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Post by Smallstone on Sept 17, 2006 19:02:32 GMT 1
So I'm about 5 chapters into the new Nirvana book written by Everett True. S'called Nirvana The True Story. Its.... pretty good actually. Ok ok ok..... Nirvana what else is there to say - but ET is coming at things from a totally different perspective to say Charles R Cross or Michael Azzerard. I suppose until Krist or Grohl or someone 'closer' to the band/scene tell their tales this is kind of the real thing... whatever that is.
I've been excited about reading this book as ET goes into A LOT of detail about the Olympia - Seattle - Aberdeen triangle. ET has seemingly spoken to EVERYONE.
Lots of Mudhoney stuff in the book. Weird thing is..... it's been really hard to track a copy down. Amazon were saying 4-6 weeks for delivery, neither of the big Borders in London seemed to have a copy. I tracked one down to Waterstones in Piccadilly and it was there - but full price - thats £20 hardback! Would have thought a book on Nirvana, written by Everett True would be more of a seller. But this seems to have just kinda limped out. I mean it's been reviewed in Mojo etc. Maybe it's what they call in the music biz a 'soft release' and the push will come around the paperback... But it's massive! 500+ pages - footnotes etc.
Kind of makes me think... Wonder if anyone will ever write a Mudhoney book.......
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Post by norecess on Sept 17, 2006 19:34:42 GMT 1
Kind of makes me think... Wonder if anyone will ever write a Mudhoney book....... Money talks, baby! |
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Post by brandnewface on Sept 17, 2006 20:14:14 GMT 1
So if its written by Everrett True should be a nice package, he kinda was there since the beggining and sounds more level headed than that prick Charles Cross. I read HTH and it was totally subjective and didn't like the way it was written. I think Everrett should be the one to write a Mudhoney book.  |
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Post by ashesbyraevyn on Sept 17, 2006 22:20:20 GMT 1
i read a bit of that HTH. yeah it was shite.
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Post by brandnewface on Sept 17, 2006 22:52:05 GMT 1
on the other hand, Come As You Are by Michael Azerrad was a good read. That was my 1st rock book I've ever bought. And also the 1st book I've ever read that is not my native language. I had some problems with some words at the time so it was fun trying to look those new words on the dictionary.
Speaking of books, I still haven't read Our Band Could Be Your Life. I heard was just fine. I need to look for it asap.
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Post by Smallstone on Sept 18, 2006 9:40:35 GMT 1
Kind of makes me think... Wonder if anyone will ever write a Mudhoney book....... Money talks, baby! What do you mean? Not enough money in a Mudhoney book? Probably not. But if it was well written/researched and came from an interesting perspective it could be amazing and appeal to more folks than say.... people who post on this board! The Mudhoney 'story' (you know what I mean) is..... fascinating. Ups, downs.... ins and outs ;D I'm a fan of the rock biog. When they're good - like Jimmy McDonoughs book 'Shakey' on Neil Young for example, or David Cavanaghs book on Creation Records - I just can't put them down. When they're bad..... christ I've read some bad 'rock' books. The recent Queens Of The Stone Age rip-off, Danny Sugarmans book on Guns N Roses (yes I read some shite!  they're painful. Everetts book is totally in the 'un-put downable'.... Mudhoney biog. I don't know. I guess if anyone was to write one it could be Everett again or Keith Cameron. I might give it a go.....  |
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Post by h8kurdt on Sept 18, 2006 17:03:27 GMT 1
He's currently writing a book on Sonic Youth. Intrested to see what that turns out like.
Is it now 'cool' to dislike Heavier than heaven?
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Post by Thurston_Whore on Sept 18, 2006 17:24:11 GMT 1
Sad as it sounds i've never read a SY book before so i will look forward to getting my hands on that one,Never read Heaiver Than Heaven either so i cant really comment on that,But speaking of nirvana/kurt books when i bought kurts journals or his scrap books as i like to call them i got Who Killed Kurt Cobain free and i did enjoy that one and learn lots more stuf about the happenings and stuff like for instance courtney and alot of other people though kurt and kim deal were having an affair and lots of other stuff,anyone else read that one?
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Post by Smallstone on Sept 18, 2006 20:24:53 GMT 1
I have a few Sonic Youth books. 1st up Alec Foege's Confusion Is Next which is a straight up bio. Then this weird 7" sized (with free 7") Italian biography and this weird full size bio/pictorial history called I Dream Of Noise. All kind of ok. Foeges bio does the job in a kinda workmanlike manner. Doesn't really do them justice though. I also have Lee Ranaldo JRNLS80 book of road stuff and poems and Thurstons exellent Alabama Wildman book. Had heard that Everett was working on a bio and that it may be coming out this year!! Excellent! No idea is its cool to diss HTH. I know it has it's detractors (my wife for example read a bit and couldn't stop laughing at it). But I think its ok. 'Cept this new book kind of makes it a bit redundant. For what it's worth here's my in no order top 10 fave music books Michael Azerard 'This Band Could Be Your Life' Julian Cope 'Head On/Repossessed' Jimmy Mcdonough 'Shakey - Neil Youngs Biography' David Cavanagh 'My Magpie Eyes Are Hungry For The Prize - The Creation Records Story' Clinton Heylin 'From The Velvets To The Voidoids' Erik Morse 'Spacemen 3 and the birth of Spiritualized' Lester Bangs 'Psychotic Reactions & Carburetter Dung' Joe Carducci 'Rock & The Pop Narcotic' Julian Cope 'Krautrocksampler' and even after a few chapters have to put this new Evereett True Nirvana book in!! |
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Post by h8kurdt on Sept 18, 2006 20:33:57 GMT 1
How can you not include Motley Crues the dirt! That was one hell of an enjoyable book.
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they're painful.
