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Psychotic Reactions and Carburetor Dung

Psychotic Reactions and Carburetor Dung

by Greil Marcus (Introduction), Lester Bangs (Author), Greil Marcus (Introduction), Lester Bangs (Author)

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    Paperback 2001

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Synopsis

Before his death aged 33 in 1982, Lester Bangs wrote wired, passionate pieces on Barry White, Iggy Pop, The Clash, John Lennon, Lou Reed: 'I always wanted to emulate the most self-destructive bastard I could see, as long as he moved with some sense of style. Thus Lou Reed'. To his journalism, he brought the talent of a great fiction writer. As Greil Marcus writes in his introduction: 'What this book demands from a reader is a willingness to accept that the best writer in America could write almost nothing but record reviews'.

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Format: Paperback
 Pages: 420
 Edition: Main
 Publisher: Serpent's Tail
Published: 02 Aug 2001
ISBN 10: 1852427485
ISBN 13: 9781852427481

Media Reviews
A marvellous collection... It will unquestionably teach you more about rock music and the appreciation thereof than a two-year subscription to all of the current British rock papers and mags * Time Out *
A superb collection... Wild and funny and unpredictable. Lester Bangs was a great American writer who happened to write about rock'n'roll * Rolling Stone *
What this book demands from a reader is a willingness to accept that the best writer in America could write almost nothing but record reviews. * Greil Marcus *
Bangs was one of the best writers ever to appear on newsprint... When he died, American culture lost one its most astute, ornery, funniest and most soulful observers * New York Times *
Still a byword for rock writing at its most unrestrained and passionate... his two posthumous anthologies... attest to his brilliance -- John Harris * Guardian *
Author Bio
Lester Bangs started out as a record reviewer for Rolling Stone, went on to write for and then edit the magazine Creem, before moving to New York and covering the burgeoning punk scene, writing in daily newspapers and the Village Voice. Bangs died suddenly at the age of 33 in 1982. A biography of Lester Bangs, Let it Blurt was published in 2001. Greil Marcus is an American author, music journalist and cultural critic. He is notable for producing scholarly and literary essays that place rock music in a much broader framework of culture and politics than is customary in pop music journalism. He writes for newspapers and magazines including Rolling Stone and The Village Voice.