sorry if i offended

[Sroundtable@aol.com]

but i have argued numerous times with more than one person about the who vs 
the beatles.  For the last time- I like the Beatles and they WERE the 
defining band of the 60s (undoubtedly, even though the Who had the defining 
song of the 60s- My Generation), but i can't stand the attitude of many (not 
all) Beatles fans who don't give proper respect and credit to the Who.  I 
cringe every time I hear someone who insists that the Beatles were "way 
before their time." UGH!!!  They were EXACTLY IN THEIR TIME- the 60s.  They 
were the sound of the 60s and the most POPULAR band of all time.  The Who, 
however, pioneered the sound of rock in the 70s, 80s, 90s, and today because 
they continued to push the envelope and forge ahead despite the fact that 
mainstream society wasn't ready to embrace them yet.  When the Beatles tried 
to shake things up the mainstream still ate it up because though it 
challenged lyrically it didn't depart from "Beatlishness" in sound.  I have 
come to love the Who's music only in the last 5 years (due to Tommy being 
produced at the High school i teach at), but i have been listening to them 
through all the rock bands and artists my entire life.  I got the 30 yrs max r
&b recently and they r, no doubt, the greatest of all time- Beatles and all.  
As i continue to learn- I come to worship their greatness more and more.

Kevin Mc