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Kent's personal, candid style makes the exploits, few of which are pretty or heroic, read like an intimate all-night conversation. Kent never felt particularly sympathetic to his subjects, seeming to revel a bit too much in their struggles and shortcomings.
Admittedly the last named might have more or less nothing to say for themselves, but not so the first two. It comes as no surprise, then, that this book, a collection of features and revisited interviews, largely focuses on the damage wrought by drug use.A fascinating collection of articles by rock journalist Nick Kent, who spent much time interviewing and hanging out with the baddest, the saddest and ugliest characters in the rock scene. The thing about Kent's book is that... Well, some weren't what I consider rock and rollers.
Suffice it to say Nick Kent is a self-important twat who just happened to be around during a cool time in British music. These studies in excess mostly focus on the drug and drink side, but there are a few who are as driven to create. The Dark Stuff: Selected Writings on Rock Music 1972-1995
He wanted to piss against a wall. When Kent titled it 'The Dark Stuff' he wasn't kidding. This last one was pointed out to meAs with so many collections, this book is exceptionally uneven. As a 20-something college dropout Nick Kent's first…Get THREE THRILLERS – FREE > ow.ly/t6L4R The Abba-like cleanness of Stockholm was getting to him. Then I read it and am less enthused, as this is the writer who got his head kicked in by Sid Vicious and was the annoying rock critic cliche in the Channel 4 Smiths documentary back in the day. I was expecting those crazy stories we all hear about Led Zeppelin, etc.
There are also a few issues with the author that get in the way: 1) he dwells a lot on the scene of which he was a part, and those punk, etc. The chapter on Brian Wilson alone is worth the book, and the rest is filled with mostly astute insights on other great rock n rollers.Do today’s pop stars act like the goons Nick Kent profiles? But despite becoming...This book comprises 17 chapters derived from new research papers presented at the 7th International Symposium of the ICA Commission on the History of Cartography, held in Oxford from 13 to 15 September 2018 and jointly organized by the ICA Commission on Topographic Mapping and the Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford. The netherworld of rock 'n' roll is portrayed in all its glorious decadence. Hachette Books (2009)
[Review of the Faber&Faber “Faber Social” 2019 edition].As with so many collections, this book is exceptionally uneven. The chapter on Brian Wilson and the Beach Boys is worth the price of the book.Although Iggy Pop's introduction states that Kent 'has a side to his history as sordid and generally unsavoury ... as anyone described in this book', I struggled slightly with the tone used across the chapters. Brian Wilson or Mick Jagger) are shown to be just as you might imagine in their prime whereas the chapters on artists I have read less about (e.g. I’m not knocking it. A great read for the fan of Rock n' Roll through the ages. Nick Kent was the leather-clad rock journalist of his age. Dave has almost got it all; with a…Please call ahead to confirm inventory.
Something for every rock fan is here - from Brian Wilson to the 1970s Stones to the Clash to Nirvana to Guns n' Roses (and many more). However, the book is worth the read for more than a few stories (Rolling Stones, The Smiths, Brian Wilson, Miles Davis, Kurt Cobain) and got me listening to some of those bands again (well, not the Sex Pistols that's for sure) as well as clarifying exactly who some of these "pioneers" (and/or fuck-ups that either wasted their talents on drugs and a strong case of the crazies) were (Syd Barrett of the Pink Floyd, Sid Vicious of the Sex Pistols, Iggy Pop, Axl Rose).Nick Kent is a fabulous writer, and to some extent I feel a bit parsimonious in only giving this three stars.
That isn't quite apt for this collection of profiles, but it's not far off either.
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