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Sundry Notes of Music: an Almost Memoir Kindle Edition

by Ian Shane (Author), Todd Berryman (Foreword) Format: Kindle Edition
4.6 out of 5 stars 3 ratings
Albert Einstein once said, “I see my life in terms of music.” Author Ian Shane has taken that philosophy and turned it up to 11.

Growing up in a house filled with audiophiles, he has always loved music. It has been the centerpiece in every significant (and often insignificant) moment in his life. Jobs and people come and go, but music is the one constant in his life. Through forty-six songs from his collection, Ian curates the soundtrack of love interests, his battle with depression, and tracks shared with old friends and family. Sundry Notes of Music is a collection of essays: part journal, part confession, part manifesto, and all heart.

Like Songbook (Nick Hornby) and Drowning in the Sea of Love (Al Young), this poignant and humorous “almost memoir” is one man’s journey to find his purpose and the songs that define those moments.
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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B0CM5LPTQT
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ 45rpm Media (December 26, 2023)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ December 26, 2023
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
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Ian Shane

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Ian Shane is the author of three novels, In Ten Years, Postgraduate, and Radio Radio. He writes a music/pop culture blog titled Liner Notes, and his musical memoir, Sundry Notes of Music, will be released in 2022. In addition, Ian has written three screenplays, a television pilot on spec, and a one-act play. Ian was also featured in the inaugural issue of Smudge Magazine.

Ian writes lad lit similar to Nick Hornby, Jonathan Tropper, and Matthew Norman. He cites Aaron Sorkin and David Mamet as influences in writing dialogue.

He currently lives in Denver with his two cats.

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  • ZDAmazon
    5.0 out of 5 stars Great memoir + great music
    Reviewed in the United States on July 3, 2024
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    Very enjoyable read! A great demonstration of how music is intertwined with our memories, major life events and the most important people in our lives. Very much in the vein of Nick Hornby.
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  • The Irresponsible Reader
    4.0 out of 5 stars A Life's Playlist
    Reviewed in the United States on December 27, 2023
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    An expanded version of this originally appeared at The Irresponsible Reader.
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    I love the concept for this book—and wish I could read more like this. I think people exchanging track listings for their version (to be expanded upon by request) would make becoming friends much easier.

    I also think this helps me understand shades of Shane's novels (not just the parts that he points to in this book, either). As he's one of those authors at the top of my list from the last few years, I particularly appreciated that—but since not enough of the world has heeded my calls to buy and read his work, I won't expect many to see a similar appeal in this book. And as I've learned these last few years, you really don't need to know much about the life or work of someone to be able to really enjoy a memoir, if the memoir is good enough. This one is.

    Sure, I'd have liked another few chapters about the Tom Petty show. Do I think his estimation of The Beatles is lacking (however apt calling them the equivalent of a boy band may be)? Yes. Do I wish (primarily for his sake) that some of these chapters had ended on a "happier" note (particularly the chapters "talk tonight - oasis" and "life fades away - roy orbison")? Sure, but's not a comment on Shane's writing, it's reality rearing its head.

    You can see traces of Hornby's Songbook/31 Songs in these pages. Possibly Al Young's Drowning in the Sea of Love (I don't know, I hadn't heard of it until Shane mentioned its influence). But this struck me as something more like Rob Sheffield's Love Is a Mix Tape and Talking to Girls About Duran Duran—just involving a longer period of time. I may have grinned and chuckled more at Shane than Sheffield (those who've read the former will roll their eyes at me there, of course).

    There are parts of this book that are very funny—some bittersweet, some tragic, some simply thoughtful. Multiple essays will hit all of those points and more. They're all engaging in various ways. Not one track on this playlist is going to leave you looking for the skip button.

    Readers of Hornby, Young, or Sheffield should appreciate this approach to memoir. Those who find this approach intriguing likely will, too. Readers of Shane's novels will definitely find something to enjoy here. People who simply appreciate well-written memoirs/personal essays should give this a look, as well. Really, anyone who finds good writing appealing should give this a glance. Yes, I'm casting the net wide on that last sentence—that's my point.
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