| Walk This Way : The Autobiography of Aerosmith |  | Authors: Aerosmith, Stephen Davis
Publisher: Avon Books, New York
Category: Book
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Rating:  148 reviews
Sales Rank: 2637939
Media: Hardcover
Pages: 505
ASIN: B000VZ9OYM
Publication Date: January 1, 1997
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 Poorly written : ( June 16, 2009
A. Niles (Hagerstown, MD)
I read the first few reviews for this book. It seems most people simply are fans of Aerosmith and did not take into consideration how poorly written this book is. It statrs out ok, with the life of Steven Tyler when he was young...bu then it goes and skips around to different people...and tons of people are introduced and you have no clue who the heck they are...it completely lost me after the first few chapters.
I am a huge Aerosmith fan myself...bu this book is crap. I wanted to feel waht they felt then...and this book is just genearlized and skips around form one decade to another in no organized fashion whatsoever. It is scattered and hard to follow. Don't waste your time...wait for a better more organized Aerosmith biography to come out....hopefully one will because this one SUCKED.
If you want to read a GOOD biography...read Anthony Keidis' Scar Tissue and Slash's Autobiographies. Come to think of it... Motley Crue's Autobiography is well written and easy to follow as well. I do believe a guy named Anthony Buzzo? co wrote all of those with the artists...and he does and EXCELLENT job! Forget who ever helped Aerosmith on this one...he SUCKS!!! My 10 year old daughter could organize thoughts and events better than this guy!
 Amazing! June 9, 2009
A. Lowe (NC)
This book is great! Many stories are shared from long ago by each member and their friends. It's very interesting and hard to put down! Great buy!!!
 Boring April 12, 2009
P. Kimbril
This book is all rock & roll - no sex and drugs. The majority of the book takes place before 1980 so it has little meaning for those of us born after 1980. Many people compare this book to Nikki Sixx book. There is no comparison- Aerosmiths biography feels like a kids cartoon against The Heroin Diaries.
 Awesome Story About One Of The Greatest Bands March 30, 2009
Jonathan Nelson (Illinois)
Being a kid during the Hair-Band metal era, Aerosmith has been at the top of my play list for most of my life. While I would read a short article about Aerosmith here or a short snippet on MTV there, I really had no idea who the people behind Aerosmith really were. As Aerosmith really did not have a "dramatic" story, other bands seem to steal some of the biographical glory. When I think of memorable 80's stories, I remember Ozzy peeing on the Alamo, Ozzy sniffing a line of ants, Nikki Sixx ODing and flatlining a few times just to walk out of the hospital, or Vince Neil killing Razzle in a drunk driving accident. However, Aerosmith had as wild or tragic of a story as anyone and this book does a great job telling it.
I found the first 100 pages of the book to be a bit tedious to read. Much of the beginning was talking about summers on the lake and the members playing with bands that never made it. However, the beginning of the book offered some terrific insight as to where some of the band members came from. I must say Steve Tyler's humble beginnings really did shock me. It was also really fascinating to read about Aerosmith playing gigs with "no name" bands that ended up becoming stars themselves. Once I got past the first 100 pages, I became completely engrossed in the book. While Aerosmith's story may not be as shocking as some of the more notorious bands, their story is full of dizzying highs and in the gutter lows. The story of the band and the people around them was one I had a hard time putting down.
The one thing that I loved about this biography is that it is not written only from the view of the band. A number of people had parts and expressed their opinions and feelings in this book (roadies, ex-lovers, spouses, managers, etc). The story that each person told was pulled together superbly, resulting in an awesome book.
If you are a fan of Aerosmith, this is without a doubt a must read for you. If you were a music fan of the 70's, 80's or 90's, this book is definitely worth your time.
LOVE IT February 18, 2009
Peanord
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Of course I'm an Aerosmith junkie but even if you are not you will find this book a great story. I love how it starts out from the very begining of their lives, then on to the hard journey to get the band together that stayes together, and then to the present. This books give so much great information about the band. This book shares the good and the bad things the band went through to make it to where they are today. This is a great read. A must buy and a must read.
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