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.
Good guitarist. Not a bad songwriter. Her songs have a certain drive -- the opening sounds like a music for Scott Pilgrim series for example, and vocal reminds me of Jefferson Airplane. Which I like. But... this is the only good thing I can say about the album. Half of the songs have a very similar energy and arrangement, so that tracks don't sound distinctive to me. Except that one with Thom -- it was nice. Love Thom. PJ on the other hand...
I'm more fan of Remain In Light. Songs here are catchy too, but I can only remember the sound of Take Me Too The River. The rest is really blurry.
What a way to start a band's discography. Really gloomy, with dark subject and outstanding performance. Although I'm not a fan of post-punk genre, I can see the glimpse of Joy Division and others here. Great opening and ending, it's definition of rage on terms of using guitar (maybe Greenwood took an inspiration from it) and vocal which transforms into a special effect (like 'metal! Metal! METAL'). The middle is sagging, though, and, again, not my genre. It's great anyway.
I knew 70s were progressive time (in terms of music and... ya know... other things), but progressive JAZZ... it's something I never thought of.
I mean it's alright... like, here's been done a really good job on composing and orchestrating (I can remember only Radiohead doing a justice for strings (in that time period, I mean)). But the songwriting and a sound... it's good. But not the thing I would listen on repeat.
So that's how derealization feels like, huh?..
A decent record. And an interesting way to get introduced to dream pop. The must have for a long bus drive or for working at night when your mind it's slowly slipping away but you have to keep working... reverb and a chunk of ✨fLaNgEr✨ are really aiming for that unreal effect.
I've read some reviews and everyone points at unrecognisable lyrics, saying it's something bad. I understand it can really annoy, but... sometimes I can't even understand what Thom Yorke is trying to say and he's not using so many ✨fLaNgEr✨ on his voice. In the context of dream pop it's reasonable to have a vocal like this - you concentrate on sound of the voice, how good vocalist is and where melodically they can go. The lyrics would distract from the immersive fairy tale atmosphere (that 'dream' part in the name of genre), so it's like listening to another language - elfish if you like. Really, stop shiting about it.
So, why 4? I hate ✨fLaNgEr✨.
