The greatest English composer:
In 2009 Pete Townshend of The Who, an English rock band that established itself in the 1960s, identified Purcell's harmonies, particularly the use of suspension and resolution that Townshend had learned from producer Kit Lambert, as an influence on the band's music (in songs such as "Won't Get Fooled Again" (1971), "I Can See for Miles" (1967) and the very Purcellian intro to "Pinball Wizard").[
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Bizzarely, Lambert and Stamp spent the whole very short gig crawling about on top of the huge PA stack .. they were dressed in some kind of latex onesies and were beckoning the south London lovlies towards them, when they would set about them (gently mind you) with authentic looking whips .. they were a huge hit (lol) with the ladies and covered up for the band who were absolutely useless and appeared not to give a fuck about the gig or the audience .. it took me a long time to forgive them for that awful mess, just taking the piss ..
I guess that Curbs senior brought sense and discipline to them and turned them into the great band they became ..
Lambert & Stamp appeared to be couple of strange boy reprobates .. wonder how much they got for the Who's contract .. an offer they couldn't refuse ?