Re: [petetownshend] Re: Who Basher??

["Derick Bhupsingh" <circles01@hotmail.com>]

Ever since the emergence of 'Punk' the NME in particular have given
The Who a hard time which was a complete turn about from that paper's
previous attitude to the band.I have come to expect this from the NME. (The 
Who could do no wrong before).
The writers,Roy Carr,Charles Shaar Murray and one or two others were
the type of recognised,respected rock journalist that could write a very
good,objective review. I think Pete is probably right about this person
that wrote the article. I stopped reading NME many years ago,not because
of any article trashing The Who, trash away you're free to do so,but
because there's a double standard somewhere in there.
They proclaim that The Who should fade away for whatever reasons,but
can much of the music that they write about be considered all that good?
Their 'youngish' attitude means that only people or bands in their early 
20's are any good ? Oh please ! The NME made a frigging living off
The Who for many a year,especially during the Daltrey and Townshend
feuding period,and Keith's looning they must have sold millions of papers 
back then! They
simply could not get enough Who,often sending writers to New York or
Paris to report back with pictures and articles. As I 've said before,
to all those idiots who don't understand,What would you have The Who do ? 
You want them do fade away,die,retire,whatever? What would you have
them do ? They are Musicians,they,play,create,perform,it's what they do
best. What would you have them do ? Should 'Rock Journalists' careers
be over by the time they are 30 or older ? No. So why should The Who
end their career because the NME says so. What a load of old bollocks!
The 16,000 or more inside MSG were not forced to go there,they went
there because they love the band,appreciate great music and know that
class is class and that The Who are in a class that nobody can ever
aspire to.
Regards,
Derick.


>From: "JON PYWELL" <jpywell@hotmail.com>
>Reply-To: petetownshend@egroups.com
>To: petetownshend@egroups.com
>Subject: [petetownshend] Re: Who Basher??
>Date: Fri, 06 Oct 2000 14:06:54 GMT
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>Hurrah at last a shit review, NOW we've got our selves a good old fashioned
>WHO tour. No WHO tour would have been complete without at least one crap
>article from a talentless journo.
>judging from Petes comments last week in his 'tampa stampa' diary HE knew
>they would be coming and was well ahead of the game as usual!
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>"I cannot revise history, especially not the recorded internal history of
>the dumb press who go back and back to their own ridiculous overfilled and
>over-exalted files for their own ridiculous exaggerations and
>re-exaggerations and even then again regurgitated exaggerations about how
>many times The Who have comeback and how many orchestras have accompanied
>us. On this latter orchestral point I think they have confused Roger's and
>my solo work for The Who - now is that a mere technicality? If I write for
>Gardening Weekly does that discredit my efforts as a serious novelist?."
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>"Finally, there is the ultimate slur. There is the inference that anyone 
>who
>does what we have done in the past when we were young and brave is in some
>way to be mistrusted if we should wish to ever earn money from our popular
>art. I condemn this aspersion without hesitation. I had a right to grab the
>stage. I had a right to leave it. I have a right to return to it. It is the
>audience who grant me the stage. Not journalists or critics.
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>I cant comment on the NY post but on the NME isnt that a tired old music
>paper that is living on its own past glories?   is it not a music paper
>aimed at students and any one under 25 who thinks that no one over 25 gets
>angry and has the right to play music?
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>I dont know about you guys but the 2 articles I read were nothing better
>than anything any high school student could have put there name to. call
>themselves rock and roll critics. I think we are lucky Pete is better at 
>his
>job than they are there's. bless em all.
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>Jon
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