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From: sethian@cmcl2.UUCP
Newsgroups: net.music
Subject: Re: Heavy Metal (Daze)
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Date: Fri, 21-Dec-84 10:28:00 EST
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Posted: Fri Dec 21 10:28:00 1984
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Nf-From: cmcl2!sethian    Dec 21 10:28:00 1984

Much as I consider myself one of the all-time Who fans (at age ~14 in 
1968 I made my mother of all people go with me to a Who concert because I 
couldn't drive and it was 150 miles away)...I agree that the Who are 
not a Heavy Metal Band; as any Who fan knows, the Who has no lead 
guitarist; Townsend plays rhythm, Entwhistle plays lead on his bass, 
Moon (sob!) plays attack bass lines on the drums, and Daltrey is everything 
else. Above all, the Who brood far too much to be heavy metal...this is 
a band that thinks too much (it's why I love 'em). 

    However, if you want early Heavy Metal, let us never forget Deep Purple. 
    What that band did to "Kentucky Woman" probably hurt Neil Diamond more 
    than any of the millions of other attacks he rightfully deserved. 

		  sethian@nyu sethian@lbl-csam