Bestsellers
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I Don't Want to Go Home
- The Oral History of the Stone Pony
- By: Nick Corasaniti
- Narrated by: Nicol Zanzarella, Jim Meskimen
- Length: 11 hrs and 11 mins
- Unabridged
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Nick Corasaniti tells the captivating oral history of the iconic music venue the Stone Pony and of the rise, fall, and rebirth of Asbury Park, New Jersey.
By: Nick Corasaniti
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Altamont
- The Rolling Stones, the Hells Angels, and the Inside Story of Rock's Darkest Day
- By: Joel Selvin
- Narrated by: John Pruden
- Length: 9 hrs and 45 mins
- Unabridged
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Joel Selvin tells the definitive story of the Rolling Stones' infamous Altamont concert in San Francisco, the disastrous historic event that marked the end of the idealistic 1960s....
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I was there...
- By Marcheta on 08-29-16
By: Joel Selvin
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They Can't Kill Us Until They Kill Us
- By: Hanif Abdurraqib
- Narrated by: Hanif Abdurraqib
- Length: 8 hrs and 38 mins
- Unabridged
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In essays that have been published by the New York Times, MTV, and Pitchfork, among others—Abdurraqib uses music and culture as a lens through which to view our world so that we might better understand ourselves, and in so doing proves himself a bellwether for our times....
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Best in a long time
- By Amazon Customer on 03-14-24
By: Hanif Abdurraqib
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There Was Nothing You Could Do
- Bruce Springsteen's “Born in the U.S.A.” and the End of the Heartland
- By: Steven Hyden
- Narrated by: Steven Hyden
- Length: 8 hrs and 13 mins
- Unabridged
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On June 4, 1984, Columbia Records issued what would become one of the best-selling and most impactful rock albums of all time. An instant classic, Bruce Springsteen’s Born in the U.S.A. would prove itself to be a landmark not only for the man who made it, but rock music in general.
By: Steven Hyden
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Brothers
- By: Alex van Halen
- Narrated by: Alex van Halen
- Length: 12 hrs
- Unabridged
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In this intimate and open account—nothing like any rock-and-roll memoir you’ve ever listened to—Alex Van Halen shares his personal story of family, friendship, music and brotherly love in a remarkable tribute to his beloved brother and band mate.
By: Alex van Halen
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Life in the Fast Lane
- The Eagles’ Reckless Ride Down the Rock & Roll Highway
- By: Mick Wall
- Narrated by: Al Kessel
- Length: 10 hrs and 45 mins
- Unabridged
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Legendary rock journalist Mick Wall delivers definitive insight into America's bestselling band of all time, exploring their meteoric rise to fame and the hedonistic days of the '70s music scene in LA, when American music was taking over the world....
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Disappointed
- By O'Fallon Doug on 03-20-24
By: Mick Wall
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I Don't Want to Go Home
- The Oral History of the Stone Pony
- By: Nick Corasaniti
- Narrated by: Nicol Zanzarella, Jim Meskimen
- Length: 11 hrs and 11 mins
- Unabridged
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Nick Corasaniti tells the captivating oral history of the iconic music venue the Stone Pony and of the rise, fall, and rebirth of Asbury Park, New Jersey.
By: Nick Corasaniti
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Altamont
- The Rolling Stones, the Hells Angels, and the Inside Story of Rock's Darkest Day
- By: Joel Selvin
- Narrated by: John Pruden
- Length: 9 hrs and 45 mins
- Unabridged
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Joel Selvin tells the definitive story of the Rolling Stones' infamous Altamont concert in San Francisco, the disastrous historic event that marked the end of the idealistic 1960s....
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I was there...
- By Marcheta on 08-29-16
By: Joel Selvin
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They Can't Kill Us Until They Kill Us
- By: Hanif Abdurraqib
- Narrated by: Hanif Abdurraqib
- Length: 8 hrs and 38 mins
- Unabridged
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Performance
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In essays that have been published by the New York Times, MTV, and Pitchfork, among others—Abdurraqib uses music and culture as a lens through which to view our world so that we might better understand ourselves, and in so doing proves himself a bellwether for our times....
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Best in a long time
- By Amazon Customer on 03-14-24
By: Hanif Abdurraqib
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There Was Nothing You Could Do
- Bruce Springsteen's “Born in the U.S.A.” and the End of the Heartland
- By: Steven Hyden
- Narrated by: Steven Hyden
- Length: 8 hrs and 13 mins
- Unabridged
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On June 4, 1984, Columbia Records issued what would become one of the best-selling and most impactful rock albums of all time. An instant classic, Bruce Springsteen’s Born in the U.S.A. would prove itself to be a landmark not only for the man who made it, but rock music in general.
By: Steven Hyden
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Brothers
- By: Alex van Halen
- Narrated by: Alex van Halen
- Length: 12 hrs
- Unabridged
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In this intimate and open account—nothing like any rock-and-roll memoir you’ve ever listened to—Alex Van Halen shares his personal story of family, friendship, music and brotherly love in a remarkable tribute to his beloved brother and band mate.
By: Alex van Halen
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Life in the Fast Lane
- The Eagles’ Reckless Ride Down the Rock & Roll Highway
- By: Mick Wall
- Narrated by: Al Kessel
- Length: 10 hrs and 45 mins
- Unabridged
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Legendary rock journalist Mick Wall delivers definitive insight into America's bestselling band of all time, exploring their meteoric rise to fame and the hedonistic days of the '70s music scene in LA, when American music was taking over the world....
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Disappointed
- By O'Fallon Doug on 03-20-24
By: Mick Wall
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Willie, Waylon, and the Boys
- How Nashville Outsiders Changed Country Music Forever
- By: Brian Fairbanks
- Narrated by: Tyler Darby
- Length: 13 hrs and 48 mins
- Unabridged
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Willie, Waylon, and the Boys traces a path from Waylon Jennings’ survival on the Day the Music Died through to the Highwaymen and on to the current creative and commercial explosion of Chris Stapleton, Brandi Carlile, Tyler Childers, Jason Isbell, and the Highwomen....
By: Brian Fairbanks
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How Music Works
- By: David Byrne
- Narrated by: Andrew Garman, David Byrne
- Length: 13 hrs and 10 mins
- Unabridged
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How Music Works is David Byrne’s incisive and enthusiastic look at the musical art form, from its very inceptions to the influences that shape it, whether acoustical, economic, social or technological....
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Kind of all over the place
- By Amazon Customer on 02-17-23
By: David Byrne
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3 Shades of Blue
- Miles Davis, John Coltrane, Bill Evans, and the Lost Empire of Cool
- By: James Kaplan
- Narrated by: Dion Graham
- Length: 14 hrs and 7 mins
- Unabridged
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The story of how jazz arrived at the pinnacle of American culture in 1959, told through the journey of three towering artists—Miles Davis, John Coltrane, and Bill Evans—who came together to create the most famous and bestselling jazz album of all time, Kind of Blue....
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important American History
- By VAJ on 06-06-24
By: James Kaplan
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Rip It up and Start Again: Postpunk 1978-1984
- By: Simon Reynolds
- Narrated by: Liam Wheatley
- Length: 23 hrs and 39 mins
- Unabridged
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In this, the first book to take a big-picture view of the entire post punk period, acclaimed author and music journalist Simon Reynolds recreates a time of tremendous urgency and idealism in pop music.
By: Simon Reynolds
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Meet Me in the Bathroom
- Rebirth and Rock and Roll in New York City 2001-2011
- By: Lizzy Goodman
- Narrated by: Charlie Thurston, Nicol Zanzarella
- Length: 19 hrs and 42 mins
- Unabridged
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In the second half of the 20th century New York was the source of new sounds, including the Greenwich Village folk scene....
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Deeply disappointing.
- By ChicagoRob on 01-18-20
By: Lizzy Goodman
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The History of Jazz, Second Edition
- By: Ted Gioia
- Narrated by: Bob Souer
- Length: 21 hrs and 59 mins
- Unabridged
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Ted Gioia's History of Jazz has been universally hailed as a classic - acclaimed by jazz critics and fans around the world....
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An Exciting Opportunity Missed
- By Kindle Customer on 02-02-15
By: Ted Gioia
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Deliver Me from Nowhere
- The Making of Bruce Springsteen's Nebraska
- By: Warren Zanes
- Narrated by: Warren Zanes
- Length: 7 hrs and 27 mins
- Unabridged
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Without Nebraska, Bruce Springsteen might not be who he is today. The natural follow-up to Springsteen’s hugely successful album The River should have been the hit-packed Born in the U.S.A....
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Much more than a “Making of” story…
- By W. Smith on 05-31-23
By: Warren Zanes
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Where Are Your Boys Tonight?
- The Oral History of Emo's Mainstream Explosion 1999-2008
- By: Chris Payne
- Narrated by: Graham Halstead, Chris Abell
- Length: 13 hrs and 54 mins
- Unabridged
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An energetic and explosive oral history examining emo’s pop culture takeover from 1999-2008, featuring exclusive interviews with My Chemical Romance’s Mikey Way and Fall Out Boy’s Pete Wentz and Patrick Stump....
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I REALLY Wanted to Like This
- By Fuzz414 on 08-18-23
By: Chris Payne
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60 Songs That Explain the '90s
- By: Rob Harvilla
- Narrated by: Rob Harvilla
- Length: 9 hrs and 6 mins
- Unabridged
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A companion to the #1 music podcast on Spotify, this book takes listeners through the greatest hits that define a weirdly undefinable decade....
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My Personal View-Harvilla Rules!
- By Qtsbuster on 11-18-23
By: Rob Harvilla
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I Want My MTV
- The Uncensored Story of the Music Video Revolution
- By: Craig Marks, Rob Tannenbaum
- Narrated by: Luke Daniels
- Length: 20 hrs and 38 mins
- Unabridged
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I Want My MTV tells the story of the first decade of MTV, the golden era when MTV's programming was all videos, all the time, and kids watched religiously to see their favorite bands....
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The Most Entertaining Book of the Year
- By David on 10-24-12
By: Craig Marks, and others
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Our Band Could Be Your Life
- Scenes from the American Indie Underground, 1981-1991
- By: Michael Azerrad
- Narrated by: Jon Wurster, Merrill Garbus, Fred Armisen, and others
- Length: 21 hrs and 6 mins
- Unabridged
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This is the never-before-told story of the musical revolution that happened right under the nose of the Reagan '80s - when a small but sprawling network of bands, labels, fanzines, radio stations, and other subversives reenergized American rock....
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Comprehenisve History of Some 1980s Indie Bands
- By Jeff Koeppen on 12-22-19
By: Michael Azerrad
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Love Is a Mix Tape
- Life and Loss, One Song at a Time
- By: Rob Sheffield
- Narrated by: Rob Sheffield
- Length: 5 hrs and 42 mins
- Unabridged
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Mix tapes: We all have our favorites. Stick one into a deck, press play, and you’re instantly transported to another time in your life. For Rob Sheffield, that time was one of miraculous love and unbearable grief....
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A sad story in a happy wrapper.
- By Natalia on 04-08-10
By: Rob Sheffield
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When the Drummers Were Women
- A Spiritual History of Rhythm
- By: Layne Redmond
- Narrated by: Lauren Gobes
- Length: 6 hrs and 24 mins
- Unabridged
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For millennia, the sacred drummers of pre-Christian Mediterranean and western Asia were women. In this inspiring book, Layne Redmond, herself a renowned drummer, tells their history....
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Herstory traces Divine Feminine
- By Amazon Customer on 11-25-22
By: Layne Redmond
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The Greatest Band That Ever Wasn't
- The Story of the Roughest, Toughest, Most Hell-Raising Band to Ever Come Out of the Pacific Northwest, the Screaming Trees
- By: Barrett Martin
- Narrated by: Barrett Martin
- Length: 7 hrs and 4 mins
- Unabridged
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In 1992, the Screaming Trees were expected to become the next big band to come out of the Seattle music scene during the heyday of grunge. Except it never happened....
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Great storytelling. Great band. Great guys.
- By T. Lafferty on 04-03-24
By: Barrett Martin
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Respect Yourself
- Stax Records and the Soul Explosion
- By: Robert Gordon
- Narrated by: Cassandra Campbell
- Length: 17 hrs and 54 mins
- Unabridged
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The story of Stax Records unfolds like a Greek tragedy....
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Great narration
- By A. K. Moore on 10-29-14
By: Robert Gordon
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Then Sings My Soul: 150 of the World's Greatest Hymn Stories
- By: Robert J. Morgan
- Narrated by: Steven Roy Grimsley
- Length: 8 hrs and 17 mins
- Unabridged
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Pastor Robert Morgan’s goal is to keep these traditional hymns vital and meaningful to all generations. Then Sings My Soul will help listeners reacquaint themselves with 150 beloved hymns of the faithful....
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A rich encounter into hymns and their historical significance.
- By AJ on 06-08-22
By: Robert J. Morgan
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Nirvana
- The Amplifications
- By: Michael Azerrad
- Narrated by: Michael Azerrad
- Length: 12 hrs and 22 mins
- Unabridged
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Nirvana reflects on the meaning of the revolutionary band Nirvana, their leader Kurt Cobain, and the band's personal, musical and cultural contexts in the '90s....
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Excellent follow up!
- By Ryan Anys on 02-05-24
By: Michael Azerrad
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Music
- A Subversive History
- By: Ted Gioia
- Narrated by: Jamie Renell
- Length: 17 hrs and 55 mins
- Unabridged
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"A dauntingly ambitious, obsessively researched" (Los Angeles Times) global history of music that reveals how songs have shifted societies and sparked revolutions....
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Squeezing cherry-picked facts into a simplistic narrative
- By Erik A. Ritland on 11-24-20
By: Ted Gioia
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More Fun in the New World
- The Unmaking and Legacy of L.A. Punk
- By: John Doe, Tom Desavia
- Narrated by: John Doe, Tom Desavia, Various
- Length: 12 hrs and 35 mins
- Unabridged
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Picking up where Under the Big Black Sun left off, More Fun in the New World explores the years 1982 to 1987, covering the dizzying pinnacle of LA's punk rock movement as its stars took to the national - and often international - stage....
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Inclusive look at the L.A. music scene
- By Brenda on 06-08-19
By: John Doe, and others
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Under the Big Black Sun
- A Personal History of L.A. Punk
- By: John Doe, Tom Desavia
- Narrated by: Exene Cervenka, Henry Rollins, full cast
- Length: 7 hrs and 20 mins
- Unabridged
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Under the Big Black Sun explores the nascent Los Angeles punk rock movement and its evolution to hardcore punk as it's never been told before....
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A love song to the early punk days in LA.
- By Brenda on 07-09-16
By: John Doe, and others
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Tune In
- The Beatles: All These Years
- By: Mark Lewisohn
- Narrated by: Clive Mantle
- Length: 43 hrs and 43 mins
- Unabridged
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Tune In is the first volume of All These Years - a highly-anticipated, groundbreaking biographical trilogy....
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Insanely great
- By Tad Davis on 12-17-13
By: Mark Lewisohn
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Don't Call It Hair Metal
- Art in the Excess of '80s Rock
- By: Sean Kelly
- Narrated by: Sean Kelly
- Length: 10 hrs and 4 mins
- Unabridged
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Don't Call It Hair Metal analyzes the sonic evolution, musical diversity, and artistic intention of '80s commercial hard rock...
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Must read for any musician or music lover
- By Scott Roland on 07-22-23
By: Sean Kelly
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The McCartney Legacy
- Volume 1: 1969 – 73
- By: Allan Kozinn, Adrian Sinclair
- Narrated by: Simon Vance
- Length: 29 hrs and 42 mins
- Unabridged
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In this first of a groundbreaking multivolume set, THE MCCARTNEY LEGACY, VOL 1: 1969-73 captures the life of Paul McCartney in the years immediately following the dissolution of the Beatles, a period in which McCartney recreated himself as both a man and a musician....
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For dedicated Paul McCartney scholars
- By Andreas Lawrence on 01-01-23
By: Allan Kozinn, and others
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Making Rumours
- The Inside Story of the Classic Fleetwood Mac Album
- By: Ken Caillat, Steve Stiefel
- Narrated by: Ken Caillat, Fred Berman
- Length: 10 hrs and 24 mins
- Unabridged
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Fleetwood Mac's classic 1977 Rumours album topped the Billboard 200 for 31 weeks and won the Album of the Year Grammy....
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Caillat Cursed With Perfect Memory
- By Private. on 02-05-13
By: Ken Caillat, and others
New releases
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Rip It up and Start Again: Postpunk 1978-1984
- By: Simon Reynolds
- Narrated by: Liam Wheatley
- Length: 23 hrs and 39 mins
- Unabridged
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In this, the first book to take a big-picture view of the entire post punk period, acclaimed author and music journalist Simon Reynolds recreates a time of tremendous urgency and idealism in pop music. Full of anecdote and insight, and featuring the likes of Joy Division, The Fall, Pere Ubu, PiL and Talking Heads, Rip It Up And Start Again stands as one of the most inspired and inspiring books on popular music ever written.
By: Simon Reynolds
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This Was Toscanini
- The Maestro, My Father, and Me
- By: Samuel Antek, Lucy Antek Johnson
- Narrated by: David Garrison, Lucy Antek Johnson
- Length: 4 hrs and 54 mins
- Unabridged
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Explore with renewed wonder the thorough, touching, and inspiring firsthand account of performing with and learning from Arturo Toscanini. In this expanded second edition of This Was Toscanini, original author Samuel Antek's reflections on The Maestro gain new insights as his daughter Lucy Antek Johnson enlightens readers of what her father himself was like, and shares her fond and intimate reflections on a musical partnership.
By: Samuel Antek, and others
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I Don't Want to Go Home
- The Oral History of the Stone Pony
- By: Nick Corasaniti
- Narrated by: Nicol Zanzarella, Jim Meskimen
- Length: 11 hrs and 11 mins
- Unabridged
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In 1970, Asbury Park, New Jersey, was ripped apart by race riots that left the once-proud beach town an hour away from Manhattan smoldering, suffering and left for dead. Four years later, a few miles down the coast in Seaside Heights, two bouncers, Jack Roig and Butch Pielka, tired of the daily grind, dreamt of owning their own place. Under-prepared and minimally funded, the two bought the first bar they considered, in a city where no one wanted to be, without setting one foot in the place. They named it the Stone Pony.
By: Nick Corasaniti
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Willie, Waylon, and the Boys
- How Nashville Outsiders Changed Country Music Forever
- By: Brian Fairbanks
- Narrated by: Tyler Darby
- Length: 13 hrs and 48 mins
- Unabridged
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The tragic and inspiring story of the leaders of Outlaw country and their influence on today’s Alt-Country and Americana superstars, tracing a path from Waylon Jennings’ survival on the Day the Music Died through to the Highwaymen and on to the current creative and commercial explosion of Chris Stapleton, Brandi Carlile, Zach Bryan, Jason Isbell, and the Highwomen.
By: Brian Fairbanks
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Grammar Free in the U.K.
- The Lockdown Letters (Bonkers Letters to Rock, Pop & Punk Stars with Genuine Hilarious Replies in Support of Musicians Against Homelessness, Book 5)
- By: Derek Philpott, Dave Philpott
- Narrated by: Dave Philpott
- Length: 3 hrs and 56 mins
- Unabridged
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For close to a decade and a half the Philpotts have been getting under the skin of musical artistes. Picking up on glaring errors in their lyrics or sometimes getting completely the wrong end of the stick (perhaps to irritate things a little further) they totally misunderstand the meaning of ‘poetic license’.
By: Derek Philpott, and others
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A Darker Electricity
- The Origins of the Spiral Tribe Sound System
- By: Mark Angelo Harrison
- Narrated by: Mark Angelo Harrison
- Length: 15 hrs and 21 mins
- Unabridged
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At the time, it was unclear why the UK government targeted the Spiral Tribe travelling sound system. Even after arresting many key members and launching one of Britain's biggest court cases against them. Was it really because they were a marauding horde of anarcho-techno-pirates, their outlandish music calling a generation to rise up in rebellion against conservatism, convention, and even consensus reality?
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Rip It up and Start Again: Postpunk 1978-1984
- By: Simon Reynolds
- Narrated by: Liam Wheatley
- Length: 23 hrs and 39 mins
- Unabridged
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In this, the first book to take a big-picture view of the entire post punk period, acclaimed author and music journalist Simon Reynolds recreates a time of tremendous urgency and idealism in pop music. Full of anecdote and insight, and featuring the likes of Joy Division, The Fall, Pere Ubu, PiL and Talking Heads, Rip It Up And Start Again stands as one of the most inspired and inspiring books on popular music ever written.
By: Simon Reynolds
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This Was Toscanini
- The Maestro, My Father, and Me
- By: Samuel Antek, Lucy Antek Johnson
- Narrated by: David Garrison, Lucy Antek Johnson
- Length: 4 hrs and 54 mins
- Unabridged
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Explore with renewed wonder the thorough, touching, and inspiring firsthand account of performing with and learning from Arturo Toscanini. In this expanded second edition of This Was Toscanini, original author Samuel Antek's reflections on The Maestro gain new insights as his daughter Lucy Antek Johnson enlightens readers of what her father himself was like, and shares her fond and intimate reflections on a musical partnership.
By: Samuel Antek, and others
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I Don't Want to Go Home
- The Oral History of the Stone Pony
- By: Nick Corasaniti
- Narrated by: Nicol Zanzarella, Jim Meskimen
- Length: 11 hrs and 11 mins
- Unabridged
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In 1970, Asbury Park, New Jersey, was ripped apart by race riots that left the once-proud beach town an hour away from Manhattan smoldering, suffering and left for dead. Four years later, a few miles down the coast in Seaside Heights, two bouncers, Jack Roig and Butch Pielka, tired of the daily grind, dreamt of owning their own place. Under-prepared and minimally funded, the two bought the first bar they considered, in a city where no one wanted to be, without setting one foot in the place. They named it the Stone Pony.
By: Nick Corasaniti
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Willie, Waylon, and the Boys
- How Nashville Outsiders Changed Country Music Forever
- By: Brian Fairbanks
- Narrated by: Tyler Darby
- Length: 13 hrs and 48 mins
- Unabridged
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The tragic and inspiring story of the leaders of Outlaw country and their influence on today’s Alt-Country and Americana superstars, tracing a path from Waylon Jennings’ survival on the Day the Music Died through to the Highwaymen and on to the current creative and commercial explosion of Chris Stapleton, Brandi Carlile, Zach Bryan, Jason Isbell, and the Highwomen.
By: Brian Fairbanks
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Grammar Free in the U.K.
- The Lockdown Letters (Bonkers Letters to Rock, Pop & Punk Stars with Genuine Hilarious Replies in Support of Musicians Against Homelessness, Book 5)
- By: Derek Philpott, Dave Philpott
- Narrated by: Dave Philpott
- Length: 3 hrs and 56 mins
- Unabridged
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For close to a decade and a half the Philpotts have been getting under the skin of musical artistes. Picking up on glaring errors in their lyrics or sometimes getting completely the wrong end of the stick (perhaps to irritate things a little further) they totally misunderstand the meaning of ‘poetic license’.
By: Derek Philpott, and others
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A Darker Electricity
- The Origins of the Spiral Tribe Sound System
- By: Mark Angelo Harrison
- Narrated by: Mark Angelo Harrison
- Length: 15 hrs and 21 mins
- Unabridged
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At the time, it was unclear why the UK government targeted the Spiral Tribe travelling sound system. Even after arresting many key members and launching one of Britain's biggest court cases against them. Was it really because they were a marauding horde of anarcho-techno-pirates, their outlandish music calling a generation to rise up in rebellion against conservatism, convention, and even consensus reality?
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Top 10 Rap Legends
- By: Anthony Farrior
- Narrated by: Michael Parker II
- Length: 17 mins
- Unabridged
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Writing a comprehensive exploration of the top ten best rappers of all time is an exciting journey through hip-hop history, artistic impact, and individual contributions. Given the broad scope and rich depth of the genre, this book will present a blend of universally recognized legends alongside influential voices that have shaped the direction and culture of rap. . .
By: Anthony Farrior
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There Was Nothing You Could Do
- Bruce Springsteen's “Born in the U.S.A.” and the End of the Heartland
- By: Steven Hyden
- Narrated by: Steven Hyden
- Length: 8 hrs and 13 mins
- Unabridged
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On June 4, 1984, Columbia Records issued what would become one of the best-selling and most impactful rock albums of all time. An instant classic, Bruce Springsteen’s Born in the U.S.A. would prove itself to be a landmark not only for the man who made it, but rock music in general, and even the larger American culture over the next 40 years.
By: Steven Hyden
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Futuromania
- Electronic Dreams, Desiring Machines, and Tomorrow's Music Today
- By: Simon Reynolds
- Narrated by: Rich Keeble
- Length: 12 hrs and 47 mins
- Unabridged
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Simon Reynolds's first book in eight years is a celebration of music that feels like a taste of tomorrow. Sounds that prefigure pop music's future—the vanguard genres and heroic innovators whose discoveries eventually get accepted by the wider mass audience. But it's also about the way music can stir anticipation for a thrillingly transformed world just around the corner: a future that might be utopian or dystopian, but at least will be radically changed and exhilaratingly other.
By: Simon Reynolds
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Cevere's Chronicles Volume 2
- Cevere's Classics
- By: Marquis Walker
- Narrated by: Virtual Voice
- Length: 2 hrs and 57 mins
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Join the author on a captivating journey through the world of timeless music in Cevere's Chronicles Vol. 2: Cevere's Classics. In this volume, his book explores the essence of what makes a classic. Unveiling the art of album creation, discover the cohesive and immersive listening experiences that define classic albums. The author's discerning ear seeks out projects that meet a certain standard, grade, class, and caliber-a quest to uncover the true definition of a classic. In this immersive exploration, "Cever's Chronicles Vol. 2: Cevere's Classics" celebrates the remarkable albums that have...
By: Marquis Walker
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Harmonies and Histories
- A Journey into the World of Classical Music and its Composers
- By: Barrett Williams, ChatGPT ChatGPT
- Narrated by: Virtual Voice
- Length: 3 hrs and 49 mins
- Unabridged
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Discover the cadence of history and the melody of time in "Harmonies and Histories". This in-depth exploration delves into the captivating world of classical music, offering a comprehensive understanding that fascinates both neophytes and veteran aficionados alike. Embark on a rich journey starting with the origins and impact of classical music in Chapter 1, expanding your knowledge about this timeless genre. Unravel the beauty of appreciating classical music in Chapter 2, learning to identify musical elements and interpret gripping narratives. Chapter 3 will then guide you through the ...
By: Barrett Williams, and others
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The History of Music
- The Evolution of Sound
- By: Nicholas Lucia
- Narrated by: Virtual Voice
- Length: 56 mins
- Unabridged
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Music has played a central role in human culture for centuries, with a rich and diverse history that spans the globe. This book traces the evolution of music from its earliest origins to the present day, exploring the various forms, styles, and traditions that have shaped the music we know today. It covers a wide range of musical genres and traditions, including classical, jazz, rock, pop, and more, and discusses the cultural and historical context in which these musical styles developed. Along the way, it examines the role of music in society and its influence on art, politics, and popular...
By: Nicholas Lucia
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Music Video History
- Evolution of Music Through Motion Picture
- By: Nicholas Lucia
- Narrated by: Virtual Voice
- Length: 58 mins
- Unabridged
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Music videos have played a significant role in the music industry for decades. They have evolved from simple promotional tools to become an art form in their own right, influencing fashion, culture, and technology. This book traces the history of music videos, from their early beginnings in the 1950s to their current status as an integral part of the music industry. It explores the various techniques and styles that have been used in music videos over the years, as well as the cultural and technological developments that have shaped their evolution. Along the way, it discusses the impact of...
By: Nicholas Lucia
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The Beloved Vision
- A History of Nineteenth Century Music
- By: Stephen Walsh
- Narrated by: Michael Page
- Length: 15 hrs and 53 mins
- Unabridged
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The Beloved Vision links the music history of this singular epoch to the ideas that lay behind Romanticism in all its manifestations. In this account, we come to understand the phase in music history that has become the mainstay of the twentieth and twenty-first century concert and operatic repertoire.
By: Stephen Walsh
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Can't Be Satisfied
- The Life and Times of Muddy Waters
- By: Robert Gordon
- Narrated by: Keb' Mo'
- Length: 12 hrs and 9 mins
- Unabridged
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The epic, rollicking, up-and-down life of Muddy Waters—who went from Mississippi farmhand to musical legend, invented electric blues, and created the template for the rock-and-roll band and its wild lifestyle—is chronicled with rare vividness in Robert Gordon’s widely praised biography.
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The delivery was pretty bad
- By Rodney Combs on 04-27-24
By: Robert Gordon
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Elvis Is King
- Costello's My Aim Is True (Pop Classics)
- By: Richard Crouse
- Narrated by: Shea Taylor
- Length: 3 hrs and 38 mins
- Unabridged
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In 1976, under the guidance of legendary label Stiff Records, he transformed himself into the snarling, spectacled artist who defied the musical status quo to blaze the trail for a new kind of rock star with his debut album, My Aim Is True. In Elvis Is King, Richard Crouse examines how the man, the myth, and the music of this arrestingly original album smashed the trends of the era to bridge the gap between punk and rock ’n’ roll.
By: Richard Crouse
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Looking for the Magic
- New York City, the '70s and the Rise of Arista Records
- By: Mitchell Cohen
- Narrated by: Virtual Voice
- Length: 5 hrs and 7 mins
- Unabridged
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Looking for the Magic is a cultural-historical remix, a fresh perspective on how Arista Records reflected its place and time, New York in the 1970s and early 1980s. Through interviews with dozens of artists and executives, music journalist Mitchell Cohen goes inside the business of making and marketing music during this vibrant and diverse period. Under Clive Davis, rock, pop, punk, jazz, R&B, disco, cabaret and Broadway were all represented on Arista. The label sounded like the city it was at the geographical center of. From its inception as a new entity built on the pop and soul ...
By: Mitchell Cohen
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Tales from the Dancefloor
- Manchester, The Warehouse Project, Parklife, Sankeys, The Haçienda
- By: Sacha Lord
- Narrated by: Sacha Lord
- Length: 7 hrs and 10 mins
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Sacha Lord's journey is interwoven with the history and culture of the city of Manchester. Listeners will discover Manchester’s vibrant music scene(s) and the challenges it has faced over the decades. The book takes the listener behind the scenes of Sacha's groundbreaking events, including his early nights at the legendary Haçienda club, the establishment of Warehouse Project and Parklife. Sacha's never-told stories are fascinating and entertaining, covering a three-decade structure through 1990s, 2000s and 2010s.
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Manchester Dance Scene Uncovered.
- By Anonymous User on 04-16-24
By: Sacha Lord