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Robert Forster's Danger in the Past

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Robert Forster's Danger in the Past

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Here is an in-depth exploration of Robert Forster's debut solo album, Danger in the Past (1990).

Dublin, Ireland. That World Cup summer of 1990. A 21-year-old poet listens entranced when his friend puts on an LP, The Go-Betweens: 1978–1990. As the city outside goes football crazy, the poet discovers his new favorite band, and learns that he'll never see them live: they have recently split up. Meanwhile in Berlin, Robert Forster has just celebrated his 33rd birthday in the midst of recording his solo album Danger in the Past at Hansa Studios with members of the Bad Seeds. An instant classic, the record restates Forster's credentials as a great singer-songwriter. For all that he remains a cult figure, the artist knows how good he is and hopes that the record-buying public will one day know it too.

This book introduces an enduring album to new listeners while offering the ultimate companion to fans who regard Danger in the Past as a true 'rock'n'roll friend.'

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements
Album Credits
Preface

Part 1: The Past
1. The Go-Betweens 1978–1990
2. The Sound of Young Brisbane
3. Love Is a Sign
4. Intermission

Part 2: Another Country
5. A Ballroom in Berlin
6. Hansa Memories
7. The Songs

Part 3: Doing Things Differently
8. The Anchor
9. Freakchild Variations
10. Mythologies
11. Needle Drops
12. Portraits of the Artist
13. A Classic?

Discography

Bibliography
Notes

Index

Product details

Bloomsbury Academic Test
Published 02 Oct 2025
Format Paperback
Edition 1st
Extent 168
ISBN 9798765128077
Imprint Bloomsbury Academic
Dimensions 197 x 127 mm
Series 33 1/3 Oceania
Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing

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Author

Patrick Chapman

Patrick Chapman has authored 15 books since 1991.…

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