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S'està carregant… Black Postcards: A Rock & Roll Romance (2008)de Dean Wareham
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Apunta't a LibraryThing per saber si aquest llibre et pot agradar. No hi ha cap discussió a Converses sobre aquesta obra. Well-written account of Wareham's experience in the indie music world. It made me want to re-listen to some of the songs and albums after hearing what he has to say about them and learning the situations behind them. My favorite thing about Black Postcards, though, was that I heard "Malibu Love Nest" playing at Momofuku Ssäm on the day that I read the book. This book gives a great deal of insight into the mind of Dean Wareham, lead singer of Galaxie 500, Luna, co lead in Dean and Britta. It reads much more like an autobiography of a person in bands than anything else. Like true autobiographies, it begins in childhood back in New Zealand. Dean talks about his family, most notably his brother who gets into all sorts of trouble throughout his life, and all of the music he listens to. That was one of the fun things about the book-we get to see how his music tastes evolved just as later on we see how some of the lyrics came about. Dean does give his side on the breakup of Galaxie 500, in case you're wondering. He also talks about his wife and son and his affair with Britta Phillips. He deconstructs the idea of the classic rock star life and yet most of the elements are there-he's visiting glamorous places, doing drugs, having one night stands and the finally hooking up with Britta. Really, the only thing missing is that he doesn't have much money and Luna isn't selling out clubs regularly until their last farewell tour. Other themes include major label vs. minor labels, big bands more as corporations, and the recording experience. I think one of the most difficult things about the book is that I just wanted Dean to be a better person..probably as much as he wants to be. I didn't want him to do tons of drugs and to cheat on his wife. It's probably true that he wasn't doing drugs all of the time, just when it became available in certain cities, but it still bothered me. Dean is an incredibly intelligent person, and that's apparent, but he's a very conflicted person morally. The novel ends with the farewell tour of Luna and it's an incredibly honest ending besides. There's a good sense of closure with the ending band wise because of it. Still lingering is his personal conflicts within himself, though. Obviously, he's with Britta now and still makes music but I wonder about his relationship with his first wife and his son and I hope that has been resolved. I think there are so many good qualities to Dean, intelligence, talent, sense of humor and I wouldn't have known much about this just from watching him on stage. Though I did appreciate Luna as a live band (I saw them once at the Metro and once at The Abbey, then Dean and Britta at Schubas and then Lakeshore Theater), it's much more revealing to hear about his personal story. It takes alot of guts and honesty to come out with this, anyhow. This is an unflinching look at a non-glamorous, yet still alluring, hard-working, rock and roll lifestyle. Dean is not afraid to expose his flaws and human missteps, which made me even sometimes dislike him--but only a little. Despite those instances, I am still a huge fan, and this book is a must-read for anyone who has faithfully followed Dean Wareham's music career. Sense ressenyes | afegeix-hi una ressenya
A bewitching memoir about the lures, torments, and rewards of making and performing music in the indie rock world Dean Wareham's seminal bands Galaxie 500 and Luna have long been adored by a devoted cult following and extolled by rock critics. Now he brings us the blunt, heartbreaking, and wickedly charismatic account of his personal journey through the music world-the artistry and the hustle, the effortless success and the high living, as well as the bitter pills and self-inflicted wounds. It captures, unsparingly, what has happened to the entire ecosystem of popular music over a time of radical change, when categories such as "indie" and "alternative" meant nothing to those creating the music, but everything to the major labels willing to pay for it. Black Postcards is a must-have for Wareham's many fans, anyone who has ever been in a band, or the listeners who have taken an interest in the indie rock scene over the last twenty years. No s'han trobat descripcions de biblioteca. |
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"Tuesday night was Leicester..." No more details on how Sunday night was disappointing, or what Stephen and Katrina are like: just on to the next day. Wareham writes in short sentences with what psychologists call a flat affect, as if he's distant and disinterested in his topic. The book only sizzles a bit when he's explaining the circumstances under which he left Galaxie 500, and especially when he talks about his divorce. Wareham mentions more than once in the book that he tends to be a withholder: band members and significant others complain that he doesn't tell them what's on his mind. I'm afraid he hasn't really let us in here, either. Nearly every paragraph leads us to some obvious question, even if it's only "and what did you feel about that?" Instead, we're held at arm's length. ( )