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Cider with Roadies: From School Bus to Tour Bus without Ever Growing UpSnagging.org In association with Amazon.co.ukOnline Shop | Property Guides | Kitchen & Home | Garden Tools | Power Tools | Consumer Electronics Get the Snagging Checklist Here!  EAN: 9780091891152 ISBN: 0091891159 Label: Ebury Press Manufacturer: Ebury Press Number Of Pages: 307 Publication Date: February 05, 2004 Publisher: Ebury Press Studio: Ebury Press Related Items:
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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 his experiences in Thatcher's Britain, I had to ration myself to a few pages otherwise I would have read this book in one sitting and not gotten any sleep. Really recommend it for those who really do love music rather than the trite banal nonsense that pervades our everyday existence and media. Don't read this book in public though since the involuntary loud laughs you will emit may draw strange reactions from those near by. 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. 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 I'm sure there's something for everyone in here. Rating: - Laugh Till My Parker Hood SplitIf 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. 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 and The Smiths through the eyes of someone who was there is a true joy. I can't help but give it 5 stars.  Try searching the Internet for "Cider with Roadies: From School Bus to Tour Bus without Ever Growing Up" or Ebay for "Cider with Roadies: From School Bus to Tour Bus without Ever Growing Up". You might also be interested in the following great products:
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