Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 781
EAN: 9780091897451
Edition: New edition
ISBN: 0091897459
Label: Ebury Press
Manufacturer: Ebury Press
Number Of Pages: 320
Publication Date: April 07, 2005
Publisher: Ebury Press
Studio: Ebury Press

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Rating: - Funny, recognisable and even the title involves great word play!
I have always been a fan of Stuart Maconie, particularly since his and Mark Radcliffe's show on Radio 2 keeps me company on the long drive home after working late. This book is basically about Maconie growing up an dhis immersion into music, and is a great antidote for the X-Factor Generation to see that people who care about music and get into it indepth are more interesting and better company than those who follow the latest trends. From his time growing up immersed in Northern Soul right through ... Read More

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Rating: - Wigan Aesthetic.
Stuart Maconie is brighter than a button - witty, angry about things you should get angry about and is extremely articulate.

This book is a great piece of autobiography; a history of thatcher's Britain and a entertaining romp through the history of modern pop music.

Fun, funny and cleverly written with a mature writing style that makes for a fabulous read.

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Rating: - I can't wait to leave work so I can go home and finish this book!
Laugh out loud funny in parts, lump-in-the-throat touching in others this book demonstrates the difference between a music lover and someone whose whole being is consumed with obsessive need for music (in a good way). It's made me go and look up some of the tracks I'm not familiar with and wonder how I've managed to escape them for so long. It's so easy to read, and Stuart comes across as a very genuine, likeable person whose passion for music is infectious. It's great for north west nostalgia, but ... Read More

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Rating: - Laugh Till My Parker Hood Split
If you don't love this book then you probably weren't born between, say, 1965 and 1980. Anybody who falls within that span (and who doesn't have a complete aversion to popular music) will find this book very, very funny. The book is worth the money for the Peter Hook anecdote alone while the author's description the confusion he felt on first setting eyes upon the Happy Mondays ("part Mujahedddin, part Mountain Rescue") is only one of ,amy favourite excellent one-liners.

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Rating: - To See How Men are...
A really great read for anyone, who like me is grazing 40 and loves music and the indie scene in particular. Stuart's style is witty and entertaining not deep and self revealing as other memoirs are but that is easily overcome by the depth of detail about the music which is the focus of the book.

It was a great joy for me reading this on holiday in the sunshine but being transported in imagination to the Wigan Casino and great gigs in Manchester etc. Seeing the rise of the Factory records ... Read More

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