Getting it wrong.
Feb. 16, 1980: New Wave rock is a cult phenomenon that is on its way out, says AOR radio consultant Lee Abrams. ”With the exception of the Boomtown Rats, the Police and a few other bands, we’re not going to be seeing many of the New Wave circuit acts happening very big over here (in America). As a movement, we don’t expect it to have much influence.”
Patrick Goldstein says: “This may mean bad news for fans of acts such as the Clash, Elvis Costello and the Talking Heads, who have begun to enjoy regular airplay on many AOR stations.”
See also: “We don’t like their sound, and guitar music is on the way out”.
I fully expect to write a similar blog comment in 30 years time (or beam directly it into your minds, whatever) about the still-massive genre that is dubstep. Or not.
