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Band Books - Page 2

A combination of music books from a few lists with some of my personal favourites added:
https://everyrecordtellsastory.com/the-top-50-greatest-music-books-part-1/
https://pitchfork.com/features/lists-and-guides/words-and-music-our-60-favorite-music-books
https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/the-read-down/books-to-read-if-you-love-music
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This Is Your Brain on Music: The Science of a Human Obsession
This Is Your Brain on Music: The Science of a Human Obsession
41
The Freedom Principle: Jazz After 1958 (John Litweiler)
The Freedom Principle: Jazz After 1958
42
John Litweiler
Mystery Train
Mystery Train
43
The Old, Weird America: The World of Bob Dylan's Basement Tapes (Greil Marcus)
The Old, Weird America: The World of Bob Dylan's Basement Tapes
44
Greil Marcus
Revolution in the Head
Revolution in the Head
45
Rock She Wrote: Women Write About Rock, Pop, and Rap (Evelyn Mcdonnell and Ann Powers)
Rock She Wrote: Women Write About Rock, Pop, and Rap
46
Evelyn Mcdonnell and Ann Powers
Shakey (Jimmy Mcdonough)
Shakey
47
Jimmy Mcdonough
Please Kill Me: The Uncensored Oral History of Punk (Legs McNeil, Gillian McCain)
Please Kill Me: The Uncensored Oral History of Punk
48
Legs McNeil, Gillian McCain
A Whore Just Like the Rest: The Music Writings of Richard Meltzer (Richard Meltzer)
A Whore Just Like the Rest: The Music Writings of Richard Meltzer
49
Richard Meltzer
Perfecting Sound Forever: An Aural History of Recorded Music (Greg Milner)
Perfecting Sound Forever: An Aural History of Recorded Music
50
Greg Milner
Ask: The Chatter of Pop (Paul Morley)
Ask: The Chatter of Pop
51
Paul Morley
Great Pop Things: The Real History of Rock N Roll From Elvis to Oasis (Colin B. Morton)
Great Pop Things: The Real History of Rock N Roll From Elvis to Oasis
52
Colin B. Morton
The Dirt: Confessions of the World's Most Notorious Rock Band (Tommy Lee, Vince Neil, Mick Mars and Nikki Sixx)
The Dirt: Confessions of the World's Most Notorious Rock Band
53
Tommy Lee, Vince Neil, Mick Mars and Nikki Sixx
Generation Ecstasy: Into the World of Techno and Rave Culture (Simon Reynolds)
Generation Ecstasy: Into the World of Techno and Rave Culture
54
Simon Reynolds
Rip It Up and Start Again: Postpunk 1978-1984
Rip It Up and Start Again: Postpunk 1978-1984
55
Divided Soul: The Life of Marvin Gaye (David Ritz)
Divided Soul: The Life of Marvin Gaye
56
David Ritz
Factory Records: The Complete Graphic Album (Matthew Robertsom)
Factory Records: The Complete Graphic Album
57
Matthew Robertsom
The Rest Is Noise
The Rest Is Noise
58
The Wu-Tang Manual
The Wu-Tang Manual
59
Musicophilia
Musicophilia
60
England's Dreaming (Jon Savage)
England's Dreaming
61
Jon Savage
Love Is a Mix Tape (Rob Sheffield)
Love Is a Mix Tape
62
Rob Sheffield
Turn the Beat Around: The Secret History of Disco (Peter Shapiro)
Turn the Beat Around: The Secret History of Disco
63
Peter Shapiro
Space Is the Place: The Lives and Times of Sun Ra (John F. Szwed)
Space Is the Place: The Lives and Times of Sun Ra
64
John F. Szwed
How to Wreck a Nice Beach: The Vocoder From World War II to Hip-Hop (Dave Tompkins)
How to Wreck a Nice Beach: The Vocoder From World War II to Hip-Hop
65
Dave Tompkins
Ocean of Sound: Aether Talk, Ambient Sound and Imaginary Worlds (David Toop)
Ocean of Sound: Aether Talk, Ambient Sound and Imaginary Worlds
66
David Toop
Haunted Weather: Music, Silence and Memory (David Toop)
Haunted Weather: Music, Silence and Memory
67
David Toop
Country: The Twisted Roots of Rock'n'roll (Nick Tosches)
Country: The Twisted Roots of Rock'n'roll
68
Nick Tosches
How the Beatles Destroyed Rock 'N' Roll: An Alternative History of American Popular Music (Elijah Wald)
How the Beatles Destroyed Rock 'N' Roll: An Alternative History of American Popular Music
69
Elijah Wald
The SPIN Alternative Record Guide (Eric Weisbard and Craig Marks)
The SPIN Alternative Record Guide
70
Eric Weisbard and Craig Marks
Out of the Vinyl Deeps
Out of the Vinyl Deeps
71
Let's Talk About Love (A Journey to the End of Taste)
Let's Talk About Love (A Journey to the End of Taste)
72
Diary of a Rock'n'roll Star (Ian Hunter)
Diary of a Rock'n'roll Star
73
Ian Hunter
A Journey Through America With the Rolling Stones (Robert Greenfield)
A Journey Through America With the Rolling Stones
74
Robert Greenfield
Billion Dollar Baby (Bob Greene)
Billion Dollar Baby
75
Bob Greene
Life by Keith Richards
Life by Keith Richards
76
The Longest Cocktail Party (Richard Dilello)
The Longest Cocktail Party
77
Richard Dilello
Dear Boy: The Life of Keith Moon (Tony Fletcher)
Dear Boy: The Life of Keith Moon
78
Tony Fletcher
The True Adventures of the Rolling Stones (Stanley Booth)
The True Adventures of the Rolling Stones
79
Stanley Booth
Hit Men: Power Brokers and Fast Money Inside the Music Business (Frederic Dannen)
Hit Men: Power Brokers and Fast Money Inside the Music Business
80
Frederic Dannen
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