HW: John Perry

[KevinSommers]

Except for maybe "In The Dark" (which has IMO a very simple but very
visually interesting cover) with it's surprising hit single 'Touch Of Grey.'

KevinSommers
Cogito ergo sum, I think...


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> Behalf Of Ted Jackson
> Sent: Wednesday, December 05, 2001 4:21 AM
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> Subject: Re: HW: John Perry
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>
> On 5 Dec 2001, at 1:45, Chris Gibbs wrote:
>
> > My guess is that the Dead got famous and had to sell out to a record
> > company.
>
> Nope.  The Dead never sold any records, at any time in their career.
> Their reputation and appeal centered upon their live act.  Now, what
> they can be accused of is pandering to the tastes of their followers,
> and I think that's what happened in the latter stages of their career.
> The fans like the trippy, extended stuff that allowed them to dance
> around--kind of like ambient background noise!
>
> The Dead did make piles of money, but it was from playing live
> concerts, not selling discs...
>
> theo