Finished Th 9/5/13
My post on Good Reads-
If you are a fan of any of the thirteen bands that are profiled in this tremendous book or if you are only curious about the 80's, this might be the book for you. The groups that are featured are the bands that were enormously influential, yet some of them sold very few records and Michael Azerrad finally accords them their just due and explains the reasons they were ignored or left behind. Each of the bands, and also the important management personalities within the DIY record labels are given the full 'Rolling Stone' treatment and the book is nothing short of a 'page turner'. I think that most people remember the Reagan Eighties as a time of widespread greed and the hegemony of corporate America, but this book documents another 'revolution'. OUR BAND COULD BE YOU LIFE chronicles the deeply personal and always challenging subversive musical scene that started with 'punk' and transformed into a myriad of musical styles and directions that have changed nearly all of what is thought to be 'popular' music. The hippies said, "Don't Trust The System", but the kids of the eighties said, "Make The System Work For You", and always THINK FOR YOURSELF. I can't recommend this book enough!!
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