The Grade That Shaped Rock Criticism: The Last Critic on Robert Christgau
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Variety’s review of The Last Critic chronicles Robert Christgau’s life as a pioneering rock critic, detailing how his Consumer Guide and signature letter grades helped codify rock criticism and how his wit, rigor, and pop-phobia defined a generation of critics.
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