Our Band Could Be Your Life
Scenes from the American Indie Underground, 1981-1991Full Description
This is the story of post-punk indie rock in America and the bands whose do-it-yourself ethic paved the way for the grunge phenomenon of the 1990s. Without major label support, these bands depended on resourcefulness and creativity to survive.
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Critical Praise
"Azerrad tracks each band from inception until they are at their zenith of vitality....His detail and humor make turning each page a delight....The diversity of the underground movement is meticulously mapped, but Azerrad does it without losing sight of the essence of what the movement stood for: a no-bullshit think-for-yourself honesty."
-Chris Lenz, Privy
"A timely reminder that Cobain and company were merely a key regiment in the motley alt-rock army....Our Band Could Be Your Life narrates, down to the homemade posters and tour van repairs, how these bands gradually built up an audience large enough to make record labels and critics take notice."
-Benjamin Nugent, Time.com
"In the decade Azerrad covers, indie America proved that world-class rock could be created outside corporate structures....Our Band Could Be Your Life passionately resurrects thirteen indie groups....Azerrad is adept at drawing out musicians' war stories-and this bare-bones movement was full of them."
-Eric Weisbard, New York Times Book Review
- Category:
- MUSIC
- Format:
- TRADE PAPERBACK
- Publish Date:
- 7/2/2002
- Price:
- $16.99/$21.99
- ISBN:
- 9780316787536
- Pages:
- 528
- Size:
- 5-1/2" x 8-1/4"
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