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A review by ryan_lieske
Chapter and Verse: New Order, Joy Division and Me by Bernard Sumner
3.0
Being the huge Joy Division/New Order/Electronic fan that I am, I have to say that I enjoyed Sumner's sort of laid back memoir. But I ended the book wanting more. After the chapters on him growing up, and the Joy Division era, he skips around quite a bit, and it almost feels like he's rushing in the final chapters.
Naturally, I wanted an album-by-album, song-by-song reminiscence, but that's probably asking too much. Sumner's written A LOT of music, and I wouldn't expect him to have an earth-shattering revelation or interesting origin story for all of it.
Of course, loathe though I am to admit it, I love all the Hooky vs. Barney stuff—personally, I don't care who's really at fault, because it's never affected my enjoyment of the music (and I love Hooky's side projects, too), so it's none of my business. Fun to read, though.
All in all, it's a brisk, sometimes rambling (and oft-times repetitive), but ultimately enjoyable memoir for fans of the bands, the music, the era, etc.
Naturally, I wanted an album-by-album, song-by-song reminiscence, but that's probably asking too much. Sumner's written A LOT of music, and I wouldn't expect him to have an earth-shattering revelation or interesting origin story for all of it.
Of course, loathe though I am to admit it, I love all the Hooky vs. Barney stuff—personally, I don't care who's really at fault, because it's never affected my enjoyment of the music (and I love Hooky's side projects, too), so it's none of my business. Fun to read, though.
All in all, it's a brisk, sometimes rambling (and oft-times repetitive), but ultimately enjoyable memoir for fans of the bands, the music, the era, etc.