Not as Good as the Book From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia 2008 studio album by The TangentReleasedMarch 3, 2008RecordedJanuary 2006 – November 2007GenreProgressive rockLength94:44Not as Good as the BookStudio album by The TangentReleasedMarch 3, 2008RecordedJanuary 2006 – November 2007GenreProgressive rockLength94:44LabelInside OutProducerAndy TillisonThe Tangent chronology Going Off on One(2007) Not as Good as the Book(2008) A Place on the Shelf(2009) Professional ratingsReview scoresSourceRatingMaelstrom[1]Allmusic [2]DPRP [3] Not as Good as the Book is the fourth studio album released by progressive rock group The Tangent. The Special Edition of the album includes a 100-page novella by Andy Tillison with illustrations by Antoine Ettori. Disc one - A Crisis in Mid-Life All words and music written by Andy Tillison. No.TitleLength1."A Crisis in Mid-Life"7:132."Lost in London 25 Years Later"7:333."The Ethernet"10:134."Celebrity Purée"3:435."Not as Good as the Book"8:546."A Sale of Two Souls"7:167."Bat Out of Basildon"5:54Total length:50:46 Disc two - Throwing Metal at the Sky No.TitleLength1."Part One - Four Egos One War" I. "Ours" II. "Theirs (incl. Ours Reprise)" III. "His" IV. "Mine"21:152."Part Two - The Full Gamut" 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"22:43Total length:43:58 "Four Egos One War" originally performed by Parallel or 90 Degrees. Personnel Andy Tillison – organ, piano, Moog synthesizer, guitars and vocals Guy Manning – acoustic guitar, mandolin, bouzouki and vocals Jonas Reingold – bass guitar Jaime Salazar – drums Theo Travis – saxophone and flute Jakko Jakszyk – guitars and vocals With guests: Julie King – lead vocals on "Ours" Unknown Frenchman – violin on "A Crisis In Mid-Life" Cover artwork by Antoine Ettori References ↑ "Album Review TANGENT, THE-Not as Good as the Book :: Maelstrom :: Issue No 63". www.maelstrom.nu. Retrieved 24 October 2009. ↑ "allmusic ((( Not as Good as the Book > Overview )))". www.allmusic.com. Retrieved 24 October 2009. ↑ "DPRP : CD & DVD REVIEWS". www.dprp.net. Retrieved 24 October 2009. vteThe Tangent Andy Tillison Theo Travis Jonas Reingold Luke Machin Steve Roberts Göran Edman Guy Manning Paul Burgess Jakko Jakszyk Roine Stolt David Jackson Lindsay Frost Gavin Harrison Morgan Ågren Julie King David Longdon Studio albums Not as Good as the Book (2008) The Slow Rust of Forgotten Machinery (2017) Live albums Pyramids and Stars (2004) Going Off on One (2007) Compilation albums A Place on the Shelf (2009) Related artists Beardfish The Flower Kings Karmakanic Authority control databases MusicBrainz release group Related Articles