Great look behind the songs

Fascinating look at where his songs came from. As a Frank fan I highly recommend having the music with you as you read. Listen to a chapter, and then to the song it's about.

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Frank really sells the emotion.

Being a huge fan of his music really helps get the best out of this book. A great listen but some songs really get the short stick in terms of detail and depth.

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I loved listening to Try This At Home

First time I have listened to Frank Turner narrating his book, most impressed. Well done!

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If you're a fan of the music and the man

If you're a fan of the music and the man, you'll enjoy it. I do, so I did.

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Inspirational

Love the book would be good if they played songs Inbetween the chapters but there are playlists online which I used.

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Fascinating and satisfying not just for fans.

Frank is narrating, It’s a very well read book that works as a diary of how and why a song came together with the history of the song explained as well as the musical theory being discussed (the technical side is explained in simple terms and should not put off a non musician). Really enjoyed it and I think any music fan regardless of genre would be able to enjoy and take something away from it.

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great book for wordsters of all types

What a great book! (and I don't use exclamation marks lightly). It's great to listen to someone talking about how their ideas have been born and subsequently worked into finished pieces of art. Frank Turner is clearly passionate about music and words and has written this book incredibly well. I particularly liked his explanation of Broken Piano which is, in my opinion, a really powerful piece of songwriting and composing. The book also gave me plenty of references to seek out and enjoy. I recommend plus plus.

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Read this at home

I was talked into attending one of Franks gigs nearly 2 years ago, having never heard any of his music nor really knowing anything about him.
It was an incredible experience, so much so that I immediately bought his last three releases on vinyl with the intention of working back through the catalogue. Something seems to have held me back, however. I suspect that I somehow believed that music was of its time, and trying to get to know an artist just too late for it to feel contemporary and not far enough to feel like classics was the cause.
Having now listened to the book, I now feel like I can engage with the back catalogue knowing at least what was in his mind at the time. My plan now is to re-listen to each chapter and the associated track over time. I do think that they missed a trick in not taking advantage of the audiobook format, including snippets if not the full track in each case. But your streaming service of choice can take care of this.
I would also note that the author has a separate Korea waiting for him as an audiobook narrator.

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Love this book

I'm a huge fan of Frank Turner already and read his first book several times. And now I've 'read' this, his second book, twice already in the first 2 weeks of its release. It's a fascinating insight into his music and the way his writing methods have developed over the years. I'll definitely be reading this again.

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