The story of The Pogues is as vivid as the music theyve been making for the last 20 years.Author Carol Clerk interviews Shane MacGowan; Spider Stacy; Jem Finer; Andrew Ranken; James Fearnley and Cait ORiordan; who tell their story where it all started; in the streets and pubs of Londons Kings Cross. She also interviews the managers; agents; label bosses; film-makers; producers; promoters; PRs; journalists; friends and fans who tell of a fiercely loyal group of friends.We read of their arguments and drunken spats; their love affairs; the marriage of Cait and Elvis Costello; the death of Kirsty MacColl; the illnesses; the drugs; the sackings; the legal actions and above all; the over-riding passion for music.Carol Clerk is the former News Editor of Melody Maker. She now contributes to various music publications including Uncut and Classic Rock and has co-written various books including Hughie and Paula: The Tangled Lives of Hughie Green and Paula Yates; Inside the Firm and Getting It Straight; as well as writing her own books on Madonna; The New York Dolls and Hawkwind; all published by Omnibus Press.
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93 of 95 people found the following review helpful. Professional Musician Edition - The Spine Of This Book is Spiral Bound (plastic comb) - This Allows You To Lay The Book Flat -By MichaelThis book is beyond acurate. I am not going to repeat what everyone says about the accuracy of this book. I am rather going to comment on the binding. For a 400 page book ndash; I can see how everyone would have a hard time keeping it open while youre learning a song. I was lucky. I noticed in the options that there was a collectable for 19.99. When I checked it out. this is what it reads: Professional Musician Edition - The Spine Of This Book is Spiral Bound (plastic comb) - This Allows You To Lay The Book Flat - Great For Teachers. Skilled Musicians Students etc...- i am so glad I saw this. I ordered the collectable and I am very happy that I clicked the link! The book will lay flat. will stand on a music stand etc. i recommend purchasing the one with the spiral binding. The seller (imagine-this) protected the book with cardboard and double packed it in bubble wrap envelopes. It arrived as if I picked out the best one on the shelf that was untouched. I included a couple pictures so you can see with the plastic spine looks like and how big the book is. I hope this helps ndash; I highly recommend buying the collectible version. One reason I love .com is that they give you options ndash; so far I have not been let down by them ndash; thanks and Imagine-This! This is an unbiased opinion ndash; I was not offered anything in return for this review ndash; I just felt future purchasers of this book would like this information.8 of 8 people found the following review helpful. Its awkward to read the chords if you dont know chords "by name". Book is stiff and doesnt lay flat.By 3rdGenThis book is smaller than I thought it would be. but its thick. The book is only 6.5 inches wide and 9.5 inches tall. It is about 1 1/4 inche thick. It is not spiral bound and so it does not lay flat very well at all. After I located a song that I wanted to play. I tried to force the book to lay flat by pushing down on the spine. It didnt help much and it is frustrating when the book wants to close while youre reading it. I might have to take it somewhere to have it spiral bound. The songs are listed in alphabetical order which makes it easy to find the song youre looking for if you know the title. And here is the part that surprised me: The book contains lyrics. chord diagrams. and chord names "only". It does not show the musical "staff" lines such as EGBDF. or the spaces between the lines FACE. So. if you were planning to read music in the traditional manner. you will not be able to do so. And here is my main complaint>> Under each song title. there are illustrations that show the names of the chords and "where to put your fingers on the fret board". These illustrations are not shown "within" the song. So...... if you are not familiar with the chord names. you will find yourself having to look at the top of the page where the illustrations are located and then go back to where you were before. For me. this is awkward. Also. this book contains only those songs that were written by one or more of the Beatles. It does not contain any of the songs that the Beatles covered. such as Twist Shout. Money. Boys. Chains. etc. When you look at the long list of songs in this book. you will be reminded of how prolific the Beatles were as songwriters. Love songs. ballads. folk rock. rockabilly. pop rock. Its all here.2 of 2 people found the following review helpful. Lyrics and Chords OnlyBy C. BennettI like this book very much - it is Beatles chords and words from A to Z in alphabetical order.However. there are some limitations you should note:This is not sheet music. The melodies and rhythms are not spelled out for you. You have to know these songs before you start playing them from this book.My biggest annoyance. as a musician. is that it is not spiral bound. You have to clip the book open. or make copies. in order to get it to lie open long enough to play from it.This is not a TAB book. It is chord names and lyrics only.Instead of using a capo. the book refers to "tune down a tone."If you know Beatles music by heart already. then this is a fun reference for a sing-a-long night on the beach.
