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  • Paperback: 128 pages
  • Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic (November 1, 2007)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0826427901
  • ISBN-13: 978-0826427908
  • Product Dimensions: 4.9 x 0.3 x 6.6 inches
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  • Average Customer Review: 2.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (12 customer reviews)
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2.0 out of 5 starsDull "Moon"
By Jay Murphy on May 3, 2008
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While I'll give credit to Ms. Petrusich for the first two thirds of the book for providing insight into Drake's personality, his addictions and his inability to sell records even though his music frequently went way beyond brilliant. She discusses all of his other albums briefly, which I liked about this book. What I didn't like so much were the celebri-nots' musings on "Pink "Moon" in between chapters and the last third of the book describing every last detail of the VW ad. Just a friendly warning.
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4.0 out of 5 starsInteresting, unusual focus on Drake
By Phil the Hypothetical on February 17, 2008
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This was an enjoyable and suprisingly informative entry in the 33 1/3 series. I agree with the other reviewer on here that the in-between-chapter quotes from musicians and songwriters were a bit superfluous, and over half of them I had never heard of. Those bits of the book seemed like padding to me. The author seems to have opted to devote a good chunk of the book to the story behind the Volkswagon advert from a few years ago, and that's the part of the book that really impressed me. I don't think the author was going to dig up too much new information about Nick or the recording of this great album, so she focused instead on the album's resurrection due to the ad. This came across as very compelling - I have never read such an in-depth account of how TV advertising works, and how people choose the music to go in them. The author talks to the people at the ad agency, and the directors who made the commercial (the people behind Little Miss Sunshine a few years later!) and you get the sense that these people all really care about Nick's music, too. So, in summary, an unusual book but well worth reading in my opinion.
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1.0 out of 5 starsGreat album, Awful book
By Mark L. Ayala on December 1, 2008
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33 1/3 series is very inconsistent. Some books provide excellent insight into the musicians mind and the situations of their lives at the time (Highway 61 Revisted and Trout Mask Replica come to mind. Others fall into over analytical hipster garbage (This and Aeroplane Over the Sea come to mind).

The writer seems more in love with Nick Drake that with the music itself. She goes on and on a expicit detail about how his slender fingers were looking for an album to listen to the night he died, about how he was a hopeless romantic, etc. Instead, through her writing, you grow to hate Nick Drake. You feel like he's nothing more than a mopey guy who couldn't lay off drugs and get his act together.

And as everyone has mentioned so far, the last third of the book is all about the Volkswagon commercial with "Pink Moon" playing over it. I'm sorry, but when do television commercials have some sort of importance in our society? Especially when popular music is used. At least when Led Zepplin or Bob Dylan do commercials, you know they are doing it for money, and not artistic merit.

Overall, awful, awful book.
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3.0 out of 5 starsHistorical, brief, jumps around
By Surferofromantica on August 8, 2010
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Somebody had to do it - write a book about Nick Drake's "Pink Moon." Of course, with Drake dead for 35 years and nearly no information about him - no film footage of him exists, no live performance material, and barely any interviews - this is a hard book to write; never mind, though, this is a book from the 33 1/3 series of music geek pamphlets published by Continuum. This book is 118 sparse pages long, and divided into six chapters - named, of course, for the six first lines of the song's lyrics - that are divided by one-page musings on Pink Moon by other musicians where they recount when they first heard Drake and what they thought about the music at the time, and how they've felt about it since. Seems that even famous musicians like Curt Kirkwood of the Meat Puppets first heard Drake after the VW ad that featured the title song (which, apparently, is called "Milky Way").

The first chapter, "I saw it written" briefly recounts, over nine pages, the death of Nick Drake, before going into a bit about the recording, and then also into a bit about how author [...] Amanda Petrusich came to discover the music - and obsess over it, listening to it continuously on a Discman during her commute into New York City to attend classes at Columbia in 2001. "And I Saw It Say" is a short chapter of only four pages about Drake's drug use (both recreational and prescribed), and his depression. "A Pink Moon Is On Its Way" is 14 pages about Drake's childhood, tracing his birth in Rangoon to his countryside upbringing in Far Leys, and then his schooling, as he moved from being a lighthearted kid to a moody musician.Read more ›
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3.0 out of 5 starsMostly an Ode to a TV Ad
By J. Lowe on April 26, 2010
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In some respects, this is a wonderful overview of a classic folk-rock album and the substantial role Nick Drake's music has played in the author's life. But mostly, this is a gushy tribute to the 2000 Volkswagon Cabrio ad that utilized "Pink Moon" (title track) as its soundtrack. Sure, it was a clever ad and it introduced Drake's music to the wide audience Drake was denied during his brief lifetime. But do you want to read nearly half a 120-page book about that ad? Me neither---but I did.

If you're looking for insights on Drake himself, they're here---somewhat, mostly clipped from the Humphries & Dann biographies of the singer. Are you looking for explication of the songs on this rightfully celebrated album? They're here, somewhat, as well---if you like to view Drake's music almost exclusively as an audio suicide note. That's not an unjustified viewpoint---just an overly narrow one.

The author is a sympathetic voice. Clearly, Drake's music meant something to her, at least as a college student shuttling back and forth between libraries, train stations and classrooms in the dark days following the 9/11/01 attack. She skillfully depicts the desperation and fear of that time and how she found solace in Drake's songs. And to be honest, there isn't a whole lot that can be said that hasn't already been said about a musician who cut just three albums and died over 30 years ago. Ms. Amanda needed something to pad out her manuscript to justify its publication; she found that in an overly-long examination of the Volkswagon ad that used Drake's music. But it doesn't make for necessary, or even interesting, reading.

If you're a Drake completeist, get this book. If you're interested in the power of advertising, this book might be for you. But if you don't fall into those two aforementioned groups, then you can skip this title.
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5.0 out of 5 starsBeautifully written, well researched look at Nick Drake's album ...

Beautifully written, well researched look at Nick Drake's album Pink Moon. Fans of the album, his music, or this series of books will love this. Read more

Published 9 months ago by mad dog
5.0 out of 5 starsSplendid !

One of the best books in the 33 1/3 series...loved it from cover to cover. Definite recommend, two thumbs up!

Published on May 23, 2013 by Drew.
1.0 out of 5 starsIt's a bad, bad, bad, bad, bad book

I am sorry I wasted money on this book. I ended up skipping the last third of it, which, as others here have pointed out, is a detailed, celebratory ode to the VW commercial. Read more

Published on July 12, 2012 by Dr. Boo
2.0 out of 5 starsDisapointing to say the least

This was the 3rd book I've read in the 33 1/3 series and was far and away the worst. The author fills about half the book with essays of various artist's impression of pink moon. Read more

Published on February 13, 2011 by adubs
4.0 out of 5 starsGreat read with new angle on Drake

The Nick Drake story has been told already. If you want a straight bio go buy the Patrick Humphries book. Read more

Published on June 26, 2008 by Will O'Brien
1.0 out of 5 starsNauseatingly bad writing

As several of the other reviews point out, this book is mostly an essay about VW's marketing campaign. Read more

Published on June 19, 2008 by Cee-Low
1.0 out of 5 starsnot a good book

nice try - but overall, not a good book - amongst it's many problems - it mispell's Bert Jansch as BURT Jansch many times. Read more

Published on January 27, 2008 by Pat Thomas

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