Get It Now Acid For The Children Envisioned By Flea Disseminated As Softcover
the best rocker biography I've ever read,
The right way to ingest this is audio form, read by man himself,
Reading in any other form, you're cutting yourself short,
His warm, involved, emotional voice carries as much information as words themselves,
Yes, he jumps a little around, chronologically, just as he does physically on stage, but I
guess it's just the way he is.
He seems to be spur of the moment type of guy and it just comes with the territory,
The bio is brutally honest, down to the point and poetic at the same time, The man is almost as skilled with word as he is with rhythm,
And I find it stunning how much I could identify with the guy, We seem to have pretty much similar psychological setup, and I've even done some of the same shit in my youth, Not that it resulted in any kind of stardom or sublime mastery, like in his case,
Anyway, respect to the guy for all the apologies he made to people he wronged, unintentionally or otherwise, The way he lived is something of a template for as perfect life as we, imperfect human beings, are capable of: No matter the shit you've done, sooner or later you should come to your senses and make something out of it.
This is book for keeps and reading multiple times, Ниската оценка, която давам на тази автобиография е абсолютно субективна книгата е грамотно и увлекателно написана, но детството и тийн годините на Майкъл Балзари, осмислени с пушене на трева, ядене на картони и инжектиране на кокаин и метамфетамин, слабо ме вълнуват. Искаше ми се да науча повече за музиканта Флий, за стиковката на бандата, за първите концерти Разбира се, аз съм си виновен, заглавието говори само по себе си достатъчно недвусмислено, ама та тройка /
Knyga, puikiai tinkanti tiek tiems, kurie jau supratę Flea reikšmę muzikos istorijoje, tiek tiems, kurie tik žino jį kaip tą su tarpu tarp dantų iš RHCP“.
Abiems bus ką atrasti. Ir gal antriesiems net padarys didesnį įspūdį, Tiesa, daug čia to visiškai tipiško seksasnarkotikairekenrolas reikalo, tai jei erzina tokie dalykai, šitą tikriausiai reikėtų aplenkt didoku ratu.
Bet ei, Flea jau su pavadinimu ir viršeliu jus įspėjo, tai jei apie knygą spręsit pagal jį labai nesuklysit.
Bet ne tik rokenrolas čia: ir ekologija, ir meditacija, ir džiaugsmas, ir literatūra, ir svarbiausia: labai, LABAI daug meilės gyvenimui ir žmonėms jame.
Esu skaičiusi apie daug rokerių, o ir šiaip daug meno žmonių, bet joks kitas nepasirodė toks šviesus, pilnas meilės ir skaudulius siejantis tik su savo paties blogais sprendimais.
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kartą skaitydama pagalvojau, kad knyga turėtų patikti tiems, kas džiūgavo perskaitę Patti Smith autobiografiją šioji panaši.
Tiesa, Flea neturi tokio nuoseklumo, o ir jo paties susikuriamos taisyklės vietomis kelia šypseną: Flea taip įtikinamai pasakoja apie vaikystę, kad beveik pamiršti, jog kalbiesi ne su vaiku.
Vietomis tekstas prailgsta, o ir neatrodo, kad autorius baisiai stengiasi skaitytoją įtraukti, nes visa knyga atsiminimų rinktinė, vietomis priartėjanti prie smagu tik jei ten pats dalyvavai“ emocijos.
Vis dėlto, daug malonių atradimų muzikos gerbėjams ne šiaip paklausantiems, bet tikrai ja kvėpuojantiems, Muzikos bendrai, ne RHCP. Pastariesiems gali tekti nusivilti, bet laukit antrosios knygos šioji pasibaigia kaip tik prieš legendinės grupės susikūrimą, Ir šiaip, retas kuris moka apie tamsius laikus pasakoti taip šviesiai, kaip kad Flea,
Jeigu skaitant apie Patti gyvenimą truputį gruzas ir truputį pyktis, tai čia daug juoko, haha, pimpaliukas“ bajerių, daug atsiprašymų savęs paties, gamtos, šeimos, draugų, buvusių mylimųjų.
Flea stebina tokiu atvirumu, kad net širdį spaudžia, Bet atvirumas tuo pat metu toks naiviai šviesus, kad sunku patikėti, jog knygą rašančiam žmogui ant nosies šešiasdešimtmetis.
Knyga, kurią drąsiai galima skaityti ne nuosekliai kasdien, o vis pasiimant ir padedant į šoną, Mano skoniui vietomis per daug padrika, per daug nuklystanti į nereikšmingas smulkmenas, Bet tuo pat metu suteikusi labai daug džiaugsmo ir ramybės, net ir žiaurumo, skausmo ir baimės akivaizdoje, Rekomenduoti drįsčiau gal nebent tokiems užkietėjusiems muzikos mylėtojams kaip aš, bet jums rekomendacijų gi ir nereikia patys apie ją jau girdėjot ir paskaitysit, jei susidomėsit.
Kitiems turbūt lentynoje nebūtina,
As open, honest and expressive as his musicianship, Flea evokes the euphoric chaos of discovering music exploring drugs and growing up fast in LA.
Psychedelic, Punk'n'funkadelic. Flea channels Vonnegut and Bukowski, Byron and Eliot in his writing and writes about his youth up to the moment he steps on stage and first plays with Anthony Kiedis.
Never have a read a memoir before where the spirit and sheer truism of the author bubbles up to the surface, Did it help that I've been a mega RHCP fan for decades Probably, but it doesn't take away from the introspective beauty of this novel.
Acid for the Children was not written "with" someone, these are Flea's wordsexcitable, jazzy, regretful, disarming, and writhing away in his biological bass zone.
I loved that the prose were as offcentered and as wildly unpredictable as the author himself,
The stories he tells are both chaotic and compassionate and listening to this book on audio was akin to seeing Flea on stage.
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Fleas memoir of his childhood, adolescence, and early adulthood is anything but conventional, After all, you dont do a ton of drugs and become the bassist of a renowned rock band by following tradition, But this unconventional approach, and a general lack of focus, derails this book from reaching its full potential,
Acid for the Children attempts to recount Fleas development from a young child in a seemingly mild, conservative family into a twentysomething musician/actor.
The first half dragged for me because I kept waiting for the memoir to start, Turns out this is more of an autobiography, focusing more on accounting for every personal milestone and friend or mentor rather than developing a personal journey or theme.
This broad approach requires a lot of namedropping and jumping between timelines,
Ive seen this approach done well, but unfortunately, Flea doesnt have the literary skills to pull it off, I didnt expect him to be a flawless writer, but I am surprised an editor didnt step in and arrange the text in a way that maintained his style and voice while making it easier for readers to follow.
Pages of italics, inconsistent misspellings, and Boomerstyle, . . pauses . . and transitions . do not enhance the text, Writing conventions exist for a reason they help communicate meaning and provide clarity, These conventions have to be subverted intentionally, or else the writing becomes confusing or the author looks like they dont know what theyre doing.
These issues might be less of an obstacle in an audiobook format, Im guessing an audiobook would feel like listening to an eccentric uncle regale you with his life story on a porch after a few beers.
The dude has for sure led an interesting life, The conversational tone and his artistic side that comes through in the wordplay are the most enjoyable parts of the book, His musings are interesting, but I found myself wishing hed dig deeper into his ponderings before writing a book, Sometimes he gets so close to a profound point, . . and the chapter ends. Again, I wish an editor had cut some of the anecdotes or oncementioned characters to develop the more meaningful aspects of the book.
Overall, I got the impression that Flea is an interesting guy, Reading this made me think about my relationship with music, But this memoir could have been so much stronger and been a transformative ode to the arts if someone had committed to developing the deeper ideas.
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