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A review by crookedtreehouse
Mpls Sound by Joseph Phillip Illidge, Hannibal Tabu
4.0
A fictional story about a Minneapolis funk band, and how their history and style was influenced by Prince.
So many stories about bands, be they real or fictional, end up following the pattern of VH1's "Behind The Music" episodes. All the drama, all the infighting, a focus on why the band deteriorated and whether or not they have/will ever get back together. This story, refreshingly, didn't follow that template. Oh, the band goes through may of the struggles but they're brushed to the side to focus o the lead singer's drive to make the band famous through hard work. There aren't any real villains. The music industry people (including Prince and his employees) suck but they're shown as selfish, not evil.
I would love to see more books (again, about fictional or real bands) use this template to tell stories that expand on characters within a band rather than the Demons and Destructiveness of being in a band.
I also appreciated the layout of the book. It was almost never noticable (which is an underappreciated art) but the occasional two page spreads were gorgeous.
This was, by far, my favorite of the recent Humanoid book releases. I'll keep an eye out for Tabu and [a:Meredith Laxton|15349467|Meredith Laxton|https://s.gr-assets.com/assets/nophoto/user/u_50x66-632230dc9882b4352d753eedf9396530.png]'s work in the future.
So many stories about bands, be they real or fictional, end up following the pattern of VH1's "Behind The Music" episodes. All the drama, all the infighting, a focus on why the band deteriorated and whether or not they have/will ever get back together. This story, refreshingly, didn't follow that template. Oh, the band goes through may of the struggles but they're brushed to the side to focus o the lead singer's drive to make the band famous through hard work. There aren't any real villains. The music industry people (including Prince and his employees) suck but they're shown as selfish, not evil.
I would love to see more books (again, about fictional or real bands) use this template to tell stories that expand on characters within a band rather than the Demons and Destructiveness of being in a band.
I also appreciated the layout of the book. It was almost never noticable (which is an underappreciated art) but the occasional two page spreads were gorgeous.
This was, by far, my favorite of the recent Humanoid book releases. I'll keep an eye out for Tabu and [a:Meredith Laxton|15349467|Meredith Laxton|https://s.gr-assets.com/assets/nophoto/user/u_50x66-632230dc9882b4352d753eedf9396530.png]'s work in the future.