The Amplified Come as You Are: The Story of Nirvana by Michael Azerrad (English)

Description: The Amplified Come as You Are by Michael Azerrad "The expanded 30th anniversary edition of the biography of Nirvana. Filled with new information on personal, musical, and cultural forces that inspired and shaped Nirvana."-- FORMAT Hardcover LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description It has been three decades since Nirvana upended the pop cultural landscape with Nevermind, the landmark album that became the soundtrack of Generation X, capturing its confusion, frustration, and passion. In 1993, Michael Azerrad published what stands as the definitive biography of this revolutionary band and its star-crossed leader Kurt Cobain. Written with the bands complete cooperation, Come as You Are: The Story of Nirvana became a massive bestseller and was, in the words of Cobain, "the best rock book Ive ever read."Seven months after the books original publication, Cobain was dead by suicide, making Come as You Are the only book about Nirvana that features original interviews with Cobain, bassist Krist Novoselic, and drummer Dave Grohl.Now, Azerrad has revisited and reconsidered his original text. The result is this "amplified" version—a truly unique book-within-a-book featuring hundreds of extensive new essay-like annotations that deepen our understanding of this legendary band and the time in which it existed. Azerrad reconsiders the key players and their cultural context; ruminates on topics such as punk rock, selling out, and Generation X; and offers insights into the inner life and creative mind of one of the most significant songwriters and musicians in rock history—a haunting and haunted artist whose influence continues powerfully to the present day.It all comes down to a search for the answer to the question: Why was this music so extraordinarily powerfulVivid, evocative, and thought-provoking, this gorgeous hardcover book—featuring 100 photos and ephemera—is an essential document not just for Nirvana fans but for anyone interested in the cultural legacy of the 1990s. Author Biography Michael Azerrad is a rock journalist, author and drummer. His writing has appeared in the New York Times, Rolling Stone, Mojo, Spin and the New Yorker. He frequently appears on television as a commentator on rock music and was most recently the editor-in-chief of the Talkhouse. He is the author of the books Come as You Are: The Story of Nirvana and Our Band Could Be Your Life: Scenes from the American Indie Underground 1981-1991. Review "Music journalist Azerrad provides an electric revision to his 1993 account of the defining band of the grunge movement. (...) The bands myriad fans will be rapt." — Publishers Weekly (starred review)Thirty years after its original publication, rock writer Azerrad (Our Band Could Be Your Life) updates and nearly doubles the number of pages of his groundbreaking Come as You Are: The Story of Nirvana. The author intersperses hundreds of new, detailed paragraphs throughout the original text to amplify and clarify the earlier material. Most satisfying, he adds a lengthy epilogue which deals with events that happened after the 1991 release of the album Nevermind, including Kurt Cobains last months and tragic death in 1994. New material includes the Nirvana tours and practice sessions that Azerrad attended; Cobains meeting with one of his heroes, William Burroughs; the telltale signs that pointed to Cobains self-destructive impulses and his eventual death; and the utter remorse that Azerrad and other insiders felt after Cobains suicide at age 27. VERDICT (...) Nirvana fans will want to read it. — Library Journal (starred review)"Michael Azerrad has always demonstrated a passionate feeling for the ideas, the ambitions, that drive the notable moments of recent musical history. But this annotated edition of his earlier book, which was already a very successful biography, breaks out even further into high art. Hes the perfect narrator, now, for a very important question, perhaps increasingly forgotten: why was punk important and how do we talk about it now? The urgencies of this question are everywhere in this powerful, uncertain, and profoundly human work. Azzerads restless plunging onward, represents the further entanglement in deep, fraught, endangered wisdom." — Rick Moody, bestselling author of The Ice Storm and Hotels of North America"Enriched with new anecdotes, insights and info-morsels, this super-expanded Michael Azerrad classic is a great story made even more gripping. Nirvanas underground-overground arc becomes a prism for understanding an entire era of rock music and pop culture." — Simon Reynolds, author of Rip It Up and Start Again: Postpunk 1978-84"Essential for Nirvana fans." — Kirkus Reviews"A fascinating examination of a bands rise and demise; life and death, personality flaws and mistakes and the ways in which someone in the public eye deals with them" — Culture Catch"Veteran music scribe Michael Azerrads absorbing, admirable and deeply personal sequel to his acclaimed 1993 bio Come As You Are: The Story Of Nirvana. (...) [This] might be the most fully rounded portrait of the artist to date" — Tinnitist Review Quote Praise for the original Come As You Are: "Amazingly raw and candid... Come As You Are is as good as rock bios get." -- Billboard Praise for the original Come As You Are: "Really takes you inside both the business and soul of rock n roll, providing the lurid details and lurid pop criticism, too." -- Los Angeles Times Details ISBN0063279932 Author Michael Azerrad Short Title The Amplified Come As You Are Language English ISBN-10 0063279932 ISBN-13 9780063279933 Format Hardcover Publisher HarperCollins Publishers Inc Country of Publication United States UK Release Date 2023-10-24 Audience General Pages 624 DEWEY B Illustrations Illustrations, unspecified Year 2024 Imprint HarperOne Subtitle The Story of Nirvana Place of Publication New York Publication Date 2024-04-17 US Release Date 2024-01-18 NZ Release Date 2024-04-17 AU Release Date 2024-04-17 Imprint US HarperOne Publisher US HarperCollins We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. 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