He was born a Rockstar, now he's Complete
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Although I bought these quite a bit  early, our lil man is not even 2 months.
We are very pleased with the fabric, cute designs, and  durability, our lil one is going to rock these baby danas
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Let's start off by saying what a talent Willie Dixon was in the music world. This man wrote and/or played bass on hundreds of records, many of them standards by today's measure. This book started off a little difficult to read but became hard to put down. This is recommended to anyone with a thirst for knowledge of where Rock & Roll came from.
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Some people have dismissed Chris Daughtry because he was a fourth place finisher on American Idol.  My response is SO WHAT?

Great performers come from everywhere.  They can start in their garage.  They can be discovered at a battle of the bands.  They can begin by playing in small clubs on weekends.  Chris Daughtry happened to get his break on American Idol.  And we are fortunate that he did.

Chris has now gone platinum.  That was very easy to predict.  His talent is immense.  For those who have not met him, he really is as he is portrayed.  Chris is a genuinely good guy.

Now, for the album.  We knew it was going to be a great breakout album, but Chris Daughtry exceeded all expectations.  It has as many as seven songs that could be number one hits.  It is as good an album as any of the ones I bought during my youth from the Stones, Beatles, and Fleetwood Mac.  It really is that good.

May that powerful rock voice keep producing great music.  The music world has watched the birth of both a superstar and a role model.  It is really refreshing to see that you don't have to be a criminal thug or a lowlife to succeed in the music business.  The business and our kids needed someone like Chris Daughtry.
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This book reads like a life long diary of a man who sets his goals high and goes at life 110% to reach them.

Stacey Blades tells of his difficult childhood in Canada with heartfelt honesty, pulling no punches in describing the life of an adopted son trying to find his place in the world.

Most definitely a book for musicians and music fans alike, Stacey goes on to guide us through the ups and downs of the wierd and wonderful world of a rock guitarist. From humble beginings playing in local bands, uprooting from Canada to Florida and finally reaching his goal by joining Hollywoods finest rock act in the last 20years, LA Guns.

This book is entertaining, thought provoking, honest and very funny.
From strippers to cocaine, drunken nights on a tour bus to sell out shows,
Stacey Blades takes the reader through the many highs and lows of life as a rock star.

As for the title, get rid of the word "Replacement", anyone who has seen Stacey Blades wield his axe knows he didn't replace anyone, he simply made a great band into an awsome band.

If you are a rock fan, even if LA Guns are unknown to you, read this book, it's worth every penny
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This album has a very good collection of his most popular songs and includes a short, very well done interview with him talking about how he came to sing, his spiral into drugs and his redemption.  Gives a lot of insight into who he was and is.  I recommend highly
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I was so happy to discover that Roger and his darling wife Natalie had written a partial autobiography in the mid-1980s. I say 'partial' because many years have passed since then. This book, aptly titled "So Far So Good" (there is a song of the same name which appears on a few albums), treats the reader to amusing recollections of his growing-up years in Kenya, his rowdy young adulthood - including his numerous automotive bust-ups - and early romantic liasons, and his efforts at breaking into the music industry. You get the strong sense that he has thoroughly enjoyed his life and musical career so far, both the bliss and the bumps. He paints himself as an easy-going and imperfect fellow, which I take to be true since his wife Natalie, a fiery Irish woman, co-wrote the book with him. In person, as I have discovered, he is infinitely charming and laid back. I hope for another book later this decade, called "All's Well That Ends Well," or some such title. His life has been rich and varied, which makes for enjoyable reading.
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I have been a fan of his music since the begining have all his albums what a singer. know that he has been through a lot. and he has survived all his tribulations and has moved on. he really deserve another fresh start. ggod for him.
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Michael's new release is his best solo work to date. It is worth the complete download.

 If you are looking for the Stryper sound it is here on a few tunes that are really good rockers.  The Stryper style songs are "Taking On The World Tonight", "All That's Left (For Me To Prove"), "Anybody Else", and "Unsuspecting". The rest of the release has some elements of his previous recordings such as "Truth", and "Real".  He also heads down a couple of new roads with "Coming Home" and "Heart of Gold" which have an enjoyable country bent but is unmistakably Michael Sweet.  Adding Dave Mustain's daughter is a real nice touch.  She blends really well with the song and gives "Heart of Gold" extra depth. Some of my favorite tracks are "Miles Away" which mixes acoustic and electric guitars as well as "The Cause".  There is also some really good guitar soloing which is a lost art in most modern music.

I find the song "Show Me How to Live" very moving and passionate and is a testimony of loving again and seems to speak to Michael's wife Lisa.  I had the privilege to meet Michael's wife Lisa and talk with her for a bit when Stryper played at Mohegan Sun in CT.  She is very kind and beautiful woman from the inside out.  Her love for her husband and his music was evident and inspiring.

I've been a fan for 30 years which is an amazing thing to say and am very appreciative for the encouragement that Michael has been to me through the formative years as a youth to stand strong and proud in my faith. I still enjoy his music and now my children also love Stryper and Michael Sweet.

On the technical side: The production is good and it is amazing how much millage Michael gets for his dollars.  Other bands spend two to three times as much and don't get as a good of production.  The only thing maybe to work on a bit is being able to pick out the lyrics when Michael sings on a few songs. The enunciation is not too clear on a couple of tracks such as "Unsuspecting".  On Stryper's "No More Hell to Pay" had some of the same problems on the songs such as "The One" and "Sympathy" in particular.  Aside from those little things the production it is a really good has a full and big sound.
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The life of this man has improved and positively changed nations.
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Alot to be learned from this video. Finally he got his due from all that he went through. Strength perservered! Great afternoon video.
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Dustin Rhodes courageously reveals his true self in this tell-all auto-biography. This is a wonderful story of a wrestling superstar who took a good look in the mirror and pulled himself up by his own boot straps.  Dustin is an inspiration to all people from all walks of life.  He is the kind of individual who learns from his mistakes, gets wiser, and moves forward in the most positive, determined way possible.

Dustin possesses all of the work ethic of his father Dusty Rhodes the American Dream. His career is far from over as he is preparing himself for another great come back, which many wrestling fans are looking forward to.  He has developed mastery of the Goldust character, and he can pull it off like no one else possibly could. He has respect for the pro wrestling business and he helps the young talent be the best they can be. He wants to see sports entertainment continue long after he is no longer able to jump in the ring.

While Dustin Rhodes and his ex-wife Terri have had their problems, like a real man, Dustin describes her in the most positive, respectful light possible. Dustin is a family man who loves his daughter Dakota a great deal. She continues to inspire him to be a better man every day.
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Twenty years ago on New Year's Eve 1985,  we were having a party. On the TV, the face of Ricky Nelson appeared.  When I turned up the sound, we had heard that he had died in a plane crash.  Most of the comments from the then self-indulgent yuppies sipping their wine was, "Ricky Nelson...UGH..Garden Party??  He was a teenybopper idol, wasn't he?  Big deal!" I was mortified.  Well, it only goes to show how those idiot comments were made by those who were too young to appreciate his contributions to rock and roll. I quickly put on a vinyl Ricky's Greatest Hits record on the turntable real loud, to get my point across.  From 1957 to 1962, Ricky had 16 top ten hits and most of them were hard-rocking.  He had one of the finest guitarists in rock history, James Burton, who influenced everyone.  Elvis was born poor, Rick was born rich, so he never got the credit he deserved.  Read the liner notes from Bob Dylan and John Fogarty about him and you'll see that he was truly a rock and roll inspiration to those who grew up with him.  This CD features all of his 25 biggest hits, including 1972's Garden Party.  His best rockers (Believe What You Say, Just a Little Too Much, It's Late, I Got a Feeling, Waiting In School, Stood Up etc.) outrocked Elvis during this period.  Rick may have been raised in Hollywood, but his records sound like he was influenced by Memphis' rockabilly Sun Records. His ballads were gorgeous too, (Lonesome Town, Sweeter Than You, Poor Little Fool, Teenage Idol).  By the way, the sound on this CD is superb.  One question, Be-Bop Baby has brushes on drums instead of sticks.  It does not rock as well as the stick version, but they say this is the original disc. Overall, this is one great CD from one of rock and roll's most influentual rockers.  Great Job!
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Glad to see he has finally made it. When I first heard him years ago I wondered why he wasn't already known nation wide. Good music!
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I love the passion in the delivery plus the energy that he brings to his music. I hope he keeps his honesty that he shared in his feeling words that he chose. He has plenty of wisdom, he must be an old soul reborn. I enjoyed the album.
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There is much more to the man that what this bio revealed.  This is not a tell all book.  Just the basic stuff.  I wonder about Russells family his father letting him smoke at age 10?  Whats that all about?  One thing though, you cannot take away from Russell the amazing determation and tenacity of rising to where he is today.  Like a shooting star, but all shooting stars eventually burn out.  Hope he is happy with his life and sucess or is he?
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There isn't a song that Gene put out that I didn't enjoy. The book does a good job giving a pretty in depth overview of his short and frantic life. What came out was his  total love for rockabilly and rock music. He sacrificed his health and eventually his life for it. The book tends to "race" much like it's title and dates tend to be ignored and events, concerts etc. aren't fully explained. But the good far outweighs the bad. After reading the book I fully realized the (physical and mental) pain he went through to perform the music he loved so much. Money was secondary to performing for his audiences. Hard to believe that today isn't it? Gene's personal life was a shambles but he rocked on. He was one of a kind and they won't be making any more like him.
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Eric Clapton is well known as one of the greatest guitarists in the history of rock music, and I won't argue with that. His career as a blues-rock guitarist has been both innovative and astonishing ("Clapton is God" graffitti was a popular underground tribute to the guitarist in London in the mid-1960s).  He's also an excellent singer and songwriter, and has played a major role in some of rock music's greatest songs. The man is a legend, and I've been somewhat more than a casual fan over the years and consider his&nbsp;<a data-hook="product-link-linked" class="a-link-normal" href="/Layla-and-Other-Assorted-Love-Songs/dp/B000002G87/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_rvw_txt?ie=UTF8">Layla and Other Assorted Love Songs</a>&nbsp;to be one of my all-time favorite albums.

Complete Clapton (2007) is a 2-disc greatest hits collection that was released as a companion to&nbsp;<a data-hook="product-link-linked" class="a-link-normal" href="/Clapton-The-Autobiography/dp/076792536X/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_rvw_txt?ie=UTF8">Clapton: The Autobiography</a>&nbsp;(with the same black and red cover). Other than his early days with The Yardbirds and John Mayall & The Bluesbreakers, Complete Clapton spans Eric's entire career, beginning with five songs from Cream and ending with Ride The River from 2006's&nbsp;<a data-hook="product-link-linked" class="a-link-normal" href="/The-Road-to-Escondido/dp/B000I5X81A/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_rvw_txt?ie=UTF8">The Road to Escondido</a>&nbsp;with J.J. Cale.

I don't have any problem at all with the song selection here. Sure, I could find something to complain about if I really wanted to, but what's the point? It is what it is, and I think it covers the highlights of Clapton's career as well as it needs to. And what a career it has been! Sunshine Of Your Love, White Room, Crossroads, After Midnight, Layla, I Shot The Sheriff, Cocaine, Wonderful Tonight, Forever Man, Pretending, Bad Love, Tears In Heaven, Layla (unplugged) and much more!

Some reviewers are noting that that this collection duplicates&nbsp;<a data-hook="product-link-linked" class="a-link-normal" href="/The-Cream-of-Clapton/dp/B000001EEA/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_rvw_txt?ie=UTF8">The Cream of Clapton</a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a data-hook="product-link-linked" class="a-link-normal" href="/Clapton-Chronicles-The-Best-of-Eric-Clapton/dp/B00001U03Q/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_rvw_txt?ie=UTF8">Clapton Chronicles - The Best of Eric Clapton</a>, but with this you get a few songs that both of those put together don't offer including Lay Down Sally, Sweet Home Chicago, If I Had Possession Over Judgement Day, Motherless Child and Riding With The King (w/B.B. King). And Complete Clapton is packaged in a slim swing-gate jewel case, making it more compact than two separate CDs.

The liner notes are really great, too, with information on each song including a list of the musicians and what instruments they played, an interesting essay on Eric Clapton and some great photos. If you're a casual fan or a true Eric Clapton fan who just wants to fill in some of the gaps in your your EC collection, Complete Clapton will work just fine. It's an enjoyable way to go back in time and follow the journey of a true guitar legend. And maybe your own journey as well...