Exhaustively annotated and often extremely insightful. Record Collector
A staggering amount of description and historical context behind the songs. Classic Rock
Pink Floyd are one of the most iconic and influential rock bands in the world: their sonic ambition, lyrical dexterity and structural ability are unparalleled in rock music. Since their formation in 1965, they have released 15 studio albums and sold over 250 million records. Their eighth album, Dark Side of the Moon, is one of the highest-selling British albums in the world.
Mike Cormack takes a deep dive into the music of Pink Floyd, resulting in the first serious appraisal of the bands immense achievements, whilst also giving an overview of the UKs concurrent social and political history as seen through the prism of the band. In addition to a song-by-song analysis, Mike also shares exclusive band interviews, a full chronology and gig guide, and a full bootleg guide.
Everything Under the Sun is the definitive account of the career of rocks most devastatingly emotional and articulate band.
Arvustused
A go-to reference manual for when I want to deep dive into Pink Floyds music, song by song. Perfect to have to hand when listening to your Floyd collection In my 36 years of performing Pink Floyds music worldwide, I have noticed an unspoken mutual understanding and connection between fans. Mike is clearly one of the many and its obvious from reading his book that he gets it. If you love your Floyd, Everything Under The Sun is a great addition to your collection and may enhance your listening experience and pleasure. -- Stephen McElroy, the Australian Pink Floyd As entertainingly opinionated as he is, his conclusions are always cogently argued, exhaustively annotated and often extremely insightful. * Record Collector * Cormack provides a staggering amount of description and historical context behind the songs. * Classic Rock * Its ambition must be admired, and its place on that fat old shelf is assured. * Prog magazine * Everything Under the Sun is a book that manages to be both fun and reverential, accessible yet meticulously researched. * Fleeting Glimpse *
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Contents
Preface
Introduction
Chapter 1: The Songs
I Explorations 196772
II Exaltations 197379
III Echoes 19822022
Chapter 2: Chronology
Chapter 3: Bootleg Guide
Chapter 4: Interviews
Guy Pratt
James Guthrie
Steve Mac
Mike Cormack is from the north of Scotland and has had a lengthy media career, mostly focusing on China, where he first arrived in 2007, but also writing on politics, music and business. He was the books editor for thechinaproject.com, the leading English language website about China, and an occasional book reviewer for The Spectator, the Times Literary Supplement and South China Morning Post amongst others.
Mike is a life-long, second-generation fan of Pink Floyd. Despite his love of books, music is his main passion, where he likes everything from heavy metal to disco to jazz to Abba.
