GOODNIGHT, L.A. Untold Tales From Inside Classic Rock's Legendary Recording Studios

Audiobook fans who are also fans of rock music of the late 1960s through the early 1980s, so strongly associated with FM radio, will likely enjoy this behind-the-scenes examination. Dan John Miller provides a lighthearted, youthful narration that can best be called straightforward. While the author's word choices are often pompous, listeners will gain meaningful insight into the era's performers, as well as producers Waddy Wachtel and Keith Olsen. The accounts of the evolving careers of the Eagles, the Grateful Dead, Loggins & Messina, and Linda Ronstadt, among others, are told episodically, which can cause some timeline confusion. Still, Miller is well suited to the task at hand. Listeners without a distinct interest in this rather narrow era of music may grow bored--but, conversely, fans will be enthusiastic. W.A.G. © AudioFile 2017, Portland, Maine [Published: DECEMBER 2017]