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Audio Distortion: Replay
Ever want to be famous?
They didn't.
It just sorta happened.
They didn't.
It just sorta happened.
Playing for friends at a pizzeria one day – full-on, massive world tour the next.
Insane to a power of ten.
Then, right in the middle the madness, they crash and burn.
The reality of life is – stuff happens…
Now, their fans are asking – what is it going to take to get pop music's latest 'phenomenon' back together?
Can it even be done?
In the fast paced, high-pressure world that is pop music, will their passion be enough to ensure that our five accidental superstars will find their way back to doing what they were so amazingly good at?
This is a story of unimaginable gain, devastating loss, and the remarkable ability of five friends, to overcome it all...
134 pages, Paperback
First published July 16, 2013
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August 26, 2013
Brilliantly written in a fresh, high paced, manner with in depth interviews and band member remembrances which sometimes overlap giving different versions from different band members. You have to keep reminding yourself that this is a novel and not the biography of that superstar band that you loved but that disbanded suddenly and without warning. You will, very early on in the novel, meet, get to know and learn about the character of each of the five major players and enjoy them developing.
This from very early in the novel at a TV studio during a live interview;-
“Music fans, meet Emily Tao, original lead guitarist for, and founder of Audio Distortion. That isn’t the introduction that I envisioned, but it works. Emily graciously agreed to come and spend an hour talking with me about the band’s meteoric rise to stardom, and their ensuing collapse, as they were individually bombarded with one personal disaster after another, during what would have been their five month maiden tour.”
Not just a novel for the young (I am a month off sixty) I found myself finishing the book in one sitting and am now looking forward to the sequel "Journeys End". Read this book if you have ever wanted to be in a band or wondered what it would be like.
Big in America and now available in the UK – get it now.
This from very early in the novel at a TV studio during a live interview;-
“Music fans, meet Emily Tao, original lead guitarist for, and founder of Audio Distortion. That isn’t the introduction that I envisioned, but it works. Emily graciously agreed to come and spend an hour talking with me about the band’s meteoric rise to stardom, and their ensuing collapse, as they were individually bombarded with one personal disaster after another, during what would have been their five month maiden tour.”
Not just a novel for the young (I am a month off sixty) I found myself finishing the book in one sitting and am now looking forward to the sequel "Journeys End". Read this book if you have ever wanted to be in a band or wondered what it would be like.
Big in America and now available in the UK – get it now.
April 28, 2014
This book reads almost like an episode of VH1's "Behind the Music," which is sort of hilarious since the intended audience of the book probably has no idea what VH1 is, cause really, who needs VH1 when we have YouTube? It's the story of five nobody teenagers from Colorado that found major fame as rock stars until everything basically went to hell in a hand basket and the band collapsed. Unlike most of the bands I saw on "Behind the Music" though, the members of Audio Distortion remained on good terms with one another, except for Emma who didn't really remain on any terms with anyone.
While this book was an easy read (which is a good thing since I'm at least twice as old as the intended audience)it was a little difficult to figure out who was speaking most of the time, and who's point of view some of the chapters were written in. The voices of the main characters aren't really all that different from one another, but I wouldn't really expect them to be much different since we're talking about a group of teenagers, most of whom grew up in the same town. It would have been nice if, especially during dialogue where the whole band is present, if there was some indication of who said what.
Overall though, this was a really good YA book, and I would definitely recommend it to my children when they reach an appropriate age (at least 10).
While this book was an easy read (which is a good thing since I'm at least twice as old as the intended audience)it was a little difficult to figure out who was speaking most of the time, and who's point of view some of the chapters were written in. The voices of the main characters aren't really all that different from one another, but I wouldn't really expect them to be much different since we're talking about a group of teenagers, most of whom grew up in the same town. It would have been nice if, especially during dialogue where the whole band is present, if there was some indication of who said what.
Overall though, this was a really good YA book, and I would definitely recommend it to my children when they reach an appropriate age (at least 10).
December 15, 2013
First off, I read Journey's End before I read Replay, so I can honestly say that you'll be able to follow Journey's End without being too badly confused. Now that I have read Replay, Journey's End is just that much better.
I absolutely loved Replay. This story focuses on the members of the band, on the five kids that created Audio Distortion and the problems they faced told in varying points of view. If you get hooked on Audio Distortion: Replay, you will be in for the long haul. This is a series that you will want to read in one sitting and actually can if you have the time. I read the first three books of Audio Distortion in seven hours, being sick and stuck in bed is great for catching up on reading if you aren't too miserable. I highly recommend this series :)
L. Gryphon
I absolutely loved Replay. This story focuses on the members of the band, on the five kids that created Audio Distortion and the problems they faced told in varying points of view. If you get hooked on Audio Distortion: Replay, you will be in for the long haul. This is a series that you will want to read in one sitting and actually can if you have the time. I read the first three books of Audio Distortion in seven hours, being sick and stuck in bed is great for catching up on reading if you aren't too miserable. I highly recommend this series :)
L. Gryphon
January 5, 2014
I received this book as a give away for promotional reasons several months ago, but have just got around to reading it, life as a teacher!
I thought it was an okay story. I read it in bits and pieces while students were reading. It seemed like a slightly flat story. It told an okay story of how the band formed and fell apart, but the jumpy narration seemed to confuse the story to me. I think it would have been better if it would have just stuck to one character telling the story.
I thought it was an okay story. I read it in bits and pieces while students were reading. It seemed like a slightly flat story. It told an okay story of how the band formed and fell apart, but the jumpy narration seemed to confuse the story to me. I think it would have been better if it would have just stuck to one character telling the story.
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