Corporate Rock.
Zappa was right, in the 70s the hippies became the A&R guys, and thought they knew best what would sell, as opposed to the old guys with the cigars in the 60s who would be willing to take a chance on something even if they didn’t “get it.”
“Playin’ for a week in Rhode Island
A man came to the stage one night
He smoked a big cigar
Drove a Cadillac car
And said “Boys, I think this band’s outta sight”
Boston’s first album is my favorite of all time. They say Boomers refuse to let their era of music go and you know they’re right.
A&R?
What mean, A&R?