Four Stars. This book was SO much fun. I was in my teens during the 90s, so this was super-nostalgic for me. It was so interesting to follow up with my favorite musicians. Some, Krist Novoselic from Nirvana, have popped up on my radar now and again, but despite my abiding love for their music, I'd lost track of many of these artists. Their interviews were accompanied by great photography, and a brief but helpful guide of "Hits", "Essentials", and "Deep Cuts". I just wish this book was longer... It got me thinking about what happened to some of my other favorite artists. This would be a great gift or coffee table book for anyone who remembers the 90s and the great music from that era fondly.

I am so grateful to NetGalley and Girl Friday books for the opportunity to read and review Live Through That.

A great book for the followers of the music scene of the 90's with good descriptions and photographs.
I didn't recognise many of these groups as they are more local to the USA than international.
Thank you to NetGalley and the publishers for allowing me the chance to read this book.

With a title like "Lived Through That" you'd expect some deep dives into serious or at least interesting stuff, such as being a musician in the CD times of the 1990s and then during the "Napster" days through to social media and now streaming; or the wave of outsiders, independents and socially-conscious musicians that took over popular music during the decade, and how that compares with where we were before and where we are since; I mean, anything like that really. But instead this is so...meh. The portraits are cool, although there aren't very many; it's neat to see where some of these people ended up now (who tf knew that more than one 90s musician would end up being a kids performer?! ugh); but it's just...boring. Like short, surface-level "where are they now?" paragraphs with a handful of photographs. What's the point?

This book was received as an ARC from Girl Friday Books in exchange for an honest review. Opinions and thoughts expressed in this review are completely my own.

When I read this book, I recognized almost all of the artists featured. A few of my favorites were mentioned and interviewed and it brought back a blast from the past and many memories. The photos taken were really breathtaking and brought their stories to life like I was interviewing them right on the spot. Also, I loved the layout of this book and how Mike Hipple just wrote the truth of all the artists and left nothing out. I really loved all of the artists featured in this book so it's hard to pick just one that was my favorite but if I said which one had the most interesting story had to be Krist Novoselic from Nirvana and the stories he would tell about the band and the whole experience. I can definitely see this book on coffee tables all over the country.

We will consider adding this title to our Art/Photography collection at our library. That is why we give this book 5 stars.

I'm a music journalist who covers a wide range of music genres and periods (1920s to 2020s) and I do listen to lots of CDs. i was curious about this book and requested a pdf which arrived promptly. I looked at the list of artists and - other than Wesley Stace who lives in Philadelphia where I live and USED TO use the stage name of John Wesley Harding - and Adam Schlesinger (who i know from Fountains of Wayne and the Tom Hanks film "The Way You Do", the others were not familiar. While reading the text and looking at Really great photos, I realized that most of these "Stars of the 90s" were, in most cases not tattooed or punkish. the looked like middle-age or older folks.
I liked the look of the book. I will say you you look at the list of artists covered. if you know at least half of them, this is for you. I can't say if the musical styles of these performers is Alt-rock, New Wave, or Punk, but there is no one here you would find on general radio station.
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So I'm giving the book a four star rating for graphics and text a an passing on rating the relevance to me. That I'm not qualified to do as , except for those mentioned above, I've not heard their music

Beautiful Photography and Interesting Interviews
This book by Mike Hipple has neat interviews and gorgeous portrait photography of some of the biggest musical influences of the 90’s. If you grew up listening to 90’s alternative and rock like I did and wonder what those musicians are up to now, this book is for you! Great for the music lover on your gift list.

**Thank you to Mike Hipple, Girl Friday Books, and NetGalley for an ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review**

Good as a quick book to skim through for your favorite artists, and skip ones you don’t know. Maybe a coffee table book.

Did not finish. Wasn’t my writing style. Tried to read it three times. Just couldn’t get into it. Thank you for the opportunity to read it

I was really expecting to enjoy this more than I did, and for that, I feel terrible. The 90s are an era of music I adore, and while I am not hip and cool enough to know all of the musicians here, I knew enough of them that it was a pleasant blast from the past, and I found myself looking up a lot of music on YouTube, being reacquainted with the songs of my early days in New York City. I don't know if it was me or the description, but I expected this to a romp through the era as it unfurled - that we would see and hear the musicians as they came on the scene, that we would be there as the scene unfurled. However, this was a collection of "Where are they now?" essays. Which would be fine except... where they are now just isn't that interesting. The pandemic is mentioned over and over, so most of them aren't even touring or making new music. (A few have learned how to do this primarily online.) So while it worked as a nice memory jogger, it wasn't the compelling read I was counting on. Others will probably enjoy it a lot more.

Lived Through That features candid portraits and brief interviews with dozens of alternative musicians from the 90s. I loved the variety of artists featured, many being lesser known but fantastic. My favorites were: Anna Waronker (That Dog), Mary Lou Lord, Speech (Arrested Development), Kay Hanley (Letters to Cleo), etc. A perfect coffee table book for anyone who loved 90s alternative.

Thank you Girl Friday Books and NetGalley for providing this ARC.

This book was ok. I expected something different. For the subjects written about, the writing was good. For fans of the subjects, this would be an interesting read. Thanks to Netgalley, the author and publisher for the arc of this book in return for my honest review. Receiving the book in this manner had no bearing on this review.