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Mainlines, blood feasts, and bad taste
a Lester Bangs reader
By Bangs, Lester & Morthland, John
- ISBN
- 978-0-37571-367-5
- Publisher
- New York : Anchor Books, 2003.
REVIEWS
Library Journal
Reviewed on July 1, 2003
In the last five years, Bangs's name has been dropped more than Madonna's. One of the earliest and best popular music critics, he covered rock's heyday in the 1960s through its faltering in the early 1980s with an often brutal, Beat-driven effervescence. Like its companion, Psychotic Reactions and Carburetor Dung (1987), this anthology showcases that influential style, but it also reveals Bangs's calmer, gentler, and-this reviewer would argu...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
School Library Journal
Reviewed on December 1, 2003
Adult/High School A collection of the rock critic's essays from 1968 to 1982. Bangs is as engaging to read today as he was in earlier years as his themes-music and musicians, and how people react to them-are timeless. His writing conveys the many layers of feeling ...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
