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PINK FLOYD REMASTERReview created: 06/17/08(updated 06/17/08)
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REMASTERING REALLY SOUNDS EXCELLENT ON MY STEREO (MODIFIED CD PLAYER, TUBE PRE-AMP)IT BRINGS OUT THE INSTERMENTS TO ABSOLUTE CLARITY. WITH THIS TYPE OF CD I CAN HONESTLY SAY I HAVE BEATEN THE QUALITY OF SOUND THAT I USED TO HEAR FROM LP's FOR OVER 11 YEARS I WAS VERY UNHAPPY WITH CD MUSIC AND FELT THE DIGITAL AGE HAD ROBBED ME OF ONE OF MY FAVORITE HOBBIES. IT WAS SO DEPRESSING I DID NOT LISTEN TO ANYTHING. I AM GLAD TO SAY QUALITY MUSIC IS COMING BACK WITHOUT IT COSTING A FORTUNE. HDBROKENSPOKE
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) This album was recorded at the point in time in which David Gilmour and Roger Waters began their famous tiff. As sometimes happens, their personal tensions led to the development of the band's sound, which reached its peak with Dark Side Of The Moon.
As the title of this one implies, their lyrics are deceptively edgy, cloaked in a sensibility of whimsy and humor that's very British. Personally, I'm partial to Gilmour's sad-blues guitar riffs - as loaded with emotion as their evolving lyrics.
As the title of this one implies, their lyrics are deceptively edgy, cloaked in a sensibility of whimsy and humor that's very British. Personally, I'm partial to Gilmour's sad-blues guitar riffs - as loaded with emotion as their evolving lyrics.
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now and thenReview created: 02/25/08
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) Loved it in my teens when first arrived.........loved it while I was giving birth to my son (no drugs) Love it years later when the music coomes back to haunt me, can't live without this one Absoltulty genious music yu feel in your gut.
Vicky
Vicky
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WISH YOU WERE HERE PINK FLOYD CD 2000Review created: 10/05/07
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GREAT DEAL AND THE PRODUCT CAME IN A SUPRISING RAPID TIMEFRAME. IT WAS EXACTLY WHAT IT SAID IN THE AD PERFECT CONDITION - BRAND NEW - AND IT WAS AN EXCEEDING GREAT FEELING TO HERE THE MUSIC AT MY OWN PACE AND BE ABLE TO REPLAY! JUST WONDERFUL PRODUCT. THANKS CARMEN
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you can't go wrong with this classic!One of the finest albums ever recorded. From start to finish this CD is a fine representation of Pink Floyd at its best a real GEM!
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Welcome To The Machine
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On Wish You Were Here Pink Floyd seemed to have found themselves (and their trademark 10+ minute grooves) again. This is classic Floyd doing what they did best and it ranks right up at the top on my favorite Pink Floyd album list. Every fan of classic rock needs to own a copy of this. 5 Huge Stars.
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Wish you were here - pink floyd (CD 2000)
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I once had owned it, and wanted it again. Im a pink floyd fan and missed hearing it. I looked around at other prices and knew I could do better on ebay.
So now I can add it to my collection of classic rock CD's
So now I can add it to my collection of classic rock CD's
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Probably a tribute to Sid.Review created: 02/08/07
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This is my second favorite Pink Flyod CD, behind "DARK SIDE OF THE MOON "... of course.
Shine on you crazy diamond, is certainly about Sid , and makes me sad. As does a lot of floyd (the Wall CD, depresses the hell out of me)..but its suppose to be mellow. BUY Dark Side and "WISH YOU WERE HERE" both a MUST.
Also try "the Wall DVD" ...disturbing and wonderful.
Shine on you crazy diamond, is certainly about Sid , and makes me sad. As does a lot of floyd (the Wall CD, depresses the hell out of me)..but its suppose to be mellow. BUY Dark Side and "WISH YOU WERE HERE" both a MUST.
Also try "the Wall DVD" ...disturbing and wonderful.
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Another mush have for your CD collectionReview created: 10/18/06
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How do you follow-up a global masterpiece like Dark Side? You change the rules. If Dark Side is about the uncatharted madness caused as a result of living in an insane world, Wish You Were Here is about the added madness that ensues as a result of having the world embrace that uncatharted madness on such an absurd scale. If WYWH is a "tribute to Syd Barrett," it is so because Barrett saw that insanity first. But WYWH is also a scathing remonstration of the music industry - a deliberate, mocking attempt to "bite the hand that feeds." And the album succeeds on both levels, as well as, most importantly, on the compositional and musical levels. Not only did Shine On and Wish You Were Here become anthems on a global scale, but the sales of Ovation guitars went through the roof when everyone old enough to play a guitar began playing these songs at every acid-laced party in the world. Floyd was not interested in "topping" themselves after Dark Side; they were simply interested in expressing new thoughts and feelings - and in that they succeeded brilliantly.
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A near perfect follow up to 'Dark Side of the Moon'1 of 1 people found this review helpful.
The expectations for this album after the runaway success of 1973s 'Dark Side of the Moon' must have been huge. It doesn't disappoint.
The opening track - 'Shine on you Crazy Diamond' - is acclaimed as being Pink Floyd's finest. Beginning with a lone synthesizer drifting in from the ether, it is joined by David Gilmour's guitar after two minutes, the pair providing one of the most blissfully soporific pieces of music I've ever heard. It is a full four and a half minutes before the main theme and beat of this song introduce themselves. There's no hurry to it, clocking in at a casual 45bpm or thereabouts, and it's not for a full eight and a half minutes that a note is sung. The lyrics are written about Syd Barrett (a co-founding member of Pink Floyd) who's whimsical songwriting, vocals and guitar graced 1967s 'Piper at the Gates of Dawn' and some of 1968s 'A Saucerful of Secrets'. Syd's increasingly erratic behaviour and subsequent disappearance is legendary, and the band had not seen him since. The lyrics have a 'wishing you all the best' feel to them. The story goes that when the band were rehearsing this song, who should walk in but Syd himself. A strange coincidence indeed, should it be true.
As 'Shine on...' ends, 'Welcome to the Machine' segues in to provide an oppressive sounding counterpoint, with its opening sound of an elevator ride terminating in the doors opening to an industrial sounding thrum of synth. The lyrics on this (and the following track - 'Have a Cigar') are a critique of record companies and their executives, and the vitriol contained in them is something which was to continue on 1977s 'Animals' album (in line with Roger Waters' increasing disillusionment). There are points where the synth is intrusive and grating, but the mood of the song is perfect.
'Have a Cigar' features a guest vocal performance by Roy Harper which is not too dissimilar to Roger Waters. It's the most uptempo song on the album with an ecclectic rhythm, but isn't as strong as the rest of the album.
David Gilmour takes centre stage for the title track, his excellent accoustic guitar playing and vocals being combined for the final fading solo, providing another definitive Pink Floyd song.
And seguing in from that we have the finale to 'Shine on you Crazy Diamond', clocking in at a 'mere' 12 minutes this time. An initial instrumental which increases in intensity until falling off to take up where the first part left off. After that it's a long drift into the ether as the album fades to a close.
I would rank this album and 'Dark Side of the Moon' as the greatest albums ever written and would thoroughly recommend them to anyone who enjoys cerebral music.
The opening track - 'Shine on you Crazy Diamond' - is acclaimed as being Pink Floyd's finest. Beginning with a lone synthesizer drifting in from the ether, it is joined by David Gilmour's guitar after two minutes, the pair providing one of the most blissfully soporific pieces of music I've ever heard. It is a full four and a half minutes before the main theme and beat of this song introduce themselves. There's no hurry to it, clocking in at a casual 45bpm or thereabouts, and it's not for a full eight and a half minutes that a note is sung. The lyrics are written about Syd Barrett (a co-founding member of Pink Floyd) who's whimsical songwriting, vocals and guitar graced 1967s 'Piper at the Gates of Dawn' and some of 1968s 'A Saucerful of Secrets'. Syd's increasingly erratic behaviour and subsequent disappearance is legendary, and the band had not seen him since. The lyrics have a 'wishing you all the best' feel to them. The story goes that when the band were rehearsing this song, who should walk in but Syd himself. A strange coincidence indeed, should it be true.
As 'Shine on...' ends, 'Welcome to the Machine' segues in to provide an oppressive sounding counterpoint, with its opening sound of an elevator ride terminating in the doors opening to an industrial sounding thrum of synth. The lyrics on this (and the following track - 'Have a Cigar') are a critique of record companies and their executives, and the vitriol contained in them is something which was to continue on 1977s 'Animals' album (in line with Roger Waters' increasing disillusionment). There are points where the synth is intrusive and grating, but the mood of the song is perfect.
'Have a Cigar' features a guest vocal performance by Roy Harper which is not too dissimilar to Roger Waters. It's the most uptempo song on the album with an ecclectic rhythm, but isn't as strong as the rest of the album.
David Gilmour takes centre stage for the title track, his excellent accoustic guitar playing and vocals being combined for the final fading solo, providing another definitive Pink Floyd song.
And seguing in from that we have the finale to 'Shine on you Crazy Diamond', clocking in at a 'mere' 12 minutes this time. An initial instrumental which increases in intensity until falling off to take up where the first part left off. After that it's a long drift into the ether as the album fades to a close.
I would rank this album and 'Dark Side of the Moon' as the greatest albums ever written and would thoroughly recommend them to anyone who enjoys cerebral music.
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Musical interpretations from a Floyd FanReview created: 04/05/00
by: pepsipipe -- a member of Epinions
Pros:
Excellent instrumental and lyrics
Excellent instrumental and lyrics
Cons:
nada
nada
Generally, there is always a story behind a song. Words are often written in direct relation to a singers own experiences, fears, thoughts and emotions. The general public is normally unaware of any particular meanings, and therefore usually lose themselves in the midst of a song while creating their own meanings to the words. This, to me, is the beautiful thing about music. Personal interpretations belong to that person and nobody can ever dispute them. Heated discussions may arise, new outlooks may be considered, but in the end, the music will always have the same meaning to said person. I..
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Still Wishing You Were Here (lean & mean W/O)Review created: 12/02/03
by: fuche_bu -- a member of Epinions
Pros:
An amazing tribute to an ailing comrade
An amazing tribute to an ailing comrade
Cons:
none come to mind
none come to mind
One of the seminal groups in rock history would have to be Pink Floyd. This British group has released some of the most amazing albums in rock history. They have always displayed a lyrical intensity and musical ingenuity to surprise and delight the listener. Much of the material can be dour in subject matter but that has never stopped fans from eating the music up. They have a reputation for being pioneers in musical and recording prowess. Dark Side of the Moon remained on the charts for a couple centuries while The Wall was noted for its nihilistic concept and a mind melting stage...
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A worthy follow up to that album.Review created: 04/22/04
by: ilash -- a member of Epinions
Pros:
Pink Floyd at the height of their game and everything that entails.
Pink Floyd at the height of their game and everything that entails.
Cons:
Some weakish moments.
Some weakish moments.
After the seemingly limitless success of Dark Side of the Moon, the once little known Pink Floyd found themselves very much in the public eye so expectations for a follow up were obviously, to say the least, intimidating. A band that had until very recently seen little commercial success suddenly found themselves trying to produce a follow up to an album that was and still is one of the most successful long players of all time. Even ignoring Dark Side s tremendous success on a commercial level, on an artistic level the album was the ultimate culmination of everything the band had been working.
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Pink Floyd's other masterpiece.Review created: 12/01/04
by: seanb91 -- a member of Epinions
Pros:
Beautiful music, meaningful lyrics, most other things
Beautiful music, meaningful lyrics, most other things
Cons:
Which part of masterpiece don't you understand?
Which part of masterpiece don't you understand?
This is my second Pink Floyd review, as my loyal fanbase (I wish) will know. My first was of The Wall, Pink Floyd's masterpiece (and before all the Pink Floyd-nuts tear me limb from limb, I do like Dark Side of the Moon as well). Reviewing this track by track may be a little wierd (it only has five tracks) but I'll try anyway. This album was devoted to and written about former Floyd frontman Syd Barrett, who unexpedly turned up at the studio during the recording of Wish You Were Here. This immensly effected the band, and moved them to write this masterpiece. Track 1: Shine On You Crazy...
Review ID: 10000000000229327
Progressive Rock's finestReview created: 09/04/04
by: publiusdiamond -- a member of Epinions
Pros:
Perfectly crisp and clear production, and just Floyd's finest moment.
Perfectly crisp and clear production, and just Floyd's finest moment.
Cons:
Absolutely nothing; the album is flawless.
Absolutely nothing; the album is flawless.
Well, after a little bit of thought, I consider this my favourite Floyd album. It is more diverse than the other albums, and none of the five songs is similar to another; with the exception of Shine On You Crazy Diamond Chapters 1 and 2. Anyway; the album opens with the beautiful ambiance of Shine On You Crazy Diamond Part one. Rick Wright works his magic over his impressive keyboard section. And then; Dave Gilmour's dreamy guitar sound drifts in. This ambient sound continues for about three minutes, until all goes quiet and we are introduced to four of the most famous incidental notes in...
Review ID: 10000000000229321
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