LETTERS
Dear CREEM WKNR—fm’s recent publicity stunt, the Paul MCartney death hype, is superficially no more than that; a gimmick, a hype, a shyster’s trick. However, beyound the obvious shuck, one finds a basic lack of understanding of the rock form as a media.
LETTERS
Dear CREEM
WKNR—fm’s recent publicity stunt, the Paul MCartney death hype, is superficially no more than that; a gimmick, a hype, a shyster’s trick. However, beyound the obvious shuck, one finds a basic lack of understanding of the rock form as a media. Keener went off on a rampage without troubling itself with the basic; i.e. Are there “clues” waiting to be discovered?
The presumption of the existence of “clues” assumes that the Beatles are so vapid and tasteless that they have sunk to levels of narcissism reached only by their deranged interpreters.
To presume that rock and roll is a medium where such clues would logically be hidden is to completely miss the point of what rock does. Rock is a liberating force for its listeners and, as such, cannot be restricted to the linear game-playing role Keener has attempted to assign to it. The very notion that as accomplished an artist as John Lennon would resort to playing bullshit games with his audience is not only insulting but revolging.