WISH YOU WERE HERE

This album is simply a progressive masterpiece. I'm using the term prog, not only because that's the style that you will find in this album, but because this album has the quality that every prog work should have: I'm referring to the visionary mood (as I call it). In other words the capability to take you somewhere, expecially "Shine On You Crazy Diamond". This album is not a simple list of songs, it's an experience. WYWH was my first Floyd album, and when I listened to it, under suggestion from my father who knew it very well, it really blew my mind away. The album is simply perfect, the songs, the moods, the lyrics, even the MARVELLOUS, AMAZING, surreal packaging by Storm Thorgerson reflects prefectly the main argument of the work: the absence. The modern man absence, their absence as a band, the absence of inspiration and will to make music after the huge success of DSOTM, Syd's absence. I think that talking about the songs or criticize them, would only be a waste of time, so much has been written about them, anyway, the only suggestion I can make is to go and get the album if you still don't have it, even if you don't know Floyd yet, this is the best way to start knowning the band. 5 stars to one of the finest moments ever in modern music.