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I’m a little stunned the reference is not obvious to a reasonably well educated person over the age of 20. I was a baby when this album came out and knew who t

I’m a little stunned the reference is not obvious to a reasonably well educated person over the age of 20. I was a baby when this album came out and knew who they were by the time I was probably 10 or so, despite the fact they had been long broken up. This is one of the most influential bands in rock music history... for an adult to be unaware, would almost be like a younger version of myself to be clueless about who Buddy Holly was.

citizenkeen 6y ago
I'll cop to not getting the reference. I'm 38, overly educated in the liberal arts, reasonably well read. My recent text threads include jokes about Herodotus, Bartleby, Frankie Valli, Jason Derulo, and Belle Delphine. Sometimes you're just in the tail end of the lucky 10,000.
- brandall10 6y ago
  On an individual level, it’s hard to argue with what a person knows or doesn’t. Regarding my assertion about the band’s relevance and impact in popular culture, wikipedia says the following: On the band - “Although their initial career lasted just two and a half years, they are regarded as one of the most groundbreaking acts in the history of popular music.” On the album - “It is frequently listed as the most influential punk album, and one of the most important albums of all time... In 1987, Rolling Stone magazine named the album the second best of the previous 20 years, behind only the Beatles' Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band. The same magazine named it 41st on their list of 500 greatest albums of all time in 2003, maintaining the position in its updated 2012 list. In 2006, it was chosen by Time magazine as one of the 100 greatest albums ever.“
  - citizenkeen 6y ago
    Of course! I wasn't refuting your claims either to its popularity or significance. I was only acknowledging that there is very little in this world that boggles my mind somebody doesn't know. There's a long tail on acquiring knowledge.
aasasd 6y ago
It's probably one of those cases where a lot of people heard about the band, but have no idea what albums they released.
- brandall10 6y ago
  Perhaps, but this is their only album. As noted above (ref the wiki entry), it stands on its own as one of the most influential in modern music history. I always thought the word “Bollocks” was internationally recognized slang because of it.

citizenkeen 6y ago

I'll cop to not getting the reference. I'm 38, overly educated in the liberal arts, reasonably well read. My recent text threads include jokes about Herodotus, Bartleby, Frankie Valli, Jason Derulo, and Belle Delphine. Sometimes you're just in the tail end of the lucky 10,000.

brandall10 6y ago
On an individual level, it’s hard to argue with what a person knows or doesn’t. Regarding my assertion about the band’s relevance and impact in popular culture, wikipedia says the following: On the band - “Although their initial career lasted just two and a half years, they are regarded as one of the most groundbreaking acts in the history of popular music.” On the album - “It is frequently listed as the most influential punk album, and one of the most important albums of all time... In 1987, Rolling Stone magazine named the album the second best of the previous 20 years, behind only the Beatles' Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band. The same magazine named it 41st on their list of 500 greatest albums of all time in 2003, maintaining the position in its updated 2012 list. In 2006, it was chosen by Time magazine as one of the 100 greatest albums ever.“
- citizenkeen 6y ago
  Of course! I wasn't refuting your claims either to its popularity or significance. I was only acknowledging that there is very little in this world that boggles my mind somebody doesn't know. There's a long tail on acquiring knowledge.

aasasd 6y ago

It's probably one of those cases where a lot of people heard about the band, but have no idea what albums they released.

brandall10 6y ago
Perhaps, but this is their only album. As noted above (ref the wiki entry), it stands on its own as one of the most influential in modern music history. I always thought the word “Bollocks” was internationally recognized slang because of it.