Wish You Were Here
by Pink Floyd

My personal favourite Pink Floyd album.
I think Wish You Were Here's first few chords will always tickle my fragile heart.

Even though "Shine On You Crazy Diamond" is a very long song, it never gets old, and it is enough to describe what this album has become. The music is so packed with emotions and a pleasant experience. In my opinion one of the best English bands ever.

From Squonk007 12/26/2025 00:06 | #312322

Just a phenomenal record. 50 years on and it's still being talked about. As emotional and epic as it ever was.

From LukasAntoine00s 11/27/2025 17:39 | #311872

95

Uno de los discos que más se acerca a la perfección. Lo que logra encapsular Pink Floyd en su noveno álbum de estudio, Wish You Were Here, es de una sutileza musical superior. Tan solo basta el primer tema, uno de los mejores de la historia, para describir lo que este álbum llega a ser. Una mezcla de rock clásico, rock experimental, rock progresivo, jazz y art rock. Todos esos géneros, algunos de mis predilectos e imprescindibles, se fusionan de una manera limpia y placentera. Cada uno de los movimientos de Shine On You Crazy Diamond se sienten precisos, uno puede sentir la progresión musical, uno puede agarrarle el gusto y encontrar la belleza en cada sección. Las partes I-V son superiores a las VI-IX, pero esta última cierra el disco de una manera sublime que logra hacer justicia a la belleza de la opener track. Además, la mística detrás del álbum eleva su legado, con la aparición de Syd Barrett y los temas en su memoria (los dos SOYCD y el title track), sumados al trasfondo de crítica a la industria musical (Welcome to the Machine, la más “floja” del disco –aún siendo una muy buena canción-, y Have a Cigar, un enorme acierto musical) y que sintetiza el mito que se desarrollaría extensivamente en The Wall.

Wish You Were Here es el tipo de álbum que continúa el legado clasicista de la escuela de Viena, de la etapa clásica del jazz americano, y que innova y marca su propia época del rock progresivo junto a King Crimson. Es por este disco, junto a una selecta cantidad adicional, que me siento afortunado de haber coincidido en cuerpo y alma con estos artistas. Es válido que los fans prefieran este o el Animals o el Dark Side of the Moon. Para mi gusto, es este disco (WYWH) que se lleva los laureles como el mejor disco de la banda inglesa.

From nextorgd 08/07/2025 21:17 | #310468

Wish You Were Here is a heartbreaking tribute to former member Syd Barrett and a fierce critique of the music industry. From the synthesizers that open the epic "Shine On You Crazy Diamond" you are drawn into an atmosphere of melancholy and longing. The band captured the coldness of the industry in "Welcome to the Machine" and the corporate irony in "Have a Cigar," then landed in the simple yet devastating beauty of the title track. It's a piece of music that resonates with an honesty and vulnerability that few albums achieve.

From snny 05/10/2025 23:57 | #308941

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My personal favorite Pink Floyd album and arguably rivals or even bests Dark Side of the Moon in some areas. Shine on You Crazy Diamond is a very long song, but it never gets old. Every bit of it is memorable, and is one of the best tributes to any human being ever. The other tracks are great from start to finish. 10/10, a masterpiece, and debatable for the position of best album ever made.

Better than DSOTM

From AlvaroIesus 04/21/2024 07:40 | #303105

It doesn't blow my mind or anything

Album Rating: 80.60
(403/5)

12.09.1975

Pink Floyd (UK): Wish You Were Here

1.Shine On You Crazy Diamond, Parts I-V 80
2.Welcome To The Machine 81
3.Have A Cigar 77
4.Wish You Were Here 87
5.Shine On You Crazy Diamond, Parts VI-IX 78

In order:

Pink Floyd (WYWH) - Wish You Were Here 87
Pink Floyd (WYWH) - Welcome To The Machine 81
Pink Floyd (WYWH) - Shine On You Crazy Diamond, Parts I-V 80
Pink Floyd (WYWH) - Shine On You Crazy Diamond, Parts VI-IX 78
Pink Floyd (WYWH) - Have A Cigar 77