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Besides the offensiveness of assigning a “natural arrogance” to an age group (and defending it with an infantile parenthetical), Bill Wyman seems to argue for a critical middle ground, somewhere between “geezerism” and “overcomprehension,” a position he would pillory any musician for adopting. He also seems adept at eyeing the work of other rock “critics,” evidently, the same criteria that makes someone a good music critic also makes that person a good literary critic. Can’t wait to read Harold Holzer’s take on Smashing Pumpkins’ new release. Of course, anyone who can find similarities between critical reaction to French Impressionism and a 45-year-old’s trouble “understanding new and youthful works” like Tribe 8’s “Pig Bitch” would have to enjoy the rarefied air of a collegiate rock summit.
And really, don’t you just love to read someone who refers to himself in the third person?
