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The Dark Reign of Gothic Rock:
Posted: 15 May 2004, 21:28
by Andie
In the Reptile House with The Sisters of Mercy, Bauhaus and The Cure
clicky here >
http://www.helterskelterbooks.com/produ ... ct_ID=1510
i'm curious to know if anyone else has heard of this or read this book...
Posted: 15 May 2004, 23:47
by vicus
yes, but I don't have it.
btw, there seems to be a different cover now:
Posted: 16 May 2004, 00:20
by Thrash Harry
Yep. Got to about page 20 and fell asleep. But then, I've never been that keen on reading since Enid Blyton passed away.
Posted: 16 May 2004, 03:33
by James Blast
Posted: 16 May 2004, 08:23
by Andie
Posted: 16 May 2004, 16:48
by Purple Light
Yeah I have it.
Bought it about 3 months ago.
I have to concur with Thrash a bit though, it did start to bore me after a while.
Worth getting though I suppose.
Posted: 16 May 2004, 19:00
by Debaser
YESSUM - well when I saw read, I mean I flick through as it's in my mates bathroom. It was £3.99 in Selectadisc.
Posted: 16 May 2004, 19:24
by Quiff Boy
mine's got the original cover - wth the sisters & the smoke.
its all right.
he's not the best writer in the world, and he can draw some bizzare conclusions at times, but he was there, and as a chronological account of how a group of bands emerged almost simultaniously and formed a "scene", its interesting.
Posted: 16 May 2004, 21:07
by emilystrange
Thrash Harry wrote:Yep. Got to about page 20 and fell asleep. But then, I've never been that keen on reading since Enid Blyton passed away.
magic faraway tree....
Posted: 16 May 2004, 21:14
by James Blast
George and Timmy, mightily dubious in my book...
Posted: 16 May 2004, 21:16
by emilystrange
I never liked Anne, she was a wuss
Posted: 16 May 2004, 21:50
by Andie
thanx folks...
i think i'll get it anyways...never miss out on a chance to remember something i'd totally forgotten...
Posted: 16 May 2004, 21:55
by emilystrange
umm... the goth thing, famous five, or faraway tree?
Posted: 16 May 2004, 21:57
by Andie
i already have the Enid Blyton stuff...i work for the publishing house...
so...um...seems that i'm gonna have to come clean and admit that it's the goff book...
damn!
Posted: 17 May 2004, 14:17
by Hojyuu-obi
Does anyone on this forum speak or comprehend
Mick Mercer?
Posted: 18 May 2004, 11:28
by MrChris
I read it and found it fairly entertaining. As Quiffy said, he's not a great writer, (and his line on goth is all over the place) but it's a competent summary of a fairly engaging history, so it's got to be worth a tenner.
Posted: 18 May 2004, 16:37
by Mrs RicheyJames
Hojyuu-obi wrote:
Does anyone on this forum speak or comprehend
Mick Mercer?
Oi!! you leave Mick alone boy
Posted: 18 May 2004, 16:41
by Chairman Bux
Sexygoth wrote:Hojyuu-obi wrote:
Does anyone on this forum speak or comprehend
Mick Mercer?
Oi!! you leave Mick alone boy
Brrrrrrrrrr.
We love Mr. Mercer here at Buxville Towers. We think he's great.
He'll make somebody a great journalist one day.... just after he learns how to remember the facts, and how to string a sentence together. Seriously. A great journalist.
Posted: 18 May 2004, 16:51
by Mrs RicheyJames
Chairman Bux wrote:Sexygoth wrote:Hojyuu-obi wrote:
Does anyone on this forum speak or comprehend
Mick Mercer?
Oi!! you leave Mick alone boy
Brrrrrrrrrr.
We love Mr. Mercer here at Buxville Towers. We think he's great.
He'll make somebody a great journalist one day.... just after he learns how to remember the facts, and how to string a sentence together. Seriously. A great journalist.
I detect sarcasm young man! Stop it immediately
Posted: 18 May 2004, 16:55
by Karst
Heh.
For those who speak French:
Je ne veux même plus perdre de temps à parler des S*s*e*s"
http://www.obskure.com/fr/index_2_redir ... m_inter=95
Posted: 18 May 2004, 19:46
by Andie
MrChris wrote:I read it and found it fairly entertaining. As Quiffy said, he's not a great writer, (and his line on goth is all over the place) but it's a competent summary of a fairly engaging history, so it's got to be worth a tenner.
Thanx mrchris...i think that i'm gonna go with buying the book
*for those about to goth...we salute you*
Posted: 18 May 2004, 19:52
by James Blast
A review will be forthcoming I hope, Burn?
Posted: 18 May 2004, 20:00
by Andie
Red Sunsets wrote:A review will be forthcoming I hope, Burn?
i'll tell you about it over a couple of pints of 80/- and 20 marlbro lights
Posted: 18 May 2004, 20:05
by James Blast
Burn wrote:i'll tell you about it over a couple of pints of 80/- and 20 marlbro lights
Yer Oan!
Posted: 18 May 2004, 20:10
by Andie
that book...which is precisely why i'm asking about this gothic rock book...
