Pink Floyd - Wish You Were Here
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Free Music Notes for Wish You Were Here
Free Music Review: One for the Madcap
Hit: 5 Stars
This album is basically a period of great catharsis. Syd barrett had sunken deeper into his drug-created
psychosis ("Now there's a look in your eyes/Like black holes in the sky"), and all members of The Floyd
hurt because of their fallen friend.
Waters dedicated Wish You Were Here to Syd. All of the songs and music was a personal tribute to the Madcap; this set was Waters's own want to tell Barrett's story, and every note of this great session (like Dark
Side of the Moon before it) drew a grave, yet proper and provocative, portrait of the man whose entire body
of work was the main blueprint for acid and space rockers everywhere.
This set was Waters's answer to "Oh, by the way,/ which one's pink?"
Free Music Review: Not for everyone...
Hit: 4 Stars
Reviews of any form of art are subjective. What I like is not what other people might like. In fact, my tastes vary according with the mood: Sometimes I feel like listening to Classical music, sometimes Jazz, Ambient, 60's Psychedelic, Movie soundtracks, J-Pop, and sometimes I really crave for a dose of Pink Floyd. And the particular Pink Floyd track I choose depends on the mood, too. Pink Floyd covered may types of music, among them Hard Rock, Blues, Jazz, "Ambient", etc.
That's why I try not to flame against someone else's opinion in comments or reviews of music and movies. Opinions vary from person to person and depend on that particular person's mood of the moment.
Now, if you are already a fan of this era of Pink Floyd (From The Dark Side of The Moon to The Wall), it does not mean you're going to love the whole album. In fact, I tend to listen to only 3 from the 5 tracks. That's where the beauty of mp3 distribution comes into play: Now you can download only what you like.
If you are new to Pink Floyd, my first advice is: Before buying, go to a site that allows you to hear LONG samples, or even better, whole tracks (Try Goear, Youtube, Google Video, etc). Some Pink Floyd albums, like this one, feature really long songs, and listening to a 30-sec or even 1-min sample will not give you a good idea of how good it is.
Free Music Review: Best of Floyd
Hit: 5 Stars
Looking for a Pink Floyd's 'definitive' work? This is the album you're searching for: excellent songs, acid and critic lyrics, all dressed with the sound of a decade.
Just to compose a PF "triumvirato" we can pick up also "The Dark Side Of The Moon" and "The Wall". (OK, you can grab couple more: "Meddle" and "Animals").
One of my 70's Rock favorite albums, ever!
Free Music Review: Pretty Good
Hit: 4 Stars
I like this album, it keeps in true form of Pink Floyd. Any Pink Floyd fan will most likely have this, but it is a good album to have, just the same, even if you are just getting in to Pink Floyd. The songs are good and it's an enjoyable listen.Free Music Review: Great!
Hit: 5 Stars
Written as a tribute to their lost compatriot, Syd Barrett, this album remains one of Pink Floyd's timeless classics. Soaring guitars, strong lyrics, and great song writing all make this album one of the band's strongest releases. Bookended by the epic "Shine on You Crazy Diamond," the second and third tracks depict a band's rise to fame in a cynical, profit driven industry, while the fourth track, "Wish You Were Here," plays almost like a what-if, unrequited love song, dedicated to their lost genius. This also shows Floyd's ability to get a fully satisfying album out of only five songs.