Re: Substitute: the songs of the Who

[Jim Topp <jtopp@indiana.edu>]

>Of the 11 songs, 9 are rendered by the various artistes in competent but
>ultimately too Who like style. The exceptions are Bowie, who performs
>Pictures of Lily in Ziggy Stardust mode. In fact, his version of POL
>would fit perfectly on that album.

John,

FWIW, Rolling Stone agrees with you. They give it 2 out of 5 stars. 
They say these versions, except Bowie's, are too "reverent" toward 
the originals.

Jim

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