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Summary: Entertaining and readable
Review: A good book - light and entertaining. I enjoyed it a lot; though, I must confess, after I started the chapters about the Jefferson Starship period I kind of lost interest. I was more interested in the 60s Woodstock adventure . . . having not lived through it myself I found Grace's stories really personal and and it gave me a good idea of what times must have been like then. Made me sorry I missed it!
I recommend this book if you're looking for a first-hand account of the evolution of the 60s told by someone who is really down-to-earth. You can't help but love Grace!
The book was full of little inside moments too, such as the meaning behind "Our House" by Crosby, Stills, and Nash. It made the songs seem more real to me after I heard stories of the people who had written them.
Pick it up sometime and browse through it - you'll find some great inside scoop; read the whole thing, however, and you may find your mind wandering a little.
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Summary: An enchanting, humorous tour of Grace's high and low moments
Review: An autobiographical plane ride through the highlights, success, and rock bottom moments of Grace Slick's life and her musical career with Jefferson Airplane/Starship. Grace pulls no punches as she describes her relationships, substance use and abuse , and her musical experiences, while adding a clever dose of humor and insight. Grace provides a candid view of her artistic inspiration through her early appreciation of literature and drama in a memoir that flows quickly and covers all the topics - Woodstock, Monterey, Altamont, and tours with the Doors, Rolling Stones, etc. Grace tells it like it was during a time of musical revolution, experimentation, and frequent excess. Chapters in the book are rather short, however, and often leave the reader looking for more on interesting, colorful subjects with so much nostalgic potential. Interestingly, Grace Slick proves in this memoir that she is, and wasn't, just "Spacey Gracey," as many consider her. A great deal of the book "Somebody To Love" demonstrates a true sense of her creativity, wisdom, and intellect, while refusing to deviate from the hard-edged, outspoken style for which she is famous. Grace also seems to have found her purpose and her peace, and the book overall is a rollicking jaunt through some serious rock and roll times from a music legend who added so much to the experience.
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Summary: For hard-core Slick fans only.
Review: As an admirer of her music I found the book interesting. However, it is so poorly written that it makes it difficult to read. I would recommend it on audiotape because it seems to have been written exactly as it was spoken. It's like reading a speech.
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Summary: The Truth....what she could remember!
Review: As an avid reader of all things dealing with the music industry, both artistic and business oriented, I have seen many different ways of describing the turbulent lifestyles of the stars. While I know some people criticize this book for not going into enough depth regarding the recording process, or the business relationships the band was involved in, I think these people are being a little unfair to Grace. Let's face it, people intimately involved in situations are usually the least likely to give you an in-depth analysis of that situation. Consider the following: Parent: What did you do in school today? Child: Nothing.An outside observer could likely make a huge list of all of the child's accomplishments, and talk about the development of social skills, intelligence, and creativity. But to the child, it was just another day spent trying not to get picked on by the bully. What does strike me about this book is how unfazed by her success Grace has managed to be. While too many stars from that era still pretend they are still IN that era (see also, her bandmates!) she is much more in tough with reality. This book seems to focus, in its own way, on how that came to be. I loved it. And it is a really quick read too.
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Summary: Disappointing
Review: Considering the life she's led I would have expected more from Slick's autobiography. A big yawn--I skimmed through the last 200 pages.
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Summary: Fast and fun read....no age minimum required!
Review: Fantastic, fun, and witty. This book is a fast read, full of short and enjoyable stories and anecdotes. Even the "lessons of life" were comical yet educational. You do not have to be a fan of Jefferson Airplane or to even have lived through the 60s to appreciate the contents of this book or the strong woman who lived and later compiled the stories covered in this book.
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Summary: Rock and Roll's ORIGINAL acid queen lives to tell all!
Review: Grace Slick - that laser-eyed, siren voiced dark haired beauty (the psychedelic "Madonna" of the late 1960's generation and beyond) is back with a candid, sobering, and hilariously funny book that showcases her oddball sense of humor while reviewing highlights of her (and the Jefferson Airplane/Starship's) rock and roll career. Ranging from her early days in Palo Alto (where she lost her virginity), up to the "bitter end" of her 18 year marriage to Skip Johnson, Grace chonicles the years of drugs, sex, politics, rock and roll - and of course - doses the reader with her own special brand of high intellect that perceived it all as it happened. Any child of the '60s will want to read this book; if you can remember it - you MIGHT have been there, but one thing is for sure: Grace might be pushing 60 now, but she reads like a young girl in her prime! Mike Giamo, Philadelphia, PA
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Summary: Rock and Roll's ORIGINAL acid queen lives to tell all!
Review: Grace Slick - that laser-eyed, siren voiced dark haired beauty (the psychedelic "Madonna" of the late 1960's generation and beyond) is back with a candid, sobering, and hilariously funny book that showcases her oddball sense of humor while reviewing highlights of her (and the Jefferson Airplane/Starship's) rock and roll career. Ranging from her early days in Palo Alto (where she lost her virginity), up to the "bitter end" of her 18 year marriage to Skip Johnson, Grace chonicles the years of drugs, sex, politics, rock and roll - and of course - doses the reader with her own special brand of high intellect that perceived it all as it happened. Any child of the '60s will want to read this book; if you can remember it - you MIGHT have been there, but one thing is for sure: Grace might be pushing 60 now, but she reads like a young girl in her prime! Mike Giamo, Philadelphia, PA
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Summary: Airplane Goddess Crashes
Review: Grace Slick didn't even get off of the runway. I don't buy a lot of autobiographies. I bought this one because Janis is dead and only she and Grace have a right to write about 60s and 70s San Francisco rock from the female perspective. The woman who created such wonders as White Rabbit and Lather has worked up a bunch of meaningless bubbles for this thin thin thin work. Perhaps that's what happens when you stop drinking and doing dope. Ms. Cagan, who is listed as a "contributor", but is described more as an editor-compiler deserves some of the credit for this totally incoherent and slipshod piece of trash. Wait for the movie and hope China Kantner plays her mom.
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Summary: Grace speaks the truth
Review: Grace Slick has been renowned as the acid queen, and the original rock beauty. This book is straight from the recollections of Grace herself, and it is probably not what the fans exactly expected. More of an oral biography, which jumps from one time period of her life to a completely different time within each chapter, Grace reminisces on her thoughts and feelings about her childhood, the tumultuous 60s, and her faults of the 70s. I enjoyed this book because Grace told no lies, and really has forgotten most of her past, or was too high at the time to recall. This goes back to what Grace has always claimed, that in the 60s, if you can remember it, then you probably weren't there. It is a reminder that the 60s are not really a time that we really would like to relive, which shoots down a lot of false preconceptions that the world was undergoing a wave of love, and all times were high and happy. Overall, if you are a die-hard Slick fan, this book is not a complete chronological story like other books that have been written about characters like the deceased: Morrison, Hendrix, and Joplin, but is a book worth the time.
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