WISH YOU WERE HERE

WISH YOU WERE HERE was the album Pink Floyd released AFTER DSOTM when everybody was ready to jump on their backs for releasing a inferior sequel.DSOTM was still selling like hot cakes .pink floyd was the band everyone was listening to.(that includes people who like to jump on the bandwagon).WYWH has a big one but divided into 2 parts and if you take them together it is bigger than echoes by 2 or 3 minutes.however that is not germane to the issue.what is is the fact that a band who made DSOTM released THIS album.in fact i feel that shine on you crazy diamond is the most underrated song in what..this universe! and this album is the most underrated album in history.SHINE ON YOU CRAZY DIAMOND part 1 starts off slowly and builds up slowly to its climax.in fact the first words are spoken at the 8 min mark.so you can take this to be almost instrumental.i thought earlier that the words refer to england i mean look at it the other way instead of relating it with syd barret relate the words with england if you know history.it holds water both ways.welcome to.. is an almost ugly attack on the music industry and has a lot of sound effects of machines.i find this one very interesting & Depressing sometimes sadder than shine.. .have a cigar is a song that somehow doesn't go with the album ,the tune i mean .the words are a great follow up to wttmachine ,you find the ultra serious floyd making fun of themselves in the line "the band is just fantastic most sincerely/ oh by the way which one's pink".the title track begins rather unconventionally but pink floyd is a uncoventional band .the songwriting AND music of this album are great.and they only become better with animals but that comes later.shine on part 2 is faster and maybe.... maybe just better than part 1. if you haven't got it GO GET IT .GO!