Foo Fighters are currently one of the biggest rock bands in the world. Since 1994 they've sold over forty million records and won countless awards. Send in the Congregation looks at the band through the eyes of their fans and asks the question, “Why do you love this band so much?”. Their answers are often funny, poignant, and heartbreaking. While every chapter is different each person comes to a similar conclusion; they love the band as much for the community that comes with them as they do the music. Send in the Congregation is a love letter from the fans to the band, and a reminder of why music is such an important part of our every day lives.
Full disclosure: Foo Fighters is one of my favorite bands, and I know some of the people who were interviewed for this book. Obviously I was really intrigued by the concept.
Unfortunately, the author seems to have supplied a set group of questions to her subjects and then took the answers and literally cut and pasted them together without any editing, leading to a confusing and sort of disjointed narrative. It would have worked better if she had done a Q&A format, leaving her questions in the text.
Also, she wrongly attributed quotes to Dave Grohl. It seems that she not only put a minimum of effort into writing, but also did a minimal amount of research about the band before she wrote this book.
I was really disappointed by it, and glad I only decided to buy the far cheaper Kindle version rather than the physical copy. I only read half and flipped through the rest and ended up returning it.