Wish You Were Here

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Editorial reviews

Amazon.co.uk Review
IWish You Were Here/I 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. I--Douglas Wolk/I

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Customer reviews

review by: takeoneonion.org date: 2009-05-16 rating:
my favourite Pink Floyd album
Was brilliant off tape 20 years ago, is just as good today off CD. I think this is the best Pink Floyd album

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review by: date: 2009-02-20 rating:
Blast from the past
I remember listening to this as a teenager - bought it from Amazon MP3 on impulse. br / br /Great memories!

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review by: date: 2009-01-06 rating:
BEST ALBUM THEY HAVE DONE!!!
The best album they have done is not The Wall or Dark Side Of The Moon it is this one for me anyway. Everybody has their own views which is what makes the world go round but these handful of songs are top draw. This is sheer brillance from the minute you press play so buy it!!

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review by: Shwaro date: 2008-12-03 rating:
Please! Nooo! Anything but the machine !
A fine example of a '70s, coked-up, cocktail bar, interpretation of a vision for an apocalyptic future, which is kind of cool in it's own way. br /I like destruction and despair I can tap my toe to. br / br /What can I say, I just can't take this album seriously at all really, unlike Floyd who are clearly taking themselves far too seriously and from that perspective it's fantastic! br /'Welcome to the machine', I find just hilarious! br /I've given it 4 stars for tongue in cheek entertainment value and probably 2 stars for it's contribution to music as a whole. br /


review by: date: 2008-11-13 rating:
Pink Floyd's Masterwork
No, not Dark Side of the Moon or The Wall, this is Pink Floyd's greatest work. Only 4 songs (one split in two) but they're absolutely sublime. Shine On You Crazy Diamond is an amazing song and, I think, the Floyd's longest, Welcome to the Machine is eerie but compulsively listenable, Wish You Were Here one of their most gorgeous songs, and Have a Cigar is very underrated, in fact one of my favourite tracks and a nice change of style, without which the album might have felt a bit too heavy. You have to listen to the album in one sitting to truly appreciate it, and it's a hugely rewarding experience with not a duff second on it. And the ending of the album is truly gorgeous, possibly the best ending to an album ever. Absolutely essential listening.

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