Grit, Noise, and Revolution: The Birth of Detroit Rock 'n' Roll". . . a great blow-by-blow account of an exciting and still-legendary scene." ---Marshall Crenshaw From the early days of John Lee Hooker to the heyday of Motown and beyond, Detroit has enjoyed a long reputation as one of the crucibles of American pop music. In Grit, Noise, and Revolution, David Carson turns the spotlight on those hard-rocking, long-haired musicians-influenced by Detroit's R&B heritage-who ultimately helped change the face of rock 'n' roll. Carson tells the story of some of the great garage-inspired, blue-collar Motor City rock 'n' roll bands that exemplified the Detroit rock sound: The MC5, Iggy Pop and the Stooges, Mitch Ryder and the Detroit Wheels, SRC, the Bob Seger System, Ted Nugent and the Amboy Dukes, and Grand Funk Railroad. An indispensable guide for rock aficionados, Grit, Noise, and Revolution features stories of these groundbreaking groups and is the first book to survey Detroit music of the 1960s and 70s-a pivotal era in rock music history. |
Contents
Preface | |
Fame and Fortune | |
Freewheelin in the Motor City | |
Motown and Other Sounds | |
The Village Is on Fire | 6 |
On to the Hideout | 17 |
So You Wanna Be a Rock n Roll Star? | 24 |
A Whole Lotta Soul a Whole Lotta Funk 90 | 39 |
Seger on the Rise | 99 |
Enter the Stooges | 107 |
On the Front Lines with the | |
Kickin Out the Jams | 3 |
Up against the Wall and Beyond | |
The Big Bust 260 | |
Epilogue 278 | |
Notes 297 | 14 |
Birth of the Noise | 47 |
A Mythical Figure | 56 |
Hippies and Head Shops | 76 |
Something in the | 91 |
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Selected Album Discography 345 | 4 |
Other editions - View all
Grit, Noise, and Revolution: The Birth of Detroit Rock 'n' Roll David A. Carson Limited preview - 2011 |
Grit, Noise, and Revolution: The Birth of Detroit Rock 'n' Roll David A. Carson Limited preview - 2006 |
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