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<blockquote data-quote="Aubrey McFate" data-source="post: 1987353508" data-attributes="member: 28572">Armond White used to be good, as an enfant terrible among film critics.&nbsp; But eventually he turned into a contrarian for contrarianism's sake, and began praising things like Michael Bay and comic book movies.&nbsp; Now here he is, pretending these bloated, bland dinosaurs are still making relevant or interesting music.&nbsp; Time was when anything redolent of a tired, slickly-produced &quot;elder statesman of rock&quot; vibe was anathema.&nbsp; But I guess that's what one goes to the National Review for.&nbsp; People who like to hear George Harrison singing Got My Mind Set on You, or Eric Clapton soundtracking beer commercials or whatever it was with After Midnight.&nbsp; When Morrissey is singing along to Manzurian electro-pop, it's over. Somehow Armond White thinks the ghost of Kurt Cobain is vindicated by the music of 2020. To each their own—even to the insane.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Aubrey McFate, post: 1987353508, member: 28572"] Armond White used to be good, as an [I]enfant terrible[/I] among film critics. But eventually he turned into a contrarian for contrarianism's sake, and began praising things like Michael Bay and comic book movies. Now here he is, pretending these bloated, bland dinosaurs are still making relevant or interesting music. Time was when anything redolent of a tired, slickly-produced "elder statesman of rock" vibe was anathema. But I guess that's what one goes to the [I]National Review [/I]for. People who like to hear George Harrison singing [I]Got My Mind Set on You[/I], or Eric Clapton soundtracking beer commercials or whatever it was with [I]After Midnight[/I]. When Morrissey is singing along to Manzurian electro-pop, it's over. Somehow Armond White thinks the ghost of Kurt Cobain is vindicated by the music of 2020. To each their own—even to the insane. [/QUOTE]

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