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I must say, reactions and reviews have been quite mixed. Greta Van Fleet have finally released what they’re referring to as their debut album, with the very hippy title, Anthem Of The Peaceful Army. Even though their second EP, or what they called a “double-EP,” (whatever that is), From the Fires contained all the songs from Black Smoke Rising, I was still on the bandwagon ( Review: Greta Van Fleet, ‘From The Fires’ LP, er, Double EP). I’ve been on the bandwagon since their first EP, Black Smoke Rising ( Greta Van Fleet: Kids Channeling Zeppelin On ‘Black Smoke Rising’ EP). Which leads us to the case of Greta Van Fleet. When I was in high school confessing to liking any pop band who was masquerading as a rock band was a high crime and misdemeanor, punishable by receiving the “nerd” label. I can’t really explain it but it’s how I can tell Queen is rock and roll but the Struts, well, they’re just not. To paraphrase Supreme Court Justice Potter Stewart, when it come to rock, I know it when I hear it. At the heart of that question, and what drives it in my opinion, is the issue of authenticity. My friend, I’ll call him, “Rob,” (name changed to protect the guilty), asked me one time, “what makes a band/song/album rock and roll?” It’s truly the eternal question when it comes to music. We’ve begun a great email correspondence which in the old days would have made us “pen pals.” Naturally since this is BourbonAndVinyl, the topic generally centers around rock and roll music. A good friend of mine from high school and I have reconnected after all these years.

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