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Post by stu77 on Jul 6, 2021 17:25:50 GMT
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Post by Deleted on Jul 6, 2021 19:08:33 GMT
Just ordered a copy from the library. Will report back as and when.
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Post by stu77 on Jul 10, 2021 16:54:30 GMT
Got it today.
Looks excellent.
Some rare photos too.
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Post by stu77 on Jul 11, 2021 0:04:08 GMT
It has a foreword by Rollins and an intro by 'Kid Strange' who describes himself as Pete's widower.
After a bit of Googling I discovered that it's not that Kid Strange.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 18, 2021 19:10:00 GMT
I started reading it yesterday and am about two thirds of the way through. Loving it! The forewords by Rollins and Strange are great, as are the fifty pages of 'The Buzzcocks Story' that proceed the taped interviews from 2012/13; these document the story behind every song released from Orgasm Addict single through to the A Different Kind Of Tension LP.
A fascinating insight into Pete, the band, the songs and also the times that they were conceived and recorded in. A well recommended read. 11/10. |
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Post by Lord Emsworth on Jul 18, 2021 20:15:44 GMT
Thanks Stu. Thanks dm999
It’s gone on the list
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Post by Deleted on Jul 20, 2021 8:58:34 GMT
Finished it yesterday, some good bits of Buzzcocks trivia covered in the 'Conclusion' section. For instance Pete apparently appeared on the Antiques Roadshow in the 90's and around that time he also wrote a jingle for Pepsi. There's plenty more trivia but I'll leave it at that.
My 11/10 still stands. It's been great to read during these extremely hot days and I wonder if I'll read anything as fascinating again this year.
Last year JCC's book kept me enthralled. What's next Manchester?
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Post by personunknown on Jul 20, 2021 10:00:12 GMT
Pete Shelley....Antiques Roadshow.
Google of the week.
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Post by Lord Emsworth on Jul 20, 2021 11:13:40 GMT
Finished it yesterday, some good bits of Buzzcocks trivia covered in the 'Conclusion' section. For instance Pete apparently appeared on the Antiques Roadshow in the 90's and around that time he also wrote a jingle for Pepsi. There's plenty more trivia but I'll leave it at that. My 11/10 still stands. It's been great to read during these extremely hot days and I wonder if I'll read anything as fascinating again this year. Last year JCC's book kept me enthralled. What's next Manchester? Thanks. Will definitely read that one |
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Post by Billy Idle on Jul 27, 2021 12:47:30 GMT
Finished it yesterday, some good bits of Buzzcocks trivia covered in the 'Conclusion' section. For instance Pete apparently appeared on the Antiques Roadshow in the 90's and around that time he also wrote a jingle for Pepsi. There's plenty more trivia but I'll leave it at that. My 11/10 still stands. It's been great to read during these extremely hot days and I wonder if I'll read anything as fascinating again this year. Last year JCC's book kept me enthralled. What's next Manchester? Thanks. Will definitely read that one Me too . Thanks dm999 . |
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Post by stu77 on Jul 29, 2021 2:52:57 GMT
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Post by jsm on Jul 29, 2021 2:58:20 GMT
Thanks, Stu. I must get this book! |
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Post by jsm on Aug 20, 2021 6:26:59 GMT
Whacko! My copy arrived yesterday. I'm really looking forward to it.
Meanwhile, I found this article about Pete's Starway guitar:
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Post by jsm on Sept 9, 2021 22:48:49 GMT
I finished the book yesterday. I found it really good. My only quibble is that Louie Shelley stretches credibility a bit at the end when she credits Buzzcocks with influencing nearly everybody that came after them. Every bass player. Every drummer. Etc. Every 'Oh, oh' and every bit of harmonising in everyone else's song was because they had heard it on Buzzcocks records. Really? The Clash were doing it at the same time and it was nothing new anyway. That aside, great book. And loved the photos too.
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Post by Billy Idle on Oct 6, 2021 9:23:48 GMT
I finished the book yesterday. I found it really good. My only quibble is that Louie Shelley stretches credibility a bit at the end when she credits Buzzcocks with influencing nearly everybody that came after them. Every bass player. Every drummer. Etc. Every 'Oh, oh' and every bit of harmonising in everyone else's song was because they had heard it on Buzzcocks records. Really? The Clash were doing it at the same time and it was nothing new anyway. That aside, great book. And loved the photos too. Thansk jsm . Its on order .Looking forward to it . |
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