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| Genre/Form: | Aufsatzsammlung |
|---|---|
| Additional Physical Format: | Online version: Pink Floyd and philosophy. Chicago : Open Court 2007 (OCoLC)655058778 |
| Material Type: | Biography, Internet resource |
| Document Type: | Book, Internet Resource |
| All Authors / Contributors: |
George A Reisch |
| ISBN: | 9780812696363 0812696360 |
| OCLC Number: | 167506185 |
| Description: | xiv, 298 p. : ill. ; 23 cm. |
| Contents: | "I hate Pink Floyd," and other fashion mistakes of the 1960s, 70s, and beyond / George A. Reisch -- Life and death on The dub side of the moon / Cari Callis -- Dark and infinite / Sue Mroz -- Pigs training dogs to exploit sheep : animals as a beast fable dystopia / Patrick Croskery -- Exploring the dark side of the rainbow / Andrew Zimmerman Jones -- Mashups and mixups : Pink Floyd as cinema / Josef Steiff -- Dragged down by the stone : Pink Floyd, alienation, and the pressures of life / David Detmer -- Roger Waters : artist of the absurd / Deena Weinstein -- Theodor Adorno, Pink Floyd, and the psychedelics of alienation / Edward Macan -- I and thou and "us and them" : existential encounters on The dark side of the moon (and beyond) / David MacGregor Johnston -- Pulling together as a team : collective action and Pink Floyd's intentions / Ted Gracyk -- The dinner band on the cruise ship of Theseus / Michael F. Patton, Jr. -- Distorted view : a saucerful of skepticism / Scott Calef -- Wish you were here (but you aren't) : Pink Floyd and non-being / Jere O'Neill Surber -- It's all dark : the eclipse of the damaged brain / Randall E. Auxier -- Wandering and dreaming : the tragic life of Syd Barrett / Erin Kealey -- Submersion, subversion, and Syd : The madcap laughs and Barrett between Nietzsche and Benjamin / Brandon Forbes -- The worms and the wall : Michel Foucault on Syd Barrett / George A. Reisch -- Living pink / Steven Gimbel. |
| Series Title: | Popular culture and philosophy, vol. 30. |
| Other Titles: | Careful with that axiom, Eugene! |
| Responsibility: | edited by George A. Reisch. |
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"Essays critically examine philosophical concepts and problems in the music and lyrics of the band Pink Floyd"--Provided by publisher.
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A collection of 19 essays dissecting Floyd, musically, lyrically and conceptually, always informed, occasionally witty but sometimes, long-winded. Academics combine analytical techniques with their own appreciation, study and experience of enjoying Floyd... Educational, entertaining, at times perplexing, it had me playing those CDs with new insights; I would re-title it: Think Floyd! - "Classic Rock Society", January 2009
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