PositiveThe Oakland PressThe Hard Stuff...is a frank telling of Kramer\'s life story, in which he takes responsibility for drug issues that landed him in jail and offers a stark view of the MC5\'s rise and horrific fall. The Lincoln Park native writes vividly about the robust Detroit music scene of the mid- and late-\'60s, as well as the anti-Vietnam War counterculture ... The most illuminating part of the book, however, may be how that scene let the MC5 down, from a falling-out with manager John Sinclair to what Kramer calls \'pushback from the hard left\' over some of the band\'s decisions as it pursued its music career.
