Queen. I primi anni

I really liked this one. It was a unique approach, one that's rarely seen when talking about such a huge phenomenon as Queen is. I enjoyed reading about the very beginning, of each member of the group, and all the various stages the band itself went through to become the entity such as we know it to Leggi tutto

My only complaint about this book has already been said: Hodkinson goes a little too in depth sometimes about previous band members and extraneous people involved in the Queen story. That said, I really thought this was a good read. There were lots of little facts I hadn't heard before, and the peop Leggi tutto

As a die hard fan, I really loved how detailed the book was (and hooray, it wasn't all about Freddie Mercury as most of Queen biographies are!). The focus on the 'before-years' was also very refreshing and I enjoyed Hodkinson's style. However, how reliable the facts really are, I can't say. I have t Leggi tutto

A solid biography, to be completely honest. It suffers a bit from the sources not being particularly close to the band members, maybe especially in john's case, and it does tend to get a bit lost in listing random names associated with certain acts that never made it, but it's alright, certainly wor Leggi tutto

The first comprehensive biography of the supergroup Queen to focus on the band's formative years and the early lives of the four talented musicians who made up the band. From Truro in Cornwall , and Oadby, Lecestershire to Zanzibar, we learn of the early lives Freddie Mercury, Brian May, roger Taylor Leggi tutto

If you don't even like Queen, perhaps don't write a book about Queen. Between the foreword and the first page of Chapter 1 the writer had managed to insult the band and it's members around a dozen times, which is impressive only because it accounts for maybe three pages of writing. As a fan of the b Leggi tutto

The very first impression I got from this book was that the author didn't particularly like Queen and that he really didn't like Freddie Mercury at all. Some of the basic facts were wrong which makes me question the reliability of the book.

I was just a little disappointed with this book. As an unauthorised biography it lacked substance and didn't really engage me regarding the early years of Queen and didn't add to my knowledge of them. Lots of technical stuff about contracts and vague anecdotes.

Bókin leggur áherslu á uppruna og fyrstu ár Queen. Höfundurinn lagði mikið upp úr því að taka viðtal við fólk sem þekkti Freddie og félaga, fólk sem var í fyrstu hljómsveitunum þeirra.