Pogues biography book

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Please try again later. Verified Purchase. A really good book, of one of my favourite bands. One person found this helpful. See more reviews. Top reviews from other countries. Translate all reviews to English. Divertente, un po' triste, cmq James scrive molto bene. Report Translate review to English. The Pogues have been the soundtrack of my life for over 30 years.

Thank you James for sharing your story. I'll start by saying this: I've read a lot of music books and memoirs. A LOT. And not just famous ones, weird crap like the autobiography by some random horn player from Three Dog Night, and that canonical page book on "Louie Louie", so if I have some kind of authority on something in this world, I tend to think this is probably it.

James Fearnley describes early on in the book his dream to be a writer rather than a musician, and I can see why. He has a rare and remarkable skill in telling a story, peppering the narrative with subtle detail, beautiful imagery, and a keen sense of observation.

Pogues biography book

He shares his memories-- which come semi-fictionalized, but based on his memory and diaries-- with alacrity, melancholy, wistfulness, and self-deprecation. Add to Basket. Date Published. All orders are sent via Royal Mail and are tracked: choose from standard or premium delivery. James Fearnley. Read More. Also Recommended. Good Vibrations Mike Love.

Join Faber Members. Sign up to the join the Faber Members community free. Fissures in the band began to appear at this time; Shane is often late to gigs and nowhere to be found. And we gave him street cred. By this time, the relentless touring schedule was leaving its mark, and MacGowan was hospitalized the first of many hospitalizations with pneumonia.

The band closed the year as darlings of the U. The album found more Pogues contributing songwriting efforts and the group expanding their sonic palette. He was not in his right mind, gobbling insane amounts of LSD and having conversations with a dead Jimi Hendrix, among other pastimes. MacGowan would eventually be fired from the band during a tour stop in Japan in While these songs are not regarded as the best in the MacGowan canon, there are many strong efforts.

Amid all the drinking, drugging, fighting, and fucking that goes on in his songs, there is the undeniable presence of a tender voice that speaks directly to the human heart. For example, I received a letter from a Croatian soldier during the Croatian—Serbian war. Rolling Stone is a part of Penske Media Corporation. All rights reserved.

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