Wednesday, 28 November 2007
Come as You Are: The Story of Nirvana (Paperback) Book
Come as You Are: The Story of Nirvana
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Editorial Reviews
My favorite book about Nirvana. For one thing, it doesn't sensationalize, but it doesn't gloss anything over. Having been active in the Seattle music scene throughout Nirvana's obscurity, fame, and demise, I can vouch for the accuracy of its description of the music community in the late '80s and early '90s and Nirvana's role. And being in a band that's currently climbing the ladder, I appreciated the many lessons this book has to offer about the workings of the recording industry.
Best of all, because this book was written before Cobain's death, it is not tinged with the "isn't this tragic" attitude that permeates many books about Nirvana and Cobain. Instead, the book is vibrant with the energy, excitement, and passion that swept local musicians the day "Nevermind" was released, local audiences in the months after, the U.S, and--lest we forget--the world, during Nirvana's more-than-15-minutes of fame. --This text refers to the Paperback edition.
Book Details
# Paperback: 344 pages
# Publisher: Virgin Publishing (December 1994)
# Language: English
# ISBN-10: 0863697461
# ISBN-13: 978-0863697463
# Product Dimensions: 9 x 6.1 x 1 inches
# Shipping Weight: 1.5 pounds
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Labels: NIRVANA BOOKS
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1 Comments:
Refreshingly Honest
Although Azzerand became friends with the band (espeically Kurt) in the course of the interview, it remains balanced, frank and netural. Too many of the Nirvana and.or Kurt Cobain books out on the market should be used as toliet paper, so I was really pleaserd to read this one.
I really felt for Kurt and Courtney through all of the legal procedings and got the impression that they were just like many other couples--excluding the rich rock star thing.
One other thing that jumps out, is the frequent and loud denunciation of anybody who is racist, sexist and/or homophobic. Few of the current big name bands inspired by Nirvana can claim such exemplarly conduct. Ditto for the modesty and admittance of imperfections and flaws.
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