Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #66342 in Books
• Published on: 2001-12-10
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 352 pages

Synopsis
Angrier and less pretentious than the drug-addled punk and new wave music genres, hardcore was an underground tribal movement created with passion but ultimately destroyed by infighting and dissonance. Hardcore's legacy, however, continues to influence the do-it-yourself anticommercial trend of independent record labels and touring networks, and has produced or influenced some of the most popular and influential of contemporary musicians. In this comprehensive look at the music and culture behind the legacy, Blush blends his own first hand experience of the hardcore scene with countless interviews, famous and rare photographs, as well as complete discographies to make the perfect collection for the avid fan or the curious listener.

Customer Reviews

awesome historical look at US hardcore punk early days
American Hardcore is a must have for any fans of this type of music or anyone who has any interest in the American hardcore scene. It breaks down the diverse US punk movement into regional scenes, bands from those scenes, quotes from famous names etc., has anecdotes and stories told, explains certain myths that came hand in hand with the music, gives opinions and comments from band members about the old days and generally dives head first into the whole hardcore scene gossip & history from that era ( mainly 1979 - 1986). Totally compelling - i haven't managed to put the book down yet! definately a must have for any hardcore fan. has unreleased photos, flyers and a massive discography with probably every US hardcore band who released anything ...
bands featured include DK's, SSD , Black Flag,Misfits,Minor Threat and what seems like a million other classic bands

The Hardcore Punk Encycopaedia
This is more than a mere book, this is the true Hardcore Encyclopaedia. Steven Blush did an exhaustive and amazing job interviewing and covering the Hc bands/scene. 300 pages of pure information.

Warning: according to the author, HC died around '86. And according to me, Hardcore still lives!

Buy this book now!!!
For anybody who was into the original US hardcore this book will entertain,educate and maybe help relive the days when this music was fresh and inspiring.Contains comments and recollections from most of the main faces and many scenesters of the period.Great photos,flyers and a discography.I read it over 2 days and feel like reading it again a couple of days later.