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Title: Freddie Mercury : An Intimate Memoir by the Man Who Knew Him Best by Peter Freestone, David Evans ISBN: 0-7119-8042-X Publisher: Omnibus Press Pub. Date: 02 February, 2000 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $19.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 3.38 (16 reviews)
Rating: 3
Summary: The Rise and Fall of Mercury
Comment: It would have been amazing if Peter Freestone had met Freddie Mercury five years earlier,unfortunately he did when the band Queen started to fade into musical chaos. Peter gives us here not only an account on Freddie's professional life but also the sad side of superficiality of the relationships of a man so rich and at the same time so lonely. My only complaint is the rather tedious and long description of Mercury's home, at one point I really felt like I was reading an antique's shop catalogue! It's interesting to notice how such big music projects such as Queen, work mostly based as corporations, socializing between members was non existent for what we are told. Freddie never read books and never watched the news on television according to Mr. Freestone, I feel disappointed that probably he didn't care about all the misery going on around the world even though he was sitting on a mountain of money. An interesting book but not an essential reading for fans.
Rating: 2
Summary: Diamond in the rough? Not likely!
Comment: I am searching high and low, for a book that wasn't as badly written as this one. I have been a fan of Queen and Freddie for over ten years and from time to time I get into my collecting bug. For example, tapes, cd's obviously, very rarely would I be able to find a book! Back in the day when the internet wasn't as fast, as commonly used, or for that matter things were as easy to find..I would be on it constantly looking for bits and pieces of information about my favorite, although somewhat defunct Queen. Now, with this plethora of information I have now, etc., I was still surprised to find this book at my local bookstores, not once but twice! Go figure, not taking any chance at all, I bought it. I was a little hesitant at first, being that because of all the information I didn't know about Freddie, personally I mean, he didn't give many interviews, etc. would this shatter my naivte about his personal life? Would it effect the way I viewed him? Well, the answer to that my friends is no. I will tell you why, because this book went into depth about nothing. From here to there it was a list of Freddie's friends and lovers, nor does it disspell so many rumors at all, they're was maybe a page about that.. until this choppy, "safely written" memoir, basically goes on about the bars, clubs and people they frequented all over the world. It doesn't go into much about really freddie at all. It seems that this book is a bit superficial, at the end is probably the most infomation you'll get out of it.. well, perhaps the beginning as well, but as for the middle, i say, read the first twenty, then the last twenty pages you just about have the book summed up.
Rating: 4
Summary: The man behind the music
Comment: I have been a long time fan of Freddie's and when someone bought this for me I was thrilled and yet scared. Scared because I have tried on Many occasions to read biographies and failed miserably. Luckily this book was really well done and the topic was close to my heart.
The biography is written by a man who obviously loved Freddie and was very close to him in life and affected immenly by his personality. The book covers who Freddie really was to his friends, family and fans. It covers several albums and inspiration behind the music. It also covers his very sad sickness and I must admit I cried quite a bit.
I only have one qualm about this book and this is the time line as it jumps around quite a bit. But it is still followable and you can piece it together.
However in the end I was left feeling like I really did know Freddie and it gave me a warm feeling inside. Now when I listen to his music it brings back parts of the book to me and helps me build a better picture of the artist that Freddie really was.
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