Back in the 90s, there was a homeless man busking in front of a Walgreens where I would buy my beer. He started playing Wish You Were Here (very well, I should add) and despite my limited vocal talent, I decided to sing along as he played guitar. All of a sudden, a small crowd gathered and began dropping coins and dollar bills into his guitar case. Over ten minutes or so, he had close to $80 and offered to share it with me as he had only collected about $4 prior to me showing up. I refused but he insisted that he would at least buy my beer. This became a regular thing for about two weeks until he disappeared. Hopefully, he had gotten enough money to buy the train ticket he needed to go back home…🖖🏼
21 years ago, I buried my best Pal in her Favorite Pink Floyd T-Shirt.... Whenever this song comes on the radio... I turn it up and And sing it loud, so Mom can hear❤️💫🙏🌹
I remember David Gilmour in an interview saying that during the recording of Wish You Were Here, there was a strange dude sitting in the corner of the studio, smiling at them, and nobody knew who it was. After he left, they told him that it was Syd Barrett. Nobody recognized him, and they were baffled by how he knew that they would be recording a song about him on that day. Dark Side of the Moon and Wish You Were Here are the two greatest back-to-back albums in the history of music. Period!
This song is a hard one for me. It came on the radio as we were driving home from having our dog put to sleep, and that’s all I can think of now when I hear it. How much I wish she was here. 😢
Pink Floyd, my Dad's "band". I could never understand why he loved them. Sadly after he passed away I sat down and listened, really listened and "Wish you where here" played. Now this is my Dad's song. Dad wish you where here.
"We're just two lost souls swimming in a fishbowl, year after year." There's something so deeply poignant about that line to me, I love the way it flows. 🥰💕
@@ProfessorofRock My mind is juggling Dark Side of the Moon, Wish You Were Here, and The Wall. The Wall's movie is something that was often playing in the background of parties I went to in college and where Dark Side of the Moon and Wish You Were Here seemed to tap into how easy it would be to go insane in a crazy life, The Wall was something that felt like it could pull everyone over the edge into raw insanity.
Mid-winter talent show, June 1986, McMurdo Station Antarctica. One of the Kiwi's sat on a stool with his guitar and started playing this song. That moment, the entire Galley fell silent. Not a word was said, not a sound besides this mans playing and singing was made. We had been away from our loved ones since at least October, me, it was August. We had been totally isolated from the rest of the world since the beginning of March as the sun set and support flights from New Zealand had ended. We missed our loved ones. We missed seeing people other than the 100 of us that were left behind to ensure the base was still there when people would again start coming back. Every time I hear this song, I remember just how I felt at that moment, when we all listened and wished our loves were there.
My brother and I have always been fans of Pink Floyd. I lost him a few years ago and this song still resonates in my heart when I hear it. I sing 'I wish you were here' and it's my brother's face I see. Thanks, prof, for a look at this absolute genius of a song.
Growing up my older brother was a bigger fan than I. I always liked them. I guess my age I didn't understand them yet. Now since he is gone and I am older I understand stand them better. Wish you were here has made me understand my brother more as well. I thank them for that.❤😢
This song holds great meaning for me. I first heard it back when I was a pre-teen about two weeks after my father died from a ruptured brain aneurysm. He was 39 at the time and I'd just turned twelve. Hearing this song even now at 61 takes me back to that time and reminds me of the good times when he was around. Crazy huh? It's funny how a song can mean so many things to so many different people. Pink Floyd became one my favorite bands and remains so to this day.
@@danielcluley870 Thanks for that. I know the album (and the track) but never considered it "country" either. "Bluesy" is definitely a better description.
It really was. It's so mournful, but Dave Gilmour's opening guitar solo for "Shine On" is so melancholy and beautiful that it still makes the hairs stand up on my arms when listening to it.
Waters declared the band finished, and because he was doing all the composing. When Dave made the stand to keep going, even with renewed intent, new tunes ...and playing all the old material because they were three fourth owners of those! Waters became embittered by the fact that he'd worked to keep the band going, then when they didn't do much he left it - and only then did they take interest. You can see why he was pissed off really, but also why they decided it wasn't over and done just because Roger said it was.
@@mahatmacote6478 While I knew Led Zeppelin well by 13 thanks to a neighbor kid, I only discovered Pink Floyd at 16, from an unmarked tape I brought with me to math camp (yes, math camp, Hampshire College) that I'd taken out of my mom's car, only had one side of an album on it, but I decided after a couple listens, this must be Pink Floyd! And it was, the 2nd side of Momentary Lapse of Reason. So while yes my deepest love of Floyd comes from the collaborative stull of the late 60's to mid 70s, my initial love was inspired from a Floyd without Waters, so I've never resented him leaving. As much as I respect and love The Wall and Final Cut, clearly something had been lost by that time. My guess is that Waters had become an intolerable bully and the other members preferred to interact with him as little as possible. And sorry to bring politics into it, but his recent endorsement of Russia's invasion of the Ukraine solidifies my conclusion that sadly he made his own Barrett-esque escape from reality despite his efforts to not withdraw.
@@mahatmacote6478 There's a little more to that. Waters kept bringing material to the others (Wright was gone by this point), and Gilmour kept knocking it back because he didn't like it (seems like Mason was reasonably passive in this period). Which pissed off Waters because Gilmour wasn't bringing anything himself after the Wall, on which he contributed a few riffs which the band made into songs together (the guitar parts to Young Lust and Run Like Hell, and the chorus chords and melody to Comfortably Numb). As you said, Waters told Gilmour and Mason that because they weren't contributing and they were just complaining about everything he brought that he wasn't going to write anything else for the band, and Gilmour and Mason threatened to join with the record company to sue him for withholding product. Waters was forced to leave the band because he couldn't afford to take on those three parties, so he sued to dissolve the partnership. Eventually his lawyers advised him that the band was too profitable for dissolution, and that he could either drop the suit or sue to keep the name himself, which he had a far better case for than the others because he was the primary singer, songwriter and composer at that time, as he had been for at least the last three albums. He dropped the suit because he didn't think it was right for either party to keep the name without the other. So I think history has been rather unfair on Waters both with regard to the musical input he had in the band, and with the idea that he sued the others over the name, which actually didn't happen - they were the one's who wanted to make it a legal battle.
I have MANY favorite Pink Floyd songs, but this is definitely one of them. Chokes me up every time I hear it. So beautiful, so melancholy, so emotionally rich.
Addendum: ELP is another Prog Rock favorite... I saw their performance of "Fanfare For the Common Man" in an empty Olympic Stadium on TH-cam and it blew me away! Keith Emerson is a phenomenal keyboardist!! They were simply warming up for the show and it was spot-on...
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Yeah, I saw them on a crowded Olympic stadium and it was magic, particularly C'est la vie with Greg Lake.
Greg Lake tells story of Lucky Man. They needed one more song. Lake had written this in middle school. Keith said I hate it I'm going drink beer. They tracked complete . Keith came back and listened. He said I guess I'll put something on the end. He unboxed a new synth he had justgotten. They were new at this time. He plugged in and they rolled tape. He played around on the new toy and big solo on the end. That's what is on the record. That was the keeper track.
Special Thanks to Nick Mason for touring the pre Dark Side music with MANY Syd Barrett numbers. The band gives new life to these old and sometimes obscure songs. I was lucky enough to see them twice on the first leg, then once on the second.
Most don't even understand what these lyrics even mean. I think it's elegantly simple. A walk on part in the war...is a referrence to being drafted into the war. A lead role in a cage...is a referrence to being sent to prison for NOT accepting your draft.
@@michaelpatton7065 what I don’t think Pink Floyd gets enough credit for is their simplicity, from a lyrical and musical standpoint. They mastered what all great artists have mastered and that’s efficiency. If you go to an art gallery featuring well known masters, (one where you can walk right up on the paintings), you’ll come to realize that these seemingly complex, realistic portions of the painting when standing 10’ away, are really a single brush stroke when you get up close. It’s not this overly labored, polished thing. It gets the job done as simply as possible (and that’s an incredibly difficult thing to master). Pink Floyd’s lyrics convey in a single line what other lyricists will take an entire song to try and capture. And Gilmour’s most iconic solos and riffs are something even a beginning guitar player can manage to play in an afternoon (or less) of effort. He doesn’t need crazy speed runs and 100 notes to get his point across (The solo from Comfortably Numb is a perfect example of this). Their greatest trait as a band was their ability to condense all this emotion into the simplest formula possible. “An idiot admires complexity, a genius admires simplicity.” -Terry Davis
Six months after my father in law passed away I still hadn’t processed it and missed him terribly. This song came on and it hit me - the lyrics spoke so clearly - what a masterpiece
OMG Professor: Your Rat Fink shirt takes me back. Ed "Big Daddy" Roth hot rod art filled my room growing up 70's/80's, right up there with the art from my Heavy Metal, Fangoria, and Mad magazines. Oh ya PF is good too 😁
You can also hear David's fingers slide on the strings after the cough . I think. But it's there. The "radio" guitar part is in mono and they let you get used to it for a few bars before Gilmore comes in with the stereo part. Always kind of startling . Unexpected. A small touch that is so brilliant.
I saw "Prog Rock" and thought you'd finally done an episode on Emerson, Lake and Palmer. Sadly, Carl Palmer is the only one left now. I know you would conduct a wonderful interview with him. Still waiting and loving the episodes that AREN'T E.L.P. Also: You've mentioned a few times that you really hated a song . . . I'd love to see a segment on your personal top 10 songs that just never resonated with you for whatever reason. I'm sure there would be a lively conversation after that episode! Love your show!
E.L.P. was, and is a great influence on the music of our time. "From the Beginning" is a favorite and to me another one of R&R's greatest acoustic songs.
I’ve listened to this LP at least two times every month since 1977 when I bought it on a cassette from kid at school. I used to play along to Shine On when I was learning guitar.
@@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980 Ha! Yeah. Missing someone that's not around. And, like so many people, maybe just wishing the world were less cold comfort and more change.
Born in 74 discovered the wall when it came out and have been a huge fan ever since. Really enjoy your take on music and I finds my self agreeing with your take on everything. Love the podcast and keep up the good work. Cheers
When you hear this song it just so easy to picture a guy sitting in a dingy apartment, listening to the radio, guitar in hand, smoking cigarette on the table. I always thought the cough was just genius creativity. Who knew it was an accident? Perfect call to leave it in. It adds so much to the mental image.
Most of the time, I just listen to tracks individually, but there are some albums that really need to be enjoyed in their entirety. Chicago II, American Idiot, Sgt Pepper's... Wish You Were Here (and Dark Side of The Moon, while we're at it) is one of those albums. The album needs its own separate playlist so that it can be enjoyed from the first track to the last.
Wish You Were Here is my favorite Pink Floyd album and the song is excellent. Gilmour and Waters made amazing music together for years. It’s sad that things broke bad between them. The music still lives on. Rock on!
I’ll never forget when this album was released. By buddy and I went to the record shop and bought the album. It was covered in blue plastic, so you couldn’t see the cover art. When he pulled off the plastic to reveal two men in suits, with one on fire, it blew us away. Very clever and impactful reveal of an awesome album cover.
Pink Floyd is probably my favorite band, particularly since I first heard the entirety of The Wall for the first time when I was a teenager. Having undiagnosed ADHD and feeling like I was falling apart at the seems, It felt like The Wall was perfectly encapsulating my experience. I was isolating myself from my peers... they weren't doing it, I was. As a creative I also I felt a commonality with Syd and thought maybe I was going crazy. So take DSOTM, WYWH and The Wall and what those albums were about and it makes sense that it would hit hard for me as a form of therapy. I didn't get diagnosed until the age of 43... that's a long time to not understand what the hell is going on. I will forever be grateful for PF and those albums in particular for at least stabilizing my lost and wayward trajectory.
I never thought of the sniffing and hocking a loogie a srewup, just felt like it was typical Floyd putting effects in, like a backwoods hick. Never knew that was David giving up smokes!
I agree Professor, you have to listen to Pink Floyd album completely and in the order the songs were recorded. Pink Floyd not only wrote great music but the songs take you on a journey.
Any band with crossfaded tracks wasn't going to get a lot of AM Top 40 play. If it weren't for those rebellious FM DJs, the Floyd would have a much smaller fan base.
Pink Floyds best ever song is "Seamus" from the album "Meddle". Any band that would be brave enough to have a dog do back up vocals, and actually have it sound good, deserves recognition for it. It's also the song that turned me on to Blues music back in the day, so it's also consciousness expanding. Sure it's a "throw away" but still. that shows what a great band they were/are (sort of) even their throw aways were great.
Such an exquisite song. The lyrics are amazing and such guitar work, David Gilmour is so unique you always know it's him when he's playing and that can only really be said for a few musicians. You are so right about the lack of human element in today's music. Brilliant song, brilliant album...everything about "Wish You Were Here" is brilliant. I remember playing this live at the bar I ran back in 1989...what memories. Pink Floyd is a Top 5 greatest band of all time IMHO. Cheers from Ottawa, Canada🍁
I first heard this album when i bought it when i was 18, i practically listened to this on repeat when i was 19 and always sang along to Wish You Were Here. I still do, and always will. It's more or less Pink Floyd's anthem that everyone knows and joins in singing along to. Great song, great album. Thanks for making this video. Cheers.
@Professor of Rock might be stating the obvious here, but to my ears most Eagles songs sound more country than Wish You Were Here. Love the song, but not really hearing it as country. I do like the concept that that is how the song got started.
Its one of my favorite songs, but I never thought of it as country either, maybe because it doesn't say anything at all about mama or trains, or trucks, or prison, or gettin' drunk. (Well, maybe a lead role in a cage is a kind of prison....so there you go.) 🤠
his timbre, imho, is the best ever...from any singers ever ...the lyrics, capture the essence of any existientialist novel, why are we here, what is our purpose, loss, no rock song captures the profound pain and confusion of this walk through life.
I didn't discover Pink Floyd until The Wall in '79 and immediately started buying their earlier albums. At first I was more drawn to that period from Dark Side onwards, but as I grew older I started to develop a fondness for that one from the departure of Syd Barrett when they were trying to find their own identity as a band. The albums are very rough and lack the polish of those later albums but there are so many gems to be found that never got the attention they deserved--even by the band. As uneven as these albums are they have a charm and sense of whimsy that the later albums lack. Once the band became a tool to air out the hang ups and neurosis of Roger Waters the rest were just along for the ride.
This has to be a sign. I am working on a song that is a memorial to Family and Friends who have gone before me. It's cord progression is the same as Wish You Where Here. I nearly scrubbed the song because of the difficulty I am having recording it. Now.....this story just inspires me to push forward and make this song happen.
I have a CD of Pink Floyd with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra. What great tunes. I never knew the story about Wish you were here. True Greatness, thanks Professor
Welcome To The Machine is excellent,, the synth tracks are very cool and yeah wish you were here,, seems to me every Floyd song said that in one way or another,, we miss you Sid... Timeless tune👍🙏...
@@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980 ..yeah no kidding... I read that he wasn't PRECISely schizophrenic because he could always go to the bathroom and basically eat without help and didn't throw food around or anything, he was just catatonic a lot of the time.. but he never hurt himself or anyone else or he would have been institutionalized,, I think Sid always lived with his mother and sister in the same house in the same neighborhood by a park... And one or two of the guys would go around to the house, trying to talk to Sid, Sid sitting in his room looking out the window not saying anything... So I would say the same thing, wish you were here Sid... I guess for a while he'd show up when they were recording or just to hang out or something, they start doing something and then Sid would just stand there... Just stand there looking at nothing, eventually just put his guitar down and walk out the door... I can imagine it would get extremely frustrating, but since he wasn't ever actually violent it was kind of hard to stay mad at the guy... So for a while when Sid would show up, they just be either, hi Sid, how are you doing, we're doing some work right now so would you mind coming back later? Or, let's take a break while I talk to Sid and get him home...
00.55 This is my favourite Roger Waters and David Gilmour composition. Roger’s recording engineer Nick Griffiths ( He arranged the school kids for The Wall) Was a good friend of mine.He sadly died March 2005. His funeral service was held at an old church in Old Heathfield Sussex. Roger was very fond of Nick. He had assisted Roger on his solo albums Pros And Cons, Radio Chaos, Amused To Death, The Wall (Berlin) up to In The Flesh Live. Roger attended the funeral service where he performed “Wish You Were Here” He adapted a few of the lyrics. It was incredibly moving. Especially for Nicks widow Joey. For me “ Wish You Were Here” will always be Nick Griffiths song now. Just thinking of it brings a tear.
This song right here is one of the main reasons why I firmly believe that Dave Gilmour is one of the finest singers in all of rock. Go back and listen to him starting clear back to the album "Saucerful of Secrets," then work your way through and you'll agree.
You’re wrong about Barrett’s absence. He actually visited in the studio during the album’s recording sessions and it was one of the key reasons why he influenced so much to the outcome of the songs.
I love this song so much. Around 2009 I created a ring tone using the fish bowl line; my favorite lines of all time. I was so mad when apple somehow deleted it. Sometimes I would purposefully let my phone ring just listen longer.
I remember being in college, dropping acid, and watching the laser light show to this album. Six of us crammed into our friend's beat up powder blue beetle and drove downtown to the science center... great times! Welcome to the Machine didn't really help to keep things in a light state of mind, let me tell you 😉
...can't do this One TODAY, Prof., I'm in a Z-OOM (on the sneak)🤫....but, I had to say SOMETHING about the Freda Payne Album cover! ..ha-HAAA!! ...Until tomorrow, mate....keep ROCKIN'....😁
Although I’m not a fan of Ed Sheeran, I do have a lot of respect for him. As a young up and coming singer, he got on the stage at the closing ceremony of the London Olympics and sang this in front of millions watching live and on TV. Did a good job 👍 Edit: and of course I typed this before seeing the whole video
@@catherine6653 Not a big fan, but as Elvis Costello said about another young star who took inspiration from his song, that’s what rock and roll is all supposed to be about.
This song I always knew but the lyrics and me 'hearing' it truly for the first time, was at a friends funeral - the song gutted us that new this person so well. Thank you for this video
I prefer HIGH HOPES. The Division Bell is so underrated. Anyone that hasn't seen Nightwish's cover of High Hopes should check it out after this. CHEF'S KISS
I spent the 80s serving in the U.S. Navy. Was a small part of an incredibly close knit group of Brothers In Arms. The role I played suffered a considerable number of losses. My own mind was in a dark place, and Pink Floyd was my voice. I will never be able to describe what their music offered me, other than perhaps a friendly voice falling into madness. I left the service, after they retired the aircraft I flew in. I know happiness now, but when I miss my lost friends, Pink Floyd once again offers a friendly voice for a short, brief respite from the norm, into a jaunt of madness
Dark Side of the Moon, Wish You Were Here, and Animals. Three nearly flawless albums in a row. (Animals is my favorite.) The Wall could have continued that streak, but only if it was a single album (and not a double). Half of The Wall is borderline unlistenable.
Which The Wall tracks are unlistenable? You have to understand The Wall is a rock opera, which is a different genre to their previous albums. You can't listen to it with the mindset of Dark Side, WYWH or Animals. As a rock opera, it's a great album. Not perfect, but far from unlistenable.
Mid 70's college student here. I gotta give a big thumbs up to anybody wearing a Rat Fink tee-shirt. Seriously, this was a well told story, I had Wish You Were Here and a roommate had Animals. I'm gonna classify myself as post Syd. What a time to experience music.
*"Wish You Were Here"* from Pink Floyd a simple country song. Really?? Hogwash. Any rock song can be turned into a country song. Like Kashmir from Led Zeppelin to Smoke on the Water from Deep Purple to Night Songs from Cinderella. Want proof,,,,,,,,,, A Finland band called Steve 'N Seagulls turned AC/DC's *"Thunderstruck"* & Gund 'N Roses *"November Rain"* into Bluegrass songs. There on TH-cam & their excellent. Most, not all but most songs are written on an acoustic guitar or a piano (not the electric keyboard). A musician then can write anytime & anywhere without electricity. Besides. Roger Waters is a nutcase. Waters needed Gilmore, Wright & Manson more than Gilmore, Wright, Mason needed Waters. Sad thing is *ALL OF THEM NEEDED EACH OTHER.* And that didn't happen.
This is my favorite album, the GOAT, at least imho. I vividly remember getting the album and placing it on my turntable. I was 25, and the album had an impact on me that lives with me today. What a pleasure it was to hear the history of it. Again, many thanks, Professor!
Fantastic listening on a summer night star filled sky and a great wood fire toasting marshmallows and making smores and sipping on bourbon with your feet up and listening to the crickets and coyotes and No Mosquitos!
Poll: What is your pick for the greatest album cover of the rock era?
Sargent Pepper -Beatles
Little Creatures -'Talking Heads
Fleetwood Mac- Tango In the Night
Boston's debut or Journey Infinity for me.
Joy Division - Unknown Pleasures
Yes - Relayer
4 Out Of 5 Doctors - 4 Out Of 5 Doctors (1980, Vinyl). lol
Stevie Wonder- Songs in the Key of Life ....... Judas Priest- Sad Wings of Destiny
Back in the 90s, there was a homeless man busking in front of a Walgreens where I would buy my beer. He started playing Wish You Were Here (very well, I should add) and despite my limited vocal talent, I decided to sing along as he played guitar. All of a sudden, a small crowd gathered and began dropping coins and dollar bills into his guitar case. Over ten minutes or so, he had close to $80 and offered to share it with me as he had only collected about $4 prior to me showing up. I refused but he insisted that he would at least buy my beer. This became a regular thing for about two weeks until he disappeared. Hopefully, he had gotten enough money to buy the train ticket he needed to go back home…🖖🏼
"well met is well played"
Wow.
Classy. I miss the days when most buskers weren’t strung out on drugs and/or scamming people. Now, I see them pretending with prerecorded tracks.
That is so cool 😎
Pittsburg Toddy86, thanks for renewing my faith in humanity. Bless you.
I've been listening to this album for about 40 years. Know it word for word. Never, ever would have considered it country.
21 years ago, I buried my best Pal in her Favorite Pink Floyd T-Shirt.... Whenever this song comes on the radio... I turn it up and And sing it loud, so Mom can hear❤️💫🙏🌹
Peace to you... Thanks for sharing.
@@ProfessorofRock and, also to you!❤️💫🙏 (I hope you realize the Joy and remembrance of all things Holy, Loving and Good you are giving the world)
How venerable.
Same. Similar experience.
Cool...and sweet.
We love the coughs and breathing and wouldn't have it any other way. I love everything about this song.
I remember David Gilmour in an interview saying that during the recording of Wish You Were Here, there was a strange dude sitting in the corner of the studio, smiling at them, and nobody knew who it was. After he left, they told him that it was Syd Barrett. Nobody recognized him, and they were baffled by how he knew that they would be recording a song about him on that day.
Dark Side of the Moon and Wish You Were Here are the two greatest back-to-back albums in the history of music. Period!
Richard Wright recognized him first and they actually spoke with him before he left.
@@akumaskill thank you. I had not heard that.
This song is a hard one for me. It came on the radio as we were driving home from having our dog put to sleep, and that’s all I can think of now when I hear it. How much I wish she was here. 😢
Pink Floyd, my Dad's "band". I could never understand why he loved them. Sadly after he passed away I sat down and listened, really listened and "Wish you where here" played. Now this is my Dad's song.
Dad wish you where here.
"We're just two lost souls swimming in a fishbowl, year after year." There's something so deeply poignant about that line to me, I love the way it flows. 🥰💕
It's jukebox poetry for sure! Thanks Trina. What's your fave Pink Floyd record?
@@ProfessorofRockmine is The Wall 🤷🏻♂️
@@ProfessorofRock Probably Dark Side of the Moon or Wish You were Here." How about yourself?
@@ProfessorofRock My mind is juggling Dark Side of the Moon, Wish You Were Here, and The Wall. The Wall's movie is something that was often playing in the background of parties I went to in college and where Dark Side of the Moon and Wish You Were Here seemed to tap into how easy it would be to go insane in a crazy life, The Wall was something that felt like it could pull everyone over the edge into raw insanity.
I love the entire chorus. I always thought it paints the picture of two people who are in the same place physically but not mentally.
Mid-winter talent show, June 1986, McMurdo Station Antarctica.
One of the Kiwi's sat on a stool with his guitar and started playing this song. That moment, the entire Galley fell silent. Not a word was said, not a sound besides this mans playing and singing was made.
We had been away from our loved ones since at least October, me, it was August. We had been totally isolated from the rest of the world since the beginning of March as the sun set and support flights from New Zealand had ended. We missed our loved ones. We missed seeing people other than the 100 of us that were left behind to ensure the base was still there when people would again start coming back.
Every time I hear this song, I remember just how I felt at that moment, when we all listened and wished our loves were there.
Beautiful. Thanks for serving our country.
New Zealanders and Canadians are brilliant people! 👍🏻
My brother and I have always been fans of Pink Floyd. I lost him a few years ago and this song still resonates in my heart when I hear it. I sing 'I wish you were here' and it's my brother's face I see. Thanks, prof, for a look at this absolute genius of a song.
Growing up my older brother was a bigger fan than I. I always liked them. I guess my age I didn't understand them yet. Now since he is gone and I am older I understand stand them better. Wish you were here has made me understand my brother more as well. I thank them for that.❤😢
So sorry, and may him and this song forever remain in your memory.
@@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980 Thank you for your kindness.
I have the same reaction to this song. My middle son was only 18.
@@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980 Thank you for your kind reply.❤️
This song holds great meaning for me. I first heard it back when I was a pre-teen about two weeks after my father died from a ruptured brain aneurysm. He was 39 at the time and I'd just turned twelve. Hearing this song even now at 61 takes me back to that time and reminds me of the good times when he was around. Crazy huh? It's funny how a song can mean so many things to so many different people. Pink Floyd became one my favorite bands and remains so to this day.
Understand completely.
I love this album. Shine on You Crazy Diamond is one of the greatest rock songs of all time and a beautiful tribute to their friend.
Sorry I just fast forwarded through the whole video. Could you tell me, which was the track considered a "country song"?
@@KenFullman LOL. "Wish You Were Here"
I consider it more "bluesy" but I guess the twang makes some think more "country"
@@danielcluley870 Thanks for that. I know the album (and the track) but never considered it "country" either. "Bluesy" is definitely a better description.
It really was.
It's so mournful, but Dave Gilmour's opening guitar solo for "Shine On" is so melancholy and beautiful that it still makes the hairs stand up on my arms when listening to it.
One of the greatest songs ever written.
We lost SO much when Roger and Gilmour decided to start hating each other's guts.
I agree. It hurt!
Waters declared the band finished, and because he was doing all the composing.
When Dave made the stand to keep going, even with renewed intent, new tunes ...and playing all the old material because they were three fourth owners of those!
Waters became embittered by the fact that he'd worked to keep the band going, then when they didn't do much he left it - and only then did they take interest.
You can see why he was pissed off really, but also why they decided it wasn't over and done just because Roger said it was.
The band kicked Waters’ ass out!
@@mahatmacote6478 While I knew Led Zeppelin well by 13 thanks to a neighbor kid, I only discovered Pink Floyd at 16, from an unmarked tape I brought with me to math camp (yes, math camp, Hampshire College) that I'd taken out of my mom's car, only had one side of an album on it, but I decided after a couple listens, this must be Pink Floyd! And it was, the 2nd side of Momentary Lapse of Reason. So while yes my deepest love of Floyd comes from the collaborative stull of the late 60's to mid 70s, my initial love was inspired from a Floyd without Waters, so I've never resented him leaving. As much as I respect and love The Wall and Final Cut, clearly something had been lost by that time. My guess is that Waters had become an intolerable bully and the other members preferred to interact with him as little as possible. And sorry to bring politics into it, but his recent endorsement of Russia's invasion of the Ukraine solidifies my conclusion that sadly he made his own Barrett-esque escape from reality despite his efforts to not withdraw.
@@mahatmacote6478 There's a little more to that. Waters kept bringing material to the others (Wright was gone by this point), and Gilmour kept knocking it back because he didn't like it (seems like Mason was reasonably passive in this period). Which pissed off Waters because Gilmour wasn't bringing anything himself after the Wall, on which he contributed a few riffs which the band made into songs together (the guitar parts to Young Lust and Run Like Hell, and the chorus chords and melody to Comfortably Numb). As you said, Waters told Gilmour and Mason that because they weren't contributing and they were just complaining about everything he brought that he wasn't going to write anything else for the band, and Gilmour and Mason threatened to join with the record company to sue him for withholding product. Waters was forced to leave the band because he couldn't afford to take on those three parties, so he sued to dissolve the partnership. Eventually his lawyers advised him that the band was too profitable for dissolution, and that he could either drop the suit or sue to keep the name himself, which he had a far better case for than the others because he was the primary singer, songwriter and composer at that time, as he had been for at least the last three albums. He dropped the suit because he didn't think it was right for either party to keep the name without the other. So I think history has been rather unfair on Waters both with regard to the musical input he had in the band, and with the idea that he sued the others over the name, which actually didn't happen - they were the one's who wanted to make it a legal battle.
I have MANY favorite Pink Floyd songs, but this is definitely one of them. Chokes me up every time I hear it. So beautiful, so melancholy, so emotionally rich.
It’s a musical standard.
Addendum: ELP is another Prog Rock favorite... I saw their performance of "Fanfare For the Common Man" in an empty Olympic Stadium on TH-cam and it blew me away! Keith Emerson is a phenomenal keyboardist!! They were simply warming up for the show and it was spot-on...
Yeah, I saw them on a crowded Olympic stadium and it was magic, particularly C'est la vie with Greg Lake.
Greg Lake tells story of Lucky Man.
They needed one more song.
Lake had written this in middle school.
Keith said I hate it I'm going drink beer.
They tracked complete . Keith came back and listened. He said I guess I'll put something on the end.
He unboxed a new synth he had justgotten.
They were new at this time.
He plugged in and they rolled tape.
He played around on the new toy and big solo on the end.
That's what is on the record.
That was the keeper track.
@@c.e.anderson558 great story
I can't imagine my life without Pink Floyd, I'm 55 and they have been a rock solid constant every year of my existence
Special Thanks to Nick Mason for touring the pre Dark Side music with MANY Syd Barrett numbers. The band gives new life to these old and sometimes obscure songs. I was lucky enough to see them twice on the first leg, then once on the second.
I'm seeing A Saucerful of Secrets in Melbourne Australia in September. Sooooooo looking forward to it.
@@bradwilliams1691 You will definitely enjoy it!
Saw them in Dublin. They do an incredible version of Echoes, it moved me! 😀
@@ranica47 C'mon dude - no spoilers please.
To quote Monty Python's Life of Brian, "You lucky, lucky bastard."
“Did you exchange, a walk on part in the war, for a lead roll in a cage?”
Hands down one of the most brilliant lyrics ever written.
That lyric and Led Zeppelin's " The pain of war can not exceed the woe of aftermath " ( Battle of Evermore) , Are my 2 favorite lyrics of all time.
Most don't even understand what these lyrics even mean.
I think it's elegantly simple.
A walk on part in the war...is a referrence to being drafted into the war.
A lead role in a cage...is a referrence to being sent to prison for NOT accepting your draft.
@@michaelpatton7065 what I don’t think Pink Floyd gets enough credit for is their simplicity, from a lyrical and musical standpoint. They mastered what all great artists have mastered and that’s efficiency.
If you go to an art gallery featuring well known masters, (one where you can walk right up on the paintings), you’ll come to realize that these seemingly complex, realistic portions of the painting when standing 10’ away, are really a single brush stroke when you get up close. It’s not this overly labored, polished thing. It gets the job done as simply as possible (and that’s an incredibly difficult thing to master).
Pink Floyd’s lyrics convey in a single line what other lyricists will take an entire song to try and capture. And Gilmour’s most iconic solos and riffs are something even a beginning guitar player can manage to play in an afternoon (or less) of effort. He doesn’t need crazy speed runs and 100 notes to get his point across (The solo from Comfortably Numb is a perfect example of this).
Their greatest trait as a band was their ability to condense all this emotion into the simplest formula possible.
“An idiot admires complexity, a genius admires simplicity.”
-Terry Davis
@@literallyshaking8019 Could not agree more on every single point that you made.
Hey, Professor, if you haven't covered Badfinger's "Baby Blue", I hope you do while the last band member is still alive. Great song!
Will work on it!
He should seek out an interview with Joey Molland. I bet he has a lot of stories to tell.
Indeed! One of the catchiest songs ever.
How many times do you have to make this request. Loser
Welsh legends. 🏴
Fantastic. I don’t know how you keep pumping out these interesting in-depth videos at this pace. Nice work.
Barrett is soooo underrated. The early Floyd albums are simply brilliant madness that shaped music forever
Brilliant madness is exactly right!
Amen. "Look at the sky... look at the river... isn't it goooooood..."
I love their 60s output like See Emily Play.
@@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980 I loved Arnold Layne, I don't know why, it was just cool
Uma Guma - several small furry animals gathered together in a cave 😂 put the acid down and walk away
Six months after my father in law passed away I still hadn’t processed it and missed him terribly. This song came on and it hit me - the lyrics spoke so clearly - what a masterpiece
This album is perfect. Saw Pink Floyd live on the Animals Tour. EPIC.
These videos are so good. Really appreciate the stories, background and insight
This is one of my favorite songs and albums of all time too.
The “Yellow Brick Road” comment regarding Dark Side of the Moon was not lost on me! Well done, Professor! 😉
OMG Professor: Your Rat Fink shirt takes me back. Ed "Big Daddy" Roth hot rod art filled my room growing up 70's/80's, right up there with the art from my Heavy Metal, Fangoria, and Mad magazines.
Oh ya PF is good too 😁
You can also hear David's fingers slide on the strings after the cough .
I think.
But it's there.
The "radio" guitar part is in mono and they let you get used to it for a few bars before Gilmore comes in with the stereo part.
Always kind of startling . Unexpected.
A small touch that is so brilliant.
Yes, readily heard finger sliding noise.
14:30 - I just assumed that the coughing and other noises set the atmosphere of someone listening to the radio and playing along!
I saw "Prog Rock" and thought you'd finally done an episode on Emerson, Lake and Palmer. Sadly, Carl Palmer is the only one left now. I know you would conduct a wonderful interview with him. Still waiting and loving the episodes that AREN'T E.L.P.
Also: You've mentioned a few times that you really hated a song . . . I'd love to see a segment on your personal top 10 songs that just never resonated with you for whatever reason. I'm sure there would be a lively conversation after that episode! Love your show!
E.L.P. was, and is a great influence on the music of our time. "From the Beginning" is a favorite and to me another one of R&R's greatest acoustic songs.
Carl would be a great interview!
@@charlie-obrien "From the Beginning" is one of my all-time (of any genre) favorite songs. G. Lake's 12 string guitar on that one is just amazing.
I’ve listened to this LP at least two times every month since 1977 when I bought it on a cassette from kid at school. I used to play along to Shine On when I was learning guitar.
This song has been beating it's way through my brain for the last month. Such an amazing track. Truly timeless
It gets stuck there and that's a very welcome thing.
A masterpiece and a HALF!
Are you experiencing something that made you think of this song?
@@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980 Ha! Yeah. Missing someone that's not around. And, like so many people, maybe just wishing the world were less cold comfort and more change.
@@ankhyindell Most of our society is living in truly dysfunctional times. I wish we could change that.
Born in 74 discovered the wall when it came out and have been a huge fan ever since. Really enjoy your take on music and I finds my self agreeing with your take on everything. Love the podcast and keep up the good work. Cheers
Can we, the students, have a class on The Moody Blues?
Watch the video Adam put out yesterday.
You can have much more than a class on the Moody Blues on my channel.
When you hear this song it just so easy to picture a guy sitting in a dingy apartment, listening to the radio, guitar in hand, smoking cigarette on the table. I always thought the cough was just genius creativity. Who knew it was an accident? Perfect call to leave it in. It adds so much to the mental image.
Most of the time, I just listen to tracks individually, but there are some albums that really need to be enjoyed in their entirety. Chicago II, American Idiot, Sgt Pepper's... Wish You Were Here (and Dark Side of The Moon, while we're at it) is one of those albums. The album needs its own separate playlist so that it can be enjoyed from the first track to the last.
DSOTM and Chicago ll are my two favorite albums of all time!!
Wish You Were Here is my favorite Pink Floyd album and the song is excellent. Gilmour and Waters made amazing music together for years. It’s sad that things broke bad between them. The music still lives on. Rock on!
I’ll never forget when this album was released. By buddy and I went to the record shop and bought the album. It was covered in blue plastic, so you couldn’t see the cover art. When he pulled off the plastic to reveal two men in suits, with one on fire, it blew us away. Very clever and impactful reveal of an awesome album cover.
Two of the best 70's bands...Pink Floyd and Led Zeppelin. In my mind they're both even/top 4. Course...Heart makes it a triple.
Pink Floyd is probably my favorite band, particularly since I first heard the entirety of The Wall for the first time when I was a teenager. Having undiagnosed ADHD and feeling like I was falling apart at the seems, It felt like The Wall was perfectly encapsulating my experience. I was isolating myself from my peers... they weren't doing it, I was. As a creative I also I felt a commonality with Syd and thought maybe I was going crazy. So take DSOTM, WYWH and The Wall and what those albums were about and it makes sense that it would hit hard for me as a form of therapy. I didn't get diagnosed until the age of 43... that's a long time to not understand what the hell is going on. I will forever be grateful for PF and those albums in particular for at least stabilizing my lost and wayward trajectory.
This song is pure magic.
I never thought of the sniffing and hocking a loogie a srewup, just felt like it was typical Floyd putting effects in, like a backwoods hick. Never knew that was David giving up smokes!
I agree Professor, you have to listen to Pink Floyd album completely and in the order the songs were recorded. Pink Floyd not only wrote great music but the songs take you on a journey.
Right! Don’t take the individual songs out of context with them. Listen to the whole album all the way through.
They wrote albums rather than individual songs
Agreed. Same for Rush Albums.
@@ford-oz3vs Absolutely, I agree.
Any band with crossfaded tracks wasn't going to get a lot of AM Top 40 play. If it weren't for those rebellious FM DJs, the Floyd would have a much smaller fan base.
Fantastic Floyd tune. Thanks for the story. Happy Birthday Robert Moog
Pink Floyds best ever song is "Seamus" from the album "Meddle". Any band that would be brave enough to have a dog do back up vocals, and actually have it sound good, deserves recognition for it. It's also the song that turned me on to Blues music back in the day, so it's also consciousness expanding. Sure it's a "throw away" but still. that shows what a great band they were/are (sort of) even their throw aways were great.
I prefer Fearless and Pillow of Winds to Seamus personally!
@@DANCEDWAT They are just Pink Floyd songs, with Seamus it's obvious they were trying to do something different,..........pow! mind blown.
All agreed except one minor point. Seamus the dog was the lead vocalist on that song.
Roger was the backup singer.
“Did you exchange….a walk on part in the war….for a lead roll in a cage?” Brings me to tears most of the time I hear it.
Such an exquisite song. The lyrics are amazing and such guitar work, David Gilmour is so unique you always know it's him when he's playing and that can only really be said for a few musicians. You are so right about the lack of human element in today's music. Brilliant song, brilliant album...everything about "Wish You Were Here" is brilliant. I remember playing this live at the bar I ran back in 1989...what memories. Pink Floyd is a Top 5 greatest band of all time IMHO. Cheers from Ottawa, Canada🍁
You can feel the chemistry between the two in the song. That’s a human emotion right there.
I first heard this album when i bought it when i was 18, i practically listened to this on repeat when i was 19 and always sang along to Wish You Were Here. I still do, and always will.
It's more or less Pink Floyd's anthem that everyone knows and joins in singing along to.
Great song, great album.
Thanks for making this video.
Cheers.
I have never once thought of this song as a country song. Interesting.
Isn't it? What do you think now?
@Professor of Rock might be stating the obvious here, but to my ears most Eagles songs sound more country than Wish You Were Here. Love the song, but not really hearing it as country. I do like the concept that that is how the song got started.
@@briansnow9865 David Gilmour himself considers it a country song.
Its one of my favorite songs, but I never thought of it as country either, maybe because it doesn't say anything at all about mama or trains, or trucks, or prison, or gettin' drunk. (Well, maybe a lead role in a cage is a kind of prison....so there you go.) 🤠
@@ProfessorofRockI'd probably consider it acoustic rock if that's a subgenre.
Thanks boss. Your commentary is a journey I aways enjoy talking. You really do paint a beautiful word picture.
Favorite cover art: ELP Tarkus. Yeah, they're prog rock, but still rock.
his timbre, imho, is the best ever...from any singers ever ...the lyrics, capture the essence of any existientialist novel, why are we here, what is our purpose, loss, no rock song captures the profound pain and confusion of this walk through life.
I didn't discover Pink Floyd until The Wall in '79 and immediately started buying their earlier albums. At first I was more drawn to that period from Dark Side onwards, but as I grew older I started to develop a fondness for that one from the departure of Syd Barrett when they were trying to find their own identity as a band. The albums are very rough and lack the polish of those later albums but there are so many gems to be found that never got the attention they deserved--even by the band. As uneven as these albums are they have a charm and sense of whimsy that the later albums lack. Once the band became a tool to air out the hang ups and neurosis of Roger Waters the rest were just along for the ride.
Love the RF shirt, met him in person way back at a World of Wheels show. Always a nice touch to the era when watching your shows.
This has to be a sign. I am working on a song that is a memorial to Family and Friends who have gone before me. It's cord progression is the same as Wish You Where Here.
I nearly scrubbed the song because of the difficulty I am having recording it. Now.....this story just inspires me to push forward and make this song happen.
You got this Gene! 😊
@@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980 Thank You
I have a CD of Pink Floyd with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra. What great tunes. I never knew the story about Wish you were here. True Greatness, thanks Professor
Welcome To The Machine is excellent,, the synth tracks are very cool and yeah wish you were here,, seems to me every Floyd song said that in one way or another,, we miss you Sid... Timeless tune👍🙏...
Agreed! Thanks Mic!
Wasn’t Welcome to the Machine (like Have a Cigar) sung by Roy Harper?
They just wished Syd was here.
@@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980 ..yeah no kidding... I read that he wasn't PRECISely schizophrenic because he could always go to the bathroom and basically eat without help and didn't throw food around or anything, he was just catatonic a lot of the time.. but he never hurt himself or anyone else or he would have been institutionalized,, I think Sid always lived with his mother and sister in the same house in the same neighborhood by a park... And one or two of the guys would go around to the house, trying to talk to Sid, Sid sitting in his room looking out the window not saying anything... So I would say the same thing, wish you were here Sid... I guess for a while he'd show up when they were recording or just to hang out or something, they start doing something and then Sid would just stand there... Just stand there looking at nothing, eventually just put his guitar down and walk out the door... I can imagine it would get extremely frustrating, but since he wasn't ever actually violent it was kind of hard to stay mad at the guy... So for a while when Sid would show up, they just be either, hi Sid, how are you doing, we're doing some work right now so would you mind coming back later? Or, let's take a break while I talk to Sid and get him home...
@@micnorton9487 It’s just a sad case. He truly needed help during that time.
00.55
This is my favourite Roger Waters and David Gilmour composition.
Roger’s recording engineer Nick Griffiths ( He arranged the school kids for The Wall)
Was a good friend of mine.He sadly died March 2005. His funeral service was held at an old church in Old Heathfield Sussex.
Roger was very fond of Nick. He had assisted Roger on his solo albums Pros And Cons, Radio Chaos, Amused To Death, The Wall (Berlin) up to In The Flesh Live.
Roger attended the funeral service where he performed “Wish You Were Here” He adapted a few of the lyrics. It was incredibly moving. Especially for Nicks widow Joey.
For me “ Wish You Were Here” will always be Nick Griffiths song now.
Just thinking of it brings a tear.
The band Catherine Wheel also made a version of WYWH.
Wish You Were Here and Shine On You Crazy Diamond are two of my all time favorite songs, they are so beautiful and haunting.
This song right here is one of the main reasons why I firmly believe that Dave Gilmour is one of the finest singers in all of rock.
Go back and listen to him starting clear back to the album "Saucerful of Secrets," then work your way through and you'll agree.
Wow...I never fail to learn new things when I watch your videos!
Thank you SO much! 💛
Loved the “Yellow Brick Road” nod to Dark side of the Moon.
Just before the guitar starts, you can hear his chair creak, as well. So glad you also picked up on those ambient sounds!
You’re wrong about Barrett’s absence. He actually visited in the studio during the album’s recording sessions and it was one of the key reasons why he influenced so much to the outcome of the songs.
And when Sid came into the studio Roger didn't recognize him at first he had changed so much.
Adam. I always will love a video of yours about Pink Floyd. Thanks Brother.
11:10 - Did I just have a stroke?
Not yet.
Ah, then it _wasn't_ my computer's sound card! *whew...*
yep video encode problem, i had to replay it to make syre it wasnt my computer dying.
This song is on our set list and goes over so well we often get asked to play it again. And we gladly do!!
I love this song so much. Around 2009 I created a ring tone using the fish bowl line; my favorite lines of all time. I was so mad when apple somehow deleted it. Sometimes I would purposefully let my phone ring just listen longer.
My ringtone is "Mahna Mahna" from Sesame Street at max volume and I often will let it play a bit before answering the call...lol
Mine was the clocks from Time. Audacity was a useful program.
I am thinking of adding a ringtone to my phone with this song on it.
Pink floyd one of my all-time bands. Their albums are nothing but masterpieces .
*Love Pink Floyd.*
What's you favorite album?
@@ProfessorofRock - *Hard to say. Everything from the 70s was so good.*
One of the most classic bands, no doubt.
Ummagumma!!
@@ProfessorofRock 1)WYWH 2)DSOM 3)Wall 4)Animals
Thanks Prof. I have the Dark Side cover tattooed on my heart. Great memories from Pink.
I remember being in college, dropping acid, and watching the laser light show to this album. Six of us crammed into our friend's beat up powder blue beetle and drove downtown to the science center... great times! Welcome to the Machine didn't really help to keep things in a light state of mind, let me tell you 😉
Weren't those laser light shows the best??? I don't know why they aren't as popular as they used to be.
Yup, mid-late 90's, mind blowing stuff back then.
Wow! Now that's an experience!
Ya it's strange.
“Where have ya been? It’s all right we know where you’ve been! (Synth crash)”
. . . Always went over “well” 🤣
Loved the video effects there, perfect. I think only people paying attention will catch it but , we all lister for the story of the song posted.
Love the rat Fink shirt
You did your homework on this one. Well done. I'm 64 and Pink Floyd of the 70's were very deep. It was very good for my phyche.
...can't do this One TODAY, Prof., I'm in a Z-OOM (on the sneak)🤫....but, I had to say SOMETHING about the Freda Payne Album cover! ..ha-HAAA!! ...Until tomorrow, mate....keep ROCKIN'....😁
Great catch! You win a band of gold!
Do tell! Happy zooming!
Hey Robster!
All that will be left here is a band of gold. Come back tomorrow! 😊
Although I’m not a fan of Ed Sheeran, I do have a lot of respect for him. As a young up and coming singer, he got on the stage at the closing ceremony of the London Olympics and sang this in front of millions watching live and on TV. Did a good job 👍
Edit: and of course I typed this before seeing the whole video
I admire him also. Ed Sheeran will be playing in Seattle this fall in one of the theaters that keeps the cost of tickets affordable.
And Ed just won the Marvin Gaye lawsuit.
@@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980 Yes. Ed Sheeran did a good job defending himself.
@@catherine6653 Not a big fan, but as Elvis Costello said about another young star who took inspiration from his song, that’s what rock and roll is all supposed to be about.
2nd favorite band behind Zeppelin. Like Zeppelin, Pink Floyd never gets old. Inspired in every way.
The weather's here, wish you were beautiful
Jimmy Buffett song title! Which I think he got from a postcard.
You think?
@@ProfessorofRockWould love for you to do a Jimmy Buffett video at some point!
@@richsheer4905 Great idea! I also hope for a video on Rita Lee, a Brazilian rock singer who sold over 55 million albums and died May 8th.
😃
This song I always knew but the lyrics and me 'hearing' it truly for the first time, was at a friends funeral - the song gutted us that new this person so well. Thank you for this video
Still have that on 8-track. Has literally traveled the world with me. Talk about the ultimate loop....
I don't care what anyone says, this was their greatest album ever.
Great album cover as well!
It’s a gem for sure.
I love that little squeek of the guitar string in the entro 🎸 🤘🩷✌️
I prefer HIGH HOPES. The Division Bell is so underrated. Anyone that hasn't seen Nightwish's cover of High Hopes should check it out after this. CHEF'S KISS
I love High Hopes.
I spent the 80s serving in the U.S. Navy. Was a small part of an incredibly close knit group of Brothers In Arms. The role I played suffered a considerable number of losses. My own mind was in a dark place, and Pink Floyd was my voice. I will never be able to describe what their music offered me, other than perhaps a friendly voice falling into madness. I left the service, after they retired the aircraft I flew in. I know happiness now, but when I miss my lost friends, Pink Floyd once again offers a friendly voice for a short, brief respite from the norm, into a jaunt of madness
Engines warming up in the song always took us back to planes warming up on taxi to flight line to the sac base here
Dark Side of the Moon, Wish You Were Here, and Animals. Three nearly flawless albums in a row. (Animals is my favorite.)
The Wall could have continued that streak, but only if it was a single album (and not a double). Half of The Wall is borderline unlistenable.
Thanks!
Animals is probably the most underrated of the three.
Animals is a great album cover and album
Which The Wall tracks are unlistenable? You have to understand The Wall is a rock opera, which is a different genre to their previous albums. You can't listen to it with the mindset of Dark Side, WYWH or Animals. As a rock opera, it's a great album. Not perfect, but far from unlistenable.
@@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980 underrated tbh
Adam, you are a poet. Sad to see Roger & David fighting in court & in the press, but the wonderful music is eternal.
Thank you Darryl!
They went on sans Roger to create some more great albums.
"Rock's most progressive band?" I'd say King Crimson deserves that title.
Right? Pink Floyd, as great as they were, were hardly the archetypal prog rock band so many say they were.
Stoney and bluesy just can't beat it
No kidding!
👍
This song just hits hard when I have experienced a loss of a friend or loved one.
Not a country song...you want a country song from a rock band try Wiser Time by The Black Crowes.
@Adam_Reader.... ?
@@Veggamattic Spambot. I reported them.
Mid 70's college student here. I gotta give a big thumbs up to anybody wearing a Rat Fink tee-shirt.
Seriously, this was a well told story, I had Wish You Were Here and a roommate had Animals. I'm gonna classify myself as post Syd. What a time to experience music.
*"Wish You Were Here"* from Pink Floyd a simple country song.
Really??
Hogwash.
Any rock song can be turned into a country song. Like Kashmir from Led Zeppelin to Smoke on the Water from Deep Purple to Night Songs from Cinderella.
Want proof,,,,,,,,,,
A Finland band called Steve 'N Seagulls turned AC/DC's *"Thunderstruck"* & Gund 'N Roses *"November Rain"* into Bluegrass songs. There on TH-cam & their excellent.
Most, not all but most songs are written on an acoustic guitar or a piano (not the electric keyboard). A musician then can write anytime & anywhere without electricity.
Besides. Roger Waters is a nutcase. Waters needed Gilmore, Wright & Manson more than Gilmore, Wright, Mason needed Waters.
Sad thing is *ALL OF THEM NEEDED EACH OTHER.* And that didn't happen.
This is my favorite album, the GOAT, at least imho. I vividly remember getting the album and placing it on my turntable. I was 25, and the album had an impact on me that lives with me today. What a pleasure it was to hear the history of it. Again, many thanks, Professor!
My memories of this album when it came out ? I don't know, I was pretty wasted. Thanks for helping me remember.
I appreciate your effort to present a great piece of content
Love the Ed "Big Daddy" Roth t-shirt. Ratt Fink was one of my childhood heroes.
Fantastic listening on a summer night star filled sky and a great wood fire toasting marshmallows and making smores and sipping on bourbon with your feet up and listening to the crickets and coyotes and No Mosquitos!
WOW !! Great Job Prof. 1 of the Greatest Albums ever made. I just never got into them when i was in High School from 81-85