Nailed to History

[beautyfindsrefuge]

Forgive me if this has been posted elsewhere, but I did a search for it and found nothing.

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Nailed-Histo...487321&sr=8-17

Any info about this?

[Deets]

I think we talked about it a bit in the Richard thread and the conclusion was 'arghhhh! another book written by a music biographist only for money. but as a hardcore fan I'm gonna buy it, obviously', or something like that.

I like the phrase in the subject description 'an up to date discography' - if it's bigger than the one on theloveof.tk, then Respect haha

anyway, the only subject I'm mainly interested in all these new books, are of course new pics. because what new can be written about the band that we don't know?

p.s.
what about finding the author's email and when the book's out, stalking him about all mistakes he wrote? because I'm pretty certain there are gonna be few

p.s.2.
no, really. Simon Price has to write the second part of Everything. like I said before, that was at least written by the fan.

[PaulTMA]

Let's start a sticker campaign! Boo to bad money grabbing book baddies! I'm 39 years old!

[looke]

Originally Posted by PaulTMA

I'm 39 years old!

I'm 28!!!

S/L?

[bristarman]

I'm 28 too!!!

My Mum is 58!

[hummingbird]

these books aren't exctly going to trouble any best seller lists are they so money-grabbing is exaggerating a tad.

[franny]

Nailed To History doesn't even make sense as a title, it's hardly similar to Prologue To History

[PaulTMA]

Originally Posted by hummingbird

these books aren't exctly going to trouble any best seller lists are they so money-grabbing is exaggerating a tad.

BUT THAT'S IMPOOOOOOSIBLE! How dare they! Let's look the writer up on Facebook and write him hate mail and then poison every room in the house!

[hummingbird]

Originally Posted by PaulTMA

BUT THAT'S IMPOOOOOOSIBLE! How dare they! Let's look the writer up on Facebook and write him hate mail and then poison every room in the house!

[Matt_o_Mac]

Straight in the Bin would be a more apt sub title

[keeley]

I'm just making an observation and not trying to stir shit, although I probably will - Manics fans are the only group I've come across so far who actually seem to hate having any "extra" stuff relating to the band in some way. Any other fandom would largely welcome these things, but this group spits on practically everything. Before things are even released too!

[Takk]

I don't think that's true. Any fans resent people making a quick buck out of their band if it's doing it in an offensive or crap way.

[keeley]

Yeah, but we have no proof of either of those things happening yet with this book. I know people want Simon to write an updated version of 'Everything,' but he's apparently not going to do that anytime soon, if ever, so I don't know why now this comes out and it's shunned before being given a chance. Also, echoing what someone else said about how writing about the Manics isn't exactly striking gold, financially, so I can't even personally be bothered to get upset about that angle, either.

[Takk]

Really, I haven't read anything about this book - but it may be because a lot of the material on richey is seen as cashing in or rehashing new things to make money out of his disappearance.

[keeley]

Well, I can see your point there. The topic of Richey as a celebrity vs. Richey as a regular guy has been a subject that's been tossed around quite a bit in my life recently. I'm not fiercely devoted to either side of the matter though. It's just interesting to take note on fan behavior from this group and compare it to other groups. It's much, much more devoted and intense here (as in with Manics fans in general, not FD). I know that's probably common knowledge, "Thnx Captain Obvious" and all that, but it never ceases to amaze me.

I guess what mostly interests me is that the band keeps Richey with them all the time, yet seem to get angry whenever anyone who isn't them or his family touches the subject of him. Emotionally, I can understand that, but logically...?