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calytrix's review against another edition
5.0
One of the best rock biographies I've read. Hilarious at times and entertaining from start to finish.
obscuredbyclouds's review against another edition
4.0
This was not the book I was expecting, because a) it was better written than I thought it would be, and in something akin to short stories and b) it was less about Spacemen 3 and Spritualized than I'd hoped it would be. Carruthers was the bassist of both bands for a while and although this time of his life makes up most of the book, you can count the things Jason Pierce says in here on one hand. Granted, Pete Kember gets a little more screen time and so does Kate Radley (pork and treacle sauce, etc), but there's also a grueseome chapter about Carruthers working in a slaughterhouse.
Carruthers has a knack for describing scenes and anecdotes and I'm sure a lot of the descriptions will stick with me. One or two of the drug scenes could have been cut short, but describing highs is just difficult to do and keep entertaining. I was surprised, however, that the book made me chuckle a few times. There's humor throughout it. All in all, a fun book about being a musician in the Midlands in the 80s, but not necessary reading for fans of the bands involved.
Carruthers has a knack for describing scenes and anecdotes and I'm sure a lot of the descriptions will stick with me. One or two of the drug scenes could have been cut short, but describing highs is just difficult to do and keep entertaining. I was surprised, however, that the book made me chuckle a few times. There's humor throughout it. All in all, a fun book about being a musician in the Midlands in the 80s, but not necessary reading for fans of the bands involved.
crispywonton's review
emotional
funny
informative
inspiring
lighthearted
reflective
sad
fast-paced
5.0
riverwise's review against another edition
4.0
I did not realise there were this many drugs in the entire world.
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