Slash by Slash, Anthony Bozza Summary and Reviews
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Book Reviews of Slash
Book Review: 1985-1995 was great
Summary: 4 Stars
I have read many of these type books, Scar Tissue, Don't Try This at Home,etc. Slash falls into many of these categories, drug stories, women stories, and more drug stories. Having said that, the period between 1985 and 1995 when Guns N' Roses was on the rise was extremely entertaining. You really see why they became the most hard core street gang band in the world (Appetite for Destruction), and why once they got paid, they became bloated and disfunctional (Use Your Illusion Tour). I have always been obsessed with Appetite for Destruction era and now I know how it all went down.Book Review: A Must Read
Summary: 5 Stars
A must read of GNR fans/rock @ roll fans. This book takes you into the life and world of Slash during his GNR days. After reading the book I had a understanding what it would be like playing in one of the greatest rock bands of all time.Book Review: A Must Read
Summary: 4 Stars
a must read if you are a Slash fan.. good tales from the dark side, as well as inner band stuff, friends and parties, from rags to riches... easy reading.. should fly thru....Book Review: A SLASH FROM THE PAST!
Summary: 5 Stars
After reading this autobiography by Slash I came away with a few things. The first thing worth mentioning is that this book was written from the heart. It is brutally honest and holds nothing back. How do I know he is being honest? Well, Slash doesn't necessarily paint a pretty picture of himself here and the whole time you're reading it you feel as if he is there talking to you. He comes across as a flawed but sensitive human being and you will walk away with a better liking for the man, if not his music.
Secondly, I have to respect a guy that never says a bad word about his ex-bandmates..notably Axl Rose. He pretty much says (and I paraphrase) 'Yeah, Axl did some dumb things, but you have to understand him to know just where he is coming from.' Instead of taking hacks at his former colleague, he shows empathy towards him but never makes any excuses for his, at times, radical behavior.
The last thing that I thoroughly enjoyed about reading this book is how Slash takes you inside the recording studio, explains how some of their songs were written and how they tried to catch that 'lightning in the bottle' sound that was "Appetite" but were never able to do so again.
Slash lets it all hang out, warts and all and seeing his flaws as he presents them honestly and intimately makes you feel as if you know him. The one thing that I'm dissapointed in is that Velvet Revolver has broken up, not that I was a fan, but at the end of the book Slash had seemed to have found the peace within himself and newfound focus with a true band again.
I saw Slash recently on a rerun of Conan O'Brien when this book came out and he mentioned to Conan that he still sends Axl Christmas cards.
How can you not be touched by that?
Highly recommended to fans of Slash or those simply interested in the life of a decadent, but likeable rock and roll star.
Book Review: A Solid, Good Read
Summary: 5 Stars
A well written, humorous, and smartly paced read. This book was a very good read. From laying the groundwork by which to better understand Slash's early home life and what contributed to his social development, to a man who usually placed his passion for his craft over and above much of the day-to-day business workings involved with a high profile rock-n-roll band, this book provides a page turning view into a long phase in one man's life. And by so doing, it allows much of the humanity of the artist to also come through. Slash's candor regarding his own shortcomings with interpersonal issues, and how each (and seemingly every)member of the GNR juggernaut suffered from their own sense of displacement and alienation, provides insight into the underlying cause of what we can term Slash's self-destructive behavior. I think it is also important to note that Slash does a solid job of staying focused on himself, for the most part; with any elucidation concerning others being central to the issue at hand. In fact, this is a classy explication of a history which could have easily taken on a less than classy tone. And though I will admit that the period in question was one in which I also found myself a bit mindless in LA, I feel this is a great work for anybody interested in the human condition. Nice work, SH--
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