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| From | CCDatsMe@aol.com |
| Subject | Re: The Early Who By A Landslide |
| Date | Tue, 4 Apr 2006 08:50:33 EDT |
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In a message dated 4/3/06 6:52:42 PM, rob@splitsville.com writes:
> However, if you were to meet a Martian and he asked what the big deal about
> The Who was, I don't think you'd play him (it) 'I Don't Mind', 'Please
> Please Please', 'Bucket- T', 'Kids', 'The Good's Gone' (those aren't bad places to
> start, mind)- the best representation of The Who is 'Won't Get Fooled
> Again', 'Baba', Leeds version of 'Summertime Blues', 'The Real Me', '5:15', 'Slip
> Kid' and the like.
>
It would depend upon my intent, really. If I wanted to show our Martian
friend what I thought was the big deal about The Who (as opposed to what others
thought), the only one of these later Who tracks I'd play would be "Won't Get
Fooled Again;" the tracks you cite may be more indicative of what The Who
wanted to be, but I prefer virtually everything on the Meaty Beaty Big & Bouncy
collection (for example), plus "A Quick One While He's Away," "The Good's
Gone," "Call Me Lightning," "La-La-La-Lies," "I Can't Reach You," etc. And I'd
play both "I Can't Explain" and "The Kids Are Alright" twice, just to make sure
the Martian digs 'em.
NP: Phil Ochs, "I Ain't Martian Anymore"
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