FIRST Listen to Wish You Were Here (how does it compare to The Dark side of the Moon?) Pink Floyd

[@garfythecat]

The first Shine On... track is one of the best pieces of music ever written and recorded. Still gives me chills to this day!

[@kevinmcfarlane2752]

It’s certainly the No. 1 prog “epic.”

[@tabascocat5102]

Total opus. Masterpiece

[@oakywood9509]

the 6-9 too

[@handle-schmandle]

You've just explained the reason why this is my favorite Floyd album.

[@bluebirdsoftballcookie]

Rock music all of it has been the most important part of my life since the earliest I can remember in the mid 70s and I always said that this is the greatest song in the history of recorded music.

[@Turambar88]

For me, the lyrics in Dark Side tend to be more grand and universal, I mean what could be more universal than "Time"? But Wish you Were Here just feels so intimate and personal, it really gets to me.

[@jonhenke1504]

I went to their concert when these albums were popular. It was in 1977 when they did it & it was called the "In the flesh tour"! They played the entire "Wish You Were Here" album as it is on vinyl. They took a short break and came out and did the entire "Animals" album as it is on vinyl! Then after people almost tore the coliseum down they came out and did half of "Dark Side of The Moon" for their encore and it was beyond phenomenal!!!!! When they set up their sound system they had speakers behind us on both sides of us at the top of the coliseum and on the stage facing us completely engulfing the audience inside of music. The sound was perfect the lights and visuals and giant blow up caricatures and visuals on their circular screen were all beyond sublime!!! The atmosphere and music was so intense that I saw at least a dozen people had to be hauled out physically by either paramedics or security likely because they had taken something to enhance their experience!! When my wife and I left that concert we didn't say a word all the way home because we were in shock!!! So if you were not of the age to see a Pink Floyd concert I feel sorry for you whoever you are!!!!! To finish I've seen around 100 concerts everyone from ACDC to Led Zeppelin and in-between alphabetically. I've seen Pink Floyd 4 times in three different decades and never seen a better concert from any of those other groups!! And some of those other groups were awesome but a Pink Floyd concert is beyond that!!!

[@paulebling4751]

They didn't play Animals in the order on the record though. They started with Sheep for example. And when I saw this tour the encore was 'just' Money. I see from the setlist website a third of the time they also did Us and Them and they once did Great Gig. What a great setlist!

[@debjorgo]

@@paulebling4751 And they did Animals first. They inflated the animals, the pig flew around the auditorium through the whole concert, and in the encore, Money showed on the video screen while they played it.

[@ocayul]

Wish you were here has more personal lyrics than the more universally appaeiling from Dark Side. Personally,after many years, Wish you were here has grow to be my favorite of the band. I love this format Caroline. Keep up the good job! (of course, if it makes you happy)

[@BrigadierGeneralEpic]

I really love this change in format to your album reactions, it feels very creative and unique. Plus you're picking some damn good albums.

[@JJDoole]

This is my favourite Floyd album. The sadness and regret about the loss (mentally, if not physically) of their friend is palpable. There’s real feeling in the parts without words, like it can only be expressed that way.

[@JC20XX]

6:16 on that note, have you listen to any Talking Heads albums? Their transition from album to album it great too.

[@felipeguatura]

i loved it! if you stick with pink floyd, meddle (1971) needs to be the next! 😭 I think that Pink Floyd, despite not being a band known for its many hits, still managed to shape (sometimes even in an underestimated way) the intricacies of pop music, filling stadiums to this day... immortal!

[@RP_Williams]

Yes, Meddle next! Then she should do Obscured By Clouds

[@Bassman2353]

"Echoes" from Meddle was the point when I realized Pink Floyd would last beyond their time - truly classic rock, for the ages.

[@bluebirdsoftballcookie]

I just found your channel today after years of different channels and reaction videos. Pink Floyd is my all-time favorite band aside from Radiohead so it’s always a little bit touchy but all I can say is I can tell from the first song that the look on your face, ur intensity n intelligence shows that you actually care and you understand this, and that’s just beautiful. You’re very good at this. Look forward to more thank you.

[@timhubbard8895]

My late brother popped a pair of headphones on my head way back in those far off distant days in 1975. And he simply said "Listen to this". I was transfixed and was never the same again when it comes down to listening to music. I'm 60 next week, I sing karaoke and I will be singing "Wish you were Here" as it transports me back to happier days. I miss my brother, I'm now older than he was when he passed. Not to get overly sentimental, but I'll dedicate it to him as he gave me the gift of good music taste and I wish he were here.

[@glerp10000000000]

That's how I first heard Dark Side. WYWH will always be my favourite.

[@John_Locke_108]

Really hard to compare Dark Side and Wish You We Here. They are different in the same ways that they are alike. Whatever that means Regardless, they are both perfection.

[@parker9627]

I listen to wish you were here more than any other Pink Floyd album ❤️ The intro to shine on you crazy diamond gets me every time. Gm7 for over 2 minutes then that guitar line. Just perfection ❤️

[@aquamarine99911]

I can go the rest of my life without hearing Dark Side or Wall again, but the interplay between Wright and Gilmour on Shine On is the most poignant musical conversation of the entire rock era, and I keep coming back to it.

[@tyjuarez]

5:31 Pink Floyd found creative ways to transition between songs from different albums throughout their career, iirc the only times they played a whole album front-to-back live were for the Dark Side Of The Moon (an album that evolved on the road before being recorded, it was played in full for its tour and the Wish You Were Here tour, and revived for the Division Bell tour) and The Wall (which was a short-lived tour where they refused to play stadium shows, and was later revived multiple times by Roger Waters during his solo career) A good example of what pink floyd were like live is the PULSE dvd, which is after Roger Waters left (as well as after some of the touring members of the band left).

[@12Jakeyboy]

Dark Side is definitely a greater achievement as a grand concept album, but this is my favourite album of theirs, one of my all time fave albums. It's just so amazing.

[@britishfellow962]

Meddle is my favorite album I love Echoes it 23 minutes of heaven and One Of These Days is a masterpiece

[@gahree]

I'm really digging your new album first listen videos! They are perfect in length & substance, and I find myself wiping the tears when you really get some element that I love. Next up... Animals (1977)?

[@alanclayton9277]

There's so much to unpack in Wish You Were Here. You explained how that intro to Shiine On works in illuminating detail. As ever, your responses are immediate and honest

[@cherrypickerguitars]

I was at the Ivor Wynne Stadium concert in Hamilton Ontario! My first “big time” concert! I was 17, and went in thru the “crashed” gate. There’s a few great KZbin vids of this amazing, legendary concert! It was summer 1974 and they played the entire DSOTM album AND debuted the Wish You Were Here album! A highlight of my musical life! And I ended up spending over 40 years in the industry! Peace

[@robm3569]

Dark Side and Wish, my two favorites, are very different and yet have their own beautiful themes and motifs musically and lyrically speaking. We forget sometimes that they were working in studios that had no where near the sophistication that the average home musician has sitting on their desk, comparatively speaking, and yet the musicianship coupled with great imaginations, patience and the willingness to explore gave us just brilliant and beautiful music. This music, unlike the vast majority of modern pop/rock music coming out today, will be celebrated for centuries to come. Cheers.

[@LordEriolTolkien]

Having listened to all the 70's Floyd albums countless times, i recommend multiple listenings for all of them

[@thedrudgetick]

Absolutely Geniuses. Skills beyond skills. 😢😢😢😢😢😢😢 this album brings me to tears. Everytime. Even maybe 500 times through. Loved this reaction. Thank you.

[@BalefulBunyip]

Can't wait for you to my favorite Pink Floyd album, The Wall. Great lyrics!

[@mikeythehat6693]

I saw Pink Floyd live in 1988, it was as absolutely cool as you could possibly imagine. Yes they would adapt songs or portions of songs for the concert setting. It was simply the most amazing concert that I ever attended.

[@harlanginsberg7269]

Just have to say I love your take on classic rock albums. Please continue this kind of stuff.

[@stigjarlesletta3938]

this album is great. and you are doing a great job, Caroline.😀

[@ThirdEye...]

Really like your analyzing of Bands Albums , please don’t stop and keep it out , we want more Bands Albums analyzed ; especially Classic ones!

[@craigfazekas3923]

The 1st time I'd ever heard DSOTM & Wish You Were Here ? I was tripping on blotter acid called Goony Birds. I couldn't listen to side 2 of DSOTM that day- it was too intense for something new. So I threw on some familiar stuff- To Our Children's Children's Children by The Moody Blues.... Ah, to be young again- I did have my fun back then, to be sure !!.... 🚬😎👍

[@garyarnold3141]

I couldn't rank these songs. This is one of the greatest albums ever recorded. I strongly recommend that you listen to Aninals, if you haven't done so already.

[@chrisdelisle3954]

I think Dark Side Of The Moon is more universally relatable. And there are more different subjects to relate to - all the different pressures of life. And it has that glorious ending. I think when you get into the story of Pink Floyd more and you, perhaps, listen to The Wall and Animals, the more Wish You Were Here stands out in contrast. Sometimes the myth-making of the band elevates this one above others, given the subject matter and the fact that Syd Barrett actually arrived in the studio during the recording of the album one day. It's a strange story, an odd coincidence, and several of the members broke down that day if I recall. I think your response is on the mark and perfectly normal. It's a great record and, in time, I'm sure you'll enjoy it more.

[@GaudyGabriev]

Probably true enough. Floyd fans tends to name either Wish you Were Here or Animals as their favourites more often than not, while Dark Side and The Wall are significantly more mainstream. Personally not thinking of Shine On as an absolute masterpiece of the history of music seems even strange to me. But then again I'm a big ass Floyd fanatic.

[@bobmessier5215]

Glad to hear your reactions again, Caroline.

[@michaelfried3123]

I've been blessed to have attended 2 different Pink Floyd concerts over 2 decades, both at the Ohio State University stadium nicknamed "the Shoe" Best concerts I've ever been to.

[@CasioGreg]

I really appreciated the little musical breakdown you added at the beginning. Nice review.

[@Quizlebeck]

Have you considered releasing your full unedited live listens to albums via your patreon?

[@TTM9691]

Awww, so happy you got to hear this sad album. It's fine you like Dark Side better! There's no right or wrong! Both are great albums! They're both a vibe, as you say. "Wish You Were Here" is more depressing! It's a requiem for a guy who wasn't literally dead yet, but might as well have been as far as the rest of the world was concerned. That mournful feeling (and anger at the music business) is so palpable, I get goosebumps. "Nobody knows where you are....." Oof. Anyways, thanks for the giving it a listen after "Dark Side"! Because you do the musical writing, it's always good to hear new ways of transitioning from one song to another!

[@yes_head]

Always nice to get your thoughts on us boomer's muzik, Caroline. 😁 WYWH marked the beginning of Roger Water's assumption of creative control over Pink Floyd. Many of the songs still derive from jams with more or less equal participation, but when it came to picking what songs to put on the album -- and certainly the lyrics -- Roger's vision was king. Songs that ended up on the Animals album were strong contenders for this one, but it was Roger who vetoed their inclusion. In the end he was right, in that WYWH is a more coherent collection with the songs they ended up with. But this and the next album (even two) are certainly a darker turn for the band, with a far more cynical and acerbic attitude as compared to Dark Side. BTW, I assume you read as part of your research that Syd Barrett actually turned up one day during the WYWH recording sessions. Apparently it was a bit of an awkward situation! 😳

[@somersetcace1]

Great Reaction. I like the way you go through it. I don't know that you're losing it about Have A Cigar. I have seemingly unrelated melodies remind me of each other all the time. I'll be singing one song in my head and it will just switch to another for no apparent reason.

[@radman8321]

It was never going to measure up to DSOM, but I think it stands up fairly well. Probably fourth on my list of the best PF albums.

[@benpeterson2278]

You always have great videos. I might not always know the subject matter to well but i always enjoy. Thank you

[@Drforrester31]

I'm really digging this newer video format! Far as the album goes, after years of struggling to get into Pink Floyd through DSOM I finally started to get it after listening to Wish You Were Here, and I think the more personal subject matter really helped. Dark Side epitomized why I never really liked prog, the lyrics can feel preachy or smug (to me) and the music goes all over the place, but hearing the band lament the departure of a good friend from their lives made them more accessible

[@kevinmcfarlane2752]

Back in the day I had a friend who didn’t like Pink Floyd until The Wall, which grabbed him. Funny how that happens. I’ve experienced the same with Rush. With friends that is, not me as I’m a fan.

[@Drforrester31]

@@kevinmcfarlane2752 Rush was an easy sell for me. I think because they're very riff-focused

[@PogieJoe]

Every time you check out an album, it allows me to hear it with new ears!

[@geoffclarke3796]

Dark Side will always be my favourite Pink Floyd album (and my favourite album of all time) but love Wish You Were Here which is my second fvourite just ahead of the Wall.

[@TheMister123]

If you want to go see a Pink Floyd concert, there are several excellent tribute bands that tour worldwide, light show and everything. Just this past weekend, I saw The Australian Pink Floyd show (or just "Aussie Floyd"), and a month and a half ago Brit Floyd were in town. (I opted for the former.) Aussie Floyd are so good that David Gilmour himself had them play at his 50th birthday party! I'm sure if you look around where you are, you can find a tribute show near you. 🙂

[@john1gun]

That's my favorite Floyd album.

[@BigTimeRushFan2112]

Having seen Pink Floyd play live in both 1988 and again in 1994 (both times in Ohio Stadium "the home of the Ohio State Buckeyes football") I wanted to make a quick comment and say yeah, there is nothing like seeing the band live, so glad I did all those years ago!

[@IvorPresents]

The intro to Wish you were here was a must try, with your guitar. "two lost soul's swimming in a fishbowl" Gets me, profound and honest moment of introspection. "What have we found.? The same old fear's."

[@99priss]

Saw Pink Floyd in 1977 @ Tampa Stadium-Tampa, FL (Animals Tour). They opened up the show with the Animals LP in it's entirety, then Wish You Were Here , again in it's entirety. For the encore they played Side 2 of Dark Side of the Moon. Fabulous Concert in Quadraphonic sound! 😎👍

[@GregMcNeish]

I remember reading in a guitar magazine once that if you charted Pink Floyd's fame and the quality of their output, Wish You Were Here is where those lines meet. As with any great artists that have already explored their creative peak, the magic was waning (although very much still there). Meanwhile, their celebrity was still climbing in a grand explosion. The magazine writer made the assertion that before this album, Pink Floyd was a better band than people knew, and after this album their reputation outshined everything to a ludicrous degree, driving them to create The Wall, but that this album perfectly captured when those lines intersected. Dark Side of the Moon was unbelievably good, and people took notice; Wish You Were Here wasn't as good, but it was still good enough to cement their status as a creative juggernaut. I haven't spent enough time with their full catalogue to buy into the entirety of that assertion, but at least as far as these two albums go, I agree completely.

[@ernestog7373]

I used to work in a call centre in the middle of Sheffield Every morning I would walk past another call centre where you could see a large screen, through the window, displaying the operator stats and that would be the trigger for 'Welcome to the Machine' to come into my head. Anyone who has ever worked in a call centre will know what I mean and Floyd helped to keep me going through the day.

[@HabaneroTi]

As I'm sure that others have commented, the photo you used at the start of the video is of the Syd Barrett era Pink Floyd, before David Gilmour joined the band and years before this album was released. But, given that it was in many ways about Syd Barrett, I supposed that it's apropos in that sense. But, it's still sort of showing a Peter Green-era Fleetwood Mac photo in a video about their album Rumours. Yes, something only an older person would notice or care about and not the end of the world, but still somewhat above zero on the pet peeve scale. 😬

[@babylonian.captivity]

"NIce." Isn't it, though? :) (That *was* an eighties vibe!) Wow, and yes! "gravy train" and "Psycho Killer!" I *love* your ear, Caroline, especially the connections and associations you make to other songs and genres. Thanks again for a great little listening party. :) Shine on, you crazy diamond!

[@ninemirrors]

I''ve been listening to WYWH since about 79. I still get chills from 'Shine On You Crazy Diamond pts 6-9'.

[@ericwilliams1031]

I love this album. They kind of did the same thing on their album Meddle in with the song Echoes. Wish You Were Here is best when listened to with headphones in a dark room. Total atmosphere album.

[@jurgenschmidt2759]

Legend says, Syd showed up at the studio surprisingly during the work on 'Shine on you crazy diamond'. What a coincidence, what a shock!

[@potato-whiz]

He did. They snapped a picture of him and he’s completely unrecognizable. They didn’t realize it was him at first and he looked in a bad way.

[@HabaneroTi]

I assume that you're going to review Animals and then The Wall next, but as others have suggested I'd strongly recommend that you eventually listen to Meddle. It's not quite as good as their later works (which with Floyd is always a relative thing), but it does show enormous growth and progression from their previous works, and has two standout cuts, One of These Days, which has a mesmerizing driving rhythm, and Echoes, considered by many to be their finest single ever. There are also live versions of both that are as good if not better, especially the Live at Pompeii ones (which must be seen as well as heard). See, told ya so, you were going to love Pink Floyd. And for the record, they're all Pink. 😁

[@gregleighton6172]

I don't know how I stumbled across you but I'm glad I did. I've been thinking about buying The wall on vinyl and this pushed me over the edge. I used to listen to the whole album on repeat over and over again. There is a movie put to the album I guess you could call it a musical, you should watch it. I'll make a suggestion that you should listen to the Allman Brothers Band "Live at the Fillmore" or "Eat a Peach." They're are such a great band. The fathers of Southern rock.

[@kevinalbertina136]

From start to finish, I have always preferred Wish You Were Here to Dark Side of the Moon. I love both and both have songs that I can identify with the lyrics. The title track "Wish You Were Here" along with "Comfortably Numb" are my two favorite Pink Floyd songs. "Time" from Dark Side is also right up there. I do love the sarcastic tone of "Have a Cigar" though. It always gives me a chuckle.

[@BlunderCity]

In terms of lyrics, their following two albums, Animals and The Wall, are outstanding.

[@olli__]

Cool job Caroline! Hope you give Animals and The Wall a listen (i'm sure you'll like the wall with the storyline and all the sound design stuff in the production) btw has anyone ever suggested you to listen to Tool?

[@carlspurling7973]

Great video! I'm sure loads of others will comment with the same thing but The Wall is the other Pink Floyd album worth checking out.

[@grayfool]

One of the best concerts I have ever heard is the much more recent "Pulse" tour. You should really have a watch, I'm sure you will love it.

[@Hodad3000]

I think it is easy to lose in the passage of time, how new the use of electronic equipment in music was. It was very futuristic, as I remember it, and was pretty groundbreaking. Really just a few years from the first man on the moon. I was just a kid but I remember it being so expansive in ideas and potentials for outward exploration.

[@thepragmatic6383]

One aspect that a lot of people don't know about (Shine on You Crazy Diamond part 1-5), is the phenomenal work done in studio on the original recording tapes. In your video, at 1:12, just before the drums come in, did you notice the reverse reverb (echo) on keyboard, guitar and drums? Normally the reverb follows the sound, a bit like Tssssssss, but here, we hear more like this: ssssssssT.

[@johnb2422]

I felt like Wish You Were Here the song someone is listening to the song on a radio and another person starts playing his acoustic guitar TO the song on the radio.

[@MrChiddler]

In case nobody mentioned it. Shine on You crazy Diamond. SYD. A song for Syd Barrett.

[@Zholobov1]

In the last seconds of the album we can hear Rick playing a snippet from "See Emily Play" written by Syd Barrett: "Emily tries, but misunderstands..." During the 1975 and 1977 live shows he played other snippets from Syd's₽ongs: "Arnold Layne", "The Scarecrow", "The Gome", "Bike"...

[@cleonmagabeefy8500]

I'm so glad you're getting into Pink Floyd... The Beatles of the 70s!!!

[@DanielRed2]

3:34 your expression there is gold! 😁 Wish You Were Here is a phenomenal piece of work. I always think of it as my parents' favourite album. It came out just around the time they met. So I have heard it a LOT over the years (along with 'Trick of the Tail' by Genesis, which I am obsessed with). Welcome To The Machine is actually my pick from this record. The synth sounds blow me away. 🤩 Another top class video, Caroline. Do you ever miss?? Nah I don't reckon. 😺

[@Phillyfan45]

When they were recording Shine On, Syd actually showed up in the recording booth. Just out of the blue. The band couldn’t recognize him from the studio because his appearance had changed so much.

[@3Dmusicguy]

Glad I found your reviews... Finally, someone who actually tries to interpret the Floyd and actually gets it right...I strongly encourage you to listen to Roger Water's solo album Amused To Death... It is in my opinion one of the most important albums ever made... not the best or the most popular but the most important, especially since you feel so strongly about the lyrics to the Dark side album,,, I am sure you know Roger wrote almost all the lyrics for the Floyd's best songs/albums... His best lyrics he saved for his Amused to Death album...

[@tagadabrothersband]

I've always found "Dark Side Of The Moon" more cohesive despite having more songs. It's a whole piece of art, in fact during their last tour they played it in its entirety in the album running order. "Wish You Were Here" seems more uneven to me but "Shine On You Crazy Diamond" and the title song are masterpieces on their own, you can't imagine a Pink Fold concert without these songs. I just point out that I am French, and that when I started listening to these records I didn't really know what the lyrics were about. My feeling is therefore more based on the music, even if since then I know certain texts. For example I love playing "Wish You Where Here" on the guitar, also because the lyrics really resonate on me.

[@TerryT304]

I used to lay on the floor with the stereo speakers on both sides of my head back in the 1970s. This is sublime.

[@tubecoatue]

That's funny because I used to do the same thing and can remember doing so with this album in particular sometime like in 1977ish. Rock on.

[@Llanchlo]

As others have said - yes at least until the late 70s you would get pretty much a full album in the concerts, but with some chages such as extended jams in Money from DSOTM. After that you had the Wall where the concert pretty much was the album, and after that more random song order mixes. But that's not too surprising as up until Animals most of it was extensively worked out live on the road before ever hitting the recording studio. .

[@Bandido894]

My father listened the album/cassette, when was I kid. Welcome to machine is my favourite, has haunting 'ghostlike' even scary opening. Pictured it's like robot chasing You in some industrial warehouse corridores.

[@tubecoatue]

Another excellent analysis. Personally, although I love Dark Side, I've always preferred Wish you were here. The album is a masterpiece in my opinion. Having said that, one of the live versions of Comfortably Numb is perhaps their best work yet and I deserves a listen, if you haven't already done so. Great video again.

[@michaelayliffe7238]

Wish you were here, is a ride that needs to listened as a whole, after the 20th time you feel the hell that's mentally loosing someone, thier there but not with you. Welcome to the Machine has no drums but a pulse, yea 1975, Ric Wright was ahead of his time.

[@thomasrenton4499]

Love this. Blue Oyster Cult might be an interesting contrast comparison. BOC was a prog band who found some mainstream success in the late seventies, early eighties.

[@TTM9691]

BOC was not a prog band by any stretch of the imagination, they were a hard rock band.

[@Bassman2353]

I saw them in concert twice, once the (Gilmour) four piece and once post Dark Side. Impossible to describe.

[@thobiassilva2784]

Shine On You Crazy Diamond pts.6-9, is the best song in this album.

[@NiteOwl74]

I think "Wish You Were Here" is my favorite Pink Floyd song. I'd give it a ❤ too for sure.

[@bobair2]

-Dark side is the better by far. The best album of course is the one you like the most and my favorite Floyd LP is "A Saucerful of Secrets" followed by "Atom Heart Mother" and the single "Nile Song". A wonderful video,Caroline as per normal-you rock!

[@Yawndave]

Hmmmm...my comment got eaten somehow so I'll try again. It's neat to get your reaction to Floyd with "fresh ears". Dave's guitar work on the album is really terrific--it wouldn't be accurate to say he's under rated but sometimes it takes repeated listenings to appreciate how good he is. As others have mentioned, I think Meddle would be a good choice for a future episode. Besides "Echoes", I really love the laid-back vibe of "San Tropez" .

[@AndrewLakeUK]

As a post-punk indie kid, Pink Floyd were viewed as the enemy, not as bad as New Kids on the Block, but exemplars of "wanky music". Now I value them for what they were, great musicians playing great tunes. I started softening to them when Gilmore worked with All About Eve (A band I would recommend to everyone)

[@stephenmcgreevy9650]

Pink Floyd Live Pulse 1994 on YT .....The whole concert is the best musical experience ever.......Twice for me

[@heyskipj]

❤this format you recently adopted and the Floyd picks even though they're not a fave of mine. It's a full album experience albeit abridged. Super balanced and digestible. Kudos! Still waiting on your dive into Tool. They're often compared to Pink Floyd, like... in a tormented child sort of way. Their albums are also thematic and no one denies that their vocalist Maynard James Keenan is a beast as well as the other band members. But MJK brings traditional, classical technique that I think you'd love to hear and unpack.

[@silviocrespo4329]

Wish you are here is an album that talks about absence. and Dark Side talks about madness.

[@korganrocks3995]

Well now you have complete the trifecta and listen to The Wall, which just so happens to be my favorite Pink Floyd album!

[@stephenmarseille5425]

Love it. Curious what happens in two scenarios: (1) going back to the start and checking out "Piper at the Gates of Dawn" - the only fully realized Syd Barrett album, and of a very different energy than what you've experienced so far;; or (2) carry on moving forward and taking on the 'dark horse' album "Animals", an uncommercial work that some call a creative lull and others see as an unsung masterpiece. Or maybe you go a whole other direction, and confuse everyone by doing something random like Mike Oldfield's "Ommadawn" or "Amarok". Or something else entirely. It's a fun ride any which way!

[@othervoices76]

During that 75 tour they’d play DSOTM in it’s entirety and quite a bit of Wish You Were Here

[@gablen23]

These two albums could not be more different. Overall, I think I prefer Dark Side, but "Shine On You Crazy Diamond" will always be one of my biggest favourites!

[@sandonperkins5626]

The mix of acoustic guitar with synth on Welcome to the Machine is close to my favourite atmosphere of any Pink Floyd song although they've created many wonderful atmospheres. Shine on You Crazy Diamond parts I-V has become my favourite song off this album though (and my favourite Pink Floyd song) over the last 5 years. I listen to all 13 minutes every time it comes up in my playlist and I've never gotten even remotely sick of it. I flip flop on whether I prefer this or Dark Side of the Moon as my favourite Pink Floyd, I think I prefer the atmosphere on individual tracks on WYWH but the atmosphere is a little more consistent on Dark Side of the Moon.

[@dralfredcarroll9567]

Although fantastic Wish You Were Here is a little more niche than Dark Side Of The Moon. The only other Floyd album that comes close to the universal appeal of Dark Side is my personal favourite Meddle from 1971, particularly the incredible song Echoes. (Actually Piper At The Gates Of Dawn is my favourite but I tend to think of the Syd era as a different band.)

[@gabemorris6692]

Have a Cigar and Wish You Were Here are among my favorites, as well...but my all time favorite is Sorrow (not from this album, obviously).

[@healdogtoe2c]

Different mood between these two albums. One has an element of discovery, mystery, and suspense in its venture into life’s journey, where Wish You Were Here maintains a clear focus on reminiscence and loss in specific and personal terms.

[@peterx1957]

Hey Caroline, thanks for doing this video. WYWH is my favourite Pink Floyd album. I cannot really say why I prefer it to Dark Side, but it's stayed with me since I bought it on initial release in 1975. Maybe also because DSOTM has become this 'legendary' monster of an album where as WYWH kind of didn't get the same attention. Either way I love the album and I love hearing your insightful thoughts on this and DSOTM. Cheers ❤😊

[@caiocruz6]

I get why you prefer Dark Side. In my first listenings, I liked the melodies in WYWH but didn't connect to the lyrics as I did with DSOTM, as Dark Side's themes are much more universal. But as Floyd grew in me, I was able to feel the agony, loneliness and isolation presented in WYWH in a much deeper way, perhaps because I understood just how much the remaining members missed Syd and resented what his loss tells us about the music industry. From that point on, WYWH connected intimately with me and is now probably tied (with Dark Side) for my favorite album of all time. It is a grower for sure!

[@s.henrlllpoklookout5069]

Apparently more than one studio executive did ask the band "By the way, which one's Pink?"

[@sergiovazquez2020]

Great video. I love all your reaction of the beatles s albums. I want to suggest you make a video of Band on the run . Paul mccartney and wings album. A great one. I send you my regards from Buenos Aires, Argentina

[@dragonmac1234]

In my opinion The Dark Side Of The Moon and Wish You Were Here are Pink Floyd's best albums. My favourite is The Dark Side of The Moon but this is a close second, mostly for Have A Cigar. I've wondered which one is Pink for the last fifty years 😄

[@TerenceShortman]

Roger and Dave did not disagree on the Lyrics they both tried singing the lead and were not satisfied with the results, so they asked Roy to do it and he nailed it

[@davidmay8104]

Wish You Were Here was dedicated to founding member Syd Barrett. I find it wonderfully uplifting. I have to be in the mood for the existential angst of Dark Side Of The Moon, which isn't often. This one is my favorite.

[@floydfreak-vn2uj]

Gilmour made the recording of the radio in his car for the intro of WYWH. It ends with a piece of Tchaikovsky's Fourth Symphony.