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Re: [bomp] Dead Wreckening
--- NankerPhlg@aol.com escribis:
>
> <<< i reckoned i knew what they would sound like,
> and i'd hate it. and d'you know what? they were just
> what i'd expected -- aimless, blues-based jams, with
> absolutely NO TUNES. and yep, i hated them.
> stinking, hairy, hippy shite. why are they so
> popular? my hypothesis: most people are boring and
> mediocre, so they like their music that way, too.
> >>>
>
> Yeah, it's always good to decide something is no
> good *before* you hear it, so you'll go in with a
> nice open mind. Yup.
I did discover the Dead with an open mind ; I had high
school
friends who were Deadheads. After hearing their work I
decided that they were lame for the most part, except
for the Warlocks boot and the 1st album - and even
those were decent but ordinary for the era
The true insult added to injury is how many Dead fans
thought their
covers were Dead originals- not too many Deadheads
ever searched out Merle Haggard, Buck Owens and Everly
Brothers records (later CDs)
to discover the original versions....
Ever heard the story of how the Dead treated the Doors
like crap when Morrison and co. first opened for them?
Petty jealousy at its finest with the additional
element of SF prejudice against SoCal
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