Wish You Were Here

One of the greats. Bloody marvellous at high volume!

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

Superb, nothing like it!

Never stop shining you crazy diamond

Psych rock, how is this from 1975 it sounds so FRESH

Not for me. First 6-8 minutes sound gorgeous but fall down after.

Quem nao foi no show do Roger Waters eh otario.

Dit is en blijft zo'n goed album. Pink Floyd heeft zo'n typische stijl die je meevoert.

Rustgevend album met goeie, opbouwende nummers. Er zou wel een moment kunnen komen dat ik deze nog eens opzet

I mean it's a musical masterpiece........but it's pretty damn boring isn't it? Does it ever end?

Like the song, the rest was decent background music

AWESOOOOMEEEE

Such a drastic change in quality compared to the other prog rock record from yesterday. Pink Floyd was in their prime with this one, and this a huge fucking stride to hit. Instrumentally rich, compositionally unmatched, structured perfectly. Only gripe I have is with David Gilmour's occasionally strained vocals, but man is it easy to look past. One of the best albums ever.

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

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

This is the band your uncle puts on at the end of a family BBQ when he wants to get deep about his divorce.

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

Easy 5 star.

its a 5 every day of the week. Reminds me of being late teens, drugs, mates. Great.

Classic!

Legendary.

I love this music; I've listened to it many times before so I'm pretty biased. Pink Floyd albums are an immersive experience. This album in particular takes me back to driving through southern Utah deserts in the middle of the night, helping to make me feel like I was on a different planet. This music is so intense, so surreal, so expansive. Plus so much history behind these songs. This is why people still love Pink Floyd.

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.

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

Incredible piece of music imo, great album, very cohesive for it's time 😉

"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.

5.0 + Getting blazed and listening to this record in my buddy’s Nissan Maxima was among the most formative music experiences of my teenage years.

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

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“Wish You Were Here” by Pink Floyd (1975) Music for thinking—heavy, synthetic, slow, deep, expansive. Languid chord progressions providing space for lament and reflection. This is a concept album in the purest sense: Pink Floyd wishes founding former member Syd Barrett were here, and bemoans the reasons why he isn’t (his mental illness and the dehumanizing realities of the recording industry). These are reasons why, in answer to Rodney King’s famous plaint, “we can’t just get along”. “The Machine” you see, welcomes you, sucks you in, rolls you around on the tongue, chews you up, and spits you out. And the sooner in life we learn this, folks, the better. Pessimism, skepticism, and cynicism are justified justified by their aborted progeny. Contentment is only a commodity for those willing to invest in wisdom. On the negative side, this album lacks the depth of the preceding “Dark Side of the Moon”, and the later “Animals” and “The Wall”. Also, it is too (communally) self referential, and relies too much on the inside backstory, so its feelings translate to the uninformed listener but obscurely. And comparing this to the rest of the Pink Floyd oeuvre reveals a certain unfortunate reliance on a repeated tropes and grooves (Haydn had the same problem. Beethoven definitely did not). But the precision, musicality, superlative studio work, and virtuosity of Waters and (especially) Gilmour make this a very good album. Sagacity is wasted on the young. 4/5

Merrhhhh

Contiene una de las mejores canciones de la historia.

Excellent Album. Short but very good

todo lo que haga pink floyd es arriba de 5

I am still on a trip

2nd only to Darkside

If there’s ever a list compiled of albums that should be listened to before you die, I reckon this one should be on there. A great mix of synth & guitar that they kind of ply on think compared to the normal amount of vocals on an album

Outstanding.

I have listened to this vinyl more than 10x in the last week. This is a gemstone, a travel through the ages, sadness, nostalgia, joy, and every feeling in between. A political, social and cultural statement that breaks chains and gets you through a vortex of timeless music.

Superb.

What should I say - one of the best album ever. A milestone in the music history I saw Pink Floyd in Dortmund operating "The Wall"

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.

Muy bueno

I’ve only ever heard radio edits of these songs, and album is much better than I thought it’d be.

Solid album. Not my favourite Floyd but I totally understand why it's considered one of their best. The Shine on the Crazy Diamond, all parts are unforgettable and a great way to begin and end the album.

Indispensable

these guys are [on] fire

Amazing dad rock. Can't really beat this one.

Great record! Really enjoyed listening to it again, start to finish. Good soundtrack to a chill morning frying bacon and eggs for the fam.

One of my favorite albums - if not my favorite - of all time. The title song is the first song I learned to play on guitar and is still my go-to “noodling” song when I pick up the instrument. I love everything about the album and all of its weird little idiosyncrasies.

Es muy obvio no?...5!

Bängeri Pink Floyd

I've loved this album for far too long to have any objectivity. Flawless. Fave track - "Wish You Were Here", I guess, but really I think the whole album should be consumed as one cohesive unit...

Pink Floyd nunca hubiera podido haber sido lo que fue sin Syd Barrett... Pink Floyd nunca hubiera podido haber sido lo que fue con Syd Barret. Es cierto, buena parte del disco es sobre la ausencia de Syd pero, a mi parecer el disco que realmente habla sobre su partida es DSOTM, aquí, aunque anímicamente se encontraran en un lugar bajo durante su composición, se siente más como una carta de despedida y un cierre a una situación tremendamente triste. A sabiendas de la historia son claros los paralelos pero creo que la temática patente de entrada del disco lo sostiene por completo sin necesidad de saber la historia subyacente. En el momento en que habían explotado después de DSOTM hacen el que, a mi parecer es su mejor disco; con una temática brutalmente incisiva sobre el trato de las disqueras a los artistas. Siempre me ha gustado tanto la idea de la biografía prefabricada que la disquera quiere inventarle al artista para que venda más en Welcome to the Machine y la línea "By the way, which one's Pink?" en Have a Cigar es simplemente brillante y creo sintetiza por completo de qué trata el disco. Musicalmente no hay forma de que fuera mejor, absolutamente nada le falta ni le sobra. Shine On en todas sus partes y tan larga como es jamás se siente lenta, ese sonido undulante del sintetizador que es exacto y característico, presente tanto aquí como en Welcome to the Machine, esos solos brillantísimos blueseados, esas letras escuetas pero perfectas y al punto. Creo que a la fecha no hay banda de progresivo que pueda acercarse a la simpleza y perfección de esa suite completa. Las otras canciones igualmente de brillantes, inventivas y centradas. Para cuando llega la canción titular todo desaparece y queda una canción con guitarra acústica que si bien relata y se crea con un sentido específico es universalmente familiar para creo toda persona y aplicable de manera personal, no hay persona a quien esa canción no le "llegue." Termina con la segunda mitad de SYD que igualmente se va como agua. No quiero explayar demasiado, es un disco que inevitablemente me es demasiado subjetivo, lo he escuchado literalmente completo cientos y cientos de veces en 25 años que tengo de conocerlo. Sin la complejidad a veces barroca del Dark Side se siente incluso a mi parecer como un disco más sólido y de concepto más sólido, a mi gusto personal este es el mejor disco de Pink Floyd (sin pretender quitar lo brillante del otro proyecto, realmente del 73 al 79 estamos hablando de cuatro discos seguidos perfectos o casi perfectos). Un punto interesante es que como mencioné, he escuchado esto cientos de veces e incluso hoy en día sigo encontrando cosas que no había notado... En esta ocasión fueron dos: Durante Have a Cigar el ritmo se lleva entre bajo y sintetizador escuchandose uno al lado izquierdo y uno en el derecho, en un ritmo de 4/4; excepto que en el tiempo "7" a veces se mete un tiempo acompasado adicional y en ese momento las pistas cambian de lado y así se van intercambiando, nunca lo había notado y se me hizo muy interesante. Otro punto nuevo.... Al final del disco, ya al cerrar la última parte de Shine On se puede escuchar en el fondo a alguien tocando una parte de la canción See Emily Play, nunca había notado esto y siento le da ese cierre triste pero en homenaje a todo el asunto de Syd Barret. Disco de 10 o 5 o como le quieran llamar, es un disco sin un solo fallo en mi opinión.

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.

3.5/5

These guys changed the game

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

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

Syd y sus problemas, maldita industria y los problemas que traemos. Es impresionante como un disco de 576 palabras puede comunicar sentimientos de manera tan marcada y clara. Shine on, a mi gusto, comienza más espacial, más nostálgica y termina con algo de enojo, stress; quieres, te duele y te enoja Syd. Maldita industria cínica, nos vamos a juntar a grabar un disco porque tenemos y al menos aprovecharemos para morder la mano que nos da de comer, Welcome y Have a cigar. Me gustaría que estuvieras aquí, tú amigo que te atacó la psicodelia, tú amigo que sigues conmigo desde el inicio, desde antes del Piper, tú amigo genio emergente que viene a salvar y revolucionar las cosas. Pero con los problemas de salud y los de la propia industria, puedes estar físicamente y no estar realmente en el cuarto. No estar y si lo estás, para qué estarlo? Para pelear? Para venderte? Todo envuelto en un genio musical bestial y lo muestran de forma eléctrica, espacial y acústica. Songs: Wish You Were Here, Shine 1-5, Welcome to the Manchine

Loved it. Listened to it with a blanket and read a couple chapters of the Hobbit. Pink Floyd is best enjoyed by the album rather than the song.

interesting sounds, too modern for me

Classic rock is classic but shit, yeah.

It's pink floyd, whats not to love.

One of my favorite albums.

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

classic

Simple.

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.

One of my favourite albums by one of my favourite bands. Enough said there really.

One of the all time greats

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

Dar una reseña de este disco va a ser complicado. ¿Qué podría decir que no se haya dicho ya en otras reseñas? Me gustan mucho los arreglos y el uso de sintetizadores, especialmente en “Shine on”. Me recuerda a la música de Naranja Mecánica; un uso vanguardista de los efectos y la tecnología disponible en la época. Es una delicia escuchar este disco, pero confieso que me gusta más Dark Side of the Moon.

Difícil dar una reseña de un disco que he escuchado decenas de veces, en éste mes por lo menos lo escuché unas 6 e inclusive esperé a que llegaran mis audífonos nuevos sólo para estrenarlos con este disco. La primer vez que escuché el disco completo fue por curiosidad ya que un viejo amor me dedicó y me cantaba wish you were here allá por el 99 o 2000 y quedé marcado de por vida tanto por la canción como por la banda ya que de ahí partió una búsqueda del sentimiento que he de confesar aún tengo hacia ésta persona. Cada canción tiene su sentimiento por qué más que sentido o ritmo o compás para mí cada canción de Pink Floyd es un sentimiento. El disco es un viaje de sentimientos tan profundos hacia diferentes direcciones. Tal vez la canción fue escrita para Syd pero bien ya ha sido tomada para hacerle saber a alguien que se le extraña. Hay una versión de Mandowar con mandolina que le da una vuelta más al coro que es como creo yo que debería ser por qué es muy corta la versión original y siempre quieres más wish you y más Pink Floyd https://open.spotify.com/track/3uTNBjOrKWhBfEL1Ii8kay?si=pF0lCkkpT8WyeOt3P_yMCw&dl_branch=1 también hay una versión alterna con Stephane Grapelli https://youtu.be/8sAF-7F4m2E Simplemente es Pink Floyd y punto

Wish You Were Here quizá no fue un disco que cambiara el destino de la música (como lo fueron otros discos de Pink Floyd u otros discos de la lista) sino que es el disco que lleva a la cima las ideas de la banda y lo que pueden hacer en música y en letras. En particular, años de escuchar 'Shine On I-V' y aún me encanta cada detalle que oigo. Amo las subidas, bajadas, cambios de instrumentación, todo. Algo así con 'Wish You Were Here'. Pese a ser una canción que he oído miles de veces y que podría ya estar quemada en mi cabeza, cada vez que empieza la disfruto y aprecio.

It's Pink Floyd, no explanation needed.

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

Wish you were here was the only song I enjoyed

I wish I could give this album an 11. Of all the Floyd albums (Including Dark Side), this is still my favorite.

5

So good

Really not a fan of Pink Floyd, this did little to change my mind

IMO best pink floyd album. Sue me.

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.

This one is a masterpiece. I've listened to it a ton, every song is great. Best enjoyed by listening to the whole album

Uh ya beat album

good i like it

Not a huge PF fan

Great album, always have time for Pink Floyd.

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

I don't think it's as high level conceptually as The Wall or even Dark Side, but as an enjoyable collection of tracks it's hard to beat this in Pink Floyd's discography.

Wish you were here...

Needs more weed

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

Classic

Classic Floyd. Not The Wall or Dark Side.

лучше темной стороны луны

pang säger det!

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.

Ei ole mun juttu vaikkakin yksi hyvä biisi olikin

A masterpiece

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

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.

Great rock jams, and best ballad ever.

One of the best ever made.

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

Love it

Five out of five

Good groove

I mean, it's a masterpiece. It's just so good I don't even care that there's a saxophone solo in it. Three monster hits (Welcome to the Machine, Have a Cigar, and Wish You Were Here) bookeneded by two 12+ minute pieces of some of the best prog-rock music ever written. No complaints, only positive vibes for this one.

I have a hard time picking a favorite Pink Floyd album. In my mind, they can almost do no wrong. If you put a gun to my head, I'll probably say this one. Or maybe it's The Wall. Or maybe Animals (I'm aware this is an unpopular opinion). No, it's probably this one. Best track: Wish You Were Here

It’s a classic for a reason

Sama ku edellinen

4 baby again

Fantastic, epic rock album. Equal parts beautiful and bombastic. Fave tracks: Shine On You Crazy Diamond (1 and 2) and Wish You Were Here.

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.

1975. Key Songs: Wish You Were Here, Shine On You Crazy Diamond

Absolutely timeless

beautiful <3

Pink floyd as one of the bests.

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.