The Irish Times

Pink Floyd: Wish You Were Here 50 review – Brilliantly bleak masterpiece comes with its own mythology

Prog rock was about to crash headlong into punk when Pink Floyd released Wish You Were Here, their sombre, disembodied masterpiece, in September 1975. The band was too successful to be threatened by ...
Variety

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 ...

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 Here” as a fresh work for the very first time, as opposed to hearing it through ...
Forbes

Pink Floyd’s Blockbuster Earns Its First New Certification In A Quarter-Century

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Hugh McIntyre covers music, with a focus on the global charts. Wish You Were Here ranks as Pink Floyd's third-most-certified album ...
NPR

Pink Floyd's drummer Nick Mason reflects on 50 years of 'Wish You Were Here'

For 50 years, that lo-fi guitar riff has been the preamble to one of the most recognizable rock songs of all time. PINK FLOYD: (Singing) So, so you think you can tell heaven from hell, blue skies from ...
loudersound

“A vicious takedown of the record industry and the dreams it nurtures then exploits – in many ways a dry run for The Wall”: Pink Floyd’s Wish You Were Here remains ...

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Rolling Stone

New Pink Floyd Box Set Finally Reveals Which One’s ‘Pink’

Remember when you were young? Pink Floyd‘s members (with the exception of drummer Nick Mason) don’t seem to relish the thought, but those opening lyrics to “Shine On You Crazy Diamond” perfectly evoke ...