false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170624001m/64669.jpg 64669 4 <b>Let It Blurt</b> is the raucous and righteous biography of Lester Bangs (1949-82)--the gonzo journalist, gutter poet, and romantic visionary of rock criticism. No writer on rock 'n' roll ever lived harder or wrote better--more passionately, more compellingly, more penetratingly. He lived the rock 'n' roll lifestyle, guzzling booze and Romilar like water, matching its energy in prose that erupted from the pages of <i>Rolling Stone, Creem,</i> and <i>The Village Voice.</i> Bangs agitated in the seventies for sounds that were harsher, louder, more electric, and more alive, in the course of which he charted and defined the aesthetics of heavy metal and punk. He was treated as a peer by such brash visionaries as Lou Reed, Patti Smith, Richard Hell, Captain Beefheart, The Clash, Debbie Harry, and other luminaries.<br><br><b>Let It Blurt</b> is a scrupulously researched account of Lester Bangs's fascinating (if often tawdry and unappetizing) life story, as well as a window on rock criticism and rock culture in their most turbulent and creative years. It includes a never-before-published piece by Bangs, the hilarious "How to Be a Rock Critic," in which he reveals the secrets of his dubious, freeloading trade. 1103640 18 4 2000 Let it Blurt: The Life and Times of Lester Bangs, America's Greatest Rock Critic total:294|5:41|4:140|3:95|2:15|1:3| 294 1083 394 33 64669 0767905091 9780767905091 292 33 3.68 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170624001m/64669.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/64669.Let_it_Blurt_The_Life_and_Times_of_Lester_Bangs_America_s_Greatest_Rock_Critic 3 0 false Fri Mar 20 22:47:29 -0700 2009 Fri Mar 20 22:47:29 -0700 2009 more...]]> 64669 0767905091 9780767905091 292 33 3.68 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170624001m/64669.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/64669.Let_it_Blurt_The_Life_and_Times_of_Lester_Bangs_America_s_Greatest_Rock_Critic 4 0 false Sun Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 1995 Fri Jul 24 19:47:06 -0700 2009 Fri Jul 24 19:49:56 -0700 2009 more...]]> 64669 0767905091 9780767905091 292 33 3.68 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170624001m/64669.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/64669.Let_it_Blurt_The_Life_and_Times_of_Lester_Bangs_America_s_Greatest_Rock_Critic 3 0 false Wed Feb 27 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Thu Nov 22 16:48:58 -0800 2007 Wed Feb 27 18:38:43 -0800 2008
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