Record Play Pause: Confessions of a Post-Punk Percussionist: the Joy Division Years: Volume I

First I want amazon to know that although the box I received this book in,was in perfect condition,but the cover of the book was torn and has a big crease.Was it picked & packed by a robot?The book was awesome.I had a lot of laughs.I really enjoyed it and will definitely buy volume 2.

Magnificent autobiography by Stephen Morris written in a very self-deprecating tongue-in-cheek manner and by turns contemplative, alienated but full of self-confidence and a first-hand account of the birth of punk rock and the post-punk/new wave movement that spawned and formation of postpunk/new wave band Warsaw that became Joy Division and then New Order and all the legendary and iconic personalities and historic places that was/were the ground zero of a cultural movement that is now ingrained in pop DNA! The book chapters are like episodes in a film series full of amazing and historic accounts of a most historic pop culture phenomenon that still reverberates now and forever! 5 stars indeed!

Always been a fan of JD and NO but this book is something special. Boy, can Morris write! I flew through his recollections of growing up. All very funny and totally relatable. I must admit, if his music career wouldn't have taken off, Morris could have ended up sleeping on the streets he shot himself in the foot so often with his erratic behaviour. His poor parents! Thankfully wasn't the case as he's a remarkable and unique drummer.Stylewise this reminds me of a Confederacy Of Dunces it's that witty and clever. Brilliant. (I've got the second volume arriving tomorrow)!

Ótimo preço, livro com muitas informações e uma ótima narrtiva bem humorada do baterista do Joy Division/New Order. Só não tem tantas fotos como nos livros de Peter Hook e Bernard Sumner, mas vale a investida!

Stephen Morris est un batteur sous-évalué ! "Le robot" ainsi qu'on le surnomme, raconte la vie du groupe avec beaucoup d'humour mais je le trouve BEAUCOUP TROP modeste... Au sein de New Order, Stephen s'efface derrière les grandes gueules (surtout Peter Hook) mais il souligne des détails avec cette même modestie dans un style "by the way"..... A lire... et à posséder. Je ne savais pas que ce garçon était aussi intelligent, avec un petit zeste d'autisme (très léger). J'aime vraiment beaucoup ce gars !!! Très humain, très rigolo... En plus sa photo de pochette est un sosie de mon fils !!! (avec 20 ans de plus évidemment). Voilà il ne reste plus que Gillian pour écrire quelque chose sur ce troupeau de machos !très bon livre !!