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From: "jonesalley" <jonesalley@...>
To: "Mellotronists" <Mellotronists@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Monday, November 08, 2004 11:42 PM
Subject: Re: [Mellotronists] Re: Name that Tune/Andy



I've lived for many years by
> "Jon's Law."

> "It takes any songwriter/composer at least one hundred (usually bad)
> completed efforts before they do anything worth listening to."
>
>
> Yes, you can find bits and pieces in early efforts, but let's face it,
most
> composers early work blows.

Jon

V.fair points, but how does this sit with the trueism that many, many bands'
best work is often found on their debut album? I know they may've been
together for years by the time they record it, but their are too many
classic debuts for it to be an accident.

Andy T.