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THE TANGENT
02, Lost In London 25 Years Later (7:32)
03, The Ethernet (10:13)
04, Celebrity Purée (3:44)
05, Not As Good As The Book (8:54)
06, A Sale Of Two Souls (7:19)
07, Bat Out Of Basildon (6:00)
08, Throwing Metal At The Sky, Part One - Four Egos One War
(21:14)
i, Ours
ii, Theirs (Incl. Ours Reprise)
iii, His
iv, Mine
09, Throwing Metal At The Sky, Part Two - The Full Gamut
(22:42)
v, The D599
vi, Gothenburg
vii, Last Tango
viii, Studio Tan
ix, Not A Drill
x, Southend On Sea
xi, The A1 North Of Paris
xii, Four Last Days
xiii, The D599 & The A61
synthesizers, rhythm guitars, percussion
JAKKO N JAKSZYK -guitars, vocals (8-iv)
GUY MANNING -acoustic guitars, slide guitars, e-bow, mandolin,
bouzouki, harp, bells, vocals (8-iii)
THEO TRAVIS -saxophone, flute
JONAS REINGOLD -bass
JAIME SALAZAR -drums
JULIE KING -lead vocals (8-i)
UNKNOWN FRENCHMAN -violin (1)
GUY MANNING
JONAS REINGOLD
THE TANGENT 
Not As Good As The Book
RELEASED
2008
TYPE
studio album
STYLES
progressive rock
TRACKS
01, A Crisis In Mid-Life (7:12)02, Lost In London 25 Years Later (7:32)
03, The Ethernet (10:13)
04, Celebrity Purée (3:44)
05, Not As Good As The Book (8:54)
06, A Sale Of Two Souls (7:19)
07, Bat Out Of Basildon (6:00)
08, Throwing Metal At The Sky, Part One - Four Egos One War
(21:14)
i, Ours
ii, Theirs (Incl. Ours Reprise)
iii, His
iv, Mine
09, Throwing Metal At The Sky, Part Two - The Full Gamut
(22:42)
v, The D599
vi, Gothenburg
vii, Last Tango
viii, Studio Tan
ix, Not A Drill
x, Southend On Sea
xi, The A1 North Of Paris
xii, Four Last Days
xiii, The D599 & The A61
DURATION
94:44
MUSICIANS
ANDY TILLISON DISKDRIVE -vocals, organ, piano, moogsynthesizers, rhythm guitars, percussion
JAKKO N JAKSZYK -guitars, vocals (8-iv)
GUY MANNING -acoustic guitars, slide guitars, e-bow, mandolin,
bouzouki, harp, bells, vocals (8-iii)
THEO TRAVIS -saxophone, flute
JONAS REINGOLD -bass
JAIME SALAZAR -drums
JULIE KING -lead vocals (8-i)
UNKNOWN FRENCHMAN -violin (1)
PRODUCED BY
ANDY TILLISON DISKDRIVEGUY MANNING
JONAS REINGOLD
REVIEW
The Tangent na "Not As Good As The Book" netvoří hudebně nic nového, ale spíše shlukují a mixují známé prvky rocku a progu, aby si vytvořili vlastní hudební říši divů, která velice dobře funguje. Velmi složitý a příliš bizarní příběh z období 80 000 let. Dave, hlavní postava, je hudební fanoušek, který vyrůstal s progresivní hudbou 70. let a náhodou zničí Zemi přehráním alba "Relayer" od Yes!!! O mnoho desetiletí později se vědci snaží zjistit, jaký byl náš svět, a používají k tomu několik stovek objevených CD a geneticky rekonstruují Davea.