The Who, England's Most Self-conscious

James Taylor May Be An All-american Boy But He Isn't Horatio Alger, And The Lionizing Of Many Rock Stars By The Rock Press Has As Much To Do With Old Fashioned Rags-to-riches Stories As Does The Straight Culture's Deification Of Its Idols.

As Long As Elton John Can Bring Forth One Performance Per Album On The Order Of 'someone Saved My Life Tonight,' The Chance Remains That He Will Become Something More Than The Great Entertainer He Already Is And Go On To Make A Lasting Contribution To Rock.

To Her Audience, Janis Joplin Has Remained A Symbol, Artifact And Reminder Of Late Sixties Youth Culture. Her Popularity Never Derived From Her Musical Ability, But From Her Capacity To Link Her Fantasies Of Freedom And Immortality With Ours.

Elton John Himself Never Seems Pretentious But Bernie Taupin's Lyrics Often Do - Sometimes Pretentious In A Clever Sort Of Way, But Pretentious Nonetheless. There Is A Conflict Between Elton's And Bernie's Personal Styles, No Doubt About It.

The Title Song Of David Bowie's 'young Americans' Is One Of His Handful Of Classics, A Bizarre Mixture Of Social Comment, Run-on Lyric Style, English Pop And American Soul.