Reputation Is a Fragile Thing: The Story of Cheap Trick Paperback – January 1, 1998

I will start My review by saying One word....Incredible! If You're A Cheap Trick Fan and do not own A copy of This Book, You need certainly need this fantastic book! That goes without saying. Don't go looking for another book on the amazing Cheap Trick because You won't find another. This is the only book that has ever been written on the Rockford natives. The Author's did A great job in putting this together. As One reviewer had stated, this is The Cheap Trick Bible. I have been A long time Fan of The Band and I thought I knew almost everything there is to know about The Guys. I found Myself finding many facts, stories, and information that I had never known before. I still refer back to The Book on A constant basis. The Story of Cheap Trick is covered very well. As other reviewers have stated, there isn't much about the members personal "dirt". But, I expected that as every single member have insisted on keeping Their lives very private. They have managed to stay that way to this day. Drummer Bun E. Carlos looked at an early draft of The Book and made many corrections to errors He had discovered. He also had Them omit some sensitive or personal material before printing. There is an incredible photo section with most of the pictures never seen before. I know many were new to Me. Also, there is an incredible album section, and song-by-song analysis. Not to mention Their Tours and set list sections. One of My favorite rock books of all time! Now VERY rare and out of print, but well worth A purchase!

Great background of the early days and struggles getting started. It really depicts the hard working ethics by this band to strive for success.

As a long time fan of Cheap Trick, I consider RIAFT to be THE Cheap Trick Bible. It is full of information about the band. Anyone who knows the band well is aware of the fact that they like to keep their private lives private and Mike and Ken respect that. I refer to this book all the time and keep it handy. It is also full of never before seen early photos of the band. You might also like to know that I tried to order this book originally through Amazon and they accepted my order only to tell me that they could not obtain it. That is ridiculous as Mike Hayes actually helped me (and many other fans) obtain this book directly through Ken Sharp. Afterward I informed Amazon that it is available through Ken Sharp and my email to them fell on deaf ears.

Hats off to Mike Hayes and Ken Sharp for this book! Reputation Is A Fragile Thing provides a thorough look into the history of Cheap Trick, one of the greatest rock and roll bands. Thank God for Cheap Trick and thank God for this book!

This book was carefully researched and written, including lots of detail on the career of America's premiere power pop band. Lots of great photos! Thumbs up.

For many years I've always wanted this book. In some ways, the legend outweighs the actual product. This book is a fascinating read; however, it's hard to stomach in some ways. There's a lot of great history within this book but the information can be difficult to process at times. It just seems disjointed at times. The information comes from interviews and also magazine interviews as well. I mean there was obviously a lot of research done on this project, but I feel like in some ways it could have been done better. The book is an amazing read, but if you missed the recent reprints, it would be hard to justify spending this much on a book, that at times seems more like a long magazine article. I guess I find it disappointing because I was very excited to get this book and upon reading it, I've had to section it off and take breaks because it seems hard to keep my attention. Again I believe this to be due to the tone and delivery of the book.

A must have for every Cheap Trick fan...It's all here and it's all great. You've heard the music, now read the book.

The book tells it all from the group's beginning to their most recent album with all the trials and tribulations they've endured. Plenty of trivia for each album i.e. a picture of Rick's wife on one of the album covers. Want to know which one? Read the book. You won't be disappointed!