In 1965 was founded one
of the biggest English rock band, Pink Floyd. But do people know the deepest secrets of the
band behind one of its most popular albums?
The new documentary by
John Edginton about Pink Floyd, entitled “Wish you were here”, tells face to
face the real sensations that artists felt in 1975, at the production of the
album of the same name.
The documentary started
at the Live 8 concert when the band performed after 24 years of being separated.
Later, it turns to the delightful David Gilmour’s studio on a houseboat, where
special details begin to come out. Roger Waters tells what was his influence to
made this album, along with Nick Mason, and some footages from an interview to
Richard Wright in 2001.
The story around every single
at this album makes you connect feelings with the gang, the psychological hard
time that they were passing through.
A very hard beginning
when Nick Kent, a rock critic, made a negative view of the single “Shine on you
crazy diamond”, the first song of the album.
Furthermore, the
statements from another people involved in this masterpiece teleport you at the
time were this masterpiece was built step by step, with the views of Brian Humphries, sound engineer; Storm
Thorgerson, graphic designer, and some other collaborators in the production.
Although the documentary
shows to be focused in the story of the album, you can feel that the main idea
behind of these fabulous tales was the big influence of Syd Barret to the band,
due to his depressing way of life.
The purpose of Edginton
is to show the tragedy behind the magical music. The album represent the
sadness and the desire of each member to see their former leader back with
them, sharing those special moments at the 70s, simply representing with the
sentence “Wish you were here”.
