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All rights reserved.Pink Floyd - Wish You Were Here (CD 1994)
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| Track Listing 1. Shine On You Crazy Diamond (parts 1-5) 2. Welcome To The Machine 3. Have A Cigar 4. Wish You Were Here 5. Shine On You Crazy Diamond (parts 6-9)
Album Notes Pink Floyd: David Gilmour (vocals, guitar); Richard Wright (vocals, keyboards, VCS3 syntheszier); Roger Waters (vocals, bass); Nick Mason (drums).Additional personnel: Roy Harper (vocals); Dick Parry (saxophone); Venetta Fields, Carlena Williams (background vocals). Recorded at Abbey Road Studios, London, England from January-July 1975.Digitally remastered by Doug Sax (The Mastering Lab, Los Angeles, California).The breakthrough success of DARK SIDE OF THE MOON made WISH YOU WERE HERE a crucial follow-up in strictly commercial terms. Further pressure came from it being Pink Floyd's first recording for a new label, Columbia. Yet the demands on the band only provided Roger Waters with more fodder for his lyrics, which glanced at the band's roots as well as their new responsibilities.The mechanized throb of a VCS3 synthesizer, fed through a repeat-echo unit, signals the opening bars of "Welcome To The Machine," a diatribe against an industry more concerned with money than creative music-making. "Have A Cigar" further establishes Waters' contempt by bringing in singer Roy Harper to play the role of a "faceless suit," who none-too-innocently asks, "Which one's Pink?" The remaining songs indirectly look back to the first casualty of Pink Floyd's growing fame, the group's founder, Syd Barrett.The 20-minute-plus "Shine On You Crazy Diamond" has its roots in earlier pieces like "Atom Heart Mother Suite" and "Echoes." But rather than just another Floydian soundscape, its lyrics make it a paean to Barrett's genius and a requiem for his subsequent breakdown. The first five of the song's nine movements open the album with sax player Dick Parry wailing as effectively as he did on DARK SIDE. The final four sections, which close the album, form a reprise that starts with the sound of wind and David Gilmour's guitar screaming and crying. The band then settles into a laid-back jam that ends with Richard Wright's billowing synth delicately fading out.The title track deals also with Barrett, as well as the tension the idealist Waters was feeling in battling the greed that surrounded the band's success. The themes of disillusionment planted throughout WISH YOU WERE HERE would eventually sprout full-blown on THE WALL. Editorial Reviews Q (06/01/2000) | |||||||||||||
Reviews  Shine on.... Wish You Were Here is a concept album by Pink Floyd. Recorded at Abbey Road Studios between January and July 1975 and released on September 15, 1975 (see 1975 in music), the album would later be regarded as one of Pink Floyd's greatest albums and was ranked 209 on Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Albums of All Time list. Its lyrics, written by Roger Waters, concerned the music industry, and questioned the market-oriented record companies' lack of understanding and interest for musicians. The album also pays tribute to Syd Barrett, Pink Floyd's former guitarist and chief songwriter, especially with "Shine On You Crazy Diamond" and the title track itself. Review ID: 10000000008737668 Was this review helpful? Report this review  pink floyd-wish you were hereReview created: 28/08/08 by: love pink floyd cd has a scratch on it wat last about 6 seconds i can get over that but if i knew that i would not of bought it so that is why it is under rated Review ID: 10000000008473314 Was this review helpful? Report this review Affectionate FloydThis Writer considers 'Wish You Were Here' to be the most likable of all the Floyd records. 'Dark Side' has a muddy sound, 'Animals' is dreadful, and 'The Wall' apart from a couple of good songs, is very tedious.'Wish',however has a certain warmth and is, in the main, an affectionate tribute to a former member of the band. Easy to listen too, with a clean, clear sound, some critics have even used the word 'Gospel' to describe the title track, 'Shine On You crazy Diamond'! This is a five star record. It is also their best. Review ID: 10000000007812848 Was this review helpful? Report this review WISH YOU WERE HERE- PINK FLOYDthis is not just one of the best pink floyd albums but one of THE best albums ever recorded in terms of relaxing, stirring memories and inspiring lyrics. it brings back memories of my youth and of unfortunately friends that no longer walk on this plane and i miss them all - wish they were here!! to narrow this album in two words is BUY IT Review ID: 10000000007604493 Was this review helpful? Report this review StunningReview created: 14/05/08 by: Was bought up on Pink Floyd by my older brother. What more can i say other than 'Thanks big Bro'!!! One of their best Review ID: 10000000007160163 Was this review helpful? Report this review |
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