WISH YOU WERE HERE

Wish You Were Here-a tribute to Roger (Syd) Keith Barett. After "Dark side.." was released is when the band began to become undone...though there are very little signs of it. This was a very hard act, the follow up to a revolution. How do you do that? They did. It begins with Shine on You crazy diamond, and the special (and bizarre) thing about this track is that Syd after having no contact with the band for about seven years showed up! at the recording to that particular track! Richard Wright said:" He was bald fat and jumping up and down brushing his teeth" Welcome to the machine is good.. kind of overlong still good. "Have a cigar " (sung by Roy Harper) is also good, but the song by the same name of the album Wish you Were Here is the best song of the album and goes right up with the greatest Floyd songs..(money, another brick in the wall (pt2)comfortably numb.. etc) then shine on part 2...this is also one of there best and isn't ever matched musically again.5 out of 5