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I never think I'm a big Pink Floyd fan, but anytime I listen to a few of their albums, this one included, I start wondering why I don't consider myself a big Pink Floyd fan. Maybe I am. This album is great, includes probably my favorite Pink Floyd Song (the title song.) The bookends do get very close to becoming tedious, but they ultimately work and work well with this album.
a perfect album
Great excuse to listen to shine on you crazy diamond fully. God it’s so good. One of the best long songs ever. Great album also 9/10
Brilliant
Shine On Part I Wish you were here
5/5 The album begins patiently with the massive, fantastic Shine On You Crazy Diamond. Part 1 is so atmospheric and beautiful, drawing you in. Then those four notes introduce part 2, and the song is truly underway and grooving. Already two lengthy Gilmour solos in and you want more. Wright shows his feel on Part 3, with the simplest but most elegant of synth solos, before Gilmour decides, guess what, it's time for a guitar solo. And who could blame him? It sounds great. Then the vocals come in so smooth and full of life, complimented beautifully by guitar licks. As Waters does so well, the lyrics say so much with short, simple wordplay. Part 4 is just a couple of minutes but impacts so hard. Then Part 5 runs away with this energy, with the guitar arpeggios and two fantastic sax solos, before Shine On fades away, never to be seen again (until 20 minutes later). Suddenly Welcome To The Machine is playing and slapping hard, with the repetitive synth. So many sounds come together behind Gilmour to create a world of anxiety and disorder. Guitars lead the way but the synths cut through to give the track a disorientating, uncertain tone, which I just love. The vocals and lyrics are fantastic, but with Pink Floyd at this time that is almost a given. The synth solo that closes the track is so evil and sinister it rips right through you. Suddenly it cuts out, and we hear a party, really adding to the world this whole album as an experience creates. Turn over. Oh shit we're really grooving now. But still the synth cuts through beautifully and perhaps troublingly. Harper is just fantastic, and really puts down the humour of the song so well. Another great guitar solo pulls us away. I can't really describe the feeling I get when I hear the little radio sound effect at the start of Wish You Were Here. Just a comforting, exciting, sad feeling. Each element of this song is perfect. I could say why but that would take me a lot longer than the 5 minute runtime. Just legendary. Whistling winds. We're back where we started, and so quickly too. Part 6 makes me feel sad and angry, it's full of emotion, and I never want it to end, with the pulsating bass and attacking guitars supported by the magnificent synth additions. It goes from musically calm to screaming in not much time at all. Then part 7, and Waters' brilliance is once again showcased, for the album to really come full circle. Those addictive guitar arpeggios kick in before a funky section for part 8. It feels like a victory lap at this point, and it sounds amazing. Wright's fingertips are all over it and the majestic part 9, which is just beautiful. Finishing with a final flourish full of colour and life. While a lot of this album feels negative and set in the past, this final section is full of hope for me. In summary, this album feels like it could be twice as long, and that's why it's the perfect length. Each track, each section, leaves you wanting more, wanting to dive back to the start, and yet you must continue on the ride because they are so much more together. Much like the members of Pink Floyd. Waters' lyricism, Gilmour's musicianship and Wright's creativity come together, I think, the most balanced and the best of the band's catalogue on this album. Shoutout to Mason as well for doing exactly what he should throughout, giving it just what it needed for percussion. Shine On You Crazy Diamond, Pts 1-5 5/5 Welcome To The Machine 5/5 Have A Cigar 5/5 (LEAST FAV) Wish You Were Here 5/5 (FAV) Shine On You Crazy Diamond, Pts 6-9 5/5
Two Pink Flores albums in one week! I must be living right. I’d kill to see this band live.
First time listening to a Pink Floyd album. What an awesome and rich album. The melodies, the layers, the lyrics, just great. I loved the Shine On You Crazy Diamond parts. I thought it was completely justified and cool that it was split up, and you can tell when the parts transition between each other. The entire album stands out.
Pink Floyd's best.
beautiful iconic album, no way this gets less than 5 stars!
Probably the best Pink Floyd album after DSOTM.
One of the all time greats.
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- Absolutely one of the best Pink Floyd records. Tight, imaginative, atmospheric, reverent, dark and beautiful. -
8,80
Loved it
Masterpiece
Certified classic.
A masterfully atmospheric proggy/arty rock album. These guys are truly greater than the sums of their parts (which are all great in their own right. Wright really shines with his synths here, making beautiful soundscapes that fit the songs perfectly. Mason is restrained and calculated with his drums - never flashy, but always playing exactly what’s required without an extra hit. Waters plays bass similarly. Gilmour has the perfect tone with soaring leads that sound brilliant without relying on speed or tricks - just smooth proficient playing. Shine On Your Crazy Diamond(s) are the perfect book ends, while the middle is filled with electronics, kinda funky rock, and an all time classic tender song. In competition for Floyd’s best and an all around wonderful album.
Rating: 10/10 A beautiful masterpiece, Pink Floyd's best work and one of the greatest albums of all time. Every song is perfect except for Welcome to the Machine, which is still amazing. Not much else needs to be said.
Great band, genre and album!
Their best album
ZOOOOWEEEEEE LA DÉPRIME N'A JAMAIS AUSSI BIEN ÉTÉ MIXÉE!!!
Classic. Mandatory listening.
Honestly, I wasn't a big fan of Pinkies back then. I remembered them as the guys who made a creepy movie (aka 'The Wall') and played a really strange music, though 'Money' were considered cool even then. And so, time skipping 10 or so years later, when I've heard 'Wish You Were Here' for the first time truly by accident -- this song spoke to me. Maybe because of its simplicity, maybe because of a sincere lyric, but it was a beginning of my reintroduction to the band. Also, should I say that I prefer that album over literally universally acclaimed 'The Dark Side of the Moon'? C'mon, 'Shine On You Crazy Diamond' is the greatest prog rock tracks in music history. Maybe only 'Meddle' is my second favourite.
I mean it’s just be disingenuous to not give a 5 to this.
I’ve never actually listened to Pink Floyd before this. It is practically instrumentally perfect. The arrangements and performance are incredible. The lyrics left me wanting in spots and weren’t as cohesive as I’d like.
5/5
One of the all-time greats! Absolutely love this album, especially the guitar work on the title track.
5 stars all day, every day
I cannot say one bad thing about this album. Although probably my second favourite Floyd album behind Meddle it’s still in my top ten greatest albums. The album was released at peak Prog time when I was at my most receptive to a complex concept album different to anything else and pushing the Prog boundaries further. I bought the album on release day and still have it intact together with the black shrink wrap cover, round banner sticker and postcards. My copy is worth a bomb now but will never sell it as it means so much and part of my life. The album does remind me of the emotional turmoil I was suffering at the time. This album and others helped me through that. The eight minute plus instrumental start of Shine On You Crazy Diamond in particular takes me back to that dark time. Played endlessly it’s one of just a few pieces of music where I can identify and anticipate every single chord, guitar pluck, ambient background and every thing else which makes up that track. Another reviewer on here said that this album was one his uncle would play at the end of a barbecue to get deep about his divorce. I assume this was not meant as a compliment but I do understand where the reviewer is coming from. But I do warn the reviewer that in time he/she will have a piece of music to hold onto and only then will he/she realise what a beautiful thing that is and the enrichment music gives your life. This album for me is a top example of this. 5+/5 14/7/24
Top 5 favorite albums
A classic
Wish You Were Here is the ninth studio album from Pink Floyd, and this was the follow up to their most successful album, Dark Side of the Moon. As such, Wish You Were Here was not favorable received at the time. Consensus opinion has changed considerably in the intervening years. This album is Roger Water's tribute to founding band member Syd Barret, and is Pink Floyd at their best: blues inspired guitar in electronic soundscapes. Water's existential bent as a songwriter give the songs eternal appeal.
Masterpiece.
Love it love it love it. Classic.
One of the best albums ever.
Precis som The dark side of the moon är detta också ett mästerverk, till och med snäppet bättre.
Great album!!
i will never get tired of the title track
An all-time favorite I slightly ruined for myself by overplaying it as a teenager obsessed with David Gilmour. He is absolutely thrilling on this album. There's nothing pyrotechnic or as singularly epic as the Comfortably Numb solo, but his phrasing, that compressed strat tone, the fuzz sustain, the control in his vibrato, everything about it is just unbelievable. Those piercing but tenderly tentative first notes when he comes in on Shine On are set the mood for the entire album. This is a very strange album to be such a huge commercial hit: 5 tracks, two stretching out to nearly a quarter of an hour of meandering guitar, synth and sax, a very personal and loving tribute to a lost friend and original creative heart of the band blown up the maximalist scale of arena rock. The 70s were a wierd time. My favorite PF is the Echoes/Ummagumma era of long explortatory psychadelia, but this album (and Animals, which I maybe slightly prefer) have a nice dose of that but with added high-budget studio recording polish and a more composed prog rock feel. Try as they might, even 40 million buskers can't ruin Wish You Were Here.
I need to relisten someday to fully understand it.
It almost feels like I'm doing something wrong, continuously giving Pink Floyd album's five stars. I keep looking for moments or songs that don't hit as hard for me but they are few and far between. The connection I feel when listening to this music is unlike any other. Wish You Were Here explores the themes of absence, loss, disconnection and the longing feeling these emotions can bring. The album in general, including the first song "Shine on You crazy Diamond" (sometimes shortened to SYD) is a tribute to former Pink Floyd member and close friend of the band Syd Barrett, who was unceremoniously dismissed due to his erratic behavior, deteriorating mental health issues and drug addictions (particularly LSD). It explores the sadness they felt that he was no longer able to be a part of the group and the heartbreak of having to watch their friend go through the hardships he did. It is said that while they were recording the album, a heavier man with a shaved head and eyebrows and a "look in his eyes, like black holes in the sky" entered the studio. https://images.rapgenius.com/5d259d0a2c0cf99e61db1203ecf1b4b8.600x588x1.jpg Members of the band did not recognize that it was actually their close friend Syd, as his new look was a complete change from his normal, skinny and well put together appearance. https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcTosRT_mw2lq8FtGI8ijdtXBpMtVZKVsRSmxg&s "Welcome to the Machine" and "Have a Cigar" confront the music industry as a whole, explaining how it can strip away creativity and humanity. "Welcome to the Machine" is mechanical and cold, representing the alienation artists can feel from dealing with predatory record executives. While most of us don't have that experience, feeling like a cog in the machine is a universally understood sentiment. "Have a Cigar" sarcastically criticizes the industry's greed and lack of genuine passion, pointing out the absence of true artistry in favor of whatever will make the most money. And then there is "Wish You Were Here". While this song is another tribute to Syd and the sadness they felt from his absence, it also broadly speaks of the sadness and regret we all feel from missing someone. This song hurts me every time I listen to it, and it hurts me 'perfectly'. At the end, we tie the entire experience up with a bow by returning to "Shine...", continuing the previous sentiments. 5 Stars, A++++, Immaculate, Flawless Execution. How do they do it?
What can I say that Newell already hasn’t? I think I liked this one more than DSOTM!
Pink Floyd’s Wish You Were Here. One of my favorite albums of all time. So much so that every time I’m asked to come up with a desert island disc list this one is one of my 3 absolutes. Ironically, this is one of only two bands that have two albums that I view as equally great in the competition for my island retreat. (DSOTM). There is no reasonable argument musically or culturally that Dark Side of The Moon isn’t the “better” of the two. But Wish just makes me FEEL something indescribable and deeply personal. Maybe it’s David Gilmores guitar tone. Or the saxophone in Shine on. Or the fact that Wish You Were Here is one of the first songs I learned to play. Or the “…… whoosh….” Transition from Machine to Wish. Or any number of hyper personal memories I have of this album- when and where I listened to it and how it affected me. This is what I mean when I talk about music and connection. This album is MINE. It’s mine, it’s an actual piece of me, of who I am and how I became me. I didn’t write it and even though it’s out there for all to hear and experience this is absolutely a record of the event if people playing music in a room and how they felt- and it has woven itself into the fabric of who I am as a person. Whenever i talk about music this album is playing in my head.
One of the best rock albums to exist
Short (?) and sweet. I'd listen to each and every song again and over.
A very tight, controlled album: all killer, no filler. It doesn't suffer from being bloated like other Pink Floyd albums and doesn't outstay its welcome. We really enjoyed this a lot: a cohesive, atmospheric, musically impressive piece.
Eines Meiner Lieblingsalben, psychodelisch, fesselnd...
Amazing stuff
Despite all the variously justified criticisms (over-hyped, bloated, self-indulgent prog rock) this still shines.
For no particular reason, I'd never listened to much Pink Floyd... Great to finally listen to this masterpiece! Shine On indeed!
Love Pink Floyd.
Like this one a lot
Pure magic
clássico demais
It's ethereal. It's good to listen to when you're just chilling or doing things.
Progressive rock, art rock. A perfect album. Another album I just get lost in, so melancholic and introspective. Can't say anything about it that hasn't been said. 5/5
I mean wow. To listen to this with the high quality surround mix was crazy. I think it might not be at DSOTM level but still insane. Shine on you crazy diamond is a top of all time song objectively
As the follow-up to the seminal 1973 album "Dark Side of the Moon", "Wish You Were Here" is more jazz-forward with a completely different feel than its predecessor. Although some songs here deal with the subject of mental illness, it is a more personal and introspective album. A lament to the band's old mate and friend who had succumbed to it. It is also a criticism of the music industry's approach to tailoring musicians to make money rather than follow their art. This was also the last album by the band before Roger Waters began to exert increasing control of the band's output. This is not to say that the band's next albums were a letdown over the previous records. Waters is a genius, even if he is a bit of an asshole. I find that I prefer the albums based on his concepts more than the previous material, as well as his solo material over the Gilmore-led Pink Floyd or the other band members' solo music. All that being said, I find each Floyd album to be a unique and enjoyable experience.
Superclassic Pink Floyd album - still sounds great and timeless, nothing further to add.
Pink Floyd at their best. Great album.
Love it.
Esse disco é uma pérola. Começa e termina com "Shine on you crazy". As outras três músicas são uma das mais incríveis que a banda produziu na década de 1970.
As far as intros to albums go, this is a 5000 out of 5. And as I mentionend a Pink Floyd moment in my "Dark Side of the Moon" review, here's another one: I had just stepped off my train one summer night, walking home, still on the platform and Pt.1 started playing, its soundwaves cruising through the dusk from somewhere far away. I stopped and listened. As you do.
Always will be one of my favorites. Have listed hundreds of times.
Entertaining. Like going to the theater.
My all time favorite album!
Masterpiece!
Absolutely great
What can I say? A true classic album up there with Dark Side of the Moon and The Wall. Despite Shine on you crazy diamond taking up a good chunk of the album, it doesn't feel too long. And Wish you were here is a timeless classic. 5/5
This took a while to get going, but the song Wish You Were Here is an all time great and the music was enjoyable the whole way through
Good shit
when i went to italy my senior year of high school, a busker started playing wish you were here while my friends and i were wandering through the streets. it nearly brought me to tears, this universal feeling that i could hear a song my dad had played on his guitar for me as a child halfway across the world. i will always love pink floyd for finding me wherever i am.
Masterpiece.
Class, easy 5 stars
this album ends a run of absolute glory from Meddle in '71. the Wall came afterwards, but this is the end of 'peak Floyd 'for me.
Great
One of my all-time favourites ....
Ohhh this is my music wow. So much imagination, story, relevance. I only listen to this on occasion because it’s like…watching a movie.
Emerica used Crazy Diamond on Heath Kirchart's retirement video part. It was perfect. I'm front row on the hype train for this album. Big jams. Feeling. Groove. Some funk. Dynamic. Lots of space. Crown jewel of 70s rock ✨💎✨
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Desde la portada, hasta la última canción, se trata de un álbum excepcional. Shine on you es magnífica, Wish you were here ( a pesar del homenaje/plagio al Almost Independence Day de van Morrison) es exquisita. Have a cigar otra joya. Un imprescindible. 1975 es el año de discos como: Down by the Jetty de Dr. Feelgood, debut de Ac/Dc, Physical Graffiti de Led Zeppelin, Toys in the Attic de Aerosmith, That's the Way of the World de Earth, Wind and Fire, Young Americans de D. Bowie, Dressed to Kill de kiss, Rubycon de Tangerine Dream, ABBA de ABBA, Diamonds & Rust de Joan Baez, Zuma y Tonight's the Night de Neil Young, Captain Fantastic and the Brown Dirt Cowboy de Elton John, Main Coruse de Bee Gees, KC and the Sunshine Band de KC and the Sunshine Band, Born to run de B. Springsteen, Love to Love You Baby de Donna Summer, Another Green World de Brian Eno, Ommadawn de Mike Oldfield, Radio-Activity de Kraftwerk, Horses de Patti Smith, A Night at the Opera de Queen, Crisis? What Crisis? de Supertramp, el directo de Bob Marley...
For me, this was always Pink Floyd's best album. I appreciate that that may be a controversial statement, given that 'Dark Side of the Moon' and 'The Wall' are so celebrated. But 'Wish You Were Here' always resonated with me in a different way. It adds a much needed emotional dimension and bleakness to their sonic experiments. There are reflections on their status within the music industry. And most powerfully, the 9 part opener/closer is a tribute to their former band member who had fallen from grace since his departure and was nearing the end of his short life by this time, as may have been evident by the rest of the band upon his final visits to the studio. Overall, it's powerful album, intended to be heard as a whole.
Not a ton to say, it's pink floyd at their best. It's more than an album, but an experience.
This is the first record I owned as a teenager. I don’t know how often I h e listened to it but I still like it and think it is brilliant.
Incredible. 5/5
Great album
Top 5 of my all time !!
Pink Floyd classic
This album is fire!
Grossartiges Album mit zeitlosen Songs.
Sublime. Takes me right back to my youth, which is always welcome.
Amazing Pink Floyd albun
Amazing
אין מה להוסיף. אלבום מופת.
One of the 3 greatest progressive rock albums and one of ever. The synthesizer from Richard Wright is my incredible how he used in the right moment and the right way. Was and is one of the albums of my life and the lyrics from roger talks about the industry cruelty and the heartache that he shows when talk about syd break my heart.
Such a good album. Brings back memories and reminds me how talented PF is.
One of the best albums of all time, probably. It's so good that I can't even explain it. Some of these songs have low-key Stevie Ray Vaughan vibes. I love it.
Best listened to through a good set of headphones.
Classic
This is the best Pink Floyd album. Yes, Dark Side is great. Animals is great. The Wall is great. Wish You Were Here is the bee's knees.
As usually, genius and grandiose. Smart harmonies and monumental compositions
Day 5 of listening to an album everyday. This is the most creative ever I have listen to in a while. The cohesiveness, to the instrumentation, the 12 minute long songs. The album impressively says so much without many lyrics. The song Shine On You Crazy Diamond being about their formally ousted band member Barrett. To the album talking about the music industry and how evil and corrupt it can be. This is one of the greatest albums I’ve have ever listened to and I am glad I got to hear it.
Timeless classic
Shine On You Crazy Diamond Welcome To The Machine Wish You Were Here
Shine on 95/100
ALL BANGERS (First time listen, was already a fan of the song ‘Wish you were Here’)
MINT
- this shit is so good - takes you on a sonic journey
Perfection. Pink Floyd understands how to take us on a journey fr
This album was where Pink Floyd finally “clicked” for me and started me on a deep dive into their entire discography. Incredible album front to back.
An amazing start and finish with Shine On You Crazy Diamond, "Have a Cigar" featuring some of Pink Floyd's best guitar playing, Welcome to the Machine's haunting instrumental and the title song's melancholy vibes, this is far from Pink Floyd's best album but still a masterpiece.
My favorite Pink Floyd album!
vabbè gls
che meraviglia, che magone, che capolavoro. se potessi dare dieci stelle lo farei. che bello.
Ascoltare quest’album è sempre un’esperienza intensissima. Shine On You Crazy Diamond è trascinante: non c’è bisogno di parole, perché sono le chitarre a parlare. Con Welcome To The Machine e Have A Cigar inizia un crescendo che culmina con Wish Your Were Here, il cuore tematico ed emotivo dell’album. Il finale, poi, è soddisfacente, perfetto. Che cosa aggiungere di più? A mani basse, uno dei miei album preferiti di sempre.
So good!
This album is beautiful. This is my first time listening to anything by Pink Floyd, so let me just say that I now understand the hype. 10/10 Would I listen again? Absolutely.
A masterful follow up to 'Dark Side'
it's a 5 outa my love for humz <3
Top 10 all time
Top 5 dead or alive. Shine on is a magnum opus
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Masterpiece! Best track is Wish You Were Here, but the rest are outstanding too 5/5
Takes a while to get into it but gets better as you listen.
Fantastic. Maybe my favorite Pink Floyd album.
Sublime album - is it the Floyd's best? It could well be.
A 70s classic!!! Have it on repeat
I loved this album since the first time I have heard, which was several decades ago. It has some of my favorite guitar on it and great lyrics. The lyrics were that more intense when I learned the backstory of the album and who it was they were wishing were here.
A scathing jab at the record industry and its' costs and a plaintive look at innocence lost, Wish You Were Here is an outstanding work of art. Any part of it can be taken in and enjoyed but to feel the full weight one has to listen to the album in its' entirety. I had listened to everything piecemeal and loved them all. One night while sitting alone in a car at night waiting, I had the radio on and was listening. The station was one that was on the outside fringes of reception and they while they played great stuff they were sometimes erratic with actually having music on. So when the radio went silent for a bit I almost turned it off. But I thought I heard something quiet in the distance so I turned it up. It was Shine On You Crazy Diamond (Parts I-V) and it absolutely gutted me. If anything had been open I would have run to go get the album immediately. As it was I picked it up the next day and it has been one of my favorites ever since. Few albums convey such pain, anguish and longing in such a beautiful manner.
This gets real close to being perfect.
I only wish there was an option for 6 stars.
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ No notes
A classic.
Great!
Phenomenal.
A true masterpiece that culminates in Wish You Were Here. I can see how some people might find the album slow at the start but it does not stay slow for long. Hard to find much fault or anything negative to say about this one.
Neuron activation.
It's almost worrying just how good Pink Floyd were for the run of albums that this was in. There were at least two more stone cold classics still to come and their last album was one of the best selling albums of all time. There's nothing overly complex about the music, but it's put together so well and I can't think of any other artist who comes close to this sound. Part of the journey I've been on with 1001 albums has led me a little closer to seeing what music influenced Pink Floyd, but they still stand out as being one of a kind in my opinion. For me, this is the Pink Floyd album I most liked to belt out when walking home drunk, either the title track, or Shine On. Some of the best lyrics I've ever heard. I love the way the entire band come together here to produce such an awesome album, the drums, keyboard, guitars, drums, all come together perfectly, nothing is over or understated. They even have Roy Harper as a guest singer for the icing on the cake.
5 star just terrific Shine On is probably their best overall song. Not my favorite, but best Such a loving tribute to an old friend. Listen to this one
Incredibile, miglior album dei Pink Floyd. Enigmatico ed elaborato senza toni eccessivamente pretenziosi.
Deserved-classic synthy 70s masterpiece . Lovely memories of listening to this on big headphones sat next to the record player as a kid, even though at that time i didn't get the themes of grief and sadness at the time, just enjoyed the stereo synth effects!
I knew all the songs but hadn't really listened to the whole album. It's a good as Dark Side of the Moon.
the best!
Ionic.
0 my favorite album by a band that has several masterpieces and aguably no bad ones
A legendary album from a legendary band. 'Shine On You Crazy Diamond' is just the icing on the cake.
Jaaaaa
10/10 no notes absolutely flawless
A favourite of mine, the 5 track playlist always put me off when I was a teenager but I wanted it so badly for Wish You Were Here and Shine on. Welcome to the Machine and Have a Cigar are equally as good. It's as mesmerising as ever. An album everyone should own.
What to say? Top ten for me. Known it and loved it for 30 plus years, still blows me away. Better structured and more cohesive than most prog. The most amazing soaring lyrical guitar parts you could ever hope for. Dense studio soundscapes with ground breaking efffects. It's in a league of it's own. Does sound very 1970s and the lyrics are a bit schoolboy-ish. Deal with it, make this one your friend for life.
This is probably their best album outside of DSOTM. It may even be better once you've become a fan of the ban and understand that it was written based on some of the turmoil the band felt with Syd Barret leaving. It is also a perfect middle between Animals and DSTOM in terms of their more experimental prog roots and their acclaimed single fame (this album having at least one single with "Wish You Were Here" over Animals having none IMO). The wild group choruses, saxophone and tension all throughout "Shine on you Crazy Diamond." The darker/grittier tones of "Welcome to the Machine." The excellent chorus end on "Have a Cigar." The beauty/sorrow of "Wish You Were Here." And ending with the final parts of the opening song (with equal length) is a good capstone.
Stone cold classic
Beautifully orchestrated. Sonically pleasing. Compared to what else I’ve been listening to from that time they were pushing the boundaries by creating their own style and unique storytelling. This listening session I learned that your environment, mood and what you’re doing at the moment can dictate how you will perceive and also appreciate music.
Always loved <3
The only Pink Floyd album that all members of Pink Floyd could agree was kind of okay. Roger Waters might have been the creative force behind Wish You Were Here, but David Gilmour's guitar tone steals the show while Rick Wright's work behind the keys makes this one of the greatest, most cohesive, albums of all time.
I love reading old reviews of Wish You Were Here, as everyone seemed out of their minds and found it uninspiring, dull and insincere - only for them to later realize the magnitude of the record and praise it as one of the greatest album ever released.
It takes stones to lead your album with an 11 minute song (and then continue it on subsequent tracks).
Phenomenal. 4.6
Pink Floyd raised the greatest question in rock music (B-F-G-E?). Noone asnswered yet.
Incroyable, Masterpiece, ça m'a retourné le cerveau.
Do yourself a favor and get an waterproof/submersible speaker, take it into a swimming pool, and play this album.
Reeeeallllyyyyy good
Radical. Psychedelic. Original. Emotional.
One of the best ever.
5 🌟
Masterpiece. Favorite tracks: All of them
Totally perfect Fav songs: Have a cigar Wish you were here ^=^
Great album
Pink Floyd never ceases to be amazing!
5!
Wish You Were Here, the follow up to Pink Floyd's earth-shattering Dark Side of the Moon, is often treated like a sophomore album. In some ways it is. Dark Side of the Moon represented a major break from Pink Floyd's psychedelia of the 1960s. It was, in the post Syd Barret relaunch of the band, something like a first album. Unlike many sophmore albums, Wish You Were here was not a bunch of outtakes. Instead, it leaned heavily into the prog rock of Dark Side of the Moon. At the same time, it was not just a continuation of its predecessor. The tone is very different with a melancholy feel to the album driven by themes of lost youth, alienation, and disappointment. This is especially true with the epic Shine on You Crazy Diamond. Broken into two parts, it talks to the feeling of the loss of youth and yearning for previous times. The two halves of the piece are interrupted by three songs - Welcome to the Machine, Have a Cigar, and the amazing title track, Wish You Were Here. All three share the theme of youth being ruined and consumed by society and its expectations. That last of the triptych, it heartachingly sad both musically and lyrically. History has declared Dark Side of the Moon Pink Floyd's greatest work. Perhaps, but if it's possible to have two greatest works, then Wish You Were Here is the other.
This was my first time listening, but definitely not my last. There are only a few songs, but the first and last songs each have several parts (collectively called "Shine On You Crazy Diamond"). The tunes on here are not necessarily catchy earworms in the way pop songs may be, but they're very pleasant and interesting. I appreciated the instrumental focus of much of the album. Depending on how you choose to listen, "Wish You Were Here" can be relaxing, or it can leave you with a lot to think about, or both.
One of my favourite albums of all time, i love it so much. not much has to be said honestly pink floyd pretty self explanatory STAND OUT: Shine on You crazy diamond (ALL OF THEM)
Perfect, and yet somehow still not as good as their previous album!
Perfection. One of my favourite albums for just vibing. The opener Shine On You Crazy Diamond is the prefect execution of building music to a climax.
NOOOOOOOO WISH YOU WERE HERE🙁🙁🙁🙁🙁. I love this album so much💔💔 the vocals and the background are very painful for me. This is a beautiful album that has a of meaning behijf it!!
Sooo relaxing, great album but prefer Dark Side of the Moon. Would recommend it to everyone as it’s a really good listen 😃
One of my boyfriends in college went on spring break in California and brought this back for me (along with the Funky Cold Medina cassette single, both of which he had opened and listened to) as a gift. I liked him a lot, so I put this on at bedtime every night religiously. Wish You Were Here is not at all a souvenir of California for me, but of the thoughts and dreams of my 19 year-old self lying in bed at night trying to figure everything out. That the opening lyrics are, “Remember when you were young/ You shone like the sun”…sigh.
Oh darn I had to listen to this again
oh girl i love this album
banger
I love this record. I love the prog and the synth and the psych elements to it. It's a journey that doesn't get boring. All the subtle sounds effects are great. It's an album I've revisited many times over the last decade and will continue to revisit. It might be my favorite Pink Floyd album.
This album is a masterpiece. I'm not super into prog, and frankly, I don't revisit this one often. However, its impossible to deny how cohesive this whole album. Every song is exactly where it should flows so perfectly into the next. It really does arch like a traditional story. "Wish You Were Here" is right in the middle and always blows my mind. I love how Shine On is on both sides of the record and serves and a book end. It's absolutely brilliant.
Fantastic album and what a great cover
Brabo
did you exchange a walk on part in the war for a lead role in a cage? greatest album cover ever
This album is a masterpiece by a band that does nothing but produce masterpieces. For me, this album is second only to Dark Side. With an album this good I find it hard to say anything of substance - some of these speak for themselves and enough said is enough said.
As an unabashed Pink Floyd fan, this is One Of The Great Ones.
One of the amazing albums
A timeless classic.
Beautiful album. Best enjoyed entirely in one sitting.
Shine on crazy diamond makes me explode
One of my favorite bands of all time, if not my favorite. (At least right now, it changes) and this is a great album there is no doubt. I don’t often criticize the judgement of the author but adding this and not including Animals is an error.
Their finest moment
My favorite album of all time.
One of my favorites
Top 10 all time, all genre
Pile on many more layers, and I'll be joining you there.
About as good as rock record can be. Title cut is music for the deathbed itself, not just before dying. To think this was their follow-up to Dark Side more than cements their place in the pantheon.
Sheer masterpiece.
Pink Floyd have some sketchy albums, and some incredibly good ones. This is one of the better ones. Really solid album where actually all songs are really good, harmonize well, and are coherent. Cool album cover too. I guess this might not fit someone who dislikes guitar centric music, otherwise I think this is an album most people are familiar with and can enjoy. I also like that every song is quite different from one another, even though the also work well together. 'Welcome To The Machine' is for example a quite synthetic song, as opposed to 'Have A Cigar' which is more rocky. Solid 5/5, would recommend to everybody.
I mean it's just hands down a great album. I tried to find things wrong with it and the only thing I can come up with is that maybe "Welcome to the machine" is not quite as strong as the other songs. Other than that is pretty much as close to a perfect album I think you can come. Everything is just really good, from the solos, the lyrics, the subject matter, even the artwork is iconic. Everybody should listen to this and see if it is their jam.
In my view this is the last great mid-period Pink Floyd album, and one that ranks up there with Dark Side of the Moon, before the more misanthropic tendencies crept in. From Animals onwards I think there was something of a downward creep. High point for me is Shine On You Crazy Diamond, but really the whole album is great. And I can still remember guying the vinyl version and loving the sleeve and packaging.
If Dark Side was their Sgt Pepper's, then this must be their Abbey Road. With the masterful song suite that is "Shine On You Crazy Diamond", the band pays ode to a former member of the Floyd in glorious style. The songs between SOYCD also rule. "Have a Cigar" was, for a while there, my favorite track of theirs. This whole record is a masterpiece, and it was one of the first albums I added to my vinyl collection. It simply belongs among the 5 star albums.
Classic rock. One of my favorite albums -- I've listened to Wish You Were Here more times than I can count and I'm sure I'll listen to it many more times to come. One of the greatest rock bands ever at the height of their powers. Fantastic from start to finish -- lyrics alternating between cutting sarcasm and melancholy remembrance as they explore the business of being a rock star and what it does to their bandmates. The musicianship is outstanding, as are the production values with different tones and sound effects amplifying the moods of the different tracks.
Pink Floyd - Wish You Were Here Pink Floyd is a group that requires you to sit and listen to the entire album. Picking and choosing specific songs/singles means you are not getting the full picture of what they created. Wish You Were Here is an example of this. You can pick Shine On You Crazy Diamond, pts 1-5 to listen to, but you would miss the transition into Welcome to the Machine. While Shine On is a great song you lose the full impact of listening to the entire album in one sitting. Albums like this won't work in today's music climate. Everyone wants the one song and to not be tied down into listening to the entire album from start to finish. But Pink Floyd created something special with their albums and they should be listened to on vinyl. Not because of quality or sound, but because their albums were made for that medium. And the title song is amazing. The way it sounds like the sound has dropped and you barely hear the music on the right channel and then it kicks in with full sound! So fucking good. Plus the song is just top tier. 5/5
a classic for a reason
Pink Floyd might have greater, more ambitious albums, but this one cuts like a knife. Painfully cynical while at the same time elegantly haunting and mournful. Every song on here is a classic. Fave Songs (All songs, from most to least favorite): Wish You Were Here, Have a Cigar, Shine On You Crazy Diamond (Parts I–V), Welcome to the Machine, Shine On You Crazy Diamond (Parts VI–IX)
Ratings: 5: I will happily play this album anytime 4: I may occasionally play this album of my own free will 3: I will happily listen to this if someone plays it in the background 2: I will tolerate this if it is playing in the background 1: I will leave the room if someone plays this in the background The atmosphere and build of Shine On, and the longing on Wish You Were Here made this my favorite Pink Floyd album back in high school (along with the Wall). Very high on the nostalgia factor for me. 5 stars.
Exceptional
Masterpiece
His voice is so annoying.
Haunting, churning, visceral, timeless album. Can have this playing in many settings. In the backdrop at home, during a party, or as a listening event, at the foci of guests’ attention to mesmerize and captivate. Released nearly 50 years ago, true art is unfazed by the test of time. Will listen to this again on a roadtrip, while camping, I could go on. Could teach a music history course on this album and Pink Floyd’s impact on music. 💎🎸🧿
One of my all time favs , it’s all about letting the vibe simmer …. Floyd does it best. They definitely had a message of how shitty the music industry is, but they still made it entertaining as heck. Timeless album 💿 ⭐️
This is a delightful album to listen to for me. I love two of the songs especially: Have a Cigar and Wish You Were Here. The crazy diamond parts in the beginning and end are nice cornerstones.
Personally, I think this album is better than Dark Side of the Moon. The opening track is David Gilmour at his absolute best.
What a start to an incredible journey. This is my first Pink Floyd album I'm hearing in full and it did not disappoint. The title track will always hold a special place in my heart thanks to covering it multiple times in dedication to someone important that passed. Shine On You Crazy Diamond and all its parts are monumental especially the buildup in the first parts to the chorus are magnificent. The other two songs equally hold their weight in grandiosity, and flourish this incredible album. Very much deserved to be so high in the all-time list on AOTY. Shine On You Crazy Diamond, Pts. 1-5 - 95 Welcome to the Machine - 100 Have a Cigar - 90 Wish You Were Here - 100 Shine On You Crazy Diamond, Pts. 6-9 - 95 Final score: 96
Perfect. Masterpiece.
One of my absolute favorite albums of all time. Just incredible start to finish. David Gilmour's guitar on Shine on You Crazy Diamond are emotional and moving. Not fast or flashy, but he makes that guitar sing.
Probably their best, right alongside 'Dark Side...'. Sometimes I feel like the middle 3 songs are just fillers between the epic 'Crazy Diamond' pieces, which I think is really the heart and soul of the whole album. But those 3 tracks standalone on their own feet, and I love how seemlessly they blend into each other and back into the final track. Pink Floyd really knew how to create a real album experience, not just a collection of songs.
For me this album is second only to Animals in the Pink Floyd canon. Shine On You Crazy Diamond is heartbreaking and beautiful. Never will I tire of listening to David Gilmour’s soaring guitar and understated haunting voice. I can say the same for this album.
A great album that fits into their odd year 70s must listen /purchase set Sometimes gets overlooked surrounded by the heavyweight albums before and after but stands alone as a tribute to Syd and kept the band going despite some fractures. Watching any iteration of Floyd live and feeling the anticipation of the riff at the beginning of “Shine on….” Is something to behold Can’t say enough about it but still in my rotation 50 years later
One of the best albums ever written. Pink Floyd are incredible sound appreciators. Such patience and thought put into each transition. I love the reoccurring themes. A tribute to a dear friend.
4.9/5 Best Track: Welcome to the Machine
Absolutely amazing album!
It almost felt like cheating to listen to this album (for what must be the umpteenth time). Despite my undying fandom, I've never read any liner notes or anything about this album, so I was surprised to read that Roy Harper was responsible for the lead vocals on "Have a Cigar" (although since I never quite could reconcile Roger Waters' voice to that song, I guess I just implicitly assumed it was another band member singing it?). I think what's always stuck with me most with this album is David Gilmour's distinctive guitar style, which feels as perfected on this album as it could probably be. I'm sorry that contemporary critics didn't feel all that enthusiastic about this album, but I have the feeling that the (to me, at least) unique sound and composition of the album must have seemed out of left field, even for Pink Floyd. When I was a kid, I would play my favorite records continuously while reading books. As a result, It's almost impossible for me to separate "Wish you were here" from a couple of fantasy book series, mainly "The Once and Future King" series (T.H. White), and I think also the "Chronicles of Thomas Covenant" series (Stephen Donaldson). Probably not what Waters and crew had in mind, I know....
Awesome
a heartfelt exploration of love and camaraderie accented by dreamy synths and way-too-long guitar solos that speak to your soul. 10/10
I approve
The worst thing about Pink Floyd is the insufferable fans. The music is amazing though.
I've long lost count of how many times I've listened to this album over the years. From the bookends of Shine On You Crazy Diamond to the three great featured songs it's an all time classic. Earns it's place alongside Dark Side of the Moon and The Wall.
I like that this is a tribute to their former singer. I had a copy of this on tape. I really like it. Listens: 2 Fave Track: Have A Cigar Rating: 5
Probably one of if not the greatest album of all time
I do not think I have listened to this all the through in probably 6 years. And man is it impressive. The synthesizer usage was really awesome. RIP Syd Barrett.
Enige minpunt aan dit album is de lengte: het is te kort.
This used to be my 100% favorite album of all time, and while it's title is up for grabs with like 5 other albums likely on this list, I still fucking adore it. Near perfection.
Yesss! Beautiful album! 12/10.
Never noticed the ending of “Welcome…Machine” before. Social trappings are the machine? Super creative album.
This album feels like running away from home. I love the dystopian feel. Every now and then some hope shines through in the hopeless minor environment. The lyrics are vivid and provoking. If you have nothing to do and no where left to go, put on the best sound quality headphones and listen to this story uninterrupted.
10/10 some of Pink Floyd’s best work I absolutely love every second of this and it is recognized as a prog rock classic for good reason
I read album reviews and see people talk about being "blown away", and I tend to dismiss it as exaggeration, but I recall putting this album on in my room, as a teenager, and being blown away. Wow.
Maybe not the best Floyd album but still amazing.
Probably my favorite Floyd album.
One of the greates Pink Floyd albums of all the time. And one of the greatest piece of music ever made <3
Yes.
always a tough admission to accept that every man in my life is actually correct. this is a phenomenal record.
Would you look at that? Just 4 days after I asked why I haven't gotten a Pink Floyd album yet in my The Sensual World review, I finally get one! And in the same week as Radiohead too! This has been a great week so far for my album listens. Anyways, Wish You Were Here totally lives up to the hype. This is really good. There's only 5 songs on here, so naturally those songs were made to be longer to compensate for that. However, they don't really feel that long. For as long songs like Welcome to the Machine and both sections of Shine On You Crazy Diamond are, they don't drag on at all. For Shine On, that can be explained by it being split into different sections, but the whole album has really good pacing. The songs are all excellent. I could probably talk about all of them individually, which is something I don't usually do. And I will! Shine On You Crazy Diamond is just such a great idea that gets executed flawlessly. The different sections vary, yet flow into each other without anything being jarring at all. Also it has a saxophone solo that surprisingly works really well! Welcome to the Machine and Have a Cigar are similar songs in concept, but stand out in comparison to each other and other songs. Having a guest singer on the latter definitely aids in that variance. The title track is just a masterpiece. It perfectly encapsulates the feeling of wishing that someone you love was still here with you, even if they may not actually be dead. Finally, closing out with the rest of Shine On is a bold move, but one that definitely pays off. The whole sound of this album is excellent and results in the experience having this great vibe to it all. The singing is quite good. There is so much to say about this album that I unfortunately don't have the time to get into. This is just an excellent album, and I am very excited to get to other albums like Dark Side of the Moon and The Wall later on. 5/5.
Very poignant and meaningful
The is one of my favorite albums ever. I've probably listened to it at least 50 times in my life. The first time, it absolutely blew my 15 year old mind. I hadn't heard anything like it before. Thus began my love of all things Pink Floyd.
It is very good. It's not as good as Dark Side in my opinion. But still very good
Probably my favorite from one of my all time favorite rock bands. I’ve been listening to it since high school and have a lot of memories listening to it. I love how they went from Animals, an album devoted to class structure and socioeconomic to one about becoming a celebrity and all the pitfalls that go with it on WYWH.
This was a really good album
Pink Floyd was never a band I could get into, however this album was the exception. Fantastic cover to cover. 5/5
I love this entire album
5/5 Amazing prog rock, drop a tab and put this in. Choppy synth, very good beats, and a god damn saxophone solo, this makes you see wonder in just about everything.
This really brought back memories! Loved it!
Easily one of my top 5 favourite albums of all time.
Definitely a great prog rock album.
Very much like it, ne znam opisat drugacije osim the vibes are THERE and they're IT. Nemam pojma koliko je ovo accurate jer sam needukovana but its giving neki old school rock vibe i mnogo odgovara mojim UŠIMA.
I was expecting more song lyrics, but all the solos were fun to listen to. Can’t go wrong with Pink Floyd
Classic top 20 all time album for me.
Best Pink Floyd album, or at least tied w Dark Side. Shine On You Crazy Diamond is one of the best songs ever written.
I loved this. I never knew I liked Pink Floyd until now. It’s extraordinary. Ephemeral and intergalactic.
Killer album, mind melting flows!
Ethereal
One of my all time favorite albums. My bad used to play a cover of Wish You Were Here.
One of the last albums where every member had their own important contributions.
One of the greatest ever!
Ausgezeichnetes Album. Mit einer schlüssigen Komposition und Anordnung der Stücke. Lyrisch anspruchsvoll und differenziert. Musikalisch mit der Auskopplung “Wish You Were here” einen hohen Wiederkennungswert. Das Intro von „Shine on …Pt. 1“ ist Champions League.
I have been listening to Wish You Were Here for forty plus years. It is a great album! Just in the past few years I have learned that Roy Harper did the vocals for Have A Cigar.
Genius
Fantastic
Classic album. So many goodies. Love the instrumentals & the long jams. Will always like this one.
This is perhaps my favorite Pink Floyd album! Loved seeing this as todays recommendation!
Classic album and one of my favorites
Not as intrusive as I expected it to be. How times change.
Meilenstein für die ewigen TOP 100 der Popmusik - zwischen Song und Suite. Und der Titelsong gehört wohl zu den meist gecoverten ... Tipp: Ulita Knaus' Version von Have a cigar ...
Großartig!
Love it!!
Great variety, epic length of tracks, one of my favs.
One of the best bands with one of the best albums featuring one of the best songs of all time. I am a huge Floyd guy and this album is my 2nd most favorite album from them but I still think it's perfect in it's own way. Machine is the weakest song on here but the others songs are like 11/10 on their own. Listen to this all the time. 10/10
bring back 10 minutes long songs
unbelievable good, simply great!!!
Top notch album, long time Pink Floyd fan here. Have this one on vinyl
Simplesmente Pink Floyd. 5 estrelas
A 5 star album.
Easy 5. 2nd favorite pink flyod album. Very prog rocky with shine on. Excellent lyrics swinging for cynical to sentimental. A classic Iconic: wish you were here Repeats:shine on you crazy diamond 1-5, have a cigar, shine on (5-9)
Everyone goes on about Dark Side of the Moon and the Wall (and rightfully so as they are both great albums) but this record is a slept on masterpiece.
Ez dump on bad albums.
One of the best albums ever!
All time banger.
I LOVE it
Everyone's got that one crazy diamond friend that gets permanently tied to this album.
fucking musical genius
Incredible album. Favorite Pink Floyd album and one of my all time favorite albums ever.
Rest in peace Syd Barnett. Undeniably a classic. Pink Floyd at their most ambitious.
As soon as this popped up, I knew it was gonna be a 5/5. It’s hard to give this anything but a 5 for me. Amazingly produced, amazingly played out, amazing performances, amazing lyrics, amazing everything. Amazing! I’m glad I revisited this. An album everybody should listen to.
what can you say, its sick, 5