Pink Floyd - Wish You Were Here CD

Pink Floyd - Wish You Were Here CD

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Wish You Were Here??fis Pink Floyd?e?a?is ninth??fstudio album, first released in September 1975. Inspired by material the group composed while performing across Europe,??fWish You Were Here??fwas recorded in numerous sessions at London's??fAbbey Road Studios.

Some of the songs critique the music business, others express alienation, and "Shine On You Crazy Diamond" is a tribute to??fSyd Barrett, whose mental breakdown had forced him to leave the group seven years earlier. It was lead writer??fRoger Waters' idea to split "Shine On You Crazy Diamond" into two parts and use it to bookend the album around three new compositions, introducing a new concept as the group had done with their previous album,??fThe Dark Side of the Moon.

As with??fThe Dark Side of the Moon, the band used studio effects and synthesizers, and brought in guest singers to supply vocals on some tracks of the album. These singers were Roy Harper, who provided the lead vocals on "Have a Cigar", and??fThe Blackberries, who added backing vocals to "Shine On You Crazy Diamond".

The album became an instant commercial success, and the album has since been acclaimed by critics and appears on??fRolling Stone??'?s list of "The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time". Band members??fRichard Wright??fand??fDavid Gilmour??fhave each cited??fWish You Were Here??fas their favourite Pink Floyd album, and the album is widely regarded as the group's??fmagnum opus.

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