Library Rock's Backpages

Kiss: Rock and Roll Over

Lester Bangs, Circus, 14 February 1977

LIKE MANY OTHER citizens of Lower Manhattan, I feel guilty. The reason I feel guilty is, however, not the same as the other 2,833,756 culpable parties in that sub-borough: I do not feel guilty because I am not Italian, or because I once dreamed of schtupping my mommy (she's too fat) when I should've been concentrating on Misty Beethoven, or because I don't attend the disco of my choice. My reason's by far direr than any of those noodle's purgatories — I badmouthed Kiss.

Total word count of piece: 1161

Subscribe

Becoming a member is easy. Membership gives you access to all the thousands of articles in the library.

Click here to go to Subscribe page.

Click here for academic and other group subscriptions.