Wish You Were Here

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Крепкая, но все таки тройка - чисто из-за структуры альбома. А так звучок приятный, мелодии приятные, все вкусно

Curse you list! I used to think I hated Pink Floyd, and I was quite content in that space. However, now you’ve made me listen to them objectively, I actually ‘didn’t mind’ this album. Bastards. I refuse to have my tastes broadened so easily. You’ll have me trying to abide The Beach Boys next, and I’m not having it. Back off!

Framför allt så är det tråkig musik. Låt 1 Nja, inte så värst bra Låt 2 Direkt dålig? Närmare dålig än bra iaf Låt 3 Inte heller bra. Låt 4 Är riktigt bra. Klassiker..femma. Låt 5 Ännu mer jobbig gitarr. På ett dåligt sätt. Wee woo were... Som jag sagt tidigare, jag förstår att man kan gilla detta dock. Men verkligen inte min kopp te.

WHY IS THIS INTRO SO FUCKIN LONG???? Ok this is an album that demands a lot of patience. You have to be really patient with this one but it kind of pays off. Worth it. Title track is my favorite and the crazy intro builds to something I end up liking, too.

Kinda mid. I like Pink Floyd's early more psychedelic stuff, but not this.

A Pink Floyd album with way less posters hung up in college dorms compared to Dark Side of The Moon, but I'd say its just as good of album. It has some similar ethereal sounds and build up in each song, just maybe a little less trippy.

A really nice slow burn from Pink Floyd here, for their ninth outing they have managed to bring the space rock to the forefront through the struggles of the declining mental health of one of their founding members. As a follow up to Dark Side of the Moon, this was always going to be met with an exceptionally critical audience. However I enjoyed it for it's laid back spacey feel that you could dip into a trance with. Best: Shine On You Crazy Diamond, Pts 1-5 Worst: Welcome to the Machine 3.5 Stars

The follow up to TDSOTM always felt like a bit of a letdown. The Floyd are masters of the slow build up but I do wish they would just play the damn song sometimes. There are plenty of cool synthesized sounds and the songs (all 4 of them!) are pretty good, but the atmosphere is curiously cold and sterile rather than momentous or trippy.

Pink Floyd has always been solid elevator music for me. Can't understand what makes this album one of the best rated ones🤷‍♂️ 2,5

On another day this might/would have ranked higher, but today, given that my general demeanor was meh, it did nothing to un-meh me, which music's gotta do hasn't it

Crazy Diamonds parts 1-48 could have been trimmed way down. Other songs were good.

Played-to-death, prefer Animals

6/10 Не понимаю тех, кому это говно нравится. Более унылого времяпровождения, чем прослушивание Pink Floyd, придумать тяжело. Shine On You Crazy Diamond и Wish You Were Here хороши местами, в основном где присутствует вокал, за них и поставил хоть какую-то оценку, но в остальном - унылая наркоманская хуйня. Хз какие любители повысасывать из пальца будут на полном серьёзе слушать часами этот ебанутый инструментал, которым тут в каждом треке насрано, наверное те же самые, которые добавили в эту подборку с альбомами газиллион альбомов битлз. P.S. 4,3 глобальный рейтинг - я в ахуе.

Bro was on some stuff. Definitely id have sex to this playlist

Eh

Saw them LIVE in Phoenix. Good English band. "Have a Cigar"

Interessant album! Waar het vorige album van hen ( Dark Side of the Moon) echt super episch en bombastisch was is dit juist een veel kleiner album. Nauwelijks grote bombastische geluidsontploffingen zoals je op dat andere album hebt. Het resultaat? Een album dat soms bijna jazzy aanvoelt. En tsja, dan heb je me toch al snel he? Ik vind wel dat sommige nummers, voor zover je daar van kan praten, te lang doorkabbelen. Sowieso is het hele album vrij kalm en rustig. Ideale achtergrondmuziek dus naar mijn mening. FAVO: Wish you were here, Shine on you crazy diamond parts 6-390 ofzo

shoutout jad for playing crazy diamond for me on his electric guitar that one time. i now know which album that song comes from lol fake pink flyod fan right here... anyway. not really my style. 2.7. so 3

Very talented men. Kept waiting for something to happen in the album. But the album never kicked in. Just started then ended.

Enjoyable but think this would really depend how many edibles you've taken for this to go to the next level

Pink Floyd is Pink Floyd. Long synth-y songs. Eh.

Doesn’t feel like a complete package. It’s a soundtrack to something else, rather than being a destination in its own way. Pleasant, but missing something that Dark Side of the Moon has.

While I like all the songs, they’re not songs I want to hear very often. That being said, Have A Cigar fucks.

Some good music on the album. Enjoyed all the songs, but found Shine On You to be too long of a song at 24 minutes for all parts. 3/5!

For the first couple songs, I was worried there was no actual music. The build up for some of these 10 Min+ songs are far too long. The song, "Wish You Were Here" is stellar.

My Pink Floyd curve on this list started with a 3 for Dark Side. I’m very familiar with the band, and I know Dark Side is not my favourite, and I know they are simply not a five star band to me. I believe this one is my favourite, and according to the curve, it would likely land on a 4. Upon listening, it turned out the question was not “can Pink Floyd be a four star band?” but “Can Gilmour at his best elevate a 3 star record to a 4?” and to my surprise, despite liking Gilmour quite a bit, the answer was no. Good, not great.

This is pink Floyd doing what they do best I think

This was fine. The titular song is the highlight, the rest seems fillery at parts but goes down smoothly.

If this were an album consisting only of the title track, the song "Wish You Were Here", I would give it five stars. I've been shouting "TWO LOST SOULS SWIMMING IN A FISH BOWL" since I was a child. Unfortunately, this album contains four other songs that are, to me, profoundly uninteresting.

Great, but doesn't match the heights of Dark Side of the Moon.

Previously rated: The Dark Side of the Moon (3/5) The Piper At The Gates Of Dawn (2/5) **************************************** Can't say this is bad. I just like my rock music with a bit more energy and excitement. Just a preference.

this one was not as good as dark side of the moon. very atmospheric which is not necessarily a bad thing, just not hugely gripping.

All time classic album

I liked the first track the best.

I’m not sure I’m musically gifted enough to understand how good pink Floyd were. Atmospheric but not sure if it’s my thing 3.2

I’d probably give it 3.5. Not really my type of music but I do like the song Wish You Were Here and the album has a relaxing vibe. I probably won’t listen again by choice. I appreciate how each song seamlessly transitions into the next - I feel like people don’t do that so much anymore.

pretty good, kinda boring

3- Stars (7/15)

I like Wish You Were Here but the rest is only okay. It's not bad, just not as interesting as other Pink Floyd.

Music that has depth is more timeless. Rhis style of music has depth. Gilmour's guitar tones are a plus.

Great album I'm sure, but I'm not a fan.

Super pleasant and felt cogesive all the way through. Title track is 10/10, the rest doesnt do too much for me but I enjoyed them.

:( shine on you crazy diamond 1 to 5- music certainly has been playing. the initial instrumentation is ok the guitar solo is psychedelic but nothing particularly interesting and when it gets to the lyrics its ok. 6 or 7. the sax goes crazy tbh though welcome to the machine- "where have you been? its alright we know where youve been" whyd you ask then. fake deep. im sure it was crazy back when it came out but now its whatever. 4 or 5. very boring have a cigar- 5 wish you were here- HOW I WISH HOW I WISH YOU WERE HEREEE WERE JUST TWO LOST SOULS SWIMMIN IN A FISHBOWL YEAR AFTER YEARRR. i feel like you have to like this song. i dont like pink floyd and i like this song. 7. also one time i saw this on a love song playlist and i disagree because i think this song doesnt feel romantic at all. i mean i know its about bandmates so thats why but i feel this song is more about the ache of a long lost friend. shine on you crazy diamond 6 to 9- ayo? ok. 5 divorced uncle type beat. favorite track- wish you were here

4 por Wish you were here. Igual un 5 al single, pero al disco entero no. Nada, un 3.

Cool. Pretty good moments. No complaints. Not my favorite proggy album but it’s fine.

Instrumentally they are insanely good but I find Pink Floyd to be a super boring band. All the songs blend into one giant similar sounding noise.

Interesting structure with long songs. Some good guitar.

I am sure this in an unpopular opinion, but I was never a big Pink Floyd fan.

Songs are soooo long and I feel like I should be on psychedelics while listening. Hard for me to appreciate it. My husband loves them.

3.5. It has moments of great and turd but mostly solid.

I like the album more now than I did when I was young. Not my favorite type of music. I can understand those who think it is an all time great....I just don't.

OK, so I have traditionally hated Pink Floyd. But I'm going to listen to this and list my thoughts - good and bad. Shine on You Crazy Diamond 1-5: Four minutes of oscillating tone and the song finally starts. Hooray! Some good guitar solos and drum fills in this section. Eight and a half minutes and we have the first verse. Hooray! Lyrics are solid poetry. They seem cliche, but I think that is me being cynical and viewing them thru the lens of hindsight. Saxophone was unexpected and I don't remember this on previous listens. I can dig it. Time signature change is interesting. Why only one at the end of the song. Welcome to the Machine: More long sections of long tones to start the song. At least this song gets moving quicker. "Where have you been? It's alright, we know where you've been" this line is terrible. What's with the redundant questions in this song. It's a mechanism that I don't think really works well. Have a Cigar: A song that doesn't fuck around in the intro and gets straight to it. Refreshing. A self-referential song about sycophants. Seems self-indulgent (Which one is Pink?). The drop to sound like it was playing on the radio was clever. Wish You Were Here: Nice acoustic solo at the beginning. This is the first song that I think isn't particularly pretentious and has something to say. Shine On You Crazy Diamond 6-9: At least this one starts better than 1-8. Bad part about bookending an album with a song is that it feels like you already listened to the song. This is amplified when the combined length of the two is 25 minutes and is half the album. Outro is too long, but at least not as boring as the intro to 1-8. Overall, I have to say this listen didn't really move the needle much for me. It's an album that relies heavily on it's concept, and it seems like it does so to build a story for the title track which is easily the album's best song. However, the other songs are uneven with the exception of Have a Cigar which suffers from being self-indulgent and lacks subtlety IMO. Shine on You Crazy Diamond is overrated and combines for half the total album runtime, which hurts the album tremendously.

I see they like to have extremely long intros on all their songs. I liked Wish You Were Here before listening to this album. After listening, I did not find any additional songs that I liked too much.

Creo que el primer álbum de Pink Floyd entero que escucho y la instrumental me parece de las mejores que he escuchado y lo he disfrutado mucho simplemente teniéndolo de fondo y apreciando la paz y calma que me trasmitía.

Different than expected in some ways. Enjoyed the lyrical parts but not as much the instrumental. Some songs sounded familiar (Shine on you crazy diamond - Beatles; Wish you were here - Harry Styles).

A new appreciation for a band I seldom listen to.

Muy bueno y tripeadito.

3,5

Jazzy rock. First and last song killed the album

Acid vibes. I liked it better than I thought I would. ✌️

nicht wirklich aufregend

Listening to Pink Floyd for the first time while being very much aware of their existence and influence was akin to uncovering the roots of beloved memes when discovering a new show. The instrumental opening segments of "Shine On You Crazy Diamond" were a welcoming start to the day, though there's still something about the very airy, almost dry timbre of the vocals that comes off as harsh to my ears. As I explored the album further, "Have a Cigar" notably showcased an increase in richness, with the bass adding a much needed counterpart to the vocals. Overall, an enjoyable album but probably not one that'll stay in my rotation for too long.

3.5/5

Neat. Seems like a snapshot of a live show. Synths and guitar and a sax surprise. Who played that? Happy to listen, unlikely to replay regularly.

I understand why people smoke weed and watch laser shows of Pink Floyd albums. Sandwiching the album between two extended prog-rock suites is a fun way to build to the release of the middle of the album. The title track definitely serves as the high point on the album in terms of a traditional song, but for my money "Shine On You Crazy Diamond, Pts. 6-9" is the most fun, and funky track on the album. An undeniable and jazzy groove that kicks off about six minutes into the track feels like it should be the end point of the album. But this funky denouement turns to a melancholy final three minutes, possibly to show regret over the loss of Syd Barrett as their guitarist.

Not a bad listen, lot of instrumental on first and last tracks. Wish you were here is obviously the big song. Might be a fun listen while high.

The title song is an unbelievable masterpiece. Unfortunately, the rest of the album is so much more depressing in its sound. I mean, unbelievable work, but I really don’t understand the fascination of recording 11-15 minute songs for the general public. Experimentation is great, but those recordings can stay behind closed doors (or made available to those who really are interested) it really shouldn’t be on a mainstream album. Amazing musicians give this a 5, but “replayability” gives it a high 2. I’ll split the difference… solid 3

Schöner Klassiker. Hat Spaß gemacht das nochmal zu hören.

Wish you were here is the worst song on the album (maybe because it's over played on local radio stations.) But I like the others.

I think it’s cute that they made this album as a tribute to their old band mate who left due to mental health issues. I love the song shine on you crazy diamond. However the songs fade into background music as there’s nothing really keeping your attention. Would listen for a long drive or falling asleep.

Good easy listening album. Perfect for chilling in a hammock on a nice day. Songs are a little long for me but that’s ok.

It’s not their tightest work. Certainly some greatness in the soaring guitars and the lyrics of the lengthy tribute to their former bandmate Syd aka Roger Barrett, Shine On You Crazy Diamond. The title track is a 10/10 song from beginning to end. Makes the rest of the album sound more lackluster. Pink Floyd were at their best when they were relatable on a nearly universal human level, and that song hits that mark for the feeling of missing someone. It’s simple in an elegant way, musically capturing that longing.

3/5

I liked it more than expected. Love the album art

- vibes sind gut - nichts was ich sehr oft hören würde - ganz gut

This is my second Pink Floyd album ever and my second from 1001 Albums Generator. The first was Dark Side of the Moon and I did a lengthy write up. I'll keep this brief. It was ok. Very overhyped. 3 out of 5.

As much as I appreciate that the album is an ode to Syd Barrett after his exit from the band, the whole concept strikes me as ponderous self-indulgence. From the schoolboy lyrics lamenting the band’s experience of their own success to the guitar licks that have inspired overbite-air-guitaring for generations, it’s insufficiently interesting and not especially engaging.

"Wish You Were Here" is great but I could take or leave the rest.

what a time. when i was 8 i had a really big The Wall phase and i was told that was music for drug addicts. i can tell you i enjoyed this completely sober

Today we have yet another Pink Floyd album. I’ve quite enjoyed most albums of their’s so far (Dark Side Of The Moon was fantastic, the other albums have been fine) so I’m curious to hear this one. I’ve heard that this album was made for their previous member Syd Barrett after his death, so I’m sure a lot of heart went into it. Songs I already knew: Wish You Were Here Favourites: Wish You Were Here This was an ok album. There are only 5 tracks yet sits at around 45 minutes, and I found this to be due to a lot of ambient sound that didn’t really contribute to the album as a whole. There were parts I really enjoyed, but also parts where my brain stopped paying attention as it just stopped being very interesting. the concept of this album is lovely, but from an entirely sonic point of view it didn’t really blow me away. It was nice, but nothing more.

I am sure I listened to this album in real time and thought it very edgy and avant garde. But today the Pink Floyd sound seems like the musical equivalent of shag carpet and bell-bottoms pants. That said … it was still fun to listen again. And I do think that title track ‘Wish You Were Here’ is a very good song.

5 songs. 44 min. One song says (parts 1-5) and the other says (parts 6-9). What else am I to expect from Pink Floyd honestly. Shine On You Crazy Diamond: I am a 50 year old man drinking my fifth glass of whiskey at a bar in a grimy part of town. I had a hard day at work and find my life unfulfilling. I refrain from looking my family in the eyes, especially my wife, who I know is having an affair behind my back. Likely with the neighbor while I try my best to stay away from home as much as possible. My children hardly call me their father anymore, already accepting the fact that I am dead to them. I smoke a cigar before downing the rest of my whiskey. The bartender, who I see as my only true friend, raises their eyebrows, asking if I want another one. I nod, and inside I regret it. I could be a better man, a better father, a better husband. Sadly, all I hear is the wailing of an electric guitar with slow tempo percussion accompanying, remembering a life I never had and always yearned for. (This is all in the first eight and a half minutes of instrumental.... RIP) Too long obviously. Once the vocals arrived I kind of got into it then it was another minute of instrumentals. Haha jojo reference. Welcome to the Machine: 7 min song. Great. You know that sound when you shake a laminated piece of paper. Yeah that. Over and over again. Have a Cigar: Smoking is bad. Wish You Were Here: I had half my headset off and legit thought the first minute was just straight silence. Shine on Crazy Diamond again: Vocals start at minute 5 I actually would've really enjoyed this album if the songs were so long. I know that's Pink Floyd's thing and kinda common around this time in this genre but still. Kinda wack.

this has two songs on it. its a jojo reference. you have to share the same time for vocals and instruments so you can really see everybody shine. everybody gets a gold star. it’s a filler to me. not bad but not great either. classic floyd sound 3/5

So this is another in the solid classic rock albums that’s admittedly very good but that I don’t really need to hear again. Of the six songs, four are on heavy rock radio rotation, and at least one of the others sneaks on frequently, the last being a reprise. Not bad at all, not necessarily something I feel the need to revisit though.

I’ve always liked Pink Floyd, but they’ve never been one of my favorites. And I’ve always been very impressed by David Gilmour. Boy is it fun to get blazed and watch lasers shoot at you while their music plays. Dark Side or The Wall might get 4s out of me, but this one has always been a little lackluster. Coincidentally, on Sunday evening an 85 year old family friend brought a box of old records of his to family dinner for me to look at. It was mostly Dean Martin, Barbara Streisand, and Andy Williams. But a first pressing of this album was in there and made me go “Whoa!” as I pulled it out. As soon as I can figure out a fair price to give him for it (It’s looking like upwards of $80), I will be adding it to my collection.

Jeg hørte det her album imens jeg læste. Det er nok det første fulde pink Floyd album, jeg lytter til. Ud over titelnummeret kendte jeg ikke så mange af de andre sange. Også et lidt sjovt album, da der kun var 5 sange, hvor det første og sidste nummer begge var +10 minutter og ret instrumentale. Men godt nok album alligevel.

Decent album, DSotR is better, but this is still Pink Floyd. Welcome to the Machine was great, I hated the intro to Wish You Were Here. Have to give credit to Pink Floyd for their influence on other musicians.

It was too instrumental and meandering for my taste to listen to as choice. Can see why others like it, but not for me

Have a Cigar has such a nice beat, and I really like the vocals. Welcome to the Machine felt a little slow and boring to me, and the synths were a bit annoying. Shine on You Crazy Diamond (Parts I-V) didn't really grab me the first couple of listens, but I'll give it a few more tries. Wish You Were Here is absolutely beautiful. On third listen, the intro to Shine On is really vibey and kinda epic, reminds me a little bit of that Flume song.

A surprisingly enchanting nine-part epic cushions everything I fucking hate about Pink Floyd. Holds its own. But don't expect any PF scores higher than this.

Better than I thought it would be.

GOOD 06/10 Fav. Song: Wish you were here

I'll be honest I wasnt impressed, I'm usually a prog fan as well

gana tho pan study

A bit plodding at times... almost like a doom metal album in a way. That works for some songs more than others.

I’ve listened many times before. It’s good

Disco claramente concebido para acompañarlo con unos cigarritos de marihuana.

Extremely instrumental heavy but it didn’t matter as much, the lyrical sections were so strong it made each song a great listen. Just a shame these weren’t a larger proportion of the album.

Pink Floyd is one of the greats. Wish you were here is one Pink Floyd's most popular songs, but I feel the rest of the album gets overshadows by other greats like Dark Side, Wall, Meddle, and Animals. Overall there is some solid Prog rock in this album with shine on you crazy diamond and some new territory for pink flyod making a simple acoustic song with with wish you were here, but tracks like Welcome to the Machine and Have a cigar were weak in my opinion. Favorite Track: Wish You were Here Least Favorite: Welcome to the Machine

3.5

It’s a good album that goes well even today, my only gripe with it is that it gets too slow at times

Great first 3 Tracks but wish you were here is overrated and pt 6-9 isn’t as good at pt 1-5

It was ok

4 por Wish you were here. Igual un 5 al single, pero al disco entero no. Nada, un 3.

This was definitely Pink Floyd. 2.5 stars.

Work trip

You just made the longest-charting album of all time, a stone classic . It’s okay to take a breather.

Too long

It certainly has a place and it sounds great but not my cup of tea

Overall this album feels coherent and well-rounded in terms of the whole concept album thing (at least I'm pretty sure it is), but the particular genre of 70s-psychedelic-prog-rock they had going on back in the doesn't appeal to me. I'm also a tiny bit biased because when I hear Pink Floyd all I can think about is all the boomer dads in their 50s thinking this is the best music ever bestowed onto mankind. Mid band IMO

pretty good but kinda boring as far as pink floyd albums go. i mean it has a couple of iconic songs on it but machine and cigar…eh. idk.

Good album for it's time

I've listed to this album once before, and "have a cigar" is on my main Playlist. I love how little regard they showed for how an LP is "supposed to be". Over half of the album is a 26 minute song, and one that is largely instrumental. Gilmour is amazingly versatile, playing ethereal, psychadelic parts with the same ease as his crunchy blues riffs. Waters really brings the funk with his bass playing, particularly on "have a cigar" his interplay with Gilmour's guitar is often very interesting. I'm not a big fan of Gilmour's voice. It often sounds strained, in an unpleasant way to me. At times, the album seems experimental just for the sake of being experimental. Which isn't necessarily bad, but doesn't make for magnum opus material in my opinion. A good album, but not Pink Floyd's best work.

Good musicianship, but not my first choice.

Not my favorite Pink Floyd album, but still really solid 3/5

Synths låter lustiga, billiga och jätte ur plats på hela skivan, whatever. Shine on you krazy diamond e shnice, wish you were here e superb men som helhet e typ halva albume en nothing burger för mig

2 classics, 2 duffers.

Wish You Were Lamb Chops

Well produced, the 6 song 45 minute jam albums are not my favorite. Not sure I see myself coming back to it

This album is just so weird to me structurally. Starts and ends with sprawling 10+ minute jam session tracks and in the middle with three singles in the middle. Enjoyable enough but not something I see myself coming back to often

Very good. I particularly liked Wish You Were Here.

This album has a lot of wasted on it. I would say half of it is totally wasted time. The other half is good. I like it. Floyd is a good band. Maybe a little overrated.

Tämä on hyvä albumi. Biisien mitta ja suuruus ovat sopivia, perusteltuja, ei hajoa tai puuduta. Synat on hassun vanhentuneen avaruusmenon kuuloista. Hieno kansi.

Kiistämättömän hienoja melodioita ja instrumentaalijuttuja. Sai minut jopa pyrkimään objektiivisuuteen. Kuuntelisin uudelleen.

It’s fine, but not as good as I always want it to be.

mate i’m a pink floyd fan but i only got to the second song, why was the first 12 minutes long or something. maybe i’ll give it another go when i have the patience

good but intro felt as though it was 20mins

надо продолжать вникать в пинк флойд, суток мало)

I like the big sound of a lot of this, but I'm not connecting with it on a deeper level. I've never been able to 'crack' Pink Floyd beyond a few songs - I guess they're just not entirely for me.

Tfw you're swimming in a fish bowl

standard pink floyd

4 por Wish you were here. Igual un 5 al single, pero al disco entero no. Nada, un 3.

I can appreciate this, although I would not seek it out. Glad I listened.

Wish you were here is good. Rest is fine but really long

Nice

'Two lost souls swimming in a fishbowl'. Ik kan dit goed hebben.

Prima als achtergrondmuziek.

Welcome to the Machine and Wish You Were Here are great tracks, but the rest is only alright.

Not really a big fan of 10+ minute songs, so not my favorite of theirs but pleasant to listen to. Kind of falls in the background. I do love Wish You Were Here. Overall, think I like the story of the album better than the album itself.

5 songs - 44 min! I feel like I don’t get it. I like the songs but it’s like 60% swirly intros and outros.

Not the greatest Floyd. Some decent highlights though. 2.5/5

This is one of those albums that I'm sure I would have loved if I had been around when it was released. It's impact has been lessened by my hearing records by bands influenced by it before I heard it. In other words, it's not Pink Floyd, it's me.

Admirably talented, virtuosic album that I had absolutely no emotional engagement with at all.

Pretty good, hadn't ever heard this one and definitely need to spend some more time with it. Not my favorite Floyd based on first listen but that can change...

I admire Pink Floyd for their artistic talent and contributions to music; but I can't call this something I would listen to over and over. I don't hate the music, but the long drawn out moments of nothing as things develop are noticeable and just seem to be used to draw out the 12-minute runtime of a few of the tracks. It's music, but it's not conventional, by any means.

3.5

Just not my thing - dreary, over-long, pointless.

Listened to on 3/3/22 3/5 Favorite song: Wish You Were Here Much calmer and less chaotic than The Wall but I’m still worried about their mental wellbeing

Just don't get into the album. Never a big PF fan.

Great album.

While the middle tracks are a bit ho-hum standard Floyd rock, 'Diamond' absolutely dominates the LP with its swaggering synths and boisterous guitar. Not shying away from the true depths of prog means the final product sounds a little dated, but still maintains enough grandiosity to enthrall on each listen.

Never really listened to them before, but this isn't a bad album. Not really something I would be able to listen to over and over again though. I can see why Wish You Were Here is one of their most popular songs.

I feel like I was supposed to be more impressed by this album given it's lofty status. The title track was great but I wanted more from the rest of the album

3 great songs, but I didn't really care for the intro and outro which combined to be more than half of the album.

Why is it impossible to rate this album? Because it's the weekend and "Weekend Albums" is turned off. Plank! 🍌🙄

Listening to this, I couldn't help think of Pink Floyd in their mega rock star phase. It seems so at odds with the artful rock of this album, but maybe that's the appeal. While the album goes on a bit, it has enough hooks with emotional punch to work. Like, how can you not be moved by the title track?

I don't like Pink Floyd as much as others but its still a pretty solid album.

у меня от такого болит голова но это психоделическая классика

Joa, schon überbewertet, aber noch ok. Coole Syntie Orgel

Not my cup of tea as far as prog rock and instrumental albums go but obviously the title track is amazing

Just listen to “Wish you were here” and move on.

Gotta be in the mood for this. It's great, but not great all the time.

Better than I expected, as I hate the title track and damn near every radio single I've ever heard from Pink Floyd. The instrumental work on the opener and closer was my favorite, but I doubt I'll ever come back to it in full again.

Good album, not my favorite by Floyd

Okay but not my fav

Tämä levy ei ihan hirveästi puhutellut, leppoisaa taustamusiikkia. Verrattuna aiemmin kuunneltuun The Wall -levyyn tämä oli paljon tasalaatuisempi ja "normaalimpi". Ei ollut mitään outoja ylilyöntejä, mutta ei toisaalta hittejäkään. Enemmän vain tunnelmointia ja jammailua. Ei mikään erityinen levy, mutta en tuomitsisi ihan huonoksikaan.

Atmospheric but will happily live my life and never listen to it ever again.

Excellent for the most part even if they don't seem to know when to call a song done.

I respect that this is a very famously good album but it wasn’t a personal fav of mine..

Enjoyed it but the intro was too long

Really experimental, loads of unique sounds (and maybe samples of day to day sounds?). Kinda genre-less, bit wavy, clearly paved the way for other bands to push the boundaries. Sounds like it would've inspired Bowie. Think it would need a fair few listens to really get into and appreciate it, late night with a drink and really focus on it. Hard to appreciate after 1 listen

Like the song, the rest was decent background music

chillig, manchmal zu lang und etwas zu monoton für meinen Geschmack.

Good, yeah. Not as big a fan as most.

Not sure why this Pink Floyd made the list ahead of others, but when it's not a bit boring, it's good

"Come on you target for faraway laughter Come on you stranger, you legend, you martyr, and shine" (Shine on you crazy diamond pt. i-v)

Not unpleasant to listen to. Quite intricate. Didn't really speak to me.

Wish you were here is good. You have to imagine that this was so bizarre coming out back then.

Merrhhhh

3.5/5

This is the one that turned me off in College - on a revisit it's better but still requires a bong hit to fully appreciate.

good sound but too much instrumental for me

interesting sounds, too modern for me

It was okay. Not my favorite of Pink Floyd’s work but I enjoyed it

Had listened to once or twice before. Never been huge into Pink Floyd and this record is very hit and miss for me - strong start with Shine On You Crazy Diamond, but everything that comes after is more miss than hit.

good i like it

2 amazing songs and then some meh for me. I like a couple other Pink Floyd records more than this one.

i'm not really into it, but i'm not not into it

I dunno, I could just never get into Pink Floyd. I try them again every few years with as open mind as possible, but again, no dice.

Title track made me cry.

Yeah. Good music. Overhyped, though. I'll give it a solid 3 stars, 3.5 if I could do half stars.

Good groove

have i heard of them before? yes. have i listened to them before? voluntarily, no and i honestly didn't know what to expect. I thought they're just another old rock band but I 2 songs in and I can see why they have lots of fans. It's also surprising that this album only has 5 songs but 40ish mins pa rin. In general, this album is okay. I can see the aesthetics but I'm not captivated.

Heard this maybe once or twice before, not too bad, nice cruisey solos etc, but a bit too wishy washy for me. 3/5.

Slower and atypical. Okay.

My first album I was given for this project! I am so excited for this <3. I am not sure how exactly I am going to do these reviews but here I go. I am going to try and do track by track, but maybe some days I will just do album overall review. I have always heard of how legendary Pink Floyd is, but in all honesty I have never listened to a complete one of their albums completely. So here let us see. Post album first listen thoughts- this was an experience for sure. my favorite is Wish You Were Here hands down, but everything was so pleasant and interesting to listen to! I am so excited to go down this rabbit hole heh. albums like this one are an experience for sure, not just one hit wonders. gah Track 1- "Shine On You Crazy Diamond Parts 1-5"- 13 minute song hello! This is very interesting sounding, I do not get the hype though. Wow 8 minutes for any singing to happen. Wow! is that saxophone in the last two minutes?? wowow!! amazing!! Track 2- "Welcome to the Machine"- i lovee the soft strung guitar on this one! but still paired with the really baring what is that strings? really interesting whoo and the space-psychedlics? wowowow so cool. I like this one. does the machine represent real life? reality away from expectations? overall the whole album the sound is so spaced out yet every second has very meaningful placements going on. how cool is that! Car door closing and speeding off transitioned to just this white noise? wow. and now a crowd. what interesting choicess Track 3- "Have a Cigar"- very old pop rock vibes. Wow the guitar bro!! Seems like song is about experience coming down or after from the success of their album. Gosh who is the guitarist on this track?? Track 4- "Wish you Were Here"- ok so no one was going to warn me at how sad this was going to be. That first guitar string reminded me of wild horses :(. But wow this is a sad and soft song. Was not expecting that, but delightfully surprised. Will be adding to playlist! Track 4- "Shine On You Crazy Diamond Parts 6-9"- ok so are these like multi guitar solos? multiple different songs smashed into one? here we go! ok this one is a lot more upbeat i will give it to them. feels like the ending of a movie post-climax when the chaos settles down. holy guitar dude. very interesting. the saxophone that keeps giving at the end! very cool very interesting.

Couldn't connect to this at all. Not sure if it's because I'm dead inside because I'm at work listening. But yeah. Good on you pink floyd.

This is a very specific style of music and I dig it with a certain mood

I know I'm supposed to gush but I just can’t do 12 minute songs.

I loved one song and i added it to my library ( Wish you were here). But the album itself is not for me

That was a very long intro song. The first 3 minutes seemed unnecessary I was a little bored. Some of the guitar stuff was fun

Sentimientos encontrados. Las dos Shine On You Crazy Diamond me parecieron eternas e insoportables, las otras tres canciones no estuvieron tan mal, pero sólo rescataría Wish You Were Here.

listened to this a week ago and didn’t have many thoughts to write then and seemingly have even less to say now. those songs were long and did not seem to do enough to justify their length to me

pues una jam session

Maybe I enjoyed it more than the last Pink Floyd I was generated but it’s still nothing really for me

i am questioning my committment to listen to 1000+ highly regarded popular music albums. is this objectively good? it is important? did i appreciate this more at a different point in my life? is the cover art kind of neat? do i ever need to hear the song "wish you were here" from pink floyd's 1975 album "wish you were here" ever again? i just dont know. fave track(s) shine on you crazy diamond

good