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Echoes: The Best of Pink Floyd

Echoes: The Best of Pink Floyd
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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

 

What Customers Say About Echoes: The Best of Pink Floyd:

well the songs fit nicely together and sounds great. i was wondering how this would sound. PINK FLOYD has always done piece recordings and i didn't know had it would sound taking songs out of their element and throwing them together.

Marooned *****8. Before I purchased this collection, my only Pink Floyd CD was "Dark Side of the Moon," probably like so many other people. Another Brick in the Wall (Part 2) ***5. Set aside some time to listen to this collection - it is 2 ½ hours long. When the Tigers Broke Free ***6.

The Great Gig in the Sky *****9. Sheep *****13. Hey You ****1/27. Money ****11.

Bike ***Make no mistake, Pink Floyd is a 5-star band all the way, and some of the songs in this collection work better in context on their original albums. Echoes ***** 6. Time *****3. See Emily Play ***1/2 3. Wow - what a great "Best of." collection indeed.

Sorrow *****Disc: 2 1. Arnold Layne ***1/210. Astronomy Domine ***1/22. Shine On You Crazy Diamond (Parts 1-7) *****2. Wish You Were Here ****11.

Pink Floyd's albums are meant to be heard in their entirety, so a "Best of" collection may not seem like a good idea, but here it really does work well. Through this collection, I have moved on to discover the terrific albums from which these songs have been drawn."Echoes" is named after Pink Floyd's magnificent song of the same name from the 1971 album "Meddle," although on this collection the song has been shortened from 23 minutes to 16 minutes. Us And Them ****8. Comfortably Numb *****5. The Fletcher Memorial Home ****4. Learning to Fly ****1/29.

But for the price, this collection is a great introduction to the works of a truly magnificent band. High Hopes *****13. As an interesting aside, the way the songs fade into each other and the sequence itself creates a kind of guided tour through Pink Floyd's catalog.

Jug Band Blues **1/212. That is not a bad thing - the song is great in either length, and the shorter version gives you something to look forward to if you decide to move on to collect Pink Floyd's other albums.Here are my song-by-song ratings.Disc: 1 1. One of These Days *****7.

Keep Talking ****1/212. The Happiest Day of Our Lives ***1/24. Set the Controls for the Heart of the Sun ****10.

30. Dealing with the seller was just okay, and I saw some other responses from him that were NOT nice. This was a gift for my son. Almost a month getting it. Would NOT buy from this seller again. 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.

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 Broke Free) and my favorite Echoes was edited, overall this is a great compilation that I like to listen to when I'm working at my computer or when I just sit and sip a good glass of wine.I ordered the 4 vinyl box set and sounds great, I think even better than the cd, and the artwork is beautiful and sophisticated.Greetings from Mexico. First of all excuse any mistakes in my english. This compilation is a great introduction to Pink Floyd music.

I don't know how people can send CDs with no correct protecion boxes. 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.

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