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The Dirt: Confessions of the World's Most Notorious Rock Band
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My very first concert were these guys:
They were the living embodiment of rock-n-roll back in the eighties. They rocked hard and they partied even harder. This is an in depth look at this group at its rise in the music business, their time on top, and their downfall.
I was first impressed with this book that nothing was being held back. This book goes into detail about all of the partying these guys did and into their personal lives. It did not hold anything back and I discovered that while I still love their music from this time they were giant jerks. I guess this happens when fame is thrust upon you and you do not know how to handle it. I did think this book went overboard with detailing their partying ways and their doomed love relationships. It did get repetitive. Another thing I did not care was the lack of involvement by Mick Mars. It seemed like he was a side note instead of being a integral member of this group. The highlight of the book was when they dealt with personal tragedy and how we got a look into this.
This book could have been much better considering the material. I believe the problem was the emphasis of this material. I am glad I read it though as it did bring back memories of that Whitesnake/Motley Crue concert or me watching the "Girls,Girls,Girls" video over and over.
They were the living embodiment of rock-n-roll back in the eighties. They rocked hard and they partied even harder. This is an in depth look at this group at its rise in the music business, their time on top, and their downfall.
I was first impressed with this book that nothing was being held back. This book goes into detail about all of the partying these guys did and into their personal lives. It did not hold anything back and I discovered that while I still love their music from this time they were giant jerks. I guess this happens when fame is thrust upon you and you do not know how to handle it. I did think this book went overboard with detailing their partying ways and their doomed love relationships. It did get repetitive. Another thing I did not care was the lack of involvement by Mick Mars. It seemed like he was a side note instead of being a integral member of this group. The highlight of the book was when they dealt with personal tragedy and how we got a look into this.
This book could have been much better considering the material. I believe the problem was the emphasis of this material. I am glad I read it though as it did bring back memories of that Whitesnake/Motley Crue concert or me watching the "Girls,Girls,Girls" video over and over.
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Mar 14, 2018 09:04PM
Fuck yeah, Motley Crue! I have the vinyl of Theatre of Pain. Best song ever written by them and in my top 10 favorite songs is 'Home Sweet Home'. Now I want a to drink a beer or 6 just thinking about them.
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J.J. wrote: "Fuck yeah, Motley Crue! I have the vinyl of Theatre of Pain. Best song ever written by them and in my top 10 favorite songs is 'Home Sweet Home'. Now I want a to drink a beer or 6 just thinking abo..."Wow. I thought I was dating myself when I dug up my cassette of 'Dr. Feelgood'. That is what I miss from music. Back then, music coincided with having a good time and hair metal from the eighties portrayed this perfectly.
Oh I use to have many cassettes. I just got lucky a friend of mine lent me his vinyl and forgot all about it. My father has a nice stack of vinyls that's about 4 ft in length, left to right of vinyls. The Doors, Led Zepplin Beatles, Pink Floyd even Kenny Rodgers, Linda Ronstaint. He loves a variety of music as I do. But I consider them vinyl stack mine now. lol I was born in the Year of the Dragon.
