Éditions EPA Pink Floyd - La Totale

Name: Pink Floyd - La Totale
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EAN : 9782851208880

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Essential Information About This Book
• An exhaustive analysis: 592 pages to decode the "Pink Floyd sound" and understand what revolutionized the history of rock.
• 179 songs scrutinized: a comprehensive journey through the recorded tracks, from the Syd Barrett era to the David Gilmour period (1967 to 2014).
• An immersion in the studio: focus on the creative process, production choices, sound engineers, and instruments used.
• An overview of styles: psychedelic, atmospheric, acoustic ballads, symphonic, and even hard rock, to measure the breadth of the band's palette.

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Summary of This Book

With Pink Floyd, la totale, the book offers a meticulous dive into the sonic universe of a band that, from 1966, electrified Swinging London. Syd Barrett, Roger Waters, Rick Wright, and Nick Mason imposed a psychedelic, hallucinatory blues rock that quickly made a sensation. The following year marked a turning point with the recording of the first singles Arnold Layne/Candy And A Currant Bun and See Emily Play/Scarecrow, followed by the first album, "The Piper at the Gates of Dawn" : Pink Floyd's trajectory was launched.

The heart of the book rests on a thorough analysis of the band's 179 songs, covering releases between 1967 and 2014. This approach allows tracking the evolution of a British formation that gradually freed itself from American influences to shape music with a thousand moods: psychedelic and atmospheric textures, acoustic ballads, symphonic surges, and more muscular incursions close to hard rock. Throughout the pages, the book puts into perspective Pink Floyd's pioneering role in rock history by showing how the band built an immediately recognizable sonic identity.

Beyond listening, the study of the lyrics sheds light on intentions, themes, and atmospheres. The author also details behind-the-scenes aspects: studio working methods, arrangement choices, timbre research, the role of producers, sound engineers, and attention paid to instruments. Nothing is left to chance to help the reader enter the heart of Pink Floyd's creation and understand, track by track, how this unique signature was crafted.

Technical specifications

Artist	Pink Floyd	Pages	592
Language	French

Questions frequently asked

How many Pink Floyd songs are analyzed in this book?

The book offers an in-depth analysis of 179 songs, covering the band's releases between 1967 and 2014.

Is the book Pink Floyd - La Totale written in French?

This edition is written in French and contains 592 pages.

Are Pink Floyd's lyrics and arrangements studied?

The study addresses the lyrics to shed light on the themes and atmospheres of each track. Studio techniques, arrangement choices, and tone color research are also detailed. The role of producers, sound engineers, and instruments is discussed.

Which early Pink Floyd works are covered?

The content covers the singles Arnold Layne / Candy And A Currant Bun and See Emily Play / Scarecrow. The first album The Piper At The Gates Of Dawn is also included in the period discussed.