Words + Music
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The Road to Redunktion
- Words + Music | Vol. 29
- By: Tenacious D
- Narrated by: Tenacious D
- Length: 1 hr and 49 mins
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Through hard work and, well, tenacity, Jack Black and Kyle Gass catapulted themselves into rock superstardom. But before they were the only two members of the best rock band on earth, they were just Jack and Kyle, two theater students finding their footing in Los Angeles. The D’s trajectory was a slow and steady rise from clubs to a guest spot on the hit show Mr. Show on HBO to albums to film to headlining festivals across the globe. But it wasn’t without its pains. This is their story. These are their Words + Music.
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Perfectly executed masterpiece
- By Patrick Greenberg on 08-06-22
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The Road to Redunktion
- Words + Music | Vol. 29
- Narrated by: Tenacious D
- Length: 1 hr and 49 mins
- Release date: 08-05-22
- Language: English
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Dear Life
- Words + Music | Vol. 28
- By: Beck
- Narrated by: Beck
- Length: 1 hr and 48 mins
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A true musical polymath, Beck shifts between and blends genres and generations with a preternatural ease—one foot in the secret history of American music and the other moving toward the future. Consistently brushed off by industry gatekeepers on both coasts, Beck perseveres—ultimately building a bespoke audience of millions who share his borderless musical vision. In Dear Life, Beck proves that the most powerful art is made by those who are brave enough to be fully themselves.
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Amazing insight in to Beck - Grateful for this Audible.
- By DAVID J GREENBERG on 07-02-22
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Somebody Saved Me
- Words + Music | Vol. 27
- By: Pete Townshend
- Narrated by: Pete Townshend
- Length: 2 hrs and 1 min
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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.
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A must-listen for Pete Townshend fans and all rock fans
- By Dave Harrell on 05-06-22
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Somebody Saved Me
- Words + Music | Vol. 27
- Narrated by: Pete Townshend
- Length: 2 hrs and 1 min
- Release date: 04-28-22
- Language: English
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Songs That Shook the Planet
- Words + Music | Vol. 26
- By: Chuck D
- Narrated by: Chuck D
- Length: 1 hr and 44 mins
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Hip-hop pioneer Chuck D, the legendary lyricist and cofounder of Public Enemy, takes listeners on an extraordinary journey through politically and socially conscious music. Part history lesson and part memoir, Songs That Shook the Planet spans genres and decades to call out the brave artists who continue to inspire necessary change in the world.
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Excellent and different Sound+Music episode
- By R. MCRACKAN on 02-04-22
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Songs That Shook the Planet
- Words + Music | Vol. 26
- Narrated by: Chuck D
- Length: 1 hr and 44 mins
- Release date: 02-03-22
- Language: English
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Never Said Nothing
- Words + Music | Vol. 25
- By: Liz Phair
- Narrated by: Liz Phair
- Length: 1 hr and 36 mins
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How do you explain Liz Phair? Looking at her career, the word fearless seems the right place to start. In Never Said Nothing, the latest in Audible’s Words + Music series, Phair charts her unlikely journey from making her first record - one that’s now ensconced on Rolling Stone’s “500 Greatest Albums of All Time” - to a trial by fire (she’d never set foot on stage before its release), to even more improbably, a second and a third, maybe fourth act, depending on how one counts these things.
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Came back for three months for Liz.
- By j fid on 12-27-21
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Never Said Nothing
- Words + Music | Vol. 25
- Narrated by: Liz Phair
- Length: 1 hr and 36 mins
- Release date: 12-16-21
- Language: English
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I Am Mine
- Words + Music | Vol. 24
- By: Eddie Vedder
- Narrated by: Eddie Vedder
- Length: 1 hr and 22 mins
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In the summer of 1990, Eddie Vedder left the surf and sun in San Diego to join a group of friends working to put a new band together in the Seattle underground. Within months, they were anything but underground; they’d found their lead singer, and Vedder went on to lead Pearl Jam on a global takeover of ‘90s culture. In this latest edition of Audible’s Words + Music series, Vedder dives deep, reflecting on a life at the intersection of art, sensitivity, and masculinity.
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Thank You
- By George sallis on 11-20-21
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I Am Mine
- Words + Music | Vol. 24
- Narrated by: Eddie Vedder
- Length: 1 hr and 22 mins
- Release date: 11-18-21
- Language: English
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All I Can
- Words + Music | Vol. 23
- By: Sharon Van Etten
- Narrated by: Sharon Van Etten
- Length: 1 hr and 34 mins
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Sharon Van Etten is a songwriter, musician, performer, and actress. Impressive sure, but that’s not why fans crowded the merch table she manned at her early gigs, hoping to shar….
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Beautiful, Authentic, and Heartfelt
- By Anonymous User on 11-04-21
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All I Can
- Words + Music | Vol. 23
- Narrated by: Sharon Van Etten
- Length: 1 hr and 34 mins
- Release date: 11-04-21
- Language: English
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Who I Really Am: Diary of a Vampire
- Words + Music | Vol. 22
- By: Alice Cooper
- Narrated by: Alice Cooper
- Length: 2 hrs and 9 mins
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Rock and roll in the BC (Before Cooper) era was a tamer, milder world. In Who I Really Am, Cooper’s latest addition to Audible’s Words + Music series, we learn how the boa-wearing (not the feathered kind) maestro arrived at a show and sound - let’s call it AC for After Cooper - that has entertained millions of kids while terrifying parents in equal measure. Cooper drew inspiration from Saturday matinee horror movies, applied a "no such thing as too much" attitude, and hitched it to a kick-ass rock and roll band.
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Wow!
- By swankwc on 10-12-21
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Who I Really Am: Diary of a Vampire
- Words + Music | Vol. 22
- Narrated by: Alice Cooper
- Length: 2 hrs and 9 mins
- Release date: 10-07-21
- Language: English
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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
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“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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Nice
- By Glenn Mayo on 09-18-21
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How to Play the Guitar and Y
- Words + Music | Vol. 21
- Narrated by: Elvis Costello
- Length: 1 hr and 38 mins
- Release date: 09-16-21
- Language: English
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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
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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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LJG inspires
- By JC Jau on 09-08-21
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Black Me Out
- Words + Music | Vol. 20
- Narrated by: Laura Jane Grace
- Length: 1 hr and 48 mins
- Release date: 09-02-21
- Language: English
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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
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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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A historical journey
- By AnnePro on 07-23-21
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To Balance on Bridges
- Words + Music | Vol. 19
- Narrated by: Rhiannon Giddens
- Length: 1 hr and 28 mins
- Release date: 07-22-21
- Language: English
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7 Years
- Words + Music | Vol. 18
- By: Tariq Trotter
- Narrated by: Tariq Trotter
- Length: 1 hr and 47 mins
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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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Philly Love :)
- By Sweet Dee on 07-08-21
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7 Years
- Words + Music | Vol. 18
- Narrated by: Tariq Trotter
- Length: 1 hr and 47 mins
- Release date: 07-08-21
- Language: English
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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
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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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It makes me want to be in a band again!
- By Jermaine Moore on 06-20-21
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One More Hour
- Words + Music | Vol. 17
- Narrated by: Carrie Brownstein, Corin Tucker
- Length: 1 hr and 32 mins
- Release date: 06-17-21
- Language: English
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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
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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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Excellent
- By RM on 05-22-21
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Deep Soul Lowdown
- Words + Music | Vol. 16
- Narrated by: Gary Clark Jr.
- Length: 1 hr and 41 mins
- Release date: 05-20-21
- Language: English
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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
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“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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When Rock n Roll Becomes Art
- By Cynde A. Bostick on 05-07-21
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The Moment in 1965 When Rock and Roll Becomes Art
- Words + Music | Vol. 15
- Narrated by: Steve Earle
- Length: 1 hr and 21 mins
- Release date: 05-06-21
- Language: English
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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
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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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Welcome to my Panic
- By A.Fernandez on 04-22-21
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Welcome to My Panic
- Words + Music | Vol. 14
- Narrated by: Billie Joe Armstrong
- Length: 1 hr and 29 mins
- Release date: 04-22-21
- Language: English
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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
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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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Simply beautifully, deeply humane ...
- By lesley ann on 04-08-21
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Beginner's Mind
- Words + Music | Vol. 13
- Narrated by: Yo-Yo Ma
- Length: 1 hr and 32 mins
- Release date: 04-08-21
- Language: English
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Upon Reflection
- Words + Music | Vol. 12
- By: Sting
- Narrated by: Sting
- Length: 1 hr and 26 mins
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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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Sting reflects on life, opportunities and music
- By tru britty on 03-26-21
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Upon Reflection
- Words + Music | Vol. 12
- Narrated by: Sting
- Length: 1 hr and 26 mins
- Release date: 03-25-21
- Language: English
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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
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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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Love, as always, is the answer.
- By Kindle Customer on 12-17-20
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Unquiet: My Life with Beethoven
- Words + Music | Vol. 11
- Narrated by: Jonathan Biss
- Length: 1 hr and 46 mins
- Release date: 12-17-20
- Language: English
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Grateful and Blessed
- Words + Music | Vol. 10
- By: Smokey Robinson
- Narrated by: Smokey Robinson
- Length: 1 hr and 35 mins
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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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Man Crush
- By John R. Meade on 11-22-20
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Grateful and Blessed
- Words + Music | Vol. 10
- Narrated by: Smokey Robinson
- Length: 1 hr and 35 mins
- Release date: 11-19-20
- Language: English
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