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Not as Good as the Book [2 CD]
Not as Good as the Book [2 CD]
The Tangent / CD / 2008
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Artist
The Tangent
Format
CD
Genre
Rock
Label Name
Inside/Out
Release Date
2008 03 04
Song List
1: A Crisis in Mid-Life (7:12)
2: Lost in London Twenty Five Years Later (7:32)
3: The Ethernet (10:13)
4: Celebrity Purée [Instrumental] (3:43)
5: Not as Good as the Book (8:54)
6: A Sale of Two Souls (7:16)
7: Bat out of Basildon (5:54)
8: Four Egos, One War: Ours/Theirs/Ours (Reprise)/His/Mine (21:14)
9: The Full Gamut -- A Travelogue: The D599/Gothenburg/Last Tango [Instrumenta (22:42)
Style.Categories
Neo-Prog, Prog-Rock/Art Rock
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Progressive rock, for the most part, has not been known for having a strong sense of humor. It was shaped, after all, by musicians who believed that if third stream jazz musicians could exalt
Beethoven
,
Mozart
,
Bach
, and
Chopin
as their idols, there was no reason why rock musicians shouldn't do the same. But
Not as Good as the Book
is a prog rock release that definitely has a sense of humor; in fact, humor is a vital part of this CD set. A highly conceptual effort,
Not as Good as the Book
is written from the perspective of aging baby boomers who lived to see the 21st century and are not happy with the ways in which the world has changed. Historically, most rock music -- from punk to rockabilly to grunge -- has been very youth-focused. But on this release,
the Tangent
offer the perspective of middle-aged boomers whose youthful idealism has been replaced by cynicism and pessimism -- boomers who, back in the '60s and '70s, looked forward to the future but were disillusioned after they got there. They started out optimistic and hopeful, but when the '90s and 2000s arrived, they received a rude awakening and found that instead of getting better, society became worse. Nonetheless,
Not as Good as the Book
manages to laugh in the face of disillusionment, and humor (albeit dark humor) is as important to this project as sarcasm and anxiety.
Not as Good as the Book
can be a little too self-indulgent at times, but all things considered, it is a memorable and well-crafted offering from these 21st century prog rockers. [
Not as Good as the Book
was also released in a two-CD edition.] ~ Alex Henderson, All Music Guide
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