"Wish You Were Here" at 50
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Pink Floyd’s Nick Mason Recalls the Making of ‘Wish You Were Here,’ as 50th Anniversary Boxed Set Arrives: ‘There Wasn’t a Theme to the Record Until Syd Barrett Visited the Studio’
How we wish we were there … back in 1975, that is, and able to again listen to Pink Floyd’s magnum opus “Wish You Were Hear” as a fresh work for the very first time, as opposed to hearing it through 50 years of hindsight. [Insert “mind blown” hand gesture here.] But the hindsight’s not bad, either, especially if it means we’re alive and kicking a half-century later, and most especially when it can result in an experience as enhanced as the 50th …
Haunted by guitarist Syd Barrett, Pink Floyd's classic "Wish You Where Here" is re-edited with many new features. ...
Heroes, ghosts, new demos and official pirate recordings are part of this sumptuous set celebrating the half-century cult album. Do you remember when you were young? The members of Pink Floyd (except drummer Nick Mason) do not seem to appreciate this thought, but these first words of "Shine On You Crazy Diamond [...] Cet article Pink Floyd: 50 ans de Wish You Were Here est apparu en premier sur Rolling Stone.
On the occasion of Wish You Were Here's 50th anniversary, Nick Mason comes back frankly over a period marked by creative blockage and experimental drifts, far from the masterpiece aura that the album ended up acquiring. There was no song, no melody: Nick Mason returns to the genesis [...]
Pink Floyd officially launched the 50th anniversary edition of "Wish You Were Here", a monumental release that reopens one of the most important chapters in the history of rock. Published today through Sony Music, "Wish You Were Here 50" invites fans to rediscover the album from a new perspective, with alternative versions, unpublished recordings and restored material that illuminates the creative process behind one of the band's most influentia…
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