The secret joys of geriatric rock
[ad_1] This is an edition of The Atlantic Daily, a newsletter that guides you through the biggest stories of the day, helps you discover new ideas, and recommends the best in culture. Sign up for it here. Rock and roll is full of legends who should retire. But some bands know how to get back onstage without making fools of themselves—or of their fans. First, here are three Sunday reads from The Atlantic: Hello, Cleveland Sometimes I write something that needs a wee bit of qualification. (Translation: I am going to rationalize breaking one of my own rules.) Last year, I applauded rock artists who choose to age gracefully, mostly by exiting the stage. I deplored the acts who were trying to recapture their younger days while cynically vacuuming their fans’ pockets. In that discussion, I quoted the critic John Strausbaugh, whose 2001 book, Rock Til You Drop, is full of liquid-nitrogen zingers so precise and stinging that I wish I’d written them. Strausbaugh rightly says that rock and roll should be music by the …
