- Gebundene Ausgabe: 326 Seiten
- Verlag: Da Capo Pr; Auflage: 1st Da Capo Press Ed (5. März 2007)
- Sprache: Englisch
- ISBN-10: 0306815532
- ISBN-13: 978-0306815539
- Größe und/oder Gewicht: 23 x 15,6 x 3,6 cm
- Amazon Bestseller-Rang: Nr. 323.277 in Englische Bücher (Siehe Top 100 in Englische Bücher)
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Not unlike fellow alt-country inspiration Gram Parsons, Townes Van Zandt was born rich yet became an iconic country singer and countercultural hero. Discovering Leadbelly, Mance Lipscomb, and Lightnin' Hopkins at an early age, he was an ardent "Elvis fan and a good Elvis mimic" to boot. Recognized reasonably widely as "a living legend, albeit more often than not an unknown one," he got fellow alt-country icon Steve Earle's nod as "the best songwriter in the world," which sentiment Earle said he'd "stand on Bob Dylan's coffee table and say." Van Zandt famously replied, "I've met Bob Dylan's bodyguards and if Steve Earle thinks he can stand on Bob Dylan's coffee table, he's sadly mistaken." Self-deprecating, wistful, haunted by a rasher of demons, Van Zandt died young, leaving behind such songs as Willie Nelson's hit "Pancho & Lefty" and influencing many younger performers. Kruth's enthusiasm for Van Zandt is obvious throughout his detail-laden yet very readable book, which well might revive Van Zandt's memory. Mike Tribby
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Copyright © American Library Association. All rights reserved
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"A fervent tribute to a true legend of American songwriting. John Kruth has tracked the back story of Townes Van Zandt like a manic bloodhound without spoiling the mystery of the man." -- Sam Shepard
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A bumpy ride, but worth the fare.
13. Mai 2007
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Hang in there with this one. Kruth gets off to a shaky start, with one early chapter consisting entirely of an account of a drunken Guy Clark essentially telling the author to go to hell. But the narrative acquires power and tragic beauty as one of the most talented songwriters of all time slowly destroys himself with alcohol and drugs. The end of Van Zandt's life will look all too familiar to anyone who's ever watched an alcoholic ride the disease to the end of the line - the sheer horror of reaching the point where he can't continue to drink, and can't quit drinking, either. If you haven't already done so, you may want to steep yourself in Van Zandt's music before you read To Live's to Fly. Besides being required for anyone who gives a damn about the art of songwriting, I'm pretty sure this is a prerequisite to sticking out this tale to the bitter end.
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Valuable only for the Missing Years 1975-1983 Chapters
18. November 2007
Format:Gebundene Ausgabe
Ummm.... I just read this book cover to cover on a plane from Atlanta to San Francisco. I should say, I am a long time Townes fan, I own it all. I had the pleasure of meeting Townes once, a wonderful experience.
I did not get the sense the author was even a fan of Townes music. Also, I don't think he understood the depth and beauty of Townes lyrics. Several major pieces in Townes canon were neglected, such as his masterpiece, the song "High, Low, & In Between", or the latter day piece "Cowboy Junkies Lament", the author talked about the song, but not the lyric itself. Several song lyrics were misquoted, or labeled wrong.
The part about Guy Clark.... it felt like the author was trying to gain credibility by letting the reader know how hard it was to gain Guy Clark's trust (Guy was a life long friend of Townes, and a brilliant songwriter). In fact, if seemed Guy decided to contribute next to nothing, other than that one scene, and I would bet money Guy did not like the way he was presented. In fact, Guy Clark's wife refused to speak to the author, and she spoke to Townes on the phone everyday.
Also, entire passages in the book were lifted from Townes in between song talking, him in his own words, yet they were not credited as such.
The book also dwelt on the liquor and drugs. The songs it spoke of were the obvious ones. I feel an artist like Townes deserves better than this.
The one redeeming factor is that the book filled in a lot of the details from the "Missing Years" 1975 to 1983, when Townes disappeared from sight. This was a real gem, this history that had been lacking for so long.
If you want to know about Townes find a copy of "Last Rights" or the UK Version called "Documentary". A radio interview with Townes telling stories, and him singing his songs in between.
The "Old Quarter" is good, but "Live at Union Chapel" is better, and "Live and Obscure" is breathtaking. The studio records never quite worked, Townes was best live.
This book is not the last word on Townes, not by a long shot.
I did not get the sense the author was even a fan of Townes music. Also, I don't think he understood the depth and beauty of Townes lyrics. Several major pieces in Townes canon were neglected, such as his masterpiece, the song "High, Low, & In Between", or the latter day piece "Cowboy Junkies Lament", the author talked about the song, but not the lyric itself. Several song lyrics were misquoted, or labeled wrong.
The part about Guy Clark.... it felt like the author was trying to gain credibility by letting the reader know how hard it was to gain Guy Clark's trust (Guy was a life long friend of Townes, and a brilliant songwriter). In fact, if seemed Guy decided to contribute next to nothing, other than that one scene, and I would bet money Guy did not like the way he was presented. In fact, Guy Clark's wife refused to speak to the author, and she spoke to Townes on the phone everyday.
Also, entire passages in the book were lifted from Townes in between song talking, him in his own words, yet they were not credited as such.
The book also dwelt on the liquor and drugs. The songs it spoke of were the obvious ones. I feel an artist like Townes deserves better than this.
The one redeeming factor is that the book filled in a lot of the details from the "Missing Years" 1975 to 1983, when Townes disappeared from sight. This was a real gem, this history that had been lacking for so long.
If you want to know about Townes find a copy of "Last Rights" or the UK Version called "Documentary". A radio interview with Townes telling stories, and him singing his songs in between.
The "Old Quarter" is good, but "Live at Union Chapel" is better, and "Live and Obscure" is breathtaking. The studio records never quite worked, Townes was best live.
This book is not the last word on Townes, not by a long shot.
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A lackluster effort based on even less research
3. April 2007
Format:Gebundene Ausgabe
The excitment I had when I got my hands on a copy of the new TVZ book matched the disappointment I suffered as I read through it. I did read the entire book - in part out of dumb dedication to my favorite songwriters & in part hoping that the book would improve. This book doesn't flow; it is a collage of events & quotes loosely organized by topic. Many of the quotes are identical to those printed in the 1970's issue limited edition songbook with this book failing to give credit to the primary source (perhaps appropriately so, but I have my doubts). The author's interpretations of certain songs are questionable in most cases and dead wrong in one specific case. Perhaps due to the author's clearly northwestern attitude towards Texas music or maybe because of his awkward writing style, several people of great significance in TVZ's life refused to provide interviews for this book. It is extremely telling that Susanna Clark refused as she was his best friend & closest confidant who knew him better than any of us. Though it is hard to recommend this book, it does aggregate a lot of quotes and anecdotes about Townes life in one place and that is helpful. The mediocre quality of writing, lack of primary research, and typical New York attitude do the memory of Townes a great disservice.
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