WISH YOU WERE HERE

The only progressive rock song on the album is "Shine On", parts 1 & 2. It is a good introduction to progressive rock. I give the two parts a 3 star ranking. The ending of part 2 however, is terrible. It goes into a 70s funky section, which starts out humourous enough, then gets silly. and boring. The album ends on a boring section as well, slow with a noodling synth. Yawn.

"Welcome to the machine" starts off with good energy, but halfway through , yawn. We get to experience pointless noodling on the synth for the ending. 2 star. I'm not sure this song should be considered prog.

"have a cigar" , not a prog song. Could have been a really good song, but the synthesizers in it ruin the piece. 2 star.

"wish you were here" , not prog again. A decent song. Good lyrics. 3 star.

And that is it. The album feels like it is missing two or three songs somewhere. I fail to see how this ranks as one of the best Floyd albums, let alone a prog album. It really bores me. It's lacking in energy. Floyd can do way better than this.

I can't give this 3 star, because three star is: Good, but non-essential The album is not good. 2 star: collectors and fans only.

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