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Wish You Were Here

Pink Floyd - Wish You Were Here
Critic Score
Based on 3 reviews
1975 Ratings: #4 / 117
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1975 Ratings: #1
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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 πŸ’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

FreakingJames
1

How much cynical do you have to be to the point of selling a product supposedly about paying homage to a long lost member whose even when reaching out to you during the process of making this album, you simply did not even try to help or support him beforehand AND afterwards? how irresponsable and desingenuos do you seriously have to be to pay some kind of tribute when everything you did to that person was backstab him, look down on his issues (as if none of you were on a similar condition and ... read more

AidanT
90

will i listen to it again? probably
will i listen to it again soon? maybe
will i listen to it often? hell no
is it good? yup, better than The Dark Side of the Moon

Novafly
100

best pf album

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Added on: September 24, 2012