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Re: My Gen over YRGM + ADAAOTN



> >
> >I'll agree with Mike Westbrook about ICE not really having
> >an improvement upon those landmark Kink singles.  However My
> >Generation is a different matter.
> >
> >
> >Since the Who didn't have a big impact in the US until later (Decca
> >has something to do with this) you didn't get the full unleashing of
> >My Gen like you heard YRGM for the first time.  Take that away and
> >it becomes clear that My Generation is not only a watershed single in
> >terms of it's heavyness and depth (the controlled feedback and
> >climaxed finale) but also a song that IMHO has worn much better over
> >time (it's become an anthem for every disgruntled generation since).  
> >MG takes what the Kinks began and opens a wider door into
> >the age of power and volume in rock music.  Just because it didn't
> >crack the top 40 doesn't mean it's impact wasn't felt.  The same can
> >be said about the Velvet Underground and Big Star with it's impact
> >on today's alternative scene.  No one will say that the Kinks weren't 
> >the first, but the Who made it's mark.
> 
> Ian:
> We must disagree again. While it's true that ICE & My Generation didn't make
> musch of a chart impression, that's not to say that the artists didn't hear
> them. It's easy to see that they did, actually. Before the MY GENERATION
> album was released, bands (including The Beatles) were pretty much recycling
> Chuck Berry & Blues. After MG...anything went. A quick look at Rock history
> shows this.
> My Generation was also the first single I know of with the Punk attitude.
> You Really Got Me ect. were love songs...yawn (as far as the lyrics are
> concerned).

Mark, read what I say again.  You're agreeing with me.

"just because it didn't crack the top 40 doesn't mean it's impact
wasn't felt"...I think that sums it up.