RES: MTV Turns 20 - I Want My MTV - WHO Cares?

["Oswaldo Akamine Jr." <motax@uol.com.br>]

And, just to have a word on it, the Who were a mod band. As mod has a
lot to do with "the look", in a (different) way, they have conquered a
part of their audience by that too.

Also, don't forget Elvis, Pat Boone, Cliff Richards, etc. And Ian
Stewart was dropped by the Stones because of 60's beauty standarts!

Oswaldo, in Sco Paulo/Brazil.

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De: owner-thewho@igtc.com [mailto:owner-thewho@igtc.com] Em nome de
Brian Cady
Enviada em: quinta-feira, 2 de agosto de 2001 08:37
Para: thewho@igtc.com
Assunto: RE: MTV Turns 20 - I Want My MTV - WHO Cares?


> I recall Pete said The Who would never have made it in an MTV-driven 
> music industry--that they were all too ugly.

Yes but don't forget he complained in 1966 about The Who having problems
making it because of their looks. He was talking on A Whole Scene Going
about how quickly The Walker Brothers hit in England because they were
so good looking. It might be true that looks didn't matter all that much
during the classic rock era (1967-1975) but otherwise looks have always
been a factor in pop music.

        -Brian in Atlanta
         The Who This Month!
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