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Y&T, circa 1988
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IE: Well, you’ve demystified all of rock and
roll for me!
DM: You know what? It’s never quite as
amazing as you think it’s gonna be, ya
know? It’s just down to the simple brass
tacks, like, ‘What makes sense here? I
dunno. So let’s just throw all this together!’
But it’s all about the songs - if you write a
good song. Because the band can theoreti-
cally survive, but if your songs suck,
chances are you’re not gonna be able to keep
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playing for 45 years. So it all comes down to
that. And a good song written 45, 60 years
ago is still good day.
Y&T appear Saturday, March 16 at the
Arcada Theatre, St Charles.
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Tom Lanham