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Re: Modern day Who



At 01:39 PM 5/27/96 -0400, you wrote:
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>>So what modern day artist/group do people on this list think is most
>>like the Who?  (Musically, artistically, personality-ly, whatever you
>>like.)
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>Brad:
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>Personally, I would say that REM comes more from the Byrds, but who am I to
>gainsay Pete?
>I don't know about "most like," but here are some current bands that
>definitely show the influence of The Who:
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>Blur
>Pearl Jam
>Rancid
>Dandelion
>Wildhearts
>Smashing Pumpkins
>Bush
>Bikini Kill
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>and some older bands:
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>Jam (too easy, that one)
>U2
>Police
>XTC
>Clash
>Sex Pistols
>Ramones
>Smithereens
>Alarm
>The Cult
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>Just to name a few off the top of my head.
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>                   Cheers                   ML
>
>"Never underestimate the power of human stupidity."  L. Long
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Very good list! Glad to see The Cult mentioned. I've always seen the Who
influence in Cult music.

Here's some others:

Eve's Plum
John Hiatt
Godfathers
Screaming Blue Messiahs
Social Distortion
Pretenders
Matthew Sweet

Love and Santuary,
Scott Curtis