RaveThe New York Times Book ReviewCarlin revisits those pivotal years with a fan’s fervor and a journalist’s attention to detail ... Like a director’s cut, Tonight in Jungleland expands on, updates and sometimes revises his researches into Springsteen’s self-invention in the 1970s ... Carlin’s prose heightens the drama of the album’s construction ... Vividly summons the album’s struggle and its spirit.
Lucinda Williams
RaveThe New York Times Book ReviewWilliams’s memoir is as flinty, earthy and plain-spoken as her songs ... Throughout her book, Williams recognizes her own appetites and mistakes. She writes about suffering from obsessive-compulsive disorder and bouts of depression ... Her memoir shows how deep that grit runs.
Ian S Port
RaveThe New York Times Book Review\"With appropriately flashy prose, [Port] dismantles some misconceptions and credits some nearly forgotten but key figures. He also summons, exuberantly and perceptively, the look, sound and sometimes smell of pivotal scenes and songs ... scrupulously sourced ... Tracing material choices that echoed through generations, the book captures the quirks of human inventiveness and the power of sound.\
