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3.2 AVERAGE
3.2 AVERAGE
Funny, not terribly memorable. A memoir of his brief stint working at a major record label during the beginnings of the shift to large-scale music downloading. He seems baffled as to why he was hired and I could relate to his confusion over what exactly he was supposed to *do* at his job.
Covering the same ground, I would recommend Everything I'm Cracked up to Be by Jennifer Trynin as a better perspective on major label record companies, told from the point of view of an artist supposed to be the next big thing.
Covering the same ground, I would recommend Everything I'm Cracked up to Be by Jennifer Trynin as a better perspective on major label record companies, told from the point of view of an artist supposed to be the next big thing.
A humorous look at the "corporate" rock world. Dan Kennedy, perhaps best known as the host of the Moth Podcast, details his 18 month stint working at Warner Music in NYC. As a teen who hung out with rock nerds, one of whom went on to work in the industry, I found this a very entertaining read. I listened to the audio version of this title and Kennedy has a great (and familiar) voice. Recommended light read for anyone interested in the industry.
Rock On was a bit lacking in substance - any ode to a lost heyday tends to be that way - but riotously funny, nevertheless. I came to this from The Moth, which is definitely worth listening to, and while there are probably much better books out there, this is a lot of fun.
So, I love The Moth and they hype this every week but, I am having a hard time getting into the book. Especially because I have a couple other books that are really good that I am reading. BUT! I am still
giving it a chance.
Meh. Could not get into it. Sorry, Dan Kennedy. I still love your radio show.
giving it a chance.
Meh. Could not get into it. Sorry, Dan Kennedy. I still love your radio show.
It started out funny but got kindof old towards the end. The writing was packed with big words and sometimes felt like it was trying too hard :P
A cringe-inducing comedy about an aging hipster who falls into a fancy job at a record company just as the music industry implodes. Kind of like The Office except guest starring Simon LeBon. Of no interest to anyone under 30.
I think I expected superior storytelling from Dan Kennedy due to his involvement with the moth. That said - the book was okay, and it does capture how we've moved from records to cassettes to cds to not physically buying the music tracks we listen to. I do wish he'd covered a bit more on record company politics driving away musicians, but perhaps that was too close to the tail end of his career.
I got this book after hearing one of the funniest interviews ever with Dan Kennedy on The Sound of Young America (http://tinyurl.com/6r5ukm) and I am not disappointed. What I didn't expect was that the author is a HUGE music fan, so even though the book is about the absurd things he witnesses working at a major record label in the early 2000's, he still loves the music. Highly recommend to people who love music and funny and good things generally.
This was funny. The audiobook helped make it for me.
Funny but not really memorable. Would have made a good beach read.