"Pigs Might Fly" - New Pink Floyd Book

[nosaj]

Bought it today...that Santa keeps spending my money.

[snifferdog]

Bought it today...that Santa keeps spending my money.

Oddly enough, he keeps parting me from my money as well. I finished reading it last week. It's a good entertaining read and doesn't have that rehashed feeling that's always a great danger when writing about Pink Floyd. There are some great photos in the centre as well.

[Blake]

Thanks to Santa for buying my book. Glad you're enjoying it.

Happy Christmas to all


http://www.markrblake.com

[nosaj]

I read it up to the pictures in the middle last night. Good book. I did find one little factual error last night, but can't quite remember what it is...something like mentioning an album title instead of a song title - very minor really. In fact, a lot of the quotes you have already read have more context or opinions surrounding them.

Buy it.

[Creek]

I'm afraid I've been bad this year, so I'll just have to buy for myself.

[Jujufloyd]

I'm currently reading it and it's the best biography on our fav band I've EVER read .. and trust me, I've read a lot of books about PF !!

Kudos to Mr Blake ! Fantastic job !

[kingfisher_flashing]

I have one under the tree wrapped up, but I am not supposed to know I have it. Hubby really should hide his receipts.

[alma]

I read it and enjoyed it very much for it is written in a very amusing style.

[The Crazy Diamond]

It is on my crimbo list that has been sent to Santa and his helpers.

[floydinspace08]

I ordered the U.S. version of this (unimaginatively titled Comfortably Numb) from amazon...anyone know if there are any differences between the U.S. and U.K. versions aside from the title?

[azza200]

Got my copy today so far an enjoyable book.

[The Crazy Diamond]

Father Christmas delivered the book , reading it at the moment and it is a really excellent read, thanks Mark.

[David Smith]

Does it avoid the trap other books fall in to by not giving Syd an entire third of the content?

[kingfisher_flashing]

The first part of the book has Syd in it naturally, but it goes into depth about Gilmour and his significance earlier on before he joined the Floyd and more detail about Wright, Waters and Mason.
It has a different vibe to other books I have read. So far to me it is detailed, without being long-winded, honest and an excellent read.
Must now go back to reading it.

[snifferdog]

At the 1/3 point of the book, we're at the Saucerful of Secrets/More phase and Pink Floyd has been banned from the Royal Albert Hall

It is a very good book. It doesn't have the cut 'n paste feel to it that I've come across in other books. It helps that the writer has actually interviewed many of the key personnel. He's also put a lot of research into it and has done so without it all becoming too dry.