Rock Reunions

A sympathetic pat on the back for poor Patrick Goldstein, whose agonizing plea to “stop all these rock graybeards from getting back together” hit home so strongly (Pop Eye, June 2).

After all, how can a band like Procol Harum, which gave us dross like the uninspired and soulless “A Whiter Shade of Pale,” hold a candle to the invigorating and artistically rich array of newer outfits featured in the same issue of Calendar: Napalm Death, the “loudest” and “most dissonant” band in the world, or Calendar faves N.W.A and those wacky Geto Boys, whose new LPs offer yet more refreshing glimpses of violence and sexism?

Gee, who needs a new offering from insignificant and forgettable musicians like guitarist Robin Trower or organist Matthew Fisher, especially when we can look forward to losing ourselves in the recorded magic of Daddy Freddy, the Guinness-documented world’s fastest rapper?

TOM WERMAN

Studio City