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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
I really enjoyed "Let's Go (So We Can Get Back)." There is something special about getting a sneak peek behind some of my favorite albums and reminiscing. Plus, Jeff throws in some sage life advice.
This is by far one of my favorite music autobiographies. I am always yearning to learn about HOW my favorite artists work through the creative process, and this book did an excellent job. Thanks, Mister Tweedy!
If you have enjoyed the music of Jeff Tweedy over the years, this is a great book, and will confirm that he’d be a cool guy to hang with, and a nightmare to live with.
I’ve loved Wilco for longer than I’ve loved my husband, who listened to the audiobook with me. Tweedy is a fantastic storyteller, and I have more affection for him as an artist after this. He’s honest and self-aware, not shying away from difficult memories or feelings, and he’s funny in a dry, witty sort of way. I recommend this whether you’re a fan or not.
emotional
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medium-paced
Tweedy is a fantastic writer. This is an incredibly self-aware memoir which doesn’t gloss over the negatives of his career so far, and gives you a brilliant insight into his life and career with Wilco and Uncle Tupelo. The way he writes about his formative experiences seeing bands and listening to music is a joy, I guess this is easy for music lovers to relate to. Marking down by 0.5 because he got to see The Replacements and I didn’t.
Read on recommendation of a friend. Even as minor Wilco fan I found his story fascinating.
Essentially a book-length version of Tweedy's amiable onstage banter. He is a wry, generous and observant person who resists the mystical aura that attaches to talented musicians, event as he geeks out to his heroes.
Unlike most rock memoirs, this book not a celebration of debauchery or creative unrest (though Tweedy is very forthcoming about his painkiller addiction and stint in rehab). Wilco is well-chronicled in indie rock, with a good documentary and several books written about them by other people. Those resources will give you the scoop on recording techniques, intraband tensions, etc.
Unlike most rock memoirs, this book not a celebration of debauchery or creative unrest (though Tweedy is very forthcoming about his painkiller addiction and stint in rehab). Wilco is well-chronicled in indie rock, with a good documentary and several books written about them by other people. Those resources will give you the scoop on recording techniques, intraband tensions, etc.
A really interesting read about Jeff, his journey, and his bands. I’ve never kept up with him or Wilco but still found it to be extremely interesting.
Jeff Tweedy is my favorite between songs frontmen. When I cracked open this book, I hoped it was as witty and acerbic as I have seen him be in his state banter. To my joy it was, but it was also as vulnerable and soulful as his lyrics. Loved the not quite linear storytelling and the blend of personal and professional. Reminded me a lot of the Dean Wareham and Richard Hell memoirs. Ok now over to flip the record.