Roger Waters mind on CD
937542
Overall, this CD was great. However, many of the songs are hard to listen. I found them to be exceptionally long. I found 'The Post War Dream' to be one rockin' song! As well as 'Not Now John'. And the instrumental solos are  some of the most soulful pieces of music I have ever heard.
Roger Waters  pours his thoughts onto paper so well. And his creativity made it come to  life. For example, the Gunner's dying words on the intercom being played at  the end of 'The Hero's Return'. I felt completely in tune with Roger Waters  and his wishes that the Gunner's dream could really be heeded.
I like to  look at this as a follow-up to The Wall and Dark Side of the Moon. Phrases  from both of these albums were used in much greater detail and put an  understanding to both. I think that's what people don't realize. Dark Side  of The Moon was about the war just as well as The Wall.
648558
I don't want to be disrespectful to the current line-up because however I feel about their post Waters work these guys were involved in the making of some of my favorite music of all time. That having been said I have to ask how can they seriously justify putting five post Waters tracks on this compilation. Other reviewers have questioned the lack of 'Welcome to the Machine' and 'Have a Cigar'. That's a valid point but the inclusion of these two would mean that the entire 'Wish You Were Here' lp would be represented. I can't imagine that any real Floyd fan would question the decision to put parts one through seven of 'Shine On You Crazy Diamond' on here and the title track really can't be denied so what can they do? This isn't a box set. I can understand that bands want their best of compilations to span their entire careers and I don't think it's a coincidnce that there are five Barrett songs represented here as well. The difference is that the Barrett stuff is brilliant but the post Waters just doesn't hold up. Waters' solo stuff is much better (even 'Radio Kaos'). 'High Hopes' is especially painful listening. Its inferiority only highlighted by its sandwiching between two stellar Barrett tracks. I think it's reasonable of them to include only one post Waters tune and in exchange for that they should have included a Waters' solo tune. Whether or not it contains the name Pink Floyd it IS the real Pink Floyd that has been etched into my brain. 'Pros and Cons' is in the same league as 'The Wall'. I would have included 'Waiting for the Worms', 'Not Now John', 'Several Species of Small Furry Animals Gathered in a Cave and Grooving with a Pict' (from Ummagumma) and 'If' (from Atom Heart Mother). Including, 'When the Tigers Broke Free' previously only in the movie version of 'The Wall' is a good choice and not just an attempt to get die hard fans to buy the whole set for one track. In truth, this track really gets into the heart of late Waters' era Floyd. If you know anything about their music and listen to the lyrics and to the sound you'll realize that this is truely a great Pink Floyd song that belongs on a best of compilation. The blending of the songs together works well and makes the album more interesting and more coherent. Some fans point out that Floyd records should be listened to in their entirety and I agree that it's important to listen to their music that way if you really want to understand it. However, that doesn't mean that their individual tracks can't hold up alone. It's also cool to just take the songs one at a time. By the way, Pink Floyd's best record is 'Animals'.
1240565
After loading the CD into iTunes and listening I at first was a little disappointed with some of the shorter tracks because of the hard pauses between songs.  I popped the CD into the car on the way to work to give it another listen and was amazed at how all the songs flow together without the breaks.  I've been a Floyd fan since The Wall in college but have rediscovered them over the last few years in particularly David's guitar work and this CD is a fine example.  I remember the Fender's 50th Anniversary  show when an older fellow who looked like an English farmer came on stage and the incredable sounds that came out of his guitar.  I truly hope that this is not the last album we hear from David Gilmour.
980681
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!
1619686
"The Mind of Gil Scott-Heron" is a compilation of spoken word pieces by one of the true masters of the form.  Scott-Heron, inspired in his own words by Amiri Baraka and Oscar Brown, Jr., is probably best known for his spoken word piece, "The Revolution Will Not Be Televised", and while his music by-and-large was founded more in jazz then simply spoken word, this collection nonetheless provides a fine overview of a critical aspect of Scott-Heron's music.

This release contains seven tracks (one more than the original issue)-- three tracks were previously released-- "H2OGate Blues" (from "Winter in America"), "We Beg Your Pardon (Pardon Our Analysis)" (from "The First Minute of a New Day") and "Bicentennial Blues (from "It's Your World").  The remaining four tracks are all available nowhere else.  What the pieces do is paint a picture of the political climate durin ghte 1970s.  Scott-Heron is relentless in his attack on his belief that the government and legal system, as an organization of people, is suspectible to corruption and, as the disasterous second Nixon administration illustrates, is often in fact corrupt.  His fire and passion is obvious and his performances are stunning.

What's perhaps most frightening is that with a few name changes, it seems as if Scott-Heron could be talking about modern politics rather than '70s politics.  Gil Scott-Heron is well missed, this serves as a reminder of who he was and allows us to hope that he'll come back to music to share his wisdom.
4261841
I'm going to skip the debate as to whether this is really a "Pink Floyd" album, vice a Roger Waters solo record.  Suffice it to say, if you really want an appreciation for how much Rick Wright made up "the Pink Floyd Sound," you need look no farther than this record -- when he wasn't there.  The generic 80s-synths leave a certian dimensionality missing from this record overall.  Likewise, Gilmour seems to be mailin it in here, and even in the openings that Waters left for him to do his thing, Dave just doesn't seems to be trying.  Nonetheless, this is an earnest attempt by Waters and even if the music doesn't quite stack up against other Floyd albums, some of Waters' finest lyrics are to be found here.

If you can remember back to the original the original vinyl release, and likewise to the original CD pressing, both had a very murky sound.  This was greatly improved with the 1997 remaster, and this new 2011 remaster likewise presents an improvement, albeit to a smaller degree.  Of course, the best part of this release is that the album FINALLY includes "When the Tigers Broke Free," which should have been in the track list right from the start.  But overall, this is so far the best presentation of this record to date.  Better resolution all around, with the bass end really nicely handled here.

All in all, if you weren't a fan of this record before, this remaster likely won't convert you.  But if you're looking for the best-sonding version available, you can't go wrong here.
2126836
The real significance of this CD lies in .the inclusion of "After the Rain."  "Electric Mud," certainly one of the most controversial records -- if not THE most controversial -- of Muddy Waters' career has been available on CD or in other digital format for quite awhile, but for some reason its follow-up, "After the Rain" has not.  "After the Rain" is somewhat less psychedelicized than its predecessor, somewhat more traditional in its arrangements. Muddy is in excellent voice, and some of the arrangements are excellent.  Indeed, the track "Bottom of the Sea" is in and of itself worth the price of the CD!
819896
This fifteen track tribute to the late great Pink Floyd founder, Syd Barrett might be tough to find without paying a pretty penny. Personally, I got a lot out of this various artists CD. Cuts I found to be most astounding were Spacemen 3's "Things'll Never Be The Same", the Flaming Lips happening tune "She Is Death", Gong's contribution of "5 And 20 School Girls" (off their 1970 'Magick Brothers' lp), Hawkwind's cover of Pink Floyd's "Cymbaline", Amm's wailing "Ailantus Glandulosa" and perhaps the CD's best track, the 18-minute Acid Mothers Temple real head-tripper "Crystal Rainbow Pyramid". Good luck with locating a copy. A great find.
4416952
this has to be the second roger waters original solo albumm without pink floyd. I liked it sound different than us and them or animals or wish you were here, but also filedbunder eighties rock music, very interesting
1028889
I have always loved anything by Pink Floyd, and when i seen this CD at a reasonable price....I had to add it to my collection. I wore out 3 double cassette's of this album alone back in the day. It always takes me back to the days...when it was all about the music, and not the gimmicks. I would recommend this CD to any music lover, and i would recommend this seller for any/all music needs.
1292199
Just loved the concert. Roger Waters vocals are very beautiful on this! Both discs are bonne! just another reviewer giving
5-stars!!! Also. the 2011 master is brilliant. Makes sure yous get THIS one! The double-disc experience.
2745848
Just beginning to listen to it now,and am not disappointed. It is further evidence of Gilmour's continuing evolution, which I must say is a maturation which has paced well with my own. I am a long-time Floyd fan, and have followed both Gilmour and Waters solo careers avidly. While I think Roger Waters has done some excellent post-Floyd work, he has remained strident, and can at times be screechy. David Gilmour on the other hand plays like a lover. I'll be seeing him in concert this coming March in Los Angeles with my wife and daughter, and am looking forward to seeing this new work played out in person. I'm no good at parsing music and critiquing it as an art critic. But I know what I like when I hear it, and I like this. A lot.
4219435
For those of you buying the CD without seeing the DVD concert, you may not appreciate or understand what is happening. The DVD is very visual, so just hearing the CD may not be as good. We rented the Pulse DVD and were amazed at how much we loved it. Roger Waters isn't there, true, but Gilmore and band mates did a fantatstic job. I bought the DVD after renting it and then bought the CD for our car. It takes you back to moments of the DVD. Crank it up!
4907306
I had the opportunity to catch Roger Waters on tour this past summer, and this 2 CD set is a very nice reflection of the music played on that tour.
The first CD is the stronger of the two, for a couple of reasons: first of all, this may very well contain THE definitive version of Shine On You Crazy Diamond (Parts 1-8), with an incredible Waters pounding on bass as he bridges part 4 into 5. That song alone is worth the admission price! Next, there is beautifully played (and great sounding) "Set The Controls For The Heart Of The Sun", which in the Cincinnati show opened the second set and is somewhat unfortunately here stuck at the end of the first CD. Finally, there a is the seldom-played "Dogs", from the underrated "Animals" CD.
Not to suggest that the second CD is not good, but do we really need ANOTHER version of "Money"? I was surprised to see it show up in his set list, and it's the reason I'm rating this CD 4, instead of 5 stars. On the other hand, it was nice to see "Pros and Cons of Hitch Hiking" and "Amused to Death", both of which are included here.
In all, this is a very satisfying record. Roger Waters seemed like he was having a good time at the concert here (even smiling!). This album reflects the relaxed yet very crisp sounding band, as a result this is better than any of the tired-sounding live Pink Floyed albums of late ("Pulse" anyone?)
1091703
I really like this. Its got a nice groove to it. It feels very natural sounding sessions. A logical progression from where they left off. I would recommend this. Still love Eric Burdon. Absolutely still powerful in performance. His own CDs are very good, as well. Im guessing Hilton Valentine sings the song towards the end of the disc.
4098917
great album, if you are pro-trump you may not like what he has to say. Otherwise its classic Roger Waters. My favorite is the The Final Cut, sounds similar but has a real cool, old school sound.
741852
How can you not like this CD!

I have this CD and It's PF's 2nd CD. This is a rock opera about a young man named Pink, and he goes thru life's toughest situations. There are great songs-a-plenty. My fave songs are "One Of My Turns", "Another Brick In The Wall (all parts)" "The Happiest Days Of Our Lives", and "Comfortably Numb."

This was not as good as DSOTM, but only by a hair. The movie's also good, and the subliminal message in "Empty Spaces" is very bone-chilling.

Any Floyd Fan must have this!!!