6/9/2023 0 Comments The Hard Stuff by Wayne Kramer![]() Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability. Top SNL sketches so far Every best picture Must-see music docs. Wayne Kramer lived his rock dream until it became a nightmare of drugs, jail and wasted opportunities. One of the most explosive live rock performances ever. Look up their live 1970 show at Wayne State university on YouTube. Wayne Kramer, legendary guitarist and co-founder of quintessential Detroit proto-punk legends The MC5, tells his story in The Hard Stuff. In his new book 'The Hard Stuff,' MC5 guitarist Wayne Kramer recounts a life of heroin, cocaine and bad decisions in 1974 Detroit. Ferocious and political, they were almost too far ahead of their time. From the glory days of Detroit to the junk-sick streets of the East Village - in and out of prison and on and off drugs - this is the classic journeyman narrative, but with a twist: Kramer is here to remind us that revolution is always an option. Kramer's story is a revolutionary one, but it is also the deeply personal struggle of an addict and an artist. ![]() ![]() The band recorded three major label albums: but by 1972, it was all over. Kramer wanted to redefine what a rock 'n' roll group was capable of achieving - and there was power in reaching for that - but it was also a recipe for disaster, both personally and professionally. Led by legendary guitarist Wayne Kramer, The MC5 was a reflection of the times: exciting, sexy, violent, chaotic, and out of control, and all but assuring their time in the spotlight would be short-lived. ![]() The missing link between free jazz and punk rock, they were raw, primal, and unstoppable. In January 1969, before the world heard a note of their music, The MC5 was on the cover of Rolling Stone. ![]()
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