THE GREAT ONES ARE ALWAYS CRACKED The Incredible True Story of Max Rafferty Lost Album edition by IAN HUNTER Arts Photography eBooks
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In 2010, ex Kooks bass player and six times platinum songwriter, Max Rafferty, recorded his debut solo album at Leeders Farm studios with Dan Hawkins of The Darkness.
Everyone from music industry moguls, fellow musicians, and friends, were unanimous in their praise of this astonishing new album. However, it was never to see the light of day.
This is the incredible true story of what happened and why genius often has a high price on the soul.
THE GREAT ONES ARE ALWAYS CRACKED The Incredible True Story of Max Rafferty Lost Album edition by IAN HUNTER Arts Photography eBooks
The other reviewers have said it well. It took me a while to figure out that it was written by Ian because he described himself and his place in rock and roll so modestly, I thought it must be some other Ian Hunter. Well, that's how he is. I'm a fervent fan of Ian's music and lyrics so he didn't have to wow me about anything. Once I was pretty sure it had to be him, I just read to enjoy and that I did. From the first page I was impressed with and captured by his Sam Spade kind of gritty, cynical delivery. This is something that I need in my life right now and I drank it up like a sea sponge. The unveiling (yes, just like that, like a dancer stripping off veil after veil and you don't really see what's underneath until you've earned the right to) of Ian's realization that he was being manipulated was...just like real life. You don't always get that someone's manipulating you, usually. You do make excuses for them for a while. The way Ian describes his own emotional and professional journey and that of the other characters is filled with compassion and honesty. Mostly I want to say that I found his clear understanding of human psychology and revelations on how to avoid getting irrevocably scammed by someone else's insecurities very comforting. Since the hippie revolution there's been much too much phony compassion going on. "Understanding" doesn't mean blind forgiveness and allowance. It means under-standing, like standing under a higher intelligence and trying to be humble and see what you can learn from that idea and then act on it. Ian's book is a lesson in the tough but necessary acquisition of learning to see people for who they are, not who we wish they were and that includes ourselves. It requires honesty, something Ian (works at and) has in spades. If you can't hang with nasty characters, don't pretend. This is a book I'll read again and again.Product details
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THE GREAT ONES ARE ALWAYS CRACKED The Incredible True Story of Max Rafferty Lost Album edition by IAN HUNTER Arts Photography eBooks Reviews
I can not recommend this book highly enough . For any one who is a fan of music and madness and lets face it who isnt , a must read into the warped mind of a musical genius.Thoroughly absorbing , I could not put this book down .
One of the perpetual reoccurring narratives within rock 'n' roll is the one of flawed genius, the story of the ones that don't fit, the ones that struggle with 'real life'. The Great Ones Are Always The Cracked ones is one of those stories that contributes to this myth; but in a good way. Ian Hunter tells the story from close proximity, a personal tale of lies, deceit and ultimate betrayal. This is not a venomous attack, more a story or a documentary of real life events as they unfolded in chronological order. Within this candid story all characters are treated fairly and with a certain amount of compassion. Hunter uses his fine tuned writing skills to deliver a bleak and solemn story but in a humouress and entertaining way that will have you smiling throughout this read.
I usually never write reviews but I am telling you this book is deep. This book doesn't even feel like I had expected it to be. What I thought I was getting into was a rock and roll story but it was more than that. If you could find a modern Brian Jones this is what Max Rafferty would be. This book will keep you grasped and although this book is with ending if it could ever be ending, it is a thrilling book to read and i highly recommend you read this if you're a Kooks fan or not. I Personally love Max Rafferty's music in the Kooks and out of the Kooks. My first thought on listening to his solo work was wow this guy has potential but seeing the deep and tragic story that envelopes in the literature is saddening to an extent.
The interest in popular music often goes beyond the music itself and far into the realms of personality and psychosis. The personality crisis (to borrow the New York Dolls' nomenclature) is at the centre of this book. How far is genius an act of self destruction? The music business, as Hunter describes, is a collision between raw talent and the ability to be well-drilled and punctual, reliable and dedicated. Max Rafferty, it appears, was the raw talent who made the Kooks what they aspired to be and failed in the other qualities. This eminently readable tome delivers the inside track on Rafferty's attempts to deliver his master work (Hunter describes it as a 'treasure trove'). If reading this does anything, it is to fill the reader with a sense of 'what if?' and 'if only'. The workings of the industry are laid bare, the people described with wit and insight. It is an easy and satisfying read and were it not for the fact it was real, a great work of fiction with wonderful characters and memorable set pieces (for instance at 4 A.M. after a heavy night's drinking, Hunter describes how everybody had retired to bed, 'Max, however, was determined to go fishing.I came down at 9.30 to find him exactly where I had left him. Sitting in a chair in the hall way with a fishing rod in his hand and wearing green wellies'). Sadly it is real life and the fears and demons of the artist are laid bare. Get it, read it, enjoy it and wish for a world where Max Rafferty is the biggest thing since sliced bread.
Really easy read and a great insight into the music industry.
The other reviewers have said it well. It took me a while to figure out that it was written by Ian because he described himself and his place in rock and roll so modestly, I thought it must be some other Ian Hunter. Well, that's how he is. I'm a fervent fan of Ian's music and lyrics so he didn't have to wow me about anything. Once I was pretty sure it had to be him, I just read to enjoy and that I did. From the first page I was impressed with and captured by his Sam Spade kind of gritty, cynical delivery. This is something that I need in my life right now and I drank it up like a sea sponge. The unveiling (yes, just like that, like a dancer stripping off veil after veil and you don't really see what's underneath until you've earned the right to) of Ian's realization that he was being manipulated was...just like real life. You don't always get that someone's manipulating you, usually. You do make excuses for them for a while. The way Ian describes his own emotional and professional journey and that of the other characters is filled with compassion and honesty. Mostly I want to say that I found his clear understanding of human psychology and revelations on how to avoid getting irrevocably scammed by someone else's insecurities very comforting. Since the hippie revolution there's been much too much phony compassion going on. "Understanding" doesn't mean blind forgiveness and allowance. It means under-standing, like standing under a higher intelligence and trying to be humble and see what you can learn from that idea and then act on it. Ian's book is a lesson in the tough but necessary acquisition of learning to see people for who they are, not who we wish they were and that includes ourselves. It requires honesty, something Ian (works at and) has in spades. If you can't hang with nasty characters, don't pretend. This is a book I'll read again and again.
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