. . . 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. InGrit, 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 Revolutionfeatures 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.
A narrative history of the birth of rock 'n' roll in Detroit
Carson reveals in rich and engaging detailexactlywhy the Motor City is world renowned as a musical mecca.
—Dennis Machine Gun Thompson, MC5
I've never read or seen a more complete history about the Motor City/Michigan music scene than what Carson has written. He has done a remarkable job telling the story of all the singers, artists, and musicians that had a part in the making of one of the greatest musical cities in the world.
—Johnny Bee Badanjek, legendary drummer for Mitch Ryder and the Detroit Wheels, the Rockets, and the Romantics
There are few happy endings here, but a great blow-by-blow account of an exciting and still-legendary scene.
—Marshall Crenshaw
Even if you know little or nothing about Detroit rock & roll to begin with, you'll come away fromGrit, Noise and Revolutionawestruck at lƒE
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