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Before his untimely death in 1982, Lester Bangs was inarguably the most influential critic of rock and roll. Writing in hyper-intelligent Benzedrine prose that calls to mind Jack Kerouac and Hunter S. Thompson, he eschewed all conventional thinking as he discussed everything from Black Sabbath... read more
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Characters/People edit
- Lester Bangs: writer and music reviewer
- Lou Reed: Lester Bangs frequently discusses the love/hate relationship he has with Lou Reed's persona and music.
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First Sentence edit
Today Andy Warhol was assassinated-well, I shouldn't say "assassinated," he was shot by some chick who wanted to murder him, and right now he's in critical condition, 50-50 chance or so they say.
Authors & Contributors edit
- Lester Bangs (Author)
Classification edit
- Library of Congress: Add the Library of Congress Classification.
- Dewey: 781.6609
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