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| From | Mike Bennett <mrhonorama@hotmail.com> |
| Subject | Re: Blue Ash Influence and....Jellyfish, too |
| Date | Thu, 12 Jun 2008 11:21:00 -0500 |
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While I'm not sure that the influence was entirely positive, I don't think there's any doubt that Jellyfish was one of the most influential power pop acts of its era.
Mike BennettBlog: http://blog.myspace.com/mrhonorama Music stuff: http://habloennui.blogspot.comFind out about Chicago shows: http://launch.groups.yahoo.com/group/chicagopopshowreport/> Date: Thu, 12 Jun 2008 09:17:14 -0600> Subject: Blue Ash Influence and....Jellyfish, too> From: popmusic@notlame.com> To: audities@smoe.org> > I don't disagree. I was saying 'one could make an argument' they could> place up there. Much as I love the band, not sure I could! There were not> a lot of bands in the mainstream making music like this in the early 70s -> so the ones that were there(at least on major labels), had influence on fans> who were into post-Beatle pop/rock.> > That's another thread, though - a list of the Top 25 most influential power> pop artists.> > I'll throw depth charge out, tho. My putting out the Jellyfish box set> back in 2002, I can tell you with all kinds of anecdotes and stories how> much I UNDER-estimated the bands' influence. And *I* freaking mortgaged my> house to get that bugger out back then and I really did not have an idea of> their impact on so many, many thousands of music fans.> > I have hundreds of emails from fans that I saved - the passion was> unbridled, for sure - but it was clear how incredibly impactfull the band> was on almost anyone who saw them live and the experience folks had w/> listening to their records was well beyond the band just being a casual> favorite for so m any fans.> > Before 2002, I would place Jellyfish, say,Top 20 or 25, if I was inclined to> ponder a list. After my experiences the last five years w/ fans from> releasing "Fan Club", I would put them easily in the top 10 as the amount of> bands and musicians inspired by their (limited) work is immense and> influence substantial.> > (btw, there are a few handfuls of the original discs (not the box sets) that> I found a few weeks ago and put up on the site - email me off list if yr> interested or just search jellyfish on the not lame site - but do so in next> day or two)> > Bruce> @ Not Lame> > > > > > From: <audities-owner@smoe.org>> > Reply-To: <audities@smoe.org>> > Date: Thu, 12 Jun 2008 00:02:04 -0400> > To: <audities@smoe.org>> > Subject: audities-digest V5 #1004 (15 msgs)> > > > Date: Wed, 11 Jun 2008 22:43:06 -0400> > From: "Stewart Mason" <craigtorso@verizon.net>> > To: <audities@smoe.org>> > Subject: Re: Blue Ash Vs. NY Dolls> > Message-ID: <001a01c8cc36$0befbbe0$1d02a8c0@Sparky>> > > > > > ----- Original Message -----> > From: "Holmes Online" <bholmes_fm@msn.com>> >> I'll argue that not enough people heard them to make a top 25> >> "influence" list. Not that they wouldn't be worthy - I'm ambivalent> >> there - but to be influenced by someone you need to encounter them> >> at that certain stage in your career. I suspect there's a long list> >> of bands ahead of these guys.> > > > I'm a fairly knowledgeable power pop fan with an eye towards the> > music's history. I'm not sure I could name three Blue Ash songs other> > than "Abracadabra," and frankly, I tend to think of the Records'> > version first, because that was the one I first heard. I'm not saying> > they're not worthy or anything, but I'm with Bill: I wouldn't think of> > them as anywhere close to a Top 25 act.> >
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