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Reviewed on June 8, 2009
Who needs to look at rock's ugliest band any closer? You, especially if you confuse Janice Dickinson with Steven Tyler. This surprisingly warts-and-all look is a bit grizzled, as it was first published way back in '97, but that's balanced out by inclusion of the guys who aren't named Tyler or Perry. Readers become privy to what can only be described as the "inner sleaze" chronicles of tours, back stories, and anecdotes leave only a little to the imagination; the prodigous drugs (no, really, lots of them) make me relieved that I ain't there no more. For a group of guys so lit up, there was also a surprising amount of tension. Bassist Tom Hamilton said it best: "People looked at us as a trashy, cheap band. Aerosmith was the stoned cousin who said something to embarrass you at the party."-Douglas Lord, Connecticut State Lib., Middletown Copyright 2009 Media Source Inc. Copyright 2009 Media Source Inc. ...Log In or Sign Up to Read More