A review by a_writer_guy
The Road Beneath My Feet by Frank Turner

4.0

As a huge Frank Turner fan, it was really cool to see some of the stories behind the music, to see where the ideas for some of my favorite songs came from. I discovered Frank's music way, way late in his career, to a point where I read in this book that he was in my city and it didn't even register to me at the time. One of the most interesting parts of this book, being a late-to-the-show fan, was how it seemed like true success didn't come along for him until much later than I would have expected. Maybe it was just his humble way of portraying himself, but it seemed like he was playing tiny run down clubs and house parties during years I would have though he'd be in much higher levels. Of course, if I've learned anything from this book, those crappy little gigs were exactly the kind of shows he loved playing. Since the narrative is split up by shows, my only gripe is that the show that he specified at the beginning of each section was often times a footnote to the story that came before or after. A lot of times it was pages of story and then "the show was good, everyone seemed to enjoy it." I suppose there's only so much you can actually say about the shows themselves when there's so many to talk about, but still. This was a really interesting look into the life of someone whose music I truly admire.