Pink Floyd
A Foot in the Door

Release Date: 2011 | Tracklist

3 of 3 thought this review was well written

Pink Floyd is one the most successful bands in modern music history. They are known for their iconic albums, their huge concert productions, and their ugly split. Pink Floyd has not released any new material for a very long time and some recent releases have some people quite confused. Pink Floyd has recently released its re-mastered catalog to excite old fans and introduce a new generation to their music. There most blatant attempt to reach the new or casual listener is the release of a Foot in the Door: The Best of Pink Floyd. Say what you will about Pink Floyd, but any longtime listener will agree that Pink Floyd is an Album band. They create albums to be listened to in their entirety. Pink Floyd had to be sold on the Idea of releasing singles in the 70’s which helped catapult them to mainstream success, especially in America. They would even play their entire albums live which isn’t all that common (ex: The Wall Tour where they only played songs from the album). Foot in the Door has a difficult job in that it has to attract new listeners and appeal to long time Floyd fans. It succeeds in the newbie department and falls short on the other. The album includes most of Floyd’s most famous songs like “Money”, “Comfortably Numb”, “Another Brick in the Wall”, and “Wish You Were Here”. They even include a Barrett era song as well. They also include post Waters recordings as well like “Learning to Fly” and “High Hopes”.

In terms of the music it is still timeless and makes one reminisce about the days of Floyd as functional unit at their height of creativity. I do fear the album will be treated as a traditional greatest hits collection where this will be the only album they will own. They will miss the grace and power that is the Dark Side of the Moon. They could ignore the exploration and experimentation of Wish You Were Here, and the concepts and rage of The Wall. I believe the ADD generation will not dig deeper and enjoy the gems that we are privileged to have. I am trying to step back and look at this album from a new listener’s perspective and for that reason I think it is a solid collection that spans the Barrett era up to the post Water’s Division Bell.

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