Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.3 4.3bsd-beta 6/6/85; site topaz.ARPA Path: utzoo!linus!philabs!cmcl2!seismo!columbia!topaz!hofmann From: hofmann@AMSAA.ARPA Newsgroups: net.sf-lovers Subject: War of the Worlds Message-ID: <3036@topaz.ARPA> Date: Thu, 1-Aug-85 15:56:27 EDT Article-I.D.: topaz.3036 Posted: Thu Aug 1 15:56:27 1985 Date-Received: Sat, 3-Aug-85 06:59:45 EDT Sender: daemon@topaz.ARPA Organization: Rutgers Univ., New Brunswick, N.J. Lines: 22 From: Jim Hofmann Sorry to differ with you, jeff, but I thought "War of the Worlds" was one of the most nauseating, overdone pieces of tripe I've ever heard. Unfortunately, I had two college roomates who would play this garbage ad valium. They were jerks so I didn't really value their opinion anyway and their musical tastes reinforced my feelings. Richard Burton was overbearing and any project with David Essex's name attached is sure to be a turkey. ( Remember his co-hosting gig on Solid Gold ). Jeff Wayne was from some god-awful group (correct me if I'm wrong) called Badfinger or maybe he was John Wayne's son. Anyway, considering all the good groups from that time period (1978) who couldn't even get a producer to listen to their music [ I'm talking about real music - punk ] at that time makes this overindulgence all the more TACKY. But then again it was pretty indicative of the late-70's in itself. The reason you can't find it in a record collector store is because record collectors have good taste! Nice flaming at you, Jim Hofmann