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Shocking to see, if you know me: Pete, the Wilco Lover, loved this book. The truth is, however, that I don't normally gobble up rock memoirs. I love Elvis Costello, for example, but was exhausted by his, and I still haven't gotten around to Chrissie Hynde's.
What Tweedy does well is give his story some shape, some structure. The chapters move chronologically, but each also has its own focus (depression/songwriting/dealing with life as a member of a band), creating several different levels of action. Yes, there were some chapters that were soggier than others to me, but, like songs on a record, the chapters I dug may be the ones you find soggy, and vice versa. The ending also feels a bit rushed; it could be that the first 3/4 was such an involved process that he ran out of steam, but it also could be that he's hit his stride, with a great family and a band that has a stable and productive line-up, so there's just less to dwell upon. For now. The first 3/4 or so is damn near perfect, though, and the ending validates the role any creative endeavor can play in helping someone become the best kind of someone they are supposed to be.
Oh, and the solo record's pretty damn good, too.
What Tweedy does well is give his story some shape, some structure. The chapters move chronologically, but each also has its own focus (depression/songwriting/dealing with life as a member of a band), creating several different levels of action. Yes, there were some chapters that were soggier than others to me, but, like songs on a record, the chapters I dug may be the ones you find soggy, and vice versa. The ending also feels a bit rushed; it could be that the first 3/4 was such an involved process that he ran out of steam, but it also could be that he's hit his stride, with a great family and a band that has a stable and productive line-up, so there's just less to dwell upon. For now. The first 3/4 or so is damn near perfect, though, and the ending validates the role any creative endeavor can play in helping someone become the best kind of someone they are supposed to be.
Oh, and the solo record's pretty damn good, too.