Lester bangs essays about life

This article is about the book. For the 1971 essay or article, see Psychotic Reactions and Carburetor Dung (essay).

Psychotic Reactions and Carburetor Dung: The Work of a Legendary Critic: Rock 'n' Roll as Literature and Literature as Rock 'n' Roll is a collection of essays written by rock music critic Lester Bangs.^[1] Named for a 1971 article of the same title, it was edited by Greil Marcus and released in 1987, five years after Bangs' death.

In his introduction, Marcus explains that, "Perhaps what this book demands from a reader is a willingness to accept that the best writer in America could write almost nothing but record reviews."

The book consists mainly of Bangs' published articles, beginning with his early work for Creem magazine bef