I recall Lester Bangs (the character, but based on the real music critic of the same name) in Almost Famous complaining that rock was being ruined by seriousnes

I recall Lester Bangs (the character, but based on the real music critic of the same name) in Almost Famous complaining that rock was being ruined by seriousness, and claiming that rock music was at its best and purest when it was (paraphrasing, I think) "gloriously stupid". Must admit, I like very-clever rap and intensely-stupid rap and not much in between, myself, and do probably find the latter more broadly appealing, in that it's less likely for such an album to completely miss for me.