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Is This The Real Life?: The Untold Story Of Queen (2010)

by Mark Blake(Favorite Author)

3.43 of 5 Votes: 2

ISBN

1845135970 (ISBN13: 9781845135973)

languge

English

genre

History & Biography

publisher

Aurum Press Ltd

review 1: Could have been a lot better with the story on offer. It isn't particularly well-written and if it hadn't been about Queen I wouldn't probably have finished it. There are lots of mistakes in the text. At one point, it even got a Queen song title wrong. What bothers me more than anything, though, is the way John Deacon is often ignored. Sure, he was the quiet one. But too often, it goes: Freddie did this, Brian said that and Roger did something else. And John? Not mentioned. And if he is mentioned, it is often merely to imply that he only ever thought about the money. A bassist myself, with a massive debt to Deakey, I was offended by this. Still, lots of titles in the credits which I now want to check out so at least I got something out of it.
review 2: Verdict:... more 2 ludwigsElaborate look into the rock-band Queen and it members. Filled with facts, interviews and little known details. Personally, I got bogged down by those details.Why should you read it?Because it tells, as far as I can see, as complete a picture of Queen the band, and its members, as possible. Care to know where Brian May lived when he was 14? It'll tell you.Why should you not read it?If you don't care where Brian May lived when he was 14, or who was the sound engineer's best mate's second cousin for 'A Night at the Opera'. It has too few stories to keep all but the most die-hard Queen fans interested. less

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