Curled Up has reviewed other Rough Guide titles in the past and these, like those, are above-average research sources. More than 250 bands are covered in the Punk volume, everyone from Adam and the Ants to the Zounds. There are incisive profiles, sidebar boxes on the actual definition of "punk," as well as sub-strata like the Situationists and Dadaists. Hundreds of concert and studio photographs highlight this piercingly poignant encyclopedia.
The Pink Floyd book touches on everything Floyd, from Syd Barrett's original psychedelic visions that would form the nucleus of the English art band to recent David Gilmour and Roger Waters tours. More than just a fact book, the Guide presents so much information that true insight is gained into who and what this band was
and is.
All the albums, soundtracks, solo projects, singles, CD one-offs, and other musical projects are here reviewed. And, most importantly, the source of the group's name is revealed.
Fun and factual. Pick them up.