Pink Floyd and The Dark Side of the Moon (eBook)

50 Years

Martin Popoff (Autor)

eBook Download: EPUB

2023
175 Seiten
Motorbooks (Verlag)
978-0-7603-7930-1 (ISBN)

Infos

Take a deep dive into one of the best-selling albums ever on the 50th anniversary of its release with this beautifully produced and authoritatively written slipcased edition. Veteran rock critic Martin Popoff leaves no stone unturned in taking apartPink Floyd's generation-spanning masterpiece, The Dark Side of the Moon, while exploring each of the album's 10 tracks and their themes of madness, anxiety, and alienation. Chapters cover: The state of Pink Floyd as of 1972, with special emphasis on deposed founder Syd Barrett The recording sessions at famed Abbey Road Studios, including techniques used and the roles of personnel such as engineer Alan ParsonsSong-by-song studies of each album side, including analyses of lyrics and the guitars, drums, keyboards, and synthesizers employed by members David Gilmour, Roger Waters, Nick Mason, and Richard Wright The ground-breaking art and packaging created by design firm Hipgnosis and its founder Storm Thorgerson The continent-hopping tours that supported the album and also introduced the songs before its release The rock group's trajectory post-Dark Side, including notable albums, tours, and the departure of Waters Popoff also takes you on side journeys examining each band member, session players, prog rock, the Live at Pompeii concert and film, Waters' singular writing technique, Dark Sidecollectibles, awards, and more. There's even a brief discographyand complete LP tour dates. Pink Floyd and The Dark Side of the Moon is illustrated with stunning performance and candid off-stage photography as well as rare memorabilia. The result is a richly presented celebration and your ultimate tribute to the prog-rock masterpiece.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 14.3.2023
• Reihe/Serie: The Great Albums
• Zusatzinfo: 176 color & b-w photos
• Sprache: englisch
• Maße: 250 x 250 mm
• Themenwelt: Literatur ► Biografien / Erfahrungsberichte
• Themenwelt: Kunst / Musik / Theater ► Musik ► Pop / Rock
• Themenwelt: Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Freizeit / Hobby ► Singen / Musizieren
• Schlagworte: 1970s • 1980s • 50th • 50 years • Abbey Road • Acid rock • Alan Parsons • Album • all the songs • a momentary lapse • animals • Anniversary • any colour you like • Art Rock • atom heart mother • Band • Behind the Scenes • bio • Biography • Book • brain damage • Breathe • british rock bands • Career • Christmas • clear • coffee table • Coffee Table Book • collectible • Collectibles • comfortably numb • ConText • Cover • David Gilmour • Discography • eighties • Father's Day • Fiftieth • for fans • Gift • gifts for men • Hall of Fame • Heavy metal • hipgnosis • History • Holiday • Illustrated • Inside Story • live at • lp,masterpiece • lp,record • Lyrics • masterpiece • meddle • Memorabilia • merch • MONEY • music • musician • Nick Mason • obscured by clouds • Pink Floyd • pink floyd book • Piper at the Gates of Dawn • Pompeii • present for dad • PROG • Progressive • Psychedelia • Psychedelic • Richard Wright • Rock and Roll • Roger Waters • saucerful of secrets • Seventies • Speak to Me • storm thorgerson • story behind • Studio • Syd Barrett • the dark side of the moon • the great gig in the sky • The Wall • Time • Tour • tour dates • ummagumma • us and them • Vinyl • wish you were here
• ISBN-10: 0-7603-7930-0 / 0760379300
• ISBN-13: 978-0-7603-7930-1 / 9780760379301