Badd Eggs [12]
WHERE IDEAS COME FROM: Part Two
Here we see another BADD EGGS entry in which I have a tackled a brand-new idea-approach: this image is clearly inspired by the onstage antics of THE WHO, and especially Pete Townshend, who was notorious for this sort of expensive [?] onstage destruction of musical equipment.
In my youth, I was an avid follower of then-current pop/rock/ musical trends, and it was either NME or SOUNDS that ran a full-page advert about something to do with THE WHO, illustrated with a large picture of Townshend in the pose we see in this cartoon below: and that is exactly where I lifted this image from, --from a late-70s memory of a WHO Press Advert. So,' real life' memories and observations can often result in this sort of imagery, many years later on down the line.
I am sure I could get more mileage out of this gag approach: nobody else seems to be doing this sort of thing, or not that is obvious.
Regarding the Who: to me, I fear they are pretty terrible, just really pretentious and embarassing also-ran 'pseudo-rock' that represents some of the very worst of the B.O.F. aspects of 'yoof culture' .Nevertheless, there is no doubt they have a widespread, devout following, with some of their fans being fleeced---er, sorry, shelling out much dosh for revitalized 'modern' vinyl copies of their back-catalog.
Although I could not tolerate the WHOS' back-catalog in my house under any circumstances, I will be courteous to them, and below I list a handful of tunes they done that I think are pretty good: shame about the rest of the material, though.
GOOD STUFF FROM THE WHO:
My Generation/ Substitute/ I Can See For Miles/ 5:15/ Behind Blue Eyes/ Baba O'Reilly/ Squeezebox/ Who Are You
Here we see another BADD EGGS entry in which I have a tackled a brand-new idea-approach: this image is clearly inspired by the onstage antics of THE WHO, and especially Pete Townshend, who was notorious for this sort of expensive [?] onstage destruction of musical equipment.
In my youth, I was an avid follower of then-current pop/rock/ musical trends, and it was either NME or SOUNDS that ran a full-page advert about something to do with THE WHO, illustrated with a large picture of Townshend in the pose we see in this cartoon below: and that is exactly where I lifted this image from, --from a late-70s memory of a WHO Press Advert. So,' real life' memories and observations can often result in this sort of imagery, many years later on down the line.
I am sure I could get more mileage out of this gag approach: nobody else seems to be doing this sort of thing, or not that is obvious.
Regarding the Who: to me, I fear they are pretty terrible, just really pretentious and embarassing also-ran 'pseudo-rock' that represents some of the very worst of the B.O.F. aspects of 'yoof culture' .Nevertheless, there is no doubt they have a widespread, devout following, with some of their fans being fleeced---er, sorry, shelling out much dosh for revitalized 'modern' vinyl copies of their back-catalog.
Although I could not tolerate the WHOS' back-catalog in my house under any circumstances, I will be courteous to them, and below I list a handful of tunes they done that I think are pretty good: shame about the rest of the material, though.
GOOD STUFF FROM THE WHO:
My Generation/ Substitute/ I Can See For Miles/ 5:15/ Behind Blue Eyes/ Baba O'Reilly/ Squeezebox/ Who Are You
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