An edition of The hard stuff (2018)

The hard stuff

dope, crime, the MC5 & my life of impossibilities

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The hard stuff
Wayne Kramer, Wayne Kramer
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An edition of The hard stuff (2018)

The hard stuff

dope, crime, the MC5 & my life of impossibilities

First edition.
  • 1 Have read

In January 1969, before the world heard a note of their music, The MC5 was on the cover of Rolling Stone. The missing link between free jazz and punk rock, they were raw, primal, and, when things were clicking, absolutely unstoppable. Led by legendary guitarist Wayne Kramer, The MC5 was a reflection of the times: exciting, sexy, violent, chaotic, and out of control, all but assuring their time in the spotlight would be short-lived. They toured the country, played with music legends, and had a rabid following, their music acting as the soundtrack to the blue collar youth movement springing up across the nation. Kramer wanted to redefine what a rock 'n' roll group was capable of, and there was power in reaching for that, but it was also a recipe for disaster, both personally and professionally. The band recorded three major label albums but, by 1972, it was all over. Kramer's story is (literally) a revolutionary one, but it's also the deeply personal struggle of an addict and an artist, a rebel with a great tale to tell. The '60s were not all peace and love, but Kramer shows that peace and love can be born out of turbulence and unrest. From the glory days of Detroit to the junk-sick streets of the East Village, from Key West to Nashville and sunny L.A., in and out of prison and on and off of drugs, his is the classic journeyman narrative, but with a twist: he's here to remind us that revolution is always an option.

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English
Pages
311

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Cover of: Hard Stuff
Hard Stuff: Dope, Crime, the MC5, and My Life of Impossibilities
2021, Faber & Faber, Limited
in English
Cover of: Hard Stuff
Hard Stuff: Dope, Crime, the MC5, and My Life of Impossibilities
2020, Hachette Books
in English
Cover of: Hard Stuff
Hard Stuff: Dope, Crime, the MC5, and My Life of Impossibilities
2018, Faber & Faber, Limited
in English
Cover of: The hard stuff
The hard stuff: dope, crime, the MC5 & my life of impossibilities
2018
in English - First edition.
Cover of: Hard Stuff
Hard Stuff: Dope, Crime, the MC5, and My Life of Impossibilities
2018, Faber & Faber, Limited
in English

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Edition Notes

Includes index.

Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
782.42166
Library of Congress
ML420.K8877 A3 2018, ML419.K73A3 2018, ML419.K73 A3 2018

The Physical Object

Pagination
viii, 311 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates
Number of pages
311

Edition Identifiers

Open Library
OL26974395M
ISBN 10
0306921545
ISBN 13
9780306921544, 9780306921537
LCCN
2017568899
OCLC/WorldCat
1005552183

Work Identifiers

Work ID
OL19761386W

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