Echoes of Pink: Tribute to Pink Floyd

Pink Floyd | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (March 5, 2002)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Reverberations
• ASIN: B000060MNE
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 3.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (14 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #355,094 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars it's good for what it is, January 2, 2009

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schmoogie (Tampa, Florida) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Echoes of Pink: Tribute to Pink Floyd (Audio CD)

Let's appreciate that Pink Floyd tributes already exist in reggae, electronica, bluegrass, orchestral and even hip-hop. Keeping that in mind, let's remind ourselves that Pink Floyd has always been a guys band compared to groups like the Beatles. There's room in the tent for everybody, so why not a Lilith Fair tribute? Despite the actual variations in quality, I'm often baffled by the dogmatic intolerance my fellow Floydians show to tribute projects. "Echoes of Pink: A Tribute to Pink Floyd" is well-done singer/songwriter project. The song choice is excellent, moving beyond the most obvious choices. The inclusion of tunes like 'Stay,' 'Cymbaline' 'Vera' and 'See Emily Play' are most refreshing. While some versions work better than others, the same can be said for any tribute project. Granted, the renditions may be a little too polished as the production compliments corporate radio sensibilities. Some may dismiss this as 'upper-middle class white girl music,' but these songs translate with a level of sincerity only possible in the female singer/songwriter environment. In a sea of Floydian tributes that usually attempt sonic reproductions, this project makes a meaningful contribution. It's okay to dislike "Echoes of Pink" for the genre, but the balanced listener should appreciate that it's good for what it is.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Creative, easy tribute, October 6, 2007

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James M. Leonard "Check out my biblical studi... (Cambridge, England) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Echoes of Pink: Tribute to Pink Floyd (Audio CD)

This unpretentious album is a delight. All the complexity of the Floyd we know is decompressed into a simpler world, full of its own nuances, its own new discoveries.

This is not a "sounds like Floyd" album. Why bother buying sound-alike Tribute albums when you can listen to the originals which are always so much better? But, at the core, these are our Floydian tunes, freshly done.

In addition to the great songs, this album includes a couple of the lesser known tunes: Cymbaline and Stay. The vocalists are particularly keen on style in Money, which normally is very stale in tribute albums. There is a nice effect in the rendition of Wish You Were Here.

This album has a way of being listenable over and over again.

4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Some beautiful songs here, October 18, 2004

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Daniel (Maryland, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Echoes of Pink: Tribute to Pink Floyd (Audio CD)

After years of listening to the originals, it is great to hear Pink Floyd in a new light. This is a wonderful collection that includes some excellent renditions. The female vocals add a very refreshing note to the music, as Roger Waters have shown himself on his solo albums and concerts. The songs have an almost haunting quality to them, the vocalists convey the emotions skillfully, while staying true to Pink Floyd's originals. No misplaced creativity here.

'Us and Them', 'Comfortably Numb', 'Vera', 'Time', 'Run Like Hell' are wonderful versions of the originals.

'See Emily Play' though doesn't quite live up to the high standard of the rest of the album, the original is much better.

Really, a superb effort here!