Talk:Wish You Were Here (album)
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Is it true that this can be listened to as an accompanyment to Its a Wonderful Life and Wizard of Oz? Mark Richards 17:39, 26 Apr 2004 (UTC)
- Yes, for its a wonderful life for sure. It can also be played to Wizard of Oz AFTER Dark Side of the moon has played along side it once through - Fizscy46 22:05, 26 Apr 2004 (UTC)
[edit] Some interesting facts about the making of the album
Some interesting facts (not sure how to put these in the entry; source: Various books talking about the making of this album I have read over the years):
Pink Floyd had to re-record a large portion of the album because a studio engineer made an error causing (as I recall) unwanted drum sounds to be on all of the tracks of the original recording.
"Welcome to the Machine" was an interesting way of recording a song for Waters; he felt it was different to use just synthesizers and a multitrack to make a song. This, of course, became standard procedure with the new wave movement of the 1980s. Waters also felt that the synthesizer could not be effectively recorded on a tape deck at the time; a tape deck could not capture the full sound of a synthesizer. He was able to somewhat work around this limitation by directly connecting the synth to the tape deck, bypassing the mixing board.
[edit] Might be worth mentioning
Legend has it that during the recordings Syd Barrett stumbled in the studio. No one recognized him, at least not right away. That might not be that awkward: Barrett's appearance changed a lot (grew fatter, for instance) since he played with the band. I always thought this was a rumour, a myth invented by Pink-fans, but in at least one interview David Gilmour confirms this story.
[edit] Connections to Apollo-Soyuz
I seem to remeber reading or hearing that there was some connection (maybe very slight) between this album, or one of the songs on it, and the Apollo-Soyuz Test Project which had occurred in July, 1975, just two months before the albums release . Memory is such a tricky thing and this could easily be an urban legend. I thought some wikipedia Pink Floyd fan might leave a post here clearing this up for me. I will thank you ahead of time for any info that you might have and for the time that you take to post it here.MarnetteD | Talk 15:11, 23 May 2005 (UTC)
[edit] In light of Nick Mason's account
It was a technician Phil Taylor and not Rick Wright who ducked down in his car because he "wasn't sure he could handle the conversation" according to [[Inside Out]]. I have fixed this inaccuracy. (Lynchical 07:25, 20 January 2006 (UTC))
[edit] Neutrality?
From the article: "An angry Waters strengthened his grip on the band's output, and this increasing pressure and hostility would eventually tear Pink Floyd apart." This seems like an oversimplification to me, not to mention unverified research.BotleySmith 19:15, 4 May 2006 (UTC)
[edit] I heard that the album cover was ahead of it's time
in terms of the graphics on the cover -dragong4
[edit] Concept?
Is WYWH a concept album? No-Bullet 23:04, 24 September 2006 (UTC)
- No one answered, I'll remove it. No-Bullet 02:57, 29 September 2006 (UTC)
- I think it is, and I'd say the concept isn't primarily the music industry, as suggested; it is explicitly about absence and detachment (hence 'Wish You Were Here'), as well as 'the end of relationships', hence the cover of a man burned by contact Ezy Rider 13:46, 8 December 2006 (UTC)
[edit] tribute to Syd Barret
I think it flows better to say "the album pays tribute to " rather than "the album is partly a tribute to". There is no question that it pays tribute, but the use of the word "partly" requires the parts to be defined, which is not something that you need to do in an introduction. Trishm 22:11, 10 December 2006 (UTC)
[edit] cover art, reissues
The explanation of the different cover art versions is a little confusing to me, as are the reissues explanation a little bit.
[edit] Tracklist info box
Sorry but i dont like the new tracklisting infobox. The type is too small, i hope that this isnt a new trend - could we consider removing it? - Ummagumma23 11:54 24 February 2007
- ok,--Doktor Who 17:42, 24 February 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Introduction, bit on lyrics
Were the lyrics only composed by Roger Waters as the intro suggests? This seems to contradict the'Track Listing' section, where the writing credits include Gilmour and Wright as well.
**Writing credits also include the music, so it would be Lyrics:Waters, Music:Gilmour/Wright. **Quite a common practice. Rob Golding (robert<dot>golding<at>gmail<dot>com)
Also, the introduction, as stated, gives the impression that the primary message of the album is about "the music industry, question the market-oriented record companies' lack of understanding and interest for musicians", where none of the 3 major songs in the album (Shine On I and II, and WYWH) are about that. I find this very misleading. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 164.68.56.29 (talk) 05:44, 23 March 2007 (UTC).
