All the Madmen: Barrett, Bowie, Drake, Pink Floyd, The Kinks, The Who and a Journey to the Dark Side of British Rock

By the end of 1968 The Beatles were far too busy squabbling with each other, while The Stones had simply stopped making music; English Rock was coming to an end. __All the Mad Men__ tells the story of six stars that travelled to edge of sanity in the years following the summer of love: Pete Townshend, Ray Davies, Peter Green, Syd Barrett, Nick Drake, and David Bowie. The book charts how they made some of the most seminal rock music ever recorded: Pink Moon; Ziggy Stardust; Quadrophenia; Dark Side of the Moon; Muswell Hillbillies - and how some of them could not make it back from the brink. The extraordinary story of how English Rock went mad and found itself. Book Description After the Summer of Love - how English Rock lost itself, went mad, and produced some of the finest music. Product Description By the end of 1968 The Beatles were far too busy squabbling with each other, while The Stones had simply stopped making music; English Rock was coming to an end. All the Mad Men tells the story of six stars that travelled to edge of sanity in the years following the summer of Pete Townshend, Ray Davies, Peter Green, Syd Barrett, Nick Drake, and David Bowie. The book charts how they made some of the most seminal rock music ever Pink Moon; Ziggy Stardust; Quadrophenia; Dark Side of the Moon; Muswell Hillbillies - and how some of them could not make it back from the brink. The extraordinary story of how English Rock went mad and found itself About the Author Clinton Heylin is one of the leading rock journalists in the world. He is the author of the definitive biography of Bob Dylan as well as the two volume history of his songs Revolution in the Air and Still on the Road. He has also written on all aspects of the history of rock from The Beatles to the Velvet Underground. By The End Of 1968 The Beatles Were Far Too Busy Squabbling With Each Other, While The Stones Had Simply Stopped Making Music; English Rock Was Coming To An End. This Book Tells The Story Of Six Stars That Travelled To Edge Of Sanity: Pete Townsend, Ray Davies, Peter Green, Syd Barrett, Nick Drake, And David Bowie. 1965-68: Here Comes That Nineteenth Nervous Breakdown -- 1969: Something In The Water -- 1970-71: There's More Out Than In -- 1971-72: Half In Love With Easeful Death -- 1971-72: Nowt Strange As Folk -- 1972-73: The Reclaiming Of America -- 1974-75: The Act Of (self-) Preservation. Clinton Heylin. Includes Bibliographical References, Selected Discography And Index. By the end of 1968 The Beatles were far too busy squabbling with each other, while The Stones had simply stopped making music; English Rock was coming to an end. "All the Madmen" tells the story of six stars that travelled to edge of sanity in the years following the summer of love: Pete Townshend, Ray Davies, Peter Green, Syd Barrett, Nick Drake, and David Bowie. The book charts how they made some of the most seminal rock music ever recorded: "Pink Moon"; "Ziggy Stardust"; "Quadrophenia"; "Dark Side of the Moon"; "Muswell Hillbillies" - and how some of them could not make it back from the brink. This is the extraordinary story of how English Rock went mad and found itself By the end of 1968 The Beatles were far too busy squabbling with each other, while The Stones had simply stopped making music; English Rock was coming to an end. & I & All the Mad Men & /I & tells the story of six stars that travelled to edge of sanity in the years following the summer of love: Pete Townshend, Ray Davies, Peter Green, Syd Barrett, Nick Drake, and David Bowie. The book charts how they made some of the most seminal rock music ever recorded: Pink Moon; Ziggy Stardust; Quadrophenia; Dark Side of the Moon; Muswell Hillbillies - and how some of them could not make it back from the brink.