Reviews (page 5 of 15)
Pink Floyd, bij zo'n bekende naam ligt altijd op de loer dat je het een goed cijfer geeft enkel op basis van de reputatie en het feit dat het vertrouwd klinkt. Maar ja, dit is gewoon weer heel goed gedaan. Het blijft na vijf keer luisteren nog steeds boeiend. Afwisseling, experiment, sterk spel, het zit allemaal weer geramd, en dan merk je weer dat de reputatie domweg verdiend is.
Na twee ontoegankelijke albums van Pink Floyd, lees ik dat Pink Floyd met dit album tegen de muziekindustrie in wil gaan. O jee, wordt het nog minder muzikaal? Ik wordt gelijk gerustgesteld. Het eerste nummer is rustig, wat donker, maar toch ook toegankelijk. Ze hebben het wel gedaan lees ik. Om tegen de industrie in te gaan namen ze een album op, zonder instrumenten, maar met keukengerei. Blij dat dat niet is uitgebracht. In plaats daarvan uit de ergernis zich in een nummer als Have a cigar. Daarmee geven ze hun beeld van de industrie vrij duidelijk weer. Een veel fijner protest. Daarnaast blijken de aanvankelijk rustige en donkere klanken die ik noemde de basis voor het hele album (25 van de 45 minuten). Het schijnt een eerbetoon te zijn aan hun oprichter. Een eerbetoon klinkt toch een stuk positiever dan een plaat tégen de industrie. Ik kies er dan ook voor om dat als de echte basis voor de plaat te ervaren. 4,5 ster.
Niet zo lang geleden kregen we nog het tegenvallende the Wall en zelfs een soloplaat van mafklapper Syd Barrett. Dit album is een soort van ode aan die mafklapper, maar dan wel met veel betere muziek dan hij zelf ooit had kunnen maken. Met een iconische albumhoes (alhoewel natuurlijk minder iconisch dan the dark side of the moon) en een aantal iconische nummers als Shine On en Wish you were here. Met name die laatste is samen met Comfortably Numb van het matige the Wall een van mijn favorieten, met name omdat de zang van David Gilmour dan het beste kan shinen. Verder hebben die twee iconische nummers op deze plaat een iconische gitaarriff, uit duizenden herkenbaar. Genoeg iconisch aan dit album dus. En voor iconische albums hebben we de 5-sterrenknop.
Now that’s a proper fookin’ album, mate! I played this one to death 40 years ago. I thought I’d grown tired of their lament-of-the-heroin-addict cynicism. But the band is just fantastic — that is really what I think — oh by the way, which one’s Pink. Extremely well-conceived, flawlessly executed. Amazing. A 5.
Amazing
One of the greatest albums of all time from one of the greatest bands of all time. Every song is perfect in every way. As with all pink floyd albums, this is a one-of-a-kind work of art
Impeccable (vinyl)
Fantastisches Album!
I knew every song despite never listening to this album. It was an ethereal journey.
funky, cinematic and heavy.
I'll be honest, if you dont find something that you like on this, you just might be deaf. 89/100
back to the fish bowl called school in which i have swimmed year after year. a new school probably means some new lost souls. i mean i dont think i have any time to listen to shine on your crazy diamond in its full cause today im going back to school. wait a minute the car ride to school took 40 minutes and i can finish the whole album on the way and watch some of my favourite youtube videos. and also i HATE roger waters and how useless his politics is. cant this irl moai just shut up. and also im not the biggest prog fan in the world, and the wall is my favourite album of them. but the two part of shine on your crazy diamond is actually realyl awesome and the title track stands as one of their greatest work. have a cigar and welcome to the machine really let the almost perfect flow of the album down. 4.5/5
Wish You Were Here is Pink Floyd's foremost artistic statement, a record that gracefully transcends the genre attached to this band. As much as I admire Animals, The Dark Side of the Moon, and even Meddle, this is the album on which they had something to say: 'You reached for the secret too soon / You cried for the moon'; 'Where have you been? / It's alright, we know where you've been.' Conceptually, 'the machine' is more interesting than any brick-by-brick-made 'wall,' and their turns into progressiveness do not smack of pretension but of necessity. The fact that it's bookended by thirteen-min tracks that feel far shorter than they are is everything: for once, the music took them over rather than the other way around.
Holy shit. We start of with a beautiful instrumental that is clearly psychedelic rock, yet it wouldn't be out of place in a musical. We move some more generic Pink Floyd songs that are absolute bangers. They don't feel repetitive but have amazing flow through the songs. Ending back where we started, the album flows really nicely from beginning to end. I am ashamed to say that I don't recall ever hearing any of these songs before. Shine On You Crazy Diamond, both tracks, probably was (were?) my favorite song(s?). The vocals are minimal, but they are very powerful with some insane harmonies. The instrumental has a really nice groove. I could listen to this album 100 times and not get tired of it.
There aren't many lyrics, but what is there is meaningful and well put together. There is nothing here that I don't like. Every song, no matter how long, never gets dull. It's crazy that they can keep you intrigued for 13 minutes, but they do. This is my first Pink Floyd album on this list, but I am fairly familiar with their work, so an easy day today. Great album.
I can't listen to this now as I don't do post Syd Pink Floyd when the sun is shining as it seems pointless. However, being a 59 yo American white guy who is a rock dork from the age of twelve, I've heard this record hundreds of times. It's perfect. Just the best. That's it.
Capolavoro.
Oh man, this is such a sentimental favorite album for me. I listened to it a lot growing up and distinctly remember watching a DVD version of a live show where they played all these songs + some of their other classics (pretty sure it was called Pulse, recorded and released in '06). My dad bought it and put it on multiple times. I always regretted not trying to see a Floyd show. Both versions of Shine On, a tribute to the deceased Syd Barrett, are beautiful songs. Gilmour's guitar just stands out so well and then I love the lyrics. Wish You Were Here follows a similar theme. It's probably my favorite song from Pink Floyd and I try to listen to it when I'm having a tough day. I just love all the lyrics in that song. It also wouldn't be a Floyd album without some railing against the system. Both Welcome to the Machine and Have a Cigar are just cool reprieves sandwiched between the more somber songs. I love this album. It's just so accessible and easy to listen to. Easy 5 stars.
I distinctly remember buying this album without any previous notions of what to expect and being absolutely floored by SoYCD while driving to a hockey game. Fell in love with this album and Pink Floyd instantly... With nothing left to prove after the earth shattering success that was DSoTM, Floyd doubled down on this heavily thematic album bookended by a spacey opus dedicated to their founding lead singer Syd Barrett who they had to part with as his sanity crumbled. Unlike DSoTM, this album is compact -- just 5 tracks, of which 2 are the long-form opus SoYCD. Where SoYCD and Wish You Were Here are overt tributes to their lost member, the other two tracks, Welcome to the Machine and Have a Cigar, offer cynical explorations of the music industry and capitalism in general. Not necessarily a new theme for them (see Money) but certainly a bit more personal "oh by the way, which one's Pink?" The song writing throughout is fantastic. Choruses are catchy, instrumentals are patient, and Gilmour's guitar is meticulously calculated and effective. SoYCD alone is beautiful. Built entirely around the iconic sound of David Gilmour's guitar, which flows through the spacious atmospheres emanating from Wright's synths. Seamless handover into Welcome to the Machine is a nice touch. Machine is a spookier experience and one upon which the synths do a lot of the heavy lifting. Have a Cigar has a swagger to it that aligns more closely with Money from the preceding album. Such a jam. And the Title track is an all time classic that delivers on all fronts: solid songwriting, iconic guitar, and rock solid lyricism. Love this album inside out. 5 / 5.
Masterpiece. Might be my favorite of the Pink Floyd albums. Especially love the backing vocals on Diamond.
Well this is an easy af 5. Has my favorite Floyd song(s) in Shine On, with all the songs in between being top tier. Obviously the title track is the most popular but every song on here is incredible and shows some of the best Floyd out there. Hoping we'll still have Animals on here.
Absolutely incredible experience. This was actually my first time ever listening to a Pink Floyd album. I now understand that psychedelic rock would not be what it is today if it wasn't for them. This album had everything I enjoy when it comes to the genre: a plethora of sounds and instruments with some amazing performances on the guitar. I love it when I hear a noise that I didn't know an instrument could make and I experienced that on this album. The album plays like one big song, which is something I adore. Shine On You Crazy Diamond is literally half the album and I couldn't be happier about it.
5/5
whoop whoop tausendmal gehört... gerade erst über "Animals" als bestes LSD Album gelesen, next: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D4KQae9oMWs wahrscheinlich eines meiner ersten selbstaufgelegten Alben weil Karl sie im Plattenregal hatte und ich musste immer vorsichtig mit der Nadel sein...
5.5 - Legendary
Listened to this high while laying down in the dark. Now I know all the secrets of the universe.
Wow
fantastic
Another album that got a visceral reaction out of me when it came out of the algorithm. Thanks for making me listen to this again. 5/5 Ooh now I get why I got it today :(
Spaciger Sound und ne sehr interessante Hintergrundgeschichte zum Album. Man denkt es kann nicht mehr besser werden und dann liefert die Band so n Album ab
Bei The Wall dachte ich noch, vielleicht werde ich kein Pink Floyd fan oder verstehe es nicht. Aber dieses Album ist ja 10/10 fantastisch. Umwerfend.
masterpiece
Pink Floyd are the kings of story telling intertwined with lyricism. While I dont find this as ground shaking as the wall or DotM, it still stands in its own way. Solid album.
Duh
"Wish You Were Here" is one of the absolute best songs in the history of ever. Pink Floyd is one of those rare "nobody and nothing else like them anywhere ever" bands. They occupy their own place in music and lets be honest, they are top 10 on any meaningful music list.
Amazing album
Pink Floyd Nothing else to say 👍🏻
Holy shit man this album really made me understand floyd. This thing is just pure bliss front to back. One of those few albums that just radiates *goodness*. Beautiful.
Holy fucking shit
4.7 1x classic
Two days after OK Computer I draw another record that I believe to be note for note perfect and that was a major formative part of my musical taste as an adolescent. I’ve come to prefer Animals over the years, but this remains an all time genuine masterpiece.
Yes.
1-11/10 TA PIOSENKA DOSŁOWNIE MI ŻYCIE URATOWAŁA 2-9/10 3-10/10 4-11/10 5-7/10 Jeden z najlepszych albumów wszechczasów kocham go. 10/10
I've already listened to his album (1). Arguably Pink Floyd's best, but my personal favorite is Animals.
I own it already. Shine on you crazy diamond is pink floyd's best song and david gilmours best solo. This is the best album with the wall a close second. Every song is superb and considering half of it is Shine on you crazy diamond, this could not be an easier 5 stars
Even though I typically do not enjoy mainly instrumental music there is something special about the way Pink Floyd does it. Even after many times hearing it it’s still great to listen to.
I have had this on cassette, special edition CD, and vinyl. It is tied for first place with *Meddle* for the title of "Favorite Pink Floyd Album." I will never be upset about the opportunity to listen to it again.
Esa guitarra de shine on u crazy diamond… sexo!!!
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Best Song: Wish You Were Here Pink Floyd is one of my all time favorite bands so it is no secret that this album would be part of my rotation. There are now bad songs and nothing bad to say. An absolute masterpiece. 5/5.
The only to compete is Dark side of the Moon
Wish You Were Here' is my all time personal favourite. It was my first ever vinyl. It introduced me to Pink Floyd. It changed my views on music. It paved the way for my ever growing obsession. It is perfect from start to finish. With 'Wish You Were Here' Syd Barret got the most transcending, most otherworldy beautiful tribute any person on earth has ever received.
peak
One of the best albums of all time
I'm a long time PinkFloyd fan and am very familiar with this album already. It's a classic. The songs on this are amazing. And though it's easier to have no bad tunes when you have a lower number of songs, this album doesn't have any missteps. It's great from beginning to end. Personally, I've always liked the way they have bookended this album with Shine On You Crazy Diamond. In my opinion, none of it is as good as the three songs in between, though that's a super high bar, and it's always interesting to hear all of the different layers in those two halves of the song. As for those tracks in between: Welcome to the Machine is probably my favorite song on this album. It's far from a traditional rock track, no doubt, and the lyrics are very ominous. But I love how all of this comes together to paint a pretty dark picture. A great, great tune. Have a Cigar is more of a traditional rock song in some ways. Love the lyrics to this, especially the "by the way, which one's Pink" line. Even if they are brief in nature, still really well written. Wish You Were Here is quintessential Floyd. A great song that couldn't have come from any other band. This is what really strikes me about this album, is how well constructed it is. Frankly, I've always preferred David Gilmour as a singer to Roger Waters, though Waters is undoubtedly the better writer and the more meaningful stuff has come from when he was in the band. Wish You Were Here as an album is a great example of this. A 5 star album, no doubt. Amazing songs, powerful, great playing, and a complete album.
Oh, by the way, which one's Pink? 10 stars
I listen to this album at least once a month.
Slaps. Just as good as the first time I heard it blowing smoke out of my window in hs. RIP Budster.
AMAZING!! Genuinely so besutiful, i didnt like wish u were here too mcuh but the rest was perfection, loves the instrumentals and guitar portions sm!!
Phenomenal album from one of the greatest bands of all time.
For two members of the band this is their favourite album. And they are right. It's my favourite too. Every track is not a personal story or about industry and fame. It's also a bit the emptiness of modern life and lost chances. Musically, this prog rock record is a lot simpler than other prog records with it's 4/4 and blues riffs. However, it all works so well together that we can stop this "Is PF prog or not?" discussion. Yes, they are.
pensé que no me iba a gustar porque tanta gente ama este álbum pero puta que es exquisito de escuchar
One of my favourite PF albums
8,7/10
This is amazing, what an album
Easy 5.
Classic album. One of Pink Floyd’s best.
5*
9.7/10
This is my favorite Pink Floyd album and I love them all. There has been too much spilled into for me to contribute anything new, except if you are not aware please look at the history of the band and the context in which it was made. Worth it
Top tier album as always by Pink Floyd
One of my favorite Pink Floyd albums
classic
5.0/what a legendary project. i love this album so much. vinyl in collection.
I think the fact it has less tracks makes it easier for it to be a better record because of how compact it is but also more difficult to decide what the best part of it is. Just a really great sounding record all around packed with classics. I love it.
Each song gets lost along the way and they're amazing
Amazing
Pretty excellent. Wish I hadn't been overexposed to all the big moments before hearing them in context
A perfect album, not quite as good as DSotM in my opinion, but it's very close. Parts of Shine On was played at my friend's funeral, so I don't listen to this album as often as I used to. That's a shame though, because it was nice to think of him today. He died far too young, but squeezed a lot of living out of his 18 years. Some of my favourite guitar playing ever on this album as well. I'm starting to wonder if Gilmour is actually my favourite guitarist.
Brilliant from beginning to end.
This is the greatest album of all time. No debate. I need to buy the vinyl and give this another spin.
Fantastic, prog with beautiful melodies.
Hippie space blues for your mind stadium. Absolutely based.
Hate the politics. The album is undeniable
THIS is my favorite Pink Floyd album. An absolute masterpiece that never gets old. It’s a journey every time I listen. Takes me back to my high school days getting stoned and chilling in my room staring at the glow in the dark stars all over my room. The guitar tones, synths, lyrics EVERYTHING about this record is perfection.
It’s so fucking rad, honestly
Absolute classic of an album, been a long time since I heard it and totally get why it changed people's whole lives and perspective on music. Game changer.
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DAMN THIS IS GOOD hold up I can tell why Ben likes this, 😮
Already knew it was a 5, but will always slow down and take a moment to listen to this album when prompted.
Absolutely solid and an all-time great
Damn. Never heard this before. Just damn.
Not all Pink Floyd albums are brilliant. This one is.
i get so unbelievably happy when i get generated an album that I've already heard a million times before. Once in a lifetime band, once in a lifetime album. Nothing I can say will suffice, and there is nothing I could say that has not been said a million times before me.
What a great album cover first thing, that needs extra points. Crazy Diamond is absolutely peak. I was joking about Born To Run having 8 songs but being 40 minutes long, this feels like it earns it by having a much better vibe. You can really fall into the music and get lost in it. Welcome to the Machine is the weakest point here but even then it's still a decent song.
Easy 5. Glorious and luxurious. Moody but my mood lifted in listening somehow
The best pink Floyd album for me
This was a happy reprieve after some of the stuff that we have had lately. A masterwork.
Absolute heavyweight entry. Nasty hooks together with the sort of English brooding that nobody does better than Pink Floyd.
Yes, sure.
Jumallevy. Tää on kuunneltu sata kertaa mutten ikinä tylsisty! 5/5
Kokonainen, letkeä ja ylipäätään hieno teos, vaikkakin poikkeaa hieman aiemmasta tuotannosta. 5/5
There is literally nothing I can say about this album that hasn't already been said.
one of the greatest
Peak absolute peak
I played the hell out of this album when I worked in radio years ago, and it's seared into my soul. That David Gilmour guitar hits those pockets like no other. What a record!
Overall: 10/10 Beautiful. I've always adored this album. Shine On You Crazy Diamond is an epic tribute to an old friend. Welcome to the Machine is electronic goodness. Have a Cigar is the hard rocker with probably my favourite bassline in any Pink Floyd song. Wish You Were Here is just one of the best songs ever written. This is definitely an album everyone should listen to before they die. Fav Song: Wish You Were Here Least Fav Song: Welcome to the Machine
One of the best albums of all time.
Among the best of the band, very few songs, but each and every one were very good in it's own way, the psychedelic waves at the beginning and the end, and the memorable songs in the middle. Very good record all around.
Great album!
Ha...easy.
I admit to loving Pink Floyd, and I find this to be one of their best albums. There are great songs on here like “Wish You Were Here” and “Have A Cigar”, but what makes this record work is the atmosphere and resulting hypnotic vibe it creates. A mesmerizing and enthralling listening experience that was a seminal one as a young person and still hits home to this day.
i’ve been in a massive slump for this project but i might as well write something about this. i’ve listened to this album a million times. wish you were here is one of my favorite songs ever. the whole album is just amazing pretty much. i don’t want to write all that much but man pink floyd was so fucking good. wish roger and dave liked each other more back then we could have even more bangers
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.
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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.
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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.