Wish You Were Here (1975) is the ninth studio album by the English
progressive rock group Pink Floyd (pictured), recorded at London's Abbey
Road Studios. Some of its songs critique the music business; others
express alienation. "Shine On You Crazy Diamond" is a tribute to Syd
Barrett, whose mental breakdown had forced him to leave the group
several years earlier; it was lead writer Roger Waters' idea to split
the song into two parts and use it to bookend the other songs on the
album. As on their previous album, The Dark Side of the Moon, the band
made use of studio effects and synthesizers, and brought in guest
singers for some tracks, including Roy Harper for the lead vocals on
"Have a Cigar". The album became an instant commercial success, and
record company EMI was unable to print enough copies to satisfy demand.
Although it initially received mixed reviews, the album has since been
acclaimed by critics and appears on Rolling Stone 's list of
"The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time". Band members Richard Wright and
David Gilmour have each cited Wish You Were Here as their favourite Pink
Floyd album.
Read more: <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wish_You_Were_Here_(Pink_Floyd_album)>
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Today's selected anniversaries:
395:
Aelia Eudoxia married Byzantine emperor Arcadius without the
knowledge or consent of Rufinus, the Praetorian prefect who had intended
for his own daughter to wed the emperor.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aelia_Eudoxia>
1810:
Ludwig van Beethoven composed his "Bagatelle No. 25 in A
minor", better known as "Für Elise" (audio featured), one of his most
popular compositions.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/F%C3%BCr_Elise>
1865:
An explosion destroyed the steamboat Sultana on the Mississippi
River, killing an estimated 1,800 of the 2,400 passengers.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sultana_(steamboat)>
1911:
Following the resignation of William P. Frye, a compromise was
reached in the United States Senate to rotate the office of the
President pro tempore of the United States Senate.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/President_pro_tempore_of_the_United_States_Senate>
2005:
The Airbus A380, the largest passenger airliner in the world,
made its maiden flight from Toulouse, France.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Airbus_A380>
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Wiktionary's word of the day:
vates:
A poet or bard who is divinely inspired.
<https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/vates>
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Wikiquote quote of the day:
Nothing, I am sure, calls forth the faculties so much as the
being obliged to struggle with the world.
--Mary Wollstonecraft
<https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Mary_Wollstonecraft>