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Can't Stand Up for Falling Down

Rock 'n' Roll War Stories

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Can't Stand Up for Falling Down

By: Allan Jones
Narrated by: Matt Bates
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Allan Jones launched Uncut magazine in 1997 and for 15 years wrote a popular monthly column called Stop Me If You've Heard This One Before, based on his experiences as a music journalist in the 70s and 80s, a gilded time for the music press.

By turns hilarious, cautionary, poignant and powerful, the Stop Me...stories collected here include encounters with some of rock's most iconic stars, including David Bowie, Lou Reed, Leonard Cohen, Van Morrison, Neil Young, Elvis Costello, The Sex Pistols, The Clash, The Smiths, R.E.M. and Pearl Jam. From backstage brawls and drug blow-outs, to riots, superstar punch-ups, hotel room confessionals and tour bus lunacy, these are stories from the madness of a music scene now long gone.

Allan Jones is an award-winning British music journalist and editor. In 1974, he applied for a job on the UK's best-selling music paper as a junior reporter, signing off his application with 'Melody Maker needs a bullet up the arse. I'm the gun, pull the trigger'. He was editor of Melody Maker from 1984 to 1997 and until 2014 editor of music and film monthly Uncut.

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Really enjoyed this. Numerous anecdotes from a respected music journo about his meetings and interviews with many famous names. Some Farr better than others. I was pleased to see that Gordon sumner was egocentric and affected even in his early Police days. Some fascinating snippets. Well read with interesting accents. Enjoyed this.

Trip down memory lane

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Fantastic stories brilliantly told by the narrator. I come back to this book again and again. Laugh out loud funny.

Brilliant

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This is a great read, full of interesting and humorous stories, especially Alan's encounter with Tony Iommi lol if you're into your music then get this book!

Very entertaining!

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Great bunch of stories from the front lines of music journalism at arguably the best time to be in the business. Allan Jones give an honest, unvarnished trawl through his experiences with many of the most volatile and talented musicians of the 70s and early 80s. Despite the excesses of the time, he doesn’t need to rely on a faulty memory, as he had the whole thing on tape.
Respect to Matt Bates for some creditable rockstar voices, even if all the Brummies sound identical.

Entertaining rock n roll memoirs

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A hugely enjoyable trawl through the rock and roll byways of the 70s and 80s, full of bad behaviour and unforgettable characters. Somehow Allan Jones remembered enough through the drink and drugs to capture it all. Frequently laugh out loud funny, it's also surprisingly touching, sad and moving.
One small caveat in what is generally a very well performed audiobook-accents sometimes shift entire continents, most notably with Caroline Coon who is given an American accent when a quick visit to YouTube reveals a cut glass English voice.

They don't make 'em like that anymore

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