All this talk about the end of world (coming Saturday), got my (decidedly) non-linear mind thinking about this book which I bought sometime in the late 80s or early 90s.
Lester Bangs is in the litany of alt-pop culture names dropped in R.E.M.’s iconic song referenced in the title of this post.
Lester Bangs was a rock critic who died way too soon. He raised the craft of writing criticism about popular (and not-so-popular) music to a high art form. You can google Lester Bangs to find out more about him.
The articles collected in this book are funny, trenchant, irreverent, off-color, sublime and off-kilter. It is a great read just as pure literature, a (slightly) twisted look at late 60s & 70s music, and a must have if you need a book with “dung” in the title to complete your library.
Next up? Leonard Bernstein or Lenny Bruce?
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