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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
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I feel like I spent a week hanging out at The Loft asking Jeff Tweedy all my questions. He answered all the big ones, most of the odd little ones, and even volunteered some nuggets of his own that I didn't know I wanted to know, but now relish knowing. This is such a readable book. Tweedy is witty and honest. He even throws in some philosophizing about art and the making of art (and life, and living life) that I found insightful.
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I loved this. Thoughtful, candid, funny (multiple genuine LOLs), and poignant (1 good cry). I’m already a really big Tweedy/Wilco fan, but this is the type of book that would have sent me scurrying to listen to the whole back catalogue if I weren’t.
In my opinion, this should win a prize for best memoir of 2018. No, I haven't read them all but this is a wonderful book. Jeff Tweedy, for those who don't know, is a musician and lead singer of a couple of different bands, most notably Uncle Tupelo and Wilco. I know his name because of a Dylan cover on the soundtrack for the Todd Haynes movie about Dylan, I'm Not There, but have never really got to know Wilco's music. I heard Tweedy interviewed and was so taken with him that I got the book. A happy choice--and the audio version is especially good, as narrated by himself.
The story Tweedy has to tell is honest, funny, sad, revealing (what is it like to be a rock musician, what is it like to make a record in a recording studio), thoughtful and insightful--about being creative, navigating a potentially rejecting world, dealing with demons and your very own self, in all its complexity. I--a woman, older, not a musician, not mid-western--have little in common with Jeff Tweedy, but so much of what he rights is so fundamentally true that I saw myself again and again: we were both weepy kids, is just one example that knocked me over with recognition, and understanding as he explored that aspect of himself.
Jeff Tweedy is not the biggest rock star in the world, but he is and has been for decades a working musician, singer, lyricist. He has had serious troubles with drugs and illness. He has been blessed with good parents, a wife and two sons. They are all interesting characters in their own right. And (this maybe is a spoiler--it came as a surprise to me) one of the most unusual and effective aspects of the audio book was the participation of Jeff's wife Susie and elder son, Spenser, in the narrative. This was seamlessly done and there was something so gratifying, so real, so... joyful almost.
Having finished the book, I now turn to getting to know the music of Wilco and related projects. Because a guy this bright and devoted to his craft will not, I think, disappoint me musically.
The story Tweedy has to tell is honest, funny, sad, revealing (what is it like to be a rock musician, what is it like to make a record in a recording studio), thoughtful and insightful--about being creative, navigating a potentially rejecting world, dealing with demons and your very own self, in all its complexity. I--a woman, older, not a musician, not mid-western--have little in common with Jeff Tweedy, but so much of what he rights is so fundamentally true that I saw myself again and again: we were both weepy kids, is just one example that knocked me over with recognition, and understanding as he explored that aspect of himself.
Jeff Tweedy is not the biggest rock star in the world, but he is and has been for decades a working musician, singer, lyricist. He has had serious troubles with drugs and illness. He has been blessed with good parents, a wife and two sons. They are all interesting characters in their own right. And (this maybe is a spoiler--it came as a surprise to me) one of the most unusual and effective aspects of the audio book was the participation of Jeff's wife Susie and elder son, Spenser, in the narrative. This was seamlessly done and there was something so gratifying, so real, so... joyful almost.
Having finished the book, I now turn to getting to know the music of Wilco and related projects. Because a guy this bright and devoted to his craft will not, I think, disappoint me musically.
I’m a sucker for musician memoirs, and I love Jeff Tweety’s voice (lyrically, and verbally). I listened to the audio, and it didn’t disappoint. I loved the humor and self-deprecation in this memoir. His wife and eldest son have voice cameos as well. His grit and humility fascinate me. If you love Uncle Tupelo, Wilco, or Tweedy, just do it.
As a fan of Americana music (for want of a better term), Jeff Tweedy and Wilco have always been on my radar, on the edges of my listening, but I've never paid close attention. This book, listened to on audiobook, has convinced me to dive into the catalog. Jeff Tweedy tells his story as a songwriter and musician, as a bandmate, as husband and father, and as an addict in recovery. It's not always pretty, but it feels honest and heartfelt, and he talks about making music in a way that fits with how I listen. I'm looking forward to dropping the needle (at least figuratively) on the albums that form his career.
Yes, I’m a Wilco fan girl. But I was surprised at how much I loved Tweedy’s voice and approach to this memoir. It’s as much about a *person* as it is about a *musician*—sort of like the Springsteen memoir (but mercifully shorter). Lots of introspection, self-deprecation, humor and gratitude. I loved reading it and will do so again sometime soon-ish.
(On audiobook, read by the author.) It's nice to hear from the guy whose music had such a formative impact on me about how there's strength in vulnerability and importance in creating something new each day.
This was a real treat to read. It's a thoroughly engaging memoir, frequently laugh-out-loud funny, and full of insight into one of our best living songwriters (imho). Highly recommended if you like Wilco or alternative music generally.
Can I give it seventy thousand stars to make up for every jaded Wilco fan who will dock it a star for not spending enough time on the 2nd LP of Being There?
A masterpiece of a memoir. Probably the most fun I've had reading a book this year. Funny, first, damn is this a funny book. And profound, Christ!, there are moments I took photographs of (with my phone, if those are photographs) so I would remember them.
I'll confess: I borrowed it from the library. I'll buy it someday, or, even better, if I can get them, buy five tickets to a show and take my four kids. Everyone oughta see Wilco once in a life. On and on and on, indeed.
A masterpiece of a memoir. Probably the most fun I've had reading a book this year. Funny, first, damn is this a funny book. And profound, Christ!, there are moments I took photographs of (with my phone, if those are photographs) so I would remember them.
I'll confess: I borrowed it from the library. I'll buy it someday, or, even better, if I can get them, buy five tickets to a show and take my four kids. Everyone oughta see Wilco once in a life. On and on and on, indeed.