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As The It's Hard debate winds down



It looks the the Great Who Are You Vs. It's Hard
Debate of 2000" is winding down on this list without
coming particularly close to being a flame war,
doggone it.  Still, I'd like to offer a few reactions
to the excellent article by Jeff Miers (anyone here
interested in forming a fan club?)"

He wrote:

> In retrospect, it seems fairly obvious that the 
> songs on Face Dances and It's Hard are among the 
> most direct, least convoluted Townshend ever wrote. 


Maybe musically, but I don't know if I'd agree
lyrically.  This was around the time of Pete's vaguest
lyrics (including examples on Chinese Eyes and Empty
Glass).  FD and IH examples include YBYB, Cache Cache,
and Athena.

> "Can The Who still be relevant to young people?" 
> Townshend asks in the same Q interview, rather 
> rhetorically.  "Of course not."  [ added the quotes,
> because I assume that it was indeed Pete who 
> answered his own question.]

Wrong, Pete!  We've just seen two posts from teens in
Chicago (my hometown, hope to see you there, guys! 
We'll have to have another big pre-show gathering) and
I know MANY young Who fans, including K D Giles's 
mythical GLOW GIRLS.

> Similarly, It's Hard capitalizes on Townshend's
> penchant for shorter pop tunes, while adding enough 
> bombast to keep things interesting.  In many 
> ways, this is the superior album of the two, God 
> strike me down for saying so.  

On the contrary, My Son, ye shall be exalted!  Good
work, Mr. Miers!

Rich Bogovich (surname is Croatian for "son of God" I
kid you not)

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