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Famous for Fifteen People: The Songs of Momus 1982 - 1995 [Pehme köide]

  • Formaat: Paperback / softback, 297 pages, kõrgus x laius: 216x140 mm
  • Ilmumisaeg: 29-Oct-2021
  • Kirjastus: Zero Books
  • ISBN-10: 1789047277
  • ISBN-13: 9781789047271
  • Formaat: Paperback / softback, 297 pages, kõrgus x laius: 216x140 mm
  • Ilmumisaeg: 29-Oct-2021
  • Kirjastus: Zero Books
  • ISBN-10: 1789047277
  • ISBN-13: 9781789047271
The life and songs of singer-songwriter Momus during his time at Creation records and beyond. Momus - the stage name of musician Nicholas Currie - is one of the most prolific and talented indie songwriters of the last forty years. His work is controversial, influential and highly regarded. From aspiring indie pop star of the 1980s to Japanese chart success in the 1990s through many experimental works to the present day, he has been a constant in the search for intelligent, thinking person's pop. Jarvis Cocker asked him to produce his band Pulp, the NME memorably awarded his album "Hippopotamomus" 0/10, Creation Records dropped him when he proved too dangerous for them, and his more controversial work led to astounding legal tussles. His personal life has involved scandal and heartbreak and he lost an eye following an infection, resulting in his distinctive eye-patch. His songs including "The Hairstyle of the Devil", "The Guitar Lesson" and "I Want You but I Don't Need You" are acclaimed and have been covered by artists including Amanda Palmer and Steven Wilson.
Introduction 1(2)
We Set To Wondering...#1 Puritans
3(2)
Now's Our Chance!...#2 The Man on Your Street
5(7)
Next Thing You Know...#3 The Beast with 3 Backs
12(6)
Preferring the Ache...#4 Circus Maximus
18(20)
Waiting for 1999...#5 "Nicky"
38(2)
Proper Little Madams...#6 Murderers, the Hope of Women
40(8)
Closer to the Heart...#7 The Poison Boyfriend
48(20)
Twitching the Lace...#8 Tender Pervert
68(18)
Inexplicable Charisma...#9 The Hairstyle of the Devil
86(3)
I've Watched All Your Desire...#10 Don't Stop the Night
89(12)
Why Should They Admire Us...#11 Monsters of Love
101(4)
The Prosecution Rests Its Case...#12 Hippopotamomus
105(18)
I Try To Be Normal...#13 The Ultraconformist
123(22)
A Machine That Let You Feel...#14 Voyager
145(27)
Strange Emotional Pattern...#15 Timelord
172(24)
Wrong For All the Right Reasons...#16 The Philosophy of Momus
196(63)
I Had To Put Down the Guitar...#17 Slender Sherbet
259(17)
Author Biography 276(1)
Note to Reader 277(1)
Bibliography and Further Reading 278
John Robinson is a Further Education Lecturer in Computing from Scunthorpe in North Lincolnshire. He has a background in website design and a BA(Hons) in Radio Film and Television Studies with Mathematics from Canterbury Christ Church College. He works and writes mainly about music and technology, and lives with his wife and two children.