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| Bernard Sumner: Confusion - Joy Division, Electronic and New Order Versus the World | 
 enlarge | Author: David Nolan
Publisher: Independent Music Press
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  10 reviews
Sales Rank: 58911
Media: Paperback
Pages: 224
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.7
Dimensions (in): 9.1 x 5.8 x 0.7
ISBN: 0955282268
EAN: 9780955282263
ASIN: 0955282268
Publication Date: August 30, 2007
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| Customer Reviews: Read 5 more reviews...
 Confused (..thats The Price of Love) October 9, 2008
0 out of 2 found this review helpful
I'm a big New Order fan and grew up continually blasting out the likes of Chosen time, Temptation, Procession, Confusion, Mr Disco, Perfect Kiss & BLT etc. So much so My Parents have purchased a copy of the 'Best Of' ! I was also lucky enough to experience the once Mecca that was the Hacienda. Great times..So I bought this book in the hope to find out more about one of my teenage idols. The 1st couple of chapters are quite interesting and revealing but after that the research seems to be mostly taken from articles and mags that as a fan you've probably already read. There's more tat on Madchester and the miss-management of the Hacienda.And the backend is really just Nolan dribbling on about how much he likes/respects Barney. In summary: as a Fan just read the 1st couple of chapters and you can guess the rest. As a non fan just buy the New Order CD's and enjoy the music in your pleasure zone..
 Answered some questions September 21, 2008
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
I would agree with the review by K.Macfarlane (SCOTLAND). That summed it up for me.
 Illiterate, dull and ultimately disappointing June 22, 2008
2 out of 4 found this review helpful
First things first, did anyone proof read this book? Barely a page goes by without a grammatical howler; it's hard to respect a published work that confuses 'your' and 'you're'.
The enlightening sections of the book are the first couple of chapters, learning about Bernard's early life and his family but most of the subsequent anecdotes are well known to most followers of his bands. There are very few insights from the key players, relying on outsiders' often conflicting accounts.
Bernard's interjections are insightful and generally amusing but large sections go by without comment; perhaps he was bored reading it.
Barney Army says..... March 22, 2008
1 out of 4 found this review helpful
A hard book to appreciate. Most new order fans know Bernard is difficult. Thats why we love him. I've been following new order since I knew about them. Why we loved them was because the 'musicians' were always abstract from the music. The gigs were a seperate matter, the absolute opposite of the vinyl production. Nolan doesnt understand any of this. the fact he didnt get to grips with the barney/hooky dynamic at all in the book days it all. I only read it coz my brother bought it me as an xmas present so I felt obliged to read it. They say you should never meet your hero's...this book told me nothing, nothing at all. Thank God. Thank Barney.
 Brave but flawed March 19, 2008
4 out of 6 found this review helpful
This isn't quite the exhaustive piece of research it boasts it is. Nolan hasn't really penetrated Barney's inner circle and relies heavily on press cuttings, anecdotes from the HAcienda's glass collectors and an embittered old schoolfriend. His lumbering prose doesn't help much either. Suffice to say, he's no Ian MacDonald!
But if you're a Joy Div/ New Order fanatic like me, I'd still recommend it. It throws up some interesting, previously undocumented facts about the man, and presents a sketchy, but fascinating, picture of a modest, prickly and complex unsung genius. I guess the real USP here is the responses he's printed from Bernard to some of the anecdotes - they start off as acerbic and witty and become increasingly indignant as the book goes on!
Not a classic, but ten times more likeable, readable and original than Paul Morley's wretched, smug Joy Division book.
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