WISH YOU WERE HERE

I'm glad to see that Wish You Were Here is getting a higher rating than Dark Side Of The Moon. Not because DSOTM isn't amazing beyond all reason, but because WYWH brought so much to the table. We're looking at a masterpiece here, from Rick Wright's haunting opening chord to his haunting closing chord. Not only does the album contain Pink Floyd's best instrumentals, but I find the lyrical subtleties to be surprisingly clever, e.g. Shine On You Crazy Diamond's slight changes from blown, to rode, to sail on the steel breeze. Rick Wright's keyboarding is absolutely phenomenal. As a keyboardist myself, I am still in awe about how much emotion he could get out of such an instrument. After many years, I still believe the most beautiful thing I've ever heard on a keyboard is the last two minutes of Shine On You Crazy Diamond Parts VI-IX. Wright never wowed anybody with skill. I think he has always possessed it, but finesse is his specialty, and no one does it better than he does.

Every song on this album is incredible. I'm trying not to say anything that hasn't already been said, but this is truly one of the greatest albums ever.