I love Frank Turner. I have since I heard “Recovery” on the radio for the first time about two years ago. I’ve seen him live three times since then, and he never fails to disappoint. Punk rock with an acoustic guitar, I’d never heard anything like him, at least not in recent memory. And those lyrics…those fucking lyrics. The man is a storyteller, and I’ve also been a sucker for a well-told story in a song (See: Nathanson, Matt.) Turner has easily and quickly become one of my favorite artists, someone who I’m always in the mood to listen to. When he announced a few months ago that he was putting out a book, I knew I had to read it. There was the minor problem that it had no US publisher, but a quick visit to Amazon.co.uk and a couple week wait, and I was set. Was it expensive? Yeah. Was it worth it?
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Great review and really hoping this releases in the US soon. I didn’t realize it hadn’t come out in the US yet. I too am a huge fan of Frank’s. I’ve only seen him live once but intend to go again when he swings back by here. I also like your choice of lyrics for the review but he has far too many for me to list my favorites. My wife’s is “In the end the journeys brought joys that outweighed the pain.” from “Journey of the Magi”.
I hope it does, too! I’d love for more people to get the chance to read it over here. I know he’s got the fans to make it happen. As for lyrics, there are so many good ones to choose from. I thought those were the most fitting to go with the review (He talks a lot about that song, and the club mentioned in it, in the book.) With the new record coming out, I’m sure there’s going to be tour dates soon! I’m crossing my fingers he gets to the US before the end of the year. I need another night of sweaty dancing….
But I’m no good at dancing and yet I have to do something…