Last of the Giants: The True Story of Guns N' Roses

I am not necessarily proud of it but I am addicted to books on Rock. I have read a number of books on GnR, Slash's,etc: this book is one of the very best of this genre! If you love Gunsroses as much as me , you will not be disappointed by this book!!

I bought this book for my son they were his favorite group. He has really enjoyed reading it and loves the book (and the group)

Very well-written book. I found myself laughing aloud a few times. Great recap of dialogue and events. The tales of all the drug and alcohol use as well as the whining at each other (of each other) made me nauseous. My Opinion: I think that they are not heroes or musicians of any kind...perhaps they were entertainers at best fraught with emptiness they haven’t yet filled and now in a last ditch effort for money-grab type of touring.

Being a huge fan of GNR made this book a must for me. Enjoyed it tremendously!! I still enjoy them after all these years! Their story is a journey that makes them the rockers they are!

Meticulously researched, excellently written. A fast paced read and a great ride through GNR history that goes right up to the minute. You won't want it to end. Fortunately, the author also wrote a Lenny bio which I just started. Also great. The prefect summer read...you'll want to read over and over again.

It's a good, but uneven, GNR bio. I wish that it covered the origins of each song better. The whole process of writing each album is covered in just a few paragraphs. It does cover a lot of the business aspects of the band, and how important the band managers were in their success. I got a real sense of seedy, debauched L.A. in the 80's, and how important that scene was to the origins of the band. I got a good sense of Axl's personality and issues, and how underrated and important Izzy was, but didn't get much sense of Slash's personality or issues aside from drug addiction.Overall, I would say this book focuses a lot on the business side of things, tours, and the drama and conflicts, but doesn't cover the music or musicianship as much as I would have liked. The music is what interests people in a band, so I think band bio's should have a strong focus on the music.The writing is often confusing and repetitive. Frequently, Mick will cover a certain episode in the band's life, then suddenly start talking about things that happened months or years before, and finally come back around to the episode. It can be difficult to follow the timeline. There is usually a reason for this: he is trying to show the same episode from different perspectives, or give a preview before going into the details. I think he could have done a better job of this as a writer, but I do appreciate that he tries to give all sides.One of the frustrating aspects of the book - well, of GNR really - is that for just about any episode in the life of the band, every person involved has a very different, often contradictory, story to tell about it. Not to be political about it, but it reminds me a lot of Donald Trump's presidency - irreconcilable distortions of whatever actually happened. Anyway, such disagreements about what happened are pretty close to the core of the problems that have plagued the band for the past 30 years. So, in that sense, Mick does a good job of presenting the band.The first half of the book is everything up to Use Your Illusion. The second half is everything since. I wish the split had been more 80/20. I got pretty tired of reading about all the drama and letdowns post-UYI. I did like the coverage of Velvet Revolver though. But I ended up skipping past quite a bit of the last 25% because it was so repetitive hearing about tour after tour cancelled or interrupted by the same old excuses, the same old fights, the same old lies.I should mention that this is the only GNR biography I've read, so I can't say how it compares to others. It does cover the band right up to 2017, so it's nice that it includes the Not in this Lifetime tour.

Was so sad to finish this book by Mick Wall. Buying every book he’s ever written. Such a great read. Guns fan or not, it’s dishy non-fiction fun. And if you’re a rock memoir fan like me, The Dirt, Slash and Scar Tissue are must reads. Xx

Interesting read! Most of the topics are public knowledge or from other interviews. There are some gossip points that are fun to read about!! A nice chronology that’s pretty current.

Very will written and informative. Learned a lot of things I didn’t know, also some repetition form stories told in magazine interviews. Great book. Thoroughly enjoyed it.

Bello

Un libro interesante, para conocer las interioridades del grupo. No trata el tema creativo o musical, sino todo lo demás. Aún así, necesario para entender la historia de G’n’R

This is a fantastic book ! I have been a fan of GNR on and off through the Appetite era as a kid and the Use your illusions albums as a young teenager. I never made it to see them live but their music was always just there lingering in the background. As any fan knows GNR songs are timeless and just get better the more you hear them. Ive never been the biggest of readers until i got a kindle for fathers day and started to look for books that interested me, I found Bruce Dickinsons autobiography and then Black sabbath by Mick Wall and then i was hooked ! This GNR book was next on my list and i am so glad it was as Mick took me on a journey back to the 80s and i felt like i was right there on the Hollywood strip with the Guns as they become the biggest,unrivalled rock band the world has ever known! Mick has done a truly astonishing job writing this book the details are just amazing and covers everything you need to know following the bands career paths and what a life its been for all involved. I will spare you any details as i want you to find them all for yourself right here in this awesome book. I finished reading it a few weeks ago but like the Guns N Roses story it will be alive forever and it will never end. Im so grateful to Mick for writing this book it has rekindled my flame for the band and brought back so many memories listening to guns in my youth. Happy reading guys !

Thrilling book, especially the first two thirds. Very well written and researched. Only a minor negative: towards the end, everything seemed a bit "rushed" and fast forwarded, but due to the development of the band, still sort of authentic (if nothing happens, what can you write?). All the coincidences, childhoods and mishaps have been written in a nailbiting way. Fair price too! I will read this again and again and surely other books by Mick Wall also.