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Re: The Who Mailing List Digest V6 #11



At 12:53 -0800 1/12/1999, The Who Mailing List Digest wrote:
>Date: Tue, 12 Jan 1999 10:55:37 -0500 (EST)
>From: Derick Bhupsingh <d056071c@dc.seflin.org>
>
>I remember when
>"RELAY" was released as a single and was somewhat critisized in the British
>music press and media in general,as The Who's attempt to play funk and that
>it was the poorest who record for a long time,an almost embarrased Pete
>Townshend retorted angrily" WE can put shit singles out if we want to,we're
>THE WHO".

Funk??  You're kidding.  Not only does it NOT sound like funk (to this
admitted non-expert on the genre), I'll always remember how when I heard it
for the first time I thought the introduction was the perfect musical
interpretation of an electrical relay.  I'm just sorry Pete was panicked
into anything like admitting the possibility it might be substandard.



>Date: Tue, 12 Jan 1999 13:48:43 -0500
>From: Howard Powers <howie@rexnet.net>
>Subject: Pete's sexuality and the music
>
>But reading/knowing/whatever
>about the man and his ideas helps give the music meaning.  Especially
>something
>as obtuse as Tommy.

"Obscure", yes.  "Abstruse", yes.  "Obtuse"???

Alan
Be sure to read _McKendree: A Burning Novel of Murder and Revenge_
by Douglas Hirt, ISBN 0-8439-4184-7  (available at www.amazon.com)