Litsy

The Storyteller: Tales of Life and Music | Dave Grohl

so-so

I wanted to like this more. After waiting and waiting for it to be one of our book club picks, I felt kind of let down. It was… ok. It feels more like a bunch of stories spoken into a tape recorder and then transcribed. Also notable for what he doesn‘t talk about. #FirstSaturdayReaders

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Bookwomble

I Need More | Iggy Pop

Time is still
A moment of pleasantry
In this zombie birdhouse

#TuesdayTunes @tiedyedude

?️ Iggy Pop
? Run Like A Villain
? Zombie Birdhouse ?
?️ https://youtu.be/jY7GtqO3dTk?si=xQV-tZDTAfHwbBRb

The official video is a neat animated effort. Look at the suggested videos for an awesome live version from The Tube, in which Iggy correctly declares, "I am the fucking greatest of all time!"
I love this edgy '80s album. It has an End Times vibe.

lil1inblue Iggy is just fantastic. 3w

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CSeydel

Paul Simon: The Life | Robert Hilburn

#haikuaday #paulsimon

dabbe #sotrue! Wanna join our #haikuhive? 💛🐝🖤 You can post whenever you want. 3w

CSeydel @dabbe no need to add me 💛 I don‘t wanna be tagged in everyone‘s haikus, I was just listening to this song and I thought … you know what 🤔 Your haikus have made it into my subconscious 😂 3w

TheBookHippie I‘ve not listened to this song in a long while!!! 3w

dabbe @CSeydel Yay! 😍 3w

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NatalieR

The Storyteller: Tales of Life and Music | Dave Grohl

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While I may not have been a huge fan of grunge or alternative rock, I couldn‘t help but appreciate the raw talent and unwavering determination displayed by musicians like Dave Grohl. Over time, I‘ve come to know him for his kindness and generosity. Therefore, when his autobiography, The Storyteller: Tales of Life and Music, was released, I knew it was a book I had to read.

Full review abookandadog.com/blog/the-storyteller-dave-grohl

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DieAReader

I'll Sleep When I'm Dead: The Life and Times of Warren Zevon | Crystal Zevon

#WeekendReads #WeekendReading

CoverToCoverGirl, Andrew65, rachelsbrittain, GHABI4ROSES

Andrew65 Looks a good weekend 😍 3mo

DieAReader @Andrew65 😁An excellent one so far. Just finished ‘Ice Cold‘✅ (edited) 3mo

Andrew65 @DieAReader Brilliant 🎉🎊🎉 3mo

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DieAReader @Andrew65 💃🏻💃🏻💃🏻 3mo

CoverToCoverGirl I can‘t wait to read Al‘s book. The library audio has a very long wait time, but I‘m patient. 3mo

DieAReader @CoverToCoverGirl 🫂🤓It‘s an excellent listen! It‘s been a slow reading week but I‘m happy to say that I‘m almost done🤗 3mo

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lil1inblue

Kicking and Dreaming: A Story of Heart, Soul, and Rock and Roll | Ann Wilson, Nancy Wilson

Just feeling this song today, and today's #feelinthelove prompt gave me an excuse to share.

https://youtu.be/VdOkQ6THDVw?si=HiA4s-qUTKjbNXiH

#heart
@Eggs @alwaysbeenaloverofbooks

Susanita Fun fact! This is the first “album” I heard on CD back in the day. 4mo

lil1inblue @Susanita I love that! 😍 4mo

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RowReads1

Faithfull: An Autobiography | Marianne Faithfull

RIP Marianne! 😞

https://youtu.be/mXD8l8JFk6E?si=EiTMLmRKzxecnp9T

TheBookHippie I know!!!!! I was so sad hearing this. What a life!!! 4mo

Leftcoastzen Yes , heard this on the radio on the day !😢 4mo

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Robotswithpersonality

Life | Keith Richards

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The story of a singular life but also music history, British history, cultural history, drug history.
Pros: Respect for, sharing and collaboration with musicians.
Cons: Casual misogyny, and yet love for women, less about sex than affection, mother issues? (She didn't seem overly affectionate.) Not certain how great a husband or father he's been, and the language occasionally reveals his membership in an earlier generation. 1/?

Robotswithpersonality 2/? Full acknowledgement of calamity, when it originates with Keith, when it doesn't, addiction and friction with Mick.
Very much get the sense of an honest recounting because of the 'warts and all' vibes, as much as there are regrets and justifications mixed in. 6mo

Robotswithpersonality 3/? It's disheartening to hear institutions failing a young Richards, school and then law enforcement, but these days, it feels more mainstream left than 60s anti-establishment to recognize that formal school structures are the bare bones in education that can always be improved and expanded upon, and law enforcement is in need of abolition as much as overhaul. 6mo

Robotswithpersonality 4/? Likewise, you hope that rehabilitation and recuperation rather than targeted surveillance and search is the plan for those experiencing addiction.
Richards does occasionally toss out a 'don't recommend, don't try this at home' but he also gets pretty detailed about various drug shenanigans, more casual than contrite. Glad to hear he's off it now. 6mo

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Robotswithpersonality 5/? Never fun to listen to a band go through a schism, but you're left with an image of Richards' checked-out heroin time being productive but mellow leaving Mick with greater control, and an ego that a sobered Richards didn't want to play second fiddle to. It's a subjective retelling, but the delivery and subsequent recounting of some patching up lends credence to the idea. (edited) 6mo

Robotswithpersonality 6/? I've more interest in the history of Richards and the band than the present, admittedly, so I'm willing to let this version of events stand. I can't say I'm a huge Richards groupie, but I think there's a distinct value in the memoirs of elderly cultural figures, dare I say celebrities, because the life span is such that they were involved in the creation of pop culture that was part of the zeitgeist by the time I was culturally aware. 6mo

Robotswithpersonality 7/? Fascinating to see that time come to life.

The audiobook was an interesting experience, because there are long chunks of solid deadpan reading by Johnny Depp, then a very lively, lengthy section of what appear to be the most rollicking years by Joe Hurley, more Depp and an end cap from Richards himself, where he wraps up with more recent events. 6mo

Robotswithpersonality 8/8 Gets a bit muddled because Keith is happy to quote friends for scenes where he doesn't remember as well, might want an eye witness or outsider perspective, and while Hurley puts on voices to distinguish, Depp doesn't. Who knew the more famous actor would be the drier narrator. Guess audiobooks really are a different medium in terms of performance.

⚠️animal death, domestic abuse, 6mo

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Robotswithpersonality

Life | Keith Richards

It was very like a drug...I could kick smack. I couldn't kick music.

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OutsmartYourShelf

Last Train to Memphis: The Rise of Elvis Presley | Peter Guralnick

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Most people know about Vegas/jewel-encrusted-jumpsuit Elvis, but what about before he was really famous? This book looks at the first 24 years of his life including his early life in Tupelo, his start in the music business at Sun Records, & it runs up until he was drafted into the US army at the height of his popularity.

OutsmartYourShelf It's been painstakingly written & must have taken a huge amount of research. It's a long read & the first few chapters were a tough slog but eventually it became more interesting & was worth sticking with. In some parts of it, you feel as you're living day-by-day with Elvis, his family, & entourage & the amount of minutiae included can be a bit overwhelming. 6mo

OutsmartYourShelf I felt that Colonel Parker remained a shadowy figure though & thought there would be more about him & his control over Elvis's career. 3.5🌟

Full Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/745159643
Read 28th - 30th Nov 2024

#ReadAway2024 @Andrew65 @DieAReader @GHABI4ROSES
#192025 (1994) @Librarybelle
#NFN @bookworkjillk 6mo

Andrew65 Excellent 👏👏👏 6mo

Librarybelle Hooray! 6mo

DieAReader 🎉🎉Awesome!! 6mo

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