WISH YOU WERE HERE

There is something for every floyd fan on this album from the epic outstanding Shine on you crazy diamond of which the fantastic partnership of Wright Gilmour and Waters is in full flow and at its creative peak.

The moving combination of Gilmours bluesy guitar and Wrights soothing keyboard would make this track great to listen to even without any vocals. However with Waters fantastic lyrics included it makes this track a masterpiece.

For any major Roger Waters fans you have 'Welcome to The Machine' which is a typical Roger Waters rant on musical commercialism and more importantly 'Have a Cigar' which is another Waters attack on record producers and the greed they process.

The title track 'Wish You Were Here' is a feast for any Gilmour fan. Both Gilmours vocals and acoustic guitar are more emotional and moving then anything Roger Waters tried to say on 'The Wall' or 'The Final Cut' and is a great tribute song to Syd Barrett. Unlike Waters Gilmour didn't have to shout down the microphone to get his feelings across to listeners.

This is the best work that the floyd would do as a unit before Waters decided to take over the band and destroy the essence of what made Pink Floyd so brilliant. They went on to make some good albums after Wish You Were Here but they never scaled these heights again.

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