Album · 1975
Wish You Were Here
by Pink Floyd
Wish You Were Here by Pink Floyd (1975) is rated 4.3/5 from 6 ratings on Riffiter.
#2 in Best albums of 1975 · #3 in Best progressive rock albums
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An album about absence that fills every second: Wish You Were Here mourns Syd Barrett through "Shine On You Crazy Diamond"'s twin suites and indicts the industry that broke him on "Welcome to the Machine." The title track may be rock's most universally felt song about losing someone still alive. Floyd's warmest record, and their most complete.
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5 tracks · 44 min
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4 rated tracks
According to Riffiter listeners, the best track on Wish You Were Here is Welcome to the Machine — rated 4.8/5 by 3 listeners.
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Wish You Were Here is the ninth studio album by the English progressive rock group Pink Floyd, released in September 1975. It explores themes of absence, the music business and former band-mate Syd Barrett's mental decline. Inspired by material the band composed while performing across Europe, Wish You Were Here was recorded in numerous sessions at London's Abbey Road Studios. Although some of these sessions were problematic, it was lead writer Roger Waters' idea to split the centrepiece track "Shine On You Crazy Diamond" in two and join each half with three new compositions. "Shine On" was a tribute to Barrett, who, coincidentally, made an impromptu visit to the studio while it was being recorded.
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As with their previous album, The Dark Side of the Moon, the band made use of studio effects and synthesisers. Roy Harper provided the lead vocals on "Have a Cigar". The album's packaging, designed by Storm Thorgerson, featured an opaque black sleeve which hid the album artwork. Wish You Were Here was an instant success and record company EMI was unable to print enough copies to satisfy demand. Although it initially received mixed reviews, the album has since been acclaimed by critics and appears on Rolling Stone magazine's list of the "500 Greatest Albums of All Time". Band members Richard Wright and David Gilmour have each declared Wish You Were Here their favourite Pink Floyd album.
In brief
- Is Wish You Were Here good?
- Riffiter listeners rate Wish You Were Here 4.3/5 from 6 ratings.
- What is the highest-rated track on Wish You Were Here?
- Welcome to the Machine, rated 4.8/5 by 3 listeners on Riffiter.
- When was Wish You Were Here released?
- Wish You Were Here was released in 1975 on Pink Floyd Records.
- How many tracks are on Wish You Were Here?
- Wish You Were Here has 5 tracks, with a runtime of 44 minutes.
- What genre is Wish You Were Here?
- Wish You Were Here is catalogued under Progressive Rock, Rock.