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| | Features | Record Label: EmiCatalog#: 0289662Country Of Release: NLDYear Of Release: 2011Notes: .. Door - The Best Of Pink Floyd
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| | Description | 2011 collection from the British Rock legends, released to coincide with the digitally remastered reissues of their entire studio catalog. Features their best known tracks including 'Comfortably Numb', 'Money', 'Another Brick In The Wall, Pt. 2' and more. | |
| | Product Details | | Audio CD Release Date: | November 08, 2011 | | Studio: | Capitol Records | | Number Of Discs: | 1 | | Format: | Original recording remastered | | Average Customer Rating: |  based on 83 reviews |
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| | Track Listing | | 1. | Hey You | | 2. | See Emily Play | | 3. | The Happiest Days Of Our Lives | | 4. | Another Brick In The Wall pt2 | | 5. | Have A Cigar | | 6. | Wish You Were Here | | 7. | Time | | 8. | The Great Gig In The Sky | | 9. | Money | | 10. | Comfortably Numb | | 11. | High Hopes | | 12. | Learning To Fly | | 13. | The Fletcher Memorial Home | | 14. | Shine On You Crazy Diamond (edit) | | 15. | Brain Damage | | 16. | Eclipse | |
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123 of 149 found the following review helpful:
 Pink Floyd isn't a "greatest hits" band...... Nov 22, 2011
By Jeff Monroe
First of all, let me state that my rating and review is for this specific collection, not the band or the individual songs. I'm a huge fan of the band and all of the individual songs herein, I'm simply reviewing the merits of THIS particular collection.
To the best of my recollection, this is now the fifth (!?) "Greatest Hits" type of collection by Pink Floyd, and definately the worst of the five. Pink Floyd has always been a band that has to be appreciated by albums, not just individual songs, and this is what makes a "Greatest Hits" type collection (especially a ONE DISC collection), always seem uneven and incomplete. The fact that perhaps their finest album (Animals) isn't represented at all is ridiculous, and shows the folly of this entire release. What's even more strange (and kind of disturbing) is that the "Animals" album cover is shown in the collage on the front of the CD (as well as several other album covers that also AREN'T represented in this collection at all).
While I'm at it, who decided on the sequencing of this album? The album starts off with the very familiar classic rock radio staple from "The Wall" ("Hey You"), then abruptly switches gears to the lone Syd Barrett era tune on this collection ("See Emily Play"), then quickly switches back to two more tunes from "The Wall". Wouldn't you think that if you were going to include tunes from all eras of the band that they would be in some kind of rational order? And if you are shooting for a "greatest hits" album, or even an album intended for Pink Floyd "newbies", as I've heard other reviewers claim, why in the world are tunes like "The Fletcher Memorial Home", the aforementioned "See Emily Play", "The Great Gig In The Sky", and "High Hopes" included? These are really great tunes, but hardly amongst their best known songs or "greatest hits". How can you include those tunes and not include (one of their best known songs) "Run Like Hell"? Other obvious omissions (and there are MANY) include "On The Turning Away", "One Of These Days", "Speak To Me/Breathe", etc. This collection is just a mess, much more like a "stubbed toe" than a "foot in the door".
For some bands, "greatest hits" packages work really well, but in my humble opinion, Pink Floyd isn't one of them. This collection is unnecessary and HUGELY incomplete. If you are a fan, you probably already have all of these songs on their respective albums. If you are new to Pink Floyd and insist on a "greatest hits" package, I would start with the "Echoes" 2 disc set, which isn't perfect, but is much better than this release. Better yet, just buy the individual albums.
44 of 57 found the following review helpful:
 Excellent single disc overview to Pink Floyd's legacy Nov 10, 2011
By Terrence J. Reardon
"Classic rock and old school metal master"
Pink Floyd's new single disc best of called A Foot In the Door is a great starter into the world of Pink Floyd for those who want to know what the band's music was like and first proper greatest hits album.
When I first got wind of A Foot In the Door I was like do we need another single disc Pink Floyd compilation but got as a gift from a family member as I'm a Pink Floyd collector and I am impressed.
A Foot in the Door, like the now out of print 2001 2-CD Echoes compilation, is not like many best ofs that are out on the market as it is a non-chronological compilation and has songs segueing from one to the next. A Foot In the Door (as its title suggests) is literally geared towards newbies who want to delve into the legacy of Pink Floyd and, unlike 1981's A Collection of Great Dance Songs and 1983's US only Works, is a single disc compilation spanning everything from 1967 to 1994 and coming in at close to 80 minutes.
It's impossible to put a collection of Pink Floyd songs together on one CD that will please everyone. I think the non-chronological placing of these songs adds something new to the mix and the transitions between some of these songs create a mosaic of music just as these songs did on their original albums. Producer James Guthrie was responsible for the segueing and tracklisting with help from the three surviving Pink Floyd members David Gilmour, Nick Mason and Roger Waters.
The band's 1967 Syd Barrett era is represented by the band's first UK Top 10 hit being "See Emily Play".
1973's classic The Dark Side of the Moon is represented by a slightly edited version of "Time", "The Great Gig in the Sky", "Money" (which segues into "Comfortably Numb") and the album's closer "Brain Damage" and "Eclipse".
1975's Wish You Were Here is represented by a new edit of "Shine On You Crazy Diamond (Parts 1 - 5)" and has music fading out without the crossfade into Part 6 like on Echoes (which in turn segues into "Brain Damage"), "Have a Cigar" (which wasn't on Echoes) and a slightly edited version of the title cut (with the ending reduced as the wind noises segues into "Time").
1979's classic The Wall is represented by "The Happiest Days of Our Lives", "Another Brick in the Wall (Part 2)" (which segues into "Have a Cigar"), "Hey You" (which opens this compilation) and "Comfortably Numb".
1983's The Final Cut is represented by "The Fletcher Memorial Home" (which segues nicely into the newish edit of "Shine On You Crazy Diamond").
1987's A Momentary Lapse of Reason is represented by "Learning to Fly" (which segues into the previously aforementioned "Fletcher Memorial Home").
1994's swan song The Division Bell is represented rightly so by the album's closing track "High Hopes" (same edit that appeared on the now discontinued Echoes : The Best of Pink Floyd 2-CD compilation).
I know nothing on this compilation features any tracks from the 1967 debut The Piper at the Gates of Dawn, 1968's A Saucerful of Secrets, 1969's More Soundtrack, Ummagumma (also from 1969), 1970's Atom Heart Mother, 1971's Meddle, 1972's underappreciated Obscured by Clouds and 1977's underrated Animals but remember folks that it's hard to put a band of Pink Floyd's history together on one 80 minute CD. Now that Capitol in the States and EMI outside the US discontinued the 2 disc Echoes best of, this will be the only compilation from Pink Floyd readily available for American Floyd fans but Echoes is still available as an import if you want to have a more concrete overview to Pink Floyd's legacy. However, A Foot In the Door is a great overview for those who want to check out Pink Floyd's history on one 80 minute CD.
Highly recommended to newbies for Floyd fans!
20 of 26 found the following review helpful:
Pink Floyd 101 Nov 11, 2011
By Kevin M. Antonio
This is a solid collection for anyone who wants an introduction to Pink Floyd. Every classic rock radio cut (hence, nothing from 'Animals'), and then some (OK, OK, they coulda put one 'Animals' cut on this), is on here, perfect for the casual fan. Let me repeat that: perfect for the casual fan... like my brother. I'm getting this for him for his birthday. I almost considered getting him 'Echoes' last year, but knew he would not listen to it, too much unfamiliar material. With this disc there are 13 out of 16 songs I know he would know. Pretty solid.
As for me I have the albums, so this would be a superfluous purchase for myself. But for my brother or anyone else who wants to get a... foot in the door, this is the perfect place to start.
2 of 2 found the following review helpful:
The Best of Pink Floyd: A Foot in the Door Jan 21, 2013
By sjgranny
Pink Floyd is my all-time favorite rock music. However, the compilation of this CD cuts off intro music and fade outs, cheating the seasoned listener of the full cut.
2 of 2 found the following review helpful:
 Not the Right Compilation... Dec 28, 2011
By Erik J. Malvick
"Erik Malvick"
For a new listener to Pink Floyd.
I am an established Pink Floyd fan, so I don't want to bias this review with the typical, "Pink Floyd is an album band and this compilation doesn't do that justice". It may be true, but I want to write this review for those that are potentially new Pink Floyd fans looking to introduce themselves to this wonderful band.
First off, Pink Floyd weren't a band of hits. One could say that only a handful of songs really fit the description of hits. But, Pink Floyd did have their classic songs, and that is where any Pink Floyd compilation must tread. They had a lot of classic songs, but it is unfortunate that most compilations don't (and probably can't) get them all into a set. A set like this becomes further limited as a one disc set.
To really try and create a Pink Floyd compilation, you really do need to be a multi-disc set. Some of Pink Floyd's best songs are epic, and I feel like this album dismisses some of the epic tracks due to the length requirements.
The song selection here is not horrible, but as others have noted, it neglects a few albums that did have some great Pink Floyd tracks. Specifically, I am talking about Animals, Meddle, and Piper at the Gates of Dawn. It probably wouldn't have been easy to include what could be considered the right songs, but I would argue that songs like Have a Cigar, The Fletcher Memorial Home, and High Hopes could be replaced by songs like One of These Days, Fearless, Sheep, Astronomy Domine, etc. I have nothing against those three songs that are included, but Have a Cigar leaves a listener one track (maybe 1.5 tracks) short of the whole Wish You Were Here album; tracks from The Final Cut should not take precedence over Animals (I'm guessing length is a factor); and it is just unfortunate that nothing from Meddle is provided.
The heavy inclusion of songs from Dark Side of the Moon, The Wall, and Wish You Were Here show the importance of the album in enjoying Pink Floyd. Yet, this compilation fails here in its sequencing. If so many songs from those three albums are going to be included, they should be sequenced accordingly. I realize they are not necessarily sequentially chosen from the original albums, but amongst themselves they would still form better cohesive units than what is provided here.
Ultimately, if you are aspiring to be a new Pink Floyd fan, or curious at what the band is about, I suggest looking at some of the other compilations out there. They will have their flaws especially if you read the reviews of Pink Floyd fans who think a hits compilation is blasphemy. I would recommend Echoes: The Best of Pink Floyd. It is a two-disc set that does a better job at covering the whole range of Pink Floyd's output. It is an album that gives you a window into the early Syd Barrett era to the Roger Waters dominated era, to the Post-Waters era in a fully balanced manner. It is the type of set that will make it easy to see what each album is about. Last, I wouldn't count out the option of diving into one of their albums. This specific compilation is heavily weighted on The Wall, Wish You Were Here, and Dark Side of the Moon because they are the most accessible of what Pink Floyd released. As such, I'd recommend starting with one of those three as a result. They won't make it easy to choose where to go next, but an actual album does make it easy to see just how great the band was at putting together one cohesive work/album vs. the individual tracks.
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