I did this before I ever consumed any type of drug, including alcohol, and it's honestly just a great time. I guess you shouldn't do it if you don't like Pink Floyd or The Wizard of Oz (I have to accept that people like this exist, especially as I get older), as it won't really give you any new insight into either. Of course, don't watch DSotR if you have never seen The Wizard of Oz. That's no fun either. The best thing to do, in my opinion, is open your mind to the idea that it's not COMPLETELY IMPOSSIBLE for this to have been intentional.

It's kind of laughable to think that the album was created to sync with the movie, that much is clear. Home video didn't really exist at the time, so it would have been kind of an outlandish project to even undertake: they would have had to own a copy of a movie print in some form (NOT IMPOSSIBLE) and take detailed notes regarding each act of synchronicity (NOT IMPOSSIBLE). On top of that, nothing like the precision timing available today was around back then. In the 70s, The Dark Side of the Moon would only have been available on vinyl, cassette and 8-Track, all of which required you to get up and flip something over in the middle of the album, which would not be possible to account for on the film side of things.

If (and I recognize this is a big IF) there ever was any intention to sync this music with this movie, it was probably meant to be score added to a special film print, or more likely and more interestingly, to be performed live over the film itself (if you think this is far-fetched, go ahead and google info on the Liquid Light Show trend in psychedelic music in the 60s and 70s). IF this was the case, legal and logistical hurdles probably put an end to it pretty early on, but not early enough to completely extricate the film from the DNA of the project. The themes, the lyrics, the PACKAGING DESIGN, are all consistent with the core of this film, which is ultimately about a young girl using fantasy to re-contextualize the difficult truths in her life.

It's TOO CLOSE. It lines up just THIS side of TOO WELL. You can't ignore it as just some stoner fancy. The fact that one of the greatest rock albums of the 20th century and one of the greatest films of the 20th century share so much against all odds and reason is kind of a gift from the gods of art, and you shouldn't pass it up. Carve out a thursday night in your schedule, find an MP3 player with gapless playback, queue up the third roar, and just forget your cynicism for one wonderful evening.

Every single person involved with the making of this album will tell you that there was nothing like the intention to sync this album with this movie, and they're right. It's impossible. But what if it were possible? That's worth your two hours, isn't it?

EDIT: I don't condone drug use but if I did I would point you here: http://www.wikiwand.com/en/Echoes_(P...zation_rumours