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Title: important question
Post by Starbuck on Mar 20^th, 2011 at 9:40am

my god people...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k0l8xRRDAOQ&NR=1

how can only four men reproduce this sound???

the clip has been seen a million times i know....and this question has been brought up before countless times...but is it possible that the who deserve the title "the world's greatest rock n roll band"??? can our boys compete with petey and moonie for energy? my god...they must have burned about 10K calories back thar...

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Post by mojoman on Mar 20^th, 2011 at 11:58am

Starbuck wrote on Mar 20^th, 2011 at 9:40am:

the magic of lip-synching see milli-vanilli

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Post by Starbuck on Mar 20^th, 2011 at 10:49pm

lip synched?

can we have some confirmation? what version?

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Post by sirmoonie on Mar 20^th, 2011 at 11:25pm

They didn't lip-synchronize (or instro-synch) at Isle of Biff, which has the same phenomena Fishbuck noted - how can 4 guys produce such massive sound?

See, e.g., http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dM7SYuhQ0yk

The Who were the best at times. No one else like them, in any case.

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Post by Kilroy on Mar 20^th, 2011 at 11:38pm

Keith Moon Blows me away............
Still to this day............................ :areyoufuckingserious

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Post by uncleson on Mar 22^nd, 2011 at 4:07pm

The Who with Moon and Entwistle were fantastic.

However, over the entire duration of their career the answer is Rolling Stones.

But you have left out The Kinks.

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Post by Child of the Moon on Mar 24^th, 2011 at 12:11am

1968-1971? The Who.

1972-1973? The Stones.

After that? Probably Springsteen.

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Post by gimmekeef on Mar 25^th, 2011 at 11:02am

Child of the Moon wrote on Mar 24^th, 2011 at 12:11am:

1968-1971? The Who.

1972-1973? The Stones.

After that? Probably Springsteen.

a few Zep fans might take exception...but its all subjective...Saw the Who in Toronto with Moonie playing his last tour gig and it was incredible...but no 72 Stones!

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Post by mojoman on Mar 25^th, 2011 at 2:58pm

gimmekeef wrote on Mar 25^th, 2011 at 11:02am:

Child of the Moon wrote on Mar 24^th, 2011 at 12:11am:

1968-1971? The Who.

1972-1973? The Stones.

After that? Probably Springsteen.

a few Zep fans might take exception...but its all subjective...Saw the Who in Toronto with Moonie playing his last tour gig and it was incredible...but no 72 Stones!

thin lizzy 10/20/77
zappa 10/29/76
pink floyd 6/16/75
roxy music 10/28/74
stones 10/17/73
zep 6/25/72
abb 3/13/71
who 8/30/70
dead 2/28/69
hendrix 10/11/68
cream 10/15/67
dylan 5/17/66&yardbirds beck/page 66?

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Post by gimmekeef on Mar 25^th, 2011 at 3:28pm

mojoman wrote on Mar 25^th, 2011 at 2:58pm:

gimmekeef wrote on Mar 25^th, 2011 at 11:02am:

Child of the Moon wrote on Mar 24^th, 2011 at 12:11am:

1968-1971? The Who.

1972-1973? The Stones.

After that? Probably Springsteen.

a few Zep fans might take exception...but its all subjective...Saw the Who in Toronto with Moonie playing his last tour gig and it was incredible...but no 72 Stones!

ahhhh what a smokin list.....i'd add the MC5..on any night!..Cream.....Ike and Tina....so many awsome acts......

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Post by Gazza on Mar 25^th, 2011 at 3:36pm

Child of the Moon wrote on Mar 24^th, 2011 at 12:11am:

1968-1971? The Who.

1972-1973? The Stones.

After that? Probably Springsteen.

No 'probably' about it IMO. Certainly in the E Street Band era.

Although I'd still argue that the Stones up to 1973 would shade The Who.

Prince circa 1987-88 (and occasionally since) would run 'em all close, as would Dylan '65-66 and again in the mid 70s., Marley & The Wailers in the 70s and of course Hendrix.

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Post by andrews27 on Mar 25^th, 2011 at 6:08pm

Dylan 1997 - Present.

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Post by mojoman on Mar 25^th, 2011 at 6:56pm

andrews27 wrote on Mar 25^th, 2011 at 6:08pm:

Dylan 1997 - Present.

has dylan ever had a bad band?

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Post by andrews27 on Mar 25^th, 2011 at 10:15pm

mojoman wrote on Mar 25^th, 2011 at 6:56pm:

andrews27 wrote on Mar 25^th, 2011 at 6:08pm:

Dylan 1997 - Present.

has dylan ever had a bad band?

Ones that didn't work out, definitely. The one with G. E. Smith and a drummer didn't jell, though good intentions abounded. I blame lack-a-day Bob there - I saw one of the shows.

Rolling Thunder Revue playing the Desire songs was definitely first-rate big-sound chaos and cacaphony. I just listened to the CBS anthology of RTR and it's missing the "wall of sound" in the originals. Turning Scarlet Rivera down was a bad move applied to a great band. I saw the afternoon show at Niagara Falls.

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Post by Steel Wheels on Mar 26^th, 2011 at 6:00am

For me it's only the Stones. Anytime Keith rips off an open G riff it's all the magic in the world right there. It doesn't get better than seeing the Rolling Stones launch into Brown Sugar or some other high-octane classic.