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Townshend and the poets



A footnote to my own last post to clarify that the Romantic cultural revival
of the 60's was not of course restricted to expressions of frustration and
anger: there was a positive, hopeful side as well, which was the resolution
of those other feelings, and for example can be seen in PT's early youth
solidarity singles and the spiritual ambitions of Tommy and Join Together
(Quad was more a realistic looking back, as many listers have noted). Also,
note the essential humanity and hopefulness of the rock of this era, and
humour, most of which is lacking in today's rock which under the influence
of punk retains the old youth/frustration/insouciance but lacks these other,
more optimistic elements....Gary M.