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A consistently droll read [Summers] freely acknowledges the many idiocies and falsities of the rock'n'roll life but is equally assured of music's redemptive, unifying force. - Q (A Joy to read One Train Later should sit happily between those other life-in-a-band classics, Ian Hunter's Diary of a Rock'n'Roll Star and Julian Cope's Head On, tracing the archetypal rock'n'roll arc from innocence to arrogance via moments of exquisite m )
Summers leaves no stone unturned, even at the risk of casting himself in a less than flattering light. Truly great. - Record Collector
Summers leaves no stone unturned, even at the risk of casting himself in a less than flattering light. Truly great. - Record Collector
Mojo 2006
A joy to read...should sit happily between those other
life-in-a-band classics...And yes, better than Sting's.
--This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
life-in-a-band classics...And yes, better than Sting's.
--This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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14 of 14 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
Rock biographies are not known for their literary excellence.Usually ghost written they are often vain and self absorbed and good only for the bargain buckets.
This then is a remarkable achievement.In "One train later" Andy Summers tells the tale of a struggling musician with such verve and clarity that you are willing him to be the success he ultimately was.
As a teenager I was a huge Police fan and Summers was my favourite-even then he appeared to be taking the fame with humour and good grace.
The highs and lows are well documented, the madness of the 60's highly evocative but it is the story of The Police which will touch readers of any generation.
An astonishingly well written book and recommended to anyone who thinks they might want to be in a band.
This then is a remarkable achievement.In "One train later" Andy Summers tells the tale of a struggling musician with such verve and clarity that you are willing him to be the success he ultimately was.
As a teenager I was a huge Police fan and Summers was my favourite-even then he appeared to be taking the fame with humour and good grace.
The highs and lows are well documented, the madness of the 60's highly evocative but it is the story of The Police which will touch readers of any generation.
An astonishingly well written book and recommended to anyone who thinks they might want to be in a band.
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I always knew Andy Summmers had had a bit of a history before joining The Police but I never knew it was so long and fascinating. From being a perenial nearly man of rock, he alighted from the same train as Stewart Copeland and the rest ........
In 'Book 1' he describes his early jazz and psychedelic period including encounters with Clapton, Hendrix (relegating him to playing bass) and Burdon. Some of his andectotes are so incredible, you have to wonder how much license he's employed but the stories are great and the vision of a teenage Summers chasing Hank Marvin down the street had me in fits. 'Book 2' looks at his career to 1983 with The Police and documents the decadent excesses that cost his marriage.
There's no doubt Summers can play the guitar and he gives a great insight to his influences, his techniques and his choice of 'weapon'. But he is also a good writer and I thought much of this compared well with any fantasy novel by a top fiction author.
This was a can't put down book for me. Massively recommended for guitarists, Police fans, romantics and anyone who likes a good tale told well.
In 'Book 1' he describes his early jazz and psychedelic period including encounters with Clapton, Hendrix (relegating him to playing bass) and Burdon. Some of his andectotes are so incredible, you have to wonder how much license he's employed but the stories are great and the vision of a teenage Summers chasing Hank Marvin down the street had me in fits. 'Book 2' looks at his career to 1983 with The Police and documents the decadent excesses that cost his marriage.
There's no doubt Summers can play the guitar and he gives a great insight to his influences, his techniques and his choice of 'weapon'. But he is also a good writer and I thought much of this compared well with any fantasy novel by a top fiction author.
This was a can't put down book for me. Massively recommended for guitarists, Police fans, romantics and anyone who likes a good tale told well.
13 of 14 people found the following review helpful
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This book is an absolute treat , if you love music ,guitars i highly reccomend this book for those reasons alone but it gets better the book is written with such passion you will enjoy reading it even if you have never even heard of andy summers , somehow the iconic author manages to pull off one of the best musical memoirs ever written its laced with nostalgic childhood memories and rich in musical history , it really is a fascinating journey documenting the life and career of a passionate man ,without the usual pontificating typical of many biographies , you actually learn something its very informative ,emotional and there is no shortage of humour , i simply couldn,t put the book down , i enjoyed it from cover to cover .*****
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Born in the Forties
Andy Summers must have allowed himself a wry grin when he played on The Police track `Born in the Fifties'. Read more
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What a fantastic book! This actually spoilt a holiday for me because I just wanted to get back to the hotel to carry on reading this. Read more
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Andy Summers' autobiography is a great recollection as a guitarist in the midst of a famous life of sex, drugs (he took a lot!) and rock n roll. Read more
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Whereas Sting was and is media fodder for over 20yrs and his various muisical and personal exploits exposed, not much is known of Andy Summers outside of his involvement with the... Read more
Published on 1 April 2010 by Paul A. Kirwan
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I had the pleasure of working with Andy, Years ago at a department store in Bournemouth UK.
Andy's book is a reflection of this very talented guitarist and laid back... Read more
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Published on 11 Jun 2009 by K. J. Aggas
From Bournemouth to LA and back again...
This book by Andy Summers is quite simply an amazing and engrossing book. I honestly couldn't put it down, taking it everywhere with me just in case I could grab a few minutes to... Read more
Published on 15 Aug 2008 by BD
Stick to the music
Andy Summers may be able to write, but not autobiographies. A very one-sided eulogy of overly-descriptive prose, at times more suited to a Jane Austen novel rather than a rock... Read more
Published on 23 Jan 2008 by Adrian Whittle
Summers in "rock star can actually write" shock
This book could not have been better written had it been written by someone who's passport stated Occupation: Writer. Read more
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