In a community of, let’s say, experienced rock snobs it can be daunting to step forward and proclaim enthusiasm over a new artist, record, or song, especially anything recorded by an artist who’s not yet joined the Old Guard, man, in the terms set up by the ’60s cult film Wild in the Streets. Recently, I’ve thought too long and hard about the likes of Steve Miller Band, Bad Company, and ELO. I need to revitalize my mind. Today it’s all right to come forth with the fresh goods. It’s a day to share. I ask, Who’s holding? Who’s got some new music they want to admit to having copped?
May 172011