Let it Blurt: The Life and Times of Lester Bangs, America's Greatest Rock Critic
by Jim Derogatis

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Book Review: Biography and history of rock criticism
Summary: 5 Stars

The book details his personal life but also serves as a history of rock criticism. The afterword covers his legacy in the work of music writers, in the lyrics of other artists, in his musical influence on certain alt-country bands, and in the book Psychotic Reactions, a compilation of his work by Greil Marcus.

The appendices include Lester's How To Be A Rock Critic: A Megatonic Journey and some of his lyrics. Let It Blurt provides copious notes, sources and a wonderful bibliography of Bangs' articles, reviews, books, contributions to anthologies and encyclopaedias, letters and recordings, plus articles about him by other authors.

The text is well illustrated throughout with black and white photographs of Bangs, other rock journalists and artists like Patti Smith and Bruce Springsteen. Let It Blurt is a classic, both as a fascinating life story and history of rock writing, and is a valuable reference source to the work of this seminal author.

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