Pink Floyd

Behind the Music

Mike Evans

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GEMINI BOOKS
25 March 2025

Music; Rock & Pop music; Individual composers & musicians, bands & groups; Biography: arts & entertainment

Pioneers of what was once dubbed 'progressive rock' with their extended songs, technical experimentation, challenging lyrics, and spectacular stage presentations, Pink Floyd have been hailed as one of the most influential bands in the last half century of popular music. And unlike most bands of the progressive persuasion, the group has endured in the public consciousness, via a string of iconic recordings now regarded as timeless classics.

Formed in 1965, the four-piece of Syd Barrett, Roger Waters, Rick Wright and Nick Mason fused English pastoral whimsy with electrifying instrumental voyages. Their gigs at underground clubs, such as UFO and Middle Earth, are the stuff of psychedelic legend. But Barrett's days were numbered, and in 1968 his drug dependency led to his replacement by guitarist David Gilmour, cementing the line-up that would persist through most of the band's career.

Fully illustrated throughout, Pink Floyd: Behind The Music is a history of a band moulded by the vision of its various members. Its legacy lies in the group's recorded work, with their albums - as related in these pages - marking key milestones in their history; each representing something genuinely unique and expanding the landscape of rock music forever.

By: Mike Evans
Imprint: GEMINI BOOKS
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 275mm, Width: 215mm,
Weight: 300g
ISBN: 9781786751560
ISBN 10: 1786751569
Pages: 240
Publication Date: 25 March 2025
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

A musician on the 1960s R'n'B and rock scene, Mike Evans began writing about music in the 1970s, presenting a weekly show on local radio and as a regular contributor to the leading UK music weekly Melody Maker. As an author his books have included The Blues: A Visual History (2014), Woodstock: Three Days that Rocked the World (2009, updated 2019), and The Who: Much Too Much (2021).

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Pink Floyd

Behind the Music

Mike Evans

$59.99

Hardback

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