"The Hard Stuff"

If you grew up in the Mid-West in the late 1960s, you had to know about the MC5. They were the hardest rocking group on the planet. I only had the opportunity to see them live once, and I have to say, they were as high energy as The Who--and that's saying a lot. So if you fall into that category, or are just interested in a well-written rock and roll autobiography, you'll enjoy this book. Wayne Kramer proves to be an intelligent, observant, and prosaic writer. His book starts from when he was a young kid and takes you through the highs and lows (and there were plenty of those), of his life. You can tell he didn't have a ghost writer and that's something I appreciate. A very insightful book. And who knows? You might even say, "hey, I was at that concert!"