Getting High: The Adventures of Oasis
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Genres: Biographies & Memoirs, Humor & Entertainment
Book Type: Paperback
Author:
Genres: Biographies & Memoirs, Humor & Entertainment
Book Type: Paperback
For a funny, informative, fully-fleshed read on the band, you'll want to read this book. It's a long one, and an absorbing one. The author spent an extended period of time with the band, observing and getting to know them specifically for the purpose of writing this book - it's a band-approved release. It was clearly rushed to printing, as there are numerous typos and incorrect uses of English that an editor would have caught (Hewitt is evidently not a native speaker), but it is nevertheless very well written. It's clear the book was very well-researched, and it provides in-depth information about the history of Manchester and each of the band members' backgrounds.
Hewitt has a deeper take on the aggro aspect of the band, specifically Liam and Noel's volatile relationship. It's easy for lazy journalists to depict the two as ridiculous caricatures, but this book paints a much more reasonable, rounded portrait of two complex people with a complex relationship who have made the best of what they've been given. Hewitt understands his position as biographer and takes it seriously, remaining at a distance from the story he's telling, never slipping into the first person, and always describing situations from the perspective of the fly on the wall. It's definitely a positive take on the band, with some of their more despicable drug-induced behaviour getting left out in favour of less offensive anecdotes.
Not only will you learn a lot about Oasis by reading this book, you will also learn a lot about the music and environment they were steeped in growing up. Plenty to enjoy here!
Hewitt has a deeper take on the aggro aspect of the band, specifically Liam and Noel's volatile relationship. It's easy for lazy journalists to depict the two as ridiculous caricatures, but this book paints a much more reasonable, rounded portrait of two complex people with a complex relationship who have made the best of what they've been given. Hewitt understands his position as biographer and takes it seriously, remaining at a distance from the story he's telling, never slipping into the first person, and always describing situations from the perspective of the fly on the wall. It's definitely a positive take on the band, with some of their more despicable drug-induced behaviour getting left out in favour of less offensive anecdotes.
Not only will you learn a lot about Oasis by reading this book, you will also learn a lot about the music and environment they were steeped in growing up. Plenty to enjoy here!
