Clambake Joe et al

scott,
valid points all- however, it just may be a matter of youth/age/time

i'm not yet 30, but i can t get into these new bands at all- i mean, i wish
oasis would slide under a gas truck and taste their own blood!

i've seen pearl jam, nirvana, jane's addiction, and alice N. chains, and 
still dig them,
but PJ peaked too early, kurt punked out, jane's broke up, and AIC is 
cleaned up;

the who (or rather TED) are still doing it- hopefully in an arena in VA this 
fall.
i pretty much reverted back to my faves after returning from  woodstock 2,
when i saw a young girl eat the mud that trent reznor had thrown at her.


the beatles, stones, who, zep stuff is just so fucking heavy compared to 
anything else-
for me, (and to each his own) nothing can touch it for sheer excitement when 
listening
(typing with one hand, and windmilling with the other)

quad is perfect ex- it's not merely music, it's a state of mind.
i cant count how many times ive drifted away while listening to
it all the way thru.

feed your head, indeed.

it's reassuring to see the younger listmembers digging the who;
such enlightenment, so early!

regards,
michael

mishuram@washpost.com
www.nicom.com/~redman1

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>What I've noticed is that none of the groups of today seem to
>have the ability to make the same impact as those of the Who's era.
>You always hear comparisons of todays bands to the Who, Stones,
>Beatles, Zep etc. etc. However, do these bands stand up to the bands
>of yesteryear? As much as I like some of today's music, I don't think
>it has near the intensity or impact as any of the aforementioned
>groups. So why is this?
>1. The music business has become more business than music. The money
>that today's bands make has clogged up the abilty to write and perform
t>ruly inspirational music.>
>2. MTV. They have narrowed young people's attention spans so much that
>a new band has to either recreate itself every 6 months or suffer low
>album sales. Can you imagine having to to a video to sell albums?
>3. There is nothing new under the sun. Groups like the Who were the
>last great inovators of rock music and everything we hear today is
>just a rehash of what we heard 30 years ago.