Mancunians, David Scott
Mancunians, David Scott
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Mancunians
Where do we start, where do I begin?

Author: David Scott

Narrator: David Scott

Unabridged: 8 hr 22 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 11/21/2023


Synopsis

In the late 1990s, Manchester was a city in upheaval. The devastation of the IRA bomb and the closure of the infamous Haçienda nightclub were seismic events that rocked the city’s confidence at a time when identikit bands were flooding its clubs and bars, fuelled on anthemic guitar rock and swagger. Stereotypes were everywhere, while the spirit of Manchester was silently suffocating. Mancunians: Where do we start, where do I begin? is the story of those who didn’t fit the typecast: the musicians of colour, the football fans alienated by rampant commercialism, frustrated public figures, optimistic developers, and ambitious artists. Through a mixture of memoir and interviews with well-known Mancunians such as Guy Garvey, Tunde Babalola, Sylvia Tella, Badly Drawn Boy, and Stan Chow, David Scott portrays the city at the turn of the century in a way never seen before.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Andrew

As someone who grew up in South Manchester and is only a year or two older than the author, the recollections within this book, could be my recollections. It is beautifully written and I found the bits from other commentators fitted in perfectly. This is a book I will return too, again and again.......more

Goodreads review by Jack

4.5/5 Roan and I attended the book launch and give insight into the authors life and his reasonings to write this book - to show there is more to Manchester than the typical tropes. “We are colourful, dull, irregular, sharp, dangerous, and ill-fitting pieces that… somehow manage to accompany one anot......more

The best book I have read about Manchester ever......more

Goodreads review by Paul

This is a beautifully written book. It is a refreshingly honest, warts-and-all account of the city in the 90s. And though it cuts through a lot of the myth and legend which surrounds the city at that time, the author's affection for Manchester and its people (both native and honorary Mancs) is appar......more