Going Into the City: Portrait of a Critic as a Young Man, (Paperback)

from nemoman

Unfortunately, I did not receive a free review copy of this book, and am stuck with the fact that I shelled out 20$ for a stinker. Where to begin. First, I have enjoyed Christgau's music reviews and essays, notwithstanding his biases, self absorption, and New York centric outlook. The first thing...

from froxgirl

Firstly, the title: growing up in the New York suburbs, "going into the City" was always a prelude to adventure (here in the Boston suburbs where I live now, it's "going into Town" and hardly anyone wants to). Robert Christgau is best known for his music (formerly known as record) reviews, but th...

from Karen59

Robert Christgau's Going Into The City is an exhilarating ride through the Mr. Christgau's childhood and early years as the most influential rock critic for the Village Voice. The self-professed "Dean of American Rock Critics" Christgau invented the genre of rock and pop criticism and he brings a...

from Karen59

Robert Christgau's Going Into The City is an exhilarating ride through the Mr. Christgau's childhood and early years as the most influential rock critic for the Village Voice. The self-professed "Dean of American Rock Critics" Christgau invented the genre of rock and pop criticism and he brings a...