Re: Who influenced Who->

[mleaman@sccoast.net (Mark Leaman)]

>Greatest hits don't generally bring anything new (until the last couple of
>years), they are all the greatest hits culled from the catalogue (with the
>occasional oddball mix) while a live album (ie L@L) shows a side of the
>band you never see in the studio. 

Shane:

Ah, but the songs on MBB&B had (for the most part) never been released in
the USA on album, so it still qualifies.

>Along what lines?  Neither of these songs contributes to the theme of the 
>album.  OK, the songs weren't written in response to the psychadelia in 
>SP, they still were psychadelic songs on a concept album.

Those were the two you mentioned that proved that The Who were influenced by
SP. They obviously weren't.

>I was wrong when I said the songs blended (only the first 2 and last 2) 
>but I was right when I said there was no gap:  "The sequence of songs on 
>Pepper is famous in itself, being - on the vinyl version - two continuous 
>sides of music, without pauses between songs, or 'banding' to use 
>recording parlance."  from the liner notes of Sgt Pepper.

I don't care what the liner notes say, the songs have a measurable gap. Now,
The Moody Blues blended their songs.
I have the vinyl version, too...and the picture disc, for that matter. It's
the same...



                   Cheers                   ML

"Never underestimate the power of human stupidity."  L. Long