It received mixed reviews; some critics praised the artistic exercise and renewed focus on lyrics, while others criticised its slow pace or saw it as indulgent.

Their 1973 album The Dark Side of the Moon, with lyrics by Waters, spent 736 consecutive weeks on the Billboard 200 chart and sold more than 40 million copies worldwide.

"[5] The Dark Side of the Moon Redux features no other members of Pink Floyd, and was recorded with musicians including Gus Seyffert, Joey Waronker, Jonathan Wilson, Jon Carin, Johnny Shepherd, Azniv Korkejian (Bedouine), Via Mardot, Gabe Noel, and Robert Walter.

[14][15] In October, Waters held two concerts at the London Palladium, where he performed The Dark Side of the Moon Redux, spoke on topics such as Julian Assange and read from his unpublished memoir.

[19] Uncut called Redux "interesting enough" for "an artistic exercise",[24] while Mojo felt that "the new focus on these songs' lyrics proves deeply powerful, a different and profound kind of high", which makes the album "wholly valid, the unnerving, stirring adjunct Waters was aiming for".

[20] In Ultimate Classic Rock, Nick DeRiso gave Redux a negative review, criticising the replacement of the other Pink Floyd members with "more words".