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The Game - Neil Strauss
by Ditcherson The Game I got this book after hearing a interview on the radio with Chris Moyles about a newer book (which i will review later). In this interview they talk about how popular this book had become and how he had become this sex symbol and player around the world. From the interview i thought the book sounded interesting and as being ... a man i thought i could pick up some new tricks on pulling hot girls. I ordered the book off Amazon for around £15 but you can get it cheaper second hand. I new nothing about the author Neil Strauss or the book 'The Game' but when the book arrived I started reading and couldn't stop. The book starts explaining that Neil is a average man who works as a reporter, hes not luckly in love, doesn't have much experience with women and starts off with no knowledge of pick up artist. He a tall bald guy who lacked confidence. He is sent on a assignment for his job to investigate the world of pick up artists and players. He starts off meeting some of the worlds best and well known artists and learns their tips and tricks. Which he explains in details in the book. As you read the advice from 'guru' to guru' you actually wonder who some of their techniques work and how they are actually players. Most of the tips and tricks seem ridiculous and need to be performed by some more confident but as Neil shows throughout the book anyone can do this and anyone can become a pick up artist. The stories he shares from his travels and workshops around the globe are incredible, I found i could put the book down in disbelief. I went away for the weekend and by the time I had got back my flat mate had read the book from back to front, he said he could put it down. The book is a really good read and anyone who thinks that they cannot get any girl or lack confidence or generally just interested in how the best pull women should read this book. I can guarantee that you will struggle to put this book down. The stories about celebrities like Paris Hilton and Courtney love are incredible, and how him and his friends buy a mansion together to throw huge parties. Its a real mans dream for all these things to happen and it proves that if you set your mind to it you can achieve anything. All you need is confidence! Seriously read this book and let me know what you think! If you like it that much and want to know more, get the next book 'The rules of the game'. See my next post for information on the other book. Read the complete review |
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The Dirt - Motley Crue - Neil Strauss
by TheWiseMan I always thought Motley Crue were cartoon characters but this biography completely changed my perception of them. I now believe they are scum. I don't mean that in a bad way; to be scum in the heavy metal world is an accolade. Before this book, the popular music autobiography was the home of safe, smug performers explaining how they ... owe it all to God and a good manager. Following the publication of this book, the musical autobiography is a place of sleaze, cocaine and filth. But try as they might, they cannot knock 'The Dirt' from its throne in the underworld. We have Nikki Sixx (not his real name) on bass. A child of glam rock on the hunt for drugs, sex and fame in early 1980s Los Angeles. Then there is Tommy Lee on drums, apparently stupid like most rock drummers. Mick Mars is on guitar - older and with experience in the music world, a dwarf-like enigma to his band mates. Finally, there is Vince Neil - straight outa Compton - all blonde hair, like a surfer who has ram raided an Anne Summers shop window. That these 4 wastes of space could make any decent music was always going to be doubtful, but they achieved that and much more. 'The Dirt' shocked me for its brutality - an admission of near rape on a young rock chick in a closet was sickening and honest. When The Crue were trying to make it they lived in a sleazoid apartment / open sewer which had an immense reputation for hard partying. The book details much of the madness which took place there. Credit to the management and publicity people behind the band, they did a good job in the 1980s of playing down the bands antics. I now realise Nikki's weird lyrics are autobiographical. When he writes about getting thrown in the trash in London, he is actually recalling a real event. He got wasted, he got battered. Whether as a deliberate ploy or as a coincidence, the reader begins to feel sorry for each of the band members as they relate a tragic event in their lives. With Nikki Sixx, it's his too late discovery of a secret big sister who was institutionalised. He makes plans to visit her, only to discover she has just passed away. Then there is the death of Vince's daughter. His description of her tumour is painful to read. For Tommy it is being sent to prison (a proper hard prison) and the brutality and dehumanisation he underwent. I always liked Motley Crue's music but regarded them as runner's up when Guns n' Roses broke through. Guns n' Roses seemed so demented and real and Motley Crue looked like bizarre cartoon figures and as a result it was difficult to take them seriously. But while Guns n' Roses were busy making faces for the cameras of the music press, Crue were literally dying (and being revived) from smack overdoses. It turns out they lived it like they sung it. The most frustrating part in the book was when the band and Vince parted company after their biggest album - Dr Feelgood in 1989 - you just wanted to bang their heads together. I think anyone who reads this book will have a new respect for the band. I have read so many rock books, but the honesty of this one sets it apart. I rate it as the best rock biography ever. Don't get me wrong, they are still a bunch of scum who would thieve the sugar from a cup of tea, but you can't help loving them. In an age of X Factor and engineered celebrity, we need Motley Crue. Read the complete review |
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The Dirt - Motley Crue - Neil Strauss
by dannysimcox I went into this book as not much of a motley crue fan. I had heard of their reputation as crazy, wild rockstars, but had never really listened to their music, or particularly wanted to. Yet i still thoroughly enjoyed this from cover to cover. Neil Strauss (The Game, Emergency!) does a great job here to the point where you forget he is ... involved at all. The book is laid out in chronological order and has oppinions from different band members on different things that happened. Some don't agree with each other, some slate the other person etc. The most interesting stories though are definitely those from nikki sixxx and tommy lee. As they were pretty wild in their hay day. There are some literally ridiculous tales that are just a fun, entertaining read. I tend to find that many books don't have much re-read value, however i'll often find myself reading certain anecdotes again and again. Highly recommended to everyone with a sense of humour, and a bit of an open mind. Read the complete review |
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6 reviews Genre: Biography / Author: Neil Strauss - In THE GAME, Neil Strauss delves into the bizarre underworld of 'pick-up artists' - men who have devoted their lives to different techniques of seducing women. These are men with their own vernacular and codes of honour, who operate on-line and in ... |
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6 reviews Genre: Biography / Author: Neil Strauss, Tommy Lee, Vince Neil, Mick Mars, Nikki Sixx / Edition: New Ed / Paperback / 448 Pages / Book is published 2002-07-04 by ReganBooks,U.S. - A book that reveals all about the champs of rock music, Motley Crue. |
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