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    Posted: August 31 2008 at 03:41
I mean, seriously? Who is this dude? He was some kinda nameless producer, "collaborating" with the Moody Blues (c'mon, for reals yo? Those dudes lived in a bubble!).
 
And then, bam! Outta nowhere he grabs some old prog rockers at the height of their non-popularity and creates The War of the Worlds, so cheesey it's good (although, at points, not quite faithful to the book...you know, like EVERY adaptation of the thing).
 
A few years later he...releases a compilation of the one album! Puts on a musical! Does a disco version! Does a...a...a video game? Huh? What the crap? This man, this Jeff Wayne, whoever he is, makes Arthur Brown seem like a normal human being.
 
He does this Spartacus thing, right? And he doesn't grab any of his old sidemen, his Wakemen or Haywords or Burtons (how the crap did he get Richard Burton, whose creepy floating head inhabits all the stage videos? That's the one that really throws me for a loop), and it's universally reviled, as opposed to loved like the first one.
 
Hmm...
 
So what does he do? He don't play instruments, I'm wondering about the writing part. Does he just hire people?
 
HE DOESN'T EVEN HAVE A PICTURE ON HIS PAGE HERE!!!
 
I don't think he's real.
 
Even if some of these songs are pretty damn good.


Edited by The Whistler - August 31 2008 at 03:42
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you're right, I suspect 'Jeff Wayne' is really a well-funded think tank in Montana that tried to cash in on the 'prog rock craze'
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Damn those kids and their "prog rock!"
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Points: 10618 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: August 31 2008 at 08:40
Originally posted by Atavachron Atavachron wrote:

you're right, I suspect 'Jeff Wayne' is really a well-funded think tank in Montana that tried to cash in on the 'prog rock craze'


In other words, he's Alan Parsons   ha ha just kidding folks, put away your tomatoes.
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Oh he does exist.  I think his father had something to do with War of the Worlds as well, if I remember correctly.

In fact, all you have to do is read his Wikipedia entry.

This thread is now redundant. LOL
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The wikipedia article WAS just War of the Worlds. Ugh. Clearly the man was not content in having an album, a comp, a stage show and a video game; Jeff Wayne has become the living embodiment of Jeff Wayne's War of the Worlds.
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And now the Brooklyn Academy of Fine Arts presents Woi Of Da Woilds...
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The Waynes in Spain...Mainly on the plain.

Do 'The Stanley' otherwise I'll thrash you with some rhubarb.
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Originally posted by The Whistler The Whistler wrote:

The wikipedia article WAS just War of the Worlds. Ugh. Clearly the man was not content in having an album, a comp, a stage show and a video game; Jeff Wayne has become the living embodiment of Jeff Wayne's War of the Worlds.


Erm no...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeff_Wayne

There's a photo... albeit small... plus a mention of the fact he likes Tennis.
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That's a very nice passion. Big%20smile
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Originally posted by James James wrote:

Originally posted by The Whistler The Whistler wrote:

The wikipedia article WAS just War of the Worlds. Ugh. Clearly the man was not content in having an album, a comp, a stage show and a video game; Jeff Wayne has become the living embodiment of Jeff Wayne's War of the Worlds.


Erm no...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeff_Wayne

There's a photo... albeit small... plus a mention of the fact he likes Tennis.
 
A SMALL photo you say? Just a small one? Hmm...
 
Oh, and, tennis. Yeah. GREAT cover. My gramma likes tennis. You'll have to do better than THAT, Mr. Wayne...if that even is your real name!


Edited by The Whistler - September 04 2008 at 04:27
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Points: 822 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: September 04 2008 at 23:21
He must be John Wayne's son ! [ fatherly advice ]

"Talk low, talk slow and don't talk too much"

Jeff's made it an artform.
Looking still the same after all these years...
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Points: 5898 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: September 05 2008 at 14:41
I find everything about that guy's career so... random. A composer of advertising jingles who went on to make musicals of The War of the Worlds and Spartacus. Who likes to play tennis. Huh.

His WotW musical is great stuff, though. For some reason I thought for a long while that Rick Wakeman played on it.
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