tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6014084.post5307726733873962828..comments2024-03-12T14:44:22.085-05:00Comments on 3 Minutes, 49 Seconds: So You Wanna Be a Rock 'n Roll Critic: Lesson 3Paul V. Allenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03874486521264396782noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6014084.post-79815170586187511142015-12-05T13:50:51.852-06:002015-12-05T13:50:51.852-06:00Regarding the previous comment: I was going to tra...Regarding the previous comment: I was going to trash it, but realized that people who decry political correctness are usually just people who want to spout bigotry without being called on it.Paul V. Allenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03874486521264396782noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6014084.post-67441789631494780942014-11-10T17:17:01.593-06:002014-11-10T17:17:01.593-06:00And "Hurricane" was just as painfully,gr...And "Hurricane" was just as painfully,grossly inaccurate as "Joey", but it's rarely pointed out, because to do so would be Politically Incorrect,as it was about a Black thug.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6014084.post-10238757151301809672009-08-28T17:00:02.558-05:002009-08-28T17:00:02.558-05:00Ah... but what about popular and hideously uncool ...Ah... but what about popular and hideously uncool artists who undergo a retro "cool renaissance" years later (like the Carpenters or the Monkees)?<br /><br />Or the many cases where someone tries to use their own cool to bring cool to their heroes and inspirations (e.g., the Rolling Stones for Muddy Waters, Tom Petty -- back when he was cool -- for Del Shannon)?<br /><br />I'm just hoping Jack White doesn't decide it's his mission in life to bring street cred to the Bay City Rollers.Alexhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13372496375739714441noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6014084.post-22485066070544029122009-08-28T12:02:47.626-05:002009-08-28T12:02:47.626-05:00I agree that there are scarier pictures of Dylan, ...I agree that there are scarier pictures of Dylan, but this one had a certain something. Is it frosted bangs, the tea kettle cozy cap, the Vincent Price moustache, or the leering look? I don't know.Paul V. Allenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03874486521264396782noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6014084.post-10324911202818736112009-08-28T06:04:01.610-05:002009-08-28T06:04:01.610-05:00Lester Bangs is right about Joey--it's a terri...Lester Bangs is right about Joey--it's a terrible song. The Dylan fans I know mock it lovingly.<br /><br />Speaking of Dylan, was that the scariest picture you could find? He doesn't quite look like the crypt-keeper.Richardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00599030959604499896noreply@blogger.com