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Somebody Saved Me
- Words + Music | Vol. 27
- Narrated by: Pete Townshend
- Length: 2 hrs and 1 min
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Publisher's Summary
Pete Townshend is one of the great figures in rock ‘n’ roll history. For almost 60 years, The Who have balanced the physical and the spiritual with introspective lyrics and inspirational music. But there is a part of Townshend’s story—and The Who’s—that has not been examined.
These are his Words + Music.
In the Audible Original Pete Townshend: Somebody Saved Me, the songwriter takes us through the period between the 1978 death of Who drummer Keith Moon and the 2002 loss of bassist John Entwistle. During these 24 years, The Who enjoyed their greatest popularity—and broke up. But no matter how much he tried to deny it, The Who had a hold on Pete he could not ignore. Every time he thought he was out, rock ‘n’ roll pulled him back in.
Townshend is honest about his victories and his failures in years spiked with conflict and resolution, the sacred and the profane, love and loss. Townshend punctuates his memories with the songs that came out of his life in that time—“Let My Love Open the Door”, “Slit Skirts”, “You Better You Bet", “Eminence Front”, and more as you’ve never heard them before.
In Somebody Saved Me, Pete Townshend bares his soul, bares his teeth, and bares his heart.
Cover art photo © Pennie Smith
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- Length: 1 hr and 42 mins
- Original Recording
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 2,617
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 2,358
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Story5 out of 5 stars 2,336
Rock god. Justice fighter. Rabble-rouser. Ivy Leaguer. An American renegade and fearless truth teller. Rage Against the Machine’s guitar virtuoso, Tom Morello, is many things; but perhaps, he himself, sums it up best: a one-man revolution. For the first time ever, hear Morello fuse the deeply personal with the political in a rapturous, badass, one-man show that skillfully balances soul-bearing stories with spellbinding guitar fury: Speaking Truth to Power Through Stories and Song by Tom Morello.
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5 out of 5 stars
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From casual fan to wanting to consume more Tom M.
- By Raymond A. Lukasiewicz on 09-01-20
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Sheryl Crow
- Words + Music | Vol. 6
- By: Sheryl Crow
- Narrated by: Sheryl Crow
- Length: 1 hr and 37 mins
- Original Recording
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 4,108
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 3,655
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 3,641
Revealing, intimate, and exhilaratingly raw, celebrated songwriter and acclaimed singer Sheryl Crow’s Words + Music provides the perfect canvas for the nine-time Grammy Award-winning artist to showcase her potent talent, articulate her complex inner workings, and breathe new life into a sizable stack of her most beloved tracks.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Good listen
- By Jennifer K. on 09-10-20
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The Confederacy: Truth and Reconciliation
- Words + Music | Vol. 7
- By: T Bone Burnett
- Narrated by: T Bone Burnett
- Length: 1 hr and 37 mins
- Original Recording
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 1,097
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 994
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 987
Legendary Grammy Award-winning producer and towering musical icon T Bone Burnett speaks plainly, which is all the more reason why his stunning new Words + Music, The Confederacy: Truth and Reconciliation, lands with such force. And his songs, delivered straight from the heart, carry with them the weight of unvarnished truth and the wisdom he’s gathered from a lifetime.
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1 out of 5 stars
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Preaching to the choir
- By robert on 10-06-20
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Alanis Morissette
- Words + Music | Vol. 8
- By: Alanis Morissette
- Narrated by: Alanis Morissette
- Length: 1 hr and 31 mins
- Original Recording
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 3,472
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 3,093
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 3,076
A down-to-earth global pop star. A deeply spiritual, cerebral powerhouse. A famously outspoken introvert. For her millions of fans, and the few unacquainted, defining rock luminary Alanis Morissette is an exercise in dichotomies and nuance. And though her most formidable traits are seemingly at odds with one another, they are, oddly enough, completely emblematic of all of us: complex, conflicting, and, most importantly, ever evolving. With her striking command of language and profound emotional fluency, the 46-year-old covers an enormous amount of personal ground with listeners.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Music x Words
- By Patrick on 10-23-20
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Road Trip Elegies: Montreal to New York
- Words + Music | Vol. 9
- By: Rufus Wainwright
- Narrated by: Rufus Wainwright
- Length: 3 hrs and 29 mins
- Original Recording
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 561
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 479
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 477
Gorgeous music, riveting stories, and the open road ahead. Don’t miss your chance to join Rufus Wainwright, the inimitable singer, songwriter, and composer, as he tracks his fascinating journey as an artist and man over the course of his deeply familiar car ride between the storied home of his youth (Saint-Sauveur, Quebec) and New York City, the birthplace of his musical rise. Part of Audible’s Words + Music series, Road Trip Elegies features more than 20 songs performed by Rufus and a tight-knit band (including family and friends) at a recent set of performances out West.
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5 out of 5 stars
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A Keeper
- By Janet on 11-06-20
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Grateful and Blessed
- Words + Music | Vol. 10
- By: Smokey Robinson
- Narrated by: Smokey Robinson
- Length: 1 hr and 35 mins
- Original Recording
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 2,720
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 2,463
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Story5 out of 5 stars 2,446
If any artist could brag about his contribution to the pop culture canon, it’s Smokey Robinson. His career is filled with so many “he was there” moments it’s a wonder he doesn’t recall them with the swagger of a conquering hero: songwriting and singing as a teenager in Detroit; co-founding Motown Records with Berry Gordy; creating 26 Top 40 hits with his group The Miracles; helping to spark racial integration of popular music in the 1960s; discovering hitmakers like Diana Ross and the Supremes; penning tunes for a jaw-droppingly diverse group of artists.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Man Crush
- By John R. Meade on 11-22-20
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Unquiet: My Life with Beethoven
- Words + Music | Vol. 11
- By: Jonathan Biss
- Narrated by: Jonathan Biss
- Length: 1 hr and 46 mins
- Original Recording
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 985
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 861
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 858
In his vivid and profound addition to Audible’s Words + Music series, Jonathan Biss, the world renowned pianist and critical Beethoven interpreter of our time, expounds on the spellbinding hold the classical figure and his work possesses over him. Biss doesn’t just love Beethoven more than other music, he loves it more than most things. It’s the lens through which he understands the world, and has been since he can remember. But in Unquiet, Biss reveals the full extent to which Beethoven is also a ruthless lens through which he views himself.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Love, as always, is the answer.
- By Kindle Customer on 12-17-20
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Upon Reflection
- Words + Music | Vol. 12
- By: Sting
- Narrated by: Sting
- Length: 1 hr and 26 mins
- Original Recording
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 4,050
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 3,611
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 3,580
Before he was nicknamed “Sting” by the leader of a local show band in northeast England, Gordon Sumner knew he was meant for more than his working-class background promised. He just didn’t know how to get there. In Upon Reflection, hear the singular talent trace his unlikely rise from his days as a young husband and father working as a local schoolteacher, to risking everything on a fateful move to London, and joining an aspiring punk band called The Police.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Sting reflects on life, opportunities and music
- By tru britty on 03-26-21
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Beginner's Mind
- Words + Music | Vol. 13
- By: Yo-Yo Ma
- Narrated by: Yo-Yo Ma
- Length: 1 hr and 32 mins
- Original Recording
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 6,821
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 5,935
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 5,879
Journey with musical virtuoso Yo-Yo Ma as the iconic performer and global phenomenon delves into the world of self-discovery and our deeply interwoven humanity. This is Beginner's Mind, Ma’s extraordinary addition to Audible’s Words + Music series, blending vivid personal memoir and breathtaking exclusive performances with indelible lessons gained over a lifetime pursuing meaning, connection, and shared purpose.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Simply beautifully, deeply humane ...
- By lesley ann on 04-08-21
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Welcome to My Panic
- Words + Music | Vol. 14
- By: Billie Joe Armstrong
- Narrated by: Billie Joe Armstrong
- Length: 1 hr and 29 mins
- Original Recording
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 3,615
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 3,243
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 3,225
Soaring ambition. Unwavering integrity. Billie Joe Armstrong isn’t the first punk to negotiate mainstream success, but he might be its most undisguised example. In Welcome to my Panic, Green Day’s iconic front man holds nothing back as he tracks listeners though his deeply personal and artistic journey in raw detail. Matching his emotional storytelling with new, exclusive, recordings of Green Day’s biggest hits, Armstrong chronicles the seminal moments in his life: the trauma and triumphs that have come to define him.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Welcome to my Panic
- By A.Fernandez on 04-22-21
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The Moment in 1965 When Rock and Roll Becomes Art
- Words + Music | Vol. 15
- By: Steve Earle
- Narrated by: Steve Earle
- Length: 1 hr and 21 mins
- Original Recording
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 1,331
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 1,207
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 1,201
“This is a story about an idea that I have,” Americana legend and self-proclaimed “recovering folk singer” Steve Earle states early in his enthralling Words + Music performance. “This job of mine becomes an artform spontaneously in 1965 - when Bob Dylan wants to be John Lennon, and John Lennon wants to be Bob Dylan, whether either one of them would admit it or not - and in that moment, rock and roll becomes art."
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5 out of 5 stars
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When Rock n Roll Becomes Art
- By Cynde A. Bostick on 05-07-21
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Deep Soul Lowdown
- Words + Music | Vol. 16
- By: Gary Clark Jr.
- Narrated by: Gary Clark Jr.
- Length: 1 hr and 41 mins
- Original Recording
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 1,109
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 1,006
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Story5 out of 5 stars 998
Before Gary Clark Jr.’s first major-label album even debuted, the music world had already labeled him the rightful torchbearer of the blues. In his new Audible Original, Deep Soul Lowdown, the soft-spoken Texas guitar hero unpacks the gravity (and limitations) of such towering expectations as he recounts his astonishing life journey from teenage phenomenon to inheritor of the very mantle of his mentors.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Excellent
- By RM on 05-22-21
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One More Hour
- Words + Music | Vol. 17
- By: Sleater-Kinney
- Narrated by: Carrie Brownstein, Corin Tucker
- Length: 1 hr and 32 mins
- Original Recording
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 551
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 492
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 489
Sleater-Kinney’s co-leaders Corin Tucker and Carrie Brownstein dig into 25 years of shared history-making music and making noise. Listen to this bold duo speak openly about the places, people, and movements that have shaped their career as well as the evolution of their creative and personal relationship. The bandmates and friends trace how their ambitions and their relationship have continued to inform each other and how they’ve navigated through the ups and downs for the sake of the band and their art.
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5 out of 5 stars
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It makes me want to be in a band again!
- By Jermaine Moore on 06-20-21
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7 Years
- Words + Music | Vol. 18
- By: Tariq Trotter
- Narrated by: Tariq Trotter
- Length: 1 hr and 47 mins
- Original Recording
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 1,246
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 1,114
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Story5 out of 5 stars 1,107
Tariq Trotter, a.k.a. Black Thought, sits firmly within the pantheon of hip-hop’s greatest MCs. But the cofounder of the multiplatinum-selling hip-hop band The Roots is best understood not through all trophies and awards, but the sheer weight of his lyrical force. In 7 Years, Trotter’s new addition to Audible’s Words + Music series, the prolific rapper examines his life and career in dynamic seven-year increments.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Philly Love :)
- By Sweet Dee on 07-08-21
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To Balance on Bridges
- Words + Music | Vol. 19
- By: Rhiannon Giddens
- Narrated by: Rhiannon Giddens
- Length: 1 hr and 28 mins
- Original Recording
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 830
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 767
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Story5 out of 5 stars 761
Rhiannon Giddens possesses the power to express herself and the human experience like few others. Journey with the inimitable folk musician and MacArthur "Genius Grant" recipient as the celebrated artist examines the multitude of influences and identities that have led her to a life "nestled in the nexus” - defined and further made whole by the sum of her parts.
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5 out of 5 stars
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A historical journey
- By AnnePro on 07-23-21
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Black Me Out
- Words + Music | Vol. 20
- By: Laura Jane Grace
- Narrated by: Laura Jane Grace
- Length: 1 hr and 48 mins
- Original Recording
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 718
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 651
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Story5 out of 5 stars 647
Laura Jane Grace doesn’t defy rock ‘n’ roll. She defines it. In an inspiring examination of identity and creativity, the founder and frontwoman of notorious punk band Against Me! recounts the story of her extraordinary life, her rise to fame, and the painful but powerful moments that have led her to where she is now. Black Me Out invites listeners to not only hear Grace’s complicated journey through gender dysphoria, addiction, mental health, and artistic integrity, but recognize the universal pursuit of our authentic selves. Track the common journey with a modern icon.
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5 out of 5 stars
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LJG inspires
- By JC Jau on 09-08-21
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How to Play the Guitar and Y
- Words + Music | Vol. 21
- By: Elvis Costello
- Narrated by: Elvis Costello
- Length: 1 hr and 38 mins
- Original Recording
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 654
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 587
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 581
“This isn't strictly speaking an instructional manual, but a work of comedic philosophy.” Elvis Costello - songwriter, singer, author, and Fender Jazzmaster known to his admirers as “The Little Hands of Concrete” - spins his tale with wit, grit, and spit to spare. How to Play the Guitar and Y, Costello’s new entry into Audible’s Words + Music series, combines recitation, impersonation, and musical illustration to show you how to turn a three-chord trick into a four-chord caper and let your curiosity take you where it will.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Nice
- By Amazon Customer on 09-18-21
