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Psychotic Reactions and Carburetor Dung: The Work of a Legendary Critic: Rock'N'Roll as Literature and Literature as Rock 'N'Roll

The book delves into the analysis of rock 'n' roll music through the lens of literary criticism, examining how the genre has influenced and been influenced by literature. more

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Lester Bangs
Lester Bangs

Lester Bangs was an influential American music journalist known for his unique perspective and insightful commentary. Born on December 13, 1948, and passing away on April 30, 1982, Bangs made a significant impact on the music scene with his work. He wrote for various magazines, including Rolling Stone, Creem, and Village Voice, and his articles were celebrated for their distinctive style and profound analysis of rock music and beyond. more

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“Personally I feel that real rock 'n' roll may be on the way out, just like adolescence as a relatively innocent transitional period is on the way out. What we have instead is a small island of new free music surrounded by some good reworkings of past idioms and a vast sargasso sea of absolute garbage.”

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“Look at it this way: There are many here among us for whom the life force is best represented by the livid twitching of one tortured nerve, or even a full-scale anxiety attack. I do not subscribe to this point of view 100 percent, but I understand it, have lived it. Thus the shriek, the caterwaul, the chainsaw gnarlgnashing, the yowl and the whizz that decapitates may be reheard by the adventurous or emotionally damaged as mellifluous bursts of unarguable affirmation.”

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“They wouldn't be heroes if they were infallible, in fact they wouldn't be heroes if they weren't miserable wretched dogs, the pariahs of the earth, besides which the only reason to build up an idol is to tear it down again.”

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