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Quad's failure (didn't we chew this up last fall?)
- To: thewho@mpath.com
- Subject: Quad's failure (didn't we chew this up last fall?)
- From: James L Jackson <jacksonj@battelle.org>
- Date: Fri, 12 Jan 1996 12:51:39 -0500 (EST)
- Sender: owner-thewho
Fang, re:
>hMMM... my "Who history" tells me QUAD reached 4 on the
>charts (perhaps one of our chartmeisters can confirm this
>#--How do you define, "complete commercial failure"???) On
>the other hand, the stage performance of the same got
>royally screwed up due to the band's inability to perform
>well with the "backing tapes"...
I think the definition of commercial failure, in this
instance, and its ultimate effects, rests with Townshend's
interpretations. He was disappointed in QUAD's failure (it
didn't match TOMMY's sales figures).
--jim