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Re: Who influenced who(m)
> Too bad the only band from Sweden I know of is Abba, who AFAIK
> was NOT influenced by The Who...
The ABBA dudes, Benny & Bjorn, *may* have been somewhat influenced
by Pete's songwriting but they were doing their thing in the 60's
already & enjoying some success. Same with the ABBA girls.
> Paul Weller springs to mind. That was too easy.
Again, I don't hear it. He doesn't move *me.*
> > No way, man. The Crickets rock out on quite a few songs.
>
> They're OK. Two "classic" R&R songs, That'll Be The Day and Not
> Fade Away
Uh...you forgot "Peggy Sue," "Well, All Right" (covered by Blind
Faith), "Maybe Baby," "Oh, Boy!," "Everyday," "It's So Easy,"
"Rave On,".....
> You're right. My mistake. "Black Dog?" ;-)
> Based on Blues songs, although I don't know of any specific. I
> guess you could say they wrote that one.
Do we dare go through the crass lyrics on *that* song? And can you
even *imagine* Pete Townshend writing such drivel?
> As Yoda would say: "Influenced by The Who, you are."
*My* personal Who influence was never in question. It's these sup-
posed Who-worshipping bands out there I'm wondering about. And I
refuse to buy some band's albums just because they draped Union Jacks
over their amps & spoke of Pete Townshend in interviews. Sod that.
Maybe I *am* being nit-picky. I don't care. That's the way I am.
Mark, when are you gonna revive that "pick-a-Who-song-and-discuss-it"
game we used to play a while back? That was fun & it seemed to gen-
erate some discussion.
- SCHRADE in Akron