SHINE ON YOU CRAZY DIAMOND
“Shine On You Crazy Diamond” is a nine-part Pink Floyd composition written by Roger Waters, Richard Wright and David Gilmour. It is a tribute to former band member Syd Barrett. The work was first performed on their 1974 French tour, and recorded for their 1975 concept album Wish You Were Here. The song series was intended to be a side-long composition (like “Atom Heart Mother” and “Echoes”), but was ultimately split into two sections and used to bookend the album, with new material composed that was more relevant to this epic, and to the situation in which the band found themselves. (More from Wikipedia)
Basically, all I remember about the 1980’s band Steel Breeze is their name; the name is taken from a lyric in a Pink Floyd song, “Shine On You Crazy Diamond”. (The song and the album from which it is taken, Wish You Were Here are dedicated to their troubled original bandleader Syd Barrett).
(July 2012)
