Rated the full album Wish You Were Here 9.6 (5/5)

One thing is for sure, Pink Floyd's journey wouldn't have been the same if it wasn't for Syd Barrett. Before Barrett became a tragic story, he was the mastermind behind Pink Floyd's early identity. With his unique approach and psychedelic vision, Barrett brought something that had never been tried before to music and took the band in a completely new direction. However, Barrett's story slowly began to take a tragic turn. As the band's reputation grew; the pressure of fame, his mental struggles and heavy drug abuse started to take a toll on him. Eventually Pink Floyd had to move on without the mind behind the Pink Floyd. Roger Waters lately described: “How could we possibly survive?” says Waters. “If the guy who writes the songs in the band goes crazy, you’re f*cked, basically. “Unless somebody else starts to write. Luckily, I did.” Years after Barrett's departure, band revisits feelings of loss, longing and pain. Wish You Were Here is not only a tribute to Syd Barrett, but almost a form of redemption fo…