Anatomy of 55 More Songs
The Oral History of Top Hits That Changed Rock, Pop and Soul
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Songs that sell the most copies become hits, but some of those hits become something more—iconic recordings that not only inspire a generation but also change the direction of music. In Anatomy of 55 More Songs, based on his column for the Wall Street Journal, music journalist and historian Marc Myers tells the story behind fifty-five rock, pop, R&B, country, and soul-gospel hits through intimate interviews with the artists who wrote and recorded them.
Part oral history, part musical analysis, Anatomy of 55 More Songs ranges from Creedence Clearwater Revival's "Bad Moon Rising" to Dionne Warwick's "Walk On By," The Beach Boys' "Good Vibrations," and Black Sabbath's "Paranoid." Bernie Taupin recalls how he wrote the lyrics to Elton John's "Rocket Man;" Joan Jett remembers channeling her rage against how she had been unfairly labeled and treated as a female rocker into "Bad Reputation;" and Ozzy Osbourne, Elvis Costello, Bob Weir, Sheryl Crow, Alice Cooper, Roberta Flack, John Mellencamp, Keith Richards, Carly Simon, and many others reveal the emotions and technique behind their major works.
Through an absorbing chronological, song-by-song analysis of the most memorable post-war hits, Anatomy of 55 More Songs provides a sweeping look at the evolution of pop music between 1964 and today.
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- De Lori Hanson en 09-30-19
De: Dayton Duncan, y otros
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Chairman at the Board
- Recording the Soundtrack of a Generation
- De: Bill Schnee
- Narrado por: Bill Schnee
- Duración: 8 h y 54 m
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With over 125 gold and platinum records, and two Grammys for Steely Dan's Aja and Gaucho, Schnee has been called a living legend - recognized and respected in the industry as the consummate music man with an incomparable career that he lovingly shares with listeners in humorous detail.
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2 out of 5 stars
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Worst narration ever!
- De Anonymous User en 01-26-23
De: Bill Schnee
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Skydog
- The Duane Allman Story
- De: Randy Poe, Billy F. Gibbons - foreword
- Narrado por: Arthur Flavell
- Duración: 12 h y 35 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 30
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Revised and expanded, with a new afterword by the author, this is the definitive biography of Duane Allman, one of the most revered guitarists of his generation. Skydog reveals the complete story of the legendary guitarist: his childhood and musical awakening; his struggling first bands; his hard-won mastery of the slide guitar; his emergence as a successful session musician; his creation of the Allman Brothers Band; his tragic death at age 24; and his thriving musical legacy.
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5 out of 5 stars
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duane was the best great story
- De OBIE en 08-08-23
De: Randy Poe, y otros
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The History of Rock & Roll
- Volume 1: 1920-1963
- De: Ed Ward
- Narrado por: David Colacci
- Duración: 15 h y 32 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 139
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Ed Ward covers the first half of the history of rock & roll in this sweeping and definitive narrative - from the 1920s, when the music of rambling medicine shows mingled with the songs of vaudeville and minstrel acts to create the very early sounds of country and rhythm and blues, to the rise of the first independent record labels post-World War II, and concluding in December 1963, just as an immense change in the airwaves took hold and the Beatles prepared for their first American tour.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Author's blindspots mar this book
- De Mark Clark en 03-28-17
De: Ed Ward
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Your Song Changed My Life
- From Jimmy Page to St. Vincent, Smokey Robinson to Hozier, Thirty-Five Beloved Artists on Their Journey and the Music That Inspired It
- De: Bob Boilen
- Narrado por: Bob Boilen
- Duración: 8 h y 31 m
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General4 out of 5 stars 60
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From the beloved host and creator of NPR's All Songs Considered and Tiny Desk Concerts comes an essential oral history of modern music, told in the voices of iconic and up-and-coming musicians, including Dave Grohl, Jimmy Page, Michael Stipe, Carrie Brownstein, Smokey Robinson, and Jeff Tweedy, among others - published in association with NPR Music.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Cool if you know all interviewed artists
- De Farfield en 12-05-16
De: Bob Boilen
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Elton John
- The Biography
- De: David Buckley
- Narrado por: Simon Shepherd
- Duración: 16 h y 18 m
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General4 out of 5 stars 54
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Elton John is as much loved for his outrageous personality and witty outspokenness as for his music. Such shamelessness and sheer silliness rivals anything uttered by punk rockers, yet it is so typically Elton: honest and intemperate. Tragedy and heartbreak have played a large part in his life. Behind the parties, the hedonism, the lavish stage costumes, and silly glasses lies a more somber story. Between disputes with managers, legal wranglings, public breakups, and divorce, John has been faced with serious health problems and drug addictions.
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1 out of 5 stars
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Trite!
- De michael mckone en 08-04-22
De: David Buckley
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Country Music
- A History
- De: Dayton Duncan, Ken Burns
- Narrado por: Brian Corrigan, Dayton Duncan, Ken Burns
- Duración: 18 h y 14 m
- Versión completa
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General5 out of 5 stars 200
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The rich and colorful story of America's most popular music and the singers and songwriters who captivated, entertained, and consoled listeners throughout the 20th century - based on the upcoming eight-part film series to air on PBS in September 2019.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Immersed in country music!
- De Lori Hanson en 09-30-19
De: Dayton Duncan, y otros
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Solid State
- The Story of Abbey Road and the End of the Beatles
- De: Kenneth Womack, Alan Parsons - foreword
- Narrado por: William Hughes
- Duración: 8 h y 8 m
- Versión completa
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In February 1969, the Beatles began working on what became their final album together. Abbey Road introduced a number of new techniques and technologies to the Beatles' sound and included "Come Together", "Something", and "Here Comes the Sun", which all emerged as classics. Womack's colorful retelling of how this landmark album was written and recorded is a treat for fans of the Beatles. Solid State takes listeners back to 1969 and into EMI's Abbey Road Studios, which boasted an advanced solid state transistor mixing desk.
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1 out of 5 stars
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It's all about the recording studios
- De Tina en 02-18-20
De: Kenneth Womack, y otros
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Down the Highway
- The Life of Bob Dylan
- De: Howard Sounes
- Narrado por: Peter Markinker
- Duración: 20 h y 31 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 306
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Down the Highway is an essential biography for Bob Dylan fans and all music enthusiasts, delivering the full, fascinating story of the life and work of this great artist. Author Howard Sounes interviewed more than 250 key people in Dylan’s circle, and gained access to previously unseen documents, to create a fresh and compelling book that takes the reader on a journey from Dylan’s childhood in a Minnesota mining town, through his rise to fame in the 1960s, to his current status as the senior figure in popular music.
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5 out of 5 stars
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I'm a little late to the party
- De BrassHat en 06-05-17
De: Howard Sounes
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The Wrecking Crew
- The Inside Story of Rock and Roll's Best-Kept Secret
- De: Kent Hartman
- Narrado por: Dan John Miller
- Duración: 9 h y 41 m
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If you were a fan of popular music in the 1960s and early '70s, you were a fan of the Wrecking Crew - whether you knew it or not. On hit record after hit record by everyone from the Byrds, the Beach Boys, and the Monkees to the Grass Roots, the 5th Dimension, Sonny & Cher, and Simon & Garfunkel, this collection of West Coast studio musicians from diverse backgrounds established themselves as the driving sound of pop music - sometimes over the objection of actual band members....
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3 out of 5 stars
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Left Guessing
- De Patrick King en 04-29-14
De: Kent Hartman
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Goodnight, L.A.
- Untold Tales from Inside Classic Rock’s Legendary Recording Studios
- De: Kent Hartman
- Narrado por: Dan John Miller
- Duración: 7 h y 16 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 62
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From behind the walls of a handful of well-hidden, unlikely recording studios in the Los Angeles area, legends-in-waiting created masterpiece albums. It was a time of astonishing creativity and unprecedented fame and fortune. It was also a time of unfettered excess that threatened to unravel everything along the way. With access that only a longtime music business insider can provide, Kent Hartman packs Goodnight, L.A. with never-before-told stories about the most prolific time and iconic place in rock 'n' roll history.
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5 out of 5 stars
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great stories and insight into a miraculous time
- De RWM en 05-27-22
De: Kent Hartman
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Shining Star
- Braving the Elements of Earth, Wind & Fire
- De: Philip Bailey, Keith Zimmerman, Kent Zimmerman
- Narrado por: Philip Bailey
- Duración: 8 h y 17 m
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With more than 90 million records sold and eight Grammy Awards throughout its 40-year history, Earth, Wind & Fire has staked its claim as one of the most successful, influential, and beloved acts in music history. Now, for the first time, its dynamic lead singer, Philip Bailey, chronicles the group's meteoric rise to stardom and his own professional and spiritual journey. Never before had a musical act crossed multiple styles and genres with a quixotic blend of astrology, universalism, and Egyptology as Earth, Wind & Fire (EWF) did when it exploded into the public's conscience during the 1970s.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Great book, but needed pro narrator
- De Wayne en 03-23-16
De: Philip Bailey, y otros
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Light & Shade
- Conversations with Jimmy Page
- De: Brad Tolinski
- Narrado por: Robert Fass, John Lee
- Duración: 7 h y 53 m
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More than 30 years after disbanding in 1980, Led Zeppelin continues to be celebrated for its artistic achievements, broad musical influence, and commercial success. The band's notorious exploits have been chronicled in bestselling books; yet none of the individual members of the band has penned a memoir nor cooperated to any degree with the press or a biographer.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Production History, FY!
- De Amy Peacock en 02-21-17
De: Brad Tolinski
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Here Comes the Night
- The Dark Soul of Bert Berns and the Dirty Business of Rhythm and Blues
- De: Joel Selvin
- Narrado por: Christian Rummel
- Duración: 11 h y 59 m
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Here Comes the Night: Bert Berns and the Dirty Business of Rhythm and Blues is both a definitive account of the New York rhythm and blues world of the early '60s, and the harrowing, ultimately tragic story of songwriter and record producer Bert Berns, whose meteoric career was fueled by his pending doom. His heart damaged by rheumatic fever as a youth, doctors told Berns he would not live to see 21. Although his name is little remembered today, Berns worked alongside all the greats of the era.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Great book.
- De The Blimmer en 10-14-23
De: Joel Selvin
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The Never-Ending Present
- The Story of Gord Downie and the Tragically Hip
- De: Michael Barclay
- Narrado por: George Stroumboulopoulos
- Duración: 17 h y 55 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 56
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 46
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From our talent-rich neighbor to the north comes this biography of one of the most successful Canadian rock bands, The Tragically Hip, which announced a year-long tour after sharing the news of lead singer Gord Downie’s inoperable cancer. Now available to US listeners, The Never-Ending Present details what led up to the memorable night when music fans all over the world watched Downie’s heroic final performance.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Hometown Heroes
- De Tommy Garou en 12-13-18
De: Michael Barclay
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Relentless
- The Memoir
- De: Yngwie J. Malmsteen
- Narrado por: Yngwie J. Malmsteen, Fred Berman
- Duración: 7 h y 21 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 178
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Yngwie Malmsteen's revolutionary guitar style - combining elements of classical music with the speed and volume of heavy metal - made him a staple of the 80s rock scene. Decades later, he's still a legend among guitarists, having sold 11 million albums and influenced generations of rockers since. In Relentless, Malmsteen shares his personal story, from the moment he burst onto the scene seemingly out of nowhere in the early 80s to become a household name in the annals of heavy metal.
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2 out of 5 stars
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Bloviations
- De David A. Kaplowitz en 12-29-19
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Rainbow in the Dark
- The Autobiography
- De: Ronnie James Dio, Mick Wall - contributor, Wendy Dio - contributor
- Narrado por: Daniel Thomas May
- Duración: 7 h y 43 m
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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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5 out of 5 stars
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Horns up!
- De Big Daddy en 02-10-22
De: Ronnie James Dio, y otros
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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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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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Cool Town
- How Athens, Georgia, Launched Alternative Music and Changed American Culture
- De: Grace Elizabeth Hale
- Narrado por: Emily Cauldwell
- Duración: 13 h y 5 m
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In 1979, the self-titled debut album by the B-52s burst onto the Billboard charts, capturing the imagination of fans and music critics worldwide. The fact that the group had formed in the sleepy southern college town of Athens, Georgia, only increased the fascination. Soon, more Athens bands followed the B-52s into the vanguard of the new American music that would come to be known as "alternative", including R.E.M., who catapulted over the course of the 1980s to the top of the musical mainstream.
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5 out of 5 stars
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I feel like I was there when it happened
- De Joseph Suciu en 01-11-23
Lo que los oyentes dicen sobre Anatomy of 55 More Songs
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- Laura B.
- 06-10-23
Must read/listen for baby boomers!
I thoroughly enjoyed listening to this book and after each chapter, I would stop the book, listen to the song on YouTube and understand everything that was said in the chapter.
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- Karen
- 12-18-22
An interesting romp through rock
Worth the listen. Well written & narrated. A few interesting tidbits here and there. Enjoy - you will!
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