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Re: 90% male--why?
John, re:
Well, now, there are aspects of the Who songs you mentioned,
and others, that can apply to women.
1. PICTURES OF LILY; OK it's about boys' masturbation, but
girls masturbate, too
2. DREAMING FROM THE WAIST; what girls don't have sexual
urges, drives, etc. Yeah, try to tell my wife that!
3. The Who destroyed equipment--girls destroy things too
(just ask my daughters that)
What this all comes down is that the Who viewed the world
from a (naturally) masculine perspective, and they may have
spoken more directly to males, but I think your examples do
more to say why males like the Who than why females DON'T
tend to like the Who as much.
/Jim
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Subject: 90% male--why?
Author: CNMX58A@prodigy.com ( JOHN J SUTTER III) at ~internet
Sun Dec 7 13:22:25 PST 1997
Date: 3/14/96 1:25 PM
>the audience was 90% male
>>I noticed this, too
>>>why is this
In the sixties, the Who destroyed their equipment and played songs
like "Pictures Of Lily" and "Legal Matter." In the seventies, the Who
did Quadrophenia, a story of the trials and tribulations of "Jimmy."
In the mid seventies, they did songs like "Dreaming Form The Waist."
Just a thought.
PS--I think there was a reference to heavily male audiences for rock
bands in the movie "This Is Spinal Tap."