Dubbel Mono

zaterdag, september 14, 2002

 
How Big Is The Next Big Thing
The Strokes, The White Stripes, The Hives, The Vines, The Yeah Yeah Yeahs, The Catheters [en ...Trail of Dead wordt ook besproken]... these are The Next Big Things. These are The Bands That Will Save Rock and Roll. Any such declaration begs two questions at the same time: Does rock and roll need saving? And is this what rock and roll is?
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Every one of these records drips with testosterone, whether the vocalist is male or female. Rock and roll seems to be, more than anything, a delirious male sexual ecstacy, a screaming ejaculation, a glorious unloading of pent up sexual tension. In other words, rock and roll is a big swinging dick.
I'm not necessarily making judgements on this analysis. It may, in fact, be very correct. But if these are the big swinging dicks that are going to save our souls, shouldn't we take a long, hard look at how big and swinging they really are? Assuming that rock needs more cock, are these bands really up to the job? After all, size does matter.
En het zijn nog aardige analyses ook.
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|| 8:09 a.m.