Wish You Were Here

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.

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

'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.

Synth rock. Just really don’t like this type of psych rock. One more star for the title track, which is wonderful.

Off the cuff remark: Hated self-indulgent, bombastic splurge of Floyd when I was, ahem, younger. Old dads hippy nonsense. As an old Dad it holds a little more interest and certainly recognise influence on other stuff I like much more, but... Standout Track: Wish Yo Were Here Revisit?: probably not.

Not bad, 3/5. Didn't like two of the songs.

A classic! Better than Dark Side or the Wall, but not as good as others.

Ganska bra men betydligt svagare än Dark side of the moon och The Wall.

Shine On should have been its own album. The other three songs on this album are just filler.

I do love the title track, and parts of the lengthy opener were great, but this one does feel slightly self obsessed and anti-listener compared to some of their better albums.

Pink Floyd is iconic. They're objectively a good band. I thought this album was fine.

3.5

Being the most turgid Pink Floyd album is an achievement unto itself.

First, it's a shame that in the cd/streaming era, listeners won't see the amazing sleeve photos from this LP. About the music: while I know how they are related, I always had a problem balancing the heartfelt tributes to their broken former band mate ("shine on you crazy diamond" and "wish you were here") with two largely throwaway songs about how the music industry is full of vapid cheats. This was always the gamble with PF albums: if you dont like a song, you're stuck with it for 7 to 22 minutes. I like 3 of the 5 songs here and actively dislike the other 2, so how to rate this? Three it is!

Eigentelch send alli lieder no zemlech geil, dör das dass sie jedoch huere lang send wärdes ergendeinisch au chli langwiilig. För e Hendergrond esch es aber super.

Devastating. Unless I want a good cry, I’m not putting this on..so that complicates the ranking. But god it just oozes emotion.

This was good overall! I think the musicianship and production were fantastic, they really created a vibe that was compelling by and there were ebbs and flows through the album. I think I didn’t “get” a lot of it though, with the many parts and lack of an overall message in a lot of it. Its again not really my taste, and also I think I have heard other Pink Floyd songs that were more my speed.

It's an epic tale that's best when accompanied by visuals from a show. I can listen to a few of the songs over and over, but for the majority, they float around into the background.

Good album, not as good as dark side. Have a cigar and to a lesser extent Welcome to the machine feel a bit forced and clunky. Shine on 1-5 and Wish you were here are all time great songs.

An album about loss and disillusionment and a critique of the music business (which by this point has made them millionaires). It is as prog rock tends to be; ponderous, self-indulgent and self-importantly sententious. It is also beautiful in its way and very much of its time, in terms of the soundscape. It has the trademark atmospheric sound effects, overlong solos and some creative chord work from Rick Wright (always my favourite band member). It’s two shortest tracks, the title track and Have A Cigar with Roy Harper singing lead are the best tracks. As always with Floyd in this period I wonder what they thought would happen if they ever broke above their walking pace slow rock tempo. At least 50% of Nick Mason’s career is spent playing the same beat at the same speed! I also wish Rick Wright had played more piano and less plastic sounding synth. Overall the creative concepts are, well, creative, but they do sound a bit tired and lacking in energy and and commitment.

Solid and unique music style. Definitely shows psychedelic rock’s origin in blues music. Too short and nothing really stuck out to me. The Wall is much more of a fun listen.

Not a huge Floyd fan, but Have a Cigar and Wish You Were Here have always been good songs. So pretty easy to listen to this album

This is the first time I've listened to Wish you were Here since probably 1995 in its entirety. My Dad was/ is a big fan so I heard this album and the radio edit singles all the time as a kid. It's a great album but I can't go over 3 stars. My main criticism is that for all its jazzy pretensions ithe playing doesn't really blow you away. They were a great band and I appreciate their work but this doesn't hold up well for me.

Great journey all the way through

It’s not a bad album. But you know how time flies when you’re having fun? This album feels like every song takes half an hour (which it probably does…)

Never been able to get into PF. Nothing really wrong with the music. It just lacks something. No doubting the vision. This just sounds like it could be a soundtrack to Shoestring.

Is this sacrilegious? Cool album but probably wouldn't turn it on myself

Didn’t enjoy this as much as I’d have thought. Quite alternative 6/10

weird but the actual title song is good

I liked it 👍🏾

Not their best

I was astonished the moment Shine On You Crazy Diamond started playing, the drop is completely unexpected. It's definitely an interesting listen, you're either gonna like it or dislike it. It goes down in quality at the end especially the title track.

Wish You Were Here may be my favorite PF song, but the rest of this album is nowhere near some of their other work. Dark Side is the pinnacle.

3.4.

A classic and has its place.

Atmospheric and interesting.

I've always had a bit of mixed relationship with Pink Floyd in that whilst I love Dark Side and a fair chunk of The Wall, they've never properly clicked outside of that. Wish You Were Here kind of exemplifies that for me as across the 5 tracks there are some really strong moments, but equally there's stuff in here that just doesn't quite land for me. For me Wish You Were Here really shines in its opening and closing tracks. I really love how these tracks meander between genre, opening the album in a more ambient mode before shifting into prog-rock and building anticipation for what's to come. There's a really great sense of progression and narrative that I think is lacking from stuff like Have a Cigar and the title track (which honestly I've always found a bit dull compared to other Pink Floyd tracks)

3 5 stars. wish you were here, have a cigar

Pre: Never been a Pink Floyd fan, but admittedly I'd never listened to an album the whole way through, which really is their whole deal; I imagine this is the prog equivalent to having never seen Star Wars. Post: Almost exactly as I expected. Nothing I hated, nothing that compelled either. Highlight: Have a Cigar (in particular the vocals for "ride the gravy train")

Great to listen to more Pink Floyd, I think musically it’s amazing and to hear it live would be incredible, but the lyrics don’t mean much to me and ad much as I enjoyed it I’m not sure I’ll be going back to it

3.5/5 - good rock album

My favorite Pink Floyd album.

The emotion of Syd Barrett's absence adds to this. I am not as violently opposed to prog as I was in younger days. But my old view that this is still the slow, noodly music that punk was sent to destroy still holds in part.

I'm bored of this album now. Great when I was thirteen and did not have wide musical tastes. Best song: Have A Cigar. Worst song: Welcome To The Machine. All a bit self-indulgent. It's all a bit slow. WYWH is a good song, but now a bit too twee.

Wish it was better.

To my mind, this pales in comparison to The Dark Side of the Moon, but still a great album.

Enjoyable - wasn't as bad as I thought it was going to be. I think you need to be in a nothing mood to listen to it. Not a stand out - was excited when I saw the Band, left a little "meh"

Very good

Kinda fun, and "Wish You Were Here" might be my favorite Pink Floyd song. I appreciate the rest of the album for what it is, but I don't love it. 3.3

Bit of a strange album. It's a few good songs sandwiched between 12+ minute long jam sessions. I liked it, but it's nowhere near The Wall.

3.5

Lots of instrumental parts and pretty mellow

It was fine. Nothing really stood out for me and it wasn’t the best of Pink Floyd albums, in my opinion.

shine on, pts 1-9 is like 30 minutes.

Even though I’m very familiar with this album I’ve still given it a good listen. In many ways this is like the difficult second album, coming as it did after DSOTM. Having said that they still put in a good show and Rick Wright did some great keyboard work. Not their best album for me personally but still a very solid album and deserves its place on the list

While beautifully produced and played, this was a lot of window dressing just to get to the title track and then an outro of equal spatial masturbating. Not my jam. Math blues rock I could get high to and stare at velvet paintings for a few hours. At this point in my life I will pass. Still it is a highly influential band at their height.

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

Boring, too little vocals

pretty long songs but yeah good

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

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

3/5 Solid, but only one banger.

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

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.

Ok

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

Classic Floyd, but only worth 3 stars in my book

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 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.

Typical Pink Floyd.

A couple of good songs, rest ok'ish

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

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.

Meh.

Schönes Album.

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

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.

Pretty nice. Would be better with some LSD

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.

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

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.

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

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

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

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