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Elliott Smith was one of the most gifted songwriters of the 90s, adored by fans for his subtly melancholic words and melodies. The sadness had its sources in life. There was trauma from an early age, years of drug abuse, and a chronic sense of disconnection that sometimes seemed self-engineered. Smith died violently in LA in 2003, under what some believe to be questionable circumstances, of stab wounds to the chest. By this time fame had found him, and record-buyers who shared the listening experience felt he spoke directly to them from beyond: astute, damaged, lovelorn, fighting, until he could fight no more.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Almost interesting, often overwrought, poorly read
- De PerpetualGeorge en 01-27-14
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1965
- The Most Revolutionary Year in Music
- De: Andrew Grant Jackson
- Narrado por: Peter Berkrot
- Duración: 11 h y 30 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 44
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 39
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 38
During 12 unforgettable months in the middle of the turbulent '60s, America saw the rise of innovative new sounds that would change popular music as we knew it. In 1965: The Most Revolutionary Year in Music, music historian Andrew Grant Jackson (Still the Greatest: The Essential Songs of The Beatles' Solo Careers) chronicles a groundbreaking year of creativity fueled by rivalries between musicians and continents, sweeping social changes, and technological breakthroughs.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Seems like a good overview
- De wylie smith en 01-12-23
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Bear
- The Life and Times of Augustus Owsley Stanley III
- De: Robert Greenfield
- Narrado por: Sean Runnette
- Duración: 6 h y 10 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 225
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 191
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 193
The creator of the dancing bear logo and designer of the Wall of Sound for the Grateful Dead, Augustus Owsley Stanley III, better known by his nickname, Bear, was one of the most iconic figures in the cultural revolution that changed both America and the world during the 1960s. Owsley's high octane rocket fuel enabled Ken Kesey and his Merry Pranksters to put on the Acid Tests. It also powered much of what happened on stage at Monterey Pop.
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5 out of 5 stars
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wow
- De Brian Harnois en 10-12-20
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The Dark Story of Eminem
- De: Nick Hasted
- Narrado por: Nick Landrum
- Duración: 12 h y 31 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 126
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Narración:4 out of 5 stars 107
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 109
A ground-breaking story tracing Marshal Mathers' rise to fame from the schools and workplaces of his native Detriot to global superstardom.
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3 out of 5 stars
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En-n-me
- De Absinthe en 12-10-15
De: Nick Hasted
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St. Marks Is Dead
- The Many Lives of America's Hippest Street
- De: Ada Calhoun
- Narrado por: Carla Mercer-Meyer
- Duración: 10 h y 18 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 39
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Narración:4 out of 5 stars 35
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 35
St. Marks Place in New York City has spawned countless artistic and political movements. Here Frank O'Hara caroused, Emma Goldman plotted, and the Velvet Underground wailed. But every generation of miscreant denizens believes that their era, and no other, marked the street's apex.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Wonderful history of a wonderful place.
- De bsolo en 11-07-15
De: Ada Calhoun
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Mustaine
- A Heavy Metal Memoir
- De: Dave Mustaine, Joe Layden
- Narrado por: Tom Wayland
- Duración: 11 h y 38 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 1,091
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 932
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 927
James Hetfield, with whom many years ago Mustaine founded a band known as Metallica, once observed, with some incredulity, that Mustaine must have been born with a horseshoe up his ass. That's how lucky he's been, how fortunate he is to be pulling breath after so many close calls. And Hetfield is right. Mustaine has been lucky. He has been blessed. But here's the thing about having a horseshoe lodged in your rectum: It also hurts like hell. And you never forget it's there.
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5 out of 5 stars
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peace sells...I'm buying!!!
- De michael en 09-19-10
De: Dave Mustaine, y otros
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John Lennon
- The Life
- De: Philip Norman
- Narrado por: Graeme Malcolm
- Duración: 12 h y 52 m
- Versión resumida
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General4 out of 5 stars 157
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Narración:4 out of 5 stars 121
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 120
Philip Norman turns his formidable talent to the Beatle for whom belonging to the world's most beloved pop group was never enough. Drawing on previously untapped sources, and with unprecedented access to all the major characters, here is the definitive portrait of John Lennon. This biography takes a fresh and penetrating look at Lennon's much-chronicled life, including the songs that have turned him, posthumously, into almost a secular saint.
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1 out of 5 stars
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Really Bad Abridgement Job (slash job)
- De Let's Be Reasonable en 12-04-08
De: Philip Norman
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Lennon, Dylan, Alice and Jesus
- De: Greg Laurie
- Narrado por: George Newbern
- Duración: 5 h y 22 m
- Versión completa
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General5 out of 5 stars 172
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Narración:5 out of 5 stars 149
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Historia5 out of 5 stars 149
Lennon, Dylan, Alice, and Jesus examines wretched excess, self-absorption and miraculous redemption; the book is a raw, sensitive, and unforgettable journey of sex, drugs, rock and roll, and sweet salvation. Author Greg Laurie traces the lives of rock stars and entertainment figures and legends who wallowed in the decadence of both the high life and low life, as they alternately experienced Heaven and Hell on Earth. He travels with them into their demonic abysses and joyfully chronicles their ultimate ascension to their prodigal moments.
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5 out of 5 stars
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I wished Greg would of narrated the book.
- De Dennis DeMeis en 06-28-22
De: Greg Laurie
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The Ballad of Bob Dylan
- A Portrait
- De: Daniel Mark Epstein
- Narrado por: Bronson Pinchot
- Duración: 15 h y 26 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 50
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 45
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 44
The Ballad of Bob Dylan is a vivid, full-bodied portrait of one of the most influential artists of the 20th-century - a man widely regarded as the most important lyricist America has ever produced. Acclaimed poet and biographer Daniel Mark Epstein frames Dylan against the backdrop of four seminal concerts - all of which he attended. Beautifully written, The Ballad of Bob Dylan is a unique, eye-opening portrait of an artist who has transformed generations and continues to inspire and surprise today.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Excellent book, excellent narration
- De L chandler en 12-22-11
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The Harvard Psychedelic Club
- How Timothy Leary, Ram Dass, Huston Smith, and Andrew Weil Killed the Fifties and Ushered in a New Age for America
- De: Don Lattin
- Narrado por: John Pruden
- Duración: 7 h y 47 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 263
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 235
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 232
It is impossible to overstate the cultural significance of the four men described in Don Lattin's The Harvard Psychedelic Club. Huston Smith, tirelessly working to promote cross-cultural religious and spiritual tolerance. Richard Alpert, aka Ram Dass, inspiring generations with his mantra "be here now". Andrew Weil, undisputed leader of the holistic medicine revolution. And, of course, Timothy Leary, the charismatic, rebellious counterculture icon and LSD guru.
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5 out of 5 stars
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A Fascinating, Engaging Story, Expertly Told
- De Gillian Culff en 12-12-19
De: Don Lattin
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Brian Jones
- The Making of the Rolling Stones
- De: Paul Trynka
- Narrado por: Steven Crossley
- Duración: 12 h y 26 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 78
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 73
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 73
Brian Jones is a forensic, thrilling account of Jones' life, which for the first time details his pioneering achievements and messy unraveling. With more than 120 new interviews, Trynka offers countless new revelations and sets straight the tall tales that have long marred Jones' legacy. His story is a gripping battle between creativity and ambition, between self-sabotage and betrayal. It's all here: the girlfriends, the drugs, and some of the greatest music of all time.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Great story, exceptionally well narrated
- De M. Graham en 11-17-15
De: Paul Trynka
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The One
- The Life and Music of James Brown
- De: R. J. Smith
- Narrado por: Kevin R. Free
- Duración: 14 h y 11 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 77
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 64
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 66
Senior editor at L.A. Magazine RJ Smith saw his first book, The Great Black Way, win the coveted California Book Award. With The One, Smith profiles one of the 20th century’s most innovative musical icons, the Godfather of Soul himself, James Brown. Drawing on extensive research and captivating interviews, Smith chronicles Brown’s rise from abject poverty to the pinnacle of fame, while also detailing Brown’s work as a civil rights activist and entrepreneur.
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5 out of 5 stars
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pitiable, lovable, despicable,understandable
- De Anonymous User en 01-06-13
De: R. J. Smith
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The Last Love Song
- A Biography of Joan Didion
- De: Tracy Daugherty
- Narrado por: Bernadette Dunne
- Duración: 26 h y 43 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 77
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 65
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 65
Joan Didion lived a life in the public and private eye with her late husband, writer John Gregory Dunne, whom she met while the two were working in New York City, when Didion was at Vogue and Dunne was writing for Time. They became wildly successful writing partners when they moved to Los Angeles and cowrote screenplays and adaptations together. Didion is well known for her literary journalistic style in both fiction and nonfiction.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Riveted for 1591 miles
- De Kaysi12 en 04-11-16
De: Tracy Daugherty
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Street Poison
- The Biography of Iceberg Slim
- De: Justin Gifford
- Narrado por: J. D. Jackson
- Duración: 10 h y 32 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 72
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 63
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 62
From a career as a, yes, ruthless pimp in the '40s and '50s, Iceberg Slim refashioned himself as the first and still the greatest of the "street lit" masters, whose vivid books have made him an icon to such rappers as Ice-T, Jay-Z, and Snoop Dogg and a presiding spirit of "blaxploitation" culture.
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5 out of 5 stars
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A must read for all Robert Beck fans.
- De JMKIII58 en 09-15-16
De: Justin Gifford
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City Boy
- My Life in New York During the 1960s and '70s
- De: Edmund White
- Narrado por: Robert Blumenfeld
- Duración: 9 h y 31 m
- Versión completa
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General4 out of 5 stars 72
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Narración:4 out of 5 stars 66
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 67
In the New York of the 1970s, in the wake of Stonewall and in the midst of economic collapse, you might find the likes of Jasper Johns and William Burroughs at the next cocktail party, and you were as likely to be caught arguing Marx at the New York City Ballet as cruising for sex in the warehouses and parked trucks along the Hudson. This is the New York that Edmund White portrays in City Boy: a place of enormous intrigue and artistic tumult.
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1 out of 5 stars
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Pretense upon pretense.
- De Shalin Desai en 06-01-15
De: Edmund White
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Tearing Down the Wall of Sound
- The Rise and Fall of Phil Spector
- De: Mick Brown
- Narrado por: Ray Porter
- Duración: 17 h y 35 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 279
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 190
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 188
Phil Spector, born in the Bronx in 1940, grew up an outsider despised by his peers. But he formed a band, and had a number-one hit with "To Know Him Is to Love Him". He quickly became the top producer of early rock and roll and the originator of such girl groups as the Ronettes. Hit followed hit, and for all of them he used a new recording style called the "wall of sound". But the reign of the boy-man who owned pop music was doomed, and Spector spiraled into paranoid isolation and peculiar behavior.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Descent Into Madness
- De Chris en 06-11-12
De: Mick Brown
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Uncommon People
- The Rise and Fall of The Rock Stars
- De: David Hepworth
- Narrado por: Matthew Lloyd Davies
- Duración: 10 h y 32 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 56
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 50
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 50
The age of the rock star, like the age of the cowboy, has passed. Like the cowboy, the idea of the rock star lives on in our imaginations. What did we see in them? Swagger. Recklessness. Sexual charisma. Damn-the-torpedoes self-belief. A certain way of carrying themselves. Good hair. Interesting shoes. Talent we wished we had. What did we want of them? To be larger than life but also like us. To live out their songs. To stay young forever. No wonder many didn't stay the course.
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5 out of 5 stars
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INSIGHTFULL!
- De CLAUDIA R KENNEDY en 02-18-18
De: David Hepworth
Lo que los oyentes dicen sobre Bop Apocalypse
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Total5 out of 5 stars
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Ejecución4 out of 5 stars
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Historia5 out of 5 stars
- Ryan
- 06-27-17
fascinating read
the author does a really great job of navigating between drug culture, American politics, jazz, beat poetry, race, and everywhere in between.
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