Once a month, Boppin' (Like The Hip Folks Do) hits an all-too-brief pause on its certifiably stupid commitment to daily public posting, and instead preps a private post only for its beloved paid patrons.
This month's private post for patrons is a two-fer from my long-threatened book The Greatest Record Ever Made! (Volume 1), both spotlighting the unlikely subject of...wait, really? Bob Seger? BOB SEGER...?!
A quick check of the records confirms: yeah, Bob Seger. The first of the two pieces is a previously-published diatribe about how much I still despise most of Seger's best-known hits. The second piece is an as-yet-unseen celebration of an absolutely fantastic 1960s Bob Seger System track called "2 + 2 = ?"
Given my loathing of "We've Got Tonight" and "Old Time Rock & Roll," it's all the more remarkable for me to note how flat-out great some of Seger's '60s output was. An infinite number of tracks can each be THE greatest record ever made, as long as they take turns. "2 + 2 = ?" absolutely deserves one of those infinite turns.
My patrons will see this month's private post on Thursday. You can join their proud ranks and read all about the yin and yang of Mr. Bob Seger by becoming a patron of this blog, all for a mere $2 a month: Fund me, baby! Regular daily public posting will resume tomorrow.
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