Not as Good as the Book

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.

Not as Good as the Book
Studio album by The Tangent
Released	March 3, 2008
Recorded	January 2006 – November 2007
Genre	Progressive rock
Length	94:44
Label	Inside Out
Producer	Andy Tillison
The Tangent chronology
Going Off on One (2007) Not as Good as the Book (2008) A Place on the Shelf (2009)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Maelstrom	[1]
Allmusic	[2]
DPRP	[3]

Track listing

All words and music written by Andy Tillison.

Disc one - A Crisis in Mid-Life

No.	Title	Length
1.	"A Crisis in Mid-Life"	7:13
2.	"Lost in London 25 Years Later"	7:33
3.	"The Ethernet"	10:13
4.	"Celebrity Purée"	3:43
5.	"Not as Good as the Book"	8:54
6.	"A Sale of Two Souls"	7:16
7.	"Bat Out of Basildon"	5:54
Total length:		50:46

Disc two - Throwing Metal at the Sky

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Part One - Four Egos One War" I. "Ours" II. "Theirs (incl. Ours Reprise)" III. "His" IV. "Mine"	21:15
2.	"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"	22:43
Total 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