
- 432 pages
- English
- ePUB (mobile friendly)
- Available on iOS & Android
About this book
Featuring an introduction by Richard Hawley.So It Started There chronicles the life and career of drummer Nick Banks, and how he came to be in one of the UK's most iconic and beloved bands: Pulp. Beginning with his childhood in Rotherham, Nick recounts his personal and musical journey through the genres, first as a punk, then as a goth; how it all started when he was first inspired to pick up the sticks by Sex Pistols drummer, Paul Cook.Flash forward to the eighties, Nick has been playing in a handful of Sheffield groups and spies an ad from his favourite band, Pulp, in a local club. He pays Jarvis and the gang a visit and the rest is history.From there, Nick describes his growth as a professional drummer and musician, the trials and tribulations of chasing success in the music industry, touring triumphs and horrors, the band's journey from relative obscurity to becoming a global sensation, and the process of writing and recording their most famous albums.Written with warmth, humour and inimitable northern charm, Nick tells all. And with it, tells the story of a band that defined a generation.
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Title Page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Foreword by Richard Hawley
- 1. Where To Start? (Countdown)
- 2. How Did We Get Here? (Sunrise)
- 3. Thanks, Young Horace (Tunnel)
- 4. Arrival (David’s Last Summer)
- 5. A Comprehensive Education (Everybody’s Problem)
- 6. Sheffield Top Rank Suite (Bar Italia)
- 7. Here’s Three Chords, Now Form A Band (We are the Boyz)
- 8. Kicking About in Sheffield (Dogs are Everywhere)
- 9. Phono Industria (Looking for Life)
- 10. The Hallamshire And The Limit (Disco 2000)
- 11. Moving on Out (Do You Remember the First Time)
- 12. The Dole Stroll (Deep Fried in Kelvin)
- 13. The Advert (Woodchip On The Wall…)
- 14. Debut (So It Started There…)
- 15. Freaks Fallout (Don’t You Want Me Anymore?)
- 16. The Dark Ages (Separations)
- 17. London Calling (Death Comes To Town)
- 18. Return to Fire (Going Back to Find Her)
- 19. Waiting For Everything to Start (Forever in my Dreams)
- 20. What Just Happened? (Joyriders)
- 21. Salvation? (Being Followed Home)
- 22. Gifts for All (Fairground)
- 23. More Problems (Goodnight)
- 24. A Little Bit Of… (Razzmatazz)
- 25. Blast Off (Space)
- 26. Slow Boil (Don’t Lose It)
- 27. Pop Stars – Official (The Day After the Revolution)
- 28. And The Winner is… (Mis-Shapes)
- 29. Surprise! (You Are the One)
- 30. Raaaaajput! (Life Must Be So Wonderful)
- 31. Rod Can’t Make It (Ansaphone)
- 32. Different Class (Something Changed)
- 33. Pulp Airways (Boats and Trains)
- 34. Brit Awards (The Fear)
- 35. Going Underground (They Suffocate at Night)
- 36. This is Hardcore (This is Hardcore)
- 37. Second Album Syndrome (Seconds)
- 38. Off We Go Once More (We Can Dance Again)
- 39. The Hamster Turns the Wheel (The Babysitter)
- 40. Carp or Crap? (Coy Mistress)
- 41. Scott Walker (Wickerman)
- 42. What Next? (Last Day of the Miners’ Strike)
- 43. It’s Jarvis on the Phone (Sink or Swim)
- 44. Spread the Message (Babies)
- 45. End Game. Bob Lind (The Only Way is Down)
- Oh, one more thing
- Stephen Patrick Mackey
- Acknowledgements
- Copyright