pickI enjoyed this one on audiobook, some stories are more about specific artists, some about his personal history, and others still, more about the larger current events of each time history. As such some that overlapped with my own growing up and youthful listens resonated more with me than others…. But even so, his love of music and his enthusiasm telling some of these snapshots of history was joyfully infectious.
My first finished book of 2023, and the first of my…”I should have finished this last year” pile 😂. but in this case it worked out for me, with both a purple cover and multiple Prince references inside, it seems like an easy pick for the “Purple Rain” square.
#Nonfiction2023
Just started this by reading the introduction, which was promising. I hope to read a chapter before bed. I think I‘m going to enjoy this. Also, that cover is beautiful!
pickI‘m on a bit of a musical history kick right now, and I had a great time with this music-drenched journey through several decades of personal and social history. Questlove largely focuses on hip hop, which I know little about, and he invites the reader to argue with him and consider their opinions on the wider musical spectrum at every turn. It made me want to listen to a whole lot of music and read a whole lot more of his work.
We‘re in the #ReverseReadathon homestretch! How‘s everyone doing? I‘m afraid I dropped off the face of the earth for a little bit while I did some intense furniture rearrangement and vegan stag-hanging with Questlove‘s MUSIC IS HISTORY in my ears. Audiobooks are a great way to keep reading when you‘ve got other stuff that needs doing on Readathon days.
pickThis examined music at a deeper level than really interests me, but I think it's an interesting approach to looking at history. The time period (1971-present/the author's lifetime so far) also interested me because it's just several years more than my lifetime. Questlove's writing is interesting and humorous. His narration of the audiobook is entertaining.
Part history, playlist & memoir—so much contained between these covers. It could be a textbook—a whole class! If life were different rn, I‘d reread this book from the beginning.
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As much as I enjoyed audio gardening & caught my first roma while listening, this book deserves the reader‘s full attention.
pickQuestlove = one of the coolest people on the planet and a living music encyclopedia.
This book is a fun, fast read through a personal history of music through the eyes of Questlove. It covers music (mostly Black American music) from 1971-2020. I enjoyed the more recent couple of decades better (probably just because I could get more of the references). Lots of searching on Google and Spotify to listen as you read Quest‘s insights. #BigLibraryRead
You have to consume Questlove‘s books on audio to get the little extras — sound effects, song clips — but at the same time I wish I had it in print to underline more. I‘m enjoying this walk through music history as part of my #AwesomeApril readathon.
pickThis ended up on my radar after reading a best audiobooks of 2021 list. I enjoyed listening to this, but I‘m not sure what made it so special that it merited a place on that list. Perhaps if I were better versed in musical canon I‘d see more of the connections made between the songs he listed and the history he brought up, but as someone who isn‘t I was hoping this would be more of a multimedia experience with some of the more important songs 👇🏼
pickI‘m thrilled to have gotten early access to this fascinating and delightful book about connections between popular music and history. Read my full review here: https://debbybrauer.org/#music-is-history
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