To the writer of this article,
You’re a moron.
Auerback saying he didn’t listen to Zeppelin ain’t entitlement. If he didn’t listen to Zeppelin…he didn’t listen to fucking Zeppelin! You want him to bow down and kiss the ring? This is rock and roll! Rebellious and cocksure…and you want…supplication? So,he didn’t listen to one of your favorite bands? Cry about it.
And Carney says FUCK YOU to the people who put them in a category with Nickleback and you have a problem with this? WHAT!?! He doesn’t want to be radio trash and he says FUCK YOU to the people who call them trash. That’s fucking rock, dude! A big fuck you to people talking shit.
Your problem is that you’re becoming what your parents were. You sound exactly like that. Demanding homage to bands of your childhood and chastising people for being self-sure and cocky. What’s it feel like to be your fucking father?
You old heads need to get off of the jockstrap of bands like Zeppelin and the Stones and the Beatles. Great bands, to be sure. But they are not the be-all and end-all of rock. They paved the way but people paved the way for them. You don’t hear every band in the history of rock going on and on about who paved the way. That’s a rock writers job.
Saying Zeppelin wasn’t a big influence and saying fuck you to people who compare them to garbage is the kind of truth that makes everyone’s panties get all bunched up in their tight asses. It is what makes them rock…telling the truth, regardless of consequence.
