Re: The Who Mailing List Digest V8 #234

[AnEnglishBoy <campbell@fix.net>]

TheBeaTles paved the way for all that "is!"

AnEnglishBoy~

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Oshangrl@aol.com wrote:

> In a message dated 9/5/01 6:32:15 PM, TheWho-Digest-Owner@igtc.com writes:
>
> << Only because the beatles were so popular and the who had to tone down to
> their level in order to pay bills.  Musically, however, the Beatles did
> little to pave the way for the Who.  >>
>
> Ha..this comment is soooo ridiculous.  The Beatles had to tone down their
> appearance and sound in order to be accepted.  They were leather all the way
> and played the rawest, loudest music they could  before Brian Epstein
> transformed their image and introduced them to the general public.  Once they
> were accepted, then and only then were groups like The  Stones, The Who, etc.
>  able to break ground.
> D