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Re: Who vs. Zep sales
On Sat, 10 Feb 1996, Mark Leaman wrote:
> > Well, there's one other reason Zeppelin needed a lead singer: Jones
> >and Page couldn't sing for shit. I have a Zep boot on which Jones
> >sings SAndy Denny's parts in "Battle of Evermore," and frankly... Jones
> >caterwauling borders on cruelty to animals. The WHo on the other hand
> >had Entwistle and Townshend, who could both sing, but not with the
> >power of Daltrey. Townshend's vocals on his solo albums, however, are
> >quite impressive in places, especially on "Secondhand Love."
>
> Actually, while Moon disintegrated through the years, and Roger lost a bit
> of his old fury, and John stayed about the same (read: the greatest bass
> player in the world)...Pete was the only member of the band that got better
> and better through the years. Not only his vocals, but his guitarwork...I
> was thoroughly impressed with his playing on the `89 tour (when he did play
> electric...he's always been an outstanding acoustic player).
>
I've always felt that it was John who improved the most--his work on the
earlier albums is revolutionary, but some of the stuff he does on, say,
Quadrophenia, is truly mindblowing.