After reading the July 1980 issue of CREEM, I decided the time had come to put a few of my thoughts regarding “America’s Only Rock ’n’ Roll (AHEM COUGH COUGH CHOKE) Magazine” down on paper. Don’t get the wrong idea—it’s not that the July 1980 issue was outstandingly bad.
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BAD TASTE MAKES WASTE!
After reading the July 1980 issue of CREEM, I decided the time had come to put a few of my thoughts regarding “America’s Only Rock ’n’ Roll (AHEM COUGH COUGH CHOKE) Magazine” down on paper. Don’t get the wrong idea—it’s not that the July 1980 issue was outstandingly bad. All issues of CREEM are. But, after a succession of outstandingly bad issues, it builds up to a point where the mere mention of the word “CREEM” leaves the reader (any reader with good taste, that is) outstandingly ill.
I had previously only skimmed through CREEM, capturing glances at issues my friends had and reading various articles. I don’t really know why I Went out and wasted money on an issue for myself. ..I guess I just wanted to confirm my theory that ALL of CREEM was as bad as most of it. Unfortunately, but not at all to my surprise, my theory held true. The usual bad taste was revealed on the front cover, and continued to present itself throughout almost every article, right up to the very last page.