Fast Forward

Volume 2

De: Stephen Morris

Narrado por: Stephen Morris

This audiobook includes music from New Order and original tracks from Stephen Morris, and an exclusive interview with Gillian Gilbert.

Iconic drummer Stephen Morris presses play once more to the tune of the long-awaited second volume of memoirs....

Poised on the brink of success, the dizzying heights of the unknown lying ahead, Ian Curtis had taken his own life. Grieving yet determined, Stephen Morris emerged from the wreckage of Joy Division to the dawn of something new: a new band, a new tour, a new beginning. Under the name New Order, Morris and his bandmates set their sights on America, only to encounter new disasters. Yet, in true northern spirit, not even this sudden tragedy could dissuade them from following their haphazard path to greatness.

Following the highs and lows of New Order, Fast Forward tracks the changing rhythm of Morris' life and the music that shaped it. From 'music differences' to the ever-growing Joy Division legacy, music is the constant beat through the verses of Fast Forward as Morris' personal and professional life grew increasingly intertwined. This came to a head when his girlfriend was invited to join the band. Tentatively stepping into their testosterone-filled world, Gillian was the right person at the right time for New Order. And for Morris. What began as just a trial period in the band spun into a whirlwind of new projects and experiences, including The Other Two - a project born during one of New Order's (many) hiatuses.

Blending entertaining anecdote with profound reflection, Fast Forward strips back a lifetime of fame and fortune to tell, with raw honesty, how New Order threatened to implode time after time. And yet, despite everything, the legacy of their music continued to hold them together.

©2020 Stephen Morris (P)2020 Hachette Audio UK

Absolutely fantastic

Stephen has always been hilarious in interviews and I was so excited to see he narrated his own book. Such a fantastic story-teller- It was everything I was hoping for and more.

Entertaining and Insightful

OMG!!! Amazing! I was so sad when it finished because I wanted to hear more. A must read/listen for any New Order/ Joy Division fan. If you've ever heard any of Stephen's interviews, you know he provides witty, hilarious commentary. His audiobook is like one of his interviews x1000. Awaiting the completion of the Trilogy.

Insight

This book and its predecessor are told in compelling fashion. Stephen is a great storyteller

An Unflinching Look Inside

This is a great look inside one of the great Manchester bands with very few filters or or spins.

While Morris may have only been one of the “other two,” he was there every day and gives nobody a free pass - including himself.

If you even like one song by New Order, or want to get a peek inside one of the most significant and genuine bands of the 80s and 90s, this provides an insiders glimpse without rosy glasses or bitterness.

Rare look

It took my well into my own art career to understand how lucky I had been in my youth to be fans of Stephen Morris's band, New Order. Listening to his account made me realise the ethos of the band was not for show, but something each of the members believed, as people who saw no division between themselves and other humans, not more special, more gifted, nor attempted to follow some trend in fashion let alone in music.

Stephen's account tells a story about his own obsession with music and attempting to wrangle out sounds from equipment that was new, at times untested and tried. As Stephen mentions from time to time, now days one can push buttons on a computer to get the results that at times took he and members of the band to build their own machines, It was also interesting to find that my own feelings about the band began changing in the early 1990's, during the time when the band themselves began feeling and relating a sea change in their outlook in the band.

New Order certainly made a big impact on my life, in a time when I was a lost young lad. It provided a soundtrack to the creation of my own art. It was wonderful to see how normal the members of the band are, and not at all caught up in the whole fame game.

Stephen comes across as someone who is an every day person, except his specialty in life has moved from model airplanes to music. There is no pretence at all in his story. A well written story, brought to life by Stephen's own voice that emotes well during the various parts. He is a great narrator, something he probably had never seen himself as.

Close to perfect

This was amazing. So many funny (and tragic) stories. As a New Order fan, I thought I knew a lot but this book corrected so much I thought I knew. Many times I laughed out loud.

Can’t wait for his next one

He’s a natural, is Stephen Morris. This listener experienced much smirking, jaw dropping, some laughter, even some tears, but no anger in listening to both of the memoirs. Audiobook is essential. It all comes alive with Morris’s enthusiasm and though his way with words would be great in print, surely, this is the way to go. Audio surprises throughout. Listen to the whole thing or you’ll miss out.

A very humble, self aware guy

A must read for any New Order fan. I've never met or talked to Stephen but he comes across as extremely genuine and perhaps almost too humble and self-deprecating at times. But that's a refreshing change from other musician biographies I've read/ listened too. If you've read any of Peter Hook's memoirs, it's the polar opposite as far as the tone. At the end his oldest daughter conducts a QA with him and Gillian which was a very nice way to close it out.

The best of the three...

ie Barney and Hooky's biographies. Excellently narrated by Stephen. His Rob Gretton is bang on, I pretty much binged this is two goes.

I hurt my head laughing

but it was worth it. Like the first volume, Stephen’s narration is fantastic. You almost feel like you’re having a couple of beers at the bar and catching up with an old pal. Although he’s rightly regarded as one of the all time drumming greats, he comes across almost as an impartial witness of his own life, marveling at accomplishment, but not boastfully or smugly. Stephen Morris is a funny guy, a comical mimic of EVERYONE, including himself. (That’s what caused me to hurt my head-banged it on a table, bent forward laughing. He reminds me of Michael Palin-an amiable writer, never unkind, who finds amusement in trying times. Humorous moments are tempered by more solemn recollections. An acknowledgment of the enduring partnership with his wife gives us hope that our own will last like that, through good and bad. Those of us who have seen the decline and slow departure of loved ones due to Alzheimer’s will understand that experience. I enjoyed the print version of his book, but it’s much more lively and enjoyable experience when heard with the author’s voice. (And now it’s Gillian’s turn to write a book!)