Psychotic Reactions and Carburetor Dung
By: Lester Bangs , Greil Marcus
4.64
Format: None pages, Paperback
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1. How Music Works
By: David Byrne
4.00
Format: 345 pages, Hardcover
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"Performers try harder."-David Byrne, How Music Works
"You might say that the universe plays the blues."-David Byrne, How Music Works
"The radio was shouting at you, pleading with you, and seducing you."-David Byrne, How Music Works
"There's a good chance that you might be inspired by ideas that originate outside of yourself."-David Byrne, How Music Works
2. Girls to the Front: The True Story of the Riot Grrrl Revolution
By: Sara Marcus
3.97
Format: 367 pages, Paperback
Girls to the Front is the epic, definitive history of Riot Grrrl, the radical feminist uprising tha… read more
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"i want to scream because no matter how much I scream, no one will listen."-Sara Marcus, Girls to the Front: The True Story of the Riot Grrrl Revolution
"The girls couldn't block out these things and they didn't want to; they wanted to stay acutely aware of the war against them so they could fight back."-Sara Marcus, Girls to the Front: The True Story of the Riot Grrrl Revolution
3. Chronicles, Volume One
By: Bob Dylan
3.97
Format: 320 pages, Paperback
"I'd come from a long ways off and had started a long ways down. But now destiny was about to manif… read more
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"People were people."-Bob Dylan, Chronicles, Volume One
"My big fear was that my guitar would go out of tune."-Bob Dylan, Chronicles, Volume One
"Sometimes you just have to bite your upper lip and put sunglasses on."-Bob Dylan, Chronicles, Volume One
"Sebuah lagu laksana mimpi, dan kita berusaha untuk membuatnya jadi kenyataan."-Bob Dylan, Chronicles, Volume One
4. Our Band Could Be Your Life: Scenes from the American Indie Underground 1981-1991
By: Michael Azerrad
4.22
Format: 522 pages, Paperback
This is the never-before-told story of the musical revolution that happened right under the nose of… read more
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"Rock'n'roll is a teenage sport, meant to be played by teenagers of all ages--they could be 15, 25 or 35. It all boils down to whether they've got the love in their hearts, that beautiful teenage spir…"-Michael Azerrad, Our Band Could Be Your Life: Scenes from the American Indie Underground 1981-1991
5. Rip it Up and Start Again
By: Simon Reynolds
4.08
Format: 752 pages, Hardcover
Punk's raw power rejuvenated rock, but by the summer of 1977 the movement had become a parody of it… read more
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6. Let It Blurt: The Life and Times of Lester Bangs, America's Greatest Rock Critic
By: Jim DeRogatis
3.84
Format: 179 pages, Paperback
Let It Blurt is the raucous and righteous biography of Lester Bangs (1949-82)--the gonzo journalist… read more
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7. Miles: The Autobiography
By: Miles Davis , Quincy Troupe
4.18
Format: 306 pages, Paperback
For more than forty years Miles Davis has been in the front rank of American music. Universally acc… read more
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8. Psychotic Reactions and Carburetor Dung
By: Lester Bangs , Greil Marcus
4.64
Format: None pages, Paperback
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9. No One Here Gets Out Alive
By: Danny Sugerman , Jerry Hopkins
3.17
Format: None pages, Paperback
Here is Jim Morrison in all his complexity-singer, philosopher, poet, delinquent-the brilliant, cha… read more
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10. Hammer of the Gods
By: Stephen Davis
4.00
Format: 205 pages,
Led Zeppelin was the hottest, hardest, horniest, most hedonistic group in rock history. Their parti… read more
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11. I'm with the Band: Confessions of a Groupie
By: Pamela Des Barres , Dave Navarro
4.40
Format: None pages, Paperback
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12. Mystery Train: Images of America in Rock 'n' Roll
By: Greil Marcus
3.15
Format: None pages, Paperback
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13. Please Kill Me: The Uncensored Oral History of Punk
By: Legs McNeil , Gillian McCain
4.19
Format: 488 pages, Paperback
A Time Out and Daily News Top Ten Book of the Year upon its initial release, Please Kill Me is the … read more
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"Bob Gruen: La gente veniva da noi per farsi mordere, non per farsi accarezzare."-Legs McNeil, Please Kill Me: The Uncensored Oral History of Punk
"Penny Arcade said: At that time, the DRUG world and the ART world ran through each other. (1971 - 1974)"-Legs McNeil, Please Kill Me: The Uncensored Oral History of Punk
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"Ed Friedman: [talking about Patti Smith] One time she told me, "Allen Ginsberg thought I was a cute boy and he tried to pick me up, so I said, "LOOK AT THE TITS, ALLEN! NOTICE THE TITS!"-Legs McNeil, Please Kill Me: The Uncensored Oral History of Punk
14. Waging Heavy Peace: A Hippie Dream
By: Neil Young
3.75
Format: 368 pages, Hardcover
For the first time, legendary singer, songwriter, and guitarist Neil Young offers a kaleidoscopic v… read more
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15. Life
By: Keith Richards
3.17
Format: 55 pages, Hardcover
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16. England's Dreaming: Anarchy, Sex Pistols, Punk Rock, and Beyond
By: Jon Savage
4.41
Format: None pages, Paperback
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17. Cash
By: Johnny Cash , None
4.43
Format: 303 pages, Paperback
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18. Clothes, Clothes, Clothes. Music, Music, Music. Boys, Boys, Boys
By: Viv Albertine
4.29
Format: 421 pages, Paperback
The guitarist for seminal female punk group The Slits recounts playing with Sid Vicious, touring wi… read more
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19. Shakey: Neil Young's Biography
By: Jimmy McDonough
3.71
Format: 436 pages, Paperback
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20. Girl in a Band
By: Kim Gordon
3.67
Format: 273 pages, Hardcover
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21. Lou Reed: The King of New York
By: Will Hermes
4.23
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