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Re: Are the Who important?



> >Do any listers here have any comments?  What defines important?
>

>To me, with out having put a whole bunch of thought into it (I'm kind of 
>preoccupied with another Who related topic that I haven't posted on yet. 
>It's pretty intense and really has more to do with English music/pop/punk, 
>etc....  more later...or soon) I see important as:
>music that serves a function.  Kind of in the same way that Grunge was 
>important in the Mid-90's as an expression of Generation X's discontent

Aha.  Something that's representive of the times?  A particular Zeitgeist 
(spirit)?  Pete nailed this one with "My Generation."  That one should 
ensure a place in future music history books, at least.

keets

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