Come back Simon Reynolds all is forgiven

[awesomewells.livejournal.com]

Come the 21st century, however, and the mainstream began to congeal into a certain beige perma-blandness, neither soulful or soulless, semi-tasteful, efficient pop fare made by capable, acceptable sorts, a music rich in everything but inspiration.

Oh good grief...

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[martinskidmore.livejournal.com]

The conclusions show that what he thinks is the standard for genuine quality, daring music is rock (which is why his classic examples are almost all rock-sensibility poppish acts). This has been a dubious narrowness since rock was born, whenever that was, but it's insane over the last couple of decades.