The three hundred and fourty-fourth album: #344 Pink Floyd - Wish You Were Here

Pink Floyd has its history with long concept albums Wish You Were Here has its own version, the album dominated by Shiny On You Crazy Diamond, a nine-part composition whose halves bookend the album. Aside from any questions about what's going on, it is well put together, with a lead in that feels like it pays off more than it sometimes does. The other tracks works with it, longer compositions paying off with their vocals and follow ups. While I don't always like these longer tracks on albums, as it feels easy to get lost in them, Pink Floyd shows again how well it can pull them off.