Memo to Rockcrits

Nobody playing music today sounds like The Stooges. Nobody.

Please, for 2007, put a moratorium on referencing The Stooges when you hear a garagepunk record. Quit being so lazy. I know, it's tough, and this is hackwork, but please: no more references to The Stooges.

Leave them alone. If a band uses a wah-pedal, that is not an automatic comparison to The Stooges. If a band has a dynamic frontman, that is not an automatic comparison to The Stooges. If a band is from Detroit, that is not an automatic comparison to The Stooges. If a song has a krazy saxophone, that is not an automatic comparison to The Stooges.

What really irks me is when you namedrop The Stooges without mentioning which era of Stooge. As if just saying "Stooges" makes it as homogenous as saying "Ramones, from 1985 onward."

Please stop. There are so many bands you could more accurately compare bands to, if you just made the effort. Thank you.