WISH YOU WERE HERE

My first album ever purchased in the world. This album, to me, is probably the closest to perfection out of all of Pink Floyd's works. Not to say that Dark Side of the Moon isn't awesome as hell but... how can you argue with the extremely selfless act of dedicating a musical masterpiece to your (now) mentally lost best friend? This album as a whole brought Pink Floyd closer together than any album could probably help to bring a band together, with every band member adding his own perfect addition to aspects of this album. And lets not forget about Dick Perry's AWESOME sax playing.

And, if you haven't yet, read up on the relation between Syd Barrett and the rest of Pink Floyd then listen to this album again while paying especially close attention to the lyrics. If you can't appreciate the awe that is that writing then... you might want to re-evaluate your position on this site in general. THEN! listen to the album again while paying particular attention to the instrumental work, especially the guitar. Because, guys... to me... there has never been a guitar that has weeped so much in the history of rock. Sorry Paul McCartney.

Absolutely perfect and fantasic in every sense of the word. I usually alternate between this or Dark Side of the Moon being my favorite album of all time but... right now... Wish You Were Here is IT! The album doesn't drag on, it doesn't start particularly slow and the track transitions are flawless. Also, to say that just one track is better than all the others belittles the true greatness that is this album. Just think of it all as one approprately lengthed song that was dedicated to the guitarist, the originator, the epic and the friend that is Syd Barrett.

10 out of 5 stars... all the way...