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Let The Good Times Roll
- Narrated by: David John, Kenney Jones
- Length: 12 hrs and 29 mins
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Summary
'Which is the best band I've been in? The Small Faces were the most creative, The Faces were the most fun, The Who were the most exciting. These were electrifying days in music. We were all untried, untested. What was stopping us? Nothing.'
As drummer with The Small Faces, Faces and later The Who, Kenney Jones' unique sense of rhythm was the heartbeat that powered three of the most influential rock bands of all time.
Beginning in London's postwar East End, Kenney's story takes us through the birth of the Mod revolution, the mind-bending days of the late 1960s and the raucous excesses of the '70s and '80s. In a career spanning six decades, Kenney was at the epicentre of many of the most exciting moments in music history and has experienced everything the industry has to offer. He jointly created some of the world's most loved records, hung out with the Stones, the Beatles, David Bowie, Keith Moon and Rod Stewart, and suffered the loss of close friends to rock 'n' roll excess and success.
The legacy created by Kenney and his bandmates has influenced acts as diverse as Led Zeppelin, the Sex Pistols and Oasis. Now, for the very first time, Kenney tells the full story of how a young Cockney Herbert played his part in the biggest social transformation in living memory - the people, the parties, the friendships, the fallouts, the laughter, the sadness, the sex, drugs, and a lot of rock 'n' roll, while also opening up about his own deeply personal battles and passions, too. This is a vivid and breathtaking immersion into the most exciting era of music history and beyond.
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- Gary knight
- 27-05-19
Fantastic !
I've always been a fan Of Kenney and the Small Faces, and later on the Faces.
This is a thoroughly enjoyable book, very well read.
Buy it you will not be disappointed.
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- W. Bedford
- 10-12-18
Cracking Listen
I loved this book. Very enjoyable. You wont be disappointed. A life well lived. Cracking!
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- Amazon Customer
- 23-09-18
Great story of a great life.
Very well written and read takes you right back in time to the sixties and seventies. Live with those really involved the pain frustration and excitement of dealing with dodgy business deals and fame whilst having the time of your lives.
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- Angela
- 23-09-18
nostalgic musical history
interesting description of this musical era. very enjoyable with great anicdotes and stories of life on the road.
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- Macstiv
- 03-09-22
insight into a life, not just band(s)
As a fan of the small and full size faces, I was looking forward to this.
Not only insight into the times that these bands operated and the way the industry ripped off bands, it shows the personnal side.
Some reviews state they wanted more of the rock and roll lifestyle. If you want that, then Mac's autobiography tells you what was happening whilst he was on what drug!
I am not a big Who fan and so was not as interested about that period but still insightful.
I am a fan of Mollie Marriot so was interested to hear how close Kenny is to his old mate's daughter.
Would of liked more on The Law, but I guess that was a very short period and not that significant to Kenny.
Well narrated and again, with reference to another review, it would not have worked with Kenny's voice all the way through as his voice is now older
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- Clatyn
- 11-06-22
Great Drummer
Being a drummer myself it was interesting to hear his approach to drumming. As with many artists in the generation it's a shame they got ripped off by the man. Bit slow at some points. Wish Kenny had narrated.
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- Barry Price
- 12-11-18
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Fantastic book giving a fascinating insight into Kenney's life and the music business. Thoroughly enjoyable.
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- Monksie
- 07-03-21
A great warts-and-all biography
Being a huge fan of both The Small Faces and The Who, I had no idea of how much else Kenney Jones got up to during his musical career or of his battles with cancer. An absorbing listen, beautifully read throughout.
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- Jim evans
- 09-02-22
Not for me
His younger days were a good listen but it tails off after Ronnie wood becomes a Rolling Stone. And Rod Stewart goes solo. The who should have finished after Keith Moon died.
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- John G
- 12-09-21
Interesting to a point
If you are fan of 60/70s rock and faces/small faces you’ll find this reasonably interesting. The best bits for me was to hear more about the small faces and why they broke up and how the faces formed. I also found Kenneys childhood interesting. On the other hand the lengthy details about the “hijinks” he got up to particularly with the small faces and faces became very tedious and irritating after a while. Whilst I understand it was entertaining for Kenney to write his memoirs, the book would have benefited from much tougher editing with more focus on the music and les focus on the rock n roll lifestyle. At times Kenney comes across as a bit of a tit. The bits about his wife seemed unnecessary and I wonder what her side of the story was. If I had paid for this book I would have been slightly disappointed
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