Do You like book Metallica: This Monster Lives: The Inside Story Of Some Kind Of Monster (2005)?
One of my favorite books...Pretty much showing what can happen in a band, or better in a friendship. It shows that not only infamous people have problems, but famous people do too.I believe that it was a very good move in a matter of merchandise and that it also gave the fans a chance to now the band on the inside. It also explains a lot about each member and about their producer. Even though Metallica went through many glorious phases they also went through a couple of rough phases and one of them is described in this book.
—Irene
This book was written by filmmaker Joe Berlinger, who was one of the directors of the popular documentary film Metallica: Some Kind of Monster. It tells in great detail about the two years he and his filmmaking partner, Bruce Sinofsky, spent making the film. It includes excerpts from counseling sessions that Metallica attended during the filming that provide valuable insight into the world's most famous heavy metal band.Berlinger says that he learns a great deal from Metallica, that they gave him "gifts that will have a profound impact on my life as a filmmaker, father, husband, collaborator, and friend. I learned all of this from a group of guys, who as far as most of the suburban parents that I hang out with during my daughter's Saturday soccer games are concerned, are incapable of uttering a coherent sentence, let alone imparting such life lessons."I think that the Berlinger's film and book challenge the way people think about Metallica and those engaged in the subculture of metal music. If you are a Metallica fan, this is a must read. If you are a documentary film buff or a pop culture maven, this is a must read. I also think that many general nonfiction readers will enjoy this book.
—Cecilia
Metallica: This Monster Lives: The inside Story of Some Kind of MonsterJoe Berlinger Metallica: This Monster Lives: The inside Story of Some Kind of Monster is a documentary of Metallica. Four metal heads, with lots of money struggle to hold onto fame, and fortune. This documentary has behind the scene action and reveals some of Metallica's secrets.Metallica was on the road to destruction by the time they wanted record an album for the first time in four years. No one thought that they could pull it off. They were literally half a step away from the end of the band. They were some how able to pull it off, and not just that, but become the most successful metal band in all history. I thought that this book, along with the documentary film was a really good way to learn more about Metallica, and appreciate them more. I never knew that they had any trouble getting where thye were now, until this book. I thought that the fact that its an uncensored documentary, you truly get a first look on how the band was.I recommend this to any one who wants to learn more about Metallica, or read about a bands journey through their hardest time to keep going.
—jim
