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Between a Heart and a Rock Place: A Memoir |  | Author: Pat Benatar
Publisher: William Morrow
Category: Book
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Sales Rank: 13813
Media: Hardcover
Edition: First Edition/First Printing
Pages: 256
Number Of Items: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.2
Dimensions (in): 9 x 6.3 x 1.1
ISBN: 0061953776
Dewey Decimal Number: 782.42166092
EAN: 9780061953774
ASIN: 0061953776
Publication Date: June 1, 2010
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Product Description
For more than thirty years, Pat Benatar has been one of the most iconic women in rock music, with songs like "Heartbreaker," "Hit Me with Your Best Shot," and "Love Is a Battlefield" becoming anthems for multiple generations of fans. Now, in this intimate and uncompromising memoir, one of the bestselling female rock artists of all time shares the story of her extraordinary career, telling the truth about her life, her struggles, and how she won things—her way. From her early days in the New York club scene of the 1970s to headlining sold-out arena tours, Benatar offers a fascinating account of a life spent behind the microphone. As the first female artist ever to be played on MTV, she speaks candidly about the realities of breaking into the boys' club of rock and roll at a time when people everywhere still believed a woman's only place in popular music was as a girlfriend, a groupie, or a sex symbol. And though her fiery edge and aggressive swagger produced instant success, they also led to fights over her image that would linger for years to come. Going backstage and into the studio, Benatar sets the record straight about how her music evolved, illustrating the visionary role that her guitarist, producer, and eventual husband, Neil "Spyder" Giraldo, played in combining her classically trained voice with razor-sharp guitar to create her unique hard-rock sound. Together they formed a musical and spiritual bond that would last a lifetime, helping her stay true to herself while avoiding the pitfalls and excesses of rock stardom. Written with the attitude and defiance that embodies Pat Benatar's music, Between a Heart and a Rock Place is a rock-and-roll story unlike any other, a remarkable tale of playing by your own rules, even if that means breaking a few of theirs.
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Some Parts Detailed, Others Glossed Over September 7, 2010
Matthew Brown (Federal Way, WA United States)
As a diehard fan, I was just a little disappointed that the book was somewhat limited to so much familiar ground. If you have seen Pat Benatar's Behind The Music or Lifetime Portrait, you know maybe 75 percent of this material.
As other reviewers noted, it could have been a longer book with a lot more detail. Pat describes a yearlong breakup with Neil that severely impacted her life and career, but is frustratingly (or understandably?) vague about the cause(s). She also describes her disappointment with the album and tour sales for Wide Awake In Dreamland (1988) but again writes very broadly about just what happened there. When she writes about the firing of her first manager Rick Newman over accounting issues, she basically says "we found out a lot of bad things were going on." I wasn't looking for gossip, but just felt that some sections were fluffy while other sections were more meaty.
Still, this is a relatively minor criticism. The book definitely seemed to be written in Pat's "voice" which made for a fun and enjoyable read. You also feel like you get to know her a little better as a person, who shops at Costco for toilet paper, takes her daughter to Jonas Brothers concerts, and can't fall asleep if she knows there is a dirty fork in the sink.
My favorite segments were the comparatively detailed descriptions of the recording and producing process for her first three albums. You can palpably feel the creative energy combined with the stress and tension in the studio. Thanks, Pat, for taking us there.
 BETWEEN A HEART AND A ROCK PLACE IS AMAZING!! September 6, 2010
AwkWord-O (Spokane Valley, WA)
This is the type of Woman we want our children idolizing!
AND!!!!!
Just because nothing terrible, or "taboo" happened to Pat in her career, doesn't make this book boring, as some other ignorant reviewers will tell you.
Just because Pat wasn't a crack addict or a slut, or a heroin junkie like Belinda Carlisle, does not make her life boring. On the contrary!!! This book is a beautiful love story between Pat, her music, and her husband. Some major struggles between her and her "Record company from HELL" get explained in awesome detail in this book. You get a real idea of how much the record industry has changed, what it was like back then, and how it effected an up-and-coming star, playing in a "Men's" only game.
This book is THE BEST biography I have read by a musical artist. I actually heard Pat in an interview explaining how she actually did about 98% of this book herself. The ghost writer was only there for technical issues with the book. This makes the book even more special, because it's like Pat is just sitting in your livingroom with you as you're reading. That is how "PAT" this book is. It's like you can hear her talking in the same way that she would tell a story in person. The words just flow perfectly and take you on an adventure in the record industry. You can tell that every word was Pat's. It's an amazingly wonderful book that I didn't want to finish, because I didn't want it to end, and I did not expect it to be so GREAT!
As for sales of This book it's actually doing REALLY well!! It's made it to #11 on the L.A. times bestsellers list, and it also cracked the NY times best sellers list, so OBVIOUSLY a lot of people adore this little gem of a book!! Unlike the ONE person who hates this book, and wrote a terrible review.
To the HATERS who can't give a decent review... I hope your butt falls off!
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