer uninterrupted talk but the stress is placed firmly on the words, to the point that "The Great Gig in the Sky" doesnt float weightlessly: Its now about a letter Waters wrote to the assistant of Donald Hall when the poet was in his last days. Its a subtle change but its a substantial one, turning Dark Side of the Moon into a voyage inward, not outward. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine