Rock N Roll Fantasy [Paperback]

Susan Masino (Author)

Product Details

• Paperback: 188 pages
• Publisher: Badger Books LLC (April 7, 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1878569961
• ISBN-13: 978-1878569967
• Product Dimensions: 8.3 x 5.5 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,827,850 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars rock n roll fantasy, February 12, 2010

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Dana M. Larose - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Rock N Roll Fantasy (Paperback)

I was a bit disappointed in this book, I guess it wasn't what I expected. Although she does tell some things about these bands, it was mostly about her. She toots her own horn quite a bit, takes credit for alot of the things that ac/dc did, and a few times refers to herself as "hot". I am glad I did not spend alot of money on it.

5 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars And what a FANTASY it is......, January 14, 2008

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TCP (North of Paradise) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Rock N Roll Fantasy (Paperback)

I normally am not one to post reviews for the books I read, but when you ask me to pay money to read a "supposed" true account of how things happened and then give us this, future buyers deserve opinions. I don't think there could of been a better title for this book.
This is nothing but a self-congratulatory pat on the back fantasy from the author.

Ms. Masino seems to have single handedly come up with every great idea or fix for any music review rags and rock group fan clubs. She also, at the ripe age of 21-22, seems to have known exactly which of our great rock groups would go on to become so, and exactly when. Not long into the book she tells AC/DC after first seeing them on an August night in '77 that they will be world famous, "not right away of course, but she predicts in 2-3 years." And what album was released exactly 3 years to the month of that date??.......it was Back in Black!!
I knew then it was going to be a painful read. As an avid book reader it is very rare for me not to finish a book, I have been pleasantly surprised in the past by some books I at first couldn't get into. Here, this was not the case. I knew I had to read it as if I was picking up a tabloid in the checkout line.
She tries to make clear that she is a "professional journalist" and not some groupie, yet she has been with many of the members of well known bands or they were often after her and she wants you to know it. Sometimes it read like a journalist's point of view, others like Pamela Des Barres's. It was a disappointment for me.

I just realized another book I purchased is by this same author, that one will be returned unread. It may be better, but I just can't stomach the smug writing style. Even though it is way past the 30 days I'll take whatever refund they give me, this one here will serve my fireplace well. It does not deserve space on my bookshelf. It is also very cheaply, very badly, printed. That should have been clue #1.

I then see that the author has posted raving reviews on Amazon under her own name for her own two books!! I hadn't caught that when I read the 2 reviews that were here when I purchased this one. If I had saw that the review was posted under the author's own name I never would have bought it.
They aren't written by her, she states, when a reader calls her out on posting her own review in the comment section of the review she posted for her other book "AC/DC-Let There Be Rock". It doesn't matter Ms. Masino if you wrote them or not, in posting them you just as well did write them. For an author to do that is pitiful. Seeing those after the self important attitude of the book is what prompted me to write my review. I also wonder about the first review posted for this book by "A Customer"....Hmmmmmm...It certainly reads like a promo to me. It's very concise and reads like a publisher or writers' words.
Ms. Masino, you shouldn't ask for our money and valuable time then give us nothing but ego.

If you want to read a good story minus the pompous attitude by a music journalist, I suggest you buy " Life on Planet Rock" by Lonn Friend. Fantastic. Mr. Friend is a true fan of rock music first, his career in the music biz is just the cherry on top. By the end of that book, Mr. Friend truly makes you feel like one of his many, many good friends.

1 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great stories from a true Rock Fan., December 11, 2007

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Robcatt (Chicago) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Rock N Roll Fantasy (Paperback)

I bought this book after reading Susan Masino's AC/DC biography (well worth reading also). This book is basically stories about her interviews and run-ins with lots of great 70s bands. Some great Van Halen, Cheap Trick and Nuge stories included.

What makes Susan Masino's writing so good is that it comes from a fan's perspective. She comes across as a true fan of these bands, not some journalist who is mildly interested.