W. AXl ROSE the unaurthorized biography

[seely]

picked it up in a bookshop, read the first few pages then slammed the book down!
Still I'm curious and I want to buy it but damn it's expensive. Íf I buy the book I'll pretty much have to starve for the week...

Yeah, it is very expensive, but fortunately i was able to buy it in HMV for just £10 rather than the normal £17
 Why don't you try getting it from a library instead?  It's definately worth reading properly, and it's a much better biography than the crappy one about Slash "survivng GN'R, Velvet Revolver + rocks snake pit", its more professionally written.

[RoboAxl]

Yeah, it is very expensive, but fortunately i was able to buy it in HMV for just £10 rather than the normal £17
 Why don't you try getting it from a library instead?  It's definately worth reading properly, and it's a much better biography than the crappy one about Slash "survivng GN'R, Velvet Revolver + rocks snake pit", its more professionally written.

yeah will try to pick it up cheap in HMV next week. Should be even cheaper cos there's a sale in my local one right now (got Hot Fuzz in there on the cheap today- bargain )

yep, I agree about the Slash biography. Picked it up today in HMV and read a bit, but it just came across as a suck up to Slash which sickened me a bit and poorly written. I mean I love Slash and all but if I had to pick between a well written critique of Axl or a piece of gushing fan service to Slash, I'd have to choose Wall's book

[RobW]

I read it from when the old GNR fell apart because from that point on Axl vanished then i re-read the whole book.It's well written it isn't kissing Axl's ass (as if we'd expect that from Mick Wall) and it has perspective.A hell of a lot better than that bag of shit GNR The Band That Time Forgot that was released a few years back.

[seely]

I read it from when the old GNR fell apart because from that point on Axl vanished then i re-read the whole book.It's well written it isn't kissing Axl's ass (as if we'd expect that from Mick Wall) and it has perspective.A hell of a lot better than that bag of shit GNR The Band That Time Forgot that was released a few years back.

quite right

[Madagascar07]

A hell of a lot better than that bag of shit GNR The Band That Time Forgot that was released a few years back.

I didnt think that was too bad, what did u think was wrong with it?

[seely]

I didnt think that was too bad, what did u think was wrong with it?

I didn't say it was bad, it just annoyed me with the fact that there were so many obvious editing errors, like the discography at the end claims the albums AFD, Lies, UYI.1 and UYI.2 were all released in 1991, despite the fact that the next page correctly says the years the singles from each album was released.  Also, earlier on he says that Robin Finck now refuses to speak about his experiences in GN'R, which appears that the author doesn't realise he only left for a year in 1999 before coming back in 2000, despite the next page giving the 2005 line-up of GN'R and includes Robin Finck!

As far as the book itself is concerned, it's not bad and still makes for good reading, especially for an unauthorised biography, but does get annoying and tedious in places, as well as skipping a few years of GN'Rs history. (It seems to focus entirely on Axl- when it comes to Slash leaving, he says "Slash departed" and that's it, as if he had nothing to do wih the band)

[SIDney]

I read it from when the old GNR fell apart because from that point on Axl vanished then i re-read the whole book.It's well written it isn't kissing Axl's ass (as if we'd expect that from Mick Wall) and it has perspective.A hell of a lot better than that bag of shit GNR The Band That Time Forgot that was released a few years back.

I don't know. I'm reading 'The band that time forgot' and have nothing to blame. I like this book so far.
Well, It's obvious that there just can't be a good-for-all book about GN'R but I just don't want to buy Mick Wall's 

BTW, are there any worthy photos in Mick Wall's book? Smth to change my mind? 

[seely]

I don't know. I'm reading 'The band that time forgot' and have nothing to blame. I like this book so far.
Well, It's obvious that there just can't be a good-for-all book about GN'R but I just don't want to buy Mick Wall's 

BTW, are there any worthy photos in Mick Wall's book? Smth to change my mind? 

There are a few good photo's in it, but i think it's silly not to buy  perfectly good book just because it was written by Mick Wall.

[SIDney]

Ерфе

There are a few good photo's in it, but i think it's silly not to buy  perfectly good book just because it was written by Mick Wall.

That's the question that worries me: whether that book is perfectly good. 

[seely]

ЕрфеThat's the question that worries me: whether that book is perfectly good. 

well the short answer is: yes, it is perfectly good.

[Joan Rei]

How does Mick Wall portray Axl?  Is he really villified? I'm not saying I want Wall to kiss Axl's ass, but it will annoy me if he is portrayed as entirely horrid. I can't read the book because it doesn't come out til February where I am. 

[AnaRose]

I'm getting this book for Christmas, hope it's good

[seely]

How does Mick Wall portray Axl?  Is he really villified? I'm not saying I want Wall to kiss Axl's ass, but it will annoy me if he is portrayed as entirely horrid. I can't read the book because it doesn't come out til February where I am. 

He's not overly nasty towards him, though he is when he starts talking about the current incarnation. (and in the introduction he mentions that GN'R is essentially dead, regardless of what Axl's up to nowadays).  The most interesting bit for me was the description of how Matt was sacked. It was done by matt (an old interview), and mentions how Axl says "I'm Guns N' Roses and i don't need Slash"

I'm getting this book for Christmas, hope it's good

It is, see above post 

[Joan Rei]

I read this whole book.  It's pretty unbiased.  It's obvious Axl is very complex and very fucked up.  He's been his own worst enemy his whole adulthood.
Despite that, I really hate what Kurt Cobain said about him (and this was all way before the "Shut your bitch up" thing.)  Guns N' Roses were a much better band than Nirvana, IMO.  Axl not talented? What the fuck?  If he wasn't talented and unique no one would give a shit about him.
Anyway, this was a well-written book.  I recommend it.

[RickRoses]

im not sure whether to get this or Nikki Sixx's book.....
which one should i get!?!?!