Pink Floyd “Wish You Were Here”
Today’s Cool Album of the Day (#377 in the Series and #12 in the Whale Wednesday Series) is Pink Floyd, Wish You Were Here. What can you say about Wish You Were Here that hasn’t been said already? This is one of the iconic albums in rock and roll. This is one of Pink Floyd’s best. It was released in 1975 which was right in the middle of their “meat era.” The period where they produced four of their most popular releases, they being of course The Dark Side of the Moon (‘73), Wish You Were Here (‘75), Animals (’77) and The Wall (’79.) That was four of the most popular albums of the seventies, and yes, I do feel that they were their best albums. That also was the era that produced some of the best live shows of any band’s careers as well. There was one reason also why this album always had a soft spot in my heart. That would be that this is the last time we hear the great Dick Parry’s saxophone work. He added so much to the P...