tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6910067.post7304160781675065880..comments2024-03-24T08:17:55.097-04:00Comments on BLOG TO COMM: Christopher Stiglianohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17107248034597839482noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6910067.post-52916052516018309102008-12-19T13:47:00.000-05:002008-12-19T13:47:00.000-05:00Absolutely. I'm always more interested in what "ro...Absolutely. I'm always more interested in what "rock fans" say - they actually pay for records and tickets. <BR/><BR/>Was it Zappa or Lou Reed who said something like rock critics are "people who can't write for people who can't read?"Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6910067.post-65110147155953483512008-12-18T15:58:00.000-05:002008-12-18T15:58:00.000-05:00You're probably right, that is, if you differentia...You're probably right, that is, if you differentiate "rock critics" (ie. the kind of people who write for <B>ROLLING STONE</B> or big city newspapers) from "rock fans" (people listening to the stuff on a more street level and write about it on blogs and such). It's basically on the same mental plane as that old David Lee Roth statement about rock critics liking Elvis Costello more than Van Halen because most rock critics <I>look</I> like Elvis Costello!!!Christopher Stiglianohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17107248034597839482noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6910067.post-74693266981339342872008-12-18T10:32:00.000-05:002008-12-18T10:32:00.000-05:00Someone once said that if FZ had died in the late ...Someone once said that if FZ had died in the late 60's he'd be revered by rock critics and intellectuals the way Arthur Lee and Roky Erikson are.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com