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Read [James Parker Book] # Turned On: A Biography of Henry Rollins Online # PDF eBook or Kindle ePUB free. Turned On: A Biography of Henry Rollins "This book should be subtitled: A biography of Black Flag" according to Hex92. I bought this book thinking I would get more insight into Henry Rollins, not just a history of the DC punk scene, followed by a detailed history of Black Flag. There is very little said in this book about Rollins that a fan doesn't already know from attending his spoken word shows. You get about 20-This book should be subtitled: A biography of Black Flag I bought this book thinking I would get more insight into Henry
| Title | : | Turned On: A Biography of Henry Rollins |
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.82 (699 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0815410506 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 288 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-03-23 |
| Language | : | English |
Biographer James Parker starts off in Washington DC, birthplace of Henry Garfield, and chronicles the development of his drive and rage. A celebrity like no other, Henry Rollins initially made his mark as the front man for the punk band Black Flag, and has since gone on to a successful musical career with the Rollins Band, along with spoken word performance tours, appearances in films, and the creation of his own publishing company (2.13.61). Interviews with cohorts, members of Black Flag, roadies, musicians, film directors, and music professionals provide a multifaceted look at Rollins. Above all, Parker examines Rollins' music, giving informed reviews of the noise Rollins has brought to this world and deciphering what the music says about the man.Turned On is the story of Roll. A historian of the punk movement as it migrated from London to New York to Hollywood, Parker recreates the era, covering the bands, the places they performed, and the riots over which they presided. He has remained an uncompromising icon of American alternative culture, a man to whom unrestrained expression is not just a career, but the reason for living.Unlike nearly every other rock 'n' roll celebrity, Rollins has avoided the usual wallowing in booze, orgies, and medication in favor of pumping iron, performing constantly, writing furious diatribes against complacency and passivity, and repeatedly attempting to rip the scales from the eyes
He is equally good on the intellectual and cultural backdrop to the Rollins story. (NME)Parker engages with his subject at every level.The result is gripping and instructive Parker captures the brutal excitements of American hardcore punk with commendable vigor and immediacy. (Q Magazine)A compassionate, lyrical tribute to some of the most savage music ever produced. Turned On is a modern Pilgrims Progress . Parker's informed and enthusiastic take on the horrfic Black Flag years is breathlessly brilliant. (Independent Review: A Journal of Political Economy) Turned On scores highly detailed account of the U.S. (Feed) . punk rock scene of the early 80s, and the grueling, violent tours Rollins undertook with Black Flag
James Parker lives in Brookline, Massachusetts.
"This book should be subtitled: A biography of Black Flag" according to Hex92. I bought this book thinking I would get more insight into Henry Rollins, not just a history of the DC punk scene, followed by a detailed history of Black Flag. There is very little said in this book about Rollins that a fan doesn't already know from attending his spoken word shows. You get about 20-This book should be subtitled: A biography of Black Flag I bought this book thinking I would get more insight into Henry Rollins, not just a history of the DC punk scene, followed by a detailed history of Black Flag. There is very little said in this book about Rollins that a fan doesn't already know from attending his spoken word shows. You get about 20-30 pages of the time period covering 1961 to 1980, then ~230 pages covering 1980-1986, with the chapter last of the book glossing over 1986-1998. I felt the book r. 0 pages of the time period covering 1961 to 1980, then ~2This book should be subtitled: A biography of Black Flag I bought this book thinking I would get more insight into Henry Rollins, not just a history of the DC punk scene, followed by a detailed history of Black Flag. There is very little said in this book about Rollins that a fan doesn't already know from attending his spoken word shows. You get about 20-30 pages of the time period covering 1961 to 1980, then ~230 pages covering 1980-1986, with the chapter last of the book glossing over 1986-1998. I felt the book r. 0 pages covering 1980-1986, with the chapter last of the book glossing over 1986-1998. I felt the book r. Extremely Well Written Unique Insight into Rollins Life rick@azalmax.demon.co.uk This is an extremely well written book and Parker is obviously a fan of Black Flag and Rollins Band music. It is, therefore, with greater impact that the contradictions in Rollins life are described. Henry's middle class, decently educated albeit dysfunctional childhood, while skimmed over to a degree, is in stark contrast with the extreme, intense later personality. Also the early DC 'straightedge' punk edict of no drink and drugs which Henry is described as. J. Brantley said The Rollins Bio that Wasn't. Writing an engaging book about rocker-writer-monologist Henry Rollins is pretty easy, because Rollins himself has the can't-look-away magnetism that is the elusive ingredient of fame. Rollins' ineffable crowd pull has become clear to those, like myself, who have kept an eye on Rollins since his time with L.A. punkers Black Flag.James Parker was not that shrewd, then, in spotting a subject that would sell copies of even an unauthorized biography like this one.
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