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Title: R.E.M. : Talk About the Passion : An Oral History (Updated Edition) by Denise Sullivan ISBN: 0-306-80857-9 Publisher: Da Capo Press Pub. Date: 01 September, 1998 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $16.00 |
Average Customer Rating: 5 (4 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: All about perspective
Comment: This is neither a "companion piece" nor a "tell-all" book. Equally, it is not a flimsy paperback stapled and glued together just in time for the band's next big tour. What Denise Sullivan does write (and write well, also) is much closer to an anecdote, a souveneir, a recalled event. She avoids the trite and passionless type of "rock'n'roll" review/expose we have to endure all the time and instead lets the reader get a glimpse not so much of the band REM, but of the people that REM exerted some influence on, or the people for whom REM mattered. Reading Sullivan's book, I am reminded of how one of my closest friends and I discuss REM -- from memory, from songs, from what has been happening in our lives. This book feels like a friend.
Rating: 5
Summary: A Necessary Companion
Comment: Unlike most "rock-n-roll" books which often pander to the lowest common denominator -- which usually is the author's own personal bias barely hidden in the text and most often the lens through which we are forced to watch the history of the band/singer unfold -- Denise Sullivan gives us something better, and frankly, more fun. "TATP" offers an original and fresh perspective on a very enigmatic yet familiar college - rock - alternative - mainstream - wacky - superstar band. This book is a must-have for both the fan and fanatic. The writing is well-done, the subject matter well-handled. While almost everyone's favorite REM song and/or album may change over time, this remains my favorite book on the band.
Rating: 5
Summary: An informative look at R.E.M.
Comment: This book was excellent. It was great to get a history of what went on by people who actually were there.Recommendwd if you are a fan of Mr. Stipe and Co. or just interested in a the history of great music that shaped a scene.
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Title: It Crawled from the South: An R.E.M. Companion by Marcus Gray, Marcus R.E.M. Companion Gray ISBN: 0306807513 Publisher: Da Capo Press Pub. Date: 01 April, 1997 List Price(USD): $17.95 |
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Title: R.E.M. Inside Out: The Stories Behind Every Song by Craig Rosen ISBN: 1560251778 Publisher: Thunder's Mouth Press Pub. Date: 01 December, 1997 List Price(USD): $21.95 |
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Title:R.E.M. - Perfect Square ASIN: B0001ENXYA Publisher: Wea Corp Pub. Date: 16 March, 2004 List Price(USD): $19.99 Comparison N/A, buy it from Amazon for $16.39 |
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Title: Remarks Remade: The Story of R.E.M by Tony Fletcher ISBN: 0711991138 Publisher: Omnibus Press Pub. Date: 01 January, 2003 List Price(USD): $19.95 |
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Title: Reveal: The Story of R.E.M by Johnny Black ISBN: 0879307765 Publisher: Backbeat Books Pub. Date: 01 June, 2004 List Price(USD): $22.95 |
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