(10-18-12) WHEN WE WERE BOYS...A happy B-Day (10/9/12 ) to the late JOHN ENTWISTLE! John's bass playing prowess is well-known but all that fast finger action would amount to
nothing but 'fiddlin' about' if you didn't have the songs. The Who had plenty
of great ones, many of them written by Entwistle himself. Being an American Who
fan in the mid/late '60's meant you had to seek out most of John's tunes on
British only compilations like "Direct Hits" or rare B-sides. One of
my favorites, "When I Was A Boy", was only available as the flip side
to the non-LP "Let's See Action" '45. John's songs, with their quirky character studies and darkly humorous scenarios, made for a sharp contrast with
Townshend's anthems and high concepts. Of course, Pete could write great
character driven songs, too. "I'm A Boy" is more Entwistle than
Entwistle"! How amazing it was to have two such creative but different
writers in one ROCK N'ROLL band.
P.S. See Blooge
Archive "THE QUIETED ONE" ( 6/27/12) for RON & ZANDERS pre-STOOGE
date with the Who and destiny in London ( 1965).
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