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See A Little Light

See A Little Light

The Trail of Rage and Melody

by Bob Mould and Michael Azerrad
Hardback
Publication Date: 28/06/2011

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Bob Mould stormed into America's punk rock scene in 1979, when clubs across the country were filling with kids dressed in black leather and torn denim, packing in to see bands like the Ramones, Black Flag, and the Dead Kennedys. Hardcore punk was a riot of jackhammer rhythms, blistering tempos, and bottomless aggression. And at its center, a new band out of Minnesota called Husker Du was bashing out songs and touring the country on no money, driven by the inspiration of guitarist and vocalist Bob Mould. Their music roused a generation.



From the start, Mould wanted to make Husker Du the greatest band in the world - faster and louder than the hardcore standard, but with melody and emotional depth. In SEE A LITTLE LIGHT, Mould finally tells the story of how the anger and passion of the early hardcore scene blended with his own formidable musicianship and irrepressible drive to produce some of the most important and influential music of the late 20th century.



For the first time, Mould tells his dramatic story, opening up to describe life inside that furnace and beyond. Revealing the struggles with his own homosexuality, the complexities of his intimate relationships, as well as his own drug and alcohol addiction, Mould takes us on a whirlwind ride through achieving sobriety, his acclaimed solo career, creating the hit band Sugar, a surprising detour into the world of pro wrestling, and most of all, finally finding his place in the world.



A classic story of individualism and persistence, Mould's autobiography is an open account of the rich history of one of the most revered figures of punk, whose driving force altered the shape of American music.
ISBN:
9780316045087
9780316045087
Category:
Rock & Pop music
Format:
Hardback
Publication Date:
28-06-2011
Language:
English
Publisher:
Little, Brown & Company
Country of origin:
United States
Pages:
288
Dimensions (mm):
241x158x35mm
Weight:
0.68kg
Michael Azerrad

Michael Azerrad is the author of Our Band Could Be Your Life: Scenes from the American Indie Underground 1981-1991, Come As You Are: the Story of Nirvana, and The Amplified Come as You Are, a deeply annotated version of his Nirvana biography.

A former contributing editor for Rolling Stone, he has also written for the New Yorker, the Wall Street Journal, the New York Times, and many other publications.  

He has edited and co-authored 24 books—on Bruce Springsteen, Bob Dylan, Elvis Presley, George Harrison, and Patti Smith, to name a few—and has organized more than 250 exhibitions in museums and galleries around the world of many of the leading artists and music photographers of our time.

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