I'm the Man: The Story of That Guy from Anthrax
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| Rating | : | 4.99 (607 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0306823349 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 392 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-11-12 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
Well-written, entertaining, even if he is kind of a jerk I can't say I am a huge Anthrax fan, but I did own a few of their *tapes* back in the day when I was a kid and I really dug their sound and energy. But anyway, here's the review: While it's full of expletives and graphic language (as of course you'd expected), it's actually one of the more well-written and well put together metal autobiographies I've read. (I don't think there was a g. chrisS. said VERY,VERY GOOD BOOK!!!#!. SCOTT IS A VERY TALENTED PERSON IN ALL ASPECTS. IF YOU LOVE ANTHRAX AS I DO, I RECOMMEND BUYING THIS BOOK. HE TELLS ALOT ABOUT WHY JOEY WAS KICKED OUT OF THE BAND. AND NOW IT MAKES SENCE. BACK THEN I THOUGHT THEY WERE CRAZY FOR DOING IT. I HADNT BOUGHT AN ANTHRAX RECORD SINCE PERSISTANCE OF TIME CAME OUT. AND ONLY SAW THEM 1 TIME WITH BUSH SINGING(he sucked).BUT NOW THAT THEY HAVE ALL. finished it today (I'm a fast reader) and I loved it. I've been an Anthrax fan since "Among I bought the e-book yesterday and finished it today (I'm a fast reader) and I loved it. I've been an Anthrax fan since "Among the Living" came out and it's always interesting to find out more about the personalities and history behind the music I like - also interesting to find out Scott and I liked a lot of the same early 80's metal bands too. I didn't know about the early Metallica/
And you don't have to be a thrash or rock fan to enjoy it.”Cleveland Music Examiner, 10/7/14Eye-openingThe hard-charging head-banger has assembled his best anecdotes into the revealing autobiographyFor every familiar factoid, Ian introduces two or three new nuggets even diehard Anthrax fans probably didn't knowDespite the shenanigans and chicanery of Ian's teens and twenties, the man who emerges here is surprisingly level-headed and articulate.”. Jewish Telegraph, 9/19/14Scott writes with real honestyI'm the Man stands up as a great insight into one of metal's leading figures
He chronicles his adolescence growing up in a dysfunctional home where the records blasting on his stereo failed to drown out the sound of his parents shouting at one another. I'm the Man is the fast–paced, humorous, and revealing memoir from the man who co-founded Anthrax, the band that proved to the masses that brutality and fun didn't have to be mutually exclusive. He witnesses the rise of Metallica, for which he had a front row seat. And of course he lays bare the complete history of Anthrax—from the band's formation to their present-day reinvigoration—as they wrote and recorded thrash classics like Spreading the Disease, Among the Living, and the top-twenty-charting State of Euphoria.Along the way, Ian recounts harrowing, hysterical tales from his long tour of duty in the world of hard rock. Always performing with abundant energy that revealed his passion for his craft, Ian has never let the gravity of being a rock star go to his shaven, goateed head.Ian tells his life story with a clear-eyed honesty that spares no one, least of all himself, starting with his upbringing as a nerdy Jewish boy in Queens and evolving through his first musical epiphany when he saw KISS live on television and realized what he wanted to do with his life. Through various lineup shifts, label snafus, ro