Wish You Were Here

Pink Floyd - Wish You Were Here
Critic Score
Based on 3 reviews
1975 Ratings: #5 / 130
User Score
1975 Rank: #1All Time: #7
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CRITIC REVIEWS

100
AllMusic
Musically, it's arguably even more impressive, showcasing the group's interplay and David Gilmour's solos in particular. And while it's short on actual songs, the long, winding soundscapes are constantly enthralling.
100
Rolling Stone

If Barrett's mental breakdown was the subtext of Dark Side, Wish You Were Here was an explicit tribute to their lost friend.

100
The Telegraph
The sound of Pink Floyd as a perfect rock machine, repeated musical motifs glistening in the crazy diamond heart of its tribute to an absent friend, Syd Barrett.
BradTasteMusic
92

You should have seen my face while listening to this thing

Craigold
100

Not only am I illiterate, I am also extraordinarily mentally handicapped. Not only am I a few IQ points from being considered a vegetable, I also have an incomprehensibly grating personality. Putting me in a room with anyone could cause them serious mental degeneration, and likely brain cancer. I am a menace to society as a whole. Not only that, I am impalpably narcissistic. Even though I have admitted to these things now, I can guarantee that in the future, I will be in complete denial about ... read more

ThePurpleIdiot
100

SHINE ON!!! YOU CRAZY DIAMOND!!!
R.I.P. Syd Barrett, 1946-2006 ๐Ÿ’œ

Listened with the GOAT, @Jc9ers

If there were three words I could use to describe this album, it would be heavenly, otherworldly, and gorgeous. I have barely ever heard music that is as passionate and sensational in my life as this album. This isn’t even really just an album, it’s a stunning and captivating experience, it’s jaw dropping and mind blowing, absolutely beautiful. You can tell that Pink Floyd put ... read more

PhictorRhay
100

We miss Syd

90

Lived up to the hype, can't wait to listen again

Dawar
93

very epic

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Added on: September 24, 2012