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themandimonster's review
5.0
I discovered the Lunachicks during the summer in between junior high and high school. I bought the album Pretty Ugly simply because the album title was super witty in combination with the cover art, the picture of the band on the back was amazing, the song titles sounded interesting, funny, and awesome, and the album as a whole just looked interesting. I listened to it on my walkman on the way home and knew I loved them. I immediately purchased anything and everything Lunachicks I could find. I was obsessed. I followed their career and loved everything they did.
So you can imagine how excited I was when they announced not only a couple of reunion shows (which I will not be able to attend which breaks my heart) but a memoir. I devoured this book and loved it all. And as much I already adored every single one of them, this book made me love them all that much more. This is definitely a book I'm going to revisit. I just can't get enough of them.
LUNACHICKS FAN UNTIL I GIVE UP THE GHOST!
So you can imagine how excited I was when they announced not only a couple of reunion shows (which I will not be able to attend which breaks my heart) but a memoir. I devoured this book and loved it all. And as much I already adored every single one of them, this book made me love them all that much more. This is definitely a book I'm going to revisit. I just can't get enough of them.
LUNACHICKS FAN UNTIL I GIVE UP THE GHOST!
bookdragonhoard's review
5.0
Sometime in the early 90s, I picked up Lunachicks Drop Dead Live CD at the he record exchange, a whim purchase because of the band name. I was hooked after that and had all their albums on rotation. My first car, a little sporty red thing, was heralded by Lunachicks tunes at full blast. If I'd been old enough for a credit card, I would've bought all the merch I found on Go Kart records website. (I'm still mad I couldn't.) Reading this book was revisiting a resonant place. Learning more about the band just enhanced my love of the music, still in rotation in my playlists. Finding out a classmate from middle and high school did a stint as their drummer just made me even more fan-girly.
I've read a ton of music bios this year: Debbie Harry, Bad Religion, Beastie Boys, Bikini Kill ..but this one is pushing top of my favourites list.
I've read a ton of music bios this year: Debbie Harry, Bad Religion, Beastie Boys, Bikini Kill ..but this one is pushing top of my favourites list.
ames599's review
4.0
If you're a fan of the Lunachicks you'll enjoy this book. It gives you a behind the scenes view of who they are, how they came to be, and a lot of the crazy that occurred along the way. They don't shy away from the bad or ugly parts of being a touring musician and more specifically a female in a male dominated industry. It's not just a story of music however, it's about friendship and being true to who you are. The only negative I have about the book is the flow of the story telling. At first the switching between narrative, and interviews is a bit jarring, but after a few chapters you'll get used to it.
**I received a copy of this title from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.**
**I received a copy of this title from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.**
kingweirdo's review
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
medium-paced
4.0
This is a great example of an oral history done well. Concise, entertaining, and written in the voices of the band members, so you really feel like you get to know them.