- Hardcover: 288 pages
- Publisher: St. Martin's Press; 1st Edition edition (May 2002)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 031230109X
- ISBN-13: 978-0312301095
- Product Dimensions: 21.8 x 15 x 3 cm
- Average Customer Review: 1.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 2,073,037 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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4 of 5 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
this is the worst biography i have ever read...and i have read a few. it was an insult to fans of george harrison... promises made by this author in his introduction of new and exciting insights into this complicated musician went unfulfilled. shapiro has nothing to say. apparently he has written a book on clapton's old group the creem and therefore feels justified in blaming harrison for clapton's one time addiction to heroin...but that is the extent of the "insight." save yourself money, time and the inevitable disappointment...pass on this one. the one star i gave this book was for the photos.
4 of 5 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
This book would be a good starting point to anyone unfamiliar with George Harrison,or, the history of the Beatles. All the material presented has been taken from readily available sources ( PLAYBOY, ROLLING STONE, GOLDMINE, etc.)and assembled in a logical order. It is obvious to this reader that the writer ( SHAPIRO ) did not undertake the task of interviewing anyone for this book for a fresh or even new insight into George Harrison. The book has the feel of being hastily assembled to ride on the coat-tails of the mania created my George's passing. Instead of this biography being a fresh look, its like watching a rerun, and, although sometimes reruns are cool, this rerun makes me want me to change the channel.
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28 of 28 people found the following review helpful
Do NOT buy this book
9 May 2002
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This is one of the worst Beatle books I've ever read.
The inaccuracies are shameless.
The writing is poor and spotted with grammatical errors.
The vision is superficial and doesn't ad one bit to the Beatles story.
It is incredible that there is not one good biography of George Harrison.
Unfortunately I bought this without waiting for the Beatlefan review of the book. I could have saved the money.
If you are a Hard Beatle fan looking for something new and fresh, I recommend buying Beatles Gear here...
The inaccuracies are shameless.
The writing is poor and spotted with grammatical errors.
The vision is superficial and doesn't ad one bit to the Beatles story.
It is incredible that there is not one good biography of George Harrison.
Unfortunately I bought this without waiting for the Beatlefan review of the book. I could have saved the money.
If you are a Hard Beatle fan looking for something new and fresh, I recommend buying Beatles Gear here...
24 of 24 people found the following review helpful
George deserves better
20 July 2003
Format:Hardcover
This is a mindlessly bad book, I'm only giving it a generous 2 stars because of the chapters on George's solo career. Amazingly, George has yet to attract a quality biographer or someone who will put in diligent research to capture his essence and character. Shapiro conducted one (you read it correctly) interview and has no understanding whatsoever of the Beatles or their incomparable history together. The errors are contiunous throughout, some of the minor, some of the them not, but their collective weight dooms this travesty.
Everything in the book up until 1970 is merely re-hashed from previous, superior, Harrison biographies. There's nothing new, no novel analysis, nothing. The same trite stories we've heard since 1963 are repeated, with the mistakes intact. Shapiro does improve somewhat after the Beatles demise and George's solo career is not glossed over. Still, there is an absence of any depth throughout. What did George think of Lennon's assassination, how did that tragic event unfold in George's mind? You'll get no answers here, except to say George was paranoid about his security after 1980. What about George's relationship with Clapton after Eric married Harrison's ex-wife, Pattie? Again, nothing.
George Harrison was one-fourth of the greatest musical group in the history of man. That alone makes him a compelling subject, but you'd never know it from reading this dismal book.
14 of 14 people found the following review helpful
Yeccccccccccccccccccccccccchhhhhhhh........
15 July 2002
Format:Hardcover
I wrote a review of this book a few weeks ago and it was never posted. I guess I was so harsh the censor trashed it. That in itself should indicate clearly how little I think of this book.
I'd give "Behind Sad Eyes" a negative 4 rating if it were allowed.
Beyond the odd title--everyone I've mentioned it too assumed it was a book about Pete Townshend--the book is just slapped together. It is filled with factual inaccuracies, it is poorly written and, frankly, it is boring.
'Nuff said.
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