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The Who's John Entwistle Dead
crazyj was among several Slashdot readers who, knowing my obsession with the greatest band of all time, submitted that The Who's John Entwistle died. His death occured one day before the start of their
summer tour. The Ox was an amazing bassist, and I'm glad I got to see him play. Those fingers would just fly up that fretboard. He'll be missed.
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Loneliness is a power that we possess to give or take away forever
I'd like to say that the Who was great. Its a sad thing to see that guy wasted.
Who?!
English rock music has truly lost a great figure.
He touched many lives, and his music will carry on his spirit.
:(
"I'm a rocket man / Rocket man burning out his fuse up here alone." - Sir Elton John
It is always a sad thing to see talent leave us for the great beyond, (due to someone perhaps being in public schools reading this I dare not say Heaven).
The Who was a great band. He will be missed. Let's all reflect on those great artists of all types that have all gone, but left us with great things. This isn't a time for arguement about music and bands, but a time for reflection and mourning for this man.
Tibbon
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I picked up a bass guitar when I was in College from 1997 to 1981 because of players like John Entwistle. I will miss him. I had to sell it in the summer of 96 when I was out of work, and needed to eat. I get a chuckle every time I see the video for My Generation. When Moon, Townshend, and Daltrey start smashing things, John cradled his bass like a baby, and stepped away from them. Rest in peace, Ox.
The Uncoveror: It's the real news.
Ahhh, so now what do I do with my concert tickets for this tour?
Thanks John, we'll be seein' ya ole chap, ya done good!
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Does anyone remember
the spider.
amazing bass tone.
Someone should investigate VA Linux's accounting practices. I'm reasonably certain that I can buy slashdot between paychecks.
Now we have three.
:-)
Ann Landers - Talking girls out of going past 2nd base for years.
Darryl Kyle - Tried to keep guys off of first base.
John Entwhistle - More and more bass.
How does Lance Bass pronouce his last name? And is he being shot off anytime soon?
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As a great musician and the most influential fingerstyle bassist in rock history he will be sorely missed. RIP.
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Some may say that this is not a slashdot topic.
I agree.
But the editors have determined that this is appropriate for the slashdot audience.
I agree.
It's another sad day. It's another hero that I'll miss.
Best of luck to you John.
I'm a pathalogic Who fan. Entwistle was an amazing bass player; he had the kind of chops you just don't see anymore. Not much to add, this sucks.
...the blistering bass workout on "The Real Me" on Quadrophenia. When I was going through serious issues with depression, this was my one of my favorite songs to slap on some headphones and just blast into my noggin. Between Daltrey's angry vocals, Moon's frantic drumming, Townsend's strumming, and Entwistle holding the whole thing together with an absolutely unbelievable performance, that song got me through many a rough night. It's a really sad day. John, here's to you. You'll be missed.
As I stood in the lobby waiting for my key, I felt something strange happening to me.
I rushed up to my room and shut the door, the room was empty but I weren't alone no more.
Well a voice spoke to me but it weren't my own, someone was coming thru' on the psychic telephone.
He said "Hi Arsehole" I'm coming thru', let's have some fun now and smash up this room.
I wanna throw things out the window, I wanna smash up the room.
'Cause I've been possessed by, the spirit of Keith Moon.
Well out the window went the TV followed by the phone,
then we covered all the walls with fire extinguisher foam.
We tore the sink from the wall and let the bath overflow,
then watched it hit the pavement, ten floors below.
-- Peter and the Test Tube Babies
Jon Postel I undertand; Stevens makes sense. But how does a guy who played the Bass qualify as News for Nerds?
Didn't they contribute to the payola situation?
"Lets just say I know how to make any band sound like The Who." -- Ox
If Taco allows it tp be posted here, it's a Slashdot topic. It's his playground, afterall.
And John will be missed.
Boobies never hurt anyone. - Sherry Glaser.
Fare thee well John.
"Boris The Spider"
Look, he's crawling up my wall
Black and hairy, very small
Now he's up above my head
Hanging by a little thread
Boris the spider
Boris the spider
Now he's dropped on to the floor
Heading for the bedroom door
Maybe he's as scared as me
Where's he gone now, I can't see
Boris the spider
Boris the spider
Creepy, crawly
Creepy, crawly
Creepy, creepy, crawly, crawly
Creepy, creepy, crawly, crawly
Creepy, creepy, crawly, crawly
Creepy, creepy, crawly, crawly
There he is wrapped in a ball
Doesn't seem to move at all
Perhaps he's dead, I'll just make sure
Pick this book up off the floor
Boris the spider
Boris the spider
Creepy, crawly
Creepy, crawly
Creepy, creepy, crawly, crawly
Creepy, creepy, crawly, crawly
Creepy, creepy, crawly, crawly
Creepy, creepy, crawly, crawly
He's come to a sticky end
Don't think he will ever mend
Never more will he crawl 'round
He's embedded in the ground
Boris the spider
Boris the spider
There are some people that if they don't know, you can't tell 'em.
I hope i get old before I die...
No, more because the 9th circuit wants god out of school.
Tibbon
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Nerds listen to music. A lot of nerds have listened to THE WHO, so yeah this is news for nerds.
Read on..."Stuff that matters". So it's not earthshaking on a war/pestilence/famine scale but for many of us this is a truly sad day.
The Who is really the *only* band whos concerts I would seek out. I was trying to figure out how to rearrange my schedule and see them when they visited the bay area next month.
There really was nothing like seeing this statue on the side of the stage and then having one of the big monitors zoom in on his fingers and only see a blur.
He will be missed.
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"You are not remembered for doing what is expected of you." - Atul Chitnis
(sniff)
-- it's ridiculous how many people misspell ridiculous... (damn, damn, damn...)
Ouch, bad pun in subject. But so far this year Harrison and Entwistle have passed on. I hope John Paul Jones isn't next...
I was talking to a co-worker today about how much we were both looking forward to seeing The Who at Madison Square Garden in August. Having had the good fortune of seeing them twice on their last tour, and once during the Quadrophenia tour in 1996, I agree with the sentiment that Entwistle was one of the finest rock bassists ever. Watching his fingers during his bass solo on 5:15 during the Quadrophenia tour was like watching a frenetic genius.
Thank you, John...
Or just abandoned the tour?
They must have planned, and spent quite a bit of money already...
"Look where we worship" -- Jim Morrison
*SIGH*
I did get to see him play the single greatest bass line in all of Rock and Roll once.
It was at a huge stadium in LA, but I was close enough to see the transparent spiderweb design on his bass during the solo but in _My Generation_. Of course that fact that he was talking to stage hand or someone as he played it flawlessly only added to my esteem for him.
Creepy crawly creepy crawly...
*SIGH*
=tkk
Bill Gates - Creationist?!?
Truly an amazing bassist. Pity he didn't write more.
"My Wife"
My life's in jeopardy
Murdered in cold blood is what I'm gonna be
I ain't been home since Friday night
And now my wife is coming after me
Give me police protection
Gonna buy a gun so
I can look after number one
Give me a bodyguard
A back belt Judo expert with a machine gun
Gonna buy a tank and an aeroplane
When she catches up with me
Won't be no time to explain
She thinks I've been with another woman
And that's enough to send her half insane
Gonna buy a fast car
Put on my lead boots
And take a long, long drive
I may end up spending all my money
But I'll still be alive
All I did was have a bit too much to drink
And I picked the wrong precinct
Got picked up by the law
And now I ain't got time to think
Gonna buy a tank and an aeroplane
When she catches up with me
Won't be no time to explain
She thinks I've been with another woman
And that's enough to send her half insane
Gonna buy a fast car
Put on my lead boots
And take a long, long drive
I may end up spending all my money
But I'll still be alive
And I'm oh so tired of running
Gonna lay down on the floor
I gotta rest some time so
I can get to run some more
She's comin'!
She's comin'!
"I won't mod you down - I feel the need to call you a twit explicitly, rather than by implication."
I had no idea there was music before Britney Spears. Neat.. What's this "Guitar" thing you speak of? Is it kinda like a midi box?
The first rock concert I ever went to was the Who at Madison Square Garden in 1979. It's still just about the best concert I've been too. I was deaf for two days and grinning for a week after. I still have the ticket and do you know what the price was? $9.50! And they were good seats!
Oh well, Rest in Peace, Ox.
It's not a hot swappable drive, it's a person who contributed a great deal to the band over a long time, and lacking that, you'd never find anyone who could play bass like him. Queen couldn't replace Freddy Mercury and the Who can't replace John.
the 4th final last tour?
This is not a dream, not a dream...we are transmitting from the year 1-9-9-9.
Yes, Entwistle was/is truly a master of that throbbing, four-stringed electrical thing. I would posit, though, that Dave Allen (from Gang of Four, Shriekback, King Swap, Elastic Purejoy, etc.) is, beyond a doubt, the most mesmerizing bass thumper on the planet.
Flame away, boys and girls.
Peace to you, John.
They did take the piss out of this type of thing. You can see the image here.
I wonder if there is a reason why the underrated songwriters in legendary bands (cf. G. Harrison) have gone. Probably just a coincidence.
Rest in peace.
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Death will come, and will have your eyes
-- Pavese
That physically hurt when I read it.
Sheesh, evil *and* a jerk. -- Jade
We haven't seen this many celebrity rock deaths since the 70's !!! Is it a strange metaphysical coincidence...or some lame conspiricy, especially since most of these people haven't contributed much in the last few years:
:-)
Aliyah
Lisa Left Eye Lopez
Robin Crosby
Randy Castillo
Joey Ramone
Dee Dee Ramone
Layne Staley
Scott Smith (Loverboy...ok THAT one was a stretch
and NOW John Entwistle....
Wtf ?!??!!?
As long as Roger and Pete continue to play, The Who will be alive.
The Ox will be missed. I also seem to be regretting not shelling out the $65 to see them on their last tour.
The global economy is a great thing until you feel it locally.
Who were they?
In college, really poor, need a flatscreen.
You have got to love a band that has an album called
:-(
"Meaty Beaty Big And Bouncy"
Rest In Peace John
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This was a real jolt, this realization. He was one of the main reasons I started playing bass at the tender age of 13 and spent many a year playing in punk, jazz and ambient musical projects. At the age of 33 Bass playing is still one of my most satisfying forms of catharses and I still love the who.
I will also never forget the time I brought the guy a cup of tea when he made an appearance at a radio station I was working in while I was in college. We had a nice chat, and I told him of the importance of his music to me and of my passion for playing inspired in no small part by him. He was a true, almost stereotypical 'English Gentleman' and I will always hold that experience very dear to my heart.
I am genuinely saddened by this news.
Quod scripsi, scripsi.
OK, we know who CmdrTaco thinks is the greatest band of all time but how about we put the question to the /. community as a whole?
/. polls tell you: "Don't complain about lack of options. You've got to pick a few when you do multiple choice. Those are the breaks.")
Here are some suggestions for bands that might make up poll options:
The Beach Boys
The Eagles
The Beatles
Oasis
Radiohead
The Rolling Stones
U2
The Who
Of course, feel free to add your own suggestions as to who should appear on the poll. We might not get a poll but we can at least discuss it.
(And, as all
I'll suggest the poll topic in a day or two. OK, it's over to the rest of you - who should and shouldn't be on the poll?
"Accept that some days you are the pigeon, and some days you are the statue." - David Brent, Wernham Hogg
Nevertheless, I still consider him to be at the top of my list of Great Bassists. Rest In Peace, brother musician. We shall all miss you greatly.
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I can still see The Who on stage..I was 14 and it was in the very early 70's..The world changed that summer for me, while I've been a detractor of their last few trips out, The Who remained one of the most outstanding memories of my childhood.
God Bless him where ever he is.
errr....umm...*whooosh* *whoosh* Is this thing on ?
Taco, please tell me, because I'm confused. How can you think The Who is the greatest band of all time, and still like (or even listen to) Eminem? WTF?
jackass.
a man who is loved and respected by a lot of people here has died. if you don't care that he died, then don't post. have some bloody respect.
this has been a pet peeve of mine for a while. whenever slashdot posts about somebody dying, there's a pile of insensitive clods like you that post about how it's not news for nerds and doesn't matter.
even if you have no inclination to mourn yourself, let other people deal with his death in peace, without having to deal with fuckwads who find it appropriate to comment that the death is irrelevant, and it shouldn't have been posted. go lurk under a bridge somewhere, and if you don't like the tread, leave it alone.
and now for a moment of silence to honor the departed:
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jackass.
Sorry if I've hurt you when your down and out.
I obviously touched a nerve here - sorry your hero died.
I guess i'm juse a bit diferent than you - I'll save the sorrow for when one of my family, friends or pets dies.
Good luck with your greif, and hope you find another hero soon.
Moneyed corporations, non-working 'poor' and criminal prisoners are turning productive citizens into tax-slaves.
this is the end of his live performance but it is NOT end of his song... you can STILL listen to his songs and because of this he cant die all the way... he wont be forgotten any time soon anyway...
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Or 100 bats nibble his head off
Heroes don't need to change the world.
Heroes don't need to be perfect.
Heroes don't need to save lives.
Heroes don't need to be martyrs.
He need not be your hero to be my hero.
John Entwistle was a bassist. Being a bassist brought him into the limelight. But being a bassist didn't make him my hero. Being John Entwistle, the person, made him my hero.
Flaws and all.
A great bassist, yes, but this isn't news for nerds. If Geddy Lee died, that would be news for nerds.
Or Chris Squire, Greg Lake, John Wetton, maybe.
Allow me to introduce a proper list of greatest rock bands of all time:
The Rolling Stones
The Doors
The Jimi Hendrix Experience
The Beatles
Pink Floyd
Deep Purple
The Who
The Zombies
The Animals
Creedence Clearwater Revival
Bush Lies Watch
I'm serious -- Wilco is fucking awesome, and their newest album is even better than their previous ones. They are also one of the few bands that allow fans to tape their shows.
Although The Who are not known for having number of nerd fans this doesn't matter. CmdrTaco admits that he posted this mostly because of his own "obsession" of The Who. This is his site so if you dont like it dont bitch. Personally i like The Who and im glad i saw it but there are other stories i DONT. You know what i do? I dont read em... thats its.
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I hope I don't get bitchslapped for this but I don't understand.
CmdrTaco is a Who fan yet he disses the disc golfers? Doesn't make much sense considering we are one in the same audience.
Sure some disc golfers might not be Who fans, yet they substitute with others like Zeppelin, Rush, etc, etc...
Get your Unix fortune now!
Were they any good? I saw them (or it might've been just Daltry) on TV not too long ago, and I was really unimpressed. Roger Daltrey in particular seemed more like Michael Bolton than his past self. It was nothing like the music of theirs that got me through high school (yeah, 20 years after it was released). I'm pissed that I never got a chance to see them live, but by the time I was old enough to drive, Keith Moon was long gone and they were well past their prime. Although I really enjoyed "It's Hard," I sometimes wish they would've grown more with the times, like say, King Crimson. But that's just me being selfish. I've actually heard tha Entwistle did some solo work though. Has anybody heard it? How is it?
Anyhoo, even if they had released nothing more than Quadrophenia (their best, IMHO, and it also has Entwistle's best work on it) and spent the rest of their lives sipping mint juleps on a cottage by the beach, John (and the rest ot them when their time comes) will still be missed by me. Missed, with gratitude.
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CNN's Connie Chung at the 7:30edt newsbreak: "... Entwistle was noted for the emotion of his playing."
Right.
"My friends are dead! They may be your fucking icons but they're my fucking friends!"
When I used to play in a band, the guy I used to bring my gear to to get modified and repaired was John's bass tech during his solo tours. He said that John knew his bass rig was loud enough when he could hold a match a few feet in front of the cabinet and it would get blown out when he hit a note. Thats just cool. I hope that the remaining members have enough class to go on without using the name The Who - if Jimmy Page and Robert Plant can pull off a successful tour without the moniker Led Zepelin, than Roger Daltry and Pete Townsend can do it too (sorry, but a band is the whole band, not just the front men).
Sound waves should be free!
my teenage anthem
smash your head against the wall
entwistle broke through
Everyone is hung up on Quadrophenia, but if you haven't already you should check out "Live At Leeds"... it is a fantastic album and really highlights The Who's ability to invoke raw emotion in an audience. Reminds me of Jim Morrison in that way, music that can shake you down to your bones...
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"How does Lance Bass pronouce his last name? And is he being shot off anytime soon? :-)"
They'll just replace him with the constant stock of animatronic dummy replicas they have on hand.
It's 10 PM. Do you know if you're un-American?
Did you have to put it in the headline of the story and spoil it for thus of us on the west coast who haven't read the news yet?
(I'm originally from Toronto, the Who's favourite concert town, so don't flame me.)
Has it been over a year since you last donated to the Electronic Frontier Foundation
Your list was totally cool except for this omission.
"that's not encryption - it's a new perl script that I'm working on..." - from some Matrix parody
God damn I wish I had mod points. This is exactly what I've been thinking when every single person makes that comment - "News for Nerds? This doesn't matter! Why is this on slashdot?!!?!?!"
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John Entwhistle died today.
After the end of period when the Beatles could
still channel my adolescent angst and rage
(a period doubtless extended with a fixation on
John L.) and the start of the period
when I realized the punk and arty new wave
were the dynamic movements (or moments) of my generation
and the place where I wanted to be, I had The Who.
John Entwhistle was the first rock musician who
inspired me (not that the inspiration took)
purely in a musical sense. He
was the only rock bassist to turn the bass guitar
in a solo instrument thru sheer virtuosity
(McCartney's bass, the only other bassist
that ever made an impression on me*,
could stand out by virtue of its melodiousness).
He was a musical Atlas on which the band rested in part,
and rhythmically he was an integral unit with the legendary
Keith Moon. And this integration was necessary given that Moon,
a great innovator,
was turning the drums themselves into a kind of melodic instrument.
I find it odd that some of the most grounded seeming of
Sixties Rock Icons (John E. and George Harrisson) are dying
off at these relatively young ages. They avoided the
extravagance that killed off the Glorious Dead (Hendrix, Jones,
Joplin, etc). Of course, maybe appearing low key in an art
form based on explosive expressiveness implies that one has
one of those unhealthy personalities that holds too much in.
Or maybe it doesn't imply anything except, to quote Auden,
"all the instruments agree, the day of his death was a dark
cold day."
* the one exception is Tony Visconti playing on Bowie's
The Man Who Sold The World, especially songs like Width Of A Circle
and Black Country Rock.
It is by coff... er, will, alone I set my mind in motion...
LONG LIVE ROCK!!
We'll miss you John!
You can stop running now buddy...... You and your mates got me through high school. Thanks John
Muahahahahahah!!!
while i appreciate the who, they're not my heroes. it's just that every time an obituary is posted on slashdot, somebody jumps on it for not being news for nerds, displaying blatant disrespect for those that DO mourn the death. this has really irked me for quite a while, and for some random, unknown reason, your post set me off on a rant.
i'll definitely miss one of the most innovative bands of the last half-century though.
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Thanks, John. We hardly knew ye...
ciao,
-xbytor
Goodbye John. At least I got to see you play a few times.
Part of me keeps hoping this is just another practical joke from The Who. I guess those days died with Keith.
Too bad the rest of Skrewdriver ain't dead. They had to have been the sorriest bunch of hacks that ever picked up instruments. Freakin' NAZI jerkoffs!!!
I consider it lucky - at least he played on http://www.mule.net (Gov't Mule) End of the Deep End Vol. 1. *sigh* sorry to see such a good man die.
-- -=innocent ramblings from the mind of an insomniatic programmer=-
Its great that many people in their teens and twenties recognize the fact that rock music is just not as good today as it once was. I defy you to name a single current band that has the power and creativity of The Who in their heydey. And they were but one of several.
I salute Slashdot for pointing out the corruption in the music industry and pushing for a music scene that is less corporate-controlled and more vibrant and creative.
This to me is definitely stuff that matters. Goodbye John, thanks for all the great tunes.
No, Thursday's out. How about never - is never good for you?
In March of '96, my company flew me to Chicago for a week on business. The first night I was there, one of my co-workers showed me around town. I saw the sights, and quite a few bars. We were staying at the Omni Ambassador East Hotel, so our last stop of the night was the Pump Room, the hotel restaurant and bar. We ordered some glasses of Cabernet at the bar, and settled down to discuss the agenda for the following day. As we were speaking, two gentleman and and a few ladies came in and took positions on bar stools very nearby to me. I looked over and recognized Mr. Entwhistle. After talking with my friend about the star-sighting, I asked the bartender what he was drinking, and if he would mind if I bought him one. She said she'd ask. A couple of minutes later, she stopped near him and motioned towards me. He looked over, I nodded my head and smiled, and he nodded back. He accepted the drink, and continued speaking with his friends. Being totally hammered from drinking all night, I thought that was pretty cool. A nod from a legendary rock star. Wow! A few more minutes passed, and we decided that we should probably get some sleep, since we actually had to work the next day. With my alcohol-soaked balls-of-steel, I took a pen and a "Pump Room" bar napkin and approached him. "Mr. Entwhistle?" I said. He looked at me with a bemused expression. "Yes?" he said. "I would like to thank you for the great music you and your band have put out over the years, and it's a pleasure to meet you. Could I please get your autograph?" I proferred him the pen and bar-nap. He took them, signed his name, and returned them to me. "Thank you very much," I said. "Quite alright," he replied. With that, my co-worker and I returned to our rooms, and passed out.
The Who was supposed to play here (LA) in 2 days. It is a great loss to the fans of the band in particular, and to Rock and Roll in general. Mr. Entwhistle was a class act. Thanks for the memories.
-Sy
Our great computers fill the hallowed halls
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Well, I guess I will have to celebrate the passing of another great musician to the Great Gig in the Sky.
Us Celts believe that when a person dies, thet go to the Otherworld, a place that is better than this...think if your idealistic summer day, not too hot, not too cold. Many of your friends are there, and you meet other who become your friend. Then, when you are rested and ready to take on this World again, you are reborn here, which is why Celts mourn a birth.
Damn, that must be a great jam session, John arriving there to see Jim Morrison and Jimmy Hendrix on stage, and suddenly the there is a sound from behind the drum kit, and Keith Moon comes storming out from behind the drums and gives John a bone crushing hug and says "I hate to see you here so soon, but I am going to love playing with you again!"
ttyl
Farrell
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Several years ago, I saw Roger Daltry in concert with some orchestra.
Guess who made a guest appearance?
Listening to "My Wife" LIVE ranks as #1. Totally rocks. The Kids are Alright live cut is #2, and I can't stand the watered down studio cut. Some Who songs were just meant to be performed live.
Pretty sure it rhymes with "ass" (as it should!), but I'm not even close to having a clue about anything to do with them, so don't take my guess as gospel...
oh yeah,.. and the who sucked Try any of the Who 66-75 and say that, not only did they kick ass, but they were consciously subversive as far as the whole rock star scene went. And they kicked ass.
To those young-uns who don't realize just Who this man and his band are/were, here's some of John's words inviting you to take up where they leave off...
I know you young and dumb
I know where you're comin' from
Don't know where you're goin' to
but I bin there same as you
I know you middle age
same song, different page
I know what you're going through
made the same mistakes as you
It's your turn, step up and take it
If you've got the guts to hang on
you can make it
Come on, take it!
(from the album "It's Hard")
Here I am, in Washington, set to see the ultimate rock show in 9 days. The day after my birthday, in fact. I missed them when they were here in 2000, and I was literally shaking with joy to be able to afford tickets this time. This sucks. Yet another of the worlds finest musicians is lost. Man. This really sucks.
I guess I'm out of touch.
To me, tradgity is the deat of a child, a child just becoming consience and is just begining to dream.
An older musician, somebody who lived his dreams, passing on seem normal.
If someone told me that "my mom died", I'd have sympathy, but if someone told me "my favorite author died" I'd just shrug.
I guess I've never had any form of entertainment touch me like my friends and family do.
Lamenting the loss of a loved one, to me, is natural. Lamenting the loss of a source of entertainment just seems hollow, to me.
Oh well, to each his own.
Moneyed corporations, non-working 'poor' and criminal prisoners are turning productive citizens into tax-slaves.
I had hoped to see them play this summer....I do hope that the remaining two stick together though... Godspeed, John Entwistle. You, Elvis, John Lennon, George Harrison and Roy Orbison will make up one hell of a band up there.....
Yes, that one.
OK, they're not exactly Rock&Roll, and there were other people who also played Reggae, and I'm mainly a Deadhead, and the Beatles had more overall influence, but you really can't leave out Bob Marley and the Wailers. They brought Reggae out to the world and turned on a generation of people to their part of Caribbean music, brought communication between their culture and the outside world, had serious political messages and uniqueness when much of the music business was turning into photocopied prefab pablum, and of course, tragically died too young.
Bill Stewart
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don't even compare these hacks with someone like entwhistle. you insensitive clod.
calr
Vote Libertarian
Don't raise your eye
It's only teenage wasteland
Mod me down and I will become more powerful than you can possibly imagine...
And Carlos Santana just keeps rockin' along.
Bill Stewart
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Entwistle was fantastic to watch during The Who performances. I had the privilege to see them twice (1982 and 1989, Folsom Field-Boulder, CO) and both times, Entwistle just appeared to be the foundation for Daltry and Townsend's chaos. It is sad that the popular media is not attributing him with his most autobiographical song, "The Quiet One". It is a great some that help me find some identity as a "loner youth". The final stanza seemed to sum up his role in The Who. I ain't never had time for words that don't rhyme My head is in a cloud I ain't quiet - everybody else is too loud
Carl
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It is bullshit that the Who did indeed Sell Out quite a bit after their final "break up" but who cares? I would have liked to see a "A Quick One While He's Away" for my own eyes.
Carl
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Carl
Vote Libertarian
Costello: Are you the manager?
Abbott: Yes.
Costello: And you don't know the fellows' names.
Abbott: Well I should.
Costello: Well then who's on stage?
Abbott: Yes.
Costello: I mean the band's name.
Abbott: The Who.
Costello: The guys on stage.
Abbott: The Who.
Costello: The first act.
Abbott: The Who.
Costello: The guy playing...
Abbott: Who is on stage!
Costello: I'm asking you who's on Stage.
Abbott: That's the band's name.
Costello: The Who's name?
Abbott: Yes.
Costello: Well go ahead and tell me.
Abbott: That's it.
Costello: The Who?
Abbott: Yes.
I too was inspired to play bass by John Entwistle. The bass parts on every Who record are very powerful. He was an innovator. He was the first to use roundwound strings. Read the paragraph on a pack of RotoSound RS-66 strings, "Other bassists quickly followed his lead." He brought the bass out front and raised the bar. His unique, aggressive piano hammer right hand technique gave him the distinctive tone we associate with the Who. I saw the '75 tour in Greensboro. Moon was sober and in good form. He and Entwistle bulldozed their way through that show. Too this day, that rates as my favorite concert. Entwistle had no gimmicks. He was all about great playing.
Long Live Rock!
Wansu, th' chinese sailor
Simply put, he was in The fucking Who.
"Share your knowledge. It's a way to achieve immortality." -- Dalai Lama
On ABC's "World News Now" late-night news program they did a nice tribute to John, and a surprisingly long one for a mainstream media outlet. (I'd estimate about two minutes in a thirty-minus-commercials program.) They showed and played clips of the Who while they talked about his life.
Also, right after their tribute came their weather segment, where they traditionally play music and show zoo clips while listing world-wide temperatures. This morning they played "Boris the Spider" during the clip, announcing it as one of John's songs before they started. (Also, amusingly, the zoo clip was of a small flock of penquins wandering through a town.)
Sheesh, evil *and* a jerk. -- Jade
They still have people alive today that were teenagers in the 70's?
An Education is the Font of All Liberty
Majored in recreational pharmacology, did you?
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John, thank you for the inspiration you provided me when I was starting out on bass. After 15 years of playing, I still find joy in listening to you play. I tried to emulate you as best I could when I played your parts in "Tommy" for the stage. I'm happy I got to see you live sharing your amazing talent with us, and I'll dedicate a song to you on Saturday night at my gig, if only to console those of us playing. RIP brother.
geddit?
Here is a link to some of John Entwistle's and the Who's music.
Is that The missing link or just A missing link?
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As a matter of fact, I am a lawyer. But I play an actor on TV.
I'm going to say this real slowly, and use small words:
grief
is
not
a
rational
emotion
I'm not a huge Who fan, but I do know that if I don't share the grief I shut my fucking mouth and go about my business. I do not try to share my "superior" attitude with the grief stricken to stroke my own ego and brag about how "mature" I am.
If you don't like the incivility in this, maybe now you understand how your previous postings have been received by some people here.
You can only drink 30 or 40 glasses of beer a day, no matter how rich you are.
-- Colonel Adolphus Busch
Long live rock! Be it dead or alive.
I'm sure glad I got to see The Who perform live at least once in my lifetime, at the Cotton Bowl on Sept 3, 1989 with the Fabulous Thunderbirds, Stevie Ray Vaughn and The Who. Oh, man, what a show that was. Peace be with you John Entwistle.
I sentence you to death penalty if you don't make it into old age.
IANAL but write like a drunk one.
... the "Kronos Quartet" or the "Emerson String Quartet" I declare you an snobist rocker.
IANAL but write like a drunk one.
This is a "Stephen king died" troll, right ?
What is wrong with you - this is Slashdot, not a funeral home.
Obviously, you are a huge fan of the musicians in the band 'Who.' in order to be so weirdly defensive.
Maby, if you spent more time with your frinds, family and real people - you'd understand my shock of people boo-hooing over the loss of entertainment.
Especially in this case, where the persion is quiestion's life should have been celebrated as a kick-ass example of someone doing what they love and having fun doing it.
This whole thing reminds me of all the fake wailing and moaning when 'Lady Di' died. Hell, 99.99% of the 'mouners' haden't even seen the woman, let alone developed a relationship.
I'll leave you to your amusements, and apparently, your heros of god like stature. Try not to let your 'entertainments' rule your life - especially the ones with advertisements.
Upon refection I do know where your coming from, I had the same reaction when I figgured that Santa Clause wasen't real. And, quite frankly, if a little pain is caused by getting people to wake up from their 'pop-culture' dreams, and even if pepole have an ill though nasty word tward me, so be it. It's only slashdot.
Moneyed corporations, non-working 'poor' and criminal prisoners are turning productive citizens into tax-slaves.
I was a teenager waaaaaay back in the 60's, and I'm still here (barely tho).
Ya'll think us older folks, aren't hip to what's fresh and new, but some of us never grew up, and remain incogneito teens as adults.
Only suckers grow old inside.
If it don't GO... chrome it. ~ Frank Banks
i saw the who on their infamous tour a few decades ago during which several people were trampled to death in cincinnati. (i saw them a few dates after that incident, after which, the remaining dates switched to reserved seating only.)
despite the earlier tragedy, the band put on an amazing performance. roger daltry did his customary microphone antics, pete townshend bowled away on guitar...and john entwhistle stood there and played amazing music. he may not have been flashy, but he was their backbone.
he'll be missed.
I didn't have any strong feelings when Lady Di died, either, but I was polite enough to keep my mouth shut.
You can only drink 30 or 40 glasses of beer a day, no matter how rich you are.
-- Colonel Adolphus Busch
When? Where? How?
Who?
There are 10 kinds of people in the world; those that understand binary and those that do not.
Well, you thought I was incorrect, why wern't you 'polite enough to keep' your 'mouth shut'?
Simple: You saw me engaging, in what you though, was insensitive behaviour and you spoke up. Well done, and to be encouraged. Now, here's the hard part, give others the same license you give yourself.
I guess this is a case of diferance. I do recomend, though, that swareing doesen't augment your argument.
I don't know who John Postel is so I can't comment on that. But, I do disagree that impersonal plublicly displayed greif over a personality is somehow 'classy.' It's actually, intuelectually pathetic, childish and usually insincere.
Well anyways...I guess we just disagree.
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I do miss the days before MTV, when pop music was judged on its poetry, style and beauty. Now days, generally, pop music is judged by the beauty of it's lead singer, and the slick marketing of the lables. It's sad to see that pop culture is loosing *all* of it's graces and is really quite shamefull to think that this is the best, as a socioty, we can do.
There is hope - The Lord of The Rings is good literature and is popluar at the same time, The Simpsons episodes are witty and aserbic. Hopefully, as a population we can choose to make things like 'Survivor' and 'Entertainment Tonight' go away.
Here's to good rock, fun and poetic at the same time.
Cheers.
Moneyed corporations, non-working 'poor' and criminal prisoners are turning productive citizens into tax-slaves.
Quite frankly, he did nothing I wouldn't have done myself in the same type of situation. If/when Peter Gabriel dies, for instance, I'm publishing it to the front page of Electric Minds. I respect Rob's judgement, as I hope EMinders would respect mine.
Be who you are...and be it in style!
I believe all but one of the rules is legitimate. The one about fathering Britney Spears and age is irrelavent. Age does not mean greatness. I just had to disagree with that rule. I think it is stupid. Other than that... my top five of all time.
1. 311 (self explanitory really)
2. Sublime (Play "What I got" at a party and see how many people sing.
3. Nirvana (self explanitory)
4. The Cure
5. The Eagles
Yeah those are my picks... but that is just me.
~Char Lander
Brothers and sisters I have none, but this mans father is my fathers son
Much better that Steve and Garry were!d emand / ls_dbclk.smil&proto=rtsp&ads=1
That show was much about negative space (silences), similar to what Howard (Blecch!) Stern does.
BORING!
R&G have wonderful repartee' going every single day. They're not poseurs, and it shows.Their news guy is easily as funny as either one of them, but keeps it in his pants, when he's not on vacation (Hi,.Jim!).
They're utterly genuine.
you can listen to them at:
http://play.rbn.com/?url=abcradiog2/wlsam/g2
check them out!
Brak: What's THAT?
Thundercleese: A light switch.. of TOTAL DEVASTATION!
You got the right idea Talkischeap. Barring accidents you're only as old as you let yourself become. I recommend liberal doses of concert. If you can't name a band to go see, the YOU REALLY NEED to just go and see one, anyone :) I've been saying for years that while I am getting older I don't plan on growing up, because adults ARE BORING.
errr....umm...*whooosh* *whoosh* Is this thing on ?