A Furious Devotion
The Life of Shane MacGowan
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A Furious Devotion
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Narrated by:
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Dan Calley
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By:
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Richard Balls
About this listen
Punk protagonist, legendary drinker, Irish musical icon. The complete and extraordinary journey of the Pogues' notorious front man from outcast to national treasure has never been told - until now.
A Furious Devotion: The Life of Shane MacGowan vividly recounts the experiences that shaped the greatest songwriter of his generation: the formative trips to his mother's homestead in Tipperary, the explosion of punk that changed his life, and the drink and drugs that nearly ended it.
As well as exclusive interviews with Shane himself, author Richard Balls has secured contributions from his wife and family and people who have never spoken publicly about Shane before: close associates, former girlfriends, and the English teacher who first spotted his literary gift. Nick Cave, Aidan Gillen, Cillian Murphy, Christy Moore, Sinead O'Connor, and Dermot O'Leary are on the rollcall of those paying tribute to the gifted songwriter and poet.
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Overall3 out of 5 stars
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Story4 out of 5 stars
- Gerard Neenan
- 17-02-2022
Narration
Shocking narration, the guy can’t pronounce any of the names, even Cait is pronounced Kate
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- Timmy O'Hooligan
- 17-06-2024
Careless Production
Very interesting book but the mispronounced names and places really detract from the listening experience.
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Overall4 out of 5 stars
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- Anonymous User
- 13-09-2023
Very poor narrating.
The story is very interesting and moving. But absolutely ZERO effort was given by the narrator to try and pronounce Irish words or names. Totally the wrong person for the job.
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Overall4 out of 5 stars
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- gerry harney
- 26-05-2023
Shocking narration
Worth listening to if you can ignore the poor narration. Probably would be in a bit of bother if he was trying to mimic a different accent rather than Irish but you would think he could do some research on how to pronounce names and places!
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Overall4 out of 5 stars
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Performance2 out of 5 stars
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- Anonymous User
- 17-12-2023
Great story but frustrating punctuation
Great book, very enjoyable story, but the pronunciation was terrible. Anything Irish was butchered, even song names like Sally MacLenanne which made it a slightly frustrating listen
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