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Re: The Who Mailing List Digest V5 #32
At 13:53 -0800 2/5/98, The Who Mailing List Digest wrote:
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>From: Vigilnte20@aol.com
>
>In a message dated 04/02/98 4:56:00 PM, fcorotto@nugget.ngc.peachnet.edu
>wrote:
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><< It's Pete that sucks. He's skinny.
>Sometimes he sings slightly off pitch. And he's got a really really
>big nose! It's Pete who's holding back the Who!>>
>
>you're insane..... it's not image- it's quality-look at mick jagger, the
>ugliest man in rock
You hooked him good, Frank, but I'm afraid he's too small to keep :-)
>Date: Wed, 4 Feb 1998 21:05:34 -0500 (EST)
>From: Kentthe1@aol.com
>Subject: pete's playing
>
>One thing I has always liked about pete's playing is
>that he isn't into really flashy solos. I mean musically he is not
>playing as fast as he possibly can.
I was surprised to read this, since Pete does play as fast as he possibly
can...but then I realized I'm thinking of his strumming, which may not be
what you mean. He said on a radio interview that his technique is to play
so quickly and lightly the the pick literally floats above the strings,
unrestrained by his fingers.
Alan
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