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Music : Echoes: The Best of Pink Floyd |
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Binding: Audio CD
Brand: PINK FLOYD
EAN: 0724353611125
Format: Original recording remastered
Label: Capitol
Manufacturer: Capitol
Number Of Discs: 2
Publication Date: 2001
Publisher: Capitol
Release Date: November 06, 2001
Studio: Capitol
Sales Rank: 2045
MPN: 724353611125
Disc 1:- Astronomy Domine
- See Emily Play
- The Happiest Day of Our Lives
- Another Brick in the Wall (Part 2)
- Echoes
- Hey You
- Marooned
- The Great Gig in the Sky
- Set the Controls for the Heart of the Sun
- Money
- Keep Talking
- Sheep
- Sorrow
Disc 2:- Shine On You Crazy Diamond (Parts 1-7)
- Time
- The Fletcher Memorial Home
- Comfortably Numb
- When the Tigers Broke Free
- One of These Days
- Us And Them
- Learning to Fly
- Arnold Layne
- Wish You Were Here
- Jug Band Blues
- High Hopes
- Bike
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Media Type: CD
Artist: PINK FLOYD
Title: ECHOES-BEST OF PINK FLOYD
Street Release Date: 11/06/2001
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Genre: ROCK/POP
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Echoes is a double-CD collection of some of Pink Floyd's best songs. It's also a fascinating document of the band's history. They began life as Syd Barrett's phantasmagoric plaything before clasping the wings of Icarus and ascending toward the sun on an epic space-rock odyssey, eventually turning left once they reached the dark side of the moon and burning up on reentry, crash-landing on every earthlings' home hi-fi. And it's all here--30 years of the Floyd's awesome back catalog trimmed down to two handsome CDs. It's worth remembering that, despite a fondness for pyrotechnics, Pink Floyd were never a prog-rock band. Sure, some of their songs are a bit long, and they never released singles (at least not for 11 years), but the same could be said for Led Zeppelin. Clinically devoid of the faux-classical overtures and vainglorious musicianship of that era, Pink Floyd were a pole apart; Meddle's epic maritime tone poem "Echoes" remains the Floyd's apogee. But here, on this collection, "the albatross" which "hangs motionless upon the air" has had its wings clipped--seven full minutes are missing, but you'd never be able to tell. The sonar bleeps, the screeching seagulls, the howling winds are all retained, and whoever wielded the editorial axe, Eugene, did so carefully.
Interestingly, the album's nonchronological track listing works--the summery, childhood enchantment of "See Emily Play" is right next to the school discipline of "Happiest Days of Our Lives"--and at least this way no one will switch off when material from A Momentary Lapse of Reason comes around. Despite the curious omission of "Atom Heart Mother," this really is the very best of the Floyd--from the throbbing "One of These Days" to the pop operatic "Great Gig in the Sky" to the genius silvery fluidity of Dave Gilmour's guitar work. This is timeless, as many members of Sigur Rós, Radiohead, and the Beta Band will attest. --Kevin Maidment
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This was a gift for my son. It was sad that I didn't have it on Christmas. I did receive it in the shipping window, but I ordered it on Nov. 30. Almost a month getting it. Dealing with the seller was just okay, and I saw some other responses from him that were NOT nice. Would NOT buy from this seller again!!!
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First of all excuse any mistakes in my english.
This compilation is a great introduction to Pink Floyd music. Their music is beautiful and soothing, and most of it feel like waking up within a dream and being taken into a strange and wonderful world.
Although it misses some great songs (Fat Old Sun, Brain Damage/Eclipse, Summer 68, Mother and maybe an edited version of Atom Heart Mother) and some songs should have not been here (Set The Controls, Marooned, Keep Talking, When The Tigers ... Read More
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Very great disc for discover Pink Floyd, if you don't want to buy another expensive PF CDs.
I received it very crashed and I had to change the CD box. I don't know how people can send CDs with no correct protecion boxes...
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While Echoes or any kind of compilation would never represent Pink Floyd the way they should be reprsented, this compilation is a good intro for those who are curious about the brilliant and sophisticated pieces of Pink Floyd.
Pink Floyd, the band, is the creation of Roger Waters who throughout the 70s was running a charity for 3 other musicians and gave them the honour to be a part of Pink Floyd. If you listen to the hilarious David Gilmour's On An Island, you will understand how good ... Read More
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This really has all the hits that the casual fan would desire on a convenient double CD. I can see that die-hards would be upset with the way some songs have been edited. Well they can stick to their original collection and stop whingeing as far as I'm concerned. There has been a lot of talk about how Gilmour and Waters have put their differences aside to select the songs. And that means that Barrett songs have been magnanimously included which improves this collection even though these songs have ... Read More
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