Sean Gillies1d ago

These 500 Songs episodes about the Who are so good. There was so much going on in this moment. For example, Led Zeppelin might have launched with John Entwhistle and Keith Moon instead of John Paul Jones and John Bonham. And I had no idea that Pete Townsend was working out his gender and sexual identity through his music at this time.

https://500songs.com/podcast/song-183-pinball-wizard-by-the-who-part-2-led-by-his-disciples/

Song 183: “Pinball Wizard” by the Who, Part 2: “Led By His Disciples”

Apologies for the delay in posting this episode — health issues have continued to affect me. They *seem* to be improving, but I should also mention here that some of the guitar demonstrations in th…

A History of Rock Music in 500 Songs
Show threadJustin Miller1d ago
@sgillies (Huge LZ nerd here) IDK, Bonham and Plant were childhood friends, and Page nabbed Jones as a fellow seasoned London session player. If they had gotten Terry Reid, then Plant and Bonham wouldn't have followed, so then maybe someone like Ginger Baker... Moon maybe, but they would've probably imploded even earlier.
Show threadJustin Miller
@sgillies I do love that period in music history though. Man, what a time. Looking forward to reading the transcript of this one.
Mar 24 at 2:17amIvory for Mac
Show threadSean Gillies1d ago
@incanus Maybe we're living in the best timeline after all, where the Who and Led Zeppelin both flourished.
Show threadJustin Miller1d ago
@sgillies On some things, for sure.