I was already a hard core Floyd guy before this album was released. I ate up all their music before this album. I’ve talked about anticipating certain albums by certain artists and ‘Wish You Were Here” was one of those that I was jacked about. I felt I was in for a treat.
Right from the opening we’re off and I’m in familiar territory, Hearing music from a band I completely dug. Richard Wright colors it and David Gilmour plays some tasty licks. I felt I was being set up (as usual) by the band and I was. Nick Mason joins in and the song takes off. I knew I was in for a good listen. I wasn’t disappointed.
I wasn’t wasting my time on this jam band. New music and ideas with a nod to Syd Barrett. I had him in mind all through the album. It got me a little sentimental and still does. There was a real mystique around Pink Floyd and this album helped to continue that for me. I felt like I was invited to a special listening party. It so
unded and still sounds good today. It certainly felt like a continuation of ‘Dark Side’ and ‘Meddle’.
I really get into their instrumental jags but I do like the lyrics. ‘Have A Cigar’ might have helped CB with his life long taste for the nasty things. Plus it’s one of my favorite Floyd songs.
I got my PF fix with this record and still do. They were still sounding like a really good band and I was still on the “Gravy Train”. A very good album in my books. The boys sounded like they were putting some feeling into it.
“Come in here dear boy, have a cigar ..”
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Yep, it’s a classic, CB. In fact, I predict it’s gonna fly high, it’s never gonna die.
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…. never gonna die .. maybe even made into a monster.
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Most assuredly a great choice CB!
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Roy Harper! My favourite Pink Floyd record.
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I was really late finding that fact out. You know CB. Dont ever grab me for a trivia partner.
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Can’t go wrong with this one. I could listen to Gilmour all day long, maybe the most interesting guitarist for tasty phrasing that’s out there.
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It’s cool what you pick up on repeat listen or after you havent listened to certain music for a while. I always thing of David as flying under the radar. Both you and Music Enthusiast always give him high praise.. That’s good enough for me. Plus the sound itself.
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Pure classic.
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Yup. Double dog classic.
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Not a huge fan of Floyd. Have a couple of albums floating about but I’m glad I caught them Canada Day 1994 in Winnipeg on the Division Bell Tour.
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That’s because you were listening to other stuff you liked. I know the feeling. Pretty cool that you still went to a concert by PF. Did you get a shirt?Your open mind is admirable.
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I got a tour shirt from it. That is always the case. lol
Prices on tour t’s just keep going up. When I saw Maiden last September in Vancouver they were $55 a piece!
Needless to say I bought 2! lol
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Now thats funny stuff! two! You are my hero. Did you have any money left for plane fare home? Probably had to grab the 26 window sedan.
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I had to go down in cargo! lol
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I could stay on this vibe for a while but I’ll stop. I live for these kinds of deep interactions.
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LOL..
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Speaking of cigars: a friend of mine loves to sit on his porch smoking cigars and listening to Phillies games on a transistor radio. That’s the life!
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I could get into listening to a Phillies game (Even an old broadcast) and chuffing on some tobacco. Transistor radio to boot. I’m not kidding. That sounds like “the life” and you know I mean that Neil.
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Who the fuck are Pink Floyd?!
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And what ever happened to the”fucking Duke of Earl”?
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I think he became the Third Duke of Warren and started a band called Ralph and the Dukettes
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Oh man what a relief. The Duke is ok and still pumping it out. Long live Pink Floyd and the Duke Of Earl
(I stole the original line from Randy Newman)
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The real question is what happened to that big marine named Camouflage?
(one of the few Randy Newman songs I could recognise oddly)
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That sounds right up my alley. Please give me more info so I can follow up. was Camouflage. Was he “sitting next to the big nasty redhead?”
Oh I think it just came to me. Was he involved in some kind of movie my kids liked? Pink Floyd soundtrack?
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It was in the jungle wars of ’65… I knew there was something weird about him cos when I turned around he was pullin’ a big palm tree right up out of the ground and swattin’ those Charlies with it from here to kingdom come.
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I wish I wrote that.
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You and me both
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I’ve said it before on my blog, I say it again here: I love this album and think it’s one of the ultimate ’70s records.
BTW, did you know the photograph on the sleeve of the person making a handstand in the water was taken at Mono Lake in California?
When I visited the U.S. for the first time as a 14-year-old in the summer of 1980 together with my parents, we passed by this magnificent lake after we had visited Yosemite National Park. I still remember seeing the bizarre rock formations sticking out of the lake – very cool sight!
When you come from a tiny, densely-populated country like Germany and visit the Western U.S., the seemingly sheer endless dimensions are truly mind-boggling, not to mention the natural beauty. And I’m saying this as somebody who doesn’t consider himself a tree-hugger!
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Shout it from the rooftops Christian. This is a great record. I didnt know any of the background on the shot other than I think Hipgnosis did the art work.
I totally get where youre coming from on the last comments on that experience. Mother Nature rocks! Dont have to be a tree hugger to catch that vibe. Mind blowing.
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Exactly! I’m still trying to convince my wife and son you don’t have to be obsessed with nature to love vistas like the Grand Canyon, Yosemite, Bryce Canyon, Momument Valley, etc. I would even go as far as saying you don’t know the U.S. until you’ve been out west!
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Great doc by Burns on “The Parks’ if you havent seen it. Pretty lucky where i live. Lots of that nature stuff to feed the soul.
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I think it was Christian who did this album not too long ago. Dusted it off and took it for a ride. Great album. My only quibble is that parts of ‘Shine On’ near the end tend to meander and I wish they’d done more with it. But, Floyd space-rock, right? Just go along for the ride.
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Tommy hit on something you noted a while back when I said something about Gilmour not getting the love I thought he should. You two both debunked that.
Space rock? Prog rock? What’s CB to do?
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Gilmour is a recognized god.
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I never could get into Floyd when I was younger. They just couldn’t hold a candle to the hard stuff like AC/DC, Motorhead, or Metallica. But I’m starting to appreciate them more now. It helps that I don’t listen to the radio very much anymore. I’m only good for a few dozen listens of “Money”, not 1,000s, lol.
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If you go back and catch them doing ‘Echoes Pt 1’ Live at Pompeii 72, about 7 minutes in Gilmour wigs out. Heavy Metal all over it.
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Will do.
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Nothing like spinning this on your sound system really loud when “Welcome to the Machine” starts and rolls throughout all the speakers
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Good sound system and Floyd always go good together.
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I didn’t have high hopes for this one after Dark Side… but bought it anyway. It quickly grew on me. Seemed to be a little less spacey and a little more radio friendly.
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After ‘Moon’ the boys went bigtime. Then it went nuts with ‘The Wall’. I was cooling off by then.
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Question: Do you like “The Wall” or “Roger Waters’ The Wall: Live in Berlin” better? I saw the Roger Waters one before hearing the original so I like the Roger Waters one better.
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I kinda lost track after that album. I still like the music if I hear it. Funny how that initial exposure stays with us. I kinda dropped off the Floyd train after Animals (which I liked a lot). Maybe a Floyd album on the way to the Island?
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It’s very possible 🙂
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I already told Hans I was taking everybody elses picks so I’m in good shape.
Hmmmm …. Darkside,, Meddle …
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🙂
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Whole years go by when I think this is their best. Have a Cigar was usually my favourite, I just loved the sound FX so much – I’ve always been a sucker for that.
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Yup. I still get the ‘Meddle’ craving though. I am chuffing on a small Man With No Name cigar right now.
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Nice review. Love the album, scared the heck out of me as a kid.
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That’s the first time I’ve heard that reaction.
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One of the greatest album of all time. By anyone. Nice take CB as per usue.
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Thanks but the music takes the credit.
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So jealous you knew and loved Floyd BEFORE this album came out. I can’t imagine what it was like to be so pleased after all the anticipation. I went backwards: Gilmour-led Division Bell to The Wall and then this one. My uncle Tom was my influence as he would play these CDs in his car in between soccer practice. Wish You Were Here and The Wall are my favorite albums to play while painting (or building LEGO – yup, I still do it). The apex design in both “Shine On…” songs just make me want to sprint outside. So mellow yet energetic at the same time. And, I still get teary during the end of “Wish You Were Here.”
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The music moves you that’s what it’s all about. Nothing like a good LEGO creation. Check out Floyd doing Echoe’s Live at Pompeii. Still get jacked when I see it. Good video you should be able to find. Gilmour rips a great solo. That’s around where I came in Meddle album.
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Haha! “One of these days, I’m going to cut (it always sounded like ‘chop’ to me) you into little pieces.” Then, BAM!
You’re right, I need to check out “Pomepeii.” It’s one of the few I haven’t heard or seen. Max got me back into the Syd days. I love how Floyd, in my opinion, has three distinct stages in their rocky journey 🙂
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I drifted after ‘Animals’ but still checked in to see what they were up to. Always lots of good musical ideas from those guys
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