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Us and Them
Breathe (In the Air)
Brain Damage
Eclipse
Time
The Great Gig in the Sky
On the Run
Any Colour You Like
Money
Speak to Me

My hot take for this album is that I don't think Time is the strongest song here (it's still exceptional, would be far and away the best song on 99.9% of albums). The Brain Damage/Eclipse ending is catharsis incarnate, Breathe is a perfect intro to the mood of the album, and Us and Them just is perfect.

My main criticism of the album is that it's nowhere near as good a listen if you're not in the mood for it (like pretty much every Pink Floyd album really, though it's more palatable than The Wall). I can definitely see why people might find it dull or slow - if I'm wanting energy in my music rather than to just chill out and let it wash over me, no way I'd be putting this album on. Money is catchy but could have a couple minutes cut off in the middle - it's already a slow album and it's probably the least interesting song, despite the fun cash register sounds. Everything else, pretty much perfection. Speak to Me is only 10th because it adds the least, not because it's unnecessary or bad (I think it's a phenomenal opener and bookend).

The main reason I didn't nominate this sooner is because it's a little tricky to rate tracks. Another one of those albums where the whole experience is what makes it good, but each remains surprisingly distinct in sound considering they all literally blend into the next.