Robert Christgau Word of the Day

ob•strep•er•ous adj.

1. Noisily and stubbornly defiant.
   
2. Aggressively boisterous. (dictionary.reference.com)
   

Bachman Turner Overdrive Head On [Mercury, 1975]

The bad-mouthing finally reached even a bemused admirer like myself, so that I was all ready with an alternate title--Flat Tired; pretty funny, eh?--until I listened one last time. Which is when I noticed that "Average Man" is a well-above-average cut, a typical paradox for this obstreperously ordinary group and album. Clomp on. B- (www.robertchristgau.com)