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davidchanza's review
5.0
Si te gusta todo lo que rodea al mundo del hip-hop seguro que conoces The Roots y evidentemente seguro que conoces a Questlove, su batería.
Mo Meta Blues es su historia, la historia de The Roots y en cierto modo un punto de vista de la historia del hip-hop vista desde dentro, con todo lo que conlleva llevar una banda de hip-hop durante tantos años con todos sus altibajos y con todas sus historias internas.
Muy, pero que muy buen libro para disfrutar de la música y de lo que pasa dentro de ella.
Mo Meta Blues es su historia, la historia de The Roots y en cierto modo un punto de vista de la historia del hip-hop vista desde dentro, con todo lo que conlleva llevar una banda de hip-hop durante tantos años con todos sus altibajos y con todas sus historias internas.
Muy, pero que muy buen libro para disfrutar de la música y de lo que pasa dentro de ella.
_reedfish's review
4.0
A wonderful insight on the history of The Roots. As a lover of both music and this musical act, it was incredible to see how Questlove's love for music is developed. It was also nice to see the cameos of other hip hop artist I love show up on this memoir. Anyone who is a fan of Questlove will definitely love what he does with this memoir. I especially loved the soundtracks to his life that he gives. Especially when he mentions which moments these songs remind him of, because I am the exact same way.
joyful24's review
4.0
There was nothing unexpected or life altering about the style, presentation, and content. A nicely crafted, well written glimpse into the life of the dopest dj/drummer this side of the Atlantic!
nssutton's review
5.0
The first book I loved in 2014. I was constantly stopping to listen to the music he referred to, and even then, I still don't feel like I did that proper justice. The book has an unorthodox style that became better developed the further into it you get, so don't let the memos and oddly bolded Q&A pages in the beginning hold you back from the rest. Once you hit the footnoted section, it's cake from there on out.
The classic celeb stories are wonderfully told - meeting Kiss on an elevator, forming The Roots, the house in Philly where almost everyone - even the pizza guy - became someone, hearing Alicia Keys for the first time, rollerskating with Prince. Actually, this whole memoir is just one big love letter to Prince, which was a wonderful surprise. The footnotes give you a perspective of Questlove outside of himself and the more recent stories are told in a moment in time snapshot that serves the overall story well.
But a feud with Tina Fey? My heart can't stand it.
I definitely have a new appreciation for Questlove after reading this, although in hindsight, I've adored him for so long. I found The Roots in high school, when I used to pick up CMJ magazine from at this little place around the corner from the YCMA I worked at. "You Got Me" was on one of the accompanying CDs and it found a home in my mix CD collection. Reading this memoir connected the dots between The Roots and The Fugees, who also hold a special place in the 7th grade corner of my heart, where we listened to Ready or Not non-stop at the weeklong basketball camp I followed my best friend to. And who hasn't enjoyed the collaboration between Jimmy Falloon and The Roots as they dominated late night?
So thanks for the stories, Questlove, and for getting me to brush off my old Neptunes playlists.
The classic celeb stories are wonderfully told - meeting Kiss on an elevator, forming The Roots, the house in Philly where almost everyone - even the pizza guy - became someone, hearing Alicia Keys for the first time, rollerskating with Prince. Actually, this whole memoir is just one big love letter to Prince, which was a wonderful surprise. The footnotes give you a perspective of Questlove outside of himself and the more recent stories are told in a moment in time snapshot that serves the overall story well.
But a feud with Tina Fey? My heart can't stand it.
I definitely have a new appreciation for Questlove after reading this, although in hindsight, I've adored him for so long. I found The Roots in high school, when I used to pick up CMJ magazine from at this little place around the corner from the YCMA I worked at. "You Got Me" was on one of the accompanying CDs and it found a home in my mix CD collection. Reading this memoir connected the dots between The Roots and The Fugees, who also hold a special place in the 7th grade corner of my heart, where we listened to Ready or Not non-stop at the weeklong basketball camp I followed my best friend to. And who hasn't enjoyed the collaboration between Jimmy Falloon and The Roots as they dominated late night?
So thanks for the stories, Questlove, and for getting me to brush off my old Neptunes playlists.
steph_foster's review against another edition
funny
informative
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
4.0
mtdmali's review against another edition
3.0
The best parts of this book are the understated philosophical metaphors, intentionally or not, sprinkled among its chapters. The Roots stuff was filler. I wish it had more about Dilla.
southernsufi's review against another edition
5.0
This book was a time warp with music as the mile markers. Excellent read. It made me go back into music collection, listen to some old classics and remember where I was at the same time Questlove was first listening to the same.