Just acceptable

Review Score: (6/10)
I couldn't care less whether this is an "adequate" follow up to Dark Side of the Moon. Any band can change styles any time and still come up with a better album than its predecessor. The thing is, Wish you Were Here is a truly weak, stretched out album, with enough ideas to fill 10 minutes -unfortunately it is much longer. Some of the ideas are good though, and Gilmour is good enough to save almost any piece of music (almost).

The best way to pay homage to Syd Barrett would have been through a two-minute song, like many of Syd's very own creations, short, witty and concise. But twenty something minutes of synth pads and guitar echoes? Oh, gimme a break!

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