Our Band Could Be Your Life: Scenes from the American Indie Underground, 1981-1991 by Michael Azerrad

Our Band Could Be Your Life: Scenes from the American Indie Underground, 1981-1991

Michael Azerrad

528 pages first pub 2001 (editions)

nonfiction biography history music informative medium-paced

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The definitive chronicle of underground music in the 1980s tells the stories of Black Flag, Sonic Youth, The Replacements, and other seminal bands whose DIY revolution changed American music forever. Our Band Could Be Your Life is the never-before...

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informative 96%
inspiring 51%
reflective 35%
adventurous 25%
funny 19%
hopeful 16%
emotional 6%
challenging 3%
dark 3%
lighthearted 3%
relaxing 3%
tense 3%

Pace

medium 66%
slow 26%
fast 6%

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