Re: 33 years ago

[John Hughes <john@pureneasy.fsnet.co.uk>]

Andrew, re

> > Also, can anyone name any performer that has managed throughout 
> > their career to maintain a standard of quality equal to the pinnacle 
> > point that they'd have achieved at sometime in their career?  
> > Personally, I don't The Beatles, Mozart, The Who, The Stones,
> > Nirvana, The Dead, Springsteen, Sinatra, Bach, The Clash etc, etc or 
> > any of them have ever maintained a standard level of magnificent 
> > quality with each and every song or composition that they've 
> > composed.  

For me, the answer is yes, and the artiste is Todd Rundgren. I consider
him to be America's equivalent to Pete Townshend. 

As far as the Who are concerned, they have laid some real clunkers down
on albums and singles in their time, I'd hate to think anyone believed
every single thing they've ever done was magnificent.... let's not get
carried away!

I can't give you a well articulated reason for why I have loved the
music of the Who since 1965, I've tried to explain it for family and
friends, the nearest I can say is that I am moved by the Who's music
into emotions and feelings I can't get anywhere else.

Cheers,

John