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James Acaster
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James Acaster
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PERFECT SOUND WHATEVER is a love letter to the healing power of music, and how one man's obsessive quest saw him defeat the bullshit of one year with the beauty of another. Because that one man is James Acaster, it also includes tales of befouling himself in a Los Angeles steakhouse, stealing a cookie from Clint Eastwood, and giving drunk, unsolicited pep talks to urinating strangers.
January, 2017
James Acaster wakes up heartbroken and alone in New York, his relationship over, a day of disastrous meetings leading him to wonder if comedy is really what he wants to be doing any more.
A constant comfort in James's life has been music, but he's not listened to anything new for a very long time. Idly browsing 'best of the year' lists, it dawns on him that 2016 may have been a grim year for a lot of reasons, but that it seemed to be an iconic year for music. And so begins a life-changing musical odyssey, as James finds himself desperately seeking solace in the music of 2016, setting himself the task of only listening to music released that year, ending up with 500 albums in his collection.
Looking back on this year-long obsession, parallels begin to grow between the music and James's own life: his relationship history, the highs and lows of human connection, residual Christian guilt, and mental health issues that have been bubbling under the surface for years. Some albums are life-changing masterpieces, others are 'Howdilly Doodilly' by Okilly Dokilly, a metalcore album devoted to The Simpsons' character Ned Flanders, but all of them play a part the year that helped James Acaster get his life back on track.©2019 James Acaster (P)2019 Headline Publishing Group Ltd
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- Rob in Nelson NZ
- 13-09-2019
This was NOT what I expected but really enjoyed it
I'm a big fan of James Acaster His Repertoire on Netflix is the best thing on it. I expected this book to be something similar to his Classic Scrapes book. It really isn't. It's a passionate book on James' love of music. Particularly albums from 2016. Reading the blurb I expected some of James deadpan humour but that's not the case he loves his music and the love is infectious He had an up n down time during the research for the book. It's a book that describes his life challenges. I'd loved his comedy talent before but my respect for the man increased immeasurably. I've tried several albums based on his recommendations and some will stay on my playlist. Lots of laughs still and highly recommended.
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- Isaac Gassmann
- 30-09-2019
Loved it!
Loved it! I love James, and you need to watch his Netflix special. And he is fantastic in taskmaster
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- Anonymous User
- 01-09-2020
amazing
my first audio book I finished. I loved James story telling and deep dives into the music
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- Benamazon
- 15-09-2024
Unexpectedly brilliant
I’ve loved his other books but this was really different. For fans of music. Excellent.
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- Verity White
- 01-01-2020
Excellent and thought provoking story
Acaster is hilarious but also reflective and kind to the hundreds of micro stories he lovingly describes about the artists involved in putting out the music he loves from 2016.
highly recommend to music lovers
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- Anonymous User
- 10-12-2020
La La La La La Humpty...
It's like a glimpse into your weird little brother's brain. You will definitely hum the Humpty song for a week after listening.
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- Jeremiah David
- 01-01-2021
Solid musicology, hard to finish
Took me a long time to finish this one. Lots of appreciation for the research that went into this, but difficult to know what's going on unless you're listening to the albums side by side.
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- Anonymous User
- 25-10-2019
hilarious
James Acaster is brilliant. Laugh out loud moments, and muscially educational, give it a try
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- Anonymous User
- 09-03-2020
amazing book
I loved this book, it was hilarious, entertaining as hell and informative. It may have completely changed how I approach listening to and writing music myself. Thank you for this gift James.
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- Anonymous User
- 27-10-2022
Awesome
I can't get enough of James Acaster. I love everything he says and how he says it.
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