Jon Landau (born 1947) is an American music critic, manager and record producer, most known for his association in all three capacities with Bruce Springsteen.
He is currently the head of the nominating committee for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
As a critic, Landau wrote for Rolling Stone and other publications. At the height of the guitarist's prowess in the band Cream, and following a lackluster performance at Brandeis University, Landau acc...
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Jon Landau (born 1947) is an American music critic, manager and record producer, most known for his association in all three capacities with Bruce Springsteen.
He is currently the head of the nominating committee for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
As a critic, Landau wrote for Rolling Stone and other publications. At the height of the guitarist's prowess in the band Cream, and following a lackluster performance at Brandeis University, Landau accused Eric Clapton of being merely a "master of blues clichés". Clapton was very sensitive to criticism, and Landau's words helped contribute to the demise of Cream, a band that was already on the verge of dissolution due to internal problems, including the lack of inspiration which Landau perceived. Later, he gave The Rolling Stones' record Sticky Fingers a negative review in Rolling Stone magazine . The magazine later listed it as the 63rd greatest album of all time .
He also gave a lukewarm review of Bob Dylan's 1975 album Blood on the...
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