Big Hand for the Band
Tales from Belfast's Rock and Roll Years
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The discovery of forgotten tapes brings back memories of a carefree Belfast before warring factions put an end to peaceful coexistence in that troubled city. The tales, funny and on occasion laugh-out-loud hilarious, reflect a world as seen through the eyes of a pop group performing in Belfast in 1968. The book is constructed skillfully, moving effortlessly from past to present and back again and using the playlist to open the door to memory. Big Hand for the Band is also a social history, seeded with personal experiences that are at times heart-rending but always compelling. The author, Bill Morrison, born in 1942, qualified as an architect and town planner before embarking on a career in public service that included a time in the West Indies and ultimately led to his appointment as city planner for Belfast.
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De: Guy Pratt
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High Voltage
- The Life of Angus Young – AC/DC's Last Man Standing
- De: Jeff Apter
- Narrado por: John Derum
- Duración: 8 h y 5 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 113
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 98
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 98
The first biography to focus exclusively on Angus Young - from his remarkable rise from working-class Glasgow and Sydney to the biggest stages in the world. Angus Young, the cofounder and the last remaining original member of AC/DC, has for more than 40 years been the face, the sound and sometimes the exposed backside of the trailblazing rock band.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Excellent book
- De Anonymous User en 09-21-18
De: Jeff Apter
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Who I Am
- De: Pete Townshend
- Narrado por: Pete Townshend
- Duración: 17 h y 56 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 1,149
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 1,029
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 1,019
From the voice of a generation: the most highly anticipated autobiography of the year, and the story of a man who wanted The Who to be called The Hair; wanted to be a sculptor, a journalist, a dancer and a graphic designer; became a musician, composer, librettist, fiction writer, literary editor, sailor; drank too much and nearly died; detached from his body in an airplane, on LSD, and nearly died; planned to write his memoir when he was 21; and published this book at 67.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Glad To Meet You
- De Mel en 10-12-12
De: Pete Townshend
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So Many Roads
- The Life and Times of the Grateful Dead
- De: David Browne
- Narrado por: Sean Runnette
- Duración: 15 h y 31 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 188
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 167
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 162
No longer dismissed as relics of the hippie era, a new generation has lionized the Dead for creating a culture that paved the way for social networking, free music swapping, and the uncompromising anticorporate attitude of indie rock. Now, fifty years after the band first began changing rock 'n' roll both sonically and psychically, So Many Roads paints the most vivid portrait yet of the Grateful Dead, one of the most enduring institutions in American music and culture.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Great first book on the Dead
- De robert en 10-30-15
De: David Browne
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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 168
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Narración:4 out of 5 stars 131
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 130
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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The Ballad of Bob Dylan
- A Portrait
- De: Daniel Mark Epstein
- Narrado por: Bronson Pinchot
- Duración: 15 h y 26 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 57
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 52
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 51
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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Queen Unseen
- My Life with the Greatest Rock Band of the 20th Century
- De: Peter Hince
- Narrado por: Peter Hince, Rupert Holliday Evans
- Duración: 9 h y 4 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 325
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 287
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 287
Imagine being alongside one of the greatest bands in the history of rock, touring the globe, and being there as they perform at some of the best and biggest music venues in the world. Peter Hince didn't have to imagine. For more than a decade, he lived a life that other people can only dream of as he worked with Queen as the head of their road crew. In this intimate and affectionate book, Peter recalls the highlights of his years with the band.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Loved it!
- De Toni M en 11-20-18
De: Peter Hince
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The Cake and the Rain
- A Memoir
- De: Jimmy Webb
- Narrado por: Jimmy Webb
- Duración: 12 h y 19 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 62
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 53
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 53
Jimmy Webb's words have been sung to his music by a rich and deep roster of pop artists, including Glen Campbell, Art Garfunkel, Frank Sinatra, Donna Summer, and Linda Ronstadt. He's the only artist ever to win Grammy Awards for music, lyrics, and orchestration, and his chart-topping career has, so far, lasted 50 years, most recently with a Kanye West rap hit and a new classical nocturne. Now Webb delivers a snapshot of his life from 1955 to 1970, from the proverbial humble beginnings into a moneyed and manic international world of beautiful women, drugs, cars, and planes.
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3 out of 5 stars
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This Book is Hard to Listen to
- De Robert Alexander en 01-14-21
De: Jimmy Webb
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Power Chord
- One Man's Ear-Splitting Quest to Find His Guitar Heroes
- De: Thomas Scott McKenzie
- Narrado por: Fred Berman
- Duración: 8 h y 47 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 43
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 39
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 39
Power Chord is the story of one man’s epic pilgrimage to gain rock enlightenment from the gods and guitar heroes of the Golden Age of heavy metal. Author Scott McKenzie set off to make contact with the legendary metal superstars he worshipped in his rural Kentucky youth - men like George Lynch of Dokken, Glen Tipton of Judas Priest, and Ace Frehley of KISS - hoping to gain wisdom and a better understanding of the electric guitar mystique.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Such a fun read, especially for metal-heads
- De Jack en 04-01-23
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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
- Versión completa
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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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Historia5 out of 5 stars 45
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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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
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 901
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 823
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 825
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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Wild Tales
- A Rock & Roll Life
- De: Graham Nash
- Narrado por: Graham Nash
- Duración: 12 h y 33 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 799
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 729
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 727
From Graham Nash - the legendary musician and founding member of the iconic bands Crosby, Stills & Nash and The Hollies - comes a candid and riveting autobiography that belongs on the reading list of every classic rock fan.
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5 out of 5 stars
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The Best of the Recent Rock Biographies
- De Steven Schuster en 10-28-13
De: Graham Nash
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Unchained
- The Eddie Van Halen Story
- De: Paul Brannigan
- Narrado por: Mike Lenz
- Duración: 8 h y 50 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 100
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 92
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 91
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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3 out of 5 stars
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Please don't read other audible books
- De Mike en 02-01-22
De: Paul Brannigan
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Unknown Pleasures
- Inside Joy Division
- De: Peter Hook
- Narrado por: Peter Hook
- Duración: 7 h y 48 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 428
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Narración:5 out of 5 stars 380
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 375
Joy Division changed the face of music. Godfathers of alternative rock, they reinvented music in the post-punk era, creating a new sound - dark, hypnotic, and intense - that would influence U2, Morrissey, R.E.M., Radiohead, and numerous others. The story is now legendary: In 1980, on the heels of their groundbreaking debut, Unknown Pleasures, and on the eve of their first U.S. tour, the band was rent asunder by the tragic death of their enigmatic lead singer, Ian Curtis.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Like sitting next to Hooky in a bar...
- De Andrew en 03-26-13
De: Peter Hook
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Lynyrd Skynyrd
- Remembering the Free Birds of Southern Rock
- De: Gene Odom, Frank Dorman - contributor
- Narrado por: Arthur Flavell
- Duración: 8 h y 14 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 55
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 53
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 52
In the summer of 1964 Jacksonville, Florida teenager Ronnie Van Zant and some of his friends hatched the idea of forming a band to play covers of the Rolling Stones, Beatles, Yardbirds, and the country and blues-rock music they had grown to love. Naming their band after Leonard Skinner, the gym teacher at Robert E. Lee Senior High School who constantly badgered the long-haired aspiring musicians to get haircuts, they were soon playing gigs at parties, and bars throughout the South.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Fuck V. Elliot
- De Aric Frank en 09-29-22
De: Gene Odom, y otros
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No Cunning Plan
- De: Sir Tony Robinson
- Narrado por: Tony Robinson
- Duración: 14 h y 7 m
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General5 out of 5 stars 94
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Narración:5 out of 5 stars 81
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Historia5 out of 5 stars 80
Sir Tony Robinson is a much-loved actor, presenter and author with a stellar career lasting over 50 years. Now, in his long-awaited autobiography, he reveals how the boy from South Woodford went from child stardom in the first stage production of Oliver!, a pint-size pickpocket desperately bleaching his incipient moustache, to comedy icon Baldrick, the loyal servant and turnip aficionado in Blackadder.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Great audible book as read by Sir Tony Robinson
- De Michael Thomas Fortson en 04-15-21