James wrote:
I can't imagine the Cars in their prime being duller than a 70 year old Paul Simon on acoustic guitar.
See? Sometimes I don't even have to open my mouth.
I think the whole Paul Simon thing is some sort of bullshit, upper-middle class, hipster bucket list. Everyone genuflecting over PAUL SIMON! IN A CLUB! like to post they think NO ONE better exemplifies post-20th century ennui than Das Racist on their Facebook page but REALLY deep down in places you don't talk about at parties, you're too much of a pussy to stand up the "Everything was greatest in the 1960/70's" hegemony. You just go along like pathetic sheep and hope he plays "The Boxer."
……or maybe when you were in college, in your dorm, some sweet hippie chick gave you a hand job while you were trying to teach her the chords to "America." Positive reinforcement.
Seriously, what will you say to any of your kids if you decide to breed?:
"Grandma and Grandpa saw the Rolling Stones, Bruce Springsteen and Neil Young when they were young!"
"That's cool, Dad. And 25 YEARS LATER who did YOU get really excited to see in concert?"
"Ummmmm…..well…….You see, son, when I was young (and still now) I didn't have a BACKBONE. I did/do whatever anyone else tells me to do. I can't form my own opinion. And whatever they tell me is great in Rolling Stone magazine is what I think is great. Paul Simon. David Bowie. They all were popular in the 1960's and 1970's and that was when popular music was the greatest. And that's why they can charge $325 (before fees) for a concert ticket."
"You didn't answer my question. What different bands were you into 25 years later."
"Oh, the same ones as my parents. Springsteen, Neil Young, etc. You know, White Guy Pussies who are hypocrites and they induct into THE ROCK AND ROLL HALL OF FAME."
"Dad, get the f out of my face. You're a loser."
Brian