dllh's review against another edition
4.0
There's a lot to like in this book, though there's plenty to skim too. I especially liked the pieces he wrote about touring with The Clash.
zacharyfoote's review against another edition
4.0
i mean yeah there're a few misfires but bangs at his best knew what r'n'r was, or what it was supposed to be.
cnadeau's review against another edition
5.0
One of my all time favorite books, so my review will be undoubtedly filled with gushing bias and admiration...
Record reviews and cultural criticism in the hands of a burroughs fanatic. I'm not saying doc benway makes any appearances or anything, but... oh wait, he does. The amazing quality of Bangs' writing hinged on his ability to believe one hundred percent in the opinions he strove to prove, question himself in the process (while still believing in himself without question) and completely flip flop his opinion to something different a month later.
His early appreciation for iconoclastic underground rock/punk figures like Iggy Pop/ Lou Reed and screaming about forgotten heroes of the mid 60s like the Troggs or the Count Five... his voice howled the truth by way of the underground of the counterculture in the wilderness of the bloviating mainstream 70s.
Record reviews and cultural criticism in the hands of a burroughs fanatic. I'm not saying doc benway makes any appearances or anything, but... oh wait, he does. The amazing quality of Bangs' writing hinged on his ability to believe one hundred percent in the opinions he strove to prove, question himself in the process (while still believing in himself without question) and completely flip flop his opinion to something different a month later.
His early appreciation for iconoclastic underground rock/punk figures like Iggy Pop/ Lou Reed and screaming about forgotten heroes of the mid 60s like the Troggs or the Count Five... his voice howled the truth by way of the underground of the counterculture in the wilderness of the bloviating mainstream 70s.
princesspeaches's review against another edition
I literally don't understand a word. Read the first chapter but none of the words made any story or had any meaning? So confused
mmelibertine's review against another edition
5.0
Outstanding. A must read for fans of music in general and rock and roll in particular. Bangs is brilliant, a rambling genius in the vein of Kerouac and Hunter S Thompson. An honest, gripping, hilarious page turner.
kaitlinmcnabb's review against another edition
5.0
Some quintessential Bangs here.
I have read these essays so many time just for the pure enjoyment because I'm pretty sure I still don't understand what he is writing about, but many can he write.
I have read these essays so many time just for the pure enjoyment because I'm pretty sure I still don't understand what he is writing about, but many can he write.
thepackham's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
funny
informative
medium-paced
3.5