The Hacienda: How Not to Run a Club
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| Rating | : | 4.92 (726 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1847371353 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 352 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-04-20 |
| Language | : | English |
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Peter Hook is now one of the most sought-after DJs in the world.
carlitos_9"Like your best friend's recounting of an epic escapade" according to carlitos_92. Peter Hook's writing style might not be for everyone, but for brutally honest, self-deprecating, charming (if routinely vulgar) British wit, this is a treasure trove of entertaining reading. Reading this book feels like one of your best mates recounting a story from an epic weekend escapade - only this takes place over years and years. I only knew of the Hacienda based on media accounts; now I feel like I was there. Great book.. said Like your best friend's recounting of an epic escapade. Peter Hook's writing style might not be for everyone, but for brutally honest, self-deprecating, charming (if routinely vulgar) British wit, this is a treasure trove of entertaining reading. Reading this book feels like one of your best mates recounting a story from an epic weekend escapade - only this takes place over years and years. I only knew of the Hacienda based on media accounts; now I feel like I was there. Great book.. Fernando H. Ramirez said It's cool, but. Much preferred Hook's other book. This one focuses on the defunct club that New Order co-owned. Despite some really cool stories here and there it didn't grab me like his other book on Joy Division. Hook is a good writer but this one got a bit tedious. Printing the budgets, and the lists of every appearance I didn't think it was necessary in the body of the book. Maybe as an appendix but I didn't enjoy that part of it. Honestl. The Hacienda Must Be Built R. Martinez Growing up a Peter Hook and New Order fan I fantasized about visiting the Hacienda in my youth. I never did visit the Hacienda but I think I might have to visit Hacienda 251 instead. Either way, Peter Hook has a knack for being an amazing storyteller and I am so glad I finally tracked this book down. I read it from cover to cover in less than a week. If you want to know about Manchester in the 1980's, Acid House and what it was
Yet as their career escalated, they toured the world, and they had top 10 hits, their royalties were being ploughed into the Hacienda and they were only being paid £20 per week. The Legendary musician and cofounder of Joy Division and New Order tells the whole story—the fun, the music, the vast loss of money, the legacy—of Manchester's most iconic nightclub Peter Hook has been shaping the course of popular music for 30 years. As young and naive musicians, the members of New Order were thrilled when their record label Factory opened a club. As Peter Hook tells the story of that exciting and hilarious time, all the main characters appear—Tony Wilson, Barney, Shaun Ryder—and he tells it like it truly was—a rollercoaster of success, money, confusion, and true faith..
Praise for the UK Publication of THE HACIENDA:“A frank memoir of altruism, idealism, and breathless incompetence.” (Uncut magazine (5 stars))“Had the Hacienda not been run by a bunch of Manchester chancers it wouldn’t have been half the club it was, nor would Hook’s account be half as riveting.” (Time Out)“Entertaining Hook is revealed as a born anecdotalist engaging and hilarious.” (Sunday Times)“Saturated with gleeful hedonism, Hook’s memoir includes frank admissions of eye-popping commercial ineptitude, which gives the book a restless energy.” (Financial Times)“Honest, punchy, and rough-hewn a portal into a vivid moment in rock history the life and times of a working band and, in the middle of it all, the transformative power of music.” (Los Angeles Times)“Unflinchingly honest Hook peels away the romantic sheen colored by its dark history and gives unfettered insight into the band’s origins and inspirations this is required reading for anyone who ever felt moved by Joy Division’s cold, dark music.” (Kirkus Reviews (starred review))“Packed with period detail and tales of debauchery, gangsters, and especially, as the title promises, how not to run a club.” (Under the Radar, 7 ½ out of 10 stars)