Wish You Were Here

Shine on you crazy diamond er stórkostlegt lag. Stórkostlegt. Restin er allt í lagi.

Prekrasno.

Jedan od boljih floydovih, najblizi petici, not tho

A great album. This was my second time listening through it and even though I like dark side a bit more, it still is a classic for a good reason. I love the production and the songs, they give you these haunting vibes. Not much else to say, one of Pink Floyds best

Not usually my thing but not much wrong here

The record is only 43 minutes long but feels twice as long, it drags at moments but actually has a lot of interesting moments and also, has shush you were here, I like it, but will listen to it in full only a couple of times at most before I die

i enjoyed thisssss

*thumbs up*

An album that sold less than the others but offered, a incredible good production sound and solos. I love that album. (8/10) FT: Shine On You Crazy Diamond

Forced to listen to this, I really liked it more than I thought I would. Been an ardent opponent of any Pink Floyd, but really connected with that album artwork. Would listen to this again for sure. Wish you were here...

The middle of this album is so terrific, but it just takes too long to get there, and equally too long to get out of it. "Have a Cigar" and "Wish You Were Here" deserve a tighter album. Even "Shine on You Crazy Diamond" has a fantastic core, but it gets lost in the additional meandering parts that don't even come across as a long evolving jam, but rather separate pieces that start and stop, fade in and out. But when Pink Floyd is good, they're really great.

Never have given this one a full listen in one sitting. Flows really nicely as almost a continuous single song. Definitely feels like a tribute album to Syd. More of the mid 70s sounds creeping in that I don’t like as much as the earlier albums but that gets forgotten as you immerse into the songs.

"Have A Cigar" prevents me from giving this 5 stars.

legendarisk men ku være bedre

Klassiker, 70’er rock, stemningsfyldt, nostalgisk

One of the best bands in the rock history, and great album.

Banger of an album.

Definitely creative and sounded good, but it was a little too hippie for me. You can tell they were on LSD when they made it, or made it for people on LSD.

this is the only pink floyd album i like. shiny on you crazy diamond uh, is a bit excessive at times. but wish you were here is just such a great fucking song.

Best Song: Shine On You Crazy Diamond. Doesn't matter how long it is, this track feels absolutely ethereal. Completely in outer space. Worst Song: Isn't really a worst song here. Everything flows into everything else, and it all works. Overall: This album just feels so expansive. Every note has so much space. I think part of it is the patience with which everything is delivered, but part also comes from the way its mixed, as though the band is actually far away from the microphone, floating in space, and the microphone is just drifting around them.

Was prepared to dislike it, ended up enjoying it. I liked the use of synths and thought I could hear a number of sounds that probably ended up influencing a lot of bands I like.

This was really good. Didn’t expect to enjoy it - I think I expected more self-indulgent wank

3/3/22 Once again I am impressed with Pink Floyd for this composition. The album as a whole is beautiful and expressive. The guitar is amazing as usual. Each song flows and even without a ton of lyrics, a story is told. I really enjoyed the album, but I was slightly less captivated by this than I was The Wall. Would give a 4.5 if I could! Favorite song: Shine on you crazy diamond part 1

yeah nice.

Inextricably linked to memories and sometimes able to reduce me to tears. Consequently has to be 4 or 5*

Very good.

Not much to add here. It's a very good album.

I loved this album when I was younger - Shine on You Crazy Diamond is one of those rare epics that actually evolves and keeps your interest. Have a Cigar is that Roger Waters bitterness that I was there for and Wish You Were Here is gorgeous. In hindsight, the album feels slight compared to the Waters and Barrett peaks, but better than any of the Gilmour era!!! Great, not perfect.

Textural and spacious. A slow build at points but the full body of the guitars, drums and vocal harmonies is a tasty combination. Surprised by how much I enjoyed it.

It was a good album and I think listen to the whole thing instead of just standalone songs really helps the enjoyment.

Гипнотический микс рока, электроники и попа. Опережал время, но уже устарел

Great album this is great in the background and i could see myself leaving this on repeat all day. Less bop, more art.

Engaging and exiting album! Wish you were here is one of the most beautiful songs in history.

Damn I finally understand why all the 40 yr old white men unnecessarily harass 20yr old girls for wearing band t shirts. Put some respect on Floyd’s name! But also chill, they’re fantastic, this was a dope album, but chill. For this reason, in principle, it is a 4.

Mooi album. Niet het Floyd-topalbum. Beetje veel synthesizer…

Not my favorite by Pink Floyd but certainly a great record in it's own right.

Absolutely psychedelic

Listened on the bus on way back from Haifa to Tel Aviv.

But I am

I'll never be q Floyd fan but I can definitely respect this. And it does have my favorite song in theirs.

Great!

I really enjoyed the album. the music was incredible and i felt every part of it. it had an edge to it that i loved.

Classic

A nice album but general lack of variation

I liked this one. More so than The Wall. Probably an unpopular opinion.

The title track is a fantastic rock song. The rest of the album isn't really my speed.

Grew up on this album.

no puedo ser imparcial, es uno de mis diacos preferidos y de los pocos que tengo en vinilo. En cuanto a lo musical, continua el legado de dark side... siendo mas experimental

a beautiful creation indeed

It’d be better if every single song on here wasn’t overplayed by every classic rock radio station everywhere.

I like Pink Floyd but my exposure has actually been very shallow. Dark Side, Meddle, The Wall and Piper in decreasing order of frequency, and I only generally listened to the first two in recent decades. Long ago I had a cheap compilation cassette that include what I learned yesterday was a criminally edited version of Shine On You Crazy Diamond, and Wish You Were Here, both of which I liked a lot. This is a worthy successor of Dark Side, I think, and on a similar level.

Meglepően sokszínű, egyáltalán nem unalmas. Több stílusra, pl jazz és más előadókra (Queen) is emlékeztetett helyenként. Kevés volt benne a szöveg, ami nem hátrány.

4.21 Solemn. Great studio effects. Great instrumentals. Overall good.

I got pretty lucky for album #1. I'm quite familiar with this album but in all honesty I probably haven't played it in full for a couple of years now. Shine On You Crazy Diamond is still a great song. Few bands could play ten minute plus songs that actually hold my attention like Pink Floyd. The title track is a bona-fide classic rock staple for a reason. It's hard not to find yourself singing along. The only problem I have with this album is Welcome To The Machine. It's not terrible, but it's easily my least favorite on the album. I know a lot of other Floyd fans like it but it remains just "okay" in my book. Overall it's a very solid album. It's probably in my top 5 of the band, and I love me some Pink Floyd.

Nice jamz

great, but not dark side of the moon great

Could defo listen again, although the title track is perhaps a little overrated

Out of body

If I had to describe this album in one word, I'd say STUNNING. I'm not terribly well experienced in Pink Floyd or prog rock generally, but I was floored at how these songs patiently and steadily develop into such striking climaxes. It's definitely not an album of instant gratification, but if you're willing to be patient, the gradual builds of tension and anticipation are so worth it. I love the concept of the album, being largely dedicated to the band's troubled former member Syd Barrett. Shine on You Crazy diamond and Wish You Were Here are touching tributes to their friend that also happen to be the most gorgeous songs on the album. This album is so incredibly deliberate. Nothing sounds easy. Unknown sounds that don't come from any identifiable instrument mix perfectly with a wide variety of instruments, from organ to saxophone to David Gilmour's masterful guitar work. All in all, this album was a pleasure to listen to and I'll surely revisit it often. My only complaint is that due to my somewhat ADHD nature, I know there will be many times I'm too impatient to sit through the entirety of some of these tracks. 8/10 subjective enjoyment rating for me.

The build up on this album (especially in SOYCD) is absolutely insane. Feels like a I'm entering another dimension. But it's a Pink Floyd album so I couldn't have expected anything less. The abrasive sounds on this record really pull you in and define the world that this record lives in. The transitions between songs are also excellent. As far as the concept goes, I had to do a bit of research to understand it. I appreciate the album more now than before I knew it was about one of the band members. I love how the album tells a story as well as you go deeper and deeper into the record. While the album is sonically cohesive and interesting during the instrumental breakdowns, at times it does feel rudimentary especially during the vocal sections. Exceptions however are found in SOYCD and "Welcome to the Machine". I am mixed on the conclusion to this record. I really love how it finishes off where it started, but the second part of SOYCD is not as memorable as the first. I am not a fan of "Have a Cigar". This is the most repetitive song on the record for me. The sound is uninteresting to me as well. Favorite track on the album is "Shine On You Crazy Diamond Pts 1-5". The build up on this track is really the selling point. I especially love the rhythm change on the backend of this record, and this record overall sets the tone for the rest of the album.

Rock progresivo.

Very relaxing and euphoric. Spacey vibes, made me feel like I was ascending into a greater beyond. A good album to fall asleep to or study to

Huomattavasti parempi kuin listan edellinen, täysin levällään ollut levy Pink Floydilta. Tämä kokonaisuus tuntuu paljon eheämmältä ja harkitummalta. Jopa "taiteelliset" osuudet toimivat hyvin. En edelleenkään ole mikään suuri Pink Floyd fani, mutta tämä kyllä pitkästä aikaa kuulosti todella miellyttävältä. Kappaleista jatkoon erityisesti hitit Shine On You Crazy Diamond ja Wish You Were Here

Ich weiß ein großes Album- für mich aber nur aus der Distanz

Easy listen when you're all up in your head. Amazing album that is close to five stars, but Dark Side of the Moon and The Wall cast a great shadow.

I remembered Shine on you Crazy diamond had a long intro and was worried it might sound a little dated these days. Sort of like the long intro to Station to Station (made around the same time) kind of does sound dated. But the Shine on intro really didn’t sound dated and in fact sounds great. This is a testament to David Gilmour’s guitar playing. The first words in that tune are great with the vocal effects on the laughing at the end of the first phrase. I realize vocal effects are a lot better these days but it’s still good. I remember Dick Parry hitting it out of the park w his sax solo on Money but forgot that he also kicked it on Shine on you Crazy Diamond. Wish you Were Here is a classic. I particularly like it since it’s a great song for a hack guitar player since the opening riffs are easy to figure out and everyone will recognize them and know the song before the words start. Have a Cigar is another classic. I never realized that an outsider sang it and the story behind that. Who knew ?

Full of classic songs, but the really long Shine On you Crazy Diamond is just too much for me.

Awesome album. Love the blues inspired guitar and the themes within the songs. An album steeped in ideas and creativity.

I loooove Pink Floyd. Thats all I can say about this album.

Like the relaxing songs, dont like the dissonant, anxiety inducing parts. Nice album, but not their greatest.

Dobry

yes, a classic. It's like the air I breathe, not exciting, but essential.

Fantastic album. I would give it 4.5 / 5 if possible.

I like "Wish You Were Here" and "Have a Cigar"

Classic album. This is an ideal album to play with good headphones.

4.5, but have to round down on this one. great album.

Completed. A little bit short, thought there would be more songs. But nonetheless, the album is good.

Legendary.

This is a really classic album, and I am a big fan of Pink Floyd. I love the emotion in this album -- in the music and the lyrics.

Probably not the #2 best album of all time (according to RYM, anyway) but it's still pretty good. I've kind of avoided listening to much Pink Floyd because they kind of seem overrated, and well, I think they still might be but, it's still good music.

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Outstanding.

Superb.

I've never been huge on Floyd. I did have a copy of The Wall when I was in middle school. I presume that will pop up on this site, at some point. I'd listen to it again, but I wouldn't go out of my way to do so.

these guys are [on] fire

Bängeri Pink Floyd

tykkään. mutta jotenkin arvion eri korvalla, koska tiedän olevan klassikko. kuuntelin 3 kertaa läpi.

love “wish you were here.” i've never listened to the full album though.

first time ever really listening to pink floyd. Solid album and definitely will listen to it again

May need to re-listen, is definitely more so one of those albums that I think context is required before listening to

only five songs and the first and last two are long but the guitar solos are sooooo fucking goooooodddd

Solid album with very chill vibes.

Familiarity: 8/10 Notes: one of my favorite Pink Floyd albums after Division Bell and The Wall, Wish You Were Here is a delightful album anytime of day, anytime of year. Real Rating: 8/10

Needs more weed

Classic

Classic Floyd. Not The Wall or Dark Side.

long af but can kinda see the appeal of it. dont like lead singer's voice very much, and the title track isn't as sad as most people make it out to be. overall i would give it a 5/10 but i can see how it would be groundbreaking.

good progy opening/closing with Shine On. Welcome to the Machine wears out its welcome after four minutes. Have a cigar saves the album. title track and second half of diamond are solid

It’s a classic for a reason

4 baby again

Vangelis vibes were the last thing I expected going into a Pink Floyd album, but here we are. I'm not sure what exactly the band is trying to say, or if they succeed, but they keep their words short and that helps a lot. The length makes it feel like a prog EP, which is perfect. The bookending with the two halves of Shine On... is particularly nice.

entiendo el mambo y que debe haber sido paloyo escuchar esto en el 70, pero no sé si me gusta TANTO?

2026-08-17: Didn’t realize I had listened to this entire album before. Never characterized myself as a Pink Floyd fan but damn I like it now. Nice mellow listen.

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This album is kind of crazy for the instrumental to vocal ratio (much higher than I expected). I knew excerpts of these but not the full 12-14 minute tracks. Maybe my attention span has been ruined by radio cuts but I think I prefer them shorter. Love the effects & the classic guitar lines are definitely ear worms.

Als Tribut zu Syd Barrett und als Kritik an Unterhaltungsmusik natürlich toll. Wish you were here ist ein Meisterwerk. Als dummer Hörer habe ich mit dem ganzen Midtempo Rockgehabe und den ständigen Space Synths aber meine Probleme. Und das schleppende Drumspiel, das standig dum dum dedum etwas neues, heftiges ankündigt, aber stattdessen kommt nur noch mal ne Variation majestätischer Herrenrock. Lyrisch viel Empörung, aber mir fehlt die Wucht.

Yea good.

better than expected

The technical mastery here is just insane, the music is transfixing and cinematic. Pink Floyd is at their best when they’re getting kind of evil with it, like in Welcome to the Machine. However, I have this problem with them which is that I don’t find the ideas they speak to directly relatable or even all that interesting. There is something so British and Baby Boomer about their engagement with a resentment of conformity and desire for independence so great it nearly defines their body of work. It’s good stuff, but I feel at a distance from it.

I believe this album was my profile pic on MySpace in 8th grade. I don’t particularly care for it today? I guess it’s a step between like long bloated suites and the pop songs they started doing on The Wall. But it’s kinda caught in the middle. I mostly enjoyed crazy diamond this time around though it’s so much shorter and more structured than I’d remembered. Also really responding to the guitar solos I feel like in the past I basically thought of Pink Floyd as like clock sounds and wooshes but they’re also a rock band. Excited for all their other better albums.

Quand même nice pour vrais

Kind of dull, but with flashes of brilliance. Overall too weird and self-indulgent for me. I know this is an uncultured opinion but I wish artists would do less out there/experimental shit and just make straightforwardly good music, especially when it's clear they have the ability to do so

Too slow, songs take too long to build up

Seksmuziek

'Wish You Were Here' is one of the great songs. And some parts of this are terrific. But mostly it's just a lot of drifting around on somebody else's acid trip, which isn't nearly as fun as going on your own.

I really don’t get the hype of this band. The songs are fine but why do people act like they are one of the inventors of music itself? Maybe I’m not on enough drugs during this listening experience but it’s just… not doing it for me. It’s not bad but there’s no reason for every song to be 7+ minutes

not a big pink floyd fan, but i like the cover art.

These long ass songs are far better suited to vinyl I think

First Listen Review – Wish You Were Here by Pink Floyd "Shine On You Crazy Diamond" has a very slow build-up that reminded me of an old cop show soundtrack. It's incredibly melodic and almost puts you in a trance-like state. It's the kind of music I'd pair with a cigarette and a beer while just sitting and thinking. By the end, it gets surprisingly jazzy and takes you through a lot of emotions. "Welcome to the Machine" feels like walking into a spaceship where robot aliens are greeting you. It's haunting, but also inviting as if you're stepping into something completely new and exciting. It's not something I'd listen to every day, but it's definitely the kind of song that scratches my brain in a way I really enjoy. I immediately liked "Have a Cigar." It has a funky, soulful intro with a great groove that makes you want to dance. The lyrics almost sound like the singer is rapping at times. I'm still a little on the fence about the song overall, but I really enjoy the instrumentation. The repeated "gravy train" lyric is a little annoying to me right now, not gonna lie, but maybe that'll grow on me. This is only my first listen. I love the acoustic guitar on "Wish You Were Here." It feels warm, comforting, and intimate. It almost has the feeling of a campfire "Kumbaya" song...simple in the best way, something you could easily sing along with. "Shine On You Crazy Diamond," there are moments that sound almost Western, like the music for a tense standoff, while other sections feel completely cosmic and spacey. I especially loved the synthesizers throughout the album. Overall, this album feels like a series of journeys. Every track transports you somewhere different, whether it's a lonely highway, deep space, or a quiet moment of reflection. I could definitely see myself listening to it again on a long road trip or while working.

V synth and long

I hate to do this as I really wanted to enjoy this album a bit more but it just wasn't for me. I resonate and love their other projects but I couldn't feel the same way for this unfortunately. One thing I will say though is that the quality is music quality is as fantastic as always.

I cant tell how much i like it more because its by pink floyd but i like it and great example of ambient music 5/7

Interesting listening

Meh, too instrumental. I kind of found it boring

It was mostly fine, don't think i'm a fan of their longer songs, as I didn't like Animals either. Highlights-Have A Cigar and Wish You Were Here.

A good time! Liked it better than I thought I would

I liked this.

Heartfelt, classic, semi-psychedelic-and-occasionally-funky.

Pretty good

Not what I was expecting when I started this album. I had previous listen to wish you were here. I love the song but had never listened to the entire album.

Pretty good. Kind of trippy. Bit repetitive.

I'm wondering if I'm missing context to this album. I liked the title track and the rest of the songs are technically really good. But I'm not sure why this is as important as something like The Wall or Dark Side of the Moon.

5 tracks. 3 stars. Look, it's good music, and wish you were here is a 5 star song. I just don't feel the need to ever listen to this again. I already gave Dark Side 5 stars a couple of weeks ago, I can't turn around and do it again for this one. I just have trouble resonating with an album with 5 songs and barely any lyrics, but that's not to say it's bad.

juro soundtrack de película de ciencia ficción

Nostalgic for a time before my own.

I really enjoyed the first song, long but special all the way through. then throughout the album I started losing interest because i heard almost a country influence or tone to it in some parts which doesn't appeal to me personally.

Los 1001 álbumes DE ROCK que deberías de escuchar antes de quedarte dormido. Esta fue la rocka que derramo el vaso. Definitivamente no soy a quien esta dirigido el rock, mas de la mitad de álbumes de este proyecto son del mismo género o ramificaciones de este. Wish you were here, no es la excepción, no le encuentro nada de valor ni interesante.

Nice

i think i need to want to like this in order to buy into it. I'm hesitant because this is pretentious and indulgent boomer music. However, it could be a work of genius. The guitar sound is incredible, the confidence to let tracks breathe and become their fullest versions of themselves is welcome and the tracks are very good. maybe when this project is done, i'll spend a few weeks with their discography and some good headphones.

Reminds me of high school, smoking in my friend Barbara’s attic bedroom. Her older brother was so cute.

This feels like the standard for this website - its undeniably goodass rock music that i enjoy quite a bit but dont have a ton of feelings about.

It's okay I guess. Not really memorable though.

I think the problem with being the group that made the wall is that all your other albums will be compared to the wall. This was good but a little slow for me!

Experimental music that fits perfectly in the open credit panning shots of films, or to do night driving to. Otherwise, some incredibly talented musicians largely making music nobody wants to listen to day-to-day, punctuated by a few genuinely enjoyable moments

Not the biggest Pink Floyd fan, but can't deny their influence

It was ok. Enjoyed the instruments on both Shine On tracks the most. 3

Dober

Was okay, knew a couple of the big songs but not blown away. Maybe need to be in the right headspace, could be good if high

Really a 3.5, but no such option here

Better than the last

I always had trouble getting into Pink Floyd. I should like it. It's prog, melodic guitar solos and concept albums. I think there is something about the vocals I can't quite place. But it irks me. Prefer this album over Moon/Wall tho.

I didn't hate it but it doesn't stand out to me. I even gave it a few listens to try and understand the hype (top 10 rated albums on this site, really??) but I just can't really imagine myself putting it on for anything other then background music at work. Good instrumentals, but the tracks are way too long for me. Maybe I needed to have grown up in this era to understand it. TOP 3: Shine On You Crazy Diamond (Pt. 1-6), Welcome to the Machine, Wish You Were Here 3/5

I am either getting used to Pink Floyd or this one one was not too bad. One of his better ones.

Boring Band, boring album. Includes one masterpiece.

Couple of great songs, but I've never like songs about the music industry. Can't exactly relate lol.

Is it possible for Pink Floyd to write an album non bloviated and self obsessed and taking themselves SO SO seriously?!? Look, Waters is not my jam but the song wish you were here is beautiful and parts of shine on can shine…so I guess if I had to have one Floyd album..

6/10

pink floyd fans when they tell you to wait 8 minutes for the song to get to the good part fave track: shine on you crazy diamond (pts. 1-5)

More and more I realize that I am drifting away from caring about guitar playing

Never really “got” Pink Floyd, and a few spins of this didn’t clarify much. It’s solid, well-performed, well-recorded 70s rock. Nothing more, nothing less.

Quite beautiful, awfully short. Reminds me of my father. I think I would appreciate this more if I was a boy in his mid-20s, just like how old my father was when this album came out. How I wish I could tailor my body to fit into the target audience for each of these albums.

Not my favorite Floyd, though it does have a few bangers for sure. Pretty subtle album.

Do you, yes you, like really long guitar solos and really quiet vocals? Well this album is for you. Joking aside this album was ok.

Ik herinner me enkele typische pink Floyd liedjes

Good tunes but a bit too quiet / soft spoken for me.

ok, respectfuly

Love sound of it, but distinction of it is lost with only 5 tracks but then the first and last track are parts all together. Am I supposed to recognize the distinction from part 1 fading into part 2. Though it was good for doing work to.

Listening session: april 19th, while flying back home from London Listened to before: heard one song before Thoughts: I’ve never truly understood Pink Floyd and while I appreciate some of their music after listening to two of their albums on this project, I’m still not a fan. I liked The Dark Side of the Moon better than this album, although I like the guitar parts on the starting and ending track of this album Favourite track: Shine On You Crazy Diamond (Pts. 1-

My first Floyd, one of the reasons I did this whole thing, to listen to things I hadn't heard and to listen to the massive bands I avoided. Definitely elements to like, especially the keyboards. Love that 70s sound. Nice sounds to the record, but the solos and lyrics don;t do it for me. Oddly seems kind of slight. 3 Heard before? Some Owned: No 65/262 (25%) Will I get: No

I really was quite “eh” on this

Salright

Giving this 1 innovation point for how it sounds like post-rock but otherwise I'm a bit sceptical

7/10

Other than the opening track never had the same impact as DSoM and started the demise of creative Floyd with Waters taking too much control.

Buenardo!!!

Pretty cool album. I feel like it was very influential at the time, idk why lol. I like the guitar parts in Shine On You Crazy Diamond (Pts. 1-5), probably my favorite song. 6.5/10, enjoyable.

top 3 - Shine On You Crazy Diamond (Pts. 6-9), Wish You Were Here, Welcome to the Machine. Unsure what to rate, will need to listen again in the future because I had a headache before turning this on :’).. I think I liked it though!

The first song of the album "Shine on You Crazy Diamond" just reminds of a a story about an adventure into a vast unknown world. As I listen to it, it begins to develop more in a way I feel like I can't accurately describe. However there are for sure more layers to the music being added it progresses further towards the end. I feel as though the intent of this first is to tell a story primarily through the music itself instead of through lyricism which I find cool. Listening to the other songs I had to other stuff and put my phone down. Originally I planned to listen to intent with these 1001 albums. I found that I was able to appreciate the sound of this album a bit more when I wasn't so focused on listening well and instead just vibing with the sounds it was offering me. Sometimes you don't have to think to enjoy something you can just enjoy it for what it is. Overall I think its alright and for what it was considering the time this album came out this was most likely a lot of people's introduction to this type of sound. For me it's a 3 if I was old as hell a 4

A classic and powerful album, have a cigar and wish you were here easy to listen to separately. Interesting that you only hear the vocalist 9 mins into the album. Reminiscent of PF’s early work with Syd Barrett

Good

This was really good. I will be coming back to this one

Such a hard album to rate. I have no history or attachment to Pink Floyd, but somehow I "know" this is supposed to be - not only great - but an entire experience. Still, other than Wish you were here, which as a song get easy 5 stars, I had trouble connecting to the album. Will listen again.

Oh god, I struggle with Pink Floyd. So many people seem to love them, but it all sounds so flabby and trad to me. Parts of this were interesting (mostly the opening 5 and closing 5 minutes), but the rest was all standard-issue gruff blues-rock. Sorry Floyd fans, I just don’t get it.

first time listening to pink floyd i liked the Shine On You Crazy Diamond Pts 1-5

91. nice

It was okay.

Bien bien, loco

this is such a beautiful album, but i have to be in a specific mood to want to listen to it, especially in full.

Nice instrumental sound on tracks 1 and 5. Nothing stands out that feels like a banger on repeat though. Gives nice retro vibes and longer tracks are a nice refresh, but for replays a bit lengthy

Clearly art, but I wouldn't listen again. Not for me.

Discazo con muy buenos momentos, pero no sé si lo volvería a escuchar.

a beautiful marathon of crescendo decrescendo over the album… cool that this is only five songs; i don’t think i’d known that. not that this has any bearing on the sound but the album art is just also so sick. i wish I could temporarily remove my familiarity with wish you were here to experience it more as an album, but alas… many such cases!

Really love the song “Wish You Were Here” The whole album is a mood. Took a while to settle into it (for me at least) Was going to give it a 4 or 5, but didn’t like last song AT ALL

Look I’m sorry but I actually just don’t give a fuck about Pink Floyd

Self-indulgent. Overcome with their own profundity when the lyrics and concept really quite shallow. Good musicians though. A 3 for the wistful Wish You Were Here.

Не мой тип музыки

I was a massive Floyd fan as a younger dude. They still hold up from time to time, but it doesn't hit like it used to.

Now this is prog rock I can get on board with, I suppose it’s less prog than most prog rock. Shine On You Crazy Diamond is an unbelievable song, as is Wish You Were Here, admittedly there’s some forgettable tracks in between. 3.5/5.0 Best Song: Shine On You Crazy Diamond, pts1-5

Pink Floyd don't speak to me the way they used to, but they were capable of a pretty remarkable atmosphere.

Ok so british trying to be special again.

I love it once upon a time. But songs too long, could hace less sound effects and short guitar jams ;)

I would imagine this was a very progressive sound for the time so I can appreciate why Pink Floyd became so popular. Not a huge fan of the fact that it's a 45 min album only broken up into 5 songs. However, I imagine it went craaazy listening to these tracks around their initial release in a softly-lit club in which the stale cigarette smoke lingers around the bulbs. Unfortunately the vibes I experienced this album with were much worse (my bedroom on a random weekday afternoon). Overall i would probably give it a 3(.2? idk how precise i want to go yet) out of 5.

core memory of seeing this tape in my dad's collection. next to his stereo setup in the living room that lived in the enormous media cabinet. Overall Wish you were here is the highlight, the rest of the album is less memorable. But Shine on you Crazy diamond is fun and expansive

Pretty good. I liked have a cigar and already heard wish you were here. 3.7/5

Lots of great stuff here, I can see why it's such a well loved album. Love the thick guitar/bass stacking on Wish You Were Here. But since I'm rating these based purely on my enjoyment, it gets a 3.5 for the whole thing being very downtempo, and as one review I read said, "it's like they knew we'd be trippin'". So me not trippin' is not the target audience here. I imagine I'll like this more as I get to know it better.

1. Shine on you crazy diamond: I didn’t expect to liked it so much but I really loved the beat, rhythm and the variety of instruments, my only complaint is how long the song is and how little lyrics it has. 2. Welcome to the machine: did not like it at all, I mean it wasn’t awful but the beat was to much, kind of made me feel anxious. 3. Have a Cigar: kind of a love/hate relationship with this one, the rhythm was a vibe but I hated the way they sang the lyrics. 4. Wish you were here: not really enjoyed the beginning but after my initial hatred I actually enjoyed it, it reminded of the type of songs my dad listens to, overall just a chill/cool song 5. Shine on you crazy diamond (6-9): the windy noise from the beginning was super dreadful, after that the song was a complete vibe, loved the way the variety of instruments sounded together, there was a part in the beginning that felt similar to parts (1-5) but with an edge so absolutely lived that, only complaints would be a part were it felt like someone was high pitched screaming in my ear, the longevity of the song and that overall it sound similar to (1-5) but I guess it makes sense since it’s technically the same song. Loved it as the last song on the album. Overall review of album: 7.8/10 As someone who listens to the same 5 song on repeat I didn’t expect to like it at all but it truly surprised me, I don’t think it would be the type of album I would listen to all the time but I mean I’m also basic. Extras, I really loved how the album started and ended, it felt nice how the beat started to vanish at the end.

I know this album already, and I'd like to like it more than I do. Lots of long, noodly stuff around a couple of good songs.

In the beginning it like instrument playing in the first song to build then the lyrics comes in in the whole album. It was like mixed with different type of emotions like you would go from screaming to sad just like I don’t know what I’m doing here, 8.5/10

While I wouldn't put it past my more strident younger self to have hostility toward Pink Floyd, my memory is that I was more indifferent than anything else. Their looooong, proggy songs could sound like they were playing at the wrong speed on a turntable. Wish You Were Here still has elements of that, but I have generally positive feelings toward Pink Floyd these days. I'm not a fan and likely won't return to this, but I appreciate them and their artistry. 3.5 stars.

i have already heard this

Didn't expect a sax solo. It was fine, I guess.

incredible guitar components but at times slower than I would have liked it to be. A decent listen but not quite my cup of tea.

Some great moments but a lot of rambling instrumentals.

حلو بس ممل بعطي الباند فرصه ذو

This was meh

okay

Background listen. Got pulled over while listening to this.

Good album overall. Floyd does it like no one else. That being said… there were a few times I found myself saying “could we get to the point?” Bit rambly at points…

Liked it

A little self indulgent. With their other work, I'm not sure this belongs here. i used to love Shine on you crazy diamond, but lets see what else comes from this app.

Never been a Pink Floyd fan but enjoyed this and it might be the entry for me to listen to some more

The first time I listened to Pink Floyd, I ate a pretty large amount of mushrooms and listened to "Dark Side Of The Moon" while watching The Wizard of Oz. Well, it turns out all Pink Floyd albums feel exactly like that.

Viisi biisiä? Näin ainakin aple musicissa. No joo. Psykorokkia. Elokuvasoundtrackmaista meininkiä. Ei tätä voi vihatakaan

I enjoyed some of the instrumental jam type sequences throughout the first and closing songs. Nice to get lost a bit in the journey of that, but overall I found this album pretty boring and slow. I didn’t feel any stirring of emotions or feeling as I listened.

Great synth, wish the vocals were less forced, I've heard it a hundred times so it's comfy

Wat langdradig, maar nog best ok. 3/5

Pretty sweet. It took a couple listens for me to come around on PF.

I like this but it doesn’t totally personally connect for me… will prob revisit it in time!

Would have rated higher if vocals were better. Great instrumentals.

Jakoś bardzo mnie to nie grzeje. Nie mój klimat, ale nie jest złe oczywiście.

Welcome to the Machine is a very interesting song with some interesting instrument choices. Very cool. On the whole, it's not the most thrilling album, but it's certainly an interesting one. 3/5 stars.

Not my favorite of theirs and yet it is still Pink Floyd. 3.7

A few songs--and one of my favourite Floyd songs, "Wish You Were Here"--embedded in a symphonic prog rock elegy that somehow transcends its longwinded excess. Or maybe that's the point. Really sad. Not a real Pink Floyd enthusiast, but I used to play a tape of this in my walkman to fall asleep every night during one particularly angsty phase.

It’s hard to listen to this with fresh ears since, amazingly enough, all the songs are classic rock radio staples. And PF have always been too ponderous and self-important for my tastes. But they also had a keen sense for melody and the guitar work and arrangements can be stunning.

really long but enjoyable journey, looking forward to the others

Yeah, I like it! Didn't expect that. This is slightly more subdued Pink Floyd? Not too spacey, not too weird, good vocals. Yeah, nice.

The individual tracks were quite long and didn’t really grab my attention but nonetheless a decent album

I hate giving more than two stars to a Pink Floyd album but it's quite nice to put on in the background if you're busy. It's hard to be bored to tears by a 14 minute song if I'm answering emails and enduring the stale wit of coworkers at the same time. Almost any song of 3.5 minutes is too long, but I will say they were good at what they did. Drugs would make this album better- maybe not an office record. Best song: ¨Wish You Were Here¨

pretty good

It’s a solid album, although Wish You Were Here is by far the best song on it.

it was a good listen. Wish you were here is one of my favorite songs

Powerful instrumentals, but I want more vocals and better vocals

I was never really sure if I liked long, jammy, wankery instrumentals but I've realised that - shockingly - it comes down to whether I like the music or not. Pink Floyd do these phenomenally. But the stuff in-between the two prog rock noodling doesn't really hit it for me. It's not terrible, but it's not really any good either. It's just there, just a bit meh. Pink Floyd have definitely done better things.

Bon ben c'était quand même moins chiant que le reste.

Tricky one for me. I think the title track and the vocal parts of Shine On are fantastic but nothing else grabs me musically. It’s technically amazing and great at mood setting and I like the non-musical elements of all PF albums. Probs a 3.5 but leaning towards a 3 imo

Very proggy. Well made but not for me.

Who? It depends on the person.

brilliant

Find this kind of boring now. All-time great cover though.

I owned this poster, yes I did. I like this corny album fine. Meddle, which doesn't feel so dated, has aged way better.

Up to the second try at 'Shine on' I was pretty much enjoying it and I like wish you were here a lot, but I got bogged down in it after wish you were here.

I’ve never loved Pink Floyd it somehow feels too pretentious for me

Ich war noch nie ein Pink-Floyd-Fan, und dieses Album hat meine Meinung auch nicht völlig verändert. Aber fair ist fair: die Musiker sind exzellent, die Songs haben Tiefe, und es steckt hörbar viel Kunst darin. Für mich persönlich war es eher ein „einmal hören und respektieren“ statt ein „immer wieder geniessen“.

Yep, listened, probably don’t have time to go back. Liked what I heard…

My first Pink Floyd album. The beginning took me by surprise. But I liked it! Especially the 'Wish you were here' song. Later on I was more focused on first Radek being sexy and then poor Roscoe dying. What a rollercoaster.

never was my thing but from a technical pov its very impressive

overstays its welcome already on the first track

Classic but I always thought Pink Floyd was a bit overrated.

While I think academically it should be an interesting album from a songwriting and performance point of view, I simply have never enjoyed it as much as I do THE WALL and it is about on par for me as DSOTM. I think it is endearing that Syd's mates wrote 2 very long tracks to celebrate their love and guilt over his situation, but I personally don't enjoy them much. The three remaining tracks "Welcome to the Machine", "Have a Cigar", and "Wish You Were Here" are undoubtedly the high points of the album. The songwriting on those 3 songs benefit from the increased tightening and focus that the Shine On epic lacks. In my opinion Wish You Were Here is a fine album, but not worthy of occupying a 3rd 1970s slot on this list. If a PF album should be removed to make room for other artists, this is it.

nice et chill rock

It was alright. Dont understand their hype, though

Album feels bitter and lacking emotion. I get the themes but they kinda feel empty other than the title song.

Really nice and smooth. More chill and pensive than I go for generally but it was cool and low key synth-y rock.

~10.00, sennheiser, qobuz hieno kansi, hyvä musa

I like the song „wish you were here“ but if I want to hear instrumental songs, I would rarely choose this album, although it has beautiful sound. (3,5)

It was fine

Kedysi sa mi album pacil viac, teraz mi tam az prilis chybaju vocals a az prilis dlhe gitarove sola. Pocuval som to pri korculovani, prijemny zazitok, akurat az moc dlho tej hudby. Viem si to predstavit pri niecom inom, napr ze si lahnem na zem a pozeram na plafon a toto mi hra z platne

With you were here is certainly a masterpiece, but I felt the rest of the songs were unnecessarily long and uninteresting. 6/10

Good but overrated as shit

Man, this album probably gained 2 stars because I was high.

better than the wall for sure but still not my cup of tea. has some good songs though. Took a lil to get into it.

Title track is a masterpiece. Most of the points for that. The rest is overlong, not very interesting. Often sounds like a soundtrack to a planetarium show. Welcome to the Machine is awful.

I didn't really get into this one. Sorry Pink Floyd

DAY 1: Wish You Were Here - Pink Floyd 1975 - Shine On You Crazy Diamond (1-5) - SO BOMB, immediately saved after the beat drop — so fucking long - Welcome To The Machine - gave me anxiety in the beginning. OKAY SCI FI. Was just okay, didn’t enjoy the laughter in the end - Have a Cigar - WOAH. Wait love the beginning. I love this groove. Lyrics are so-so. Not a fan of the end - Wish You Were Here - The growl sounds like something from Minecraft. I like this acoustic with the radio in the back (sounds like someone trying to play along). Feels sweet - Shin On You Crazy Diamond (6-9) - 12 mins here we go. IS THAT AN ELECTRIC KEYBOARD OR WHAT LIKE A MINUTE IN. Pretty cool

Wish you were here is a great song

All the parts that involve singing are decent, all the pure acoustic parts just fly right by me.

First Listen: Feb 02 2023 METRO BOOMIN REFERENCE!?!?!?!?? i remember finding a bulk of this album very underwhelming. The first and last tracks were incredible, but overall its very overrated. there are many far better pink floyd albums it feels like a really good prog rock song interrupted by a 17 minute snoozefest. the middle is so overrated

Not my vibe

Not really my thing, i can appreciate the sound though - it’s not quite like anything else out there.

Not for me but sounded great

Like dark side of the moon, there are some great moments like “]Wish you were here” and the parts of “shine on you crazy diamond” where they’re not just jamming. Unfortunately for me most of the album feels like filler

iconic and creative blah blah blah. decent listen. self titled track wins once again.

-have a cigar

It was fine. Actually enjoyed Pink Floyd.

Musically great if you like this kind of thing, but it's almost just instrumental.

I'm just not a Pink Floyd fan, sue me

The style of yelling in welcome to the machine made me want to shove my ears into a woodchipper machine. If not for that it would’ve been a 4.

Going somewhere but not totally succeeding. Bonus points for ambition though! 3.5

Not a big Floyd fan but if I was going to like a record it would be this one

Kult! Avslappende å høre på, uten at det blir kjedelig. Tror det er mange lag å oppdage her ved fremtidige lytt. Noen partier blir i overkant lange og rare, men virker ekstremt gjennomført.

Shine on 1&2 and Wish you were here are otherworldly, but listening to this front to back as an adult just doesn’t hit the same way as when I was 13. If I could do half stars we’d be at 3.5/5

It was okay. I'm not going out to buy it, but if someone put it on I'd listen. I think the biggest problem was that the songs felt like they lacked structure. It just felt like some really good musicians noodling around on their instruments.

Typically throughout this list l, I’ve not enjoyed “Psychedelic Rock” and I’ve never been a big Pink Floyd fan. Some of their songs are okay. I found this album intriguing though. Maybe it finally clicked? It’s definitely a “sink into the couch” kind of album, but there’s something about this particular Pink Floyd album that got me. I think it was the intricacies of the instruments.

First duplicate band. I enjoyed it quite a bit, but I wouldn't relisten.

Gillade mer än förraa gången jag lyssnade! Titelspåret är 5/5.

Very vibey, felt like I should be high

One of those really classic albums I just never listened to. It was pretty good. Glad I finally heard it but also who cares.

"The album begins with a long instrumental preamble" says Wikipedia and it was accompanied by a long sigh from me. Pink Floyd are a band where I really love parts of songs (the actual lyrical part of Shine On You Crazy Diamond is great*) but you have to wade through so much noodling to get to the good bits. I could have also done without the parts that made it sound like my headphones were broken. I like the majority of the title track though. * I absolutely accept this might be down to nostalgia - both parents loved that song, and Pink Floyd in general, so I heard it a lot as a kid. I enjoyed this more than The Wall, so I'm going for a 3, even though I think it's technically a 2.5. 3/5

3.5 I’m not a Pink Floyd guy, never have been, not one of my classic bands. This is the first album of theirs I’ve listened to all the way through. Also crazy it took over halfway through this project to get my first album of theirs. I know they show up multiple times on this list. I really liked the middle three songs. I found Crazy Diamond a bit indulgent, and that’s over half the album, so! But production is amazing and practically perfect. I definitely see why this is people’s favorite band of all time.

Trying to get through this backlog and I do not need this depressing shit right now! But it was mostly pretty good. Did not enjoy as much as The Wall, but enjoyed more than The Rainbow Triangle One.