Wish You Were Here

All of ya'll out there spinning Dark Side of the Moon and watching Wizard of Oz, shut that shit off. Wish You Were Here, Floyd's 1975 follow-up to the aforementioned massive hit, is just as psychedelic, futuristic, and powerful as it's predecessors. "Shine on You Crazy Diamond (Pts. 1-5)" and "Shine on You Crazy Diamond (Pts. 6-9)" layer noodling synths and funky horns as seamlessly as they do bluesy guitar and soulful vocals (don't tell me you can't hear the base of "Comfortably Numb" forming in there). The emotional aspect of their tribute to former Pink Floyd frontman Syd Barret adds that extra dose of complexity to everything, evident as well in the country-tinged title track "Wish You Were Here". Throw in classic record industry jabs (the dark brooding of "Welcome to the Machine" and "Have A Cigar"), and you got yourself something to sit down with. So throw this on and go watch Gone With The Wind or some shit. Cool?




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"So, so you think you can tell Heaven from Hell,
blue skies from pain.
Can you tell a green field from a cold steel rail?
A smile from a veil?
Do you think you can tell?
And did they get you to trade your heroes for ghosts?
Hot ashes for trees?
Hot air for a cool breeze?
Cold comfort for change?
And did you exchange a walk on part in the war for a lead role in a cage?
How I wish, how I wish you were here.
We're just two lost souls swimming in a fish bowl, year after year,
Running over the same old ground.
What have you found? The same old fears.
Wish you were here."