47 years of Wish You Were Here! |
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Argentinfonico
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Posted: September 12 2022 at 10:46 |
12 September 1975 saw the birth of one of the greatest albums in history. When many people thought that Pink Floyd with "The Dark Side Of The Moon" had reached its peak and after that they wouldn't know how to reinvent themselves, only 2 years later they released an album that for many is even superior. A masterpiece through and through, a demonstration of why they were born to make music.
If I had to describe it in one sentence, I would say that it is "the definitive musical work about the inexorable and fundamental confrontation of the individual with the tragic evolution of technology and machinery". Do you have any memories of the release of this album? |
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-Will I see you tonight?
-I never make plans that far ahead. Casablanca (1942) |
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rushaholic
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my favorite album from my favorite band. one of those that i have owned on 8-track, vinyl, cassette and several CD copies. love that album.
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David_D
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Yes, I certainly have. The first time I listened to it was when visiting with my brother and a friend another friend, who had just bought it. Shortly speaking, Wish You Were Here made a great impression on me, or it was just love from the very first listening - as I seem to remember it. So it was very accessible for me, but I've never got tired of it.
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quality over quantity, and all kind of PopcoRn almost beyond
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richardh
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I was a bit young to appreciate it when it came out (13) and in fact remember thinking how tedious it was when it was being played in a school class room by some older students. Now I love it and would put it right up there. Rick's synths still sound as beautiful as ever and the somewhat overused word 'masterpiece' must surely apply here.
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BrufordFreak
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An album that could never sustain my original enthusiasm.
"Welcome to the Machine" was always my highlight song for me, while the title song and "Have a Cigar" were like silly parlor tricks--once you'd heard them once or twice they lost all appeal. The "Shine on…" suite was good for a year or two--before I discovered the Richard Wright magic in Parts VI-IX. I haven't felt a need or desire to listen to any part of the album for years now--even back ten years ago when the big battle for Number One on PA's All-time Top Studios was in full play. I just couldn't muster the stomach for it.
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Drew Fisher
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Rednight
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My God, has it been that long? A monumental album, and one Gilmour once said he preferred over The Wall. I'm with him, and I play 'Here on occasion whenever I want to be re-enchanted.
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"It just has none of the qualities of your work that I find interesting. Abandon [?] it." - Eno
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Heart of the Matter
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It can sleep for years in the shelves, but there will never be a last spin for this classic. Impossible to ignore it's always there.
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Cosmiclawnmower
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Stripping lead off tops of gate posts to make fishing weights, next to the railway line. Thats what i was doing the day i first heard WYWH on my mates brother in laws stereo (later that day).. there were poplar trees along the train line like the ones on the inner sleeve with red hankie blowing across the image.. and a blue sky. I dont listen that often to the lp but thats what i think of when i hear it
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Manuel
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A true masterpiece and one of my favorite albums of all times.
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Catcher10
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My fav album by the Floyd...
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octopus-4
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I was in the secondary school and we were watching a documentary about Greek islands. The background music was Shine On You Crazy Diamond. A girl behind me said : "ooh Pink Floyd! How good!". It's how I went to know about the album before the internet days.
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Curiosity killed a cat, Schroedinger only half.
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Rick1
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I was 13 when it came out. I had wanted to see them at Knebworth that summer but parents said 'no'. I first heard 'Shine On' in Selectadisc (a record shop in Nottingham) - I am pretty certain of that.
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Stressed Cheese
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We're going 47th anniversary threads now? That has to be a joke right?
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Awesoreno
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Well what makes a 47th anniversary any less significant (or any more insignificant) than a 40th, 45th, or 50th anniversary? Our need to assign significance to things by groups or scales of tens or fives is completely arbitrary, and is only because we use a base 10 numbering system. Imagine a culture where they don't do that. Wouldn't they think our obsession with 25th, 50th, 60th, etc. anniversaries is a joke. Just playing devil's advocate here.
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Saperlipopette!
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Ok so then you understand what Stressed Cheese (whom I agree with) means? |
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Cristi
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it's not an anniversary thread, just the OP pointing out how long ago the album was released IMO. Also the question at the end of the original post is only for the user that were around when the album was released.
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Stressed Cheese
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It's not like I don't think this thread should exist, but it's just funny to me that between all the X0 and X5 anniversary threads, there's this one. The idea of even noticing an album came out on a certain day on a random anniversary like 47 is just humorous.
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Awesoreno
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Well I won't speak for the OP, but maybe it was inspired by the CTTE turns 50 post? As a way to sort of ignore the supposed importance of an anniversary of a "round" number?
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nick_h_nz
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I find it more humorous that anyone could be upset, confused, or otherwise by someone celebrating a 47th anniversary. This month I celebrated my own 47th anniversary. And I played some of my favourite albums that were also celebrating their 47th anniversary.
Anyone who wants to celebrate any anniversary of any album is just fine with me. Sharing anniversaries that are not just ending in 5 or 0 may once have been less common, but thanks to social media, it’s now pretty much the norm. Every year I will see “released on this day” posts on FB by people or pages for albums. An album doesn’t become more or less special to someone who likes it, just because it hits a year ending in 5 or 0. |
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Saperlipopette!
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I'm neither upset nor bemused. I smiled when I saw the title. Every day it's hundreds of potential anniversaries for an album here. Myself look forward to celebrate Guapo's Five Sun's 19th anniversary the 13th of January 2023. And after that, April 29th Nonagon Infinity, my favorite King Gizzard and The Lizard Wizard-album turns seven!
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