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| From | "Josh Chasin" <jchasin@nyc.rr.com> |
| Subject | Re: Fabs vs Floyd |
| Date | Tue, 27 Feb 2007 15:58:36 -0500 |
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I'm going to have to go read Sam's piece. I still find the Beatles songs to
sound timeless (well, the good ones), but I really can't listen to Floyd
anymore; it all sounds like :music to get stoned for the first time to" to
me now.
Not that there's anything wrong with that...
----- Original Message -----
From: "Michael Bennett" <mrhonorama@hotmail.com>
To: <audities@smoe.org>
Sent: Tuesday, February 27, 2007 12:38 PM
Subject: Re: Fabs vs Floyd
> Sam --
>
> This is an interesting piece, but I think in evaluating legacies, you look
> a lot to influence and how Floyd's sound is more "modern" than The
> Beatles. And in so doing, you certainly make the case more compelling
> than I originally thought.
>
> But the most significant aspect of The Beatles legacy is the music itself.
> This is what makes it so staggering -- so many great songs that will
> endure for generations to come. And it's not that Pink Floyd's music
> won't also live on, but they simply don't have the incredible volume of
> incredible songs.
>
> There's more to be said about this, but that was my first impression.
>
> Mike Bennett
>
>
>
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>
>>From: Sam Smith <sam@lullabypit.com>
>>Reply-To: audities@smoe.org
>>To: Audities <audities@smoe.org>
>>Subject: Fabs vs Floyd
>>Date: Tue, 27 Feb 2007 09:21:46 -0700
>>
>> There's a question that's been rattling around in my head for awhile
>>about the comparative legacies of The Beatles and Pink Floyd. In brief, I
>>think things have shifted over time, and while I have nothing at ALL but
>>praise for J, P, G & R, I wonder if they haven't been surpassed in some
>>ways.
>>
>>The piece is pretty darned long, so let me just give you the link. If
>>you're interested, bop over and have a read:
>>http://www.livejournal.com/users/lullabypit/271802.html
>>
>>Now back to sitting around wishing I had Polcie tix....
>>--
>>
>>_______________________
>>
>>Sam Smith
>>
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