A FOOT IN THE DOOR: THE BEST OF PINK FLOYD

• Astronomy Domine The Piper At The Gates Of Dawn, 1967
• Let There Be More Light A Saucerful Of Secrets, 1968
• Crying Song More, 1969
• Fat Old Sun Atom Heart Mother, 1970
• Echoes Meddle, 1971
• Burning Bridges Obscured By Clouds, 1972
• Time Dark Side Of The Moon, 1973
• Welcome To The Machine Wish You Were Here, 1975
• Dogs Animals, 1977
• Comfortably Numb The Wall, 1979
• Set The Controls For The Heart Of The Sun Live At Pompeii, 1981
• The Hero's Return The Final Cut, 1983
• Terminal Frost A Momentary Lapse Of Reason, 1987
• Marooned The Division Bell, 1994
• Shine On You Crazy Diamond Echoes - The Best Of Pink Floyd, 2001

The best of Pink Floyd has been done before with the excellent "Echoes" compilation and so I am not sure who this album is aimed for. Certainly there are perhaps a few people who would be newcomers to Floyd but surely they could go back to the other plethora of backlog compilations rather than grab this expensive album. The packaging is admittedly high quality, with booklet and illustrations that are exclusive to this set. The songs are all brilliant naturally being the best of Pink Floyd.

This compilation is of course a tie in with the recent remastered Pink Floyd Immersion sets and Discovery Box Set. There is nothing new on this album though it is a different track listing than previous compilations.

I can rate this 3 stars at least due to the packaging and simply because Pink Floyd deserve to be heard and perhaps this album may draw newcomers into the brilliant Pink Floyd universe. Maybe after hearing this album listeners may be interested in grabbing the true masterpieces that have made this band one of the most successful and well known bands on the planet.

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Posted Thursday, September 29, 2011

A great collection of many of the classic cuts from Pink Floyd. Why is this release needed after the Echoes set? No idea, but a friend had this and I looked it over and gave it a listen. No new tracks or hidden gems here. Just the usual "hits" of Floyd from their long career. Everything from See ... (read more)

Report this review (#636828) | Posted by mohaveman | Monday, February 20, 2012 | Review Permanlink

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