<DIV><DIV>". . . a great blow-by-blow account of an exciting and still-legendary scene."<BR>---Marshall Crenshaw<BR><BR>From the early days of John Lee Hooker to the heyday of Motown and beyond, Detroit has enjoyed a long reputation as one of the crucibles of American pop music. In <I>Grit, Noise, and Revolution</I>, David Carson turns the spotlight on those hard-rocking, long-haired musicians-influenced by Detroit's R&amp;B heritage-who ultimately helped change the face of rock 'n' roll. <BR><BR>Carson tells the story of some of the great garage-inspired, blue-collar Motor City rock 'n' roll bands that exemplified the Detroit rock sound: The MC5, Iggy Pop and the Stooges, Mitch Ryder and the Detroit Wheels, SRC, the Bob Seger System, Ted Nugent and the Amboy Dukes, and Grand Funk Railroad.<BR><BR>An indispensable guide for rock aficionados, <I>Grit, Noise, and Revolution</I> features stories of these groundbreaking groups and is the first book to survey Detroit music of the 1960s and 70s-a pivotal era in rock music history.<BR></DIV>