Re: The Who Mailing List Digest V8 #127

[FELDMT@aol.com]

In a message dated 5/12/01 12:56:20 PM Pacific Daylight Time, 
TheWho-Digest-Owner@igtc.com writes:

<< heir most vital and coherent album since Who's Next..."
 >- Parke Puterbaugh, Rolling Stone on its hard album
  >>
Rolling Stone's elitist attitude helped break up Cream in 1968 after a 
scathing article on Clapton's guitar playing.  The liner notes of the Cream's 
box set has Ginger Baker saying Rolling Stone was Eric's favorite magazine 
and the negative article contributed to the breakup of the band. Because Led 
Zeppelin ignored Rolling Stone, they too, were butchered by the magazine. 
Dave Marsh, a former Rolling Stone writer, who wrote a poorly written 
biography on the Who, says in the Rolling Stone Rock Encyclopedia that the 
Doors lacked a drummer whoo could kick out a good jam.  I don't know about 
what others on the list think, but I thought John Densmore was a very good 
drummer.

Rolling Stone has now hypes Brittany, the Back Street Boys, and N' Synch', 
instead of some great bands from the 60's, 70's, and 80's, who are still 
going strong. Jann Wenner, Editor and Publisher, of Rollling Stone, has 
forsaken classic rock the same way he ditched his family for his gay lover. 
The only good rock journal I know of is an English one called Mojo. America 
sure could use another good rock magazine. 

Jon, Los Angeles. feldmt@aol.com