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  • In the Jingle Jangle Jungle

  • Keeping Time with the Brian Jonestown Massacre
  • By: Joel Gion
  • Narrated by: Joel Gion
  • Length: 12 hrs and 4 mins
  • 4.6 out of 5 stars (28 ratings)

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In the Jingle Jangle Jungle

By: Joel Gion
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Summary

The Brian Jonestown Massacre are one of the great contemporary cult American rock and roll bands. At the peak of their anarchic reign in the San Francisco underground of the mid '90s their psychedelic output was almost as prodigious and impressive as their narcotic intake.

Immortalised in one of the most unforgettable rock and roll documentaries of all time, DIG! alongside their friends/rivals/nemeses, The Dandy Warhol's, in their early years when the US were obsessed with grunge, the BJM felt like a '60s anachronism. But with albums like Their Satanic Majesties Second Request and Thank God for Mental Illness, and incendiary, often chaotic, live shows, they burnished their legend as true believers and custodians of the original west coast flame; a privilege and responsibility which continues to this day when the band have a bigger and more dedicated audience than ever.

Joel Gion's memoir tells the story of the first ten years of the band from the Duke Seat. A righteous account of the hazards and pleasures of life on and off the road, In the Jingle Jangle Jungle takes use behind the scenes of the supposed behind the scenes film that cemented the band's legend. Funny as hell, shot through with the innocence and wonder of a 'percussionist' whose true role is that of the band's 'spirit animal', In the Jingle Jangle Jungle is destined to take its place alongside cult classics in the pantheon of rock and roll literature like Playing the Bass with Three Left Hands, Head On, and 45 by Bill Drummond. It will also feature a foreword by Anton Newcombe, fellow member and founder of The Brian Jonestown Massacre.

©2024 Joel Gion (P)2024 Orion Publishing Group Limited
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I’ve Been Waiting To Hear This

Joel tells the story of his life and role within The Brian Jonestown Massacre with such humility and accuracy. If you want to learn more about the story behind the greatest band in your lifetime then this audiobook is perfect. Joel rules OK

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If you like the Electric cool aid acid test,

Such a brilliant book, I really enjoyed the listen, and the story,
Joel gives such a brilliant insight,
in to being a cool musician who made an effort to avoid work and live the Musicians Life,
if you are a lover of 60s music Phsycadelia, rock and roll,
and of course the Brian Jonestown Massacre,
you should read this book, it is great.

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Unique style and delivery highly entertaining!

I loved Joel’s wry and playful style, yeah baby! Yeah baby! Yeah baby! Yeah baby!

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Best book of 2024 so far!

Incredibly written, succinct, emotive, passionate, heartbreaking and sometime downright hilarious!
Don't pass this one by!
One for the ages!
Long Live Joel

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Fantastic book

Joel Gion is a great writer, much better than me, so my review is on a par with one written by a child…. Here goes.

I really enjoyed this book. I’d been looking forward to it for many months, having followed the career of the BJM and Joel for many years.

What a life this guy has had… can’t wait to read the sequel (please write one Joel, I’d love to know what happened next)

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really cool

has a great voice, alot of fun. Also works great as a bjm bio.

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I DiG!

Awesome Listen, you dig, a must for any tambourine player and dirtbag out there! DiG!

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Swig!!

Amazing audiobook read by Joel. Could be a 12 hour spoken word theatre piece. Or stand up. There’s turns of phrase and show stopping sentences that any writer would kill for. Buy the book but definitely get this telling of it also, utterly brilliant and beautiful

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Everything At Once

Thank you Joel for always being exquisitely YOU. As a fellow San Josean I can say you brought back so many dam memories of the early BJM days and SF Bay Area hey days. I miss those days and have some stories from that time with you all that I will share someday as you’ve inspired me to write my life. Folks this is the true DIG movie! This is what it was like and I can tell ya, you all should be jealous! 👑🍀

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Joel's humanity

I loved this so much, I'm 54 and from the UK, have seen the BJM a few times as well...As a struggling artist myself (CGI person for my sins...no it's not at all glam) and somebody who has had substance misuse issues and all that comes with it...I could sense all those situations with all five. Joel is clearly a talented writer too, I do hope there will be more books, especially audiobooks narrated by himself...Thank you Joel, I really DIG this. ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

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