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From: dce@tekecs.UUCP (David Elliott)
Newsgroups: net.music
Subject: Re: Why my favourite group broke up
Message-ID: <1871@tekecs.UUCP>
Date: Sat, 20-Aug-83 15:30:43 EDT
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Posted: Sat Aug 20 15:30:43 1983
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1) Townshend's solo efforts are OK. They are no better than any other
albums by good musicians.

2) The Beatles are not the original rock and roll band. They are just
one of the most famous. I can name quite a few better rock and roll
albums than the white album : The Nazz, Any Chuck Berry album,
"No More Heroes" by the Stranglers, "Never Mind the Bollocks", Any
Bowie Album (except for "Let's Dance"), Any pre-1980 UFO album,
"For Your Pleasure" by Roxy Music, "Meet The Beatles", "My
Generation", "Third Reich and Roll" by the Residents, Both New
York Dolls albums.

I really get tired of hearing about how great the Beatles were.
The music industry is full of leaches who have learned how to
make most people believe that whatever sells is good (look at
disco, if you can stomach it).

3) I meant Henry Ford.

By the way, I admire you for replying to my article. The only other
responses I got were about my Fonda mistake ("On Golden Pond" was
on TV the night before, so I forgot he was dead. He looked alive
enough to me.).

You have to realize that I was not brought up listening to white
rock music. The first record I ever owned was "Want Ads" by
Jean Knight. This may account for the fact that I can distinguish
between 'Popular' and 'Good'.

			David