Wish You Were Here

Excellent. Transcendent, deep, moving, and a must-listen for any rock n roll fan.

Really do.

their most iconic album

FOR CRYING OUT LOUD, ITS 5 STARS!

No review needed.

What an old favorite. Not much more can be said that hasn’t already. I think one of the first albums I ever bought as a kid when it first came out. Sitting in my room with the headphones on. What a trip.

5/5

Fire

Absolute masterpiece. The story and concert behind this is one of the best ever. All 5 songs are incredible. My second favorite from them 10/10 5*

9/10

Classic Brit Rock.

what am I supposed to say. 5/5 like.. yeah

One of my favourites. Incredible

Dark Side may have the most memorable songs, The Wall may have the most memorable story, but I think this is Pink Floyd's best album. The songs are long and slow but they never meander and always feel like thy have purpose. Shine On You Crazy Diamond is a psychedelic adventure that bookends everything but Welcome to the Machine, Have A Cigar, and the title track all stand alone as well. Gilmour and Waters obviously have hated each other for 4 decades (and Waters has gone to the loony bin himself) but I'm grateful we got 4 classic albums out of them over 7 years.

Wow

Peak

One of the all time greats and a personal long time favorite

1 star per song

Wish You Were Beer

Goes down like a breeze, great album that deals with what they were at the moment(top rock band with Have a Cigar and Welcome to The Machine) and who they used to be with Syd Barrett (Shine on You Crazy Diamond and Wish You Were Here)

S+ tier music, solid gold from start to finish. wish you were here is the weakest song and it's a great song.

I have the records, I have the posters, I have the cigar. They don't tell you how small the man on fire is in the sea of white on the record.

10/10 Which one’s Pink?

An album in a world of songs put back to back on a list. An arc of music in a world of squiggly lines. It’s magnificent, still. And the title track is one of the greatest songs of all time. Prog rock artists that remembered to write songs made albums that stand above the rest. It’s such a joy to go back to this album, as I often do.

Great album, one the best.

Solid 4.5, classic album, wish it went out a little bit more absolutely though

An easy 5

mate, its wish you were here. the best pink floyd album.

Before University gave me much better things to do on a late Friday night, I was a Friday Rock Show regular (God bless Tommy Vance). Shine On You Crazy Diamond was a fixture in the annual Top 10. And deservedly so.

 I have heard most of the tracks on WYWH over the years but have never listened to the album end to end. “Shine On” is a masterpiece. It’s a track that feels far shorter than its actual length. I wasn’t sure about reprising it at the end of the album. I thought it was lazy. But on subsequent listens, I appreciate the bookend. Of the other 3 tracks there’s no weakness, though it does seem odd to have Roy Harper singing on Cigar - but it works. Of the Pink Floyd albums I know (this, The Wall and Dark Side Of The Moon), this is my favourite.

i like it!

One of those albums you sent to aliens because it is so good. I won’t hesitate to give this to anyone that wants to expand their tasting music.

My favourite pink Floyd album

One of my favourite Pink Floyd albums.

Welcome to the machine och Have a cigar öppnade mina öron på ett sätt som få låtar nånsin gjort när jag hörde dem under tonåren men resten av albumet har växt på senare år och alla fem låtar är bland dom bästa låtar som gorts. Tror inte det finns ett enda album med högre lägstagrad än detta. Det enda negativa är att albumomslaget är lite tråkigt, annars total perfektion från början till slut.

All time great

5 sterne

Perfect

43 minutes for 5 songs is quite a length. Lots of hype around Pink Floyd I've heard some of their stuff before including the titular track, but never listened to this whole album. First part of Shine On is kinda haunting. Welcome to the Machine is interesting and experimental. Have a Cigar is great. Weirdly, the well known title track is probably the weakest song on the album for me. Overall, an excellent listen.

This album is one of my favorites!!

Заслушанный до дыр.

I was obsessed with this album around 1994. Music like this just doesn’t exist anymore. In my top10 all time

This is awesome. I like The Wall even better, but this is great as well.

Kom igen, get aload of This guy

Uno de los mejores álbumes de la historia.

I DISTINCTLY remember hearing this album for the very first time... heck, it was Pink Floyd... so you KNEW to take that precious record to your room... put it on the stereo... get your headphones on, and spark up your... um... relaxation method of choice... ahem... and as the kids say, "get into it"... if you are not of a certain age... if you are not used to being ENGULFED by a sonic piece of ARTWORK... the beginning of this record will hit you differently, but to me... it was the ULTIMATE way a record should start... "Shine On You Crazy Diamond"... is a masterpiece in and of itself... from it's opening strains... to when the whole band kicks in... it's like when "The Wizard of Oz" turns technicolor... The Drums... the arrangement... everything... BEAUTIFUL... PERFECTION... and when you think, how can this get any better... "Welcome to The Machine"... wow... EPIC piece... number two... and then... "Have a Cigar" sung by Roy Harper... they say Roger couldn't sing it, and David turned it down... turned it down??? lol... whoa... anyway... all three songs to begin the record were tape measure HOMERUNS... and then you heard the beginning acoustic guitar part of... "Wish You Were Here"... one of the greatest songs of my lifetime... and you knew Roger meant Syd Barrett... the crazy diamond, himself... poignant... beautiful... and then close with "Shine On..." as a reprise/curtain closer... an absolute breathtaking piece of art... Five stars... six if it were allowed.

I guess I'm a Pink Floyd fan now. This is why I started going through this list for. I found a masterpiece that I had never heard before. The only bad thing I can say is that I liked Welcome to the Machine a bit less than the rest of the album.

All time God tier masterpiece

Masterpiece - nothing less🤌

The GOAT

all time classic

Another top 10 prog classic…

Opmerkingen niet nodig.

Legendarisch.

Peak Pink Floyd sans the concept. Five (well, technically four) killer tracks.

One of my favorites. Shine On You Crazy Diamond is a masterpiece.

Legendary

Definitely one of my favorite albums of all time.

It takes me places every time

One of my all time favs, prolly favorite pink floyd album

One of the greatest. All top class sounds. Pure brilliance. May even be better than Dark Side in some ways, although I'll always love that more. They really are the finest prog rock stars of all time

A perfect mix of aching heartbreak and seething anger make this superb album a must listen. This is gorgeous, visceral and achingly sad which is best suited to listen with headphones late at night. Just magnificent!

thought pink floyd was kind of boring but i liked this a lot!

While this isn't my favorite Pink Floyd record (that would be Animals, criminal that's not on the list), its still damn near flawless, and one of the greatest albums of all time. At one point in my life, Wish You Were Here was my favorite song of all time, and the lyric "We're just two lost souls swimming in a fish bowl, year after year" is easily my favorite lyric of all time. Never fails to get me to tear up. The psychedelic prog epics of Shine On You Crazy Diamond Parts 1-5 and 6-9 are masterful, and never feel indulgent, masturbatory, or like a Frankenstein's monster of different songs like a lot of prog does (Yes, Genesis, Dream Theater - but to be honest, Pink Floyd has never "felt" like stereotypical prog. Their music, even at the longest run times always felt focused. Perhaps its the psychedelic aspect shining through). Welcome to the Machine is one of the best The Wall songs (Hey You is the only track on that album that matches the quality of Welcome to the Machine), and its not on that record. I've never been a fan of The Wall, and I'll get to that when the project throws it my way, but Wish You Were Here is the record The Wall wishes it was. Focused, concise, whole tracklist of bangers. Have a Cigar is the only track on this record that I think doesn't rise up to the same level as the rest of the track list, it's got some of the style of The Wall that I don't care too much for, but its still a great song. Overall, masterpiece of a record.

Perfect

One of the greatest in all universe and every universe.

Clasic

I love this album

Who doesn't love Pink Floyd?

Completely perfect

Classic Album

very nice experience, great instrumentals. i’m between a 4.5 and a 5 but i’m picking 5 stars.

It’s a classic. Pretty much perfect start to finish. Not much I need to add

No words - just Collin...Wish You Were Here. Thanks for sending this to us today. You're always with us.

Everything you encounter is so lush; amazing sounds, masterful recordings, and that plate reverb softening and blending it all; tracks crafted so meticulously into this luxurious whole; delivered with perfect calm and patience. It rambles and it wanders and it gets lost and found and in the end its just this indulgent sonic experience that never gets old.

One of my favorites albums

Damn. Masterpiece - Front to back. The 2nd of four consecutive 5 ⭐️ albums from Pink Floyd. All 4 are in the top 100 all-time. 🔥🔥

Classic. So good. Could play this forever. Studied them in college so some nostalgia hitting here probably.

10/10

One of the all time great rock records, the production is amazing, Gilmour's guitar work is fantastic. A conceptual album that really needs to be listened front to back to appreciate

Their funkiest, proggiest, and most beautiful work — all on one 44-minute LP. Pure magic.

Tremendously good. Great guitar work, light and airy, lots of room in the music for each instrument.

A true classic that stands the test of time. This is an album that I will definitely listen to again!

Masterpiece

Favourite songs: Wish You Were Here, Have a Cigar, Shine on you crazy diamond (pts, 1-9)

Hadn’t listened to this from start to finish for many years, and it was such a treat to spend time with it again. No songs skipped, even after multiple listens in one day I was hearing new things.

Niti je ovo najbolji prog album ikad niti su oni najbolji prog bend ikad ali je ovo izuzetna muzika.

Love it. Long time favorite. Perfect.

I mean, it's Pink Floyd.

One of the greatest albums of all time, and this isn't even my favorite Pink Floyd record. Goes to show what an incredible band they were.

My all time favorite Floyd album. Incredible headphone album with great instrumentation, meditations on grief and loss, and a farewell to Syd Barrett. "Oh by the way, which one's Pink?"

Favorite pink Floyd and not even really close. Five stars for five masterful, cohesive, terrific songs

Peak Floyd

While my rating will show 5 stars. I’m rating it 4.99, I have to deduct something for that sax solo on Shine On You Crazy Diamond Pt1. This the first time listening to this album in some time. An enjoyable listen.

Perfect

It’s just perfect. Handily a greatest album of all time contender.

This is a top 3 Pink Floyd album of all time. Not a single miss. Every song seems to build on the one before it with a crescendo in the final minutes of Wish You Were Here. Then it lulls you into a feeling of relaxation in the first few minutes of Shine On to raise you up again and say farewell.

One of the best prog albums ever. I semi understand the hype, although it's not one of my favorite genres. 9/10

I don’t think there’s anything left to say about this album. Pink Floyd is one of my favorite bands and this album is a masterpiece.

With the weight of public opinion so dreadfully pitched the other way, I’ll just have to wear the accolade of “most tedious contrarian” when I say that “Wish you were here”, one of the 20th century’s most popular and regarded songs, does Pink Floyd a disservice. For the longest time – 35 and a half years plus “Shine on …” and a minute of “Welcome to the machine” – I thought that Pink Floyd was essentially “The Wall” and milquetoast soft rock (would we say pumice?). You have to laugh. Or, more accurately, you have to join the millions before you who, hearing “Welcome to the machine” for the first time, had sat and felt the synths slicing through their matter; calved as the down stroked acoustic guitar startled them into an alertness that, with a simple vocal harmony, so quickly becomes transcendental; rising, rising; back down to the interminable throb of the machine’s whirring engine. And all of that over the course of about a minute. (Note: a quick search reveals I’m not alone in hearing Stranger Things’ theme here… but it’s a small club!) This album puts me in my mind of early Mars Volta, contemporaneous Steely Dan (I’d imagine there was some mutual admiration going on) among others – a good mind to be put into. “Wish you were here”? Nah, still a bit fusty for me. The rest of it? Fucccckkkkkkkkkk…

So far the streak has been absolutely incredible. I absolutely love Pink Floyd and have been a fan before taking on this challenge. I love WYWH, although its probably not my favorite Pink Floyd album and I dont always want to listen to "Have a Cigar" and "Wish you were here" (because I've listened to it so many times already) I absolutely love "Shine on you crazy diamond" and "Welcome to the machine". Even if lyrically I am still a bit uncertain to which degree the latter resonates with me, musically I adore every second of it. This is an absolutely definite and easy 5/5.

Rare to find an album where each song is a five star banger. I know it helps there are only 5 songs. This is my 3rd favorite Pink Floyd album, you'll never guess 1 and 2.

Such a legendary record

Excellent! Absolutely loved it!

Pink Floyd is that constrained my any typical song structure or even album structure. When I listen to a 10+ minute song from a jam band or a prog rock group, I get bored. It sounds like they are wasting my time. But when Pink Floyd does it, I understand why each minute of the song is important. I understand where it's going, and why the full progression is needed for the full impact.

One of the greatest of all time

Calming. Bit weird, but I really enjoyed it.

What is there to say about this album? Absolutely formative in my development as a music listener and a musician. Nostalgic beyond belief. Without a doubt in my top albums of all time. My wife and I still use "Shine On You Crazy Diamond" as our headphone and speaker test song. An album that defines timeless.

Needs no explanation

Amazing. I'm happy this was suggested - I haven't listened to it since the first time I heard it five years ago. I'm happy this album made its way back to me.

ABSOLUTE CINEMA

This album on repeat man! Love how the album starts and ends with “Shine on”, makes it into a story or journey. “Welcome to the machine” and “Have a cigar” are great biting parodies/criticisms. But musically not that special. “Whish you were here” is very special, pretty emotional song to me.

Absolute classic

Certainly one of the all time great album. This record has a dear place in my heart and reminds me of my best friend and his cool ass dad who introduced me to Pink Floyd as a kid. A ten star record.

I can’t comment on this because it is one of my all-time go-to favourite albums. Automatic 5-er.

Faworyt, do którego chętnie wracam

hooooly

Oh look! A Few Lines of Code told my brain to manipulate my pocket-sized supercomputer into playing one of the best sequences of sonic vibration in the short history of recorded music, thank you A Few Lines of Code!

2nd favorite Pink Floyd album after Dark Side

Absolut classical album that keeps getting better and better with every listening

A timeless classic, that always brings me joy to listen to. I cannot tell which Pink Floyd album fullfills me the most, but second to "Animals" this is probably on the top.

I listened this Album on Eastern Holiday with my kids (6 and 7 yo) while we were building Lego. The album supported perfectly atmosphere. The non typical musical instruments, like the clock sound, caught their curiosity and kept them calm and concentrate. "Wish you were here" is definitely on my list for children.

can not give less then 5 stars for the album with the best song by pink floyd (shine on you crazy diamond)

Not my cup of tea, but it’s a great album. Very good!

As near to perfect as albums get. It’s pretty hard to put down in words just how great this album is, but it’s Floyd firing on all cylinders: Wright’s delicate build up of synths during the intro and outro tracks, Waters’ acerbic lyrics, Gilmour’s unmistakable guitar doing unspeakable things, and Mason’s rock steady rhythm keeping it all together. Nestled amongst this, one of the most beautifully heartfelt songs ever written about their former band mate. It’s a good one this.

A beautifully progressive mixture of just enough rock, contemplative atmosphere and striking lyrics.

Pink Floyd's best album (in my opinion) and one of my favorite albums of all time. A flawlessly executed work. Shine On You Crazy Diamond is genuinely one of the greatest songs ever conceived, and all other songs except Welcome to the Machine slap (it's not bad, I just don't really like the vocals, and the synths are a bit too much). It's not quite a 10/10 for me since “smooth” music like this is not really my thing and I like something more energetic, but it's extremely close. I'm totally nitpicking, by the way. It's a phenomenal album, but it doesn't suit my tastes as well as some others. 9/10

This is an old friend. In coming back after a long time, it reveals details and textures I didn't originally pick up on or know about. I really like the way Waters' more chunky disco funk, (my attempt to describe it), is sandwiched between Gilmour's more atmospheric space blues. The moment the electric Rhodes comes in for the last few sections of Diamond was and still is a real treat for those familiar with the song but not the full album version. Really, this all hits harder for me now than it ever once did.

Найкращий їхній альбом

10/10

Pink Floyd ought to be a wonder of the world, given that they followed up Dark Side with this, which is also perfection. Amazing production, great playing, deep songs. "Shine On" is so good it fully deserves nine parts. "Have a Cigar" and "Welcome to the Machine" are equally disturbing and powerful. The title cut is easily one of the top few songs ever penned/performed – heartbreaking, beautiful, an anthem for deathbeds. Their massive commercial success was well deserved; every once in a while, the market gets it right.

Das Album Wish You Were Here wurde 1975 in den Abbey Road Studios in London aufgenommen. Die britische Rockband Pink Floyd, bestehend aus David Gilmour, Roger Waters, Richard Wright und Nick Mason, knüpfte mit diesem Werk an den Erfolg des Vorgängeralbums The Dark Side of the Moon an. Es zählt zum Bereich des Progressive Rock, wobei auch Elemente von Psychedelic und Artrock eingeflossen sind. Inhaltlich bezieht sich das Album vor allem auf die Entfremdung im Musikgeschäft sowie auf die psychische Abwesenheit des früheren Bandmitglieds Syd Barrett. Dies wird besonders in dem zweiteiligen Stück „Shine On You Crazy Diamond“ deutlich, das als eine Art musikalische Würdigung Barretts gilt. Der Titeltrack „Wish You Were Here“ wurde über die Jahre hinweg zu einem ihrer bekanntesten Lieder und zeichnet sich durch seine zurückhaltende Instrumentierung und emotionale Direktheit aus. Auch „Welcome to the Machine“ und „Have a Cigar“ greifen zentrale Themen wie Enttäuschung, Zynismus und Kritik an der Musikindustrie auf. Die Produktion zeigt einen klaren, durchdachten Klangaufbau, der oft ruhige Passagen mit experimentellen Elementen verbindet. Dabei bleibt die Atmosphäre des Albums über weite Strecken melancholisch und nachdenklich. Wish You Were Here ist ein ruhiges, durchdachtes Werk, das sich mit persönlichen und gesellschaftlichen Themen auseinandersetzt. Durch seine konzeptionelle Dichte und die musikalische Ausarbeitung bleibt es ein prägender Bestandteil des Repertoires von Pink Floyd.

Finally! Probably the closest anyone ever has come to perfection! This album means a lot to me and it's probably my favourite of all time!

Outstanding

Beautiful music! 5+++++

This album is modern day classical music! Pure genius! The transitions within the songs tug at your emotions and have you yearning for the next note to be played. Every song is a masterpiece! Gilmour’s guitar is a master class in guitar playing! Entire album is just clean and flawless! How does a band follow up one of the greatest albums of time? They create Wish You Were Here! Arguably one the greatest albums of all time!

Epic , but even more epic listening to it for its epicness. Every song interwoven together to tell a story about Syd Barrett

No words

Normally I can't see the appeal of Pink Floyd but I have to concede this was great. The dark bladerunnery sound worked so well. Being light on vocals seemed to put the focus on interesting music and 44 mins for a prog album is a good length, felt just right. Even the bass sounded like it was at the right level. 4.5, will listen again.

I know the main songs from the album, and re-listened a few times to solidify my thoughts. Incredibly influential - I can hear Dire Straits on Part 1, I can hear Daft Punk in places, I can even hear Shakira mid-way through Part 3. Thrilling throughout. I do have this unfair view of Pink Floyd associated with a bald, biker-jacket wearing, pool ace from the AJ, who ruined our ownership of the pool table on Fridays between 2011 and 2014. This album is a bit of a work of art. All of the meandering leads somewhere - very little cyclical repetition, plenty of interesting riffs and solos, and I love the sound of the guitar. Pretty timeless, sounds considerably more recent than 1975.

Another great pink Floyd album, I almost think the album art is just as iconic as dark sides.... It's the one that I remember being most interested by as a kid. Shine on (both tracks) and wish you were here are the best bits here. I remember listening as a teenager and being amazed that I had to wait so long for the song to get going, I'm more patient now! I think dark side is better, but still 5

Classic PF.

All timer

Pink Floyd… more like….. Pink Floyd. am I right

How do you follow Dark Side of the Moon - Like this! Awesome!

man this rocks

This album is one of my constant and beloved musical companions. I first heard it in 1977 in my then new peer group - I was the New Kid on The Block - and was immediately hooked. I've been listening to the album ever since. I wouldn't have to listen to it at the moment as part of the project. The last time was not long ago. But, hey, why not? There's always time for great music. 5/5

Stone cold classic. Not a bad song in the bunch. Favorite: Wish You Were Here Would I listen to it again: Yes

All the stars. A great album and piece of musical composition. Gilmour plays the shit of that guitar throughout. the title track is a quintessential rock crowd pleaser, the diamonds are wandering, expansive and sad odes to their founder and a descent into a complicated mind. Have a cigar is a brilliant skewer of the music industry and welcome to the machine gives me terrible anxiety. I will day that I've always been surprised and impressed at the popularity of Floyd across the general population. The music is a lot weirder than most people.

⭐ Review: 4.9/5 Spacey Existential Gut-Punches This album isn’t here to entertain you. It’s here to haunt you, hug you, and then gently whisper, “Remember when things meant something?” It’s only 5 tracks long, but somehow feels like a decade of your life flashing before your eyes while you stand in the rain at an abandoned carnival.

Amazing album. Of an an age with this classic

This album is a loving tribute to Syd Barrett (an ex bandmate who was forced to leave after continued use of LSD) which reflects how the band felt about him even after they hadn't seen him for years. The instrumentals are incredible with expert use of synths and incredible guitar riffs and solos. Everything just comes together creating one of Pink Floyd's best albums.

Listening to this is like “…are we sure Dark Side is really the best Pink Floyd album?” Because god damn is it an album of sheer perfection. Those without the patience for the opening and closing tracks are simply wrong. This is one of the easiest 5-star ratings I’ve given out yet. Must-listen #110.

Amazing

Absolute classic of my teenage years. First listen in quite a while and still holds up really well, which is more than can be said for anything Pink Floyd put out after this one. Had forgotten how excellent the second half of Shine on you Crazy Diamond is in particular.

★★★★★★

This is a night album - it just hits harder after dark. I'm very familiar with Wish You Were Here, but it took me 3 tries to listen this time because I kept falling asleep before Shine On You Crazy Diamond (Pts. 1-5) even finished. It puts me in such a relaxed, meditative state; it's like a spell. I had incredibly restful sleep each time this happened. But I finally managed to stay awake for the whole thing, and it's as brilliant as ever. I don't love it as much as Dark Side, but that's a tall order. This album is so deliciously atmospheric, and it makes me feel like I've found refuge on some habitable planet after being lost in space for ages. Maybe there's no other life to be found, but at least there's solid ground and an opportunity to rest. To breathe fresh air. It's lonely, but there's music because I can still sing. There's curiosity for what comes next, and that fuels the will to continue on.

Three of the greatest songs ever written sandwiched in-between two of the greatest instrumentals ever. It's pretty good

It's Pink Floyd. It's one of their best albums. You are reading this. Do the math.

my top 3 favorite album of all time, a piece of fucking art. this album has the perfect runtime, perfect tracklist, perfect production, perfect writing, perfect vocals, perfect concept... perfect everything. it’s just 5 tracks, but all 5 are among my favorite songs ever. Shine On You Crazy Diamond is probably my favorite song of all time. no words for how good this is. the concept hits just as hard as the music. it’s about absence, alienation, the coldness of the music industry, and of course, Syd Barrett. but what makes it even greater is how universal it feels. Wish You Were Here doesn’t only mourn Syd, it provokes sadness for anyone you’ve lost. musically it’s unmatched. the guitar riffs are iconic. the synths on Welcome to the Machine feel like pure ascension, wrapping you in dread and wonder. starting and closing with Shine On You Crazy Diamond is genius it gives the whole album a cyclical, eternal feeling. Wish You Were Here itself is an anthem, both intimate and massive. Have a Cigar is the fun moment in the middle, but still sharp in its satire of greedy record execs plus it holds one of the best guitar solos ever. the acoustic playing is gorgeous, the electric work is pure genius. David Gilmour’s tone and feel are untouchable. every note is placed with so much emotion it hurts. in my opinion this is the most perfect album ever made.

5 - mastapiece although the send half of shine on wasn’t my favorite

I was took on a journey through time. This album feels like a nice drive on a Sunday. A walk through nature or a 70s movie. This album brought me some peace and I plan on buying this record on vinyl.

Discazo, increíble

I don't think i can say anything that hasn't been said about this album. Opening and closing of AWESOME rock music - coupled with some of the greatest albums ever. 5/5. Pink Floyd is undeniably one of the greatest bands of all time. No questions asked.

One of my favourite Pink Floyd albums. The entire album is brilliant, and I remember listening to the album in its entirety on the radio the night before it went on sale and I was completely blown away.

Yep this is still my favorite Pink Floyd album.

I listened to this late at night, in bed with headphones, in the dark. I probably shouldn't have because it was so late; I should have been sleeping. I figured I'd listen to a little before I nodding off, but once the album started, I was enthralled and made it through to the end, and I'm glad. This really is a complete and cohesive album that deserves to be listened to in its entirety. The songs flowed into each other with seamless, quirky transitions, kind of like Monty Python sketches linking one into the next. And I'm glad I got to listen to it so attentively, in bed, with my eyes closed. It was an incredible experience, and I could really focus on the simple lyrics that hit so hard on multiple levels. And I could focus on each little detail of sound, recorded so cleanly and clearly--yet still with human warmth--as it sparked feelings and images in my mind. It felt like a musical painting, with all sorts of sounds expertly evoking colors, shadings, dimensions, coming together not in the usual drums, bass, and guitar way, the usual verse-chorus-verse way, but in something more abstract yet vivid, precise, and deliberate. The creation of mood and atmosphere, the moments of beauty undercut with tension, and the often surprising audio techniques at times gave me chills. Is this because of the music itself or because I wasn't trying to listen to it while washing dishes or following GPS something, like I often do? Probably both. In any case, it is inspiring me to try to slow down and carve out some quieter time for some of these albums when I can.

While I do think this band is overhyped occasionally, I can’t deny the brilliance of this record. Shine On has to be one of the greatest songs and guitar solos ever written, and it is captivating from start to finish.

now this is podracing

Amazing songs/moments that still hold up even after being played a ton on the radio; best experienced as full album.

When the chorus on the title track hits... hoo boy...

Wish You Were Here – Pink Floyd – 5/5 A timeless classic that I first listened to in high school, and it still holds up as one of the greats. The album is a reflection on loss, alienation, and the downfall of former bandmate Syd Barrett, whose struggles with mental health and the pressures of fame inspired Shine On You Crazy Diamond. It also critiques the cold, profit-driven nature of the music industry, especially in Welcome to the Machine and Have a Cigar. The title track, Wish You Were Here, is one of the most powerful songs about absence and longing. Pink Floyd’s music is forever, and seeing Roger Waters live eight years ago made me appreciate it even more.

I love this album. I have since the first time I heard it. The only (slight) black mark is the use of Roy Harper for lead vocals on "Have a Cigar". I have never been a fan of Roy's singing. Still, even that isn't enough to detract from a, very rare for me, 5/5 score. Pink Floyd at their very best.

One of my all time favorites, I just wish Roger Waters wasn’t such a dick

great record

Great album!

WYWH was probably my first Pink Floyd album. I loved it, and unsurprisingly, I still do. Back then, the lyrics just made some kind of sense to me; the references to the music industry and Syd Barrett's departure evaded me. The context makes this album much more complete and nearly perfect, as the music reflects the lyrics and vice versa.

Ah, prog rock. Who else can get away with the opening track taking nearly nine minutes before a vocalist appears? Heck, let’s throw in the guitar solo too before the singer! But that’s the beauty and intrigue of Pink Floyd and prog rock. Rules are meant to be broken. I was late to the Floyd game. Sure, I knew the big hits off The Wall and Dark Side of the Moon, but the rest of their work didn’t get to pour their sonic vibes over me until much later. I have a confession, sacrilegious opinion even, this is my favorite Floyd album. While DSOTM and The Wall are fantastic, they are somewhat complex albums sonically. Wish You Were Here is an album that I can lay down on my couch, crank to 10 and enjoy the mood of the music as it washes over me. I don’t even care about the lyrics. I find it to be a sonic feast mostly in its simplicity. It’s almost not trying hard to grasp, but interesting enough that it is not quite letting you be lazy either. Shine on You Crazy Diamond is a tribute to Syd, a founding member of the band that was deemed a creative genius. He struggled with mental health issues and substance abuse and was eventually ushered out of the band. Lyrically it is simple and not hard to grasp. But musically it is a complex, multi part composition. I saw Floyd’s live performance via DVD from their Pulse album series. Shine On was the opening song. It’s a perfect buildup with synchronized lighting. I imagine it was a treat to experience live. Now I can’t say inserting Crazy into the title seems appropriate today, but I’ll that slide. I struggled with ranking it a 4 or 5. I could change my mind on a later date, but today, it’s getting a 5. If I could only pick one Floyd vinyl purchase, this would be the one.

Warum gibt es hier keine 6 Sterne? Eines meiner absoluten Lieblingsalben. Klare 5/5

Oh, to hear this again for the first time someday...

Build up and transitions were flawless

Legend

No sé qué decir, 10

Absolute masterpiece. One of the greatest albums of all time!

One of the easiest 5's I've given. Personal enjoyment: 5 Relevance to this list: 5

Brilliant. So entrancing, and euphoric. The sublime encapsulated. So yeah it was alright

Loved it.

Beautiful.

The best yet.

Canción favorita: No podría elegir una en particular, es un álbum que se debe escuchar de principio a fin. Pink Floyd es una banda especial para mí, porque me conecta con mi hermano y papá.

Parece que estou desbravando novos mares. Que álbum bom. Mdssss

This is one of the best albums in the history of rock by one of the best bands in the history of rock. Of course, it's a bit pompous. Of course, it takes me back to off-campus college housing, a room full of guys, knocked back on the couch, listening, mesmerized, or late nights, falling asleep to it after partying. I liked it then because it's perfect. I like it now because it's still perfect. Five stars.

Just beautiful

Excellent

Sublime and majestic! Perfect!

One of my absolute favorite albums of all time.

Great album and one of my favourite songs

I mean, if not for one other pink floyd album, this would be the bands greatest accomplishment.

Favourite songs: - Shine On You Crazy Diamond, Pts. 1-5 - Welcome to the Machine - Wish You Were Here - Shine On You Crazy Diamond, Pts. 6-9

As with all the albums on this list, it really doesn't matter what I say...but like, extra on this one. I could tell you this album is a masterpiece, the GOAT, well mixed, well written, contains one of the best songs ever written, etc., or I could tell you that it's an overblown slog of self-indulgence that takes too long to get through. The fact is, you've more than likely heard all those things about it by the time you see this. The only thing I want to tell you is, if you've never sat down and listened to it all the way through, do that, and please make up your own mind. It's well worth it to be part of the conversation. That and, timestamp 6:26 into SOYCD Pts. 6-9 = perfection.

I had a cigar of my own (hats off to Roy Harper) and took a solo stroll through mossened trails—blanketed by downed Douglas firs following some nasty wind—with this album, setting a scene that helped me unlock yet another layer of appreciation for an album I've heard 10,000 times.

Masterpiece

Fantastic psycho- Rock!

Great

A cinematic listening experience. It’s dramatic and sweeping and feels like one whole piece of art instead of a collection of pieces. This album is best listened to in its entirety, but the middle tracks are great on their own as well.

A fantastic album. WYWH has, at several points, been my favourite record of all time. There's something so surreal, satisfying, soul-wrenching about the Pink Floyd sound, especially this timeless stuff from the 70s. Shine On You Crazy Diamond, in all of its nine monumental parts, is a master class in musical restraint, motif development, instrument layering, production, synth technique, guitar technique, chord progressions... I mean, seriously, what's not to love here? The four resounding notes ringing out at the beginning of Part 2 that changed the world of progressive rock forever. The lush choral delivery of the song title that sends the listener into a heady euphoria. The incredible chords, matching Roger Waters' indescribable poetry to Syd Barrett. (SOYCD may well have my favourite chord progression in any song.) Then we have a heady transition into the mind-blowing guitar-synthscape of Welcome to the Machine, the groovy, heavy electric jam of Have a Cigar ("Oh, by the way, which one's Pink?), and the mesmerising acoustic anthem Wish You Were Here. All of these songs could easily have a feature-length documentary on their genius, their power, their general excellence in pretty much every regard. I'll restrain myself from writing the equivalent of two phone books about WYWH. It's great – as close to "objectively great" as music can get. Everything else I want to say has been said already by critics, fans, or your local Joe. I will, though, highlight one of the best lines in rock history: "We're just two lost souls swimming in a fish bowl, year after year." Damn. 5/5 Key tracks: all

Um dos meus discos favoritos de todos os tempos

A fantastic album. A complete joy to listen to.

I don't listen to Pink Floyd as much as I used to and this was never my favourite album but I still like it a lot. Giving it a 5 despite that speaks a lot for how good some of their other stuff is. Kind of had me forgetting how good it actually is I think of the album's biggest strengths is the variety in styles. Between the spacey, long winding SOYCD, the bluesy, rocking Have a Cigar (with one of Gilmour's best ever solos, imo), the sombre, folky title track and the sort of eery, electronic Welcome to the Machine, each track clearly stands apart and has its own identity. That with the order of vocalists (Waters-Gilmour-Roy Harper-Gilmour-Waters) adds to that and, to me, helps give the album a clearer structure The title track is a bit overplayed but I would never say I don't like it. I just never really feel like putting it on Stellar stuff 4.5 Highlights: Have a Cigar, SOYCD (Parts 6 - 9), SOYCD (Parts 1 - 5), Welcome to the Machine

compuesto por Dios.

lo voy a volver a escuchar pero ya se cuanto es, para qué mentirnos.

I normally hate albums which are all about how hard it is to be a rock star, so that oughta tell ya how unbelievably amazing this one is. Epic and astoundingly personal at the same time. A monumental achievement. I hope all those people who keep buying Floyd t-shirts actually give the music a listen some day.

This is one of those albums you must listen to all the way through in one sitting. Favourite Songs: ALL OF THEM.

I love this album. Shine on you Crazy Diamond is such a great song. I love how it flows. This album as a whole flows so well with songs leading into one another. 5 stars.

Great album. 5/5

It is utterly ridiculous to include this on here but not Animals. The author of this book should be shot against a post for making that call. This (and Animals) is one of the best albums of all time. End of review.

I get that on a 1001 albums list you are going to get some critically acclaimed and universally beloved albums but it always feels weird when it comes time to writing stuff for it. I really don't know what to say. banger fucking album

POTENTIAL JOJOS BIZZARE ADVENTURE REFERENCE?????

Attention seeker music 9/10

This album has two themes going on here, one is spelled out in the title and the other illustrated in the album art. The two themes being: 'General longing/missing someone' and 'we fucking hate the music industry'. Pink Floyd were not a band that was on the track to stadium-packing, merch-peddling stardom. In fact, in the mini-doco attached the Live At Pompeii, during the recording of Dark Side of the Moon the interviewer lays out the mood that rock is dying and Pink Floyd with it. And then DSOTM came out and made these guys a household name. With fame came way bigger demands from their studio and the creative pressure to top their last album. This got them thinking about their old bandmate, Syd, who lost his mind as they began to achieve success and they just decided to not pick him up for rehearsal one day. It is often interpreted that Shine On You Crazy Diamond is a personal tribute to Syd, but rather it is a song about people who have withdrawn entirely being unable to cope with modern life. Having said that, after the famous visit to the studio that Syd made where Roger Waters was moved to tears, Richard Wright added in the keyboard riff from See Emily Play to part 9 of SYCD as a small personal tribute to Syd. Syd thought the song sounded old and did not like it, it would be the last time any band member interacted with him until his death in 2006. Welcome to the Machine is an angrier song (a sign of things to come as Waters became the leading creative force in the band), and was my favourite song growing up as a child and the first Pink Floyd song I had ever heard at the age of 10. The message seems cliche and trivial now but when I was a kid and it clicked that this song was taking aim at industry coopting youthful rebellion and exploiting artists transformed this song into a lot more than 'a Floyd deep cut I adored as a kid'. This album, Waters' lyricism and this song specifically; when I really listened to the lyrics is what really got me into music made me look at music in a different way. Side B opens with Have a Cigar which is a delightfully sleazy song. The opening riff and keyboard makes you think of an overly-carpeted 70s conference room where it smells like cigarettes and music industry ghouls with fat ties and kitschy glasses. Getting Roy Harper to sing while Waters was unwell was a happy little accident and adds to the bite of the song as a critique of the music industry. What can be said about the title track? The production here is unreal, the little effects, the radio intro and Gilmour's cough over a faded version of probably one of the most iconic rock riffs of all time. As with SYCD, a lot of people have said this song is about Syd but what makes this song brilliant and beautiful is that it's not. Waters' lyricism, Gilmour's guitar, Mason's drumming and Wright on the keys all come together to make this pretty vague song about distance, loneliness, alienation and missing something personal for so many people. It really is the peak of Floyd as it's one of the last times that Gilmour and Waters would really collaborate so wholly on a track (the next time would probably be Dogs and Comfortably Numb which are also two of the best songs that the band ever made). The song fades into a return into parts 6-9 of Shine On You Crazy Diamond, closing out an album that is incredibly near and dear to my heart. Even without knowing the context and story behind the band and the album and being a kid who did not have the best grasp of the English language, I loved this album. I am extremely passionate for my love for this album, it never gets old for me. I could listen to this entire album in my head from memory, it's the reason I don't have an internal monologue. To me, this is the best album ever made. Highlights: What do you think?

This is one of the most significant albums in my early musical development. My earliest concrete memory of viscerally feeling music, and of synesthesia was with Welcome to the Machine. In 6th grade, my mom took me to a play about Syd Barret and a guy trying to keep his Western rock records safe from the Soviet secret police (to actually explain is is beyond the scope of this review). Periodically they would kill the lights and play a piece of a song very loudly. When they played the giant synth line of Welcome to the Machine, I remember feeling like something was filling up inside my chest, and in the dark of the theater I was half seeing these thick green bands of light (kind of like a waveform visualization). I listened to Wish You Were here non-stop after that. Shine on You Crazy Diamond is one of my most perfect pieces of music (except for the guitar fill at 9:19, that always seemed like it didn't fit). Welcome to the Machine has a special place for me because of that moment in the theater. Wish You Were Here is one of the first songs I learned on guitar. I like it less now that I did then, but I'm always happy to hear it. Have a Cigar is cool, but not as transcendent as Diamond or Machine. Also Jesus Gilmour's slide playing on Diamond pts 6-9 is as good as any guitar I've heard (that is what is on while writing this sentence, hence the call out). Album Cover: (A+) They actually set that guy on fire. That's real.

WTF is wrong with you people??? It can't be anything but a 5. It flows together perfect, absolutely iconic album. Actually gives me goosebumps during certain parts.

I was the biggest Pink Floyd fan when I was freshman in high school. This might be their best. Returning to this album 20 something years later, I’m able to hear more clearly how it ties into other musical movements throughout history. Overall it’s funkier and groovier than I remember. “Welcome to the Machine” is a Kraftwerk track. “Wish You Were Here” is country. “Shine On” has elements of Albert King and the jazz. And darn, the whole time I was marveling at the musicianship of David Gilmour and Richard Wright, and at Roger Waters’s lyrics. And the amazing engineering and production value. I got a lot of love for the eclecticism, the concept and the personal feel to the work. Great.

Following Dark Side is a daunting task, considering it is one of the highest bars and most successful rock albums of all time. The songs here are long and it has a feel of its own compared to their other most commercially successful work. I have grown to appreciate this album more over time considering the bands history and where their thoughts must have been at that point in time. Only 5 songs but this packs quite a punch. Not quite a 5 banger but it’s close IMO. This is a perfect example of why this excersize needs a 10 point scale. Rounding up here… 4.5/5

Always have love for David Gilmour. His guitar is so distinct and bends are one of a kind. When “shine on…” kicks in it is an iconic hook. The groove on have a cigar is great. Wish you were here was one of my early (and fav) songs to learn on guitar. Shit, I was leaning to a 4 since there’s not a ton on the album (really just 4 songs with heavy jamming). But after writing this I gotta give love and round up by the tiniest of margins.

Not sure why I hesitated on giving this a 5 bomb... it's great and came on the heals of a terrible week of albums. Not to mention helping us cope with the loss of a loved one (RIPIP Luka). Bookends can get a bit tiresome, but there's simply too much goodness here not to give it the highest grade. 4.5/5

Flows together well

I went into this expecting to enjoy it - I like a bit of psychedelic rock, and Dark Side is obviously a banger. I expected to enjoy the title track and a couple of others. I didn't expect to be blown away by this album - honestly, it's amazing! I've listened to it three times already, and will probably again in the very near future. The guitar lines swoop and soar, the atmosphere is incredible, and I love every single track. I didn't think I could be surprised by something 50 years old, but here we are - what a blast this was :)

Favorite Track: Have A Cigar

Their best album

Fantastic album.

What more is there to say on this asides from What An Album. Solid 5 Stars.

That’s a 10. Going into this, I only had ever heard “Wish You Were Here”, and even then, I mainly knew it from, oddly enough, the Ninja Sex Party cover, which I’ve listened to more times than the original. It’s a great cover, sue me. However, listening to it on this first runthrough of the full album, with the context of everything that surrounds it… yeah, the original is miles ahead. The whole album is a masterpiece. Grieving someone who is still alive is a curse afforded only to those with such empathy for the wellbeing of others that it affects them personally. (Yes, this includes Roger Waters, despite how much of a dickhead he is nowadays.) It is a curse that I have held a few more times than I’d care to admit, and it’s a curse that this album displays in a way that I haven’t necessarily heard captured in musical form. Granted, this is grief with a tinge of celebration, and perhaps some relief that Syd Barrett didn’t truly get caught up in the machinations of the machine & the executives that the rest of the band so artfully complain about on this album… but it’s still grief. It’s grief that other people can & likely will put into better words than I ever could – I’ve been trying to write something for maybe 30 minutes now, in an effort to put my full thoughts into words, and I keep staring at this blinking text cursor rattle my brain. All I know is that Pink Floyd knew how the hell to put that grief into musicality that may never ever be touched or replicated. There’s not a missed note, beat, or lyric through the 44 minutes this album goes for, and it feels like a privilege that I get to listen to such a grand representation of a cruel, cruel curse. It’s a fabulous album, and it certainly ranks within the top 5 of all the 401 albums we’ve now gotten, at least for me. It’s a 10 – just go listen to it. No words can do it justice.

This one is really a masterpiece. In my mind, it’s always overshadowed by Dark Side of the Moon, but in all reality, they’re both amazing.

Says something when you know every track without ever hearing the album as a whole. And it is better as a whole. “Shine On…” is my go to for destressing. Obviously 5 stars.

Sååå godt

Just brilliant.

Absolutely brilliant album from start to finish. Beautiful moving music. Gilmour's guitar work simply incredible. Lyrically poignant.

Outstanding

Fkn banger! 11/10

This one’s a 5. I’ll take any opportunity to listen to it with purpose though My experience here is tainted, but this is the good sad. Like five eulogies at an Irish funeral in an album. A farewell too soon, but more importantly an appreciation for the struggle, a celebration of the good times & a triumphant send off to close it out. One song added to my playlist, whole album’s in the 1001 playlist - even though that butchers the design of the album itself.

Pre: Well first of all I've listened to the album dozens of times so not sure I can remember a pre-listen. Though going into this it is my least favourite of the 'Top 4' of Dark Side to The Wall, though this does still place it as an amazing album. My memory of this is basically some amazing songs and some lengthy intermissions between that vary in quality (I'll leave any ideas of what that means to me up to you). One issue that does kinda bother me about the idea of this site/book is that you don't really need to listen to this album I think. It certainly wouldn't be my Floyd number 1 recommendation and if I'm being honest you don't need to listen to all the Pink Floyd albums before you die, 2 or 3 would certainly do with more if you actually like them. Funnily enough as a background to this, I received this for Christmas this year and hadn't listened to it yet, so it's one of my most recent albums I've gotten. That's a nice contrast to Kind of Blue which I saw on sale the weekend of that appearing in this list (not that I've listened to it yet but cmon I've been busy!) Post: Okay I thought I preferred Animals but this may feature David Gilmours best work. Both halves of Shine On has some of the best guitar work around. The other side of this though is that I think this has some of Waters' weaker singing even when his songwriting is strong. The same could also be said for Wright and his synths which can be interesting like on Have a Cigar but ultimately I think the album is worse off for them. Welcome to the Machine really does cause so much momentum to stop that it could be fine on another album but the quality of everything surrounding it shows too big a gulf on pretty much every front. Speaking generally of Shine On, but this does cover the whole album, one of my favourite parts of this record is listening to each instrument not in the lead role and appreciating how often they will deviate from the same timings or pace of the song in a way that stills feels sonically cohesive. It's not unique to the record, especially from Floyd, but it is quite noticeable here. Ultimately I'm giving it a 5 but it feels like a forgiving 5 because of WttM. Sucks that for me this album has such a weak spot but as a whole it just hits too good for me to deny it. Highlight: Wish You Were Here (c'mon now, it's crazy to think another track here could top that!)

Much like the iconic album cover, this goes hand in hand with the memory of founding member Syd Barrett to whom this album was inspired by and in tribute to.

Love everything about this. Contemplative, moody, great to listen to while working.

Masterpiece

An album of love songs to a best friend going through a mental health crisis.

Do you think you can tell?

I won this album on vinyl and it's one of my favorites. Such a great variety of awesome sounds from Pink and the boys. I listened to it twice. Five stars easily.

Best enjoyed as one continuous listen rather than listening to each song individually. Comes together brilliantly, and wish you were here has to be one of the best songs of the 70s

Wish you were listening to this album right now as it is a continued masterpiece in the Pink Floyd collection.

5 songs, 43 minutes, one incredible album. I know “Wish You Were Here” is a great standalone trick, but this album demands to be listened to from front to back.

One of the great classic rock albums of all time

I really think this is Pink Floyd's sharpest work, a perfect union between the pop sensibilities of dark side and the ruminations of animals

This is great. It's sounds like I'm floating around in space. And things just happen around me. And I wasn't even under the influence while listening to it. The engineering on this album is really impressive. Listening on headphones is quite a wild experience.

Need to listen to this on shrooms

GOAT album

Best album ever? Less universal lyrics than Dark Side of the Moon but an echoey, gooey, spacey sound that delivers on every listen

This is my favorite Pink Floyd album and probably the only one that I still love now. It is truly a perfection. I don't need to say anything else, straight to 5/5.

Sensational album. I've listened many times before this and I'll listen many times after. 100 out of 5 stars.

Absolute unit masterpiece of an album. Would absolutely listen again

This one is just obvious. Good first pick.

The best

Sublime

The follow up album to DSOTM could've easily have been a dud, but not in this case. Leaning more on the bluesy guitar riffs and bends of Gilmour and the sublime musical landscape of Wright, this is a masterpiece. Added poignancy of Syd Barret turning up to the recording sessions of SOYCD. Wish you were here is surely Water's finest hour. Must say I can't fault this. Five stars.

Wish You Were Here is both an absolutely incredible album and title track. Just an incredibly cohesive album.

This album is great. I think the guitar work Pink Floyd puts into their music is probably the best it's ever been. I like it more than Hendrix, Clapton, and Zappa. The atmospheric composition just speaks to me and I haven't even gotten into the themes and content of any of the albums other than The Wall. I'll definitely put some energy into a deeper dive because Pink Floyd is quickly moving up as one of my favorite bands.

I love this album, and have for a very long time. I think “Shine on you crazy diamond” is one of the best musical tributes to anyone and anything ever written. It’s not bombastic or overly wordy. Just a memory of someone the band clearly loved (who wasn’t even deceased at the time). The other three songs are all special in their own way, though “welcome to the machine” isn’t as good of a standalone song as the others. This album shows what I would consider the two sides of Floyd. The diamond suite is their much less commercial, virtuoso and psychedelic side, while the three middle songs show their capability to write thoughtful accessible music for anyone. Few bands have been able to bridge the two worlds so easily, and even fewer have since. It’s a masterpiece, I like it even more than dark side of the moon and the wall. One of my all time favorites.

One of the greatest albums of all time

You can see a lot of studio work on this album where everything seems to come together at the right time and well in tune. This is a tribute to Syd Barrett. Each song on this album manages to transform into a pure and sad portrait of longing.

wanna eat this album

really long songs. Lots of cool instruments, its like songs for staring at the ceiling at night thinking of how cringe was what you said at middle school that one time. I love the guitar in Have a Cigar, its so melancholic.

who is pink ???

This is my favorite Pink Floyd right now. I listen to it every day as I row. As dark as they are (and it is), I feel so much joy when I listen to it.

Top Floyd album for me.

I don't have to listen to this , this album is the soundtrack to my life.

Banger!

Amazing album! Only five songs, half of which are a multi-part tribute to Syd Barrett. To top it off there's Welcome to the Machine and Have a Cigar. "By the way, which one's Pink?" This and Dark Side of the Moon are probably as close to perfect Pink Floyd as you can get.

Veldig, veldig bra. Det meste sier vel seg selv. Kreativ og eksperimentell musikalsk stil, med fornuftig mengde saksofonsolo og gitarsolo. Mer sofistikerte tekster og tema enn Dark Side of the Moon, men kanskje litt vel ordfattig til tider. Noe misfornøyd over at de antatt improviserte delene på Shine on You Crazy Diamond er litt vel repetitive. De kan finne andre ideer. 9.1/10

Masterpiece. Enough said.

First recommend album, funny as it’s one of my favorite albums already

Classic album. Not my favorite (that would be Piper at the Gates of Dawn) but its still worthy of 5 stars.

My favorite Pink Floyd album. Scathing commentary on the record business. The best lyric on the album -- "By the way, which one's Pink?"

What an epic suite and touching tribute to a fallen friend. The whole thing was great. David Gilmours guitar solos and Richard Wrights keys parts were out of this world. “Have a Cigar” is absolutely chilling, and the title track hits differently in the context of the full album.

First of all, I really don't know how this stacks up against other Pink Floyd albums, as I think Dark side of the moon, animals and this are the best, but none really stick out as the best out of the 3. I thought before listening that this was my clear favorite, but I'm really not so sure now. The long songs at the start and end if counted as one (or maybe even if not) could possibly be one of my favorite songs (let alone Pink Floyd). Conceptually as well, while not being as frontal as Dark side of the moon, still works out really well. However, I do think that some of the synth elements are a bit too much, or too overpowering, like on the second song and generally I think they are done better on dark side of the moon. I do also think that the title song is a little bit overrated. Favorite songs: all of them except the welcome to the machine. Score could easily be a subject to change, as I might totally rethink upon hearing another Pink Floyd album for perspective but... Overall around 9/10

Frickin perfection. Ventures into every style you could imagine flawlessly and at full speed. Naturally SOYCD are the standout tracks, but the middle stuff it also perfection. Damn. Fav Songs: All of em

Floyd doesn't produce songs, they make albums that are a whole experience and just the songs never sound right without that context as amazing as they are. Making albums like this is a lost art.

Wish You Were Here feels less like an album and more like a shared silence with weight behind it. From the opening mechanical churn into “Shine On You Crazy Diamond,” it immediately establishes a sense of absence, loss, and quiet grief that never fully lifts. Nothing here is rushed or showy. Every note feels considered, patient, and heavy with meaning, as if the band is choosing restraint because anything more would cheapen what they are trying to say. What makes it hit so hard is how personal it feels without ever spelling everything out. The themes of disconnection, exploitation, and mourning seep into the music naturally, carried by slow builds, spacious arrangements, and melodies that ache rather than soar. David Gilmour’s guitar speaks in long, mournful sentences, and the band leaves enormous gaps where emotion is allowed to breathe. Even the title track, simple on the surface, lands with devastating clarity because of its honesty and lack of sentimentality. By the time it ends, Wish You Were Here leaves you sitting in the aftermath rather than offering closure. It does not resolve its sadness, it honours it. That is what makes it so powerful and endlessly replayable. This is music made with empathy, patience, and deep understanding of loss, both personal and artistic. Five out of five feels inadequate, because this is one of those rare records that goes beyond rating systems altogether.

Absolutely beautiful. Just last night I was lying in my bed, under the covers in a bliss listening to this song, wondering when will this appear in the generator.

Top

Wonderful! An absolute essential and classic.

Perfection

I prefer Animals, but this is still a perfect album

Excellent, not as well rounded IMO as Dark Side of the Moon, but still magnificent for the most part.

Beautiful playing that remains relevant to this day. It tugs at the heartstrings with its opening and the poetic lyrics have not ceased to be applicable. Shine on and wish you were here are the standouts. But the long jams in between had me reaching for my guitar too to learn those riffs. Wish you were here is amazing, everyone should have listened to it.

Ça partait mal, avec l’intro de la première chanson, où on se sent comme dans une séance de massothérapie, jusqu’à ce que la guitare embarque, un peu mieux.je ne suis pas un fan des chanson instrumentale de 15 minutes, je vais essayer de rester ouvert 😊Fiou ! il y a de belles harmonies vocales vers 9 minutes. Les paroles et la musique de « Welcome To The Machine » n’accrochent, comme dans « La Maudite machine » d’Octobre en 1971, le système qui nous avale est un thème fort qui me rejoint et qui est très bien exploité ici aussi. Thème qui se poursuit dans la très bonne « Have A Cigar », dans laquelle on dicte à un jeune garçon comment être un bon soldat et comment plaire et faire de l’argent facile. Et la transition vers « Wish You Were Here » est juste parfaite, avec le sampling d’une conversation ou un adulte puissant semble donner la morale à une personne qui semble en douter en lui disant « disciplinary romains mercifully ». Je connaissais ce gros tube, mais j’avais j’avais jamais pris le temps de lire les paroles si belles et qui sont comme un appel à l’espoir d’un possible meilleur dans ce monde si formaté et aliénant. En bref, un très bon album concept qui se tient et dont je reconnais qu’il ne peut être noter que par 5 étoiles. Je souligne aussi la très belle et forte pochette d’Hipgnosis, un collectif qui aurait signé les pochettes de plusieurs groupes progressifs du temps, dont plusieurs autres albums de Pink Floyd.

Je n’arrive pas à croire que je n’avais jamais écouté cet album! J’ai pourtant eu une période Pink Floyd à l’adolescence, mais j’avais décidé de consacrer mon 20 $ à l’achat de Dark Side of The Moon que j’ai écouté jusqu’à plus soif. Et la phase Pink Floyd est passé et je n’y suis jamais vraiment retourné. J’avais aussi un préjugé négatif pour la chanson titre qui, dans mon esprit, avait été contaminé par tous les apprentis guitaristes de mon école secondaire! C’est un disque exceptionnel, je l’ai écouté plus de cinq fois durant la journée. Ce sera mon premier 5 du défi !

I got so immersed in this album that I didn't realize that the sirens I was hearing were not part of the music

10 ★★★★★

Perfect album. Every song is a highlight. 5 stars.

A pretty gargantuan gold-plated 5 star for sure. The first 8 minutes of Shine On You Crazy Diamond are grander than 1500 Mozart symphonies and maybe is the finest stretch in all of recorded music and the rest of the album is pretty great as well. Like a tumultuous epic voyage filled with the scrummiest mountain-sized pangs of sadness and regret and a great statement from the band about the music industry after the all-out success of Dark Side Of The Moon. Only 4.3 on the global charts… wish it were higher!