All Night Long...: The True Story of Bon Jovi (Illustrated Biography) (Paperback)

~ Mick Wall (Author)

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Product Description

This biography takes the story of American rock band Bon Jovi right up to date to their position as the best-selling hard rock band in the world. The story begins with Jon Bon Jovi's early apprenticeship sweeping floors at New York's Record Plant recording studios, through the formation of his band in 1983, to their multi-platinum albums "Slippery When Wet"New Jersey". The compilation album "Cross Road" was the biggerst selling album of 1994 in the UK.

Product Details

• Paperback: 91 pages
• Publisher: Omnibus Press (March 1995)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0711948941
• ISBN-13: 978-0711948945
• Product Dimensions: 11.3 x 8.9 x 0.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 15.5 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #1,488,653 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars I CAN'T SEE..., March 28, 2000

By	M. D. Fonseca "carmarthen" (Thunder) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I can't see how a book with only 96 pages can cover all the aspects of the career of such a great, good and famous band as Bon Jovi, with already almost twenty years on the road. TO to that, it is necessary a book like Mick Wall wrote about Iron Maiden, called "RUN TO THE HILLS", with almost 300 pages filled with text (not photos).

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars All Night Long... : The True Story of Bon Jovi, August 23, 2001

By	Roger Gregory, LA Times (USA) - See all my reviews

It's clear from this book that this guy cannot write. Bon Jovi are huge and have a huge story to tell. Can you tell it in 99 pages? Of course not. Where 'The Dirt' by Motley Crue is sublime, this book by Wall is ridiculous. There is no style to his writing. His words are far from exciting, and, are infact, boring. Clearly he has done this just for the money. Unless of course, he just can't write. I suspect he is a college grad who's pa works for the publishing company. You get no insight into the band here, and you learn nothing new. Motley Crue are much finer storytellers, and they are not even writers. (Yes I know the book was ghost written by journo Neil Strauss.) Save your money on this one. I have all the books on Bon Jovi, and this is the only one I'd say steer well clear of. It's just a shame I can't get my money back. Still, die hard Jovi fans will lap it up purely because it's about their fave band and they have to have all the stuff they can collect. But anyone with a brain will give up on this past page 12. Mick Wall, who is he? Get a life and learn to write, buddy! But please, no more rock bios! Leave it to the pro's, like Neil Strauss!

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars All Night Long... : The True Story of Bon Jovi, August 23, 2001

By	Roger Gregory, LA Times (USA) - See all my reviews

It's clear from this book that this guy cannot write. Bon Jovi are huge and have a huge story to tell. Can you tell it in 99 pages? Of course not. Where 'The Dirt' by Motley Crue is sublime, this book by Wall is ridiculous. There is no style to his writing. His words are far from exciting, and, are infact, boring. Clearly he has done this just for the money. Unless of course, he just can't write. I suspect he is a college grad who's pa works for the publishing company. You get no insight into the band here, and you learn nothing new. Motley Crue are much finer storytellers, and they are not even writers. (Yes I know the book was ghost written by journo Neil Strauss.) Save your money on this one. I have all the books on Bon Jovi, and this is the only one I'd say steer well clear of. It's just a shame I can't get my money back. Still, die hard Jovi fans will lap it up purely because it's about their fave band and they have to have all the stuff they can collect. But anyone with a brain will give up on this past page 12. Mick Wall, who is he? Get a life and learn to write, buddy! But please, no more rock bios! Leave it to the pro's, like Neil Strauss!