The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra Plays the Hits of Pink Floyd

Nick / Gilmour, David J. / Waters, Roger / Wright, Mason (Composer), Pink Floyd (Composer), G.R. / Gilmour, D.J. Waters (Composer), Roger Waters (Composer), Roger / Wright, Richard Waters (Composer), Hermann Weindorf (Conductor, Performer), Royal Philharmonic Orchestra (Orchestra), Bertel Gebhard (Performer), Bimey Oberreit (Performer), Lisa Cash (Performer), Mario Knapp (Performer), Peter Bischof (Performer) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Performer: Hermann Weindorf, Bertel Gebhard, Bimey Oberreit, Lisa Cash, Mario Knapp, et al.
• Orchestra: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
• Conductor: Hermann Weindorf
• Composer: Nick / Gilmour, David J. / Waters, Roger / Wright, Mason, Pink Floyd, G.R. / Gilmour, D.J. Waters, Roger Waters, Roger / Wright, Richard Waters
• Audio CD (August 12, 2003)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Koch Records
• ASIN: B0000ADXG0
• Also Available in: Audio CD
• Average Customer Review: 2.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (12 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #147,319 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Shine on You Crazy Diamond

2. Money

3. Us and Them

4. Hey You

5. Another Brick in the Wall

6. Wish You Were Here

7. Time

8. The Great Gig in the Sky

9. In the Flesh

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

18 of 19 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars An unimaginative, pale, pathetic echo of an imitation, December 9, 2004

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Boris E. Shpungin "armchair quarterback" (Dublin, CA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra Plays the Hits of Pink Floyd (Audio CD)

When I considered the idea of symphonic Pink Floyd, I expected the awesome power of the orchestra to be unleashed in a kind of breathtaking glory that cannot be achieved with mere electric guitars and synthesizers -- the original tools of Pink Floyd. Instead, what I got in this CD is a pathetic attempt to make the orchestra sound like a four-man band. Adding insult to injury, they chose to include vocals and chorals to stupidly intone snippets of the original Pink Floyd lyrics in between the inane orchestral passages -- the effect is of someone humming a tune without quite recalling all the words. Extraordinarily mediocre.

13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Hardly symphonic., March 29, 2005

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Dull Roaring - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra Plays the Hits of Pink Floyd (Audio CD)

This CD suffers from the number one ailment of most symphonic tribute albums; it is only symphonic in the loosest, most liberal sense of the definition. I think a lot of listeners would agree that symphonic tribute albums should not be performed by "orchestras" which include electric guitars, bass guitars, synthesizers, or drum kits. Listening to a symphony's re-creation of a rock song should enhance the experience and expand the breadth of its reaches, not merely change some of the instruments.

13 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Could have been much better, April 9, 2005

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Foutage de Gueule - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra Plays the Hits of Pink Floyd (Audio CD)

The record begins with what looks like a very promising rendering of "Shine on..." until the vocals enter in the sixth minute, making you scramble for the "off" button - not to let your neigbours know you're listening to this unbelievably corny crap. And this is only the beginning.

"Money", "Time" and especially "In the Flesh" are pathetic, "Us and them" and "WYWH" sound like an interminable folk music evening on German TV, and "Another Brick..." is just plain bad.

On the other hand, "Hey you" would have been quite good minus the vocals. As for "The great gig in the sky", it is the only track I would call listenable throughout, the usual horrible vocals being replaced by a woman who can actually sing.

The problem with this album is not the inevitable alteration of the spirit of Pink floyd, but the absolutely APPALLING vocal performance and some painfully kitchy instrumentation at times. Well, most of the time, actually.

If you're a diehard PF fan - like myself - and think you can take anything with its name on it, well, think again. If you don't even like Pink floyd, you'll never be able to listen to this.