My Cross to Bear
by Gregg Allman with Alan Light
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Critic Rating
89%
Critic Reviews: 14
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60%
Reader Ratings: 313
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Synopsis
For the first time, the rock icon and founding member of The Allman Brothers Band tells the story of his life, including the music, the band, the tragedies, and the triumphsOne of the most entertaining live bands ever to take the stage, the Allman Brothers Band defined the meaning of live rock and roll. But despite nearly a half-century of massive success, no one has ever told the inside story of the band and the brothers behind it. For the first time, rock... more
About Gregg Allman with Alan Light
- All Critics: 14
- Positive: 13
- Negative: 1
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The New York Times | 6 Jul 2012
My Cross to Bear” has all the earmarks of a text dictated by its subject and cleaned up by someone else, meaning it has too many ho-hum moments but also the charm of a real voice.
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USA Today | 30 Apr 2012
In the end, Allman comes across as a simple man who knows what and who he likes, and can't be bothered with the rest. Music is his "sextant, it keeps me on track."
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The Hollywood Reporter | 16 May 2012
The Gregg Allman who comes through in My Cross to Bear is faithful enough to show his warts, and that makes him strangely sympathetic, if not entirely likable.
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The Washington Post | 18 May 2012
“I’m not a judgmental person,” he claims. Actually, “My Cross to Bear” is full of judgments, they’re just not delivered with any passion. Rather than transcend his grudges, Allman seems simply to have lost the energy to sustain them.
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Cleveland.com | 29 May 2012
His candor makes for a compelling read, whether he's reliving his six marriages, including a star-crossed union to Cher in the 1970s, or his 2010 liver transplant.
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NY Daily News | 24 Jul 2012
In fact, Allman’s story...has sex, humor, gossip and, for true fans, terrific musical detail — enough to make this one of the best rock biographies I’ve ever read.
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The Akron Beacon Journal | 27 May 2012
The book’s tone is so open and engaging, My Cross to Bear could appeal even to readers whose knowledge of the band begins and ends with Ramblin’ Man.
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American Blues Scene | 21 May 2012
My Cross to Bear is an enlightening and unapologetic look at the turbulent lifestyle and driving force behind the band.
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Jambands | 3 May 2012
In Allman’s case, there is a dignity in his candor, revealing a man carrying a lot of emotional weight, and not always is he up to the task. It is in this honesty that My Cross to Bear admirably and authentically tells all.
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Kirkus Reviews | 1 Apr 2012
Life, love and music from one of the most influential American recording artists of the last 40 years.
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Guitar International | 13 May 2012
Throughout Allman’s moving and insightful narrative, he speaks with equal moments of reflective candor, wistful and pensive melancholy, and exuberant joy for the long, creative life journey that he has experienced.
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Critics At Large | 9 Jun 2012
My Cross To Bear is clearly told in Gregg Allman’s own words...Allman’s personality is easy-going with a strong sense of time and place.
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GQ magazine | 12 Jul 2012
Pausing to reflect on life as a member of one of America's most excessive rock groups...Gregg Allman sheds light on his struggles with drugs, his failed marriage to Cher....
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http://query.nytimes.com | 28 May 2012
''Cross to Bear'' has interesting things to say about racism and being a Southern rock band in the 1970s.
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