Wish You Were Here

Wish who was here?
Syd Barrett of course! The album (1975, original cover image on the left) is largely a tribute to Pink Floyd's former guitarist and chief songwriter Syd Barrett. Syd Barrett slipped into seclusion and left the group in the early 70s.

Roger Keith "Syd" died recently on 7th July. This Thursday July 20th, KEOS studios pay tribute to this musical genius and celebrate the evergreen success of the Pink Floyd. Join us this week at 6am on KEOS 89.1 FM to listen to an hour and half of Pink Floyd special. This music-laden special celebrates the release of Pink Floyd's double-DVD "P.U.L.S.E. Live At Earl's Court London" set, mostly derived from their 14-night stand at London's Earl's Court in 1994. The special is hosted by Ken Dashow of WAXQ-FM, NY, NY.

What is common between the Beatles, Pink Floyd, Cliff Richard and The Shadows?
They all recorded at the legendary Abbey Road Studios at some point of time.

Did you know that the Pink Floyd had timeless messages for us all in their ever famous albums?
The Dark Side of the Moon deals conceptually with the pressures of modern life that can drive normal human beings to insanity: materialism, the increased pace of life and travel, the encroachment of old age and death, the inhumanities of society and armed conflict. These themes are not just delivered with words, but are suggested with sounds and lyrics. It also deals with the issues surrounding a normal person's life, such as time, greed, conflict, travel, mental illness, and death.

The Wall: Roger Waters was inspired to create the album during a concert on 6 July, 1977 on the final night of the tour to promote Animals, dubbed Pink Floyd — In the Flesh. In Montreal, a fan's disruptive behaviour resulted in Waters spitting in the fan's face. Waters was immediately disgusted with himself, and his alienation from his fans urged him to build a wall between himself and the audience, an idea which later evolved into the album.

Information extracted from Wikipedia. [Link]

This Thursday 20th July, tune in to the Eclectic Coffee House [Link] at 6am on 89.1 FM to wake up to tune of the "Division Bell", or tune in again at 7pm the same night to be "Comfortably Numb'ed" by the Pink Floyd.

A regular podcast of the Thursday morning Eclectic Coffee House on KEOS is now available and can be accessed by following this link.