How Do You Like Them Apples?

At the A.V. Club they've got a list of bad apples--parts of otherwise good cultural phenomena that stink. There are a lot of the usual suspects: Godfather III, Cars 2, Lost's Nikki and Paulo, Indiana Jones And The Kingdom Of The Crystal Skull, The Sopranos' "Christopher."

Sometimes they've got TV episodes, sometimes entire seasons--usually the first, before everything's worked out (Buffy The Vampire Slayer, Newhart, Parks And Recreation).

And then there are a bunch of albums.  I don't agree with all the picks, but the one that bothered me most is Neil Young's Everybody's Rockin'.  Not that it's a classic, or even that great.  But it's fun, and there are far worse choices available.  When Young signed with Geffen in the 80s, he went through an odd period, experimenting with different sounds--some claim this foray into rockabilly was actually Neil giving the finger to his label.  The music was so different that Geffen sued him for not sounding enough like Neil Young.

But I like the album.  And I don't think it's Metal Machine Music, I think it's Neil keeping it light and enjoying himself.  I certainly prefer it to Old Ways, Landing On Water and Life.