The Music Book
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About the book
What does music mean? Can it be more than the sum of its notes and melodies? Can it truly change you? Rob, a musician turned reluctant music critic, poses these questions as everything important in his life appears to be fading—memories of lost love, songs from his old bands, even his hearing. He delves into the music of others to find solace and purpose, and discovers that the chords and repeated phrases echo themes that have emerged in his own life. The music sustains him, but can it revive him?
About the Music in the Book
There are many local bands featured in The Music Book. These are bands whose music affected me, whose music I found at the right moment, and all of it was live so the music could be experienced. I discovered them while writing for the now defunct Seattle Subsonic, and to quote from the book:
“I like to sit at the end of the bar and watch an unknown band swing for the fence. It’s better to discover music that way, more personal than radio, more intimate than a festival with all its distractions that sideline the music. Not that there aren’t great bands playing festivals and stadiums, but in the small clubs, it’s all about the music, only the music. The crowd and the personalities and the sponsors fall away. All that matters, the only thing that matters, is the sound that emanates from the stage.”
And the sounds that these Seattle bands make do indeed matter:
- Sightseer
- Furniture Girls
- The Missionary Position
- Like Lightning
- The Jesus Rehab
- Julia Massey and the FiveFinger Discount
- The Young Evils
- Kristen Ward
- The Slants
- The Head and the Heart
- Star Anna and theLaughing Dogs
- Christa Says Yay
- In Cahoots
- Witchburn
- Bone Cave Ballet
- Alabaster (no longer together)
And of course, Pearl Jam, Alice in Chains, Soundgarden, Mad Season, Alice Mudgarden.
The Music Book CD
All of the music is also available for stream and download here:
Booktrope has worked with Northwest Music Scene and Critical Sun Recordings to put together a CD of the music from The Music Book to benefit the Wishlist Foundation, a Pearl Jam fan nonprofit, grassroots 501(c)(3) fan organization dedicated to supporting Pearl Jam’s charitable and philanthropic efforts. Physical CDs are still available from me directly.
There are some great bands featured in this collection of music. And it’s for a good cause as both CD and download sales benefit the Wishlist Foundation.
Music Saves.