Comments on: BG: Is That Smart Rock? Turn It Up

By: Hidden Track » Friday Mix Tape: Favorite Tunes Of ‘08

Hidden Track » Friday Mix Tape: Favorite Tunes Of ‘08 — Fri, 26 Dec 2008 22:00:57 +0000

[...] Cold Fact. Next up is former BtN act Okkervil River with Singer Songwriter from quite possibly the Smart Rock album of the year The Stand Ins. Then, we’ve got the song that I’ve been obsessed with [...]

By: jp

jp — Sun, 14 Dec 2008 05:38:21 +0000

Smart Rock(Barf)? They forgot a number 4 in their countdown. Real Smart.

By: Big Family Christmas » Blog Archive » Hidden Track » BG: Is That Smart Rock? Turn It Up

Sat, 13 Dec 2008 09:51:25 +0000

[...] unknown wrote an interesting post today onHidden Track Â» BG: Is That Smart Rock? Turn It UpHere’s a quick excerptSmart Rock is defined as “music that appeals to a discerning, educated audience and often mellow yet complex” – so pretty much 80% of the music that currently resides on my iPod. You may be a fan of the genre already, check out NPR’s … [...]

By: D

Fri, 12 Dec 2008 21:07:01 +0000

Rock’s not supposed to be smart NPR. Pile on the pretention.

By: Rob S.

Rob S. — Fri, 12 Dec 2008 20:30:21 +0000

That said, I like to listen to YRock on XPN and WERS to tune out for a bit… maybe that was a little incendiary… Just making a joke.

By: Rob S.

Rob S. — Fri, 12 Dec 2008 20:28:49 +0000

I think the term “Douchebag Rock” already does the job…