Paul just smiled and didn’t respond to the “Revolution in Music” comment. Indeed there are some thumpers, but kinda boorish in my opinion. Compare the beat and complexity of the music in “Crazy Love Songs” to this album and you will see what I mean. I grew up in the 60s and 70s, hearing numerous albums where every cut was top notch. Maybe I am just a grumpy old man who is hung up on the past. :-) I saw a Clapton / Cream concert on TV the other day and played “White Room” and “Badge” - simply unbelievable. After that was a song by Green Day. Although I like some of Green Day, when put up against Cream they really seemed dull!
I’m a big Clapton fan. I especially love anything that Clapton and Harrison collaborated on.
Green Day are the Frankie Avalon or Poison of today. Hardly worth mentioning, except for album sales.
The industry has shunned the talented rock acts for decades. Ever since Woodstock showed the industry just how much money could really be made.
Look at the Grammy winners/nominees and then look at music history. What the industry champions and what historians recognize are two different things. Wasn’t always so.
Ed Sullivan, Merv Griffen, and the Tonight Show actually gave exposure to different types of bands. The industry is more in control of the media than ever before.