PLACERVILLE . INFO

1. Shine on you crazy diamond Part one (13:40) 2. Welcome to the machine (7:31) 4. Wish you were here (5:34) 5. Shine on you crazy diamond Part two (12:31)

    "Wish you were here" is probably the most progressive of the Pink Floyd albums. Compared are very floating, atmospheric and more modern here, although there are still organ textures. The guitar sounds are much more elaborated, sometimes having beautiful fresh echo, like on "Shine on your crazy diamond part 1". The guitar solos sound is generally better crafted, more numerous, even sometimes sounding a bit Blues-y. Dick Parry's sax is with a subtle fading echo effect: DELIGHTFUL! The overall rhythm is VERY slow, thus allowing the listener to fully enjoy each note played. Roger Waters is partly the lead singer.    
    There are less special sounds here: mostly on "Welcome to the machine", AMAZINGLY sounding like the Tangerine Dream's "Force Majeure" album: at the end, you embark in a transporter and you are deported into a crowdy animated room! On the other side, there are unfortunately 2 less good tracks: "Have a cigar" and "Wish you were here": "Have a cigar", not bad at all, is more rhythmic, less atmospheric, and it more sounds like the rhythmic mood on the "Animals" album. The very popular "Wish you were here" track, full of acoustic guitars, not progressive at all, makes a real contrast here guitar during summer nights, in front of a fireplace.
    The last track, "Shine on your crazy diamond part 2", is something like a pleasant variation of the part 1. There are very serious, slow, loud, melodic and floating keyboards, punchy clavinet parts and strident album.

Pink Floyd were smart with this album. Given the overwhelming success of its predecessor, they could easily have tried to create