Unknown Pleasures: Inside Joy Division - Rilegato

Hook, Peter

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ISBN 10: 0062222562 ISBN 13: 9780062222565

Casa editrice: It Books, 2013

Riassunto

The legendary bassist for the band Joy Division, the godfathers of alternative rock who reinvented music in the post-punk era, recounts how four young men from Manchester and Salisbury rose from the punk scene to create a haunting atmospheric music that would define a generation. 50,000 first printing.

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An NPR Best Book of 2013 (NPR)

A SPIN Best Music Book of 2013 (Spin)

The most colorful and intimate account of Joy Division ever written . . . Hook evokes the spirit of the age with a bluff authenticity that no outsider could hope to emulate...explaining the creation of his band’s remarkable music with all the passion and insight it deserves. (Keith Cameron, MOJO)

“A bittersweet, profanity-filled recollection of their brief existence . . . recalled with Hook’s winning Manc gallows humor . . . If you like Joy Division you really have to read it.” (Ian Harrison, Q Magazine)

“An immense account of Joy Division’s rise, cataloguing the group’s struggle for recognition, their rapidly gained superiority on the Manchester scene and the epic numbness following Ian Curtis’ shock suicide. Having read Hook’s book, you’ll feel like you were he fifth member of the band.” (GQ (UK))

“It’s a window like no other into the reality of life in this most aloof of bands.” (Metro London)

“Vivid, funny, and unexpectedly touching, Peter Hook’s memoir strips away the shroud of myth surrounding Joy Division to offer a refreshingly gritty perspective on the story of four ordinary young men who together made extraordinary music.” (Simon Reynolds, author of Rip It Up and Start Again: Postpunk 1978-84)

“Unflinchingly honest . . . Hook peels away the romantic sheen colored by its dark history and gives unfettered insight into the band’s origins and inspirations . . . this is required reading for anyone who ever felt moved by Joy Division’s cold, dark music.” (Kirkus Reviews (starred review))

“A tiny gem written by a monster musician. It’s the best document yet to be produced on Joy Division. There’s nothing like hearing the story straight from Hooky’s foul mouth.” (Rock Cellar Magazine)

“Honest, punchy, and rough-hewn . . . a portal into a vivid moment in rock history . . . the life and times of a working band . . . and, in the middle of it all, the transformative power of music.” (Los Angeles Times)

L'autore:

Peter Hook was born in Salford, England, in 1956. He was a founding member of Joy Division and New Order, and now tours both bands’ music with his new group, Peter Hook and the Light. He also DJs, promoting Fac 51 and The Haçienda Classical concerts around the world. He lives in Cheshire, England, with his wife, Rebecca, and children, Heather, Jack, and Jessica, and their dogs, Wilma and Bo.

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• Editore: It Books
• Data di pubblicazione: 2013
• ISBN 10: 0062222562
• ISBN 13: 9780062222565
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero di pagine: 386