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The Wild Heart of Stevie Nicks | Rob Sheffield

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Sheffield is a rock journalist with backstage access to this rock legend. And he‘s also got a (practically) lifelong adoration of Stevie‘s music and style. So this is his chance to delve into how she started, what Fleetwood Mac was really like, and what she‘s doing in her (gasp!) 70s. Hint: she still wears boots and top hats on stage!

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Riveted_Reader_Melissa

Texreader Any music scattered in it? If so I‘m in! 2y

BarbaraTheBibliophage @Texreader Unfortunately, there is not. But I did think about sourcing my own soundtrack. (And I don‘t mean digging my Rumors LP out of the basement!) 2y

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The Storyteller: Tales of Life and Music | Dave Grohl

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God how I love a memoir told through individual vignettes illustrative of large parts of the writer‘s life! When it‘s done well, as Dave has, it has more emotional impact for me. And Dave is quite the storyteller!! I love how he is a nerd and the ultimate fan of other musicians. I adore his fierce love of his daughters. And I respect how kindly he treated his band mates and friends in this memoir.

@Cinfhen you were right: this was special.

Megabooks #pop22 #AboutABand @BarbaraBB @KarenUK @4thhouseontheleft @Laughterhp @RaeLovesToRead @Cortg @jenniferw88 @squirrelbrain #nonfiction22 #ImRockNRoll @Riveted_Reader_Melissa And this finishes your challenge Melissa! Thanks for organizing! 3y

BarbaraBB I want to read this one too! 3y

Megabooks @BarbaraBB I think you‘d love it! 3y

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BarbaraBB I think so too even though I‘m not much of a Foo Fighters fan. But he seems like such a nice guy. 3y

Kimberlone This was so good! 3y

Megabooks @BarbaraBB I‘m not a huge fan either, but this is an excellent memoir, and he is indeed nice! 3y

Megabooks @Kimberlone agreed!! 👍🏻💯 3y

AmyG @BarbaraBB He DOES seem like the most humble, lovliest guy. I really enjoyed this, too. 3y

Cortg I enjoyed his stories! It was a well done memoir 💕 3y

Megabooks @AmyG 🙌🏻💯 3y

Megabooks @Cortg absolutely enjoyable! 3y

squirrelbrain I liked this one too, although I think I would have liked it even more had I listened to it on audio. Well done on finishing the challenge! 3y

Cinfhen I‘m so glad you loved this one!!! It was so good on audio @squirrelbrain and now that the band has lost Taylor Hawkins it makes all the stories even more meaningful. I am not a fan of Foo Fighters @BarbaraBB but you‘ll become one of Dave Grohl -🥰🥰🥰 3y

peaKnit I am a huge fan, and it‘s been sad with Taylor‘s passing wondering what is next for them. No doubt, Dave will have a plan but I think it may involve reinvention, like after Nirvana ended. This book was wonderful. He is a great storyteller, his HBO series Sonic Highways tells stories of music by state of region, highly recommend, as well as his paramount series with his mom , Cradle to Stage. 3y

Riveted_Reader_Melissa @peaknit That series sounds great 3y

Megabooks @squirrelbrain the audio made the book for me, so I‘m sorry you didn‘t get to hear that. 3y

Megabooks @squirrelbrain and that you! 3y

Megabooks @Cinfhen I remember when that was announced. So sad. He came across like someone you‘d want as a friend: smart, nerdy, and a bit (a lot) mischievous but also super loyal. 3y

Megabooks @peaknit I had heard about cradle to the stage, but I‘ll have to check out sonic highways since I have hbo at the moment. Thanks for the heads up. I‘m very interested to see what he does next, and I really feel for him losing Taylor because they seemed so close. Very hard for fans as well. 3y

Suet624 I‘m a huge fan of the Foos and of Dave and of Taylor. I feel as if I haven‘t fully recovered from Taylor‘s death. For years I‘ve watched a Foo Fighters video almost daily. I have Dave‘s book but as is my way I have it stacked right where I can see it but not yet ready to read it. Because once I do, it will be done. 🤷🏻‍♀️🤦🏻‍♀️❤️ (edited) 3y

Megabooks @Suet624 i feel that. I‘ve don‘t the same thing with favorite tv shows. There are some things you just don‘t want to end. 💜 3y

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Music Is History | Questlove

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This 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 👇🏼

IndoorDame actually included because this listed the names of so many that it would have taken me at least a week to pause and listen to each one, so I had to just appreciate it for what I got out of it as it was. #Nonfiction2022 #ImRockNRoll #PopSugar2022 #AboutABandorMusicalGroup @Riveted_Reader_Melissa 3y

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