Wish You Were Here

10/10 Probably the best album of all time Favourite Song=Shine On You Crazy Diamond Part 1-5 Least Favourite Song=None

Some good tracks, I don’t love it but for the good tracks a 3

Hell yeah, Pink Floyd. I mostly just like "Wish You Were Here" though.

This is just really good. I’m too lazy to elaborate but it’s really good.

Great album and vibe from start to finish. A masterclass on what you can do with a very simple chord structure. Not an all time favorite for me, but great nonetheless

Boring, too little vocals

I grew up listening to this album and specifically, the title track so it was really good to listen again with grown up ears.

One of the greatest albums of all time and in my opinion the best Pink Floyd album. Its just a musical masterpiece

Very much an album listen; it’s just so nicely tied up into a cohesive package. Grew up around this music, so there’s some bias, but I still won’t give it a 5.

pretty long songs but yeah good

Good. Feel like I need to have good speakers. Still can’t fully get into Pink Floyd

👌

5/5

triggers bittersweet memories, possibly the coolest album cover of all time keeping mum's vinyl copy

One of the greatest albums ever. Huge, sweeping, yet also intimate. There I nothing I don’t like about this album.

Splendid

Amazing complete album

5 booms BOOM 💪 BOOM 💪 BOOM 💪 BOOM 💪 BOOM 💪

It's good innit. It's not my favourite Floyd album but it's certainly got its charms! Nothing quite like being at work listening to "Welcome to the Machine" though... 😬

not enough voice

How do you follow up one of the biggest albums of all time and your possible creative and artistic peak? By doing it again obviously. Feelings of guilt by ditching the acid casualty and becoming obscenely rich forced the band to stretch out and get back to doing their more lengthy prog numbers. Some may feel that this album isn't as accessible as the previous number but that's part of its charm. This used to be my favourite Pink Floyd album. It still is, but it used to be too. Best Tracks: Shine On You Crazy Diamond (parts 1-5); Shine On You Crazy Diamond (parts 6-9); Wish You Were Here

Ouwe

Love it. Obviously very experimental

Оригинальная музыка. Теперь понятно, откуда многие берут рифы и сэмплы. Но всё же не моё.

come on, not a single skippable song.

Bit of a classic and only Have A Cigar stops it being a five star. Four and a half 😊

Dull.

The first Pink Floyd album I ever purchased. It was really good great on headphones, especially I don’t think as good as dark side of the moon of the wall but after those two This is MY FAVORITE.

3/5 Solid, but only one banger.

Tough to follow up the greatest album of all time, but a worthy effort. Still a great album.

A great album... Every song is a classic. Pink Floyd at their most heartfelt, with great lyrics throughout. And maybe the best album cover in rock music.

This has always been one of my favorite Floyd albums despite some songs being long and the album only being five songs. It is solid in each song.

They are up there for one of the best bands of all time. They are one of the only bands that is good at having 7+ minutes songs on an album and it’s still enjoyable and impressive given nowadays a typical song is at most 5 minutes but slightly above 2 minutes

Was kinda expecting this to be a 5 but no dice. The two 12 minute songs was really what hurt it. Also I didn't think the other two songs were phenomenal, but really well done. "Wish You Were Here" is the best song on this album (and one of their best of all time) but that's kinda the only shining moment on this album. Everything else is just kinda meh for me although production wise it is really well put together and sounds good, just didn't connect for me.

I like some Pink Floyd but just not the long, drawn out instrumental pieces....and there are several on here. Shine On is a great piece, once they get to the lyrics. Wish You Were Here is just a fantastic, fantastic piece (and one of my favorite by them). Rating gets bumped up just because of that track alone

The problem with this is once you allow Gilmore and co more than 5 min to make a song it all goes a bit wrong

Monumentalny album. Początki prog rocka pokazują, jak ten gatunek powinien brzmieć - Floydzi wykorzystują wszystkie możliwości długiej, meandrującej formy zamiast przez 15 minut męczyć tę samą gitarę i nic więcej, jak to często ma miejsce w późniejszym rocku progresywnym. Jest to kolejny album czerpiący z szerokiej tradycji muzycznej po to, żeby zbudować coś zupełnie nowego. Mocne inklinacje bluesowe (gitara w pierwszych utworach), jazzowe (saksofon) a nawet funkowe (późniejsza gitara), lirycznie i wokalnie czerpie z Beatlesów pełnymi garściami. A mimo to brzmi zupełnie świeżo i nowatorsko. W tej muzyce można się roztopić, a jednocześnie wymaga dużej uwagi. Łatwo się dać zgubić 30-minutowej narracji Shine On You Crazy Diamond, wydaje mi się, że właśnie dlatego twórcy rozbili go na dwie części i dorzucili trzy piosenki w środku. Diamond mogłoby w pojedynkę robić za cały album. Oni stworzyli muzykę rockową od nowa. Po Beatlesach być może najbardziej rewolucyjny zespół w historii zachodniej muzyki współczesnej.

Um bom album de prog. Gosto de progressivo e gosto de Pink Floyd. Algumas músicas já tinha ouvido antes, seja em covers, seja as originais. Enfim, muito bom

pink floyd você sempre será famoso!!!!! wish you were here primeira música do mundo!!!!

I don't know why I like this so much more than a lot of other prog/art rock on this list. Maybe nostalgia? Maybe the format? Their most "art" song is split in two to open and close the album. It's a slow introduction, which builds to a more complex piece, then mirrors that on the second half. In the middle are songs that are a bit more "radio friendly," but they are still experimental. overall, I really enjoy this, it's got a couple great songs, and the album as a whole is quite well realized.

Atmospheric and generally pretty excellent

I bought this in 1980, I've loved it ever since.

11/18/24. Amazing album, just beautiful songs and flows like water. Can always revisit this one anytime for any mood.

Absolutely incredible from start to finish. A classic

4.4

Maybe it's because I'm drunk and I've been crying for the past hour over an animated film, but I really liked this, and I've tried to like Pink Floyd before. all parts of 'Shine On You Crazy Diamond' were great. The others were kind of whatever on a second listen.

I love it. And the obligatory joke is everyone that haven't listened to this album.

Świetna muzyczna podróż. Żałuję, że mam chujowe słuchawki, chętnie odsłucham ponownie w lepszych warunkach. Płyta moim zdaniem mocna nie tylko muzycznie, ale też tekstowo. Pierwsza część "Shine On You Crazy Diamond" to dla mnie absolutny sztos (5/5), potem nie czułem już aż takiego zachwytu, ale dalej solid. Mocne 4 i czekam na inne płyty Floydów.

Another album where it's impossible to do it justice in words. There's so much detail here. Sonically, it's almost perfect for me. The guitar, bass and drums all sound great but it's the keyboards that often take center stage. Especially in the spacey first part of Shine On You Crazy Diamond and the dystopian sounding Welcome to the Machine. The soloing is bluesy, especially obvious in Have a Cigar. The title track is the highlight. Beautiful lyrics. Acoustic guitar and piano building to a crescendo. There's no big solo, just a fade out and windswept segue into the last track. The second half of Shine On is darker, brooding. It's a masterclass in creating atmosphere.

One of most overrated bands

Wish You Were Here (song) is among my favorites. Shine On You Crazy Diamond (all parts) are tutorials in guitar creativity and excellence.

Oh Wish You Were Here. I used to make out with an old boyfriend to this album (his pick not mine), which after listening to it again was probably an odd choice 🤔 But the feelings remain. David Gilmour has the voice of an angel, doesn’t he 🥹 and the title track Wish You Were Here is just perfect. Have a Cigar is my second favorite. Listening to this album all these years later, it did feel a bit monotonous at times (10+ minute long songs are typically an automatic no for me), but the album is still absolutely magnificent. I think I’d prefer listening to it with someone though, instead of alone. I feel like it’s a real hang out and shoot the breeze kinda album, more so than a make out one. But it was certainly a nice trip down memory lane.

An incredible album from top to bottom. Might be my favorite Pink Floyd album - the soundscapes they managed to put together put me in a peaceful place. Melancholy and beautiful.

Not my favorite Pink Floyd album, but dang is it good.

I actually like Barrett-era Floyd quite a lot, but 12 minutes into this album, listening to some self-indulgent tinny 70s brass parping, I realised I was giving this unwarranted interest. If this band wasn't called Pink Floyd I wouldn't give this a second thought. Self-important, self-indulgent, self-regarding. Impressions of an art student's final project with the sound effects and collages. Also I hate the whiny synths and sustained electric guitar notes.

Hm. Like the radiohead of their time. Portentious ass motherfuckers with a lot of talent, but not quite enough to support their pretension or to earn the right to not just deliver some tight rock and roll that they have proven they are capable of. Shine on has an interesting story, and sid fucking showed up even, but it just kinda sounds like their keyboardist just got the first pitch wheel in the world for christmas. Roy harper an interesting cat, and the title track is powerful good, but the record company bad shit just like 'money' is some plodding ass moralizing.

Shine On You Crazy Diamond (I-V) - A+ Welcome To The Machine - neat almost prog song with nice keys and effects Have A Cigar - Also has cool keys Wish You Were Here - A++ Shine On You Crazy Diamond (VI-IX) - Pretty funky. Nice continuation of the first song. This album was much more prog than I was expecting even though I've heard half of it before. Near perfect album, especially for the time.

come on. Let's get real pretty please.

Ok

really it doesn't take a genius to see why pink floyd's works are on here; these symphonic and progressive masterpieces will stand the tests of time. every single track is an experience that nobody will forget. songs of loss, the music industry, and spacey rock movements span this record. it's impressive.

This album was just 50% shine on you crazy diamond. Good song I guesss. Nice guitar work.

The song(s) Shine on You Crazy Diamond are some of the best composed and atmospheric rock songs to-date. The song Wish You Were Here is beautiful in its simplicity. Have a Cigar and welcome to the machine are about 3/5 for me. Considered as a whole, while this isn't their most seamless listening experience, a damn good album. 4.5/5 -> 5/5.

Love this album. I enjoy it even more as I’ve gotten older. David Gilmour just ripping that strat. So good.

Classic Floyd, but only worth 3 stars in my book

This is healing the soul

Syd

Pink Floyd are not my band. Favourite track: Wish You Were Here.

Sonic masterpiece.

Too many long, slow instrumental sections. Wish you Were Here is a good song, but also the only one that’s way too short.

A deeply bitter and paranoid album, which contains a stark beauty for all that. Knowing the history behind Shine On You Crazy Diamond makes it hit that much harder.

Easy 5. Can't wait to listen again

“Wish you were her”…how many of these is he going to send?

seems it was actually pretty decent. Will listen again

A very good album, with a mostly instrumental song beginning the album and closing the album. Standout track: Wish You Were Here

The opening songs and wish you were here were great, the rest just alright. Good album though

sorry to everyone who knows an unbearable person with a poster of this album on the wall. but this shit slaps.

A+ listen. I think I have zero negative criticisms.. I think some of these bands over time get so hyped that you end up only hearing negative shit - its not interesting to say Pink Floyd rules... But they do! Of course I know these songs, but i can't say I've listened to the album front to back, maybe since I was a kid. It really creates a world that is both dystopian and cold but for some reason you want to stay longer. The structure is tremendous as well, bookending with Shine On... Iconic album cover. Just noticed Welcome to Machine has no drums! Props to Pink Floyd for making the music they wanted to. Fucking sick album!

A little melodramatic for me on the whole. Songs about being annoyed by the music industry that has made all your dreams come true (have a cigar) might be my least favorite artistic theme. wish you were here is an incredible song but as an album, wish you were here is is more morose than engaging. Guessing this will be an unpopular take.

Not Floyds best or even second best… maybe not even the third best… these guys truly knew how to make album pieces Everyone knows the middle of the album. The shine on you crazy diamond segments are super under appreciated in my opinion. Loved the sax SOLOS at the end of parts 1-5. Baritone to Tenor sax? Wish You Were Here is potentially pink floyds best individual song ever written. Beautiful lyrics and simple instrumentation with that patented synth sound. Ive heard that track 1000s of times - mostly amateurs learning their first guitar solo (myself included)

This is some indulgent classic rock I can get on board with. Shine on you Crazy Diamond is so, so fucking long, but I love the buildup and the atmosphere. I heard this song for the first time in a gem store in Evanston, Illinois (I have no idea why I was there) and was captivated listening to this long buildup while I looked at sparkling gems. Thinking back, I wonder if they only played gem-themed music there (or if they think of all hard rock as on-theme...). I had never like the Pink Floyd I'd heard before that (Dark Side of the Moon didn't grip me the way it got other people), but after hearing that track I put on this album and it clicked. Wish You Were Here is beautiful too. I really like this album.

Dark Side was one of the first albums served through this site, in the first couple of weeks I was doing this alone. At the time I gave it a 4 - thought I needed to leave room in the ceiling. I would give it a 5 now. I really like prog rock, through composed stuff, and albums that hang together beyond individual hits. I didn’t realize how much of a full album band Pink Floyd is, probably why I never really “got” them. They’re kind of the perfect band for this process of slowing down to listen to the whole thing. Maybe I’ll end up reranking this as well, enjoyed this a lot - man I love the title track - but didn’t really enjoy this as much as Darkside.

Typical Pink Floyd.

A phenomenal, sentimental work. My first listen to Pink Floyd and what a stellar introduction to the band it was.

Not Dark Side of the Moon but still quite good.

Espectacular!!! Lo escucharía por primera vez hace 30 años y sigue sonando igual de bien. Todas y cada una de las canciones son espectaculares y el sonido es de otra galaxia.

Meh.

Underrated hidden gem

Perfection

5 stars

4 stars for wish you were here the song, flawless, no notes. the rest was aight

idk what was happening when i put this album on yesterday but i really connected with it lol. i had just gotten my flu shot a few hours before so maybe that was kicking in? I've never really been a pink floyd fan and i hadn't heard any of these songs beforehand but this was good enough for me to listen to it 2-3 times. definitely will revisit these tracks in the future. favorites: all of them, particularly welcome to the machine and wish you were here

Vibes

An experience that really requires listening to uninterrupted in one sitting. Has peaks and valleys but the overall experience is quite good. I do think it would be better without the middle track.

I mean, it's a timeless masterpiece! Monster hits every single track (Shine On You Crazy Diamond, Welcome to the Machine, Have a Cigar, and Wish You Were Here) Some of the best and most popular progressive rock music ever written. No complaints, only positive thoughts for this one. 5⭐️

Love it and def going to listen to it again!!

A couple of good songs, rest ok'ish

On kyllä älyttömän kova. Ambient hetket vie kyllä johonkin ihan muualle ja David Gilmourin soolot on viimeisen päälle suklaata. Wish You Were Here on se helmi tietenkin.

I can't rank all of Pink Floyd albums in quality. but this is amazing. Probably Wish you were here is one of the most overrated songs of their work, even though it's way over the top in the whole industry.

I mean this has to be one of the greatest 5 track albums ever right? You got an insane 13 minute intro which they shredded then you end the album with another incredible 12 minute song. Then you got a classic record and the two “filler” songs are damn incredible as well. Plus the album cover is five stars on its own. Kudos to them!

This gave me an immediate Shine when it came up. Immediately transports me back to listening to Dad’s records On his stereo in our first house. You remember little shards of music from your youth. It’s Crazy how then listening as an adult, it all fits together as a mixture of memories and new discoveries - I found myself flipping it over and listening twice in one sitting. A true Diamond of an album.

Wish You Were Here is not the best Pink Floyd album. But it is the most accessible of all Pink Floyd albums. It consists of four songs; and three of them became FM radio staples (Welcome to the Machine, Have a Cigar, and Wish You Were Here). The fourth song (Shine on You Crazy Diamond) is 26 minutes long, and is wisely split into two tracks that bookend the album. Conceptually, Wish You Were Here is also one of the least dense Floyd records. The songs are split between sorrowful odes to their fallen leader, Syd Barrett (SOYCD and the title track), and scathing stabs at the music industry (Welcome & Cigar). The music is engaging; and apart from Shine On, the songs are relatively concise. The tracks about Syd are earnest and heartfelt. The tracks about "the machine" are cold and cynical. But on the whole, the album doesn't overstay its welcome. And if ever Pink Floyd was making deliberate moves for radio, it's here in the title track, and Have a Cigar. Wish You Were Here doesn't have the lingering impact of Dark Side of the Moon, or The Wall; but it is probably the best entry point to Pink Floyd fandom. And that's good enough.

Rating this one wasn't hard.

Hats off to Roy Harper, I'd like to have a cigar with him.

Epic space funk This album changed my life!! Shine on You crazy Diamond

Probably one of the greatest albums of all time, it’s a shame PF’s best albums are so good that you can’t put them all in the top 5 of all time, but you really really want to. But this one out of all of them makes it in for sure.

I like Wish You Were Here. Nice twist on the Rednex classic! There’s also something intriguing about the first part of «Shine on…» (except for the saxophone solo), but I don’t really care for the three other songs. Too much noodling, not enough song

Typical Pink Floyd - not our favourite but still v listenable

Erreicht nicht ganz die Größe wie andere PF Alben…8/10

Definitely a GOAT contender 4.6 stars

One of the greatest by one of the greatest

I've loved this ever since a friend of mine wrote it in the sand.

I don’t really like Pink Floyd But this was surprisingly good. David Gilmour‘s guitar licks are fantastic. My main criticism would be that “Shine on you crazy diamond” song was awfully long.

I have heard all of these songs over the years. I really like wish you were here, but the rest of the album is ok for me.

wow no notes just vibes

Meh.

the middle 3 songs are my favorite of all of the Pink catalog.

Excellent

**An ok album, just not for me

Masterpiece. Always gives me chill listening to it. Back when I was starting school and was listening to this on the bus ride to the school, I was so hooked, almost missed my stop.

own

I liked this album a lot. This the 4th album of Pink Floyd's I've listened to. Not as good as "DSotM" though, that one is unbeatable. "Shine On You Crazy Diamond" is incredible and never gets dull. The other songs aren't filler at all. 4 stars for "Wish You Were Here".

A piece of prog rock perfection. Doesn’t overstay it’s welcome - works as background and foreground music.

If this isn't a 5 I don't know what would be.

I wish I liked Pink Floyd. It feels like I am breaking a major Dad Law by just not enjoying it.

Schönes Album.

As mentioned in yesterday's review this is one of my absolute favorite albums. Didn't listen to it yesterday, will this evening with a nice drink and will thoroughly enjoy it.

Huh. Pink Floyd achieved melodic perfection for an entire album. Their other albums have been mid with one to two songs that transcend, so I did not see this coming. Five stars I guess.

Nearly perfect. I love the mood listening to this puts me in.

Quite self indulgent but a lot of it is quite good. I think.

It make me cry, it's perfection from start to finish. It's impossible to tell the best song, even the best album of pink floyd. But this is a masterpiece I could listen to for the rest of my life.

Everyone says they like a bit of Floyd but only hard-core fans actually listen to a whole album. I like this album but in my opinion if falls far short of Dark Side of the Moon.

Really enjoyed this! About time I listened to the band I likened Coldbones to if anyone over 50 asked about our sound. Definitely some elements we share but this album is a trip and the production is so good. Some super cool panning going on! 45 minutes was about right as well.. Gorillaz should’ve taken note!

Pretty nice. Would be better with some LSD

Yeah nice. This is cool. Loved all parts of Shine On You Crazy Diamond and the moody themes throughout 🙏🏻

Rating out of respect but would never put this on again. Maybe if I had the original 1st pressing on vinyl, in ex-council flat in London I purchased for £500k and furnished it with the most minimal art deco furniture, whilst enjoying a Batchelor lifestyle, reminiscing of that women who I briefly knew. But yeah, not for me.

This album has to be listened in its entirety. I hadn't appreciated Pink Floyd as much as they deserve before this. It was atmospheric, a love letter to a former member and probably mental with a belly full of drugs 😂😂 I really liked it, although it's more an experience than something I could just pop on.

It's "epic" in scope, but just don't think it's for me overall

One of the top albums in my opinion. .

Much more of an instrumental album than I realized but very good nonetheless.

The more albums I listen to on here the more I realize how much these rock and roll heads love blues

Dreamy, groovy, beautiful. This feels like a movie soundtrack because of how seamless it flows together. Minimal vocals and the instrumentation carries this record, but even when there are vocals, it adds as a fitting layer to an already harmonic and melodic piece. Yes, Pink Floyd is revered, but I had never listened to this record in its entirety before today, and I'm happy I did at some point in my life.

5 tracks for a total of 43 minutes is impressive in a way. I don’t actually hate this one, there are some interesting parts and overall it’s catchy, but I do get a little bored with most of the songs, they just keep going…

My favorite Pink Floyd album, it’s the one I’ll put on first (never the wall or dark side). Love the guitar work here too

The song ‘Wish You Were Here’ is undeniably powerful and touching but the style of the song felt like it doesn’t really fit somehow. ‘Shine On You Crazy Diamond’ has their signature experimental sound, but the overall album felt overly drawn out at times. The lengthy instrumental sections became tediously long. The album has some moments of brilliance, however it lacks any cohesion for my liking.

masterpiece

Awesome

I wish I were there too

"Have a Cigar" and "Wish You Were Here" are gorgeous bits of music.

We’re all just a bunch of lost souls in fish bowls. Great top to bottom. My favorite Pink Floyd album.

Love!

very long intro quality music

Shine On You Crazy Diamond (Parts I-V) 4 Welcome to the Machine 4 Have a Cigar 4.3 Wish You Were Here 4.4 Shine On You Crazy Diamond (Parts VI - IX) 4.2 Score: 4.18

Imagine being a band with 5 or 6 legitimate masterpieces in your repertoire

Nice atmospheric and moody. Worked well as an album. Stand-out: Have a Cigar

Classic and timeless

Might be my favorite album from start to finish, but this is only my 3rd day hear, so hopefully there are more favorites to come!

Lit

Classic album.

Wish You Were Here is a belter. Liked Shine On You Crazy Diamond too although a bit long. Gonna give it an extra star for how clean and crisp the quality is.

Það fyrsta sem ég hugsaði var epískt en varð svo hræddur um að platan myndi missa flugið og ég yrði þreyttur á henni. Það gerðist aldrei og ég nau plötunnar allan tímann og langar að hlusta á hana aftur við fyrsta tækifæri

shine like a diamond

This album is SO GOOO, going into permanent rotation!

Probably the best collection of songs about the music industry and the toll it takes on artists.

Roger Waters is the man.

There is nothing that hasn’t been said about this masterpiece so I will just add in a personal anecdote — i’ll add that I cherish the rides over to the cabin or night hike drives where this was a new, exciting, fascinating album. The vast expanse of Shine On juxtaposed with the stripped rawness of Wish You Were here captivated our attention and soundtracked our good times. For that, I am forever thankful.

Amazing

Fucking amazing album

I can see why everyone loves this album, but it still is not my cup of tea. I guess I am that based preferring Radiohead, Queen, and god forbid Linkin Park over Wish You Were Here

One hundred percent. Absolutely deserves to be on this list and is an essential album.

DON'T EVEN NEED TO LISTEN LOVE LOVE LOVE

Classic

I give Pink Floyd all the credit in the world. Important band for sure. But the overwrought songs are just not for me.

I enjoy listening to Pink Floyd and this is an album I haven't heard before. I liked Welcome to the Machine the best.

Love it. Didn’t think I was a Pink Floyd fan beforehand and maybe I’m still not, but this album is special. Opening track steals the show but the artistry and storytelling on Welcome to the Machine is also remarkable. Essential to listen to this in full, undistracted, and let the music take you.

One of my favorite albums and one of the greatest albums ever made. Probably their best? Dark Side is close but I find myself leaning this just a bit most times. An essential listen for any music fan.

Only drawback for me is the reprise of Shine On (gets a bit w**nky with all of Gilmour's soloing). Other than that, excellent.

There are probably not many albums that have had as much discussion, dissection and dialogue as this. I'm not going to try and out-review anything that's come before, but I will say that this is, genuinely, an exceptionally good album. I've been familiar with the album art since the re-mastered CD re-release in 1994, but this might be the first time I've noticed the burn-out in the top right, which is genius in more ways than I care to talk about here. Onto the music. Shine On You Crazy Diamond is indulgent in a way that only prog rock from the 1970s can be. Indulgent it is. Sumptuously so. At 13½ minutes long, it can't be described as anything other than "long" - but what glorious minutes they are. One stupours in it. Not many tracks are as dissociative. In one way or another, it takes up most of this whole album. Welcome to the Machine is pleasingly, well, mechanical. It follows some of the themes present in Dark Side of the Moon and The Wall, though very much fails to do so as well as either of those others. Have a Cigar noodles along capably, with soaring guitars that never really seem to reach a destination. Wish You Were Here asks the most important question - you think you can tell heaven from hell? Well, I thought I might have been able to, but now I'm not quite so sure. It is the title track of the album for a reason. It fits best with the sleeve art, for sure. Given Pink Floyd's massive success, it really does tell how much the ideas of missed connections, lost opportunities and the melancholia of ageing resonate with music lovers. All that hyperbolic guff out of the way - onto the negative aspects of the album. The synths are dated. I've no idea what they could be replaced with, but it's so inextricably tied to the mid-70s that it's almost all you can focus on as they squeal away. And that's a bit sad. It's also not Floyd's best work. That has to be Dark Side of the Moon. But claiming that an album is "bad" because it's not the best example is ludicrous. It isn't a bad album - I'd even go as far as to say that it's a magnificent album. But every time I listen to it, I always kind of think to myself "Perhaps I should put on Dark Side instead?" and that's an odd thing to think.

4.5

annoyingly boring

Meditative and enjoyable-peaceful

Great.

Their creativity, patience, and innovation shine here. They let their music breathe in a way few artists allow. This is an odyssey through space that you can really sell into. Built for a good set of headphones, stars, and maybe some LSD if you’re feeling adventurous.

meh.

Solid album start to finish.

Yeah... Perfect album. I don't think there is a bad thing in here. The story behind the recording, the cover. All clicks.

Short but sweet

Oh, please. Twist my arm and make me listen to one of the greatest rock albums ever recorded one more time. I mean, it's frickin' Wish You Were Here -- it's basically a perfect album from start to finish, can be enjoyed in any state, and has some of the best guitar work ever rendered to vinyl. Pink Floyd's run through the 70's is pretty much unmatched by anyone except maybe the Stones or Radiohead.

You can tell when an artist has the sauce, and Pink Floyd has the sauce. Both prog rock jams, Shine On You Crazy Diamond, Pts. 1-5 and Pts. 6-9, are awesome and sound fascinating and feel like a true journey. While Wish You Were Here is a classic, I think I liked Have a Cigar a touch more. Definitely an album you have to commit to the whole thing for, as each song doesn't work too well individually, but if you have the time, then it's a really awesome 45 mins.

this could potentially be my favourite floyd album, it was dark side of the moon but this was amazing, the 8 minute guitar introduction and then those stellar vocals on the first 5 parts of shine on you crazy diamond was insane, welcome to the machine was an intense second track to get into with a really interesting instrumental, very eerie in some aspects, have a cigar grew on me, really groovy song, really enjoyable, with you were here is one of the best songs of all time, it all makes sense on that song, and the outro is enough to blow anyone away, i love how the intro and outro are tied together. amazing album, nearly perfect, a benchmark in history.

Best album ever

This introduction is transcendent. It feels like entering a new world or something. Overall I loved how structured the album was, it had a clear beginning and end with the last track. My fave song off this was Have a Cigar. Felt very bluesy which I love.

Listened to this a few times. Good one to relax to

How do you follow Darkside of the moon? With Wish you were here. Another perfect/near perfect Floyd offering. Waters continuing to steer the Floyd machine through a critique of the music business sandwiched by fond memorium to fallen comrade Syd in the songs Shine & wish you were here. Even the cover art is a joy to behold, I fondly remember mine coming with 2 postcards of Stigg’s artwork. A rightly regarded classic.

Allegedly the most enjoyable album Floyd ever recorded with Watrers and Gilmour. Unannounced during the session a Syd Barrett - fat, bald, unrecognisable - walked in to say hello. 'Shine On..' was about him. And then asking the artist next door - Roy Harper - to have a go at the vocal on 'Have a Cigar.' So well his go, it was the take used. Happy days, seventies myth and bonhomie and a cracking record to boot.

Absolutely sublime

Incredible prog album.

Listened to most of this on a stroll through London on a Saturday morning. This album is like a dream or a journey where everything shifts around and new views come into perspective, but it's musically watery and the majority of the lyrics are predictable rhyming couplets. Wish I Liked It.

What a bloody beautiful album this is. I'd give it the biggest metaphorical applause that my two measly ol' hands could manage

Any album with the balls to start with a 10+ minute song is a 5 from me.

Wonderful homage to Syd Barret. Amazing record, as good as DSOTM

The second album I’ve gotten that I have on vinyl. Albums just don’t get better than this one unfortunately🤷‍♂️

# Playlist track - Wish you were here # Notes - The weird thing about this album is that it's only 5 tracks long. Each track ebbs and flows in all kinds of interesting directions. - There are long solos and weird explorations, yes. - But they just work together. One moment melts into the next and you never feel stuck or waiting for something to happen. - And, of course, there is the title track, which is just the perfect amount of trippy, sad, and emotional. - Definitely worth listening at least once in your life! 5 stars!

yep it's still good. ya gotta hand it to them. i wish that the shine on you crazy diamond parts were broken up into individual tracks for the sake of the current ~streaming era~ but like most things of that ilk, i appreciate that the work is so linked to the original physical format (i.e. a vinyl record)—i think it's a great demonstration of how practical technological limitations influence our conception of something like music. the medium is the message as they say 😳 idk if that makes sense but we can talk about it later lol. fav tracks: have a cigar, wish you were here [i may or may not have teared up while listening to the latter......EMBARRASSING!!!]

yeah that was good. not much else to say i haven't listened to this probably since high school but it still hits

I find Pink Floyd, pretty boring. I like the song "Wish you were here" but this is an album I would listen to our of choice.

Outside of the title track I’m sorry this was mostly bullshit

I have heard all of these songs at some point, but I didn't realise until today that I've never listened to the whole album. Why I haven't is hard to say, because this is an amazing album despite all the people saying its an amazing album.

Yes, it's true. I'm taking psychedelics while l'm listening to Wish You Were Here. It just happened to be my album of the day, and... INCREDIBLE. 10/10 experience. Very much would recommend. It was a low dose, so plenty of werewithal left to write a review.. no tangerine trees here. What I love about this album is its drama. I love that it's just this long-playing film, leading to these soaring highs, biting lines. It's really a play. But it's also the Perfect 70's Prog Album. All the lovely sound effects, Prophet synth leads, gorgeous guitar drama. It's all there. Really a compelling piece of art. I think I liked this album the way people like Dark Side of the Moon. For my money, this album does what people say Dark Side has on the tin. 5/5

how am i NOT giving this a five???

Was I just complaining about bad graphic design? Feeling much better now. Nothing on the cover of this album indicates who it is, what it's called, nothing. Just two suits. Wild but the PERFECT image for the music. Peak Hipgnosis and peak Pink Floyd. Peak album era. The imagery enhances the music and provides an entry into whatever world this is. The music has you doing a double-take back to the cover. Many levels of genius here. The album's pretty good, too.

I knew dark side of the moon and The Wall….I knew a little of this album. This is an excellent album and as I listened to it, I totally get why it is on this list. They had a sound that you could just keep listening to.

I don't hate it, I just don't understand why it is so popular.

Some people say this is one of the greatest album ever recorded and all other who dont think that are just plain wrong.

Gonna be unpopular but its kind of slow and draggy to me. I like Have a Cigar, but honestly felt like it was much longer than 7 minutes. I also didn't see how there were 5 parts to the first Shine on Crazy Diamond. Is it beautiful, yes...is it trippy, yes....is it talented and cool, yes. If I am feeling really introspective and thinking, sure I would listen but it is not something I would listen to all the time. My favorite was Shine on You Crazy Diamond, Pts. 6-9 Not bad, but not my favorite by them

One of their best. Great album!

I love this so much. Crazy Diamond is just perfect and beautiful. The whole album is a work of art and makes me cry. Pink Floyd is timeless, and there is really nobody else like them.

We know this album and the lyrics to all four songs, it’s a sing-a-long from start to finish. Fun listen. Both give it (4.3*s)

There's nothing bad to say about this one, not even the long runtime on all parts of Shine On is negative for me. Nothing else needs to be said. Stellar.

One of the top Pink Floyd albums (post Syd). Little long on the shiny diamonds but a stellar album start to finish. I have always loved "Welcome to the Machine" with its slow mechanical burn. "Have a Cigar" is a fun one with more jabs at the music industry. Title track is the topper...flawless, emotional, and everyone knows every word. Cover art is cool enough to have up on my display shelf...probably some more symbolism of industry deals and lies. Glad to finally see some Floyd on the list...4.25.

Wish You Were Here is nearly flawless in its execution. The worst song on the album is Welcome to Machine which is still a solid song in its own right. While a 20+ minute jam may not be everybody's cup of tea, Shine On You Crazy Diamond might be the best example of a long jam ever. I personally love this album and while I have a lot of personal history with Dark Side or The Wall, Wish You Were Here might be the choice for best Floyd album. It is so enjoyable from start to finish and is a a perfect entry point for anyone hesitant to jump into Pink Floyd's discography. 4.4 stars

Poco se puede añadir. ¿El mejor álbum de Pink Floyd? En mi opinión no, pero se queda muy cerca.

Love this album. one of their best I think

This album had mixed reviews upon release but its acclamation has steadily grown. I’m still with those early reviewers, and not sure what the big fuss is about. But… a little fuss is warranted! So I’m rounding up to 4 for the musicality and the strength of its best songs (which are also the most familiar).

Groupe et album connu, qui fait partie de mes préférés ! Ses longues plages instrumentales, les chorus guitare, synthé et sax, les ambiances planantes ... du pur génie. Je lui donne la note maximale (c'est le premier qui le mérite sur les 107 parcourus dans la liste). =>5/5

I watched Polyphonic's videos about this album on youtube and they were great, and also amazingly done. I've heard this album tons of times before, but it was a good way to find new things to enjoy about it

One of the best album of all time. I think it’s the first place in my list of favourite albums.

Noteworthy songs - 808080808 Magical Dream - Kinda catchy synth, but the rest is bland. Ancodia - Good background noise. Cobra Bora - Actually kind of cool, reminds me of Bomberman Hero. Pacific 202 - N64 vibes, but melody isn't great. Donkey Doctor - Nothing too special, weird ending. 808080808 - Really cool beginning. A little slow in the middle but stays interesting enough. Sunrise - Nothing remarkable. The Fat Shadow - Eerie. Very short.

LISTENED TO ON VINYL!!! Pink Floyd is once again an example of you need to have a good drummer to be a great band. This album is back to where they left off before Dark Side of the Moon. It's a bit more interesting than Meddle and Atom Heart Mother, but sort of is in the same vain. It does have marketable singles, but the A side is much more experimental than anything on Dark Side of the Moon. Welcome to the Machine is a song that really grows in its perfection with each listen. The whole song just carries this tone that is so enticing and just fills the space so much. I love that synth or whatever the fuck instrument it is, because I can't tell. Have a cigar is just a great tune, the lyrics on top make it even better and more thoughtful, as with most of their songs. Wish You Were Here is an all time classic. Such a brilliantly constructed, composed and recited lyric. It would stand out in any context and most certainly elevates the rest of this album to the classic status. The album really should have been call Shine on You Crazy Diamond, not because of the volume of that section but because of the content of the lyrics within that song. It really sums up the theme of the album. One of regret, nostalgia and longing. Great album with some very memorable parts. Well mixed and superbly performed. The way Pink Floyd writes is just so interesting in a musical way. The fact that they could be so commercially successful is just unreal. But this is a Gilly album and Roger will have his revenge on the next one.

This is my third Pink Floyd album, and I think I finally get it.

Phenomenal display of prog-rock from one of the greatest bands of all time. Monstrous, powerful tracks enveloped by the masterpiece that is "Shine On You Crazy Diamond", it is a testament to the genius of Pink Floyd that this is somehow only their 3rd greatest album to me

5 - this isn’t my favorite of their stuff, but it’s an easy 5. I’d never listened to this whole thing, but surprised me how much more abstract it was than I thought

Wish You Were Here is one of Pink Floyd’s most emotionally resonant albums — a reflective, atmospheric tribute to absence, loss, and the pitfalls of the music industry. It trades some of the grand concept sprawl of The Dark Side of the Moon for a tighter, more personal focus, and it pays off beautifully. “Wish You Were Here” is a standout — haunting in its simplicity, heartfelt without being sentimental. It’s one of the most enduring acoustic tracks in rock history, full of quiet yearning. “Have a Cigar,” on the other hand, brings swagger and satire, poking holes in the industry machine with biting lyrics and a funky, driving groove. While “Shine On You Crazy Diamond” bookends the album with grand ambition, it occasionally drifts a little too far into the ether. Still, when Wish You Were Here is locked in, it’s stunning — thoughtful, mournful, and musically rich. A near-masterpiece with a soul.

Masterpiece, need I say more. Every song is fantastic Shine On You Crazy Diamond book ends the album beautifully, Have A Cigar & Welcome To The Machine take dogs at the music industry and the title track is one of the bands greatest songs (and my 11 year olds favourite Floyd song). What a run they went on Dark Side, Wish You Were Here, Animals, The Wall & The Final Cut (My personal favourite) before it all imploded but by his what a band they were.

Pink Floyd is probably my favorite band. If it's not, it's one of them. And absolutely everything that appears from them here on this site (at least between 1970 and 1994) will receive automatic 5 stars. Anyway, there's nothing I can say without sounding like a crazy fanboy. So I'm going to shut my mouth and give silent thanks that today's album is Wish You Were Here!

Quite good

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I can't believe I made it 1/4 of the way through this list without any Pink Floyd, but I am happy to start with what might as well be my favorite album from them. All 5 songs are basically perfect. -SOYCD 1: I love the opening guitar solo, it is one of my all time favorites. I love the build up to when the vocals come in. And those 4 notes are so cool. Also love the beat switch at the end. WTTM: I love how cold and industrial this song is. I also really like the melody of the chorus, it is fun to sing along too. Have A Cigar: Really one of the only "funky" Pink Floyd songs I can think of, really great vocal melody too. I love to sing the gravy train line. Checkout Primus' version of this song if you like their sound. WYWH: It's Wish You Were Here. SOYCD 2: I love the lap guitar and all of the shrieking high notes it hits. I don't think this song is as good as the first one, but it is a good book end to the album and has great moments. 5/5

A haunting and beautiful album. Got me through some very hard times in a long-distance relationship. Masterful composition, provoking lyrics and imagery. One of the best and most complete albums ever produced.

Ok, so I'm just going to get 3/4 of the Pink Floyd albums on this list out of the way in one month (and within my first 100 albums). Cool. Anyway, this was better than The Wall but I didn't like it as much as Dark Side of the Moon. Still a solid album, and I do really like the song "Wish You Were Here" just on its own. I think "Shine on You Crazy Diamond" (parts 1-9) is too long, but I generally liked the album as a whole anyway.

Not a huge Pink Floyd fan but a solid classic nonetheless.

This is one of those albums I’ve heard so many times, I’ve lost count. I was definitely raised on Wish You Were Here. One thing I didn’t realize until later on, though, is that “Shine On You Crazy Diamond” was actually a tribute to Syd Barrett.

Literally every time I listen to this album, there’s at least two or three moments I wonder if I’ll ever contrive something even remotely as perfect as a particular lyric or guitar line. These guys made a whole album that perfect.

Awesome as always, there's nothing I can say about these guys that hasn't already been said, they just make great music lol. Helps that I listened to it religiously at 13

the appeal and polarization in pink floyd is that, if they are prog at all, they are the most moderate and instantly digestible prog in existence. all the musical phrases inherit an instantaneousness from their grounding in capital b Blues, and all their cumulative statements inherit a big weighty gravity from their ability to achieve aesthetic/thematic unity and clarity in a way that is readable to just about anyone. in other words, if im being cynical (which i have a slight inclination to be given my loaded history with the band as one of my former favorites and Big Musical Gateways that i fell out of favor with), i could describe the band's style as cribbing from musicians more adventurous and/or More Black then them, and stacking up mountains of credit that they dont really "deserve" due to not actually being either of those things to a degree that will offend common consensus tastes. being less cynical, i enjoyed this revisit of my former favorite album of all time (as a teen) more then i expected , just because even (and maybe especially) in their instantly readable mellow tones, they created a very emotive record that pulls that quality from a variety of well-selected traditions. they are not a flashy band, and that Does have a bit more worth then maybe i thought...it makes all their big lofty ideas feel attainable and approachable, and thus more emotionally immediate. they will likely never be one of my favorite bands again, but here is yet another Day Of Reckoning where i was able to make some peace. at the v least, fun to discover that welcome to the machine is Easily my runaway favorite on the album now...comes the closest to fully recapturing that old vividness

Grew up listening to this

Awesome band!

Easy 5 star for me being a Pink Floyd fan. It's great album to disconnect from the screen and just listen too.

A great record with outstanding lyrics that is a total sonic experience.

I like and dislike Pink Floyd. While I probably won't listen to this again anytime soon, I can see why this album is on the list.

I never think I'm a big Pink Floyd fan, but anytime I listen to a few of their albums, this one included, I start wondering why I don't consider myself a big Pink Floyd fan. Maybe I am. This album is great, includes probably my favorite Pink Floyd Song (the title song.) The bookends do get very close to becoming tedious, but they ultimately work and work well with this album.

a perfect album

Great excuse to listen to shine on you crazy diamond fully. God it’s so good. One of the best long songs ever. Great album also 9/10

One of the best albums out there

Un altro ottimo album, bravi bravi

Brilliant

The album art should probably get more stars than the album :) Seriously though, this was before my time, and I have only really heard the tracks on classic rock radio. I do appreciate Wish You Were Here, but the album drags on. I am not legally able to modify my consciousness in a way that I can appreciate this music.

Solid sounds, but it didn't move me either way.

Solid

Shine On Part I Wish you were here

5/5 The album begins patiently with the massive, fantastic Shine On You Crazy Diamond. Part 1 is so atmospheric and beautiful, drawing you in. Then those four notes introduce part 2, and the song is truly underway and grooving. Already two lengthy Gilmour solos in and you want more. Wright shows his feel on Part 3, with the simplest but most elegant of synth solos, before Gilmour decides, guess what, it's time for a guitar solo. And who could blame him? It sounds great. Then the vocals come in so smooth and full of life, complimented beautifully by guitar licks. As Waters does so well, the lyrics say so much with short, simple wordplay. Part 4 is just a couple of minutes but impacts so hard. Then Part 5 runs away with this energy, with the guitar arpeggios and two fantastic sax solos, before Shine On fades away, never to be seen again (until 20 minutes later). Suddenly Welcome To The Machine is playing and slapping hard, with the repetitive synth. So many sounds come together behind Gilmour to create a world of anxiety and disorder. Guitars lead the way but the synths cut through to give the track a disorientating, uncertain tone, which I just love. The vocals and lyrics are fantastic, but with Pink Floyd at this time that is almost a given. The synth solo that closes the track is so evil and sinister it rips right through you. Suddenly it cuts out, and we hear a party, really adding to the world this whole album as an experience creates. Turn over. Oh shit we're really grooving now. But still the synth cuts through beautifully and perhaps troublingly. Harper is just fantastic, and really puts down the humour of the song so well. Another great guitar solo pulls us away. I can't really describe the feeling I get when I hear the little radio sound effect at the start of Wish You Were Here. Just a comforting, exciting, sad feeling. Each element of this song is perfect. I could say why but that would take me a lot longer than the 5 minute runtime. Just legendary. Whistling winds. We're back where we started, and so quickly too. Part 6 makes me feel sad and angry, it's full of emotion, and I never want it to end, with the pulsating bass and attacking guitars supported by the magnificent synth additions. It goes from musically calm to screaming in not much time at all. Then part 7, and Waters' brilliance is once again showcased, for the album to really come full circle. Those addictive guitar arpeggios kick in before a funky section for part 8. It feels like a victory lap at this point, and it sounds amazing. Wright's fingertips are all over it and the majestic part 9, which is just beautiful. Finishing with a final flourish full of colour and life. While a lot of this album feels negative and set in the past, this final section is full of hope for me. In summary, this album feels like it could be twice as long, and that's why it's the perfect length. Each track, each section, leaves you wanting more, wanting to dive back to the start, and yet you must continue on the ride because they are so much more together. Much like the members of Pink Floyd. Waters' lyricism, Gilmour's musicianship and Wright's creativity come together, I think, the most balanced and the best of the band's catalogue on this album. Shoutout to Mason as well for doing exactly what he should throughout, giving it just what it needed for percussion. Shine On You Crazy Diamond, Pts 1-5 5/5 Welcome To The Machine 5/5 Have A Cigar 5/5 (LEAST FAV) Wish You Were Here 5/5 (FAV) Shine On You Crazy Diamond, Pts 6-9 5/5

Wish it was longer.

Two Pink Flores albums in one week! I must be living right. I’d kill to see this band live.

First time listening to a Pink Floyd album. What an awesome and rich album. The melodies, the layers, the lyrics, just great. I loved the Shine On You Crazy Diamond parts. I thought it was completely justified and cool that it was split up, and you can tell when the parts transition between each other. The entire album stands out.

Pink Floyd's best.

Pink Floyd in general, and parts of this album are "wall of sound" music. Everything hits the senses at once. Either you feel delighted or overwhelmed. The other half of this album are some of the most memorable guitar licks of all time. David Gilmour uses the same blues scale as everybody else, but his sounds are like a human being singing a beautiful melody. If you play at all, you've tried "Wish You Were Here". And that's my ONLY problem with the album. The two halves don't go together. It's a jarring switch between them. I've always wished they would have stuck to one concept on the album. So ride me out on a rail, but I can't give it a five.

beautiful iconic album, no way this gets less than 5 stars!

Probably the best Pink Floyd album after DSOTM.

One of the all time greats.

Not a major fan. The songs are very long but didn't seem really to go anywhere. I didn't enjoy listening to it really.

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- Absolutely one of the best Pink Floyd records. Tight, imaginative, atmospheric, reverent, dark and beautiful. -

8,80

Bon des fausse note genre « cigare » mais shine on diamand part 1 et 2 est l’un des meilleur morceau de tout les temps et enterré à lui tout seul le reste de la discographie des pink Floyd

The algorithm is good to me, blessing me with this album after yesterday's flop. This is really just stellar - it doesn't quite hit the 5 star mark, but only because I have very specific standards for an album to reach that calibre, but this is definitely a 5 star album in general.

Loved it

Masterpiece

Certified classic.

A masterfully atmospheric proggy/arty rock album. These guys are truly greater than the sums of their parts (which are all great in their own right. Wright really shines with his synths here, making beautiful soundscapes that fit the songs perfectly. Mason is restrained and calculated with his drums - never flashy, but always playing exactly what’s required without an extra hit. Waters plays bass similarly. Gilmour has the perfect tone with soaring leads that sound brilliant without relying on speed or tricks - just smooth proficient playing. Shine On Your Crazy Diamond(s) are the perfect book ends, while the middle is filled with electronics, kinda funky rock, and an all time classic tender song. In competition for Floyd’s best and an all around wonderful album.

Uno de los mejores álbumes del catálogo de Pink Floyd. A pesar de ser un poco más lento que su predecesor (The Dark Side of The Moon), el LP está lleno de las canciones más icónicas de los ingleses como "Shine on you crazy diamond", o la pista homónima. Un trabajo psicodélico sumamente entretenido y atrapante, pero no diría que imprescindible. De todas formas, recomendaría escucharlo.

I like it. Took a couple of listens for it to grow on me but overall I like the instrumentals and vibe the album produces.

4/5

Rating: 10/10 A beautiful masterpiece, Pink Floyd's best work and one of the greatest albums of all time. Every song is perfect except for Welcome to the Machine, which is still amazing. Not much else needs to be said.

It's like watching a movie.

Great band, genre and album!

Felt like I was watching a movie with no visuals. A bit repetitive at times but that was my only issue. Really good, really cool. The title song through to the end of the album was 5/5.

It's chill vibes, but the electronic / synth beats are not my style. Maybe this music is appropriate while studying.

Their best album

ZOOOOWEEEEEE LA DÉPRIME N'A JAMAIS AUSSI BIEN ÉTÉ MIXÉE!!!

I have this one on vinyl but wasn't aware this is a whole album. The star of this one can follow you into your dreams.

Classic. Mandatory listening.

Come on you stranger, you legend, you martyr and shine. You wore out your welcome with random precision. Come on you raver, you seer of visions, you painter, you piper and shine. The Wall might be awful, but Post-Syd Floyd also did this. I couldn't pick any of the other songs out of a line up, but half the record is Shine, so...

Honestly, I wasn't a big fan of Pinkies back then. I remembered them as the guys who made a creepy movie (aka 'The Wall') and played a really strange music, though 'Money' were considered cool even then. And so, time skipping 10 or so years later, when I've heard 'Wish You Were Here' for the first time truly by accident -- this song spoke to me. Maybe because of its simplicity, maybe because of a sincere lyric, but it was a beginning of my reintroduction to the band. Also, should I say that I prefer that album over literally universally acclaimed 'The Dark Side of the Moon'? C'mon, 'Shine On You Crazy Diamond' is the greatest prog rock tracks in music history. Maybe only 'Meddle' is my second favourite.

"Wish You Were Here" showcases Pink Floyd's signature atmospheric sound and introspective lyrics. The title track and "Shine On You Crazy Diamond" are undeniable classics, with haunting melodies and emotional depth. However, the album's short tracklist and occasional indulgence in lengthy instrumental passages may test some listeners' patience. While not reaching the heights of "Dark Side of the Moon," it remains a solid, if somewhat uneven, entry in Pink Floyd's discography.

I mean it’s just be disingenuous to not give a 5 to this.

Yeah, I really missed the age when you’re supposed to be blown away by this band. This record requires LSD and a laser light show. Otherwise, it’s just fine.

I’ve never actually listened to Pink Floyd before this. It is practically instrumentally perfect. The arrangements and performance are incredible. The lyrics left me wanting in spots and weren’t as cohesive as I’d like.

5/5

Great album

No point on commenting on this one, I suppose. IYKYK :)

One of the all-time greats! Absolutely love this album, especially the guitar work on the title track.