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Adventures in Modern Recording
- From ABC to ZTT
- Narrated by: Trevor Horn
- Length: 8 hrs and 32 mins
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Summary
A Telegraph Book of the Year
As a renowned recording-studio maven, Trevor Horn has been dubbed 'the man who invented the '80s'.
His production work since the glory days of ZTT represents a veritable 'who's who' of intelligent modern pop, including the likes of ABC, Frankie Goes to Hollywood, Paul McCartney, Rod Stewart, Pet Shop Boys, Seal, Simple Minds, Grace Jones and Yes - among many others.
This book is Trevor's story in his own words, as told through the prism of twenty-three of his most important songs - from the ones that inspired him to the ones that defined him.
This play-by-play memoir transports listeners into the heart of the studio to witness the making of some of music's most memorable moments, from the Buggles' ground-breaking 'Video Killed the Radio Star' to Band Aid's perennial 'Do They Know It's Christmas?', via hits such as 'Relax', 'Poison Arrow', 'Owner of a Lonely Heart' and 'Crazy'.
Offering unrivalled access to the dark arts of the producer's world and the even darker arts of the music business itself, prepare for some adventures in modern recording...
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- Mr. N. Salter
- 11-11-22
A true pop music pioneer.
Trevor Horn is actually as good a story teller as he is a music producer. This is about his professional life and not too much about his private life, which is great as he has so many stories to tell and nearly 9 hours of them still left me wanting to hear more. The sign of a great audiobook.
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- B. J. Mackenzie
- 30-03-23
Brilliant and interesting
Really enjoyed this one, some great stories from a fantastic producer. Although Trevor hasn't got the most exciting voice he's warm and funny. My one complaint is where, in the story about recording Downtown Train with Rod Stewart, Trevor repeatedly mentions being phoned by Lester Bangs, which can't be right as Bangs had died about 6 years prior to that song being recorded. Still, other than this, a great listen.
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- JofusPocus
- 09-06-23
Outstanding
As an amateur songwriter and producer I couldn't get enough of this. I would have enjoyed a deeper dive on some of the technical aspects but understand that it's not everybody's cuppa. The book is a great insight into Trevor Horn's work and his narration is excellent. Highly recommended especially if you have an interest in making or recording music.
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- Lord Emsworth
- 25-01-23
Enjoyable biography
If you appreciate Trevor Horn’s work then this is solid gold. It’s all here ABC, Malcolm McLaren, Frankie, ZTT, Art of Noise etc.
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- Ray O'Neill
- 12-01-23
Awesome Listen
Trevor Horn was THE producer in the 80s of all the acts that I grew up with in my teenage years, Art of Noise, Frankie's, ABC to name but a few.
What I love about this book is that it is narrated by Trevor himself, and the honest way he describes his time in the studio, fascinating stories, and it was he who inspired me to start to write and produce music. A virtual handshake Mr Horn!
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- Douglas Pirie
- 24-05-23
Extremely entertaining insight in to the world of producing hit records
Fascinating insight in to the world of recording with some great stories on how certain artists were to work with. Trevor has a very engaging voice and I would highly recommend this audiobook
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- Carlton
- 11-05-23
It's excellent.
I guess you have to have an interest in music. I do. Worth the listen. Give it a do.
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- David Tymm
- 10-12-22
I enjoyed this far more than I thought I would
‘Produced by Trevor Horn’ records have soundtracked the lives of so many of my vintage (fifty-nine…) so I was interested to hear the back story. You get a lot more. Trevor is a good writer but an even better narrator and his soft, North East burr makes it easy to imagine buying him a pint and asking: “So what was it like making the ‘Lexicon of Love’ and then letting him genially chunter on…
Understanding the finer details of recording technology and the mystical (to me) points about musical construction (bars, semitones, chords, beats-per-minute) is necessary to get the most out of the book and will make it required reading for musicians and home-recording artists. For the rest of us, it’s an engaging glimpse of how painstaking and exacting the craft of a record producer is and how it’s a craft entirely without rules: what works in one situation doesn’t work anywhere else.
What makes the book strong and ultimately relevant is Trevor conveys it’s ultimately about being fair, decent and doing the best job you can. By the end, I was just glad I can just listen to the final versions of his work as the process - being cooped up for months on end, starved of daylight and sleep - sounds like hell.
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- lovetoread
- 04-10-23
Ladies and Gentlemen....Mr Trevor Horn
I absolutely loved the talented Mr Horn, talking about all those wonderful tracks of the 80s and beyond. From The Buggles to Dollar, it was all great. I grew up with all these tunes. The beginning of Buffalo Gals, a Zulu war cry , my goodness .who knew!! .the effort and creativity that went into all the songs. Truly amazing. This is a wonderful book, made even better by his narration. I was lucky enough to see Trevor Horn Reimagines the 80s live, and it was goosebump inducing for me . They say your teenage years are your most memorable when it comes to music, and I was lucky enough to grow up in the " ZTT" era. If you did too, dive in .
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- Huw Lynd-Evans
- 31-12-22
Gutted when it ended!
A thoroughly enjoyable story of a fascinating life.
I’ve adored every one of Mr Horn’s musical productions and his book hasn’t broken that record.
I’m sure there are more than enough stories for another one.
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