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The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra tribute to Pink Floyd is an amazingly original and interesting tribute album. I mean, the songs which are played here are hit singles, hence are widely know to the wide public and could sound tiresome to the prog fan (because he already listened them thousands of times on the albums), but the way they are played here makes them different enough to be an interesting and new experience listening to this album. The orchestra really dominates the scene here because of the adapted arrangements for an orchestra (obviously). If there were a way to suppress the other instruments that are not part of the orchestra itself without compromising the song I bet there wouldn't be any guitars, drums, keys or electric bass, but, since this is not the case, the band is mostly supporting the orchestra throughout the album when it is needed. The vocals are, for the most part, inexistent also, except in The Great Gig in the Sky, where Lisa Cash delivers a great vocal performance comparable to the original performance by Clare Torry, and in some punctual parts along the album during the choruses mostly. This tribute album is one that can be appreciated by everybody without any restrictions because it actually brings very good reinterpretations of Pink Floyd songs by The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra. The only downside of this album is that it limits itself to cover just three albums by the band, which are Dark Side of the Moon, Wish You Where Here and The Wall, but I guess this is how it is supposed to be since this is a hit singles album. Track listing: 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