Overview
The first insider's account of life inside The Fall, Steve Hanley's story unfolds like a novel; from 1979 when he joined his schoolmates Marc Riley and Craig Scanlon in The Fall, he puts us right in the heart of the action: on stage, on the tour bus, in the recording studio, and up close and personal with an eccentric cast of band mates. These vividly drawn scenes give unprecedented insight into the intense, highly-charged creative atmosphere within The Fall, and their relentless work ethic which has won them a dedicated cult following, high-art respectability and a unique place in popular music history.
Full Product Details
Author: Steve Hanley ,
Olivia Piekarski
Publisher: Route Publishing
Imprint: Route Publishing
Dimensions:
Width: 13.50cm
, Height: 4.00cm
, Length: 21.60cm
Weight: 0.540kg
ISBN: 9781901927580
ISBN 10: 190192758
Pages: 400
Publication Date: 12 September 2014
Audience:
General/trade
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General
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: In Print
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Reviews
Steve Hanley has seen one of British music's most perplexing and brilliant institutions from the inside and lived to tell the tale. This is the absorbing, eye-popping, hilarious story of growing up in the feverish heart of The Mighty Fall. - Stuart Maconie All the reasons why you should never join a band but also why it's impossible not to. Bless them for going through it so the rest of us mere mortals can enjoy the greatness that is The Fall. - Jim Glennie An honest, disturbing and at times hilarious look into the inner workings of a groundbreaking band. Steve, the silent, stoic, dependable beating heart and engine room of the band was my rock for all the years I played in The Fall, but I never knew what he was thinking. This book is such a gift for me. - Brix Smith Start Steve Hanley's book will of course be an essential read for fans of The Fall. But anyone would be taken in by the way it gives you a totally different take on the rock and roll experience. It's a voyage of self-discovery, but it doesn't read as some forced feel-my-pain-confessional or rock biog cliche. Steve is calm, free of hysteria, and avoids self-conscious literary flourishes in favour of the kind of measured, effortless sounding tone that actually takes a lot of thought and effort to achieve. - Stewart Lee
Author Information
Steve Hanley is a legendary bass player best known for his time with iconic Manchester band The Fall, a band he was recruited into at the age of nineteen. His distinctive and original sound has seen him acknowledged as one of Britain's foremost bassists. Olivia Piekarski is a writer with a passion for contemporary fiction and music. She has worked abroad and in the UK as a teacher, an actor and in radio. She lives in Manchester with her two children.
