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Siamo di nuovo sulla scena di Seattle, quella che ha cambiato il volto della musica. C'è un'altra storia da raccontare, fatta di note dolenti e meravigliose, di derive sofferte e nitide affermazioni: è la storia di Mark Lanegan, voce e guida degli Screaming Trees, che ha segnato con i suoi toni cupi e graffianti il sound di un'epoca, quella in cui la città "supersonica" era il centro esatto del Rock 'n Roll. Una carriera lunga e tormentata, una vita di eccessi e di contraddizioni, un artista che si racconta senza indulgenza, ma anche senza cadere nel cliché del sopravvissuto. Attraverso quattro decadi, Lanegan disegna il suo personalissimo orizzonte musicale, composto dalle tante suggestioni e collaborazioni che ha incrociato lungo il suo cammino. Un resoconto sincero fino all'estremo, scritto con uno stile pungente e scanzonato in cui echeggiano i grandi miti letterari della sua epoca, come William Burroughs, Hunter Thompson e Charles Bukowski. Ne viene fuori in ogni caso l'amore disperato per la musica: punto di partenza e di arrivo di un'esistenza avventurosa e randagia.
- ISBN: 1280133430
- Casa Editrice: Officina di Hank
- Pagine: 371
- Data di uscita: 23-06-2021
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I came home from work a couple of weeks ago, sat down on the sofa in my partner's studio where he was painting and listening to Mark Lanegan, kicked off my shoes. Scratching behind the dog's ears, nuzzling her soft head, I expressed surprise that my sweetie was listening to Mark's music. He typicall Leggi tutto
Rest in peace, Mark (1964-2022). You will be missed. My original review is below: ----- It's amazing that Mark Lanegan is still alive. Forget "warts and all": this is truly an "all-warts" memoir of the pioneering grunge singer. Mark Lanegan takes us on a journey from his troubled childhood to the drug- Leggi tutto
A sad, sickening and harrowing memoir. Mark Lanegan was a talented musician who couldn’t fight his demons, his talent overshadowed by his addiction to heroin. This book is unrelenting with story after story of his self abuse. The book is 90% about his time in the grips of his addiction, nothing in t Leggi tutto
MARK MELROSE I take no joy in stating this, being no stranger to addiction myself... and Mark Lanegan having been a hero of mine since 1992... a position he no longer occupies, for a couple of reasons. (1) This book. What's the difference between Lanegan's memoir and the tabloids? I appreciate his hon Leggi tutto
Preface: I'm a fan...a big fan...of Mark Lanegan's music. From the Screaming Trees, to his solo work, to the work with QOTSA, his duets with Isobel Campbell, the Gutter Twins, and one-offs like the Soulsavers, I have always bought and listened to his musical projects, and will continue to do so. Tha Leggi tutto
Towards the end of Mark Lanegan’s engrossing memoir is a series of scenes in which he shares space with Liam Gallagher, the singer of British rock act Oasis. It is September 1996 and Lanegan’s band, Screaming Trees, is supporting Oasis on an arena tour of the US east coast. Oasis’s star is on the asc Leggi tutto
When I first learned what this story of Mark Lanegan’s early years in music would entail, I couldn’t help but think of Bob Mould’s own autobiography, See A Little Light, and all of its recriminations and petty swipes at his ex-bandmates in Hüsker Dü. But at least I can understand Mould’s bitterness, Leggi tutto
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