‎"‎Gleason didn‎'‎t review art or life from the sidelines‎;‎ he wrote from inside the moral‎,‎ political‎,‎ and artistic crises of the times‎,‎ and he perceived them clearly and understood them passionately‎.‎ His standard of critical practice and his model of critical responsibility are awe‎-inspiring‎.‎‎"‎‎-Richard Brody‎,‎ The New Yorker ‎-‎- Richard Brody The New Yorker ‎"‎Readers will yearn for Gleason‎'‎s musical analysis and insights‎,‎ which set a path for modern music journalism‎.‎‎"‎‎-Library Journal Library Journal ‎"‎A godsend to folks like me who already know and admire [Gleason‎'‎s] work ‎- and a standard setter for those who should know him‎.‎‎"‎‎-Felix Contreras‎,‎ NPR Books ‎-‎- Felix Contreras NPR Books ‎"‎The kind of righteous combination of sociocultural theory and radical politics that‎,‎ today‎,‎ you might find on Mark Fisher‎'‎s K‎-punk blog‎,‎ or in the odd article Ben Watson is able to sneak past editors‎.‎ In 1970‎,‎ Gleason wrote ‎"‎If there is no way to change this world without killing half of us‎,‎ then fuck it‎.‎ I‎'‎ll do my best to have a ball and go out‎.‎‎.‎‎.‎