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Re: [bomp] Who biographies
"Maximum R&B" by Richard Barnes, if you don't already have that.
I don't have it in front of me, but there is one called "Teenage Wasteland"
about their early years. I can't recall the author, it could be Chris
Charlesworth but don't quote me on it.
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Michael Snider" <lasciviumdei@yahoo.com>
To: <bomp@xnet2.com>
Sent: Wednesday, February 02, 2005 10:07 PM
Subject: [bomp] Who biographies
>
> I just read "Before I Get Old" by Dave Marsh, which
> has to be the least interesting bio on an extremely
> interesting band ever written. It drove home how much
> I've always hated Marsh's writing. Marsh managed to
> make the Who seem boring and mediocre, even in the
> 60s. Any better books out there on them? Just thought
> I'd ask the group.
>
> (BTW, the book does mention Townshend's "power pop"
> quote from '67, although it's not worth suffering
> through to get to that quote)
>
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