‘If you have ever watched a band play or bought a pop record you should read this book’ John Peel
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Lost in Music is about growing up with pop music – about hearing it, buying it, loving it, and attempting to play it in public for money. A brilliant combination of the confessional and the unapologetic, this is a book for anyone who has ever treasured vinyl, or sung into a roll-on deodorant in front of the bedroom mirror and dreamed of playing Wembley. ‘A wonderfully funny pop-music memoir . . . You don't have to know who Nik Kershaw is to laugh out loud at the chapter about him’ Spectator ‘One of the best books about music that you will ever read . . . It is impossible to read Lost in Music without laughing out loud’ Daily Telegraph
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Giles Smith's 'Lost in Music' is an incredible book. Sure, it's not Crime and Punishment, but it is the funniest, wittiest, and even most touching book written about pop music. If you remotely enjoyed Nick Hornsby's "High Fidelity," you'll flip over this book. It's a shame more people aren't aware of it.
The book is half Smith's autobiography as a music lover, and half incisive ruminations on various aspects of music (cd vs. vinyl, should or shouldn't one shag with the stereo on, etc.). And it's all golden. Anyone who's been in a band will laugh his ass off; this is like observational comedy for musicians.
Yet there is a true heart to the tale, and Smith has a knack for finding the truly meaningful in such minor events as Damon Albarn singing Christmas carols with his mother, meeting Ni(c)k Kershaw, or lip synching in the garage with friends who just don't get it ("That's NOT how they do it.").
I've been rambling, but do yourself a favor and buy this book. If you've ever put a musician's photo on your wall, contemplated speaker stands, or lied about what the first record you bought was, you'll read this book over and over again. I have.
14 of 14 people found the following review helpful
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Anyone who has ever really loved pop music will read this book and recognise themselves in the pages. Even if you don't like the bands or singers that Giles Smith lost so much sleep over, its definitely worth reading. I keep a copy of it as a 'comfort' book, as it bears repeated readings, and always cheers me up!
12 of 12 people found the following review helpful
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I first read Lost In Music years ago - around 1997, I think - and loved it then, recognising my own life on every other page in Giles Smith's attitude to music-loving.
Re-reading the book while on holiday this year just reaffirmed to me how brilliant it is. Not just funny, but poignant in places and superbly observed all over.
Giles Smith is a big favourite of mine - his column on sport on TV in The Times (Monday, Thursday and Saturday) is essential reading, as are his columns in The Guardian (cars on Tuesday) and on TV in The Sunday Telegraph. Do yourself a favour and read Lost In Music followed by Midnight in the Garden of Evel Knievel. Both hugely uplifting.
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VERY funnny
If your around 50 and have been into music since you were a kid, get this book. Well written with some extremely funny parts. Had me laughing for ages. Highly recommended.
Published 12 months ago by Mr. Lien
4.0 out of 5 stars
Re-live your past.
"Too true to be good," to borrow Oscar Wilde's phrase. For music fans who remember the 80's this is moving, embarrassing, very funny, and un-nervingly accurate.
Published 14 months ago by Ignorant Bystander
5.0 out of 5 stars
So much better than a ghost written celebrity name drop
I love books like this. They expose so much more of the nitty gritty of the music business than you normally get from an autobiography of some jaded rock 'n roller. Read more
Published 16 months ago by Nadia B
2.0 out of 5 stars
Lost in Publication
I found this book utterly disappointing, the promised humour absent or missing in action (I was never sure which option to choose), and the Author pretentious and annoying. Read more
Published on 13 May 2011 by V. C. Lee
4.0 out of 5 stars
Looking Back with Giles Smith
I first read this book soon after it came out in 1995 and have just re-read it with equal pleasure. But let's be clear, 'Lost in Music' in unlikely to score with every reader... Read more
Published on 2 Oct 2010 by Chris M.
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Unnoticed
I think that Giles smith is an amazing writer and that his books are up with high fidelity by nick hornby but it is very sad that he is not as noticed as hornby
Published on 4 July 2010 by qwefbc
5.0 out of 5 stars
A deserved classic, great to see it still in print
Wonderful to see that this book, in print for many years now, is still available. It probably is the best book ever written on what it is to love music- to really love music, to... Read more
Published on 28 Nov 2008 by A. I. McCulloch
5.0 out of 5 stars
Simply the Best
This is truly the best book I have ever read on pop music. Giles Smith brilliantly describes its influence on him and his life in bands, looking through music shops for records... Read more
Published on 17 Sep 2006 by Mr. M. R. Wassell
5.0 out of 5 stars
Lost in music - Giles Smith
I loved this book. If you are looking for a definitive history of music in the 1970s then look elsewhere. Read more
Published on 14 Dec 2003 by D. H. Jones
3.0 out of 5 stars
Ok, but other reviews are misleading
I bought this book after good reviews on Amazon. Sad to say, it did not live up to my expectations, though there are some good moments. Read more
Published on 23 Dec 2001
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