<< 1 >>
Rating: 
Summary: Buk Is Alive And Well In CD Heaven
Review: This CD was the first one I bought when I first began to expand into the "audio" portion of my Bukowski collection. I've collected most of the BSP books, a few chapbooks, etc., and I can't get enough of this album! This CD, released barely a year after his death (this is the 'abridged' 1996 edition of the 1995 release), is an excellent example of him reading his poetry, recorded in the 1960s, and is also a great beginner CD for anyone wanting to hear Hank laugh, cough, and read some of his more important poems to date, such as "Sundays kill more men than bombs," "Winter comes to a lot of places in August," "a 340 horse and a hundred dollar whore" and his classic poem of love lost and money made, "Fire Station." I HIGHLY reccommend buying this CD for the history, the voice, and the almost desperate passion in his monotone, droning voice, intoning to you that he wasn't important, but his poetry was, and oh God yes, I'm glad I've been lucky enough to not only know it, and read it, but HEAR it! So pull up a chair, light up a good cigar, crack open a beer, and let Bukowski do the driving for you! This CD is approx. 61:13 minutes long, and well worth the price! Good luck!
Rating:
Summary: Buk Is Alive And Well In CD Heaven
Review: This CD was the first one I bought when I first began to expand into the "audio" portion of my Bukowski collection. I've collected most of the BSP books, a few chapbooks, etc., and I can't get enough of this album! This CD, released barely a year after his death (this is the 'abridged' 1996 edition of the 1995 release), is an excellent example of him reading his poetry, recorded in the 1960s, and is also a great beginner CD for anyone wanting to hear Hank laugh, cough, and read some of his more important poems to date, such as "Sundays kill more men than bombs," "Winter comes to a lot of places in August," "a 340 horse and a hundred dollar whore" and his classic poem of love lost and money made, "Fire Station." I HIGHLY reccommend buying this CD for the history, the voice, and the almost desperate passion in his monotone, droning voice, intoning to you that he wasn't important, but his poetry was, and oh God yes, I'm glad I've been lucky enough to not only know it, and read it, but HEAR it! So pull up a chair, light up a good cigar, crack open a beer, and let Bukowski do the driving for you! This CD is approx. 61:13 minutes long, and well worth the price! Good luck!
<< 1 >>
|
