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Group: rec.music.progressive · Group Profile
Author: geminijacksonis
Date: Jul 22, 2008 10:39

On Jul 17, 1:11 pm, Raja gmail.com> wrote:
> On Jul 17, 10:09 am, drew technologist.com> wrote:
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>> On Jul 17, 10:57 am, Raja gmail.com> wrote:
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>>> Nowadays The Who are a regular fixture on VH1 Classic rock. Every time
>>> I turn on Classic Rock channel, it is The Who playing some concert,
>>> the movie Tommy going on or some documentary about The Who.
>
>>> Many consider The Who to be the 3rd greatest rock band of all times
>>> (behind The Beatles and The Rolling Stones). Some consider them second
>>> best rock band of all time behind The Beatles. There are considered
>>> unanimously the greatest hard rock band of all times.
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>>> So how many great songs did they make. I have all their studio albums,
>>> live at leeds, and most of their compilations.
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>>> Chronologically I think these are their greatest songs ever (which
>>> belong to any alltime songs list)...
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>>> Studio album tracks
>>> 1. My Generation
>>> 2. The Kids Are Alright
>>> 3. A Legal Matter
>>> 4. Boris The Spider
>>> 5. Mary Anne With A Shaky Hand
>>> 6. I Can See For Miles
>>> 7. Overture
>>> 8. Pinball Wizard
>>> 9. Im Free
>>> 10. Baba O' Riley
>>> 11. Bargain
>>> 12. Behind Blue Eyes
>>> 13. Wont Get Fooled Again
>>> 14. The Real Me
>>> 15. Love Reign Over Me
>>> 16. However Much I Booze
>>> 17. Squeeze Box
>>> 18. Eminence Front
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>>> Singles
>>> 19. I Cant Explain
>>> 20. The Seeker
>>> 21. Anyway, Anyhow, Anywhere
>>> 22. Magic Bus
>>> 23. Substitute
>>> 24. Im A Boy
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>>> So a band has 24 great songs. Is that enough to be considered the
>>> second or third greatest rock bands of all time. All these 24 songs
>>> can be squeezed into one CD. So they effectively made one great album
>>> of songs! Now try to count the number of great songs bands like
>>> Beatles, Rolling Stones, Kinks, Pink Floyd, Led Zeppelin, Yes made. I
>>> am trying to be objective about this. I have nothing against them. I
>>> am just trying to figure out WOTS THE DEAL. Is it because of the
>>> INFLUENCE FACTOR. I agree they were massively influencial and a great
>>> live band. But were they as good as they are made out to be? Can a
>>> band which has merely an album of great songs considered to be that
>>> great?
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>> You think Boris the Spider is a better song than Who are You? ?- Hide quoted text -
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>> - Show quoted text -
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> I never found anything special about Who Are You. Too much of synth
> and it is not even that good.

I believe this is the first time I've ever agreed with you.
-GJ
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