>Because he pretty much is an institution...rather then
>breaking the mold he's just put up solid ass numbers
>*consistently*
>
>Is he a Chris Cornell in his prime?
>Was he as swagged out as Jack White was in the 00's?
>Does he come off as an insane genius like Thom Yorke?
>
>Nope.
>
>He's just done it differently and imho that's where his genius
>comes in. There's no Caligula swagger like Axl in his prime,
>there's no tortured artist vibe like Cobain or Ian Curtis,
>there's no superhero presence like Bono. Dude has branded
>himself as the FRIENDLIEST guy in rock...he's someone who you
>feel is used to popping out of private jets with model chicks
>under each arm...but wouldn't be surprised if you ran into him
>at your local dive bar with him buying you a round. He's the
>guy that makes it big but you still root for him/still find
>him approachable. It's something that country singers DIE to
>maintain(since that cred is basically their whole career) but
>he does it effortlessly and it resonates across genre.
>
>
>Just because he's the nice guy doesn't mean he isn't fucking
>shit up. He's still a phenomenal musician and still puts in
>serviceable (but not shitty) populist mainstream rock fare.


Church^^^^