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| From | Michael Coxe <popville@gmail.com> |
| Subject | Re: Loud criticism of The Who? |
| Date | Fri, 12 Feb 2010 14:45:36 -0800 |
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On 2/12/2010 2:10 PM, Gregory Sager wrote:
> I agree completely, Michael. I don't have much patience with the idea
> that rock'n'roll is supposed to be High Art untrammeled by
> commercialism. Truth is, the Who never held themselves above
> advertising and commercial concerns; too many people see *The Who
> Sell Out* as a parodic statement, when it was actually an
> affectionate homage to pirate radio and the advertising jingles that
> made pirate radio possible. The Who recorded a commercial for the
> American Cancer Society in the late '60s ("Little Billy"), and I have
> no doubt that if they had been asked to record a jingle for the
> purposes of selling a product in a straightforward deal they would've
> followed in the wake of other bands such as the Jefferson Airplane
> and the Chocolate Watchband and done so.
Jerry Garcia once answered an interviewer's praise that the Grateful
Dead (at that time) had not sold out with "But they never asked us!".
- Michael
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