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catching up...
From: JeffW:
>>>
Anyways, point is, good or bad, the Who broke some new
ground creatively, whether I personally like it or not, since then, as
has
Townshend. I don't see it with Clapton. His popularity utterly baffles
me.
I know, I know, it's his fame, fortune, etc. but what the hell
difference
does that make?
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I like to think of it as finally getting his due for all the phenomenal
stuff that went by everyone the first time. I mean, his first Grammy was
for Best Male Vocal on "Bad Love." Off the top of my head, I can think
of about 6000 things that EC did through 461 Ocean Blvd that should have
gotten a Grammy. they just never gave him one because a) he was a heroin
addict 2) the Grammys are not interested in Edge Value, just Visibility
(see: Cheryl Crow) 3) he managed to survive more or less intact.
oh, yeah,... the Who falls into the same category
From: "Gary M. Gillman" <garyg@inforamp.net>
>>>
Yes, I mean suspended (or sustained) chords - a staple of the modern rock
sound. Think of Jack and Diane, Summer of '69, Jailbreak, Power Windows,
all
of Boston, Cheap Trick, Styx, Green Day, Smithereens, Def Leppard, AC/DC,
some Van Halen, and there are hundreds of other examples. I maintain
this is Townshend's signature power chord sound developed in the late
60's,
showcased live at Leeds and refined on Who's Next....Gary M.
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Or, you could just mention the opening of Pinball Wizard...
From: cuda340@tribeca.ios.com (Tesco Vee)
>>>
You don't have to know anything about medicine to know
that Pete probably would have been close to bleeding to death to produce
that much blood, but I like to muse that this really happened, because
it's
such a good story. However, this wasn't as good as another one he told
me
about The Who.
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Having some experience in this matter, I can say that a surprisingly
small cut near the nail bed of your finger will produce a shocking amount
of blood, especially if you continue to windmill...
Normally, I would join in the Zep/Who debate, being a diehard fan of
both, but I'm honestly too damn tired this time. I'll wait for the next
one...
OK,
KLW