Reputation Is a Fragile Thing: The Story of Cheap Trick [Paperback]

Mike Hayes (Author), Ken Sharp (Author)

Product Details

• Paperback: 304 pages
• Publisher: Poptastic Books (February 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0966208102
• ISBN-13: 978-0966208108
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 9 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,004,722 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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14 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Long time fans will love it....., November 24, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: Reputation Is a Fragile Thing: The Story of Cheap Trick (Paperback)

Being a long time CT fan I welcomed a book on the band. The author has presented very detailed info on the making of every album (if not every song). I mean detail down to the insturments used on the songs, musicians will particularly like this.

The reason for 4 stars and not 5 is this.... the author glosses over the personal aspects of the band and it's history. Yes, there are some points made about their personal lives, however not anywhere near enough. Passing references are made to the band members getting married....and divorced for that matter. But we know nothing of how these marriages came about..... Again, only passing references........ I would love to see a follow up book that was not so centric around the minute details of every song, but more about the personal aspects of the band.....

This being said.....I still recommend the book....but only for those hardcore Trickster fans......Then again, only big time CT fans will get the book anyway.

20 of 22 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Band's personal lives still a mystery, September 2, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Reputation Is a Fragile Thing: The Story of Cheap Trick (Paperback)

This book presents a great deal of information about Cheap Trick's musical career, working from the often sketchy resources that are available from this rather private band. However, the notion that Cheap Trick's career downturn resulted from the band being "victims" of bad production, management, timing, etc. is allowed to be perpetuated, taking some of the potential bite away from the account of CT's history. Similarly, almost no details of the band members' private lives in any revealing sense make it into this book, leaving the band members rendered as ciphers (especially Bun E. Carlos, of whom we never find out any details of his family/romantic life). Overall this book is much like Cheap Trick in general--A fascinating and rewarding experience at most times, frustrating and ocluded at others. Still definitely recommended

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Simply a must-have for the serious CT fan!, December 20, 1998

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This review is from: Reputation Is a Fragile Thing: The Story of Cheap Trick (Paperback)

The book tells it all from the group's beginning to their most recent album with all the trials and tribulations they've endured. Plenty of trivia for each album i.e. a picture of Rick's wife on one of the album covers. Want to know which one? Read the book. You won't be disappointed!