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Run a Quick Search on "Saucerful of Secrets" by Nicholas Schaffner to Browse Related Products:Browse more products related to "Saucerful of Secrets"Browse more products related to "Nicholas Schaffner"Publisher's noteSaucerful of Secrets is the first in-depth biography of this very private group. At the heart of the saga is Syd Barrett, the groups brilliant founder, whose public decline into shattered incoherence--attributable in part to his marathon use of LSD--is one of the tragedies of rock history. The making of Dark Side of the Moon and Floyds other great albums is recounted in detail, as are the mounting of "The Wall" and the creation of the flying pigs, crashing planes, "Mr. Screen" and the other elements of their spectacular stage shows. The book also explores the many battles between bass player/song writer Roger Waters and the rest of the group, leading up to Waters acrimonious departure for a solo career in 1984 and his unsuccessful attempt to disolve the group he had left behind.Saucerful of Secrets is an electrifying account of this ground-breaking, mind-bending group, covering every period of their career from earliest days to latest recordings. It is full of revealing information that will be treasured by all who love Pink Floyd's music. Called by The Chicago Tribune "the best book around on this enduringly popular band", Saucerful of Secrets is the first in-depth biography of this very private group. It goes beyond the smoke and lasers of Pink Floyd's incredible stage shows and into the secretive and often tumultuous lives of each band member. 16 pages of photographs. AnnotationThe story of Pink Floyd is partly the story of 1960s Swinging London and the advent of the British underground scene of which the Floyd were a major component. It's also the story of the band's lysergically damaged leader, Syd Barrett, whose two-year tenure ended in a spectacular psychological flameout from which he never recovered. However brief his career, Barrett's chemically enhanced artistic vision was responsible for two of the best British albums of the psychedelic period, the Floyd's 1967 debut, PIPER AT THE GATES OF DAWN, and its follow-up, SAUCERFUL OF SECRETS. The creative gap left by his departure was eventually filled by Dave Gilmour and Roger Waters, who steered the band to chart-topping success throughout the next two decades. The late Nicholas Schaffner's biography, SAUCERFUL OF SECRETS, touches all the major bases of Pink Floyd's long career, emphasizing both the creative hothouse that was '60s London and the 1980s creative impasse that led to Waters' departure amid a flurry of lawsuits. A band that, throughout its odyssey, has survived multiple metamorphoses to become a rock & roll institution, the Pink Floyd that inhabits the book's final chapters is a vastly different, though equally fascinating animal from the one that begins it. If You Enjoy "Saucerful of Secrets (Paperback)", May We Also Recommend:Customer Reviews for "Saucerful of Secrets (Paperback)" by Nicholas Schaffner (Author)There are no customer reviews yet. Be the first to write a review! Genres & Styles - Rock Bestsellers
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