tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7929919589843524705.post2837207363336394060..comments2024-02-12T03:33:30.766-05:00Comments on The Rockist Society: The Wrecking Crew: Inside the Great Rockist Paradoxrobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17017777491314832892noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7929919589843524705.post-29510190220091852722007-04-05T12:39:00.000-04:002007-04-05T12:39:00.000-04:00Hey Ben, thanks for the comment. I agree that Roc...Hey Ben, thanks for the comment. I agree that Rockism is being defined by those that disparage it. To be honest, we're half-joking with the whole Rockist thing. I mean, yes, we believe in some way that the Beatles, Stones, Dylan (with allowances for certain others in your own personal holy trinity) created the greatest music in the history of the world. I also think there's a difference G.H.https://www.blogger.com/profile/07068578933164818902noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7929919589843524705.post-36023230457691025182007-03-23T13:48:00.000-04:002007-03-23T13:48:00.000-04:00I think this is only really a paradox if you let i...I think this is only really a paradox if you let it be. Seems to me rockism so far has mostly been defined by those who would discredit it, and they can point to examples like this as an example of how the rockist emphasis on authenticity and originality is naive. It's not so cut-and-dry as that. I can't imagine any rockist saying that Elvis isn't rock, even though he didn't write anything and Benhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10734718558908036508noreply@blogger.com