Wish You Were Here
Inside Pink Floyd’s Musical Milestone
Seiten
2019
Backbeat Books (Verlag)
978-1-61713-684-9 (ISBN)
Backbeat Books (Verlag)
978-1-61713-684-9 (ISBN)
The definitive account of the band s milestone record and its chaotic times.
The mid- 70s were a time of reckoning. It was also an era of paradoxes, of record making and record breaking, of sold-out shows, and, in the minds of some, sell-out artists. Critics, who once exalted the shamanic characteristics of rock stars, launched full-frontal assaults on mainstream music icons and their tendencies toward overindulgent artistic visions. Amid this confusion, psychedelic and progressive rock pioneers Pink Floyd, unlikely messengers in uncertain times, unleashed their 1975 progressive rock milestone, Wish You Were Here. Refusing to buckle under pressure, Floyd looked inward to produce Wish You Were Here, a conceptual, self-referential album that spoke of spiritual depravation, mental absence, and industry corruption, while, perhaps inadvertently, reflecting the general madness and societal malaise of the mid- 70s. Created in the spirit of camaraderie, Wish You Were Here waged war against the system, better known in Floydlandia as The Machine, while paying tribute to a fallen hero and victim of the industry the creative force fundamental to the band s existence, Syd Barrett. As our world was racked by unsustainable overseas military conflicts, governmental scandals, political assassination attempts, and a near-total erosion of the public trust, Pink Floyd emerged victorious, responding to this external dissonance with their ultimate band statement. What a strange, complex moment in time to have generated a classic. After 1975, Pink Floyd would never be the same and neither would we.
The mid- 70s were a time of reckoning. It was also an era of paradoxes, of record making and record breaking, of sold-out shows, and, in the minds of some, sell-out artists. Critics, who once exalted the shamanic characteristics of rock stars, launched full-frontal assaults on mainstream music icons and their tendencies toward overindulgent artistic visions. Amid this confusion, psychedelic and progressive rock pioneers Pink Floyd, unlikely messengers in uncertain times, unleashed their 1975 progressive rock milestone, Wish You Were Here. Refusing to buckle under pressure, Floyd looked inward to produce Wish You Were Here, a conceptual, self-referential album that spoke of spiritual depravation, mental absence, and industry corruption, while, perhaps inadvertently, reflecting the general madness and societal malaise of the mid- 70s. Created in the spirit of camaraderie, Wish You Were Here waged war against the system, better known in Floydlandia as The Machine, while paying tribute to a fallen hero and victim of the industry the creative force fundamental to the band s existence, Syd Barrett. As our world was racked by unsustainable overseas military conflicts, governmental scandals, political assassination attempts, and a near-total erosion of the public trust, Pink Floyd emerged victorious, responding to this external dissonance with their ultimate band statement. What a strange, complex moment in time to have generated a classic. After 1975, Pink Floyd would never be the same and neither would we.
WILL ROMANO (Upstate New York) has published work in a variety of outlets, such as the New York Post, New York Daily News, American Way, Guitar Player, Modern Drummer, Sound on Sound, VH1.com, and others. He is the author of five books, including 2017 s Close to the Edge: How Yes s Masterpiece Defined Prog Rock, the critically acclaimed Mountains Come Out of the Sky (with a foreword by iconic drummer Bill Bruford), and Big Boss Man: The Life and Music of Bluesman Jimmy Reed.
| Erscheinungsdatum | 12.03.2020 |
|---|---|
| Zusatzinfo | 12-page insert |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 153 x 229 mm |
| Themenwelt | Kunst / Musik / Theater ► Musik ► Musikgeschichte |
| Kunst / Musik / Theater ► Musik ► Pop / Rock | |
| ISBN-10 | 1-61713-684-0 / 1617136840 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-61713-684-9 / 9781617136849 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
| Haben Sie eine Frage zum Produkt? |
Mehr entdecken
aus dem Bereich
aus dem Bereich
das Gesamtkunstwerk Kraftwerk
Buch | Softcover (2024)
C.W. Leske Verlag
CHF 29,90
Buch | Softcover (2022)
Edition Olms (Verlag)
CHF 42,90
