Lindsey Buckingham Appreciation Society: Mirage Friday 2/17 at Johnny Brenda's in Philadelphia, Pa Saturday 2/18 at Littlefield in Brooklyn, NY
No matter how mainstream and unhip a band is, there is always the chance that it will become so unhip that its very unhipness will make it hip. Especially if something's got actual merits, after a sufficient amount of time has passed, distance will bring the perspective that says that the band's demerits have been overstated and are unfairly overshadowing its value. Throw in a healthy dose of nostalgia for something fondly remembered, and the "fifty million [fill-in-the-blank] fans can't be wrong" syndrome turns out to be true.
There may be no better, or more deserving, example of this than Fleetwood Mac. So popular as to have been ubiquitous, and thus rebelled against and held in contempt, yet such consummate musicians and songsmiths that even their lesser work holds up quite well. So...
No matter how mainstream and unhip a band is, there is always the chance that it will become so unhip that its very unhipness will make it hip. Especially if something's got actual merits, after a sufficient amount of time has passed, distance will bring the perspective that says that the band's demerits have been overstated and are unfairly overshadowing its value. Throw in a healthy dose of nostalgia for something fondly remembered, and the "fifty million [fill-in-the-blank] fans can't be wrong" syndrome turns out to be true.
There may be no better, or more deserving, example of this than Fleetwood Mac. So popular as to have been ubiquitous, and thus rebelled against and held in contempt, yet such consummate musicians and songsmiths that even their lesser work holds up quite well. So...
- 2/17/2012
- by SteveHoltje
- www.culturecatch.com
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