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Wish You Were Here
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Binding: Audio CD
EAN: 0724382975021
Format: Original recording reissued, Original recording remastered
Label: Capitol
Manufacturer: Capitol
MPN: 29750
Number Of Discs: 1
Publisher: Capitol
Release Date: April 25, 2000
Studio: Capitol
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Editorial Review:
Wish You Were Here is a song cycle dedicated to Pink Floyd's original frontman, Syd Barrett, who'd flamed out years before: two grimly funny songs about the evils of the music business ("By the way, which one's Pink?"), and two long, touching ones about the band's vanished friend. The real star of the show, though, is the production: sparkling, convoluted, designed to sound deeply oh-wow under the influence--and pretty great sober too--with David Gilmour getting lots of space for his most lyrical guitar playing ever. And, though the album is big and ambitious, even bombastic, it somehow dodges being pretentious--the Barrett tributes are honest and heartfelt, beneath all the grand gestures and stereophonic trickery. --Douglas Wolk
Customer Reviews
Average Rating: 
Rating: - An emotional, heartfelt tribute to Syd Barrett; maybe the band's best album
Until they hit it big with Dark Side of the Moon, Pink Floyd was a prolific band, cranking out at least one album every year. But it took a long time -- two and a half years -- before they released a sequel to their surprise smash hit.
After Dark Side of the Moon, Pink Floyd's music began to change. Roger Waters took over all lyric writing. The music itself became less of a collaborative effort - Nick Mason stopped contributing, followed by Rick Wright and eventually David Gilmour. ... Read More
Rating: - Another excellent Pink Floyd album
Wish You Were was one of the first rock albums I've ever listened to. David Gilmour's does an awesome solo on the lap steel guitar on the second part of Shine On You Crazy Diamond. This album is a tribute to the band's legendary founder Syd Barrett.
Rating:  - wish you would buy this great album
Wish You Were Here shows signs of the band starting to become ordinary. The title song is a pretty boring attempt at slow country rock (or soft ballad rock) and the guitar strings that sound to me like they're just repeating the same four or five notes, up and down *over and over* again gets boring after a while. "Welcome to the Machine" has some really good atmosphere but you have to do your best to ignore the average vocals and strange lyrics.
However, what makes the album good are ... Read More
Rating: - Still the best music produced during the rock n roll period
Purchased this music CD for our 21 year old son who has a great appreciation for really good music. The music being produced since 1995 is a "joke" and our son knows that. He fully appreciates the genius of late 60's, 70's and early 80's musicians who knew how to write not only the music but also the lyrics. This album was a landmark album and still better music to listen than anything on the public airways today.
Rating: - One of the best records ever released
Pink Floyd are an all-around amazing band. There is nothing quite like them. And with members such as Roger Waters, Dave Gilmour and Richard Wright, the group made some of the best records of the late 1960s and 1970s.
'Wish You Were Here' is my personal favorite Pink Floyd record. While not as musically complex as 'Dark Side Of The Moon' and nowhere near a 'Wall' type of album, it is one of those timeless classics.
'Shine On You Crazy Diamond' was written as a tribute to original ... Read More
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