Lived Through That

Lived Through That features candid portraits and brief interviews with dozens of alternative musicians from the 90s. I loved the variety of artists featured, many being lesser known but fantastic. My favorites were: Anna Waronker (That Dog), Mary Lou Lord, Speech (Arrested Development), Kay Hanley (Letters to Cleo), etc. A perfect coffee table book for anyone who loved 90s alternative.

Thank you Girl Friday Books and NetGalley for providing this ARC.

This book was ok. I expected something different. For the subjects written about, the writing was good. For fans of the subjects, this would be an interesting read. Thanks to Netgalley, the author and publisher for the arc of this book in return for my honest review. Receiving the book in this manner had no bearing on this review.

Beautiful Photography and Interesting Interviews
This book by Mike Hipple has neat interviews and gorgeous portrait photography of some of the biggest musical influences of the 90’s. If you grew up listening to 90’s alternative and rock like I did and wonder what those musicians are up to now, this book is for you! Great for the music lover on your gift list.

**Thank you to Mike Hipple, Girl Friday Books, and NetGalley for an ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review**

I'm a music journalist who covers a wide range of music genres and periods (1920s to 2020s) and I do listen to lots of CDs. i was curious about this book and requested a pdf which arrived promptly. I looked at the list of artists and - other than Wesley Stace who lives in Philadelphia where I live and USED TO use the stage name of John Wesley Harding - and Adam Schlesinger (who i know from Fountains of Wayne and the Tom Hanks film "The Way You Do", the others were not familiar. While reading the text and looking at Really great photos, I realized that most of these "Stars of the 90s" were, in most cases not tattooed or punkish. the looked like middle-age or older folks.
I liked the look of the book. I will say you you look at the list of artists covered. if you know at least half of them, this is for you. I can't say if the musical styles of these performers is Alt-rock, New Wave, or Punk, but there is no one here you would find on general radio station.
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So I'm giving the book a four star rating for graphics and text a an passing on rating the relevance to me. That I'm not qualified to do as , except for those mentioned above, I've not heard their music

Good as a quick book to skim through for your favorite artists, and skip ones you don’t know. Maybe a coffee table book.

This book was received as an ARC from Girl Friday Books in exchange for an honest review. Opinions and thoughts expressed in this review are completely my own.

When I read this book, I recognized almost all of the artists featured. A few of my favorites were mentioned and interviewed and it brought back a blast from the past and many memories. The photos taken were really breathtaking and brought their stories to life like I was interviewing them right on the spot. Also, I loved the layout of this book and how Mike Hipple just wrote the truth of all the artists and left nothing out. I really loved all of the artists featured in this book so it's hard to pick just one that was my favorite but if I said which one had the most interesting story had to be Krist Novoselic from Nirvana and the stories he would tell about the band and the whole experience. I can definitely see this book on coffee tables all over the country.

We will consider adding this title to our Art/Photography collection at our library. That is why we give this book 5 stars.