tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1930103.post7045772481202110546..comments2024-03-29T10:17:18.826+00:00Comments on No Rock And Roll Fun: Noel Gallagher cherishes outdated musical shibbolethSimon Hayes Budgenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07084524317888577404noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1930103.post-40391503021577141302012-03-04T16:25:09.086+00:002012-03-04T16:25:09.086+00:00Noel Gallagher really is the modern equivalent of ...Noel Gallagher really is the modern equivalent of those in 1964 who thought that the working class were betraying their noble history of struggle if they listened to anything other than brass band music.<br /><br />The shame of it is that he is *still* taken seriously by, I think, more people than took those extreme Hoggartists seriously then - which says something about how much the culture-wars agenda and the ruling class's brilliant, cynical use of pop for their own purposes has succeeded in distancing the liberation music of oppressed peoples from mass tastes.Robin Carmodyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05825645880870474801noreply@blogger.com