“People pick on Madonna unfairly,” [said Joe Levy, the editor of Blender], speaking of the star’s fanatical self-transformations.Angus Young? More like Angus Old. But Angus can do what he likes. I'm not going to invoke my "Men in Shorts" rule against Angus Young.
It is certainly true that, in her role as seeker and radical self-improver, Madonna has provided a shiny alternative to a pop landscape that, without her, would doom audiences of the world to the likes of Sarah McLachlan, Shakira or, shiver, Angus Young.
Mr. Young, in case you’d forgotten, or never knew, is a guitarist and founder of the Australian metal band AC/DC. And he has been performing in the same stage garb for almost his entire career.
That is to say he has been wearing knickers and a schoolboy cap for twice as long as Miley Cyrus, the tween moppet, has been alive and honing a hapless sex-kitten routine.
Mr. Levy put it this way: “It’s a little creepy to see this ancient bald man in knickers.”
December 28, 2008
"It’s a little creepy to see this ancient bald man in knickers."
Let me blog Guy Trebay's amusing rant about famous people who need to change their style. The whole thing is good, but what tipped the scales to bloggable for me was the prime men in shorts material:
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Madonna can wear pointy bras, leather bustiers, giant crosses, 8 inch heels, anything she wants as long as she covers those arms. Those arms!!!
When Mr. Young's fans stop showing up for his peformances, he'll invoke the "no shorts on men rule" on himself pretty quickly. Guy Trebay needs to worry a lot more about customers not "showing up" to buy his employer's drivel than about an ancient, balding man in knickers.
If they still have the donkey rides from the top of Keith Richards face to the bottom, why not let Angus have his shorts?
A better question: Has Angus Young learned how to play more than 3 chords on the guitar yet?
You mean something other than the three highly profitable chords? Can't see a point!
You had best not invoke that rule against Angus.
I saw AC/DC a few weeks ago. On a lark, because their stuff has never been to my taste.
But...wow.
Imagine sticking your head into the air inlet duct of a Pratt & Whitney F100-PW-220 afterburning turbofan engine of an F-16 as it climbs to 60,000 feet at 1,500 miles an hour.
It was a head melter and with no Jaggery preening, except perhaps for Angus' striptease.
Here's how the show opens. F*ckin' go nuts.
Angus rocks. Great hand vibrato, great tone, and his phrasing is perfect for the genre. Plus his stage persona is exciting and truly original. Who gives a shit if the songs have three chords or not? If I had a nickel for every time I stumble on some shallow no talent snob who considered themselves a connoisseur of music I'd be a rich man, though not as rich as Angus Young.
Next some ignoramus will spout of some foolishness such as Jimi Hendrix only knows one lick.
Glad to read that Angus is exempt from the "Men in Shorts" rule. And I love Angus' striptease, Original George! Lucky you. Hee.
Madonna was never a patch on Debby Harry in talent, sex appeal, or beauty. She was much better at marketing, however.
Mr. Levy put it this way: “It’s a little creepy to see this ancient bald man in knickers.”
Obviously Mr. Levy has not been to Oz as Angus wears an Ashfield Boys High School uniform with shorts, not knickers which are women's underwear.
Should Mr. Levy travel down under he would be advised to to avoid the beaches which are chockablock with men of all ages, state of hirsuteness and physiques wearing singlets, footy shorts and speedos.
The sudden concern with conspicuous consumption among the glitterati and sycophant entertainment/fashion media is as laughable as Melanie Griffith's hideous trout pout.
I'm not a huge AC/DC fan, but anyone who diminishes Angus Young's talent and influence in rock music doesn't know what they are talking about. I once read a music critic say that if you don't like AC/DC, you just don't like rock and roll. That makes sense to me.
Also, it's ridiculous for effete little twerps like Guy Trebay or Joe Levy to compare Angus Young's stage persona with that of Madonna. One of the big parts of Young's appeal is the fact that he doesn't change, while Madonna's appeal derives in part from her being a chameleon. If those guys can't understand that distinction, or want to dismiss that distinction, then they should hang up their critic's robes because they are lacking in decent critical faculties.
I once read a music critic say that if you don't like AC/DC, you just don't like rock and roll. That makes sense to me.
That is absolutely correct. Unfortunately, some people don't realize that they don't like rock and roll.
Highway to Hell
Whatta great song for 2008.
(For the uninitiated, that's the band's original lead singer Bon Scott in the video. He drank himself to death.)
No stop signs, speed limit
Nobody's gonna slow me down.
Like a wheel, gonna spin it.
Nobody's gonna mess me round.
Hey, Satan, paid my dues
Playin' in a rocking band.
Hey, Momma, look at me—
I'm on my way to the promised land.
Hey, Momma, look at me—
I'm on my way to the promised land.
Those lines always remind me of Cagney.
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