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| From | "Borislow, Gary" <gary.borislow@sage.com> |
| Subject | Re: Emitt Rhodes / The Merry Go Round |
| Date | Fri, 16 Sep 2005 16:00:11 -0400 |
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I suspect that there are some of you that have the "Listen, Listen: The Best
of Emitt Rhodes" comp that are wondering if it is necessary to get the new
Merry-Go-Round comp, "Listen, Listen: The Definitive Collection". I say
"Yes, Yes: You Fool". Virtually all of the deep cuts from the
Merry-Go-Round album (and Emitt's first solo album) that are presented on
this collection are absolutely stellar pop. Granted we're talking about a
limited number of songs, but I would say that the Merry-Go-Round/Emitt
Rhodes output in the 60's rivals only the Beatles in terms of a great songs:
total songs ratio.
Does anybody know if Paul McCartney has ever heard Emitt's music? I'd be
surprised if Paul was not completely floored by the masterful way Emitt
emulated him.
Gary B
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