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Re: The Who Mailing List Digest V5 #56
Hi,
Regarding Dr. Jimmy's query as to what Pete songs would be big Who hits, I
got to thinking. We've got at least two songs I can think of that were done
both by Pete solo and with The Who: Empty Glass (on Empty Glass and Who Are
You) and Pure and Easy (on Pete's Best and Odds and Sods). If forced to
say, I think I prefer The Who's Pure and Easy but I think I like Pete's
Empty Glass best. Any thoughts on that?
Christy
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From: The Who Mailing List Digest <TheWho-Digest-Owner@igtc.com>
To: TheWho-Digest@igtc.com <TheWho-Digest@igtc.com>
Date: Tuesday, March 03, 1998 7:03 PM
Subject: The Who Mailing List Digest V5 #56
>
>The Who Mailing List Digest
> Tuesday, March 3 1998 Volume 05 : Number 056
>
>
>
>In this issue:
>
> The Who Mailing List Digest V5 #55
> Quad '96 Boot
> If Petes Solos went Who.
> Get out And Stay Out
> Quad Boot
>
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>
>Date: Mon, 2 Mar 1998 17:42:11, -0500
>From: THRH79B@prodigy.com ( K D GILES I)
>Subject: The Who Mailing List Digest V5 #55
>
>My fellow Glow Girl Gloria wrote:
>
>>When exactly is Roger's birthday? The 1st or 2nd? Someone said
>that he is
>>the front man of rock and I agree totally. We love you Roger...Many
>more....
>
>Roger's birthday is March 1. In "Before I Get Old" his mum Irene is
>quoted as saying that Roger was very nearly born on Leap Year's Day,
>but that she was glad he was born on March 1 instead because that is
>her mother's birthday.
>
>Speaking of "Before I Get Old", Christopher posted:
>
>>I have Four Trade Paperback editions of the long-out-of-print
>biography
>>of the Who, "Before I Get Old" by Dave Marsh.
>
>Is "Before I Get Old" really out of print? I still see it at Barnes
>and Nobles all the time. But maybe they just have a stash of the
>last printing of "BIGO" hidden away in some dank storage room.
>
>Last but not least, Rob's sig line read:
>
>>Rob "I Can't Think Of Anything Cooler Than What Yellow Ledbetter
>Puts Here"
>>VanBuskirk
>
>- -Yellow "Thanks Rob, I'm honored!" Ledbetter
>
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>
>Date: Mon, 02 Mar 1998 18:59:15 -0600
>From: James Mershon <jme564@airmail.net>
>Subject: Quad '96 Boot
>
>> Date: Mon, 2 Mar 1998 09:03:08 -0500
>> From: "Robert VanBuskirk" <vankirk@ix.netcom.com>
>> Subject: Quad '96 Boot
>>
>> Hey To All,
>>
>> Came across a double CD "Quadrophenia - Live". It's the recording of the
>> Madison Square Garden show in July of '96 plus
>> "demos". The cover is same as the tour program and is under the label
"Rock
>> Classix".
>> It's also $46.00 (!).
>>
>> Anybody got any info?
>>
>> Many Thanks,
>>
>> Rob "I Can't Think Of Anything Cooler Than What Yellow Lebetter Puts
Here"
>> VanBuskirk
>>
>
> This is a great boot! It has John's bass mixed in right so you can
>actually hear him. It has a better sound than the tape I made when the
>show was being broadcast. I paid $60.00 for my copy so $46.00 is a good
>deal. The quad demos make it just a little more special.
>
>James
>
>------------------------------
>
>Date: Mon, 02 Mar 1998 22:04:05 -0500
>From: DrJimmy <drjimmy@access.digex.net>
>Subject: If Petes Solos went Who.
>
>Was curious what people thought, and I know this is probably
>not the first time we discussed this, but what song by Pete
>solo would have been a major hit for the Who ?
>
>(Hit, or at least a highly popular selection, classic if you will)
>
>My first choice was always "Rough Boys"..
>
>Now I think "Gonna Get Ya" would be my choice.
>May be just a passing thing, as I always change
>my opinions for such things, but for now I will
>keep that opinion.
>
>"Second Hand Love" and "Give Blood" rank highly.
>
>Other songs are too personal to him, like "Slit Skirts",
>therefore I keep them to just my highest ranking of his
>solo work, not neccessarily a possible Who hit, more
>like just his finest. (I don't rank "Gonna Get Ya" in
>his top 5, but tops the list of what it could have
>been, imo, by the Who)
>
>Anyone else have a choice?
>
>------------------------------
>
>Date: Mon, 02 Mar 1998 23:14:59 -0600
>From: Rich Bogovich <bogie@itis.com>
>Subject: Get out And Stay Out
>
>Yellow wrote:
>
>>My close friend and near neighbor Rich Bogovich wrote:
>>
>>>1. What is the psychological explanation for why Pete sometimes
>>>chooses titles that aren't included verbatim in the lyrics?
>>>Another example is "WON'T Get Fooled Again". Not to mention the
>>>extreme example of "Baba O'Riley"!
>>
>>This is evidence of Pete's deep rooted insecurity. He wrote a song
>>in which the phrase "Get out and don't come back no more" is repeated
>>several times, but then he thought, "No, maybe it should be, 'Get out
>>and stay out!' Or maybe not. Which is better? I don't know! I'm
>>worthless scum! I hate myself!" As soon as he stopped crying, he
>>decided to use one phrase in the song and the other in the title.
>>This way he not only avoided making a decision between the two, but
>>also gained the much-needed acceptance of both the "Get out and stay
>>out" and the "Get out and don't come back no more" camps.
>
>Forgive me for overlooking three examples closer to home (i.e., from the
>same musical work as "Get Out..."): "The Punk And The Godfather", "The
>Dirty Jobs", and "Helpless Dancer". I wouldn't be surprised if there's a
>technical term for this.
>
>About the rest of your commentary, I will only ask: Wouldn't Lucy Lawless
>have been awfully young to have been the inspiration for "She's a
>Sensation"? Now, "Zelda" is could understand--in fact, "Zelda" is almost
an
>anagram for "Zealand"! Coincidence? I think not!
>
>Shortly thereafter, Mark L. wrote:
>
>>> Next: Analyzing the lyrics to Keith Moon's BEST song,
>>>"Wasp Man"
>
>>It's obviously a deep psychological profile of the Police
>>...or at least Sting.
>
>Say, does anyone know exactly when Gordon Sumner started using this
5-letter
>pseudonym? Perhaps Keith's song is what inspired Gordon to choose it!
>
>Rich B.
>
>------------------------------
>
>Date: Tue, 3 Mar 1998 09:09:09 -0500
>From: George Ligouri <gligouri@oxhp.com>
>Subject: Quad Boot
>
>This is response to Robert VanBuskirk's post........
>
>
>Buy the 96 Quad Boot. You won't be dissapointed.
>I was actually at the Garden the night it was recorded.
>I have the boot too. Excellent recording.
>I paid 45.00 for mine.
>Don't let it slip through your fingers !
>
>
>Did anyone see the VH-1 special on Monday night around 10:30pm.
>It was on Rock and Roll and stuff. I was half in the bag so I didnt even
>bother to
>look it up in the cable guide to see the name of it.
>They had a Roger and Pete on for a minute. They said like two sentences
>a piece and then they showed See me Feel me from Woodstock. Nothing
>much...but they were on the show.
>ok, back to work......see ya
>
>- -George
>
>Oh, Does anyone know if a 97 Quad show exsits on CD yet ? Boot that
>is.....
>
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