WISH YOU WERE HERE

This is the FIRST Rock 'n Roll record I ever owned. I was in 5th grade when my oldest sister gave me this "piece of crap" that she mistakenly bought because of the cover art. I "wish" everyone could have had this as their first introduction to modern music. No doubt, it was too heavy for my 10 or 11 year old brain - but there was something about the etherial sounds of Richard Wright's synthesizers on Shine On . . . and the soul-piercing notes of Gilmour's guitar, that had me hooked. It was only much later that I discovered the brilliance of Roger-dodger's libretto's. Two of the best lines in all of rock 'n roll are on this album; 1) "Oh, by the way, which one is Pink?" and 2) "We're so happy we can hardly count!" Those are right up there with the #1 lyric, "I saw a ware wolf drinking a pinacolada at Trader Vic's - his hair was perfect!" (R.I.P. Warren). I will always own this masterpiece of an album. And although there are at least another dozen or so records that have replaced this as my "all time favorite", I will consider it a life worth living if this is the LAST piece of music I ever hear (in its entirety), before join Zevon in the sky with crazy diamonds.