47 years of Wish You Were Here!
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Topic: 47 years of Wish You Were Here!
Posted By: Argentinfonico
Subject: 47 years of Wish You Were Here!
Date Posted: September 12 2022 at 10:46
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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? ------------- -Will I see you tonight? -I never make plans that far ahead. Casablanca (1942) |
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Posted By: rushaholic
Date Posted: September 12 2022 at 12:36
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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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Posted By: David_D
Date Posted: September 12 2022 at 12:57
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.
 ------------- quality over quantity, and all kind of PopcoRn almost beyond |
Argentinfonico wrote:Posted By: richardh
Date Posted: September 13 2022 at 08:05
| 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. |
Posted By: BrufordFreak
Date Posted: September 13 2022 at 08:29
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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. ------------- Drew Fisher https://progisaliveandwell.blogspot.com/ |
Posted By: Rednight
Date Posted: September 13 2022 at 12:53
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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. ------------- "It just has none of the qualities of your work that I find interesting. Abandon [?] it." - Eno |
Posted By: Heart of the Matter
Date Posted: September 13 2022 at 14:29
| 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. |
Posted By: Cosmiclawnmower
Date Posted: September 13 2022 at 14:33
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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 ------------- |
Posted By: Manuel
Date Posted: September 13 2022 at 22:44
| A true masterpiece and one of my favorite albums of all times. |
Posted By: Catcher10
Date Posted: September 14 2022 at 00:00
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My fav album by the Floyd... -------------   
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Posted By: octopus-4
Date Posted: September 14 2022 at 01:37
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. ------------- I stand with Roger Waters, I stand with Joan Baez, I stand with Victor Jara, I stand with Woody Guthrie. Music is revolution |
Posted By: Rick1
Date Posted: September 14 2022 at 05:10
| 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. |
Posted By: Stressed Cheese
Date Posted: September 14 2022 at 06:12
| We're going 47th anniversary threads now? That has to be a joke right? |
Posted By: Awesoreno
Date Posted: September 14 2022 at 22:41
| 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. |
Posted By: Saperlipopette!
Date Posted: September 14 2022 at 22:50
Ok so then you understand what Stressed Cheese (whom I agree with) means? |
Posted By: Cristi
Date Posted: September 15 2022 at 03:24
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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Posted By: Stressed Cheese
Date Posted: September 15 2022 at 15:36
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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Posted By: Awesoreno
Date Posted: September 15 2022 at 23:31
| 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? |
Posted By: nick_h_nz
Date Posted: September 16 2022 at 00:41
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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. ------------- https://tinyurl.com/nickhnz-tpa" rel="nofollow - Reviewer for The Progressive Aspect |
Posted By: Saperlipopette!
Date Posted: September 16 2022 at 01:51
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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Posted By: nick_h_nz
Date Posted: September 16 2022 at 02:40
I wasn’t meaning you! Personally I don’t really care about any anniversary of an album, unless it has some personal connection. As you say, everyday is an anniversary for hundreds of albums. So let people celebrate those they wish. For whatever reason, the OP wanted to celebrate WYWH, and I’m entirely down with that. It’s a wonderful album, which is not only my favourite Pink Floyd album, but one of my favourite albums overall. I remember when I first heard it, I was completely confused. The only Pink Floyd music I knew was either from The Wall or Momentary Lapse of Reason. I wasn’t even sure if I liked it, when I first heard WYWH. It took awhile to sink in, because it was so different from what I was expecting, and there wasn’t ever a time it suddenly clicked. It just grew on me, and got under my skin, and into my heart. And one day I realised that despite my initial misgivings, I didn’t just like it, but loved it. ------------- https://tinyurl.com/nickhnz-tpa" rel="nofollow - Reviewer for The Progressive Aspect |
Posted By: geekfreak
Date Posted: September 16 2022 at 02:50
Same applies to me ------------- Friedrich Nietzsche: "Without music, life would be a mistake." Music Is Live Two people are better off than one, for they can help each other succeed. Keep Calm And Listen To The Music… < |
Posted By: Argentinfonico
Date Posted: September 16 2022 at 08:40
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Thank you all for sharing your experiences. I made this topic so that those who have experienced the release and remember at least a couple of details can share what they felt when listening to it. I'm 20 years old and in my city (except for people in my family) I don't know anyone to talk to about progressive rock and this forum is for me a great source of learning because of the amount of cultured users with whom you can interact. It seemed to me that it could become interesting because this album is not only the first truly important reinvention in Pink Floyd's discography but it brought a new sound, a new energy and a new way of composing to the psychedelic rock world. ------------- -Will I see you tonight? -I never make plans that far ahead. Casablanca (1942) |
Posted By: Dellinger
Date Posted: September 16 2022 at 23:16
| My favourite album ever. Indeed better (for me) than Dark Side. |
Posted By: tdfloyd
Date Posted: September 18 2022 at 01:03
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One of the very few albums that I loved from the first listen. Absolutely, gorgeous album that still gets several spins a year. Even listen to the versions on various live albums. DSOTM and WYWH are 1 and 1A in my fav all time albums. Currently WYWH is 1A
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Posted By: RockHound
Date Posted: September 19 2022 at 09:27
| WYWH and Animals to me are Pink Floyd’s creative and technical peak. When WYWH came out, I found it to be a redemption. DSOTM, while absolutely great, had such a commercial aspect that a lot of people thought the band had totally sold out. WYWH had such a strong artistic component that it released some tension for those who followed the band from it’s early days-we knew that the band had matured rather than having transformed into something else. And DSOTM was so overplayed by radio and by friends that I saw no point in purchasing a copy until a couple of decades had passed-I was hearing it more than anything in my collection as a collateral effect of my being a bystander on planet earth. I was unfortunately overseas during the WYWH tour, and was delighted when they played the album when the pig flew over Cleveland Municipal Stadium. |
Posted By: Dellinger
Date Posted: September 20 2022 at 19:57
| ^ Indeed my two favorit albums from Floyd too. And indeed I find them better than Dark Side. |