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Title: Mind over Matter: The Images of Pink Floyd by Storm Thorgerson, Peter Curzon, David Gilmour ISBN: 1-86074-833-3 Publisher: Sanctuary Publishing Pub. Date: 03 March, 2003 Format: Hardcover Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $39.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.9 (10 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: A Mindblowing Journey
Comment: What do you get when you cross art and the greatest rock band in history? A materpiece! If I had the chance, I would give this book a million stars!
Storm Thorgerson, mastermind behind most of Pink Floyd's album artwork, has compiled almost all of the rare, unusual, interesting, and familiar pieces. It also includes stories on how they (the art) came to be (which, by the way, sheds a light on the innovative genius of the band). It goes from the early years of Syd Barrett to the post-Waters era. This book is a must for any Floyd fan, especially one who is interested in the history and progress of the band.
Rating: 4
Summary: Very good, but not a true graphic artists compilation
Comment: As a music fan, there are two things you want to add to your experience, a songlist compilation and a biography. Anything more is really too much, but in the case of groundbreaking album cover art, and knowing Pink Floyd's history of employing visual effects in their shows, a book like this is necessary, especially since albums are gone now, and the tiny graphics you get on a CD jewel case don't compare with the stuff promoters used to jam into album jackets. This book is a trip into Storm Thurgeson's head, not necessarily Floyd's. The difference is not much since Storm was a boyhood chum, and listened so well to his employer's ideas, instead of pushing his own. That's one reason the band was so successful musically as well, was Hypnosis' reliance on the members' themes. This book is not a graphic artist's design book, though I wish it were, but it would be tons bigger. It covers 30 years (and not even all the Floyd's covers (for instance, The Wall)). But you will appreciate the fact that Storm operated more under impluse as a designer than by today's modern design houses which try to render graphics in a production line style...can't be done. The author's bylines give us insight if not in technical process, then in the intellect process, and it's good fun knowing this guy was a friend to the Floyd for a LONG time, even having to uncomfortably stand in the middle of relationships for the 'Is There Anybody Out There?' live Wall issue. All in all, I'd give 5 stars for the artwork and presentation, but lose half of one for lack of technical explanation. Enjoy!
Rating: 5
Summary: A "Beautiful" Mind
Comment: I absolutely knew I had to purchase "this" book the second I saw the book cover. Storm Thorgerson is utterly amazing, eyecatching & perhaps a bit eccentric (aren't most true artists?) I loved reading about his ideas/how he came up with them & how he laid them out in the end, and after reading this book, I now want to check out other material on him as well. Pink Floyd is indeed legendary as are the works of Storm Thorgerson. A Fantastic view of Unimaginable Talent. Check it out.
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Title:Pink Floyd - Live at Pompeii (Director's Cut) ASIN: B0000DBJDM Publisher: Universal Music & VI Pub. Date: 21 October, 2003 List Price(USD): $19.98 Comparison N/A, buy it from Amazon for $14.99 |
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Title:Classic Albums - Pink Floyd - The Dark Side of Moon ASIN: B0000AOV85 Publisher: Red Distribution, In Pub. Date: 26 August, 2003 List Price(USD): $20.98 Comparison N/A, buy it from Amazon for $17.20 |
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Title: Which One's Pink? by Phil Rose ISBN: 1896522173 Publisher: Collector's Guide Pub Pub. Date: April, 2000 List Price(USD): $9.95 |
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Title: Saucerful of Secrets : The Pink Floyd Odyssey by Nicholas Schaffner ISBN: 0385306849 Publisher: Delta Pub. Date: 01 June, 1992 List Price(USD): $16.95 |
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Title:David Gilmour in Concert ASIN: B00006LI4S Publisher: Capitol Pub. Date: 05 November, 2002 List Price(USD): $19.98 Comparison N/A, buy it from Amazon for $19.98 |
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