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228 reviews for:
Let's Go (So We Can Get Back): A Memoir of Recording and Discording with Wilco, Etc.
Jeff Tweedy
4.38 AVERAGE
228 reviews for:
Let's Go (So We Can Get Back): A Memoir of Recording and Discording with Wilco, Etc.
Jeff Tweedy
4.38 AVERAGE
This is an OK book. Parts of it were really interesting to me - his writing about creating music, about sounds, about creating lyrics. Parts of it were interesting to me - the business side of music, relationships with other musicians, his experience with addiction and enablers. Unfortunately those parts were just part of the entire book. I'm not a real Wilco fan. Nothing against them, just kind of ignorant of their catalog. From the title, and from the NPR review I was expecting focus on the areas that I genuinely liked. There's much more to it - lots of growing up and family stuff that I simply wasn't interested in. So, if you're a fan that wants to know everything about Mr. Tweedy, go for it. Otherwise I suggest skipping chapters to find what grabs you.
I found myself adoring this book in ways I didn't expect, even going into it as a huge Tweedy and Wilco fan. From a "literary" perspective, it's certainly not perfect - there are times it feels a little scattered or is not as linear as you may expect a memoir to be - but I looked forward to picking it up every day. This has to be one of the most sincere, earnest memoirs I've read. Tweedy's personality and dry, sort of goofy, humor (which I've witnessed many a time at concerts; he remains one of my favorite lead singers because he strikes the perfect balance of talking and playing) definitely comes through. The tagline might be a little bit of a misnomer; it's not really the about the nuts and bolts of making records with Wilco, though he does write somewhat at length about his songwriting process. In that way, the book is not for people who just want to know about the making of records, but it's definitely for people who want to read about the meaningful experiences in Tweedy's life that shaped him and his music.
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Listening to a lot of Wilco these days. Thanks, Jeff Tweedy.
"I think that may be the highest purpose of any work of art, to inspire someone else to save themselves through art. Creating creates creators."
"I think that may be the highest purpose of any work of art, to inspire someone else to save themselves through art. Creating creates creators."
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While there’s certainly some bias in giving five stars to a book written by my favorite musician, I did not expect to give this such a high rating. Tweedy easily could have written a fluff piece that scratches the surface of conflicts, but he, instead, meets them directly with brutal honesty and self-deprecation. How he addresses addiction, anxiety, and depression will serve as an anodyne for anyone fighting a similar fight.
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inspiring
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i don't know too much about wilco (i listened to yankee hotel foxtrot exactly one time like 5 years ago), but jeff tweedy has a sweet self-deprecating charm and an intuitive musical wisdom that made this memoir a delight to read
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