AndreasD reviewed Inside Out by Nick Mason
A closer feeling of distance
3 stars
As the drummer of the band, and as one of the members who has been with the band from the beginning to the end, you would think this would be the definitive telling of the story of Pink Floyd.
But, it's not very personal. You rarely get any details of how Nick felt, or any more details that make the story be told from the inside. Maybe the same reason they always had such troubles talking with each others about how they felt, is once more stopping Nick from becoming too personal.
What it does have is lot of funny stories about things happening on tour, on some of their creative processes and how they worked with different people for their shows.
Sometimes I did laugh, as Nick has a way to choose understated phrases and use some dry wit to good effect.
I guess we will have to go …
As the drummer of the band, and as one of the members who has been with the band from the beginning to the end, you would think this would be the definitive telling of the story of Pink Floyd.
But, it's not very personal. You rarely get any details of how Nick felt, or any more details that make the story be told from the inside. Maybe the same reason they always had such troubles talking with each others about how they felt, is once more stopping Nick from becoming too personal.
What it does have is lot of funny stories about things happening on tour, on some of their creative processes and how they worked with different people for their shows.
Sometimes I did laugh, as Nick has a way to choose understated phrases and use some dry wit to good effect.
I guess we will have to go to the music to find the emotions, and the personalities behind the story.
If nothing else, this has made me go back and listen to some fantastic music. I love Pink Floyd.
