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Friends In Your Head | Forums → Movie Stuff → "The Kids Are Alright (The Who)" Review by Darth Praxus [No Spoilers]
From that epoch of music history I'll take Floyd, Stones, Late-Beatles, Zep and maybe then The Who, in that order.
Nah. I find Floyd too dull. In terms of live greatness, yeah, Led Zeppelin is pretty close, and Jimmy Page definitely beats Pete Townshend as a lead guitarist, but Daltrey is a much better frontman than Plant, Entwistle is a better bassist than John Paul Jones, and while Bonham is a better drummer than Moon technically, Keith just had so much more energy and passion. Plus, it was The Who who gave Led Zeppelin their name in the first place (interesting anecdote, that). I'd tie late Beatles with The Who for innovation in the studio--both helped to redefine rock and roll, with The Who inventing instrument smashing and the rock opera, pushing the limits of rhythm instruments like the bass and drums, and utilizing some of the first synthesizers in rock music, and The Beatles being, well, The Beatles. However, in terms of live showmanship, The Who blew The Fab Four out of the water. And as for the Stones...eh. not a fan.
I like the angst that fueled Floyd's stuff, and the mellowness matches my personality...fair to say it helped shape my personality, as much time as I've spent spaced-out listening to their early wierd stuff. Echoes, Ummagumma, Obscured by Clouds. Pass that shit over here. (<-not a song title ;-P)
Also, to be fair, I've never really listened to anything but "Tommy" and the classic-rock radio cuts by The Who...so it's not to say I hate them or anything. What I know of them has always sounded too sappy and on the nose for me, lyrically at least. I'll make no argument against their musicianship or showmanship, I've just never thought to myself, "Self, we really need to listen to some Who right now."
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