4.19 avg rating — 36,962 ratings

"Because they quote Sky Saxon ."

4.25 avg rating — 812 ratings

"Because I know one damned thing , The Ramones suffered for their music , but , Monte suffered for them. "

4.01 avg rating — 9,950 ratings

"Because Lester Bangs was the man. Peter Laughner could have been the man , but , sadly , he died , first. Now , we're ...waiting for the man."

4.29 avg rating — 1,233 ratings

3.85 avg rating — 2,223 ratings

"I just found Dee Dee extremely likeable . I met him once , and he was wasted , but very pleasant."

3.86 avg rating — 485 ratings

"BECAUSE I THINK IT WAS THE FIRST BOOK TO GET IT RIGHT , AND TREAT THE RAMONES WITH RESPECT (yes , they're respectable , now that it's impossible for them to perform or record , but , there was a time when being a Ramones fan was like being a chronic bedwetter.)"

3.97 avg rating — 2,754 ratings

"Because I'm not even that big a fan of the L.A. sound , barring X , Alley Cats , Weirdos , Dickies , Fear , and a few others , but , I found it a fun read , all the same."

3.88 avg rating — 598 ratings

"Because , I enjoyed it so much , I read it like a comic book , fast and with a laugh. Particularly about novel hair cair products."

3.93 avg rating — 387 ratings

"Well , it's great. Could have been twice as long , and NO ONE has ever uttered this sentence to Iggy."

4.22 avg rating — 76 ratings

"The packaging alone is worth it. I can't believe Uncle Fun in Chicago still had copies at $8 a throw.
The photos enhance Gruen's , as well as The Dolls' legend to a "TEE"."

3.94 avg rating — 207 ratings

"Because Nina knows her shit , and that's no shit."

4.03 avg rating — 1,088 ratings

"READ IT A LONG TIME AGO. LIKED HOW IT DEALT WITTH PERSONAL INNER - BAND RELATIONS. THAT , AND SEEING MICK JONES LOOKING LIKE LARRY WALLIS."

3.97 avg rating — 413 ratings

"SAME AS ABOVE."

4.02 avg rating — 44 ratings

"BECAUSE IT HAS MORE PICTURES THAN THE EARLIER VERSION , AND IT'S CHEAPER , TOO."

4.11 avg rating — 45 ratings

"BECAUSE I GOT IT HALF PRICE AT BORDERS , BEFORE THEY WERE EVEN GOING OUT OF BUSINESS."

4.09 avg rating — 252 ratings

"BECAUSE IT'S HONEST."

3.23 avg rating — 100 ratings

"Any book that'd consider the theory that Jethro Tull's off the rails live version of "Dharma For One" to be unconsciously Punk gets my vote."

3.91 avg rating — 1,728 ratings

"IT'S THE FIRST BOOK (THAT I KNOW OF.) THAT THREW CLEVELAND INTO THE MIX , WITH THE NY/LA/LONDON AXIS."

4.03 avg rating — 94 ratings

"BECAUSE GEORGE GIMARC IS A GOOD CAT , AND HIS RADIO SHOW SAVED MY LIFE , OR AT LEAST MADE IT BEARABLE , IN HIGH SCHOOL. HIS ATTENTION TO DETAIL IS TOP NOTCH."

3.95 avg rating — 6,655 ratings

"BECAUSE , AS IN LIFE , HE CALLS 'EM LIKE HE SEES 'EM."

3.96 avg rating — 435 ratings

"Great pictures."