Yeah, the grunge era had passion and songcraft. Precious little since then…

This would be devastating satire…if Dustin Hoffman wasn't right on point. David Mamet made the same point in the 1990s, in his essay "The Screenplay and the State Fair."

I would grade the album C+ or B-, but then again, I'm grading as a Neil Young fan (who's used to "challenges")…

Listening today to the stream of The Monsanto Years. Did not much enjoy Greendale - only a couple of songs. Liked Living With War - Raw - but liked it better performed live with CSN&Y (as Deja Vu). Fork in the Road - same deal as Greendale (loved "Light A Candle"). My Cinnamon Girl and I bought tickets to see NY+POTR…

OK - is this article a ploy to get traffic up? Is this an A.V. Club parody of elitism music snobs, as in the book/film "Hi Fidelity"? Is a real discriminating ("true") Beatles fan only going to listen to the impeccable Rubber Soul and Revolver? There are skippable Beatles tracks, but I think the "A-to-Z" format…

Very cool analysis of the roots of music-geeking. Let's not forget everyone's favorite Pink Floyd song, "Another Brick in the Wall Part Two". Otherwise, you'll get no one's favorite "Brick in the Wall", "Part One".

Meh. This article didn't contribute much to my appreciation of the American Idiot album. Chuck Klosterman, Jon Daly is not.