webslingingadam's review against another edition
funny
informative
inspiring
fast-paced
4.5
As a Frank Turner fan this accounting of his life on the road was a fantastic listen.
majormajka74's review against another edition
adventurous
reflective
relaxing
fast-paced
5.0
Frank Turner describes his early days of grinding it out on the road as a starving musician. From hardcore kid to folk rock hero Mr. Turner’s journey is equal parts exciting and beautiful tragedy. A true poet.
flis's review against another edition
4.0
Overall this is a pretty good book! I've seen quite a few reviews that say its repetitive, and yes, it kind of is, but what do you expect from a book that's pretty much a tour diary? That's the nature of touring, and plenty of unique stories and events and people pop up along the way, to the extent to which I'd say its actually much less repetitive that I'd expect the average account of touring to be.
I really enjoyed reading about the adventures and mishaps of Frank and his team, and their many many friends. As a fan of Frank for a long time now, I loved this peak into the behind the scenes of his touring life and how hard he worked to get to where he is today.
For any fans of Frank Turner, this is a must read.
I really enjoyed reading about the adventures and mishaps of Frank and his team, and their many many friends. As a fan of Frank for a long time now, I loved this peak into the behind the scenes of his touring life and how hard he worked to get to where he is today.
For any fans of Frank Turner, this is a must read.
annaeme's review against another edition
4.0
He pasado por muchas etapas con este libro. Me he aburrido, he odiado a Frank, le he vuelto a querer, me he enfadado con el... He odiado la estructura del libro y me dieron ganas de dejarlo. Pero al final volví a su música, a disfrutarla y a escucharla con más atención y cariño gracias a las confidencias del autor.
wildeaboutoscar's review against another edition
4.0
A great overview of what it's like to go from dive bars to arenas and the ways in which tours are put together. You get a great insight into what Frank is like as a guy, though at times you definitely get the impression that he doesn't want to be quite as open as he tries to be.
The showlist was a nice addition at the back, though it did make me realise just quite how much I've seen him over the past few years.
The showlist was a nice addition at the back, though it did make me realise just quite how much I've seen him over the past few years.
erin102's review against another edition
5.0
I have never come to the end of a book and had it full of sticky notes! During the first few shows I kept stopping to look up the other bands that Frank talks about listening to and working with but I was getting nowhere because there were so many to look up that I had never heard of! So I started putting sticky notes on all the pages where there was something I wanted to look up. In the end there’s over thirty I think, I did stop a couple times when my curiosity was too big, like the house show in Philadelphia. Love the book, love seeing where Frank Turner started from! My first show was #1417 at the Toronto Urban Roots Festival, sometime after the time the book covers but maybe he’ll write another one eventually!
schwurbs's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
informative
inspiring
medium-paced
5.0
Content Warnings
Minor: Drug use
megmoggs's review against another edition
5.0
One of my absolute favourite musicians, and also a fantastic author! While this is all about his past experiences, it is fantastically written and incredibly intriguing, as it gives a nice insight into his life and his music. I loved reading about his unusual encounters and exciting gigs. I've been lucky enough to meet him, and he truly is a lovely man. Amazing!