Many Faces Of Pink Floyd

What a great collection of music

It's not bad ….and I say that because it's certainly better than I expected! Nice production, crystal clear sounds, and some good tweaks to the original arrangements that make this really interesting.The album is certainly one for music, or Floyd, aficionados though. If you look at the contributors, they're all big hitters for those aficionados. But for your Average Joe in the street, they're unlikely to have heard of many, or even any, of them. The sleeve helpfully tells us that Rick Wakeman was in Yes, Keith Emerson in ELP, and Ian Anderson in Jethro Tull etc. But crediting Alan White with being in John Lennon (who I'm sure thought of himself as an individual) is stretching it a bit. Especially as he played with him some 40 years ago. It's like reminding us that someone with a bit-part in our local pantomime used to have a bit-part in Z Cars. Is that the best they could come up with to showcase the mans achievements over the last near-half-century?CD 1 (Dark Side) is pretty descent, but I think CD 2 (mainly The Wall) really excels. A great listen.Whatever you do, don't buy this for the sleeve notes though. They're brief, and immensely irritating. Marcello Montolivo, who wrote them (and probably also appeared in a few episodes of The Bill as well as Z Cars) even states "Who is Clare Torry? We found out that not only is she white and English, but she also interprets magnificent songs…." Well I never. I don't suppose Ms Torry's ethnicity or nationality have ever been a secret, and I suspect too have been perfectly well known to anyone who knows Ms Torry, or likes her music. For Montolivo, this seems to have been a big discovery, although quite what the point is in sharing it escapes me.As for the interview at the end of CD3, it makes me want to scream. Norman "Hurricane" Smith talks to an uncredited interviewer. Probably someone who once had a bit-part interviewing for bit-part actors on The Bill and Z Cars. The first question is "Why did you leave", and then follows it up immediately with "I know why you left". So not a question. And left what anyway? I recognise that conversation between two people is often muddled, but this is an interview, and we surely don't need this muddle published on a CD. The interviewer then prattles for a bit, with no revised question. Did the interviewer not even have half a plan before his big day? Smith fortunately interjects and tells us about some stuff we might want to hear. Having this mess at the end of an otherwise descent 3 CD set is a shame. Fortunately we can always hit the off switch at this point.Anyway, despite it's shortfalls, this is still worth getting. 3 CDs, magnificent tunes, and interesting interpretations for under a tenner can't be bad.

Excellent cd and delivery

Being a big fan of Pink Floyd I'm always tempted by anything PF. Sometimes it's worth the gamble and this is one of those times. These Pink Floyd songs are performed by various people/groups and on the whole they make a good job. Always an enjoyable listen, this sits comfortably with my PF collection as a tribute album. Also to consider if you ever see it is 'Shine' which is another good tribute album enjoyable in its own right. Recommended.

The sound engineering is not great but that has to be expected based on the price for 3 CD's. It is a shame, however, because the music is not bad at all. Certainly worth owning for the given price by all Pink Floyd fans, just too bad about the quality of the recording. Anyone who has a Japanese issue of any PF album will know what I mean. As for CD 3, the only artist worth mentioning is the amazing Snowy White. You really should have some of his albums, they are great. Nice to also hear something from Pink Andersen and the Floyd Council on the third CD, but that is about it.

It’s a great tribute cd at a fantastic price highly recommend love it

Considering it's not all by pink Floyd, the music is excellent.

very impressed with this take on of this iconic bands music. Most of the musicians on these discs are top notch and put there own slant on the tracks they play.The third disc is a bit left field for me, as it is just a piece of indulgence to put obscure relevance to knowing the band, other than that, all in all a very good album.

Good price and fast delivery

Alles Bestens

mi è piaciuto molto

C'est bien. Une seul déception, quelques pièces de musique sont coupé.

These seem to be original recordings. They're great. If however you're a Floyd fan from a little later on you might find them a little disappointing. They've improved with age and experience and more recent recordings have improved. I personally love the originals.