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'Of Pop and Pies and Fun' is probably the one i go back to most.
I won't knock LB for his contribution to music writing, and the impact that an essay like 'Of Pop and Pies ...' has had on me personally - in ways beyond just looking at music. However, I do feel that his hipster escapades have gone a long way to help solidify his legend over, for me, far better writers like Marcus and Stanley Booth.
LB is great at nailing a sensation he gets while listening to a certain record (as with his 'Astral Weeks' review). Marcus seems far better at placing that record into some kind of epic historical context and is easily the best writer on early rockabilly and RnR that I've read. Mystery Train is among the best books i've read about America full-stop, let alone its music.
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