jimbow8 Wrote:(Interesting fact: George Harrison (My favorite Beatle by far) was the first ex-Beatle to have a #1 album)
Bluesman Mike Lindner Wrote:Pete Townshend was a better songwriter, in his prime, than either Jagger/Richards or Plant/Page.
Bluesman Mike Lindner Wrote:Jimbo, I'll say this--Pete Townshend was a better songwriter, in his prime, than either Jagger/Richards or Plant/Page. No? Well, sir...I'll meet you in Monument Valley at dawn. Weapons? A guitar and a pen. Bring your drummer...if you have one in your band who can stand up for you, sir.I won't argue you on that point, but Led Zeppelin had better musicians than anyone in the Who. Don't get me wrong, I like the Who, but Keith Moon often couldn't keep time all the way through a song.
fpw Wrote:No argument from this quarter. The sly wink of the stutter in "My Generation" and the most down-and-dirty, eyes-wide-open political song ever: "Won't Get Fooled Again."I hope no fan of the mod foursome will think ill of me if I confide that I like much of Pete's solo work--"Slit Skirts," "Pavardigar," "And All Shall Be Well," "Now and Then," among many others--quite as much as I appreciate the Who's own classic tracks. (Yeah right, Blues..how about RIPPED SHIRTS, RIPPED SHIRTS, JEANNIE NEVER WEARS NO SLIT SKIRTS, SLIT SKIRTS, SHE WON'T BE SEEN IN NO SLIT SKIRT, SLIT SKIRT, CAN'T PRETEND THAT GROWING OLDER NEVER HURTS--=that's= rock and roll. Not Dave Marsh's corny horseshit...)
jimbow8 Wrote:I won't argue you on that point, but Led Zeppelin had better musicians than anyone in the Who. Don't get me wrong, I like the Who, but Keith Moon often couldn't keep time all the way through a song.I think we're pretty much in agreement, Jimbow. I don't believe either of us is arguing against fine rock and roll. But consider how much the Who and Zep had in common: 1) a pretty-boy lead singer, 2) an extraordinary bassist who doubled on other instruments, 3) an innovative guitar man, and 4) a spectacular drummer who's excesses put him down =long= before necessary. But I'm a lyric fella myself. That's what I've contributed to the onstage guys and gals I've worked with through the years. And I consider Pete's lyrics, in their way--certainly in their unblinking honesty--as good as Dylan's. And Dylan is the MASTER. Try as I may, I can't see Robert Plant writing something as simple and insightful as, "Now and then/you see a soul/and you fall in love/you can't do a thing about it." And I'm not denegrating Plant's talents for a second. I just don't think he and Pete work on the same plane. No diss--after a lotta years, I don't (sob) either. (Hey--I'm trying hard, though--why, just this week, I found two new rhymes for "orange!") But Jimbow--what songs didn't Keith keep solid time through?