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Publisher's summary
Wall also recounts, in a series of flashbacks, the life stories of the five individuals that made the dream a reality: Jimmy Page, Robert Plant, John Paul Jones, John Bonham, and their infamous manager, Peter Grant.
Finally, the full, shocking story is told from the inside.
Critic reviews
"That Wall can add so much fresh detail to the Led Zep story is in itself an extraordinary achievement. That he manages to humanize these planet-striding giants while doing so puts this book into the 'definitive' category." ( Classic Rock magazine)
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Prior to his tragic death in 2010, Ronnie James Dio had been writing his autobiography, looking back on the remarkable life that led him from his hometown in upstate New York to the biggest stages in the world, including the arena that represented the pinnacle of success to him - Madison Square Garden, where this book begins and ends.
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Horns up!
- By Big Daddy on 02-10-22
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The Wild Heart of Stevie Nicks
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Grab your lace shawl and top hat and get ready to twirl—this is a full-throttle appreciation of the life and voice of Stevie Nicks from one of rock criticism’s most celebrated writers.
Best-selling author and Rolling Stone columnist Rob Sheffield explores the music and artistry of the rock goddess who has kept generations of music lovers totally bewitched and spellbound, with such classic rock hits as "Rhiannon" and "Gypsy".
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A bad recap of Rolling Stone interviews
- By kristen mukai on 05-08-19
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Screams from the Dark
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- By: Ellen Datlow
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From werewolves and vampires, to demons and aliens, the monster is one of the most recognizable figures in horror. But what makes something, or someone, monstrous? Award-winning and up-and-coming authors like Richard Kadrey, Cassandra Khaw, Indrapramit Das, Priya Sharma, and more attempt to answer this question. These all-new stories range from traditional to modern, from mainstream to literary, from familiar monsters to the unknown . . . and unimaginable.
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Save your credits/money
- By Amazon Customer on 06-07-23
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My Life in Dire Straits
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- By: John Illsley
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One of the most successful music acts of all time, Dire Straits filled stadiums around the world. Their albums sold hundreds of millions of copies and their music - classics like “Sultans of Swing”, “Romeo and Juliet", “Money for Nothing”, and “Brothers in Arms” - is still played on every continent today. There was, quite simply, no bigger band on the planet throughout the '80s. In this powerful and entertaining memoir, founding member John Illsley gives the inside track on the most successful rock band of their time.
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Great book
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Unchained
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- By: Paul Brannigan
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From the moment their hugely influential 1978 debut landed, Van Halen set a high bar for the rock 'n' roll lifestyle, creating an entirely new style of post-'60s hard rock and becoming the quintessential rock band of the 1980s. But the high-flying success was fraught with difficulty, as Eddie struggled with alcohol and drug addiction while simultaneously battling David Lee Roth over the musical direction of the band, eventually taking the band in an entirely new direction with Sammy Hagar and scaling new heights, before that iteration of Van Halen disintegrated.
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Please don't read other audible books
- By Mike on 02-01-22
By: Paul Brannigan
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Sex, Drugs, Ratt & Roll
- My Life in Rock
- By: Stephen Pearcy, Sam Benjamin
- Narrated by: Stephen R. Thorne
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Stephen Pearcy was a scrawny, horny, thrill-seeking teenager with an electric guitar who had graduated from backyard parties in San Diego to half-empty dives in Los Angeles before he and his band broke through at Whiskey a Go Go. Cranking out metal just as metal got hot, Ratt was the perfect band at the perfect time, and their hit single "Round and Round" became a top-selling anthem.
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Stephen Pearcy is one sad mf
- By Awkward Frog on 12-28-20
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How to Be a Man
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- By: Duff McKagan
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Duff McKagan is one of the most respected survivors in hard rock. In How to Be a Man, he shares the wisdom he gained on the path to superstardom - from his time with Guns N' Roses and Velvet Revolver to getting sober after a life of hard living to achieving his personal American dream of marrying a supermodel, raising a family, and experiencing what it's like to be winked at by Prince.
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Overly dramatic reader.
- By CB on 01-07-17
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Bring It on Home
- Peter Grant, Led Zeppelin, and Beyond -- The Story of Rock's Greatest Manager
- By: Mark Blake
- Narrated by: James Langton
- Length: 12 hrs and 21 mins
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The authorized biography of the most notorious rock manager of all time, Peter Grant, best known for his work with Led Zeppelin. Often acknowledged as the "fifth member of Led Zeppelin", Grant's story has appeared in fragments across countless Zeppelin biographies, but none has explored who this brilliant and intuitive manager yet flawed and sometimes dangerous man truly was. No one has successfully captured the scope of his personality or his long-lasting impact on the music business. Acclaimed author and journalist Mark Blake seeks to rectify that.
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Audible cut off part 1 before the cliffhanger!?!
- By Alex Hay on 07-30-21
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- royphotog
- 06-06-13
One great book, great naration.
I had had this book in my wish list for about a year before I decided that it was time to listen to it. I grew up in the era of Led Zeppelin, and one of my life's biggest regrets is that I never saw them live, but that being said, I was never a hug fan. I recognized that they were the biggest band of that era, and that they had something that no other band had, that certain mystique, that certain quality that held them up as rock gods, thus the title of the book is appropriate. My rock god was Ritchie Blackmore and Ronnie James Dio, but that is nether here nor there.
This was one of my favorite audio books, and I listen to a lot of them, I knew a little of the story, but this gave a very in depth portrait of the players in the story, the band and back players. By the end of the book I was feeling a bit sorry for Jimmy Page, who seemed to never be able to let Led Zeppelin go, and Page who was just sick of it. They had climbed the mountain, unlike anyone else, they had reached the very top, and then, for several of them, life was no longer fun. Life at the top is not all that it is cracked up to be. Drugs, booze, death all took their tole.
Simon Vances narration is perfect for this book. I do agree that if you do not like off color language, as one reviewer said, this is not the book for you, but in the context used her, it is just as I would think the players would talk, and the use of first person narration, Vance changes his voice, ever so slightly and for me it was brilliantly used to brake up the normal flow of the book. all in all, a great read,. I was sorry to come to the end of it and will listen to it again sometime.
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- Ladysensei
- 09-12-13
A Whole Lotta Overloaded LOVE!!!
Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why?
If You wanna know every fact about Zeppelin then this is the book to listen to.This author did so much research down to every date, time and crazy antics of what the coming of life in rock history this band is even today.
I grew up and own almost every Led Zeppelin album as they were released so it was fun to listen in and revisit those times back in the late 60's and early 70's. Some of the book became a bit cumbersome with facts but I feel this author wanted to give his perspective as best he could on what he believes really happened.
Some of the material I am not too sure about and he did seem to give a sort of negative spin on Jimmy Page but all in all it is a good book.
Who was your favorite character and why?
Jimmy Page, Robert Plant, John Paul Jones and Bonzo
What about Simon Vance’s performance did you like?
He did a great job and this book needed a British accent to help out with the full vision of this band
Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?
No there is no way you can listen to this in one sitting, Too many facts and information, details.
Any additional comments?
Led Zeppelin will go down in history as one of the greatest bands of all time 100 years from now.
This was a time where there were no computers mixing the sound and what they endured to get the music to the level they did is almost amazing today (with all the technology that is used now in the recording industry).
It is also becoming more rare to find bands that write their own songs, play their own instruments, and sing and perform it and stay together as long as they did.
If you want to know what music of the real rock and roll era then this is the audio for you. After you listen to this you will have to go listen to their music because you will even further appreciate what they went thru to get it to the level they did from such a meager beginning.
Peace~and A Whole Lotta Love~
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- Jill Trent
- 03-18-16
phenomenal
I could not wait til I left for work and got off work so I could listen to another hour. I dearly love led zep music but hate to now know about the occult influences. and the drugs oh my! The devil finds his way into everything. But he won't beat me on the this... ill continue to see Jesus instead. The random
talking to un named people was jacked up. Wth????? I hated when the writer did that. maybe I'm not smart enough for this guy.
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- jake
- 11-30-17
entertaining as expected
If your a zeppelin fan this is worth the read. Simon Vance is wonderful, as he always is. I especially like the flashback scenes which I thought was an interesting approch to the story, despite it not coming from the artists themselves. regardless it's great, well researched and addictive. Get it....now.
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- KnowYourRights
- 10-20-18
Could ha e been half as long
Absolutely hated the flashback scenes. But loved the glimpse into the reality of what it was like behind the scenes as a touring rock band. Makes me glad I'm not them, really. If you don't read about this kind of thing you get this false idea of how great it would be, but in reality it's a waste of life.
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- Scott
- 07-27-17
great
it was hard to follow the flashbacks at times but it was very enthralling. definitely compelling
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- FMS
- 10-20-15
Excellent
Loved it. The audio version is especially awesome for an American, I tried reading the book but it was slower since some is written in the voice of the British members of the band.
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- brenden sutton
- 10-10-17
Incredible read for fans
This book was on my must read list forever. I adore Led Zeppelin but I had no clue about how the legacy of "sex, drugs, and rock and roll" with Zeppelin started. There's nothing spared from this book. It taught me about the music business and the legacy that these four rock stars made more than any documentary ever could. I highly regard this book for teaching me about my favorite band and I must recommend this to any fan of Zeppelin. The narrator is a favorite of mine as well. Overall I give this book a perfect score but I'm biased.
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- SeanO
- 10-01-16
As Good As Can Be
The problem is that no Led Zeppelin bio can ever live up to the greatness of it's subject. Entertaining, interesting, well researched it is. I would like to read more personal accounts of Zeppelin shows, what that experience was like. This book is long on journalism, short on subjective accounts. Still well worth hearing. Recommended.
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- Bo Bilstrup
- 03-16-18
Good solid 3rd source bio
I’m gonna make this short. I really did enjoy this story, but I much prefer when a bio is written by the artist him or herself or a least in collaboration with. By all means this is still great but not 5 Star great.
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