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There Was Nothing You Could Do
- Bruce Springsteen's “Born In The U.S.A.” and the End of the Heartland
- By: Steven Hyden
- Narrated by: Steven Hyden
- Length: 8 hrs and 13 mins
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A thought-provoking exploration of Bruce Springsteen’s iconic album, Born in the U.S.A.—a record that both chronicled and foreshadowed the changing tides of modern America On June 4, 1984, Columbia Records issued what would become one of the best-selling and most impactful rock albums of all...
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If only more Americans had the insight this book provides.
- By Anonymous on 13-09-2025
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There Was Nothing You Could Do
- Bruce Springsteen's “Born In The U.S.A.” and the End of the Heartland
- Narrated by: Steven Hyden
- Length: 8 hrs and 13 mins
- Release date: 28-05-2024
- Language: English
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Jeff Buckley's Grace
- 33 1/3
- By: Daphne A Brooks
- Narrated by: Tanya Eby
- Length: 4 hrs and 18 mins
- Unabridged
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The power and influence of Grace increases with each passing year. Here, Daphne Brooks traces Jeff Buckley's fascinating musical development through the earliest stages of his career, up to the release of the album. With access to rare archival material, Brooks illustrates Buckley's passion for life and hunger for musical knowledge, and shows just why he was such a crucial figure in the American music scene of the 1990s.
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Jeff Buckley's Grace
- 33 1/3
- Narrated by: Tanya Eby
- Length: 4 hrs and 18 mins
- Release date: 13-05-2025
- Language: English
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Bach's Musical Universe
- The Composer and His Work
- By: Christoph Wolff
- Narrated by: Paul Heitsch
- Length: 13 hrs and 22 mins
- Unabridged
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A concentrated study of Johann Sebastian Bach's creative output and greatest pieces, capturing the essence of his art.
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Historical Perspective
- By Peter Trubody on 17-03-2024
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Bach's Musical Universe
- The Composer and His Work
- Narrated by: Paul Heitsch
- Length: 13 hrs and 22 mins
- Release date: 14-04-2020
- Language: English
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Light Come Shining
- The Transformations of Bob Dylan
- By: Andrew McCarron
- Narrated by: Stephen Paul Aulridge Jr.
- Length: 5 hrs and 47 mins
- Unabridged
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Bob Dylan is the prince of self-reinvention and deflection. Whether it's the folkies of Greenwich Village, the student movement of the 1960s and 1970s, born-again Christians, the Chabad Lubavitch community, or English department postmodernists, specific intellectual and sociopolitical groups have repeatedly claimed Bob Dylan as their spokesperson. But in the words of filmmaker Todd Haynes, "The minute you try to grab hold of Dylan, he's no longer where he was."
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Light Come Shining
- The Transformations of Bob Dylan
- Narrated by: Stephen Paul Aulridge Jr.
- Length: 5 hrs and 47 mins
- Release date: 16-01-2017
- Language: English
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The Indispensable Composers
- A Personal Guide
- By: Anthony Tommasini
- Narrated by: Mark Bramhall
- Length: 20 hrs and 24 mins
- Unabridged
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An exploration into the question of greatness from the Chief Classical Music Critic of the New York Times When he began to listen to the great works of classical music as a child, Anthony Tommasini had many questions. Why did a particular piece move him? How did the music work? Over time, he...
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The Indispensable Composers
- A Personal Guide
- Narrated by: Mark Bramhall
- Length: 20 hrs and 24 mins
- Release date: 06-11-2018
- Language: English
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All Summer Long
- Conversations with The Beach Boys from Surfin' to SMiLE
- By: David Beard, John Stamos
- Length: 9 hrs
- Unabridged
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This unforgettable and in-depth exploration of The Beach Boys’ incredible output during their early to peak years, from 1961 to 1967, interweaves recollections by group members, family, friends, and musical colleagues. David Beard compiles a wide range of fascinating and eye-opening conversations and original interviews with the group and integral figures in the band’s history, including Brian Wilson, Mike Love, Al Jardine, David Marks, Bruce Johnston, Jan Berry, Dean Torrence, Marilyn Wilson-Rutherford, Ginger Blake, and many others.
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All Summer Long
- Conversations with The Beach Boys from Surfin' to SMiLE
- Length: 9 hrs
- Release date: 11-06-2026
- Language: English
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Yeah Yeah Yeah: The Story of Modern Pop
- By: Bob Stanley
- Narrated by: Richard Trinder
- Length: 31 hrs and 57 mins
- Unabridged
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Yeah Yeah Yeah is a landmark and addictive work that audaciously charts the entire story of pop music. Unlike other books, it comprehensively covers the genre's history, spanning from the advent of the music charts in the 1950s to the digital transition of the year 2000. It covers an astonishing range of artists, from Billy Fury and Roxy Music to TLC and Britney, including giants like Led Zeppelin and Donna Summer. This book will remind you exactly why you first fell in love with pop.
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Yeah Yeah Yeah: The Story of Modern Pop
- Narrated by: Richard Trinder
- Length: 31 hrs and 57 mins
- Release date: 13-02-2026
- Language: English
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Jazz History for Beginners
- The Inspiring Story of Its Origins, Legends, Cities and How It Entertained While Integrating the Races
- By: Annalisa Ewald
- Narrated by: Brett Rockwood
- Length: 4 hrs and 26 mins
- Unabridged
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Jazz is more than a musical genre. It is a movement, an escape, and a form of rebellion—one whose mystery you can uncover through the fascinating musicians that shaped its history. Jazz doesn’t easily fit into any category owing to its diverse roots, incredible flexibility, and passion for improvisation. It is, therefore, ironic, yet somehow understandable, that this mysterious genre, so different even from other Black-inspired music, should be so well-loved by millions of people across the globe
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Jazz History for Beginners
- The Inspiring Story of Its Origins, Legends, Cities and How It Entertained While Integrating the Races
- Narrated by: Brett Rockwood
- Length: 4 hrs and 26 mins
- Release date: 06-11-2023
- Language: English
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The Book of Exodus
- The Making and Meaning of Bob Marley and the Wailers’ Album of the Century
- By: Vivien Goldman
- Narrated by: Vivien Goldman
- Length: 12 hrs and 54 mins
- Unabridged
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Reggae superstar Bob Marley is one of the world’s most important and influential artists. Exodus, named by Time magazine as “Album of the Century,” is Bob Marley’s masterpiece of spiritual exploration. Recorded in London after an assassination attempt on his life sent Marley into exile from Jamaica, Exodus is the most lasting testament to his social conscience. Now, in The Book of Exodus, Goldman chronicles the making of this album, from its conception in Jamaica to the raucous but intense all-night studio sessions in London.
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The Book of Exodus
- The Making and Meaning of Bob Marley and the Wailers’ Album of the Century
- Narrated by: Vivien Goldman
- Length: 12 hrs and 54 mins
- Release date: 24-09-2019
- Language: English
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Good Music, Sacred Music, and Silence
- Three Gifts of God for Liturgy and for Life
- By: Peter Kwasniewski
- Narrated by: Kennedy Hall
- Length: 10 hrs and 34 mins
- Unabridged
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More is at stake in the music we listen to or perform than most people are aware. In this vivacious and challenging work, Dr. Peter Kwasniewski—a philosopher, theologian, composer, conductor, and singer—explains why the great classical music of Western civilization is morally and intellectually good for us, as well as why certain other forms of music can actually be harmful.
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Good Music, Sacred Music, and Silence
- Three Gifts of God for Liturgy and for Life
- Narrated by: Kennedy Hall
- Length: 10 hrs and 34 mins
- Release date: 12-10-2023
- Language: English
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The Greatest Band That Ever Wasn't
- The Story of the Roughest, Toughest, Most Hell-Raising Band to Ever Come Out of the Pacific Northwest, the Screaming Trees
- By: Barrett Martin
- Narrated by: Barrett Martin
- Length: 7 hrs and 4 mins
- Unabridged
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In 1992, the Screaming Trees were expected to become the next big band to come out of the Seattle music scene during the heyday of grunge. Except it never happened. It wasn't because the band didn't have great songs—indeed, the Trees were revered for their ability to write a great song that was both artistically original and commercially viable, which is no easy task. Other Seattle bands like Nirvana, Pearl Jam, and Soundgarden were fans of the Screaming Trees, playing shows with them and collaborating on albums, long before their own bands broke through into the mainstream.
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life in a touring band
- By Anonymous on 14-02-2025
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The Greatest Band That Ever Wasn't
- The Story of the Roughest, Toughest, Most Hell-Raising Band to Ever Come Out of the Pacific Northwest, the Screaming Trees
- Narrated by: Barrett Martin
- Length: 7 hrs and 4 mins
- Release date: 28-12-2023
- Language: English
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Please Please Tell Me Now
- The Duran Duran Story
- By: Stephen Davis
- Narrated by: Michael Butler Murray
- Length: 11 hrs and 29 mins
- Unabridged
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Lifelong fans and interested newcomers will love this stunning biography of Duran Duran by the bestselling author of Gold Dust Woman and Hammer of the Gods. In Please Please Tell Me Now, bestselling rock biographer Stephen Davis tells the story of Duran Duran, the quintessential band of the...
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Please Please Tell Me Now
- The Duran Duran Story
- Narrated by: Michael Butler Murray
- Length: 11 hrs and 29 mins
- Release date: 03-07-2021
- Language: English
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Willin'
- The Story of Little Feat
- By: Ben Fong-Torres
- Narrated by: Ben Fong-Torres
- Length: 9 hrs and 52 mins
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The saga of the legendary Los Angeles band Little Feat is one of rock 'n' roll's great stories. Formed in 1969 by ex-members of Frank Zappa's Mothers of Invention, Little Feat created groove-heavy music that was an irresistible mix of rock, blues, R&B, country, jazz, soul, and funk. Fronted by the charismatic but doomed vocalist and brilliant slide guitarist Lowell George, the band recorded such classic studio albums as Sailin' Shoes and Dixie Chicken, as well as Waiting for Columbus, which many consider to be one of the best live albums of all time.
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Willin'
- The Story of Little Feat
- Narrated by: Ben Fong-Torres
- Length: 9 hrs and 52 mins
- Release date: 25-01-2021
- Language: English
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George Frideric Handel
- A Life with Friends
- By: Ellen T. Harris
- Narrated by: Andi Arndt
- Length: 12 hrs and 57 mins
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An intimate portrait of Handel’s life and inner circle, modeled after one of the composer’s favorite forms: the fugue. During his lifetime, the sounds of Handel’s music reached from court to theater, echoed in cathedrals, and filled crowded taverns, but the man himself - known to most as the composer of Messiah - is a bit of a mystery. Though he took meticulous care of his musical manuscripts and even provided for their preservation on his death, very little of an intimate nature survives.
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George Frideric Handel
- A Life with Friends
- Narrated by: Andi Arndt
- Length: 12 hrs and 57 mins
- Release date: 09-10-2014
- Language: English
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Why Sound Matters
- Why X Matters Series
- By: Damon Krukowski
- Narrated by: Douglas R Pratt
- Length: 3 hrs and 13 mins
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From the joyous communal connections fostered through shared auditory experience to the devastating impact of noise pollution in the deep sea, musician and author Damon Krukowski urges readers to reconsider the significance of sound and its role in both our personal and collective well-being. He looks despairingly at how the multipronged efforts of urban dwellers to mitigate city noise have led to increased isolation, loss of community, and a sense of physical detachment from one’s surroundings.
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Why Sound Matters
- Why X Matters Series
- Narrated by: Douglas R Pratt
- Length: 3 hrs and 13 mins
- Release date: 19-12-2025
- Language: English
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There Goes Gravity
- A Life in Rock and Roll
- By: Lisa Robinson
- Narrated by: Lisa Robinson
- Length: 12 hrs and 17 mins
- Unabridged
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From a legendary journalist with four decades of unprecedented access and untold stories, an insider’s behind-the-scenes look at the major personalities of rock and roll. Lisa Robinson has interviewed everyone from John Lennon to Bono to Patti Smith, Eminem to Lady Gaga to Jay-Z and Kanye...
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There Goes Gravity
- A Life in Rock and Roll
- Narrated by: Lisa Robinson
- Length: 12 hrs and 17 mins
- Release date: 22-04-2014
- Language: English
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House Rules: Dance with Me
- By: Eric Reese
- Narrated by: David Sadzin
- Length: 1 hr and 33 mins
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House is the first descendant of disco. While Black and Hispanic communities were jamming and party DJs spinning records, a new birth of rhythm gave way to music lovers from Chicago and New York in the form known as house music. Developed in Chicago's underground dance club culture in the early 1980s, today house music is worldwide and continues to dominate most club scenes and has expanded beyond its subculture beginning.
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House Rules: Dance with Me
- Narrated by: David Sadzin
- Length: 1 hr and 33 mins
- Release date: 04-01-2018
- Language: English
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Can't Be Satisfied
- The Life and Times of Muddy Waters
- By: Robert Gordon
- Narrated by: Keb' Mo'
- Length: 12 hrs and 9 mins
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“A biography that crackles with as much energy as the great bluesman’s songs.” —Ted Drozdowski, Boston Phoenix The epic, rollicking, up-and-down life of Muddy Waters—who went from Mississippi farmhand to musical legend, invented electric blues, and created the template for the...
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Can't Be Satisfied
- The Life and Times of Muddy Waters
- Narrated by: Keb' Mo'
- Length: 12 hrs and 9 mins
- Release date: 16-04-2024
- Language: English
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Woody Guthrie
- An Intimate Life
- By: Gustavus Stadler
- Narrated by: Jeff Zinn
- Length: 9 hrs and 25 mins
- Unabridged
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Dismantles the Woody Guthrie we have been taught—the rough-and-ready rambling’ man—to reveal an artist who discovered how intimacy is crucial for political struggle Woody Guthrie is often mythologized as the classic American “rambling’ man,” a real-life Steinbeckian folk hero who...
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Woody Guthrie
- An Intimate Life
- Narrated by: Jeff Zinn
- Length: 9 hrs and 25 mins
- Release date: 06-10-2020
- Language: English
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A Sound Mind
- How I Fell in Love with Classical Music (and Decided to Rewrite Its Entire History)
- By: Paul Morley
- Narrated by: Paul Morley
- Length: 24 hrs and 44 mins
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Paul Morley had stopped being surprised by modern pop music and found himself retreating into the sounds of artists he loved when, as an emerging music journalist in the '70s, he wrote for NME. But not wishing to give in to dreary nostalgia, endlessly circling back to the bands he wrote about in the past, he went searching for something new, rare and wondrous - and found it in classical music.
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A Sound Mind
- How I Fell in Love with Classical Music (and Decided to Rewrite Its Entire History)
- Narrated by: Paul Morley
- Length: 24 hrs and 44 mins
- Release date: 01-10-2020
- Language: English
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