- Paperback: 400 pages
- Publisher: Aurum Press Ltd (25 April 2010)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 1845135342
- ISBN-13: 978-1845135348
- Product Dimensions: 19.2 x 12.8 x 3.2 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
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'John Robb spent a year shoving a recorder under the nose of seemingly everybody on the Manchester music scene. From these interviews he has pieced together an extraordinary history.' **** (Mojo )
'Manchester's musical heritage eulogised in its players own words.' **** (Q )
'Manchester's musical heritage eulogised in its players own words.' **** (Q )
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‘An extraordinary history… The range of voices breathing new life into past events is vast’ **** Mojo ‘The Morrissey and Marr recollections are particularly revealing’ The Word The Buzzcocks. Joy Division. The Fall. The Smiths. The Stone Roses. The Happy Mondays. Oasis. Manchester has proved to be an endlessly rich seam of pop-music talent over the last 30 years. Highly opinionated and usually controversial, stars such as Mark E. Smith, Morrissey, Ian Brown and the Gallagher brothers have always had plenty to say for themselves. Here, in John Robb’s new compilation, Manchester’s gobbiest musicians tell the story of the city’s thriving music scene in their own words. When the Buzzcocks put on the Sex Pistols at Lester Free Hall in 1976, they kickstarted a musical revolution and a fervent punk scene exploded. In 1979 the legendary Tony Wilson founded Factory Records, the home of Joy Division/New Order and later the Happy Mondays. The Hacienda, the Factory nightclub, became notorious in the late 1980s as a centre of the influential Madchester scene, led by the Mondays and the Stone Roses, with a unique style and sound of its own. Then, from the ashes of Madchester rose über-lads Oasis, the kings of Britpop and the biggest UK band of the 1990s. John Robb is a leading music journalist and the author of the bestselling biography of the Stone Roses. His other books include Punk: An Oral History, The Charlatans … We Are Rock and The Nineties: What the F**k Was That All About? He lives in Manchester. (200904)
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
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Another excellent book from John Robb ; he is right there in the middle of things and gets the influential people to comment on the history and experiences of this scene. Most people claim they were into the Pistols and the Clash when they were about 6 years old, so it was refreshing to hear folk who were genuinely interested in Showaddywaddy or Michael Jackson, self confident enough to tell it how it was not how it was portrayed.
4 of 5 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
If you're going to sell a book, you can't go wrong with the subject matter presented here, and the format of 'oral history' is always a winner with me, where the story tells itself with facts and gossip coming straight-from-the-horses'-mouths, bypassing much author-narrative and opinion. (NB See Mark Paytress and The Authorised Autobiography of Siouxsie and The Banshees for a brilliant example of this style).
However, the book is let down, badly in my opinion, by the sloppy editing, which is all the poorer when considering that this is a book about 'pride' - ie. pride in the Manchester music scene. Where was the pride in producing this book? Personally my enjoyment has been hindered by the feeling it had been rushed through rapidly, to be ready and out for sale, without a final, thorough proofreading. OK, we all put up with typos from time to time and they are quickly forgotten about, but there was one incidence here which I thought was particularly poor. P.146, where Lindsay Reade (Tony Wilson's first wife) is stated to have said, in regard to the guilt Ian Curtis had felt over his divided loyalties between his wife and daughter and his love for Annik, that Wilson had had the same problem "at the time". Now correct me if I am wrong, but having just read Reade's autobiographical account of her relationship with Wilson and having learnt that he did indeed suffer similar feelings of guilt when wishing to leave his *second* wife Hilary and their children for Yvette, this does render the reported statement somewhat out of sync, time-wise, with what actually happened. Indeed Wilson was married to Reade, and they had no children, "at the time" of Curtis's death and it is well-documented that he had been staying with Tony & Lindsay in the period shortly beforehand.
Robb, or whoever was responsible for transcribing the interviews, has made an error here and it does make me wonder if there are any others; in fact because of it my interest in the book has waned and I am in no rush to finish it. It brings to mind a quote from John Lydon I remember reading as a young teen, with him explaining that the first rule of punk is to "do it yourself", with the second rule being to "do it properly!" The editor of this oral history would have done well to follow that advice, as, and while this criticism may sound a bit strong to some, the book smacks of shoddy workmanship. I mean, come on, how difficult is it to get a final and thorough proofreading of a work done before publication, especially when your target consumer base is only worldwide??! A book to borrow rather than buy would be my conclusion.
However, the book is let down, badly in my opinion, by the sloppy editing, which is all the poorer when considering that this is a book about 'pride' - ie. pride in the Manchester music scene. Where was the pride in producing this book? Personally my enjoyment has been hindered by the feeling it had been rushed through rapidly, to be ready and out for sale, without a final, thorough proofreading. OK, we all put up with typos from time to time and they are quickly forgotten about, but there was one incidence here which I thought was particularly poor. P.146, where Lindsay Reade (Tony Wilson's first wife) is stated to have said, in regard to the guilt Ian Curtis had felt over his divided loyalties between his wife and daughter and his love for Annik, that Wilson had had the same problem "at the time". Now correct me if I am wrong, but having just read Reade's autobiographical account of her relationship with Wilson and having learnt that he did indeed suffer similar feelings of guilt when wishing to leave his *second* wife Hilary and their children for Yvette, this does render the reported statement somewhat out of sync, time-wise, with what actually happened. Indeed Wilson was married to Reade, and they had no children, "at the time" of Curtis's death and it is well-documented that he had been staying with Tony & Lindsay in the period shortly beforehand.
Robb, or whoever was responsible for transcribing the interviews, has made an error here and it does make me wonder if there are any others; in fact because of it my interest in the book has waned and I am in no rush to finish it. It brings to mind a quote from John Lydon I remember reading as a young teen, with him explaining that the first rule of punk is to "do it yourself", with the second rule being to "do it properly!" The editor of this oral history would have done well to follow that advice, as, and while this criticism may sound a bit strong to some, the book smacks of shoddy workmanship. I mean, come on, how difficult is it to get a final and thorough proofreading of a work done before publication, especially when your target consumer base is only worldwide??! A book to borrow rather than buy would be my conclusion.
Format:Paperback
Just read this book and although I had reservations about the author I have to say that if you love Manchester associated music and the characters involved this is a great starting point. My involvement in the scene was seeing bands from 84 onwards up to fatherhood and attending the Temperance night from start to close, as well as other venues along the way. I dont think I missed one of them Thursday nights. Great memories that will always stay with me as well as the ones I cannot remember. As a punter I didnt have a clue, this book fills in all the spaces, well done John, how about a specialist piece on Yargo as I personally rated them better than the one that got away WOT and if Noel recognised how special Yargo were then how about a duet with or write a song for Basil? If contact was made or something exists apologies in advance.
Thanks for your time.
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another gem from robb
very well put together account, fascinating and addictive. these bands deserved a book, and who better to write it than robb? recommended.
Published 23 months ago by Belinda Smith
Manchester rise and fall!
I loved Robb's 'Punk Rock' and have read it twice all the way through. The beginning chapter or so of this book almost continues the Punk Rock story, but from a Northern view (We... Read more
Published on 16 Sep 2009 by zips78
A Right Rivittin Read...
Along the lines of the PUNK ROCK ORAL HISTORY book....includes all the Great Manchester names..what it did for me was make me appreciate the fact that I was growing up in the... Read more
Published on 28 Aug 2009 by T. Satchwell
Where is Fall band?
He names the book after a Fall song, he sticks their name on the cover, he dedicates the book to Mark Smith, and yet there is virtually nothing in here about the Fall. Read more
Published on 7 Aug 2009 by Roman Totale
Straight from the horses' mouths
The North Will Rise Again: Manchester Music City 1976-1996
Essential reading for anyone with an interest in British indie/punk/rock/dance. Read more
Essential reading for anyone with an interest in British indie/punk/rock/dance. Read more
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