Let's Go (So We Can Get Back): A Memoir of Recording and Discording with Wilco, Etc. by Jeff Tweedy

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jonnybrick's review against another edition

4.0
Miserablist writes songs, has adventures, finds himself.
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kittykate99's review against another edition

4.0
I'm not a hardcore Wilco or Uncle Tupelo fan, but I have enjoyed their music as was curious about Jeff Tweedy's creative process, which he very generously outlines throughout the course of his memoir. In addition to learning the backstory of his bands, he also shares about his upbringing, his marriage and his struggles with opiod addiction. Throughout his writing you get the sense the Tweedy is someone who is eager to embrace the entire creative process, including criticism and personality conflicts within bands and yet open, curious, creative and hard working enough to have been sought out by some pretty incredible musicians (Mavis Staples and the family of Woody Guthrie) for collaborations in addition to the amazing work created by his bands.

bluescreenl1fe's review against another edition

4.75
emotional funny inspiring reflective sad fast-paced

claudiorrr's review against another edition

4.0
Muy para hardcore-fans de Tweedy/Wilco, pero disfruté mucho leer a un tipo del que he aprendido tanto con canciones. Obviamente habla de música, de su curiosa adicción a los calmantes y de, en el fondo, cómo es esto de convertirse en adulto exponiendo todas sus heridas en canciones.

brian_g_l's review against another edition

4.0
3.5

bermudaonion's review against another edition

4.0
4.25 stars

joshhunter41's review against another edition

5.0
funny informative medium-paced
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nixonsdouble's review against another edition

5.0
Not gonna lie. Wilco is my fav band. But, read by Jeff Tweedy this was still a really good listen if you are into music.

danodog's review against another edition

5.0
This is one of the few autobiographies I've read where the writer/artist comes off as a humble, gentle self-aware person that you could imagine being friends with. He's polar opposite to the rock star book of Bono, who came from poor beginnings but is way too full of himself. Anyone who lived who lived in small towns and found a radio station like CFNY (Toronto) that played the post-punk music of the 70's can relate to Tweedy's musings of finding your misfit's community in music, a community that had a different voice from the middle, and from the average. From this start you can understand his alt-country landing, his focus on the lyrics and the unnatural pop tinge to their music.

caseybeis's review against another edition

4.25
dark emotional hopeful medium-paced
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