tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post4697046871101862435..comments2024-03-28T14:41:03.787-04:00Comments on PowerPop: Oh Grow UpNYMaryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10863355110457910935noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post-83490555519440443192007-05-08T10:02:00.000-04:002007-05-08T10:02:00.000-04:00When I grew up, the "chart position" of any given ...When I grew up, the "chart position" of any given record was calculated as negatively proportional to how "good" it was.<BR/><BR/>BTW, I used to have a big stash of the weekly "Top 30 Hits" flyer the local AM rocker gave away at better music stores everywhere.<BR/><BR/>Each one had a picture of one of the station's DJs. Wish I'd saved them...dave™©https://www.blogger.com/profile/15303249276504183167noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post-80264892996650347412007-05-08T09:21:00.000-04:002007-05-08T09:21:00.000-04:00How much of that, do you think, is dictated by his...How much of that, do you think, is dictated by his audience? By that I mean that chart position and Grammy awards do provide a tangible context for people who don't really know that much about music, which I think fits the description of the majority of NYT readers.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post-85563235180138435522007-05-08T08:36:00.000-04:002007-05-08T08:36:00.000-04:00I have a friend who still has the notebooks he mad...I have a friend who still has the notebooks he made between 1968-1976 that carefully list each month's top 20 hits. <BR/><BR/>Then he got a girlfriend.<BR/><BR/>When I lived in Chicago, my rock critic to hate was Greg Kot.Kid Charlemagnehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12109953353900729258noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post-56769536513396320252007-05-08T02:25:00.000-04:002007-05-08T02:25:00.000-04:00While annoying habits like that can drive one roun...While annoying habits like that can drive one round the bend, at least he's irritating and correct (I think). <BR/><BR/>Unlike the genius over at Rolling Stone online that once said Glastonbury Festival took place every summer in Scotland.CyFloristhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06026189508971100887noreply@blogger.com