Hunter S. Thompson - The Gonzo Tapes:The Life and Work of Dr. Hunter S. Thompson
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Free Music Notes for The Gonzo Tapes:The Life and Work of Dr. Hunter S. Thompson
Free Music Review: Fantastic for serious fans!
Hit: 4 Stars
Meticulous. These tapes serve as a fantastic companion to the books covered in this series. It gives the listener a window into the mind of one of the 20th centuries most brilliant writers. Thompson was meticulous in his audio notebooks. This is a sampling of some of the hours upon hours of those tapes. Producer Don Fleming does a great job of making 40 year old tapes audible. There are still imperfections, but if your a completist, this is what your looking for.
Best part of the entire series: The actual audio from the "Taco Stand" scene from the book "Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas" which is transcribed nearly verbatim in the book.
The only missing part of this series would be Hunter's political work. As this was a companion to the Gonzo documentary, the scope of the work started with that and did not include his political work. Hopefully, they make a "Gonzo Tapes 2" for those...If they do, I'll buy it.
I would have given it one more star if they would have included the political era stuff...
Free Music Review: The Birth of Gonzo
Hit: 3 Stars
I've only finished the Fear and Loathing In Las Vegas disc and I felt like a fly on the dashboard. Who knew that Hunter recorded himself and his trips? What an insight it gives into the man at a time in his life that would become legendary. I loved it when cruising the Vegas strip in a rented convertible, his lawyer says, "I feel this is the right think to do." Hunter mummbles, "It's the right thing to do for the story but not in real life!"
Can't wait to hear more.
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