Neither Bought for Gold Nor to [Import]

Product Description
Spoken word disc with a biography of the notorious American writer, renowned for his poetry & prose, that Jean-Paul Sartre described as 'America's Greatest Poet'. Digipak with a gatefold lid. 1999 release. The full title is 'Neither Bought For Gold, Nor T

Neither Bought for Gold Nor to,Charles Bukowski,Poetry

The Life and Hazardous Times of Charles Bukowski: Neither Bought for Gold, Nor to the D

Average customer rating:

BORING!

The Life and Hazardous Times of Charles Bukowski: Neither Bought for Gold, Nor to the D
Charles Bukowski
Manufacturer: United States Dist
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

General | Poetry, Spoken Word & Interviews | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music

Poetry | Poetry, Spoken Word & Interviews | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music

Spoken Word | Poetry, Spoken Word & Interviews | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music

General | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music
ASIN: B0007VF2KA
Release Date: 2005-03-29

Tracks:

Of Beautiful Lies and Catching Butterflies
Of Books and Bars
On the Cross at All Hours
Marriage and Death
Births
Bird Out of Its Cage
Porno King and the Health Food Queen
Final Notes of a Dirty Old Man

Customer Reviews:

BORING!.......2007-05-17

This is a dull narrative delivered in a bored monotone by someone who doesn't seem to care very much. Background "music" seems to be some sort of music machine dross. You're better off with Bukowski spoken-word CDs.

Average customer rating:

Another possible rip-off
Neither Buy With Your Money Or You Will Get Shafted

The Life and Hazardous Times of Charles Bukowski: Neither Bought for Gold, Nor to the D
Charles Bukowski
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

General | Poetry, Spoken Word & Interviews | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music

Poetry | Poetry, Spoken Word & Interviews | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music

General | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music
ASIN: B00003CLSZ
Release Date: 1999-11-16

Tracks:

Of Beautiful Lies And Catching Butterflies
Of Books And Bars
On The Cross At All Hours
Marriage And Death
Births
The Bird Out Of Its Cage
The Porno King And The Health Food Queen
Final Notes Of A Dirty Old Man

Album Description

Spoken word disc with a biography of the notorious American writer, renowned for his poetry & prose, that Jean-Paul Sartre described as 'America's Greatest Poet'. Digipak with a gatefold lid. 1999 release. The full title is 'Neither Bought For Gold, Nor T

Customer Reviews:

Another possible rip-off.......2000-03-30

A possible rip-off, although this time it's a CD and not a memoir. This import CD has a great title and great packaging. You want it to add something to Bukowskiana. Opening the vinyl packaging fills one with anticipation. It looks good, but alas, what you get is a silly documentary of Buk's life narrated by someone sounding very much like a posh twit. The sound bites of Bukowski are poorly recorded, virtually inaudible and laughingly inserted in all the wrong places. The liner notes on the back of the CD contain misinformation about a quote attributed to Jean-Paul Sartre. It is common knowledge to all Buk fans that there is no record of any such quote anywhere.

What were the producers thinking? A much better CD is the easily available "HOSTAGE". This is an unedited recording of a Bukowski reading without any silly commentary or ludicrous 'background' music. Hostage is raw and pure Bukowski. "Neither Bought For Gold, Nor To The Devil Sold is a waste of time.

Neither Buy With Your Money Or You Will Get Shafted.......2000-02-20

If you're not careful, you'll soon find out in "Neither Bought For Gold, Nor To The Devil Sold" that you're caught. I bought this with the idea that it might contain new nuggets of Buk audio, like the previous purchases "King Of Poets" or even "At Terror Street and Agony Way." Ah, was I wrong. This over-an-hour long retrospective is told in a rigid biographical style, and to be blunt, it was DULL. Oh God, was it DULL. If you want the true skinny on Buk, read "Run With The Hunted" or the new bio, "Charles Bukowski: Locked In The Arms Of A Crazy Life", by Howard Sounes. I expected new revelations, there were none. I expected new poems or explosive words by Buk, and instead there were these old recordings of the foreign press interviewing him, and badly. I have to admit, whoever Enlightenment Records is, they have put together a really nice slick package, with a 16 page booklet enclosed and a brief and very general book bio as well. I like how it LOOKED, anyway. Now to the background music. The repetitive pseudo-jazz 'mood' music by "The Magic Dragon", that is ANNOYINGLY present throughout the ENTIRE CD, reminds me of old movie porno music- don't ask me how. It was everywhere, and it bothered me A LOT. Other than the packaging, there isn't much else as far as real substance I can recommend, sorry to say. There are a few times when Buk speaks, but it sounded so out of place in this schlockfest. Normally, imports don't disappoint, because they are less restrained to put in a lot of extra recordings, music, etc. in their records or videos. This CD seems to have been designed for one purpose: to trap loyal Buk readers and collectors into believing that this was worth the price they're going to pay for it. Personally, I don't think it is. Now I am a great follower of the poetry of Buk, and I own quite a bit of it, and I would NEVER, NEVER knock the efforts of someone to present Bukowski to the world, but I can't stand idly by while something like this is out there. I got stuck. Be wary of it if you consider purchasing it too.

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