RES: are the who important?

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

People,

All I can say is that the Who is the most important band to me.

Oswaldo Akamine Jr.
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-----Mensagem original-----
De: owner-thewho@igtc.com [mailto:owner-thewho@igtc.com] Em nome de
O'Neal, Kevin W.
Enviada em: terga-feira, 23 de abril de 2002 16:16
Para: 'thewho@igtc.com'
Assunto: Re: are the who important?

	>Subject: Re: are the who important? 
	>From: "Neil E. Weissman" 
>Importance is personal.  Music and the music of the Who are important
to
>me (and you as members of the list) as a fan.
>
>I would say the Who was important in the evolution of rock as a stage
show
>and took the idea of a concept album to new levels.  They are more
>important because they touched many people in many ways...and that is
>personal.

I don't think there is any question that The Who is important to music,
historically.  They were pioneers any way you look at it.
Unless I'm wrong, I think the gist of the question is regarding their
importance or relevance to today's music scene.  *That's* where the
question
of "what does important mean" comes in.
Keets, am I reading you and this thread right?

Kevin in VT