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Originally posted by bold_n_brazen
First, to declare than an artist who has a catalog of probably upwards of 1,000 songs to their credit "sucks" is just stupid. Maybe you don't like them. And I can accept that. But "sucks"? I don't think so.
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Yes, I do not like him and in my opinion, he sucks. The term "Bruce Sucks" is actually a popular phrase b/c many people think he suck, just as he has many fans.
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Second, to denounce an artist on the basis of a fan base is sort of silly, ins't it? Do you also not like The Indigo Girls because their fan base is unshaven lesbians, Liz Phair because her fan base is angry young 20-somethings and the men who want to bang them (and the fair Ms. Phair), or Jimmy Buffett because of the whole Parrot Head thing?
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I was never squished in a room full of unshaven lesbians (NTTAWWT) day in, day out, Monday through Friday, throughout my entire teenagedom, with them obnoxiously shouting out song lyrics. Try having a pack of girls with bad breath shout in your face each day "Wendy strap your legs round my engine" as if that was the coolest lyric in the world, and then see if you're interested in going home and exploring B side Bruce songs after school. So, yes, I think association plays a part in whether you like an artist or not. See your own quote below. And, unlike you, Bruce spoke to nothing at all in my life; not ever. I'm reminded here of of The Smiths, "Burn down the disco, hang the blessed DJ, because the music that they constantly play, it says nothing to me about my life".
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I am, not surprisingly, one of those girls who used to go down the shore (which in high school meant LBI, and in college meant Wildwood). ... I love Bruce because his music has been the soundtrack for my entire fucking life. Certain songs take me instantly to a time and place, and are so wrapped up in the memories as to be an instant ticket back in time.
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Association plays a part with you in terms of music. Great. And you're a Bruce fan who went down the shore during your childhood. Shocker.
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Lastly, I wasn't aware that rock n' roll was required to inspire consciousness raising
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No. The topic was rock and roll poets.
