Re: An Evolving Appreciation For The Who

[Howard Powers <howie@rexnet.net>]

Beau,

Very well put.  Like so much of Pete's music, you have very eloquently put
into words feelings I also have.

Beau McCrury wrote:

> Hi Carl et al,
>
> At that point I
> started taking in how Pete was skilled at writing about the day to day life
> situations of
> a young person, growing up, still observing and coming to conclusions for
> the first time as to
> the meaning of personal experiences that are often times private and
> personal but
> yet so common to so many of us.  At that point I realized that Pete was
> writing songs
> about MY life and this was music that was PERSONAL to me and that I could
> hold it
> close to what I was realizing and going through in the things I did (and
> still do).
> And the fact that I didn't know any other Who fan(atics) for the first
> twenty years
> or so of listening to The Who simply reinforced that what I was listening
> to was personal and private.
>
> And now with those aspects of what makes up Who music established in my
> listening
> ear I continue to grow more and more appreciative of their music.  The music
> of The Who for me is a constantly evolving process of appreciation.