yeah the goldman book isn't necessarily "good" as a reliable biography of an actual person but it's kind of a sick masterpiece. def remember being somewhat traumatized by a lot of it when i first read it as a teenage beatles fan. goldman's style is undeniably ridiculous and over-the-top but writing a 600+ page book without a single dull sentence in it is some kind of accomplishment.
― (The Other) J.D. (J.D.), Wednesday, 22 June 2016 23:44 (seven years ago) link
Did you read the Elvis book too, J.D.?
― Poe, I know all about Ulalume (James Redd and the Blecchs), Wednesday, 22 June 2016 23:57 (seven years ago) link
yeah, the elvis book is amazing and deplorable for similar reasons. for pure unadulterated goldman nastiness, though, you need his other elvis book:
http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/41n1UB9KkML._SL500_SY344_BO1,204,203,200_.jpg
― (The Other) J.D. (J.D.), Thursday, 23 June 2016 00:25 (seven years ago) link
That Goldman book opening: it's a young guy (named Kit?) couriering heroin up to John's Dakota apartment and the ensuing wasted ennui he sees, iirc. V memorable, given I read it 20+ years ago.
― albvivertine, Thursday, 23 June 2016 06:51 (seven years ago) link
It's been a while since I read it but I remember the Goldman book being massively entertaining, and actually pretty good when talking about the actual music.
― nate woolls, Thursday, 23 June 2016 07:12 (seven years ago) link
feel like the mark lewisohn book was so good and actually made the early days beatles story feel fresh i never want to read anyone else write anything about the beates except his next 2 upcoming books
― Steve Gunn Mann-Dude (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Thursday, 23 June 2016 20:56 (seven years ago) link
^^^
― Οὖτις, Thursday, 23 June 2016 21:03 (seven years ago) link
ha i should give it another try, got a little exhausted around page 150 ... though I"m excited for that level of detail on the actual Beatles years
― tylerw, Thursday, 23 June 2016 21:05 (seven years ago) link
Lewisohn was very enthusiastic about the prospects for this film.
― timellison, Thursday, 23 June 2016 21:29 (seven years ago) link
"Something new about the Beatles"
― Mark G, Friday, 24 June 2016 11:05 (seven years ago) link
Cool band
― Steve Gunn Mann-Dude (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Sunday, 26 June 2016 02:56 (seven years ago) link
As far as I can gather, the people of the Philippines are still more than a bit embarrassed about the way the Beatles were handled here.
― the hair - it's lost its energy (Turrican), Tuesday, 28 June 2016 05:55 (seven years ago) link
Yeah, "We're sorry about Imelda Marcos", they've said that a few times.
― Mark G, Tuesday, 28 June 2016 07:45 (seven years ago) link
#9 Dream sounds an awful lot like an Ariel Pink song, doesn't it? (or the other way round if you're offended by this comparison)
― niels, Tuesday, 14 March 2017 11:51 (seven years ago) link
^ yes, it does
― flappy bird, Wednesday, 8 November 2017 19:33 (six years ago) link
https://i.redd.it/bea2nydimowz.jpg
A better thread would be "Say something about a band that aren't The Beatles"
(and I'll bet 'Carnival of Light' is terrible)
― Gholdfish Killah (Turrican), Wednesday, 8 November 2017 19:58 (six years ago) link
haha, that's great
― niels, Wednesday, 8 November 2017 21:14 (six years ago) link
I always thought "From Me to You" was the weakest of their early singles, but I like it more now - pretty classic Beatles.
― timellison, Saturday, 3 November 2018 17:06 (five years ago) link