Wish You Were Here certainly ranks up there among the best.

The pure artistry of the group is undeniable.

One of the greatest bands of all time.

Second only to the Beatles in my book.

The fact that it delivered three radio staples, everything other than the nine parts of shine on you crazy diamond is a testament to the quality.

The Wall is behind DSoTM, Meddle, Animals, and Wish You Were Here to me.

Animals is their best, though.

Pink is the greatest band ever. There isn't one of their albums I haven't bought at least twice.

To me everything afterwards lacked their early era brilliance, and became darker and duller.

Thanks for the post!

this odd, portly fellow who had shaved his eyebrows off turned up in the studio. It took the band a while to realize it was Syd. He heard they were recording and came by "ready to do his bit" and when asked about his weight gain said he'd "been eating a lot of pork chops lately." Roger apparently freaked out pretty badly and Dave gently thanked him and talked him into going back home.

Creepy synchronicity.

And I bought WYWH on the day it came out.

taking it out of the box to be put in the record bin.

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...but for some reason they fell off my radar. Years later I purchased PULSE when it came out, liked it ok. It turns out that my favorite Pink Floyd song, Astronomy Domine, was written by Syd Barrett. Barrett is seen here singing and playing guitar while performing that song back in 1967:

I must have played it a few hundred times during junior and senior year in high school. At least it wasn't Ratt's "Out of the Cellar"