Naked at the Albert Hall by Tracey Thorn
Tracey Thorn, musician and author of the bestselling autobiography Bedsit Disco Queen, offers a unique insider's take on the art of singing: why and how we sing, and the voice's power to captivate
Smart, chatty. . [Thorn is] a sufficiently deft writer to negotiate the populist and the high-brow . . . a thought-provoking and enjoyable read * Mail on Sunday *
Honest and compassionate * Sunday Telegraph *
If you care at all about pop music you should read both [Naked at the Albert Hall and Bedsit Disco Queen] * Sunday Herald *
Revelatory, always entertaining . . . a genuine insider's perspective . . . Thirty years of consideration went into this quietly impressive volume, and it shows * Independent *
A writer in fine voice . . . [a] cracker of a book * Scotsman *
Thorn is the perfect analyst of our reverence for and terror of singing . . .Thorn's practical, warm tone gives her a Miss Marple-like ability to appear kindly while holding mistruths up to account . . . She is best, though, as a sympathetic guide to the singers she loves * Daily Telegraph *
Tracey's characterful phrasing is as persuasive on page as it is on record * Grazia *
Gem-like confessions that make it feel like a proper discussion. I loved it -- Nina Stibbe * Telegraph *
A thoughtful and sensitive study of singing and her very English struggle with the embarrassment * Telegraph *
A subtle, suggestive book about performance -- Keith Miller * Times Literary Supplement *
Thorn eloquently strikes upon some profound truths about human communication as she tests the powers and limits of the human voice * Observer *
As distinctive and lovely as its author's singing voice . . . a wry and wise memoir of a unique career
The Alan Bennett of pop memoirists. I loved her book so much I wanted to form a band too
An intensely readable account of thirty years of being in love with music. Warm, assertive, sweetly funny and most of all honest * Daily Telegraph, praise for Bedsit Disco Queen *
As a witty and wise chronicle of a life spent dipping in and out of the limelight, this is second to none * Independent on Sunday, praise for Bedsit Disco Queen *
She can pick at the scab of a subject and release some of the unsavoury contents which have been festering under the surface. * Dubbo Weekender *
Honest and compassionate * Sunday Telegraph *
If you care at all about pop music you should read both [Naked at the Albert Hall and Bedsit Disco Queen] * Sunday Herald *
Revelatory, always entertaining . . . a genuine insider's perspective . . . Thirty years of consideration went into this quietly impressive volume, and it shows * Independent *
A writer in fine voice . . . [a] cracker of a book * Scotsman *
Thorn is the perfect analyst of our reverence for and terror of singing . . .Thorn's practical, warm tone gives her a Miss Marple-like ability to appear kindly while holding mistruths up to account . . . She is best, though, as a sympathetic guide to the singers she loves * Daily Telegraph *
Tracey's characterful phrasing is as persuasive on page as it is on record * Grazia *
Gem-like confessions that make it feel like a proper discussion. I loved it -- Nina Stibbe * Telegraph *
A thoughtful and sensitive study of singing and her very English struggle with the embarrassment * Telegraph *
A subtle, suggestive book about performance -- Keith Miller * Times Literary Supplement *
Thorn eloquently strikes upon some profound truths about human communication as she tests the powers and limits of the human voice * Observer *
As distinctive and lovely as its author's singing voice . . . a wry and wise memoir of a unique career
The Alan Bennett of pop memoirists. I loved her book so much I wanted to form a band too
An intensely readable account of thirty years of being in love with music. Warm, assertive, sweetly funny and most of all honest * Daily Telegraph, praise for Bedsit Disco Queen *
As a witty and wise chronicle of a life spent dipping in and out of the limelight, this is second to none * Independent on Sunday, praise for Bedsit Disco Queen *
She can pick at the scab of a subject and release some of the unsavoury contents which have been festering under the surface. * Dubbo Weekender *
Tracey Thorn was singer and songwriter with Everything But the Girl from 1982-2000. At that point she semi-retired from the music business to bring up her children. She has since recorded three solo albums, Out of the Woods, Love and Its Opposite, and Tinsel and Lights, and published her autobiography, Bedsit Disco Queen. She lives in London with her husband Ben Watt and their three children.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780349005249 |
| ISBN 10 | 0349005249 |
| Title | Naked at the Albert Hall |
| Author | Tracey Thorn |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Little, Brown Book Group |
| Year published | 2016-03-03 |
| Number of pages | 256 |
| Prizes | Long-listed for Penderyn Music Book Prize 2016 (UK) |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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