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A review by aspiringliterati
I'm with the Band: Confessions of a Groupie by Pamela Des Barres
5.0
For those who have a case of golden age of rock 'n' roll nostalgia. I loved it SO much. I loved it with the same fire I love rock music.
This is a book I came across while gathering source material for my thesis on fandoms. Whereas my approach leaned on TV shows fandoms, a huge chunk of the 'origins' chapter was on where the term originated from and what incarnations it has had since its birth. Hence my absolute joy when I realized that I could intertwine 'groupies' in my project. Funnily enough, I never actually finished writing that thesis (not for the lack of amazing source material!).
Now, years later I actually read the entire thing and my goodness, wasn't it thrilling!
Miss Pamela wrote a terrific memoir on how it was in the good ol' days when live rock 'n' roll music was doing amazingly, when one didn't have to spend a fortune to afford gig tickets, when backstage was accessible for those who wanted in. She says it like it was and that part of my soul who might have lived in those times was doing hoops. Actually, scratch that: every part of me was doing hoops, smiling widely, laughing with her, aww'ing and oooh'ing, too. I freaking loved it.
She says it is strange to live in this age now when rock of those times has almost become a myth. I am much, MUCH younger than Miss Pamela but I see her point and I agree. It is strange that what I now call legends (or pre-historic oldies as some of my friends jokingly call them when I put my music on), back in the day, in Pamela's youth days that was music, period. Those were creating, active musicians and sure, some of them were already living legends but they weren't uncomprehensible, unattainable myths.
"I'm With the Band" is a terrific tale of what should never be forgotten - freedom in love for music and those who create it. Also, I can't stress enough that name-calling some people feel the need to devote themselves to when it comes to groupies shames only them.
Notable quotes: "...the ones who are alive are just mature children"
"...your heart doesn't age"
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This is a book I came across while gathering source material for my thesis on fandoms. Whereas my approach leaned on TV shows fandoms, a huge chunk of the 'origins' chapter was on where the term originated from and what incarnations it has had since its birth. Hence my absolute joy when I realized that I could intertwine 'groupies' in my project. Funnily enough, I never actually finished writing that thesis (not for the lack of amazing source material!).
Now, years later I actually read the entire thing and my goodness, wasn't it thrilling!
Miss Pamela wrote a terrific memoir on how it was in the good ol' days when live rock 'n' roll music was doing amazingly, when one didn't have to spend a fortune to afford gig tickets, when backstage was accessible for those who wanted in. She says it like it was and that part of my soul who might have lived in those times was doing hoops. Actually, scratch that: every part of me was doing hoops, smiling widely, laughing with her, aww'ing and oooh'ing, too. I freaking loved it.
She says it is strange to live in this age now when rock of those times has almost become a myth. I am much, MUCH younger than Miss Pamela but I see her point and I agree. It is strange that what I now call legends (or pre-historic oldies as some of my friends jokingly call them when I put my music on), back in the day, in Pamela's youth days that was music, period. Those were creating, active musicians and sure, some of them were already living legends but they weren't uncomprehensible, unattainable myths.
"I'm With the Band" is a terrific tale of what should never be forgotten - freedom in love for music and those who create it. Also, I can't stress enough that name-calling some people feel the need to devote themselves to when it comes to groupies shames only them.
Notable quotes: "...the ones who are alive are just mature children"
"...your heart doesn't age"
<3