W. Axl Rose: The Unauthorized Biography
A**D
Rehashing of old material....
Bought as a gift, the recipient said it's what you'd expect from an unauthorized biography.Nothing really to add to the already available material published on Axl Rose - mainly focuses on GnR as a band, not Rose.Wall is (was?) a Kerrang! journalist so its written in the same style and reads as very bias. The only information on Rose featured within this book is available through interviews from the man himself.If you'd like a no-holds-barred look into life within GnR, I highly recommend Slash's biography - it may not be a literary masterpiece but at least it's written by someone who was actually there throughout everything.
L**G
Decline in the 90s
really interesting book, it is more than a biography of axl rose. It helps to understand the decline of hard rock in the 90s. the author is not a close friend of axl, he is quite impartial.
C**T
Great
Bought as a present and was very well received.
E**E
Great service
Just as described and arrived well within the suggested time frame. No faults.
A**N
Five Stars
great
A**R
Five Stars
All good!
D**R
Five Stars
Very happy. For what it cost.
J**E
Turgid and Misleading.
I got the 2007 hardback version of this book.Turgid and misleading. This is a biography about Guns n' Roses not Axl Rose.Did I get insights into Axl's character and motivations? Marginally. Was it a good read? Mildly diverting. Well researched? In parts, but many inaccuracies. Gets facts about Slash's upbringing wrong and says Axl crowned Izzy 'King of Beers'. Okay, that might not sound like much - a beer error - but if you like popular culture it is worth knowing that it was after Duff McKagan that Duff Beer was named in The Simpsons, one of the most culturally significant series of recent times.Mick Wall is far too fond of his own voice, banging on about his involvement with the band. He was a journalist interviewing them. He was doing his job.Compare this book to J Randy Taraborrelli's Michael Jackson: The Magic and The Madness. The latter had me on the edge of my seat, was thoroughly researched and made me go out and buy the music. Wall's book will be shelved and used mostly for its bibliography.