From one of the greatest rock guitarists of our era comes a memoir that redefines sex, drugs, and rock 'n' roll. This book is everything the man, the myth, the legend, inspires: it's funny, honest, inspiring, jaw-dropping and, in a word, excessive.
Richness of Content: In 1987, while knotheaded pussy boys like Bon Jovi, Poison, and Warrant were raiding their sisters’ closets, moussing their hair to vertiginous heights, and churning out limburger such as “I’ll Be There For You,” “Every Rose Has it's Thorn,” and other neutered “power ballads” that made life a living hell, a group of authentic rockers were taking careful aim. What made Guns N’ Roses so authentic wasn’t just the whopper of an album they released -- Appetite For Destruction, which today seems even more transgressive than it did in it's heyday -- but the fact that, when they weren’t drinking and drugging themselves into comas, or nailing every groupie within a 20-mile radius, they were getting arrested, breaking things, and rearranging one another’s faces real good. This heartwarming tale of brotherhood is told in painstaking detail in Slash, written by the former Saul Hudson (that’s Slash to you) and Anthony Bozza. From his idyllic childhood in Stoke-on-Trent, England, to his wild-and-woolly days in L.A., Slash covers it all. Much of the story centers around the meteoric career of GN'R: their desperate early days, triumphant successes and legendary excesses, and the predictable, inevitable implosion. Along the way, Slash exposes his battles with women, drugs, alcohol, and perhaps the biggest demon of all: himself. // 8
Style: Bozza, a noted Rolling Stone reporter Who has penned well-received bios on Eminem, INXS, and Tommy Lee, has a balanced, orderly style -- too orderly at times; thus Slash’s fractured vernacular tends to get flattened and even lost altogether. While the book comes as merciful relief to the infantile, repetitive, and self-indulgent yammerings of Nikki Sixx’s recent tome, a little bit of the Slash Who dropped F-bombs Live on MTV would have made for a more colorful read. // 5
Impression: With his accentuated top hot Permabonded to a shag rug of fro curls that all but obscured his face, an ever-present cigarette dangling from his lips, and a Les Paul slouch that promised permanent Scoliosis, Slash always looked as though he were a cartoonist’s idea of a wasted guitar hero. Slash the autobiography goes a long way toward putting a human soul to that caricature. // 7
Style: Bozza, a noted Rolling Stone reporter Who has penned well-received bios on Eminem, INXS, and Tommy Lee, has a balanced, orderly style -- too orderly at times; thus Slash’s fractured vernacular tends to get flattened and even lost altogether. While the book comes as merciful relief to the infantile, repetitive, and self-indulgent yammerings of Nikki Sixx’s recent tome, a little bit of the Slash Who dropped F-bombs Live on MTV would have made for a more colorful read. // 5
Impression: With his accentuated top hot Permabonded to a shag rug of fro curls that all but obscured his face, an ever-present cigarette dangling from his lips, and a Les Paul slouch that promised permanent Scoliosis, Slash always looked as though he were a cartoonist’s idea of a wasted guitar hero. Slash the autobiography goes a long way toward putting a human soul to that caricature. // 7
Richness of Content: The book "Slash" gives an entertaining and telling look into the formation, rise to Fame and subsequent demise of one of the greatest rock bands in history, Guns N' Roses. It also chronicles Slashs addiction's to heroin, cocaine and alcohol and his eventual defeat of that drug and alcohol addiction. It offers many insightful and hilarious anecdotes of the rock 'n roll lifestyle. // 7
Style: The writing style of the book is not very complex to say the least and some of the dates and events are sometimes vague, yet the choice of this style of writing gives the book a "real" feel, so to speak, it makes it seem as if Slash is actually sitting down with you and personally telling you his story. // 6
Impression: Though not written in the style of a literary genius, Slash is entertaining and sometimes leaves the reader shocked as to just how Slash not only survived the situations he was thrust into but also how he managed to thrive in them and grow from them. I would reccomend this book to anyone Who is a fan of Slash, Gun's And Roses or rock n roll in general. // 8
Style: The writing style of the book is not very complex to say the least and some of the dates and events are sometimes vague, yet the choice of this style of writing gives the book a "real" feel, so to speak, it makes it seem as if Slash is actually sitting down with you and personally telling you his story. // 6
Impression: Though not written in the style of a literary genius, Slash is entertaining and sometimes leaves the reader shocked as to just how Slash not only survived the situations he was thrust into but also how he managed to thrive in them and grow from them. I would reccomend this book to anyone Who is a fan of Slash, Gun's And Roses or rock n roll in general. // 8
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