Sunday, 7 November 2010
These are the sad songs
The most serious publication about Suede up till now must be The Armchair Guide to Suede by Dave Thompson. It has remained unpublished until last year. It's a melange of the Suede story, all important gigs, performances and releases. It also analyses the influences on all the songs, and the creative process behind them. It's very well written and documented, and a must-read for every devoted fan.
Also it probably is the only Suede book that has not one picture of the band, not even on the cover! The original cover had a pic of Brett, but the final product shows us all Suede albums, and latter projects of band members on what looks like a floor carpet! That means the reader can concentrate on the content, which still is the unbelievable story of the band.
Dave Thompson wrote numerous book, especially on glam rock and big indie bands like The Cure, The Peppers or The Fall.