I know some people are complaining that the Echoes cd is just another way for the bandmembers to milk their success, but one has to admit that a Floyd "best of" cd is long overdue. Even if you have all these songs already, the convenience of having them on one collection without having to switch cds is a plus. Furthermore, the edited version of the song, "Echoes" is actually superior to the 23 minute version of it on Meddle which loses its focus. My only quibble is that I wish they had gone deeper into the vault with previously unreleased material. It's nice to finally have an official version of "When the Tigers Broke Free," but I'm sure that there must have been more interesting unreleased/live material that could have been included. Also while the cover art and sleeve design are pretty good, it would have been even more interesting to include comments from the band members about each song. Anyway, this is just nitpicking. I'm glad I picked up Echoes.

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