Aerosmith: The Fall and the Rise of Rock's Greatest Band (Paperback)

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The members of Aerosmith may be tired of being compared to the Rolling Stones, but the bands are superficially quite similar, and musically the Stones certainly influenced Aerosmith. Heck, the principal members even resemble one another. But Aerosmith is distinctly American, a product of 1970s rock stadium shows and burgeoning excess, whereas the Stones started out--lo, these many years ago--as a blues band. Huxley's entertaining group bio picks up the Aerosmith story after its members had already reached and for the most part conquered puberty. Readers should be thankful for this because it spares them the hyper-meaningful childhood memories and portentous events that mar many rock bios. The machinations, originality, and endurance that Aerosmith employed to reach its current fame and fortune--not to mention the deliciously decadent way it frittered most of both away during its initial success--constitute a fascinating, cautionary, and in many ways, quintessential rock story. Huxley tells it with just the right amount of detail, exposition, and humor to make this a fine pop culture bio. Mike Tribby

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"Aerosmith is a f*!king pleasure!"--Creem

"Oversexed and overage."--Newsweek

"Aerosmith is pure rock 'n' roll archetype."--Musician

"Unpretentious, raw, and spontaneously sassy."--Bam

"They give the kind of kick-in-the-pants rock 'n' roll show that lets you know you've seen something, and it was loud and it was fast and it was exhilarating."--Creem
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Product Details

• Paperback: 208 pages
• Publisher: St. Martin's Griffin; 1st edition (February 15, 1995)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 031211737X
• ISBN-13: 978-0312117375
• Product Dimensions: 8.1 x 5.4 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 9.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #760,000 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Not very good information..., March 23, 1999

By A Customer

I enjoyed this book as a whole, but alot of things were mis-spelled, and I found flaws in some of the facts. I think this author needed to study up and get his facts straight before publishing this book. The best part was the few color photos contained of the band.

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Pretty good, but not the greatest, April 11, 2002

By	"cindyanderic" (Boston, MA) - See all my reviews

I liked this book overall, but it was just "ok" after reading Stephen Davis' book on Aerosmith. That book has a lot more info. Some people are actually interested in the childhood of Steven Tyler, more background info, ect. This book brags about not having it.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Great Book for a Great Band, April 16, 2003

By	Amanda Baldridge (Marion, IN USA) - See all my reviews

I read "Aerosmith: The Rise and Fall of Rock's Greatest Band" It was fabulous. Not only does it help me understand the band and what they went through, but it also helped me learn so much about them. The chapters went in perfect order, and the book actually made me want to read more about Aerosmith. The book was awsome, and very educational. I give it a great reveiw and hope more people read it. ^A^ rocks!