Barrett is fondly recalled with lines such as "Remember when you were young, you shone like the sun" and "You reached for the secret too soon, you cried for the moon". The album begins with a long instrumental preamble and segues into the lyrics for "Shine On You Crazy Diamond", a tribute to Syd Barrett, whose mental breakdown had forced him to leave the group seven years earlier. It reflects his feeling that the camaraderie that had served the band was, by then, largely absent. Wish You Were Here is Floyd's second album with a conceptual theme and with lyrics entirely by Roger Waters.
Mason said later that a critical NME review by Syd Barrett devotee Nick Kent may have had an influence in keeping the band together, as they returned to the studio in the first week of 1975. As Pink Floyd had never employed a publicist and kept themselves distant from the press, their relationship with the media began to sour.
#The 1975 album cover poster series
These songs were performed during a series of concerts in France and England, the band's first tour since 1973's The Dark Side of the Moon. Since then, the record has sold over 20 million copies.ĭuring 1974, Pink Floyd sketched out three new compositions, " Raving and Drooling" (which would become "Sheep"), " You Gotta Be Crazy" (which would become "Dogs") and " Shine On You Crazy Diamond". It reached number one in the US and UK, and Harvest's parent company, EMI, was unable to keep up with the demand. It has retrospectively received critical acclaim, hailed as one of the greatest albums of all time, and was cited by keyboardist Richard Wright and guitarist David Gilmour as their favourite Pink Floyd album. On its release, Wish You Were Here received mixed reviews from critics, who found its music uninspiring and inferior to the band's previous work. To promote the album, the band released the double A-side single "Have a Cigar" / " Welcome to the Machine". Guest singers included Roy Harper, who provided the lead vocals on " Have a Cigar", and Venetta Fields, who added backing vocals to "Shine On You Crazy Diamond". Like their previous record, The Dark Side of the Moon (1973), Pink Floyd used studio effects and synthesisers. Barrett coincidentally visited during the album's production. The bulk of the album is taken up by " Shine On You Crazy Diamond", a nine-part tribute to founding member Syd Barrett, who left seven years earlier due to his deteriorating mental health. The themes include alienation and criticism of the music business. Based on material Pink Floyd composed while performing in Europe, Wish You Were Here was recorded over numerous sessions throughout 1975 at EMI Studios (now Abbey Road Studios) in London. Wish You Were Here is the ninth studio album by the English rock band Pink Floyd, released on 12 September 1975 through Harvest Records and Columbia Records. " Have a Cigar" / " Welcome to the Machine (US) or Shine On You Crazy Diamond (Part I) (Italy & France)".
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