The Beatles albums vs The Who albums

Hi,

I would agree to this, only in that you could not see the Beatles in concert like we could The Who. If the Beatles had done a bunch of concerts that neared anywhere close to the songs they did on top of the building, they would probably have a lot more respect and appreciation. They could still play together and then some!

As far as the studio is concerned, I would have to say that the Beatles, were much more interesting and better because they had GEORGE MARTIN ... and if you really want to learn something about GM, try listening to the redone Goon shows in the BBC, and pay special attention to the sound effects ... all of them done (for the most part) with GM, who stated in his special that doing comedy really helped because what you have to do is make it work even better. And he did albums for Peter Sellers where you can see a wonderful blend of comedy, voices, style and sound ... and I'm not sure it could be done with an amateur at hand.

Some folks don't think that GM was that valuable, but when you see his special, there is reason to believe that he was the 5th Beatle, and a much more important person in the studio than anything else, specially helping put it all together.

The Who, became the darlings of the concert scene when Keith started copying Legs Larry Smith (Bonzo Dog Band) who used to smash and kick the drums at the end of their show. And it helped give The Who some notoriety ... but the fans ignored the BDB ... but in case you are bored, you really ought to go listen to Roger Ruskin Spear's version of that one WHO song ... it's better than the original by miles!!!