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

522 pages first pub 2001 (editions)

nonfiction biography history music informative medium-paced

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This is the story of the musical revolution that happened right under the nose of the Reagan Eighties--when a small but sprawling network of bands--including Black Flag, the Minutemen, Sonic Youth, and Beat Happening--along with labels, fanzines, ...

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informative 96%
inspiring 55%
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adventurous 27%
funny 20%
hopeful 17%
emotional 6%
challenging 3%
dark 3%
lighthearted 3%
relaxing 3%
tense 3%

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