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To: HenryLeeII

You're comparing apples to oranges; I don't equate "sales" with "genius"


43 posted on 11/12/2004 10:34:01 AM PST by NRA1995 (Free Republic Inaugural Ball II, here I come!!!)
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To: NRA1995; Mr. Mojo
Sorry but I fail to see the "genius" in a group that started out as cheap Buddy Holly/Chuck Berry clones and ended up doing music that seemed to say "Let's see just how far out we can get before people stop buying."

Gee, I guess I made the mistake of confusing astounding sales, influence, and critical acclaim with genius. How do you explain the fact that such large numbers of their contemporaries, along with so many musicians that have come along since their demise, name them as an influence? Why would Frank Sinatra refer to "Something" as one of the greatest love songs of all time? I guess you would say luck?

54 posted on 11/12/2004 11:47:47 AM PST by HenryLeeII ("How do you ask a goose to be the last goose to die for a shameless political stunt?" -Tony in Ohio)
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To: NRA1995
You're comparing apples to oranges; I don't equate "sales" with "genius".

I think "genius" is too strong of a word to apply to any musician or musical group of the past 50 years.

94 posted on 11/12/2004 8:43:21 PM PST by usadave
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