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Editorial Review:
When teenager and amateur photographer Marc Canter set out to document his best friend Saul Hudson's rise as a rock guitarist in 1982, he never imagined he was documenting the genesis of of the next great rock 'n' roll band. His friend became the legendary guitarist Slash, and Canter found himself witnessing the creation of Guns N' Roses front and center. The candid shots contained in Reckless Road, taken as the band toured in 1985-1987 and made the legendary album Appetite for Destruction, capture their raw, blood-sweat-and-tears performances as well as their intimate moments. Containing original gig memorabilia including show flyers, ticket stubs, set lists, press clippings, and handwritten lyrics as well as in-depth interviews with band members and the people closest to them, Reckless Road offers an explicit, first-person perspective readers won't find anywhere else.
Reckless Road: Guns N' Roses and the Making of Appetite for Destruction Reviews:
Great photos!! 
2009-10-18 - This book is all about the photography. The hundreds of shots here are priceless -- especially if you're interested in the underground glam roots of the band. There's a lot more teased hair and makeup in this book than fans of the band a few years later would recognize, but those of us who love that early, in-your-face, down-and-dirty Hollywood scene will just eat this up! Lots of great anecdotes and stories from the band and those who knew them (the groupie bits are great!). Definitely worth your $25 (or whatever it costs ya)!!
Interesting, but bogged down by errors 
2009-02-18 - It's of course very rare to have so much documentation of a then-unsigned band, especially in the early 80s. The authors do a nice job of putting things together, though I'd personally like a little more narrative as it would have helped me get the bigger picture.
Nearly every page has some type of spelling or punctuation error. Seriously. A person's name will be spelled one way, and the next sentence will spell it a different way. A spellcheck would have solved many of these problems. I found it to be very distracting and made the book amateurish.
If you buy it, be sure to register for the online version so you can see and hear many of the scenes from the book. Very nice addition.
Perfect transaction!
2009-01-13 - Perfect transaction! Great prices and lightening fast shipping for the holidays!
I couldn't be happier
Essential for any GnR fan!
2008-12-22 - The book itself is very cool, written by a close friend of the band who was a photography buff and chronicled the band's rise in 1985-86. Lots of good pics I had never seen before (and many you will recognize from the liner notes to Appetite.) But the reason this book is so essential is because it is an "enhanced book." ([...]) I had never heard of enhanced books, but the book comes with a unique code you can use to access a bunch of content on their website. Every page of the book has extra content - photos that weren't included in the book, audio clips from early shows, video clips. It is awesome. I wish there were a book like this for every band I love. If you like GnR, I strongly recommend this book and the online extras.
Picture this
2008-11-18 - Good book, Lots of cool pictures. could have been set up better, make it easier to read the text.
