ELEHGANZA
to it. I have listened to it for years. I don’t like to read about it. I have read about it for many years, and what I read is usually poorly written. Almost always, it is poorly written. When it isn’t poorly written, it is filled with poor judgment by rock critics who have misinformed, second-hand opinions.
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ROCK CRITICS: WHY THEY'RE MORONS by Hercules "Archie" Bovis
to it. I have listened to it for years.
I don’t like to read about it. I have read about it for many years, and what I read is usually poorly written. Almost always, it is poorly written. When it isn’t poorly written, it is filled with poor judgment by rock critics who have misinformed, second-hand opinions.
However, as you are now reading this, and I am writing it—all because John Mendelssohn, who normally fills this space, is not filling it—perhaps I had best explain myself further. In case you think I may be wrong.
Let’s run it down point by point:
Is THE “HISTORY” OF ROCK IS WARPED
Best illustrated, of course, by an issue of Rolling Stone a few months back which purported to document “The 100 Best Albums Of The Last 20 Years.” It was as good an example as any of the current critical consensus about the best rock albums ever made.
The article was full of crap.
II: WHY