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yeah, commercial radio and Rolling Stone did kind of kill rock for me...drum solos, guitar solos, etc. gets mind numbing. it didn't even take that long. the rockist personas, albums, events, greatest of all-time all-universe lists became boring and predictable. there is really nothing wrong with most of the actual music, i just got sick of it.
look who is citied in the LA Times article. the same names. i don't care to hear about them anymore. obviously it is different for everyone -- the journalist was around for zeppelin's early days, yet has no problem buying the new neil peart dvd (which qualifies as something "new" to write about). somehow he is not sick of this music at all, even though he has probably heard it far more than i have. he identifies with it.
the status of drum solos is not very important to me. i don't mind hearing someone rocking out, but i don't actively seek it out. i'd rather be surprised; novelty can be much more exciting.
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