Slash
by Anthony Bozza, Slash
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Book Reviews of Slash
Book Review: good rock n roll book, but bad karma
Summary: 3 Stars
The book is fairly good written. No blur sentences of any kind. The ghost writer did a good job in copying Slash's talking style. The book has many color and b/w pictures, from his boyhood untill Velvet revolver area. It is interesting to read about Slash's childhood, youth and musical development. And of course the wild, over the top, GNR adventures. The downside of this book is the fact that Slash seems to have a bunch of unresolved psychological issues, that he proudly refuses to resolve. This leads to a very dark inner man, who is living balls out to keep the train going. It is a sad thing to see a famous musician being unable to handle his personal problems and will probably end up like an Elvis ore a Jackson.Book Review: Long and tiresome
Summary: 3 Stars
I'm a little surprised this book got such great reviews by a lot of people. I am an avid reader and could barely get through this one. I skimmed a lot because it seemed like the same drugs, same story for pages upon pages. Kudos to Slash for putting his thoughts in this book, I greatly admire him for that but I could have used a shorter version of the story. I will have to admit I was never a GNR fan so that might have been part of the issue with why I didn't enjoy it as much as others. I heard this one was a good book because at the time I was ready I Am Ozzy, which I thoroughly enjoyed, and the other reader and I were trading stories. I liked Ozzy's book better. This one I did finally make it through to the end.Book Review: poorly written
Summary: 2 Stars
Seriously, I read a lot of rock memoirs & bios, and this has to be the most poorly written one I have read. I can't believe Bozza wrote for Rolling Stone. About every 15 pages, there is a line, "blah, blah, blah,......but we'll get to that in a little bit". How many times can you do that in a book until the reader is completely frustrated with it? The info in the book is good, just really not presented in a fashion that is exciting or readable. I was bored with it after about 100 pages. I finished the book only because I wanted to see if it got any better. It didn't. If you want to read a book about the excesses of the rock & roll lifestyle, "The Dirt" by Motley Crue is much much better.Book Review: Above average rock biography
Summary: 4 Stars
I thought this to be an above average rock biography.
It has a lot of cliches, but it's fast paced and, thanks, it gives at least a little insight into production process or inspiration about creation of the songs.
Anyway, it's always amazing how guys like Slash (and his pals at GNR) manage to achieve success. Slash says he was a thief at the time, stealing everything. Than, the guy was addicted or close to addiction to every drug imaginable. Still, they can play night after night and create and produce and have realtionships... It's a mystery.
I recommend this book iy you're a GNR or Slash fan. Just don't expect any counselling from him. :)
Book Review: Read this book, maybe skip some detail
Summary: 4 Stars
Slash tells an incredibly comprehensive life story in so much detail that--I'm afraid to admit it--I skipped over some sections just so I could move the story along. You can't knock a man for being detailed, but sometimes it was a little bit much for me. That might not be the same for you.
Slash speaks charitably of the people with whom he had famous past feuds, a major departure from high profile celebrities who use their autobiographies to settle old scores. Musicians will appreciate Slash's analysis of his own songs and writing process, while the rest of us can just enjoy stories about how the madness got out of hand.