Re: Who analysis & Lennon's feedback

["Bryce R. Nelson" <nelsonbr@plu.edu>]

On Wed, 14 May 1997, Mark R. Leaman wrote:

> > As far as I know the first recorded instance of guitar feedback was on the
> > Beatles' "I Feel Fine" which came out in November of 1964.  It was at the
> > very beginning and was accidental but the Beatles liked it and kept it on
> > the song.  
> 
> Bryce:
> 
> That's what McCartney said, but I'm not buying it. The Who were using
> feedback before this and had opened for The Beatles. So were The Kinks
> and Tridents (Jeff Beck's group). If Lennon "discovered" it "by
> accident," he must have been completely oblivious of the music scene in
> England...do you think that could possibly be the case? I don't know for
> sure, but I sincerely doubt it.
> 
> - -- 
> 
>             Cheers                ML
> 
Mark,

Whatever you say about other groups using it in live shows before that,
the question was who was the first band to put it on record.  The answer
is the Beatles.  As far as Lennon discovering it, I have no idea, but from
reading books and watching the Beatles Anthology it sounded like a legit
deal to me.  The book that I have says that "I Feel Fine" was recorded on
October 18, 1964.  You have any dates as to when the Who opened for the
Beatles?  If it was before that date, then I can see your point.  If not,
this whole arguement is pretty moot.

As far as the whole music scene in England goes, in late 1964 the Beatles
were pretty much dominating it.  So the fact that they would have been
innovators in this area is hardly surprising to me.

Bryce