Bruce Springsteen, opening for Bonnie Raitt in Boston, played the most important gig of his career. In the audience was Rolling Stone scribe (and future Boss manager) Jon Landau, who wrote the next day: “I saw rock & roll’s future and its name is Bruce Springsteen.” The pullquote heard round the world.
Ever feel that way after a rock show? Or the opposite? Let’s play Madlibs.
I SAW ROCK & ROLL’S ________ AND ITS NAME IS _________.
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I saw Rock & Roll’s freakish makeover widow and opportunistic, talentless daughter and their names are Priscilla and Lisa Marie Presley.
I saw “rock n’ roll’s” future, and it never even occurred to me, when Blink 182 opened for my band years ago.
Ack!
I saw Rock n’ Roll’s retirement home and its name is VH1.
I saw rock ‘n’ roll’s downfall and its name is East London
i saw rock & roll’s height of lowest common denominator exploitation and her name is gwen stefani
I saw Rock N’ Roll’s ‘taint, and its name is Fiery Furnaces
I saw rock & roll’s bloodsucking tick, and its name is ultragrrrl.
Sheesh!
I guess nothing good has happened since this day 31 years ago.
I saw rock & roll’s _aging_flacid_penis_ and its name is _liam_gallager_.
i saw rock and roll’s future and it’s name is reggaton
There’s an interesting article/review on Slate about the influence Jon Landau subsequently wielded over the Boss’ career… http://www.slate.com/id/2117845
I saw rock and roll’s blistery, puss-filled sex-change scar and it’s name was Christian Rock.
I saw rock and roll’s past and future and it’s name was Hot Snakes.
i saw rock n’ roll’s embarrasing failure and it’s name is rivers cuomo.
I saw rock and roll’s splendiferousness and it’s name is Ticonderoga.
I saw rock n’ roll’s STD and it’s name is the Herpes of Carlos D.
Good entry, Scott.
I saw rock n’roll’s pompous, ridiculous, insulting parody and its name was pretty much anything released by Vice records.
Also, Vice magazine is basically what Parade magazine would be had the Nazis won.
I saw rock and roll’s savior and his name is Dave Longstreth.
Haha! I love the Cuomo one! Brilliant (and sadly true)
Yes! I second you on Ticonderoga, narge.
I saw rock and roll’s most mysgonistic, fat, bullying, laughable, pretty short on talent, pathetic asshole and it’s name is Fred Durst!
I saw Rock & Roll’s birth certificate and its name is actually Rhythm & Blues.
i saw rock n roll’s younger zit popping pain-in-the-ass brother, and it was called linkin park.
I saw rock n roll’s murderer and its name is clear channel
I saw rock and roll’s saviours from it’s own self-importance and its name was Tenacious D.
I saw rock & roll’s future and it’s name was censored by the FCC.
i saw rock & roll’s little sister and it’s name is smoosh.
I saw Rock and Roll’s choice of wood stain, and it was Light Walnut.
I saw Rock and Roll’s onomatopoeia and it was Air Supply.
nice clearchannel rip nicky I like it!!
I saw rock n’ roll’s bleating, malnourished goat and its name is Pitchfork.
cheers to Andy and Adam, yours were awesome!
geers to the rivers cuomo haters you have no taste!
I saw rock n’ rolls future on Friday and it’s name was THE MARS VOLTA
I saw rock & roll’s underwear and it had its name written inside.
I saw rock & roll’s past and it’s its future
I saw rock and roll’s saviours, and they are Three Happenin’ Guys.
I saw rock & roll’s 30-year-long obituary and its name is Rolling Stone magazine.
I saw this rock and roll generation’s anwser to Pat Boone and its names are Hillary Duff and Ashlee Simpson and Good Charlotte.
I saw rock and roll’s better sounding cousins for free on the internets and they were called Uncle Tupelo and Son Volt.
I saw rock n’ roll’s bad case of diarreah and it’s name is Ryan Adams’ recorded musical output.
I saw rock n’ roll’s nadir and it’s name is major-label emo.
/missed “nadir” on the PSAT
//will never forget its meaning
I saw Rock ‘n Roll’s playist on iTunes, and it had a inexplicable emphasis on Dogstar.
I saw Rock N Roll’s Mom and she was still Hotter than Liz Phair.
I saw a blogger who claimed today is the anniversary when actually it was May 22, 1974
http://home.theboots.net/theboots/articles/future.html
Great read
i saw rock ‘n roll’s new decaf blend of new order extra-lite and its name is the killers espresso roast
I saw rock ‘n roll’s Carrot Top, and it is Steve Bays.
i saw rock ‘n roll’s saviour and it is the internet
I saw rock n roll’s superman 64 and its name is donkey konga 2
I saw rock and roll’s boobies and [their names are] Saggy and Plaztick!
I saw rock’n'roll’s homework and its name is misspelt.
I saw rock ‘n’ roll’s next “great American band” and its name is the M’s.
i saw rock ‘n’ rolls favorite song and it was mood ring by relient k
(christian rock is awesome, dont know what you people are smokin… even though relient k isnt really rock… whatever)
I saw rock ‘n’ roll’s tattoo and it was a stabbed heart wrapped with a banner that said, “Mama Mounted Faust.” And I noticed, before rock ‘n’ roll hitched up its pants and went looking for the bathroom, that there was a mermaid and a skull. And Africans, lots of Africans.
i saw the future of rock and roll and it was conor oberst and rivers quomo. mock away, but its true.
I SAW ROCK & ROLL’S supposed hero who saved rock and roll back in 1974 AND now im wondering what relevance bruce springsteen has anymore? none. unless you like songs about girlfriends 30 years ago, and back when fighting in the war was romantic.
i dont believe a word of this…. who really saved rock and roll?
billy joel?
I SAW ROCK & ROLL’S formerly unrealized desire to eat itself AND ITS NAME IS stereogum.
I SAW ROCK ‘N ROLL’S whatchamacallit? AND ITS NAME IS whatshisname?
I SAW ROCK ‘N ROLL’S DOWNFALL, AND ITS NAME IS DRM
I saw rock and roll’s future and it’s boring.
I saw rock and roll’s future and it’s yesterday’s now music today.
I saw rock ‘n’ roll’s painful menstrual bloat and her name is indie rock.
I saw rock’n'roll’s increased feeling of self-consciousness and its name is anonymous.
I saw Rock and Roll’s future and its name was Stereogum’s Ipod.
I saw rock n roll’s marketing strategy and its name was brand alliance.
I visited rock and roll the other day. He was sipping prune juice while sitting atop his rascal scooter and ranting about how his bitch of an ex-wife, Paul Mcartney, was sucking him dry with alimony payments. Mostly he just sleeps all day and watches soaps.
I saw rock and roll’s false blog and it had a whole column of “Premium Advertisers”. It yelled it was better than clear channel yet it was populated with amazon affiliate links galore.
I saw hip hop’s demise and it’s name was the black eyed peas. eesh.
i saw rock and rolls spandex and it’s name was Van Halen….too bad they were the fucking best.
i bought a VH mirror from sometime in the 80′s off of ebay a couple of years ago and it fell down and broke about two weeks ago and i haven’t even picked any of it up because i’m so fucking heartbroken. not that anybody cares.
I saw rock and roll’s present and its name is Ted Leo.
I saw rock and roll’s milque toast trend-baiting clothesless emporer and its name is iPod.