Not as Good as the Book explained

Not as Good as the Book
Type:	Album
Artist:	The Tangent
Cover:	Not as Good as the Book (The Tangent album - cover art).jpg
Released:	March 3, 2008
Recorded:	January 2006 – November 2007
Genre:	Progressive rock
Length:	94:44
Label:	Inside Out
Producer:	Andy Tillison
Prev Title:	Going Off on One
Prev Year:	2007
Next Title:	A Place on the Shelf
Next Year:	2009

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.

Track listing

All words and music written by Andy Tillison.

Disc two - Throwing Metal at the Sky

"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