A review by bookwoman37
Loud by Tana Douglas

emotional informative inspiring sad medium-paced

5.0

I really enjoyed reading this book.  Tana left home at a young age and some how found herself working as roadie in Australia.  She was lucky to start just as big rock shows were beginning to tour in Australia and she had some wonderful mentors.  Throughout most of her career she was the only the only woman working backstage.  She worked her up from unpacking trucks to learning lighting and sound design.  While there are some stories from the road and backstage most of the book is Tana's story.  If you are just looking for gossip on bad backstage behavior you will be disappointed.  I really enjoyed reading about how she was able to work her up through the ranks and the different turns her career has taken.  I would have liked to have read more about the work she is doing now on helping more women enter the music business.  Accompanying the text are a lot of fun photographs.  The book was well written and easy to read.  Enjoy the fun ride through music history.