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harvey andrews Simon and Garfunkel; generation gap (71* d) RE: Simon and garfunkel;generation gap 17 Jul 04


What I was trying to draw attention to I suppose was the inevitability of the two young critics being negative in their response. I really hoped otherwise but basically told my wife what I was sure they were going to say before they said it, and I was right. These people really shouldn't be getting these TV opportunities if all they can do is parrot the "fashionable" mantra of the day. It's too easy and it's lazy. A good critic should have a sense of history and no baggage of "cool".When you're watching two 62 year olds you should know where they came from, what they've achieved, and approach them with respect for what they have to offer. The "let's knock them 'cause they're old and they don't do what we do" school of criticism is far too prevalent in modernmedia.It's the same no- think that dresses us all in Arran sweaters and sticks our fingers in our ears.


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