Editorial Reviews
From Booklist
Written by a high-school acquaintance of Kurt Cobain, this biography in the new American Rebels series is an unusually intimate account of the rock legend. A resident of Cobain's hometown, Burlingame supports his well-researched portrait with personal interviews with Cobain's family, friends, and other local acquaintances. His descriptions of Cobain's darker struggles, such as drug use, are frank, and he occasionally interrupts the text with a few didactic cautions about drug use. He also delves into controversial theories about Cobain's death, including a key investigator's belief that Cobain was murdered. Thorough endnotes, a well-rounded bibliography, and a discography conclude this detailed title, which stands out from many series biographies because of its insider's appreciation for the musician and his legacy. Gillian Engberg
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. . . an unusually intimate account of the rock legend . . . well-researched . . . stands out from many series biographies because of its insider s appreciation for the musician and his legacy. --Booklist, January 1 & 15, 2007
... well-researched portrait . . . High and middle school students will enjoy this title. This book will be very useful for music reports and/or casual reading. --Tri State Young Adult Book Review Committee, January 2007
Although the authors spend considerable time on the subjects' early lives and career highlights, a concluding chapter in each book helps explain their lasting appeal and fame. The pull-quotes are well chosen . . . --The Horn Book Guide, Fall 2007
Ok Book - But Only Basic Surface Story I was looking for a book that didn't favor either the suicide or murder theory but was neutral. This is that, however it is short and really just tells the basic story. It just skims the surface and doesn't go t...
评分Ok Book - But Only Basic Surface Story I was looking for a book that didn't favor either the suicide or murder theory but was neutral. This is that, however it is short and really just tells the basic story. It just skims the surface and doesn't go t...
评分Ok Book - But Only Basic Surface Story I was looking for a book that didn't favor either the suicide or murder theory but was neutral. This is that, however it is short and really just tells the basic story. It just skims the surface and doesn't go t...
评分Ok Book - But Only Basic Surface Story I was looking for a book that didn't favor either the suicide or murder theory but was neutral. This is that, however it is short and really just tells the basic story. It just skims the surface and doesn't go t...
评分Ok Book - But Only Basic Surface Story I was looking for a book that didn't favor either the suicide or murder theory but was neutral. This is that, however it is short and really just tells the basic story. It just skims the surface and doesn't go t...
如果说有什么遗憾,那就是全书的论述密度实在太高了,以至于对于初次接触该领域的新手来说,可能会感到有些吃力。它不是那种可以让你在通勤路上轻松翻阅的“读物”,它更像是一份需要你全神贯注,甚至需要准备笔记本随时做笔记的深度研究报告。特别是最后一部分,关于其文化遗产和后世影响的总结,作者没有选择简单罗列模仿者,而是从更宏大的社会学角度探讨了这种“反主流”姿态如何在商业体系内被同化和稀释的过程。这种对文化产业运作机制的冷峻观察,使得全书的立意超越了对一个音乐人的个体叙事,上升到了对当代文化消费主义的深刻反思。总而言之,这是一部需要耐心和智力投入的作品,但它所给予的回报,远远超出了你为之付出的努力。它不仅仅是关于一个人,而是关于一个时代精神的终结与转折。
评分我从这本书里学到的最重要的一课,是关于“真实性”的悖论。作者反复追问:一个如此真诚、坦率到近乎自我毁灭的艺术家,他的“真实”是否也只是一种精心构建的表演?这种深入骨髓的自我怀疑和对外部世界的不信任感,是如何被固化为一种独特的艺术风格的?书中对特定时期媒体采访的节选与艺术家本人后来的回忆录进行了对比分析,这种并置的手法极其高明。它揭示了在信息爆炸的时代,公众是如何参与到“创造”一个偶像的过程中,而艺术家本人又是如何努力地去“反抗”或“迎合”这个被创造出来的形象。我特别留意了作者对早期小圈子文化氛围的描绘,那种既排外又极度依赖同伴认同的复杂情感张力,被刻画得淋漓尽致。读到这些部分,我仿佛能闻到潮湿地下排练室里汗水和廉价啤酒混合的气味,那种强烈的沉浸感,是其他同类书籍难以企及的。
评分这本书在学术界可能会引发不小的争论,因为它的大量论据似乎建立在对非主流文献和地下媒体报道的交叉引用之上。我承认,起初我对这种非传统的研究方法持保留态度,但随着阅读深入,我开始感受到其独到的价值。作者似乎对“主流话语”保持着一种近乎本能的反抗,他热衷于挖掘那些被时间洪流冲刷到边缘的细节,比如早期手写歌词的小纸条上的涂鸦,或是某次低保真录音中意外捕捉到的环境噪音的分析。这些“边角料”的重估,竟然为我们理解核心创作理念提供了全新的视角。其中有一部分篇幅专门探讨了作者如何将个人化的痛苦转化为具有普遍感染力的艺术符号的过程,作者运用了大量的符号学和文化批评的理论工具,但语言却保持着一种令人惊讶的平易近人。这种高屋建瓴的理论分析与对个体卑微日常的细致描摹之间的无缝切换,是本书最令人称道之处。它要求读者不仅要有对摇滚乐的激情,还需要对文化现象保持一种批判性的距离感。
评分这本书的封面设计简直是视觉上的冲击,那种粗粝的质感和略显失焦的摄影风格,一下子就把你拽回了那个充满躁动与迷茫的上世纪九十年代初。我是在一个阴雨连绵的下午翻开它的,那种周遭环境的低沉与书页间散发出的某种原始的、未经修饰的能量完美地契合了。作者显然对那个时代的音乐场景有着深刻的洞察力,他没有试图去美化或过度解读那些我们已经耳熟能详的摇滚神话,而是用一种近乎临床解剖般的冷静,去剖析了潜藏在那些标志性吉他失真背后的复杂人性。尤其是对某一特定时期巡演日程安排如何影响了创作者心理状态的描述,那段文字的密度和信息量大得惊人,我不得不反复阅读好几遍,才能完全消化其中关于“被过度曝光的私密性”的讨论。书中的排版和字体选择也很有匠心,有些页面的留白处理得极富张力,仿佛在提醒读者,在那些爆发性的歌词和音乐背后,隐藏着更深层次的沉默与虚无。整体而言,这本书更像是一部时代精神的侧写,而非简单的传记,它成功地捕捉到了那种“局外人”特有的敏锐与疏离感,让人在阅读时感觉自己正置身于一场意义非凡的文化地震的余波之中。
评分我得说,这本书的叙事节奏感极强,仿佛作者就是一名技艺高超的鼓手,知道什么时候该用急促的双踩,什么时候该突然放慢,转入一段悠长而令人不安的镲片衰减音中。它避开了传统人物传记中那种流水账式的生平记录,转而专注于几个关键的转折点进行深入挖掘。比如,对于某张里程碑专辑录制过程中,录音棚内几位核心成员间微妙的权力动态的分析,简直是教科书级别的案例研究。作者巧妙地引入了当时一些不太为人注意的幕后工作人员的访谈片段,这些碎片化的证词,如同散落在地上的彩色玻璃渣,虽然零散,但组合起来却投射出了一个比官方叙事更加立体和破碎的画面。我特别欣赏作者处理情感冲突时的克制,他很少直接给出“这是对的”或“那是错的”的判断,而是将所有的情感张力都留给读者自己去体会和判断。这让阅读体验变得非常主动,你不再是被动地接收信息,而是在作者搭建的线索中,主动重构一个复杂个体的内心世界。读完一个章节,我常常需要暂停下来,点上一支烟——尽管我并不抽烟——只是为了模仿那种需要沉淀和消化的状态。
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