Lo scrigno dei segreti. L'odissea dei Pink Floyd
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Una biografia della complicata vicenda dei Pink Floyd, dai giorni eroici di Syd Barrett al formidabile successo degli anni Settanta e ai velenosi intrighi degli anni Ottanta, dagli irripetibili spettacoli stroboscopici del 1967 ai pupazzi horror di "The wall": una meticolosa ricerca d'archivio, sulle tracce di una favolosa storia tra la Londra psichedelica e le grandi arene del rock, grazie alla quale e a decine di interviste a critici, collaboratori del gruppo, amici e addetti ai lavori, Nicholas Schaffner è riuscito a comporre un affresco definitivo di uno dei gruppi rock che hanno più profondamente inciso il loro solco nell'immaginario contemporaneo.
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- Pagine: 285
- Data di uscita: 30-09-2014
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The recent demise of Pink Floyd keyboardist Rick Wright was my impetus for reading this well-researched biography of the rock group. I'm a fan of the Waters/Gilmour Floyd (as opposed to the Syd Barrett Floyd or the Waters-less Floyd), and Schaffner does a great job of distinguishing these different
The first half of this book, the part about Syd Barrett, haunted me long after he exited the narrative, long after I put the book down, long after I'd forgotten the details of Waters and Gilmore's petty feuds. Everything about him is so haunting and beautiful and enigmatic. After reading this book I Leggi tutto
Every Pink Floyd fan should own "Saucerful of Secrets". It a fascinating book about this very private, secretive group. The writing is skillfully done, and it's a quick read. I used this book as the basis for an entire class I taught about Pink Floyd. The book carries us through the history of the b Leggi tutto
This might be the world's most boring band. That is not to say that I don't like the Floyd, but jeez, for a band that was the soundtrack for so many psychedelic fueled bouts of bad poetry writing and other stoner pastimes, these dudes were duds. They were all pretty rich before becoming rock stars,
"The band is just fantastic, that is really what I think.Oh by the way, which one's Pink?" (c) If you are more than just a casual fan, "Saucerful of Secrets" is a must-read. This is the first biography of the Floyd that trails its history from infancy through the golden years and Roger's conceptuali Leggi tutto
One of the most boring books I've read about the music industry during the 60's and beyond. Other than reading about Syd Barrett's descent into madness in the first half, this book was a big yawn.
Truly interesting book about the history of Pink Floyd. At first I wasn't sure if I would enjoy reading such a detailed history, but I did. The band members are interesting characters in their ways and it's clear that Schaffner did a lot of research in order to put this together.
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