He's not "going the Rod Stewart route." I've heard the new album and its nothing like Rod's Vegas routine. Sorry to disappoint you if you were set on snarking at him for this. … I'm sure anyone under 45 will be uninterested in the material but it's actually a cool relaxed little album. Not a major statement or…

I've tried listening to Paul Simon's new album. It's as sleep-inducing as Bon Iver's.

I think Paul had a nervous breakdown after the Beatles broke up and then fell apart again after Lennon died. Not that he would ever admit it publicly.

Ram is the best solo album by an ex-Bealtle and the only early solo album by any of them that holds up really well today. Ram sounds like it could have released this year. Plastic Ono Band (has anyone actually listened to the level of self-absorption on that album? It's mind-boggling and the record sound dated) or All…