Wish You Were Here

📖 About this album

One of the most influential rock albums ever made.

📝 Our review

Wish You Were Here is Pink Floyd's most personal album, built as a tribute-reproof to Syd Barrett, their founder lost to madness. "Shine On You Crazy Diamond"—split into two parts that flank the album—is one of progressive rock's most moving compositions. "Welcome to the Machine" and "Have a Cigar" add a critique of the music industry that remains pertinent. The production has an analog warmth that the band's later records gradually lost.

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