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       Rocks: My Life in and out of Aerosmith by Joe Perry (2014)
       By: Chiprocks1 Date: January 30, 2015, 4:18 pm
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       So, Rocks: My Life in and out of Aerosmith is the 3rd in a line
       of band members from Aerosmith writing their Rock-Bio's. The
       first two I read were what I consider to be misfires. You can
       check out my reviews for Joey Kramer
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       />and Steven Tyler's
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       />books if you want the full scoop my thoughts about them. Becau
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       of the underwhelming nature of their books, I went into Rocks
       with very low expectations, in spite of the "rave reviews" that
       normally accompany any new book release. Well, having just
       finished Joe's book, it's safe to say that he finally broke the
       losing streak by serving up an insightful and easy read.
       Joe does a great job of painting a picture of what his life was
       like as a child growing up in the wildness and more to the point
       of what it was like discovering Rock and Roll for the first time
       and how one thing leads to the other and his transformation into
       a Guitar God. But it's his story surrounding Aerosmith that most
       people are picking this book up for and it delivers. They want
       all the dirt or at least more information regarding the
       formation of the band and the moments surrounding their iconic
       albums. I won't say that the "dirt" here is salacious if that's
       what your truly after. But I will say that hearing about Tyler
       through Perry's eyes is well.....eye opening to say the least
       (pun not intended). Even though it's great to read about his
       take on things regarding Tyler. He basically throws him under
       the bus time and again, which I thought was very odd given the
       fact that they are still in the same band as of this review. Joe
       basically makes Tyler look super lazy and neurotic and just
       constantly f*cked up, whether he is on drugs on not. It's not a
       pretty picture to say the least.
       A good chunk of the book is devoted to all things Tyler that it
       almost becomes the book that Steven was suppose to have written.
       I don't know if this is a good thing or a bad thing that Joe
       spent so much time on it that it didn't even seem like it was
       his book anymore. Still makes for a great read and is what most
       are wanting from the book. The other thing that gets a lot of
       attention here was Joe's take on the Tim Collins fiasco that was
       addressed in Joey's book. Very fascinating stuff. I definitely
       recommend this book as a Rent, I would re-read this again
       sometime in the future for sure.
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       Re: Rocks: My Life in and out of Aerosmith by Joe Perry (2014)
       By: Mac Date: January 30, 2015, 4:52 pm
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       Sounds good... I just may pick it up.
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