The Who

[Seafroggys]

yeah I see what you mean. But I don't agree with everything post-87 isn't the Who. Its just the Who, with a different drummer.

Its like Deep Purple. Its really not Deep Purple, since they only have one original member left in the band, yet 3 out of the 5 members were from the famous classic lineup in the early 70s? :rolleyes:

Or Jethro Tull. Its really not Jethro Tull because there's only one original guy left, and 2 out of the 5 who've been in it numerous decades.

But yeah, with Entwistle now gone, its very much Townshend with Roger singing stuff.

[JohnXDoe]

Well even Pete and Roger have said it's not The Who exactly. And plans were to call the album Who 2. Don't know if that is still on.

But I say it is The Who. Because Pete is still there. And to some extent Roger. But mostly Pete. And I disagree about it being a Pete "solo" project. If that's the case, that's all The Who have ever been. We'll have to wait and see what the music sounds like with Roger singing it. And remember The Who were always a musically diverse band. They can do whatever they want. And the last two new Who tracks sounded like The Who to me. I also think we will see a much changed setlist. It may not change any from the start to the end of the tour, nor should it be expected to. But I'd be very surprised if they dragged out the same setlists as they have the last several years. People are expecting more from them. And I do believe Pete wants to move forward with this opportunity, not back. If they perform the "mini opera" in it's entirety that would be enough for me. Which in fact might be exactly what they have in mind. Then they can toss in a few new cuts from the album in September.

And yes, all Who albums after Moon died are Who albums. To suggest otherwise isn't fair. And Face Dances is pretty good.


EDIT: I call official dibs on a review for one or the other of the two upcoming releases. Let's say the album. Lunch, you Tommy whore, take on Pete's little "mini opera".

The Who are new again. It's a good thing, people. :)

[wanderer]

Well like I said, to me they haven't been Who since Moon died and like I said it don't matter to me because I love the records done after that (on his own or not). Face Dances to me is pure 'POP lyric & song' genius.....
I love Pete's solo records too or should I say, I many times prefer certain versions of songs on them, usually more not on record ones (live and such). If anyone here downloaded Petes acoustic "1993-07-02 Mayfair Hotel" show from 'Long Live' tracker, you realise how fantastic songs there is on Psychoderelict.Those versions were infinately better than recorded ones.

Also from watching the In The Attic shows it seems that Pete is in tight (total ?) control how things are done on the record. For example claims having ordered Zak to play simple and nothing fancy (at least on "something" on the record) during one ITA show, where he talked about how the recording is going. That would suggest, to me, that it's totally "his" record.

[JohnXDoe]

Yeah, but you know, Pete has always been in charge of the music. And yes, even the playing to some extent. You know Pete's work, so I don't have to tell you he would often times come to the studio with meticulously prepared demos with him playing guitar, bass, drums, keyboards, back up vocals, everything. He had full arrangements. Even of the simplist songs. The band really just had to follow. And they did. Very well. But they stayed within the lines. So creatively I think it's the same as it ever was. Pete always got what he wanted. Until the end when he stopped caring and fighting for it. But good thing, 'cause Roger was being an arse and those three solo albums from Empty Glass to White City are golden.

I wish more on this board were into Pete's solo work. It's cool to run into someone who is. I also have Live At Deep End from '85, the more recent Live At Marysville Academy, and Rough Mix. Oh, and Scoop and Another Scoop. Scoop is one of my faves. I don't have The Iron Man or Psychoderelict. I know I wouldn't enjoy The Iron Man. I'm not sure about the other. IMO his work has been somewhat curious since '85. He has a way of being sort of, um, pretentious. In a good, arty sort of way. But his musical experiments don't always work for me.

I do have the "Gold", best of thing from my music service. 34 Pete tracks. I just listened to it a few days ago. Good amount of cuts I haven't heard before. I like most. A few make me raise my brow a bit.

[JohnXDoe]

Hey guys.

Read the last several posts. The Who have a crap load of new stuff coming and no one has anything to say? No posts whatsoever? WTF?

Shocked into silence, perhaps? :confused:

[Lunch]

I'm actually not as excited for it as you would think. I'm skeptical, honestly, so they will have something to prove to me on the recent release.

John, is there anyway you could send some solo Pete stuff out?

[Substitute]

the 'orrible 'oo.


i have empty glass(townshend) and two sides of the moon(moon) on vinyl.


no autographs please.

[JohnXDoe]

I'm actually not as excited for it as you would think. I'm skeptical, honestly, so they will have something to prove to me on the recent release.

John, is there anyway you could send some solo Pete stuff out?
Hopefully all goes well with the new releases, yeah. I'm expecting good work, at least.

And yeah, I'm not home right now. But when I get there I will pack up Empty Glass and White City:A Novel. I only have All The Best Cowboys Have Chinese Eyes, my personal favorite, on vinyl. And Live At Deep End, as well. And the two Scoops. I do have the recent Live At Marysville Academy. I'll get that out, as well.

[JohnXDoe]

John, is there anyway you could send some solo Pete stuff out?
Townshend's Empty Glass is uploaded. Leave email addresses, whoever want's it. :)

[JohnXDoe]

Townshends White City: A Novel, is uploaded and ready for distrubution. :)

I only wish I had All The Best Cowboys Have Chinese Eyes to share. Which in my opinion is the centerpeice in this trio. But these two will do just as well. I will also pack up the Marysville Academy gig upon request.

[Lunch]

lunch998@yahoo.com

Thanks a lot man, I really appreciate that.

[JohnXDoe]

No prob, Lunch. Email is on the way. So be on the lookout. It's just after 8:00pm, EST.

[zabbit82]

Ah... Empty Glass is a pretty good album for Pete. I actually had Gonna Get Ya stuck in my head for a good half of the day.

[robo2448]

Robo2448 at yahoo.com

Thanks a lot. I've been looking forward to some Townsend solo stuff after hearing you rave about it all the time. Better not disappoint:p

Oh yeah, and the RAH show was good. Some of the songs were really great.

[JohnXDoe]

^Sent. :)

[Dragon_Prince]

http://www.petetownshend.co.uk/

go to towser tv now!

[JohnXDoe]

hahaha.....HA!

That's the best thing ever, amirite?

YES. I. AM. :)

Rogers posing got on my nerves in his late sixties turn of the decade phase. Sounds great, though...

[JohnXDoe]

This is the reason The Who kicks your bands arse. Whichever band you may be....

EDIT: Moon is playing air drums during a break in Overture, lmao....

[Dragon_Prince]

Now Tommy starts wooooooooooohooooooo

[JohnXDoe]

Amazing Journey. Moon is on fire. And looning around behind the kit, as usual. He just wasn't human like the rest of us. Oh, and those drumming polls can be closed now. Just direct everyone here to witness this spectacle. No doubt about it....

[Dragon_Prince]

wohooooo I want to hear te rest, the hawker is always a bit boring :P

[Dragon_Prince]

Omg What Happenend :|

[JohnXDoe]

Meh, old footage. I'm happy to get what I can get.

We still got the end of Christmas.....Acid Queen now....

[Dragon_Prince]

yup, *wants to hear pinball wizard* ^^

[JohnXDoe]

There it is. Perfect time for me to run to the bathroom....


/doesn't like Pinball Wizard

[JohnXDoe]

I would like to nominate "Fiddle About" for weirdest song of all time. And what in God's name is John wearing? :confused:

And even live Tommy just doesn't do it far me. The further they go, the farther away I get :-\

[Dragon_Prince]

Hahaha ;)

All hope lies with him and not with me (8)

[Dragon_Prince]

I think fiddle about is strange but good in a way. I think John is wearing something strange like always :p

[JohnXDoe]

I like the real songs on Tommy. The little peices I don't care for. I'm Free, Acid Queen, Sally Simpson, Amazing Journey, Sparks, Overture, those kinds of things I like. Christmas. But Fiddle About and Smash The Mirror and Uncle Urnie and things like that are completely lost on me. It's all so strange.

[JohnXDoe]

WE FORSAKE YOU. GONNA RAPE YOU. LET'S FORGET YOU BETTER STILL.


those are damn fine lyrics....

[Dragon_Prince]

I like Christmas it's such a funny song and smash the mirror is nice to ^^

[JohnXDoe]

Gotta go to work. Happy listening.....

[Dragon_Prince]

gehe thank you, but it's finished now ;)

[Seafroggys]

god damn, my DSL is sooooo slow, its stuttering all the time, I missed most of sparks :(

[rockinbass17]

I like the real songs on Tommy. The little peices I don't care for. I'm Free, Acid Queen, Sally Simpson, Amazing Journey, Sparks, Overture, those kinds of things I like. Christmas. But Fiddle About and Smash The Mirror and Uncle Urnie and things like that are completely lost on me. It's all so strange.

I would agree with you only if I were listening to single songs and not the album in its entirety. When I'm listening to Tommy from start to finish, the little songs become so much better when in context.

[pigonthewing82]

I like Christmas it's such a funny song and smash the mirror is nice to ^^

I love Christmas its one of my favorite songs off the album. I don't know why I love it so much but one of my top 5 favorite songs off the album.

[JohnXDoe]

^It's a great Christmas song, pretty much. All the la-la-la's sound like Christmas. Or whatever that thing is they do.
I would agree with you only if I were listening to single songs and not the album in its entirety. When I'm listening to Tommy from start to finish, the little songs become so much better when in context.
Yeah. I just have a hard time connecting with the story and concept. Mostly the concept. Makes it hard for me to appreciate it in total.

[Ephemeral]

That movie still kind of freaks me out heh

Tina Turner!

AHHH!HHH!!!!

[Seafroggys]

i can connect to the Tommy concept much better....

See me, feel me, touch me, heal me....

Who hasn't felt like that before?

[Seafroggys]

he's dead, so the question is irrelevant

[JohnXDoe]

Hey Happy. What did you think of them Who albums? Never heard back from you and haven't seen you in this thread....

[Happy]

Yeah, sorry about that :(
I kept meaning to but kept forgetting.

I have to say these albums have opened a side of The Who up that I didn't really knew existed. And I love 'em.

My favourite of the 3 would have to be Quadrophenia, I'm in love with almost every track off it. I couldn't possibly choose a favourite.
Then it would be Who's Next. I love the different versions of the songs, each unique in their own way. This has my favourite Who song on it, Baba O' Reily.

If Live at Leeds never had "live" in the title, it would've taken me a while to guess. They sound brilliant Live, although I'm not a great fan of extending songs live (like My generation) but it still sounds good and the Who pull it off well (of course).

Thanks for the albums John, and I'm sorry I didn't reply earlier.

[JohnXDoe]

No, not at all. My pleasure. I was just wondering, as I noticed you posting around and it came to mind. Glad you enjoyed them. The Who are a unique and interesting band, to say the least.

And they have all new material coming soon. Apparently two releases this year. An EP and a full length CD. I'm hoping for the best. Or at least a good go of it...

[Lunch]

How could not tell Leeds was live? It's probably the most live sounding album I've heard, although with the outstanding sound quality I guess it might be confusing. I guess knowing the Who's sound helps too, heh. They could never quite pull of such an energetic and intense performance in the studio.

[Ephemeral]

I thought that Live at Leeds was recorded on really crappy sound equipment.

But even so, it still sounds phenomenal.

[JohnXDoe]

^Yeah. On the original vinyl recording they even had a disclaimer saying there was nothing wrong with your phonograph, the occasional click and popping sounds on of the recording were normal :-\

Lunch, how do you like Empty Glass?

[Ephemeral]

^Yeah. On the original vinyl recording they even had a disclaimer saying there was nothing wrong with your phonograph, the occasional click and popping sounds on of the recording were normal :-\

Lunch, how do you like Empty Glass?
Yeah, and on the new CDs, it says 'Pops and cracks have been corrected!' or something along those lines.

[Seafroggys]

yeah, Live at Leeds' sound quality, considering its 1970, is absolujtly fantastic

[Guitarist_]

Im looking to buy a who album. Its a shame Australia doesnt sell the Who album "Quadrophenia". Instead they have this soundtrack for the movie thats missing a few tracks.

But anyway should i buy Live at Leeds the original version or remastered?
Ive heard the remastered version is poorly done and the original is better

[JohnXDoe]

The remastered version is fine. It's most likely the vinyl purest who complain about it. L@L has long been thought of as an untouched, un-enhanced gem. A diamond in the rough, if you will. So digitally cleaning it up does not sit well with some. But they are nit picking. It's just as raw, dirty, and explosive as the original, and then some. Has all those great extra cuts, too. IMO it's essential.

There is also a "Deluxe Edition" that features a full performance of Tommy on a second disc. It cost over twice as much though, and may not be of interest to you or worth the extra cash right off. I would say the expanded remastered edition hits the sweet spot.

[Guitarist_]

im having a hard time deciding whether to buy live at leeds (remastered one cd only) or "whos next"

i think im gona go with leeds

[JohnXDoe]

Who's Next is awfully good, too. If you want to leave your email I can upload the Bonus Disc from that one and link it to you. It's a somewhat inconsistent live performance at The Young Vic Theater from '71. I say inconsistent because they were still working out the tunes from Who's Next for the stage. The album hadn't even been released yet.

I would hook you up with Leed's, too. But my version is an old 64Kbps rip. So the sound quality is lacking, to say the least. Although someone else on the board said they were going to send me some fresh download links for it. So if you wait I might have it later. Not sure if the links work yet, though. Because they are kind of dated.

I can't help you out with Who's Next, as I have a vinyl copy and that's it.

[Guitarist_]

Who's Next is awfully good, too. If you want to leave your email I can upload the Bonus Disc from that one and link it to you. It's a somewhat inconsistent live performance at The Young Vic Theater from '71. I say inconsistent because they were still working out the tunes from Who's Next for the stage. The album hadn't even been released yet.

I would hook you up with Leed's, too. But my version is an old 64Kbps rip. So the sound quality is lacking, to say the least. Although someone else on the board said they were going to send me some fresh download links for it. So if you wait I might have it later. Not sure if the links work yet, though. Because they are kind of dated.

I can't help you out with Who's Next, as I have a vinyl copy and that's it.

nah dont worry about it but thanks anyway. im planning to buy both L@L and whos next

[Dragon_Prince]

US tour and stuff

http://www.petetownshend.co.uk/projects/thewho/main/diary/display.cfm?id=312&zone=news

[robo2448]

The fall's going to be a busy time for me, but I'm still going to that. Clapton/Trucks are here in the fall too :eek:.

LaL sound quality is amazing. So clear and powerful. The deluxe edition is the way to go. That's the only version I own.

[JohnXDoe]

Thoughts on Empty Glass, robo?

[rockinbass17]

Pfft...third page.

I have Empty Glass on vinyl. (as it turns out, my uncle is a huge Who fan, a fact that I didn't know untill recently, and that the vinyls I found in my garage were actually all his). I don't really know why I haven't listened to it yet, but I will now due to all the talk about it in this thread.

I really have to give props to my uncle, for I got into The Who due to all of his records that I found. Seriously, every Who album besides My Generation, and some Townsend solo's on vinyl. Pretty sweet.

[Leper]

I think the first thing I'm gonna buy when I get a new job is a Who DVD. Suggestions? I just really need something to see the band all in action. I think I've been listening to more Who this past week than anything else.

[Seafroggys]

Kids Are Alright, Isle of Wight......hell, even Woodstock!

[Leper]

Which one is Keith at his best in? Or is that a safe bet with all of them?

[emuellerx]

US tour and stuff

http://www.petetownshend.co.uk/projects/thewho/main/diary/display.cfm?id=312&zone=news



i'm excited :D

i don't know if this has already been established here or not but

on a local radio station they said that they planned on recording each concert and selling it on cd after the show


i think that's one of the coolest ideas i've heard in a long time...i've wished I had a recording of a number of concerts i've been to in the past, especially McCartney and Van Halen

[JohnXDoe]

^Yes, Pete has a number of things planned, I believe. It sounds like it will be fun. I think they are going to allow camcorders/digital video cameras in certain sections, also. Make your own bootleg kind of things. And some shows I believe have been available through the website from previous tours. But this promises to be a whole new thing.

I sure hope the new record is good...Two new ones are coming, apparently. :)

[Lunch]

Which one is Keith at his best in? Or is that a safe bet with all of them?

He's probably at his best in the Isle of Wight DVD, since that is a straight forward performance from 1970, a prime year for the Who. Still, I find the Kids Are Alright to be a better DVD overall. It's great because it includes all stages of the Who (up until 1978 when Moon died), and the quality is outstanding. Isle of Wight is similar to Leeds, except that the sound quality and performance are a little weaker overall.

[JohnXDoe]

What Lunch said.

[robo2448]

Empty Glass is good. I like the songwriting on it a lot. It's more personal like on The Who By Numbers. I wonder what it would sound like if the whole band recorded it.

I also need some Who dvds. I just need music dvd's in general though. I have a very weak DVD collection. And no Who:(

[Lunch]

You better up your game Robo, right now you're a JV Who fan :p

[BraveUlysses]

I know:(

http://www.gigwise.com/news.asp?contentid=17727

Pete's the man. He probably could outplay them. JXD might have posted this a while ago as it sounds vaguely familiar but I just discovered it.

[Seafroggys]

i've heard some people who think IoW is better........

anyways, I was on Youtube, watching a video of See Me, Feel Me from 1979 for some charity thing. Kenny Jones is a good drummer, he has great feel and is in the pocket, and has a rather large drumset, but why can't he do anything other then snare fills! I swear he never touched his toms. He'd do like two bar fills that consited of 16th notes on the snare drum. It annoyed me to no end!

[JohnXDoe]

I know:(

http://www.gigwise.com/news.asp?contentid=17727

Pete's the man. He probably could outplay them. JXD might have posted this a while ago as it sounds vaguely familiar but I just discovered it.
hahaha

No, I've never seen that. True, though. As much as I like The White Stripes, Townshend just kicks arse.

I lol'd at the comment left by someone calling him a "EGOTISTICAL BITCH". 'Cause I know Pete would wholeheartedly agree even if just to pwn the loser and laugh his head off doing it.

You cannot fuc.k with Peter Townshend.

[JohnXDoe]

Here is something for those of you who don't visit Pete's site very often:

http://www.petetownshend.co.uk/diary/display.cfm?id=282&zone=pr

http://www.petetownshend.co.uk/diary/display.cfm?id=279&zone=pr

Just a nice cover photo and little interview. Pete says they will be doing the classics, some rarities, and not too much new stuff on the tour. I'm hoping for at least four new songs. I hope so. Be that as it may, he said it would be a different batch of songs each night. So that's good news. He has the musicians, he may as well use them.

Also The Who part of the site will go down before the tour and re-emerge a whole new thing. And Webcasts from some shows will be offered. So that's just some of the latest. Polydor get's the new stuff delivered June 28. Pete sounds as enthusiastic as ever. Mini Opera and full album on the way. The Who are back. :)

[Dragon_Prince]

Gehe I'ms eeing them july 2, and I hope it will be like the royal albert hall set list, that will be great :), onyl add: The Punk And The Godfather, Helpless Dancer, We're Not Gonna Take It, Christmas and some others
and take away songsl ike Mary An with the shaky hand etcetc :P

[Lunch]

I'd rather see them do Mary Ann with the Shakey Hands than a rundown of the Who's Ultimate Collection.

[Dragon_Prince]

gehe I rather see them do their ultimate songs ;) Also Doctor Jimmy would be great live :)

[JohnXDoe]

Yeah, the "Ultimate" songs sound good. I mean, that covers a lot of ground. If the new album is really good (I have my hopes up) it would be nice to hear more and more from it as the tour progresses. I know that's most likely not going to happen, I'm just pretty excited about this new stuff. If they do say 22-24 songs I would like 4 to be new. Change the setlist up a little every few nights. Good enough for old geezers like The Who.

[Ephemeral]

It's nice to see that Pete likes the internet too!

[JohnXDoe]

Yeah. Pete loves the internets. He thinks he predicted them. Like on the Royal Albert Hall album where he says "Relay" was kind of about the internet, although it was written in 1971 :-\. Now he simply says it's about "communication". Part of the Lifehouse project, I don't think Townshend was the first one to envision high speed information transfer. Although some of the lyrics are pretty right on. Instead of the "internet" in the story it's simply called the Relay.

It's funny because Pete always has gone on and on in concert and interview to make sure some things are perfectly understood, and no one understands wtf he is talking about half the time, anyway. Poor Roger. He has never even tried to get a word in edge wise on stage. Pete just rambles on and on. No wonder Roger would punch him out sometimes.

[Ephemeral]

haha yeah

and Frank Zappa invented the mp3 player.

[JohnXDoe]

Found this quote from Pete concerning Roger from an interview he did on the upcoming actvities. I thought it was amusing:

"I find it very hard to please Roger. It's as narrow a brief as it was when we were 17 ... when I used to look at Roger and think ... Roger is a tough guy from the 'hood, I've gotta write songs about fighting."

I personally think Pete always cared too much about Roger, from how it sounds. Or perhaps I should say Roger made too big an issue about singing what Pete sometimes wrote for him.

JUST STFU AND DO YOUR JOB YOU UNGRATEFUL BITCH!

Oh, and apparently some of the songs from the album were inspired by the Belson School massacre. Whatever that is? Sounds vaguely famliar.

[wanderer]

You won't be hearing any songs but same stuff that has been played for decades...Checkout Pete new diary entry..

'maybe few rarities', They are truly lazy cowards now, pathetic He shouldn't talk about playing anything else but the same stuff if he doesn't have any intention to do anything else. Would much rather see Pete do solo acoustic tour, there would propably much more change hearing rare stuff and songs from new album....

truly disappointing but of course complately expected...

[Guitarist_]

You won't be hearing any songs but same stuff that has been played for decades...Checkout Pete new diary entry..

'maybe few rarities', They are truly lazy cowards now, pathetic He shouldn't talk about playing anything else but the same stuff if he doesn't have any intention to do anything else. Would much rather see Pete do solo acoustic tour, there would propably much more change hearing rare stuff and songs from new album....

truly disappointing but of course complately expected...

stfu and enjoy the old live music

[JohnXDoe]

Give the old guys a break, Wanderer. Pete says the setlist will vary from night to night so I don't think it will be just the same batch of songs they have been doing for the past few years. Of course the standards will be included, but hopefully the rest of the set will find a change up or two. Pete says "not too many new songs" which is a little disappointing, but I'm hoping for at least four. Let's just wait and see what they have in store as the tour progresses and the new album gains some steam.

And you must admit whatever you think of them live a whole album worth of new Who material and an EP coming out this year is exciting news. So if you want a lot of new stuff it's all there for you.

Long Live Rock, and so on and so forth....

[Lunch]

You won't be hearing any songs but same stuff that has been played for decades...Checkout Pete new diary entry..

'maybe few rarities', They are truly lazy cowards now, pathetic He shouldn't talk about playing anything else but the same stuff if he doesn't have any intention to do anything else. Would much rather see Pete do solo acoustic tour, there would propably much more change hearing rare stuff and songs from new album....

truly disappointing but of course complately expected...

Have you ever said anything positive about the Who? Why are you still a "fan" if you to hate on their every move?

Lazy cowards? How bout being 60-something and still trying to play rock 'n roll (and I don't mean how the Stones still play)? Yea, that sounds real lazy and cowardly to me. I understand you're disappointed, but if have that much of a problem with it just let them fade away and move on.

[wanderer]

Why I'm a fan..because Townshend has been marvelous on ITA songs/live etc. I think 2000 Year,Uncertain Girl and Marty Robbins (GREAT !! song) are very good tunes. I have hopes that new album would be at least as good as Townshend solo (what it is anyways) stuff because that would already be quite amazing. It will no doupt be different like every album the man has made...

What I most thought since this tour is the "last stand", it would be reflected in what they do. They would go out doing something memorable, something big ,unique and different like like "Quadrophenia/tommy" tour but as 5 (6 with Simon but you can't really count him since he has pretty much no fuctoin at all during the shows) piece but no, why do that...

This, they are 60... so this means they can and should be applauded for only doing same thing live is the lamest excuse in history for playing the same stuff..... no doupt this excuse works great for them...

[Guitarist_]

Why I'm a fan..because Townshend has been marvelous on ITA songs/live etc. I think 2000 Year,Uncertain Girl and Marty Robbins (GREAT !! song) are very good tunes. I have hopes that new album would be at least as good as Townshend solo (what it is anyways) stuff because that would already be quite amazing. It will no doupt be different like every album the man has made...

What I most thought since this tour is the "last stand", it would be reflected in what they do. They would go out doing something memorable, something big ,unique and different like like "Quadrophenia/tommy" tour but as 5 (6 with Simon but you can't really count him since he has pretty much no fuctoin at all during the shows) piece but no, why do that...

This, they are 60... so this means they can and should be applauded for only doing same thing live is the lamest excuse in history for playing the same stuff..... no doupt this excuse works great for them...

why dont you just wait until you see what they do on tour. All the old hits live in concert are still incredible. Since i will probably only see "The Who" live once in my life (if they come to Australia?) i would rather them play all their hits and 1-2 good songs off their new album or elsewhere.

Im picking up live at leeds 2day :thumb:

[BraveUlysses]

Good choice with the LaL. You'll never look at the Who the same way afterwards.

Personally, I have no idea what the new album will be like. It could be great or it could be terrible. I'd rather see them do songs I know are awesome. However, I would like them to play some of their overlooked songs and mix up the setlist. But they have such a large catalogue that they don't need to resort to playing their entire new album to make it an interesting show. I'd like to see them do some hits like Baba O'Reily, Pinball Wizard, Won't Get Fooled Again, but also some less common songs such as Acid Queen, Armenia City in the Sky (will never happen), Slip Kid, How Many Friends, Christmas, Sally Simpson, Water, Love Ain't For Keeping... I'll probably be happy no matter what they play.

I'm not saying I don't want to hear new stuff. I'd love to hear 2-3 new songs, but remember, the new stuff could be a total flop so I don't think it's unreasonable for them to want to "play it safe."

[JohnXDoe]

I doubt if the new stuff will be a flop. I think it'll be softer then peak Who stuff, but not Face Dances "pop" or terrible like It's Hard. I trust Pete on this. The man is talented. I just hope he didn't get too grand or high concept. Something toughtful and rocking would be most welcome. And hopefully because of age he and Roger could find some common ground and perhaps use that to there advantage. They have been through a lot of wars together and are literally the last men standing.

I used to feel like I would like them to do something special, too. A whole bunch of new stuff. But then I realized while we're are Who fans, we still have different tastes and favorites. For instance I never want to hear Anyway, Anyhow, Anywhere live from them ever again. But I would love to hear Happy Jack and continue to hear The Kid's Are Alright, Baba 'O Riley, and Won't Get Fooled Again. And IMO they have to play the last two, and I love it when they close a gig with WGFA. On the other hand I want to see the "Tommy Encore" done away with. Yet for others they want that and couldn't care less about Baba and WGFA. So I realize it's about compromise these days. And yeah, I want to hear I Can't Explain, Substitute, and My Generation. So hopefully what we will get is a nice show of standards where everyone will be happy, some "fan favorites", and as the tour comes to the states 3 or 4 new cuts. I know four is optimistic, but with this band of players you never know. But if they can rotate the set around every so many nights and also please everyone with the familiar that would be good enough for me.

That said, I am very excited about the new album. I don't think they would of done it if they couldn't make it good.

[Lunch]

Yea Robo, I wish they would play Armenia too man.

[Guitarist_]

Good choice with the LaL. You'll never look at the Who the same way afterwards.

just finished listening to the 1st cd of LaL. You were right, my view of The Who have changed. They are amazing live. The new album wont match the greatness of their past albums but it brings a new world tour and hopefully they can stop here in Australia. All tracks of the 1st cd were great, although i wasnt as interested in "A Quick One, While He's Away". The exteneded version of "My generation" rocks and "Young Man Blues" and "Shakin' All Over" are my personal favourites after my first listen. Hoping to listen to the second cd tonight

[wanderer]

new album better than 'terrbile as It's Hard'.. Pate can only dream of writing as good songs as Athena,Cry If.,Eminence Front etc. it ain't gonna happen. He ain't able to write that good memorable and catchy songs, you can forget new album having that good classic tunes altogether... like I said it.
Besides Roger have already talked in couple interviews about one song that is
catchy POP tune (to him of course).....

Like I said one thing is propably pretty certain. It's going to be different kind record once again. Man hasn't done same kind of records ever so I doupt he wll start now ???

[JohnXDoe]

Pop is fine. The Who have always made pop records and Pete has always written them. I think the quality of this record will surprise a lot of people. I don't know why, though. I'm noy skeptical at all. On the contrary. I'm fairly ceretain it's going to be good by it's own standards.

[Guitarist_]

new album better than 'terrbile as It's Hard'.. Pate can only dream of writing as good songs as Athena,Cry If.,Eminence Front etc. it ain't gonna happen. He ain't able to write that good memorable and catchy songs, you can forget new album having that good classic tunes altogether... like I said it.
Besides Roger have already talked in couple interviews about one song that is
catchy POP tune (to him of course).....

Like I said one thing is propably pretty certain. It's going to be different kind record once again. Man hasn't done same kind of records ever so I doupt he wll start now ???

take your pessimism somewhere else

[Guitarist_]

i just finished listening to LaL both cd's now and tommy live is great but just misses the greatness of the first cd. (by justa little bit!)

[wanderer]

take your pessimism somewhere else

apparently you haven't read my messages about the new record...

[JohnXDoe]

take your pessimism somewhere else
Nah man, it's cool. Wanderer has been with us here off and on for awhile. I would say he is welcome. As are most. Albeit he can be a pain in the arse with his Pete praising and Who bashing, he's definitlely a Who fan. Pessimism and all....

[zabbit82]

Theres always multiple sides to every argument, can't do anythign about it...

I've been MIA from this thread for a while. So when's this new Who record due out?

[Scuba_Steve]

I'm gunna miss entwistle on the new album, but I don't think it will be a bad record.

On another note, I bought Who's Missing on sale yesterday, and I must say other than Heaven and Hell, I was quite let down.

[BraveUlysses]

i just finished listening to LaL both cd's now and tommy live is great but just misses the greatness of the first cd. (by justa little bit!)

Yeah I agree. And I'd agree with you on the highlights of the first disc (Young Man Blues, My Generation etc...).

I have a good feeling about the new album too. But really, none of us can be sure about anything.

I don't think the new album has a release date, but sometime in the fall.

[JohnXDoe]

Theres always multiple sides to every argument, can't do anythign about it...I've been MIA from this thread for a while. So when's this new Who record due out?
Apparently a "mini-opera" will be released first by the name of Wine & Glass. I think it's just eleven or twelve minutes long. I don't know what to expect of that. Sounds kind of strange. A full and completed album, which is still untitled, will be delivered to Polydor on June 28 and they will then set up marketing and a release date. Shouldn't be long after that. I would think a release date close to the start of the American leg of the tour would be desired. As robo said, fall or late summer.

[wanderer]

"Mini opera" will 30-35 minutes long album IF what Pete said is true. Altough he really should let go that silly "opera" term at this point when advertising it.... I maybe wrong (please correct if I am) that it will include "classical orchestral kind of part" too ???, Pete played on this weeks ITA show a video from the orchestral recording session which is part of the album/ "mini opera" ???? or was it for some other project. Did you watch the show...

[JohnXDoe]

^No, dammit. I missed it this week because of WMP problems. And yes, I agree, the "opera" term has been over used and played out. Sometimes I have no idea wtf Pete is going on and on about. I've always viewed The Who as a very basic and creative rock n roll band. Terms like "opera" need not apply. It makes it sound pretentious. I think it was perhaps appropriate in the '60s for lack of a better term and reference, but these days it just sounds dated and weird.

[wanderer]

Pete also played "Here for More" (Daltrey song,).. Pete playing Daltrey tune..hhhmmm....isn't that the sign that world is about to end.. :)
he also played "Cut My Hair" on piano, Sheraton Gibson...

[JohnXDoe]

Ah, man. I would of loved to of heard Cut My Hair on piano. And Sheraton Gibson is a small gem. And yeah, the world must be upside down with Pete playing a Daltrey tune. Must be the impending date of 6-6-06 at work or something. I'm sorry I missed that....

[wanderer]

I of course meaned to write '"Mini opera" will be 30-35 minutes long on album' not '"Mini opera" will 30-35 minutes long album'
hopefully my bad english didn't confuse anyone...

cheers

[JohnXDoe]

Looks as though Pete's brothers band Casbah Club will be opening the tour. They claim to be a "Mod Rock" band, but I've listened and they sound like a fairly standard hard rock band to me. Although their excellent musicianship and some interesting songs save them. Very experienced players, one and all. The drummer and rthymn guitar player are from the band Big Country, who were always known for being a very tight unit. Might be worth getting to the shows early for if you are going...

[MidnightRider]

I almost bought the Tommy/Quad DVD the other day but decided not to blow all my money. Hopefully it will come down below $35 bucks soon, I'd have to throw aside all of my morals to pay that much for a DVD.

[Lunch]

Yea that is a little over the top. I paid $25 for mine copy (Best Buy had a sale when it first came out), and I think that price is right.

[JohnXDoe]

Yes, I also have been waiting. Check Amazon regularly. But then even with a sale S&H will inflate the cost. I'd be willing to go $30 all included, but no higher.


EDIT: $31.00 free shipping, before tax. I'm not quite ready to bite yet...

EDIT 2: Used from $17.00! 103 available. I think I may be hooked...

[zabbit82]

I would go used. Cheaper price and just a tad bit less than perfect quality.

[Lunch]

On Amazon they have the "Used and New from x" price, but some of those are supposedly in new condition and are cheaper than the Buy Now price. I've never bought anything from one of them, but I'm going to try it on my next amazon order to see if it's legit.

[WhiteVolta7]

the other day my friend thought baba o riley and we dont get fooled again were the same song.

[JohnXDoe]

On Amazon they have the "Used and New from x" price, but some of those are supposedly in new condition and are cheaper than the Buy Now price. I've never bought anything from one of them, but I'm going to try it on my next amazon order to see if it's legit.
I have bought used games from them before and everything has gone well. I think Amazon has a quality guarantee of some sort for the items they sell used by independent sellers. So even if the seller doesn't want to honor the return, after going through a little form filing you can get your money back or an exchange. I think I'm going for it. They have good sellers. And I'll be happy with the Quad disc alone.
the other day my friend thought baba o riley and we dont get fooled again were the same song.
I could see how that could happen if you are new to the group or not very familiar with their work or nearly deaf. They don't sound the same at all, but the synth intro's can easily throw a Who newb off the track.

[PinkFreud]

I've bought the Cream "Those Were The Days" boxed set used on Amazon for like, half the list price. It was new but had a factory defect where the booklet is upside down. Damn good deal. All I have to do is flip the box over!

[Seafroggys]

the other day my friend thought baba o riley and we dont get fooled again were the same song.

Did he call it Teenage Wasteland? Because that's ultimate Who noobdum.

[PremierManiac]

That is my number 1 Who related pet-peeve.

[Guitarist_]

ive been meaning to buy "whos next" next month ( i only buy an album once every 2 months) but now im considering getting cream's "disraeli gears". Hard decisions..
i still love L@L. i also have the unofficial greatest hits "my generation" which got me into them. Im also keen to see what the new album will be like. Its great to see Pete update his site with info often.

[rockinbass17]

School let out today for me. Due to my high energy brought on by this fact, I've been listening (and dancing) to LaL and Who's Next all day.

I'm so glad about the tour. I hope tickets aren't too expensive, I want to be close to the stage this time.

[zabbit82]

ive been meaning to buy "whos next" next month ( i only buy an album once every 2 months) but now im considering getting cream's "disraeli gears". Hard decisions..
i still love L@L. i also have the unofficial greatest hits "my generation" which got me into them. Im also keen to see what the new album will be like. Its great to see Pete update his site with info often.
Who's Next > Disraeli Gears

You WON'T be disappointed. :)

[Guitarist_]

Who's Next > Disraeli Gears

You WON'T be disappointed. :)

yep ive decided im getting "whos next" next month :thumb:

[Ephemeral]

Some kid told me today that The Who sucked.

I punched him out Pete Townsend style.

[dr._feelgood]

The Who are always overshadowed by Led Zeppelin, but personally, I'd say The Who are slightly better due the the lyrics and songwriting abilities, but it is a very close tie at best, people arealways saying Led Zeppelin is so much better, without even hearing a majority of The Who's work.

[Ephemeral]

To me:

The Who > Led Zeppelin

Pete Townsend's lyrics and music beat theirs anyday.

Also, I like Moon better than Bonham.

[pandoraa]

ace mate!

[Guitarist_]

its hard to vote whos better. page's guitar solos are sometimes sloppy which i dont like. But i think the quality of songs between the two are equal, but led zeppelin have more quantity of quality songs...if that makes any sense

[Seafroggys]

its hard to vote whos better. page's guitar solos are sometimes sloppy which i dont like. But i think the quality of songs between the two are equal, but led zeppelin have more quantity of quality songs...if that makes any sense

i don't agree

while i do admit not knowing much of Zep's back catalog, especially post Zozo, i only know about half the Who's catalog anyways, only owning 4 albums and seeing several DVDs as well as their radio tunes.

A 1-on-1 analysis.

Moon and Bonham: Moon. I doubt this needs explaining.

Townshend and Paige: Technically, Paige, but songwriting-wise (and vocally), Townshend.

Daltry and Plant: Daltry, no question. Plant's voice is so thin, and so feminine. And he don't spin mikes.

Entwistle and Jones: This is perhaps the biggest overkill in this competition. Even if you think Zep is better in the other three catagories, only a fool would think so in this one.

[Guitarist_]

i don't agree

while i do admit not knowing much of Zep's back catalog, especially post Zozo, i only know about half the Who's catalog anyways, only owning 4 albums and seeing several DVDs as well as their radio tunes.

A 1-on-1 analysis.

Moon and Bonham: Moon. I doubt this needs explaining.

Townshend and Paige: Technically, Paige, but songwriting-wise (and vocally), Townshend.

Daltry and Plant: Daltry, no question. Plant's voice is so thin, and so feminine. And he don't spin mikes.

Entwistle and Jones: This is perhaps the biggest overkill in this competition. Even if you think Zep is better in the other three catagories, only a fool would think so in this one.

those are all really good points. I think both bands have great abilities in constructing songs. I think the vocals in "The Who" are better then zeppelins but some of zeppelins music compositions like "since ive been loving you" and "the rain song" (cant remember if thats what its called but its acoustic and starts off with "in the spring time of my summer" or sumthing) are amazing

[JohnXDoe]

Some kid told me today that The Who sucked. I punched him out Pete Townsend style.
Guitar over the head, amirite?
To me: The Who > Led Zeppelin Pete Townsend's lyrics and music beat theirs anyday. Also, I like Moon better than Bonham.
Yeah, of course. And in a fight the Who would kick Zep's arse. :)
No contest, fist fight or otherwise. You can't even compare the two. The Who are the cure for all things Zeppelin. I Can't Explain is a better song on it's own then Zep packed into whole albums.


Oh. and didi anyone see the NBA Finals, game one? The Dallas Mavericks had a "Who" introduction. It was way cool. After the visitors were introduced the arena went dark and you heard the drums of Moon, the crowd roaring. Then that famous Daltrey scream and the announcer began to introduce the coach and bench players as the end of Won't Get Fooled again was blasting thoughout the arena. And they looped it so the vocal wouldn't start again and the song wouldn't end too soon. Then right as they introduced the last player the song came to an end. Perfectly timed, very dramatic, and obviously well done and rehearsed. And right after the last bench player was introduced the synth intro to Eminence Front started and the crowd went nuts. And then Kenny's drums kicked in and right as the full band joined in a big explosion in the arena and the announcer began introducing the starting line-up for the Mavericks which again was perfectly timed to end with that big Eminence finish right when the announcer was done. And it was loud.

That was sweet..:chug:

[Dragon_Prince]

Ps. eveyrone knows they are playing one of the tommy tour cocnert(without moon) on townshend's site?

[Jody LeCompte]

Is Pino Palidino really going back to play for the Who on the next tour?

[JohnXDoe]

Ps. eveyrone knows they are playing one of the tommy tour cocnert(without moon) on townshend's site?
That was good to know. Funny news clips from back then. Pretty good MTV peice. That is a good band they play with. Pete's solo touring band, actually. Except for the guitar player. You can see the same percusionist and back up singers on the much more recent Lifehouse performances, where his long time bass player also joins him. As well as Bundrick on keyboards, of course. And the drummer (Simon Phillips) is excellent. He played on Pete's solo album Empty Glass. Pete "discovered" him in a music shop and enlisted him when he was just 17. They sound good.
Is Pino Palidino really going back to play for the Who on the next tour?
Yes. At Pete's website (http://www.petetownshend.co.uk/) they have all new info in his Diary Pages, including pics and a short and crude video from a rehearsal. Pino is there. They also have info on the new stuff. Apparently this "mini-opera" is centered around a teenage rock band who find fame and fortune via the internet and is based on Pete's short story "The Boy Who Heard Music". I hope it's not overtly pretentious. Or just as bad corny and cheesy. The Who have always been able to pull stuff like this off, but I'll wait and see. The new album on the other hand I'm very much looking forward too. The mini-opera as well, but that's more a curiosoty for me.

[Jody LeCompte]

Man..

As much as I love The Who, this means the John Mayer Trio won't be playing anymore. I was hoping they'd bring blues back into the mainstream...

[132WalrusesInMexico]

Man, I just bought Live At Leeds the other day... What an amazing live album.

[JohnXDoe]

Man....As much as I love The Who, this means the John Mayer Trio won't be playing anymore. I was hoping they'd bring blues back into the mainstream...
I did not know Pino was doing that with Mayer. And The Who are kind of an again, off again project. The old men need rest. So Pino will be free enough to do some other work. Zak Starkey did a whole tour with Oasis and The Who worked around it. So the Mayer thing can still happen.
Man, I just bought Live At Leeds the other day... What an amazing live album.
Yeah, it's quite the experiance. Better then actually going to most shows. Just sit in your living room and let it blast...

[PinkFreud]

Man..

As much as I love The Who, this means the John Mayer Trio won't be playing anymore. I was hoping they'd bring blues back into the mainstream...
Mayer broke that up after their live album anyway.

[Jody LeCompte]

Yea, his next solo album hits stores next month. I guess he got his fill of blues.

...

Enwhistle could spank Pino...Well, he used to be able to, I guess.

[JohnXDoe]

I'm listening to this Mayer thing now. I don't like him ordinarily, but I'm enjoying this. Why not keep doing it? Now he's gonna give us more chick tunes. :(

And yeah, John could spank most other bass players. Lot's of great footage of him around. I was listening/watching him earlier at Pete's site. Remarkable. Pino does a decent job sitting in, but he cannot fill John's considerable shoes by any stretch of the imagination.

[Jody LeCompte]

I've been studying John's "typewriter" technique that he started using quite a bit in his later solos.

I really can't figure it out entirely though.

[JohnXDoe]

He's a tricky and interesting player from what I have heard. Which admitedly is not much. I'm listening to this live Gravity cut right now though, and I must say his playing is surprisingly good. And he knows how to play this music. Which surprises me even more, as I've always viewed him as pretty much a pop artist.

[Jody LeCompte]

John or Pino?

[JohnXDoe]

John Mayer. I know him from a few glimpses of video, maybe heard a song here and there. Have heard a bit of his guitsr playing. Thought he was an interesting musician but basically a pop artist and songwriter. Nothing wrong with that. That's fine. But I just like this so much better. I wouldn't care to listen to him before. But this is pretty good stuff.

[Ephemeral]

Guitar over the head, amirite?
Didn't he punch out Daltry once, or am I thinking of something else?

[JohnXDoe]

It was usually the other way around. But I believe Pete did knock him cold with a guitar once.

[Ephemeral]

Ah, my mistake.

[zabbit82]

John Mayer. I know him from a few glimpses of video, maybe heard a song here and there. Have heard a bit of his guitsr playing. Thought he was an interesting musician but basically a pop artist and songwriter. Nothing wrong with that. That's fine. But I just like this so much better. I wouldn't care to listen to him before. But this is pretty good stuff.
I know everyone's heard this, but the guy needs to shy away from the chick-pop mold he's come to be. Try! is an amazing record and if he were to do something like that again, I would definatly buy it, if not go to see him under that blues trio.

So its Roger punched out Pete, then Pete would bash the guitar on Roger, is that what I'm reading?

[JohnXDoe]

^Yeah, I was pretty impressed with that JMT album. I'll be listening some more.

And Roger and Pete would go at it sometimes. Pete usually with the mouth, from all accounts. Until Roger would get fed up and punch him out. But Pete would take to using his guitar as a weapon at times, for which Rog had no answer. Funny stuff. Can't imagine them fighting. Silly boys...

[zabbit82]

I kinda can, but I can't really imagine Roger punching Pete then Pete taking a guitar to him.

[JohnXDoe]

That's how I've always heard and read it. Some of the scuffles could be quite violent from what I understand. But perhaps like brothers fight. And fights always seem much worse then they really are. But they say Pete actually did crack a guitar on Roger a time or two. Hard to imagine, but I tend to beleive it. Pete is such a prissy boy....

[zabbit82]

But no worse than Noel and Liam Gallagher :lol:

Huh, I guess in a way, inner fighting brings out great music.

[JohnXDoe]

It sure does seem to. Ray Davies and Dave Davies from the Kinks are said to literally hate each other. That is kind of shocking. Fist fights, band break-ups, all that stuff just because those two can't be in the same room together. Everly Brothers as well. Do not or did not get along. And they performed very intimately with one another. So that's a head scratcher. John Fogerty and brother Tom. Same deal. Tension like that works in the favor of some artists, it seems. Against others. The Who were always a violent band onstage and in concert. The very sound is one of physical aggression. And busting things up early in their career. So I think the tension worked well with them. And John just standing there while he laid down that kind if thunder. It was just perfect chemistry all around.

[JohnXDoe]

Hey Who people....

Rachel Fuller (Pete's girlfriend) will be broadcasting her web show "In The Attic" live from Who rehearsal this Tuesday at 7:00pm, UK time. Which is apparently 11:00am PST or 2:00pm EST, US. But I can't be sure, so check it out. I usually just tune in after the live broadcast sometime on Wendsday when they loop the show for 24hrs. Not sure if they are doing it this week. And according to Pete's site the new "mini opera" may be revealed for the first time. This is one of the last rehearsals before the tour kicks off on the 17th at Leeds University. So try to check it out. Also, the servers have been set up to handle 50,000 people because many of The Who's shows will be webcast. At a nominal charge, I believe. So getting a connection should not be a problem as it has been for some in the past. More info:

http://www.petetownshend.co.uk/diary/display.cfm?id=299&zone=pr

[wanderer]

Has anyone else heared (do you wanna ?) Townshend doing acoustic (no band) versions of Psychoderelict songs in 1993 "Press show" show ?
Amazing show.

[JohnXDoe]

Didn't hear that, wanderer. I'm not quite sure what you are talking about....

Hey Who people. The Who have their webcast site up and running and they will be broadcasting three songs from the Leeds show June 17. Which is just around the corner. It will be broadcast after a special "In The Attic Show". More details can be found at the site, which is just up and running:

http://thewholive.tv/frontdoor/

The charge is just 99 cents with all proceeds going to Pete's charity Double 'O. Registration and payment is through Paypal. Which makes it all very easy.

And if someone knows how to convert Brit time to American, if you take a look can you please tell me what time these broadcast are to take place? I have not registered yet (will later) and maybe the correct American time will be included. But maybe not. I've checked online, and it's all so confusing.

Anyway, get your "ticket" for this sure to be fantastic show as The Who return to Leeds University to kick off their brand new WORLD TOUR. It's sure to be exciting....

[wanderer]

Can you operate Rapidshare ? I send the adress ?
After hearing this I find it strange that when people claim it's not superb classic Townshend album

[Ephemeral]

Hmmm. Looks interesting, John.

[JohnXDoe]

Ok guys, the "In The Attic" loop is up at Pete's site. It showed three short excerpts of The Who performing three new songs in rehearsal and the songs sound good. Very exciting. One was a balled, another a mid-tempo number sung by Pete, and an up tempo number that sounded great. The performances were a little tentative it being a rehearsal, and Pete says they just did run through the entire "mini opera" a couple of days ago. But even with the somewhat poor webcast audio all sounds promising. The clips are just a couple minutes a peice so don't expect a lot, but it's enough to give hope of a good tour and some good records coming out.

The show is running in a loop for the next couple of days. Depending on when you catch it you'll have to sit through some other stuff that is somewhat hit and miss, and then you'll see the band in rehearsal with Pete joining the show afterward. Good enough way to spend part of an hour....

[JohnXDoe]

Hey. If a mod sees this I know this is a triple post, but this is a band thread that has not been real active lately and this can happen. And an edit above won't work because this is new stuff. So a bit of a bump might be in order, also. I've been banned twice recently in R&M just for posting, basically. I would like it to not happen again.


Hey guys. I'm happy to report these new songs are good. I was mistaken when I said you only get to hear a small peice in the rehearsal footage. You get to hear quite a lot. Including an entire song.

The first one played is the least memorable. Don't know the titles. The second one, upon hearing it for the second time, is a good rock ballad of sorts, about the internet. It connects rock n roll dreams with it. Which may sound corny. But remember, this is Townshend. The man who brought you Tommy, and made it all work. Instead of "the interent" he calls it an "endless wire". Didn't get to hear the whole song, but it has those classic Roger/Pete vocals.

Next song, rock n roll wonder and mystery again. The struggle to make it, to dream. This song we get to hear all of. But to tell you the truth, I was too taken with the music to notice the lyrics. This is Townshend power chord stuff. Roger sounds great. The band is terrific. That's another thing. Even in reheasal they sound great. But you can tell it's a rehearsal. They are glancing at sheet music, holding back a little, maybe. But you can see they are ready to gig. They are fantastic. And from the sound of it, they believe they are The Who.

I don't want to overstate things. This is not a return to past glories or greatness. But it is The Who, believe it or not, and they have at least a few good new songs to prove it. And I'm happy to report Townshends pop sensibilities appear to be intact. I don't know what these songs will sound like on record. But if they were to play five new songs this good at any gig, no one would complain or leave their seats. So that's good news from The Who front. Tour starts Saturday.

[rockinbass17]

I'm glad the material sounds good. We all know Pete still has it in him.

Do we know who's playing bass for the tour?

[JohnXDoe]

Pino Palladino is playing once again. He's pretty much the perm bassist now. What's good I think is they just came out of the studio, all of them had been working on various projects before hand, and they just sound tight. Even Simon Townshend sounds pushed up in the mix as the new songs call for acoustic and electric guitar. He even plays mandolin on one track.

Again, I don't want to give raised expectations, and I've had the luxery of hearing these songs three times because of an apparent glitch at the site. And yeah, it's The Who. First time I listened I was just sort of "Hmm"? Because I was listening very closely. You know, it's exciting. I really couldn't come to a conclusion. But the last two times I listened, it's there. The songs are good, the band is good playing them. Can't deny it. The first song is ok good. The second song is good and rather short, as Pete explains later some tracks on the "mini opera" are less then two minutes long, as that's all that was called for in the context. Anyway, two minutes or not "Endless Wire", or whatever the hell it's called, is pretty much classic Townshend rock ballad and storytelling. And the last song is pretty much a Who rocker. It's lean, melodic, a bit pop, forceful, and contains a bit of musical twists and turns. Mostly it's a straight ahead rocker, though.

Being a fan for me it's just a relief to finally hear something and no matter what be able to think "that's a pretty good song". It certainly isn't bad.

[Guitarist_]

i was about to buy The Who - Whos Next but i realised there is a deluxe version with a live performace of whos next live at the young vic?

is this live performance deluxe edition worth buying? is the live performance good? i know the original wont let me down but this costs alot more

[wanderer]

I have opposite reaction. It think the parts of new song they have played have to be worst stuff Pete has put out. Boring music, bad lyrics and boring production. Should have used outside producer but Pete's ego propably got in the way. Endless Wire was very enjoyable when he played it In The Attic show but way worse when they played on that rehearsal. Other new songs that has been played during In The Attic show had nice melodies/words so it's a shock how terrible Mirrod Door and rehearsal stuff was.

This record seems to bee fully Townshend solo record with Roger on vocals
and it doesn't work (at least on this new stuff ). I wouldn't hold my breath that rest of CD will be any better. This record could have been great 'Townshend record' but as 'Who' record it doesn't seem to work at all (at least this stuff doesn't).

Naturally waiting and hoping to be proveng wrong.

[JohnXDoe]

i was about to buy The Who - Whos Next but i realised there is a deluxe version with a live performace of whos next live at the young vic? is this live performance deluxe edition worth buying? is the live performance good? i know the original wont let me down but this costs alot more
Couldm't really tell you. I like the Young Yic performance. Although some of the songs they do from Who's Next sound tentative because they are still working them out for stage. Stll, for all that extra money (it is steep for an album) you can get a whole different Who record. Live or not. Are you buying a CD or downloading from a service? Because allofmp3.com has that version for pennies on the dollar. Also, I can upload the Young Vic gig for you. I think I offered before but you declined. Your call....

I have opposite reaction. It think the parts of new song they have played have to be worst stuff Pete has put out. Boring music, bad lyrics and boring production. Should have used outside producer but Pete's ego propably got in the way. Endless Wire was very enjoyable when he played it In The Attic show but way worse when they played on that rehearsal. Other new songs that has been played during In The Attic show had nice melodies/words so it's a shock how terrible Mirrod Door and rehearsal stuff was. This record seems to bee fully Townshend solo record with Roger on vocals and it doesn't work (at least on this new stuff ). I wouldn't hold my breath that rest of CD will be any better. This record could have been great 'Townshend record' but as 'Who' record it doesn't seem to work at all (at least this stuff doesn't).

Naturally waiting and hoping to be proveng wrong.
Hey man. Thanks for the Mayfair Hotel Townshend stuff. I just checked my mail an hour ago and have been listening. It really is very good. Can't thank you enough.....

And I couldn't disagree with you more about the new Who stuff. Which believe it or not I was able to catch again as soon as I woke up, as the loop was rolling around. I don't know what these songs sounded like with just Townshend doing them, but you say yourself they have "good words/melodies" and it "could have been a great Townshend record" perhaps. So now it'll be a good Who record, hopefully. And I think the band sounds good playing these songs. This is a good band. The songs should slide in nicely alongside the rest of the Who material onstage, IMO....

[Guitarist_]

im thinking that live at the young vic is nowhere near as good as L@L. So i think ill settle for the remastered single cd version. Ive found someone who has the performance but thanks for the offer JXD. I hope you are right about the new tunes.

[JohnXDoe]

Alright Who Heads, I got my "tickets" for this Saturday and Sunday. Leeds University and Brighton whatever, here I come. :)

The site at www.thewholive.tv (not a proper link) is up and running and looking good. Some parts are still under construction, but what they have going on is very impressive. These folks are mega-charitable. And they make you want to be involved. This will be a 15 month world tour, it will raise ten million dollars for charity, and every single show will be recorded for sale on CD and DVD. All profits going to charity. Webcasts of all shows, some full length, and lot's of auction items will also be available. Including an autographed guitar Townshend smashed onstage in 2004. I saw a clip of that on Towser TV. Very exciting. And they have a mailing list.

So I have my reciept and stuff but don't know how to actually access the broadcasts. Unless it's through my order number or reciept number, as a password or ticket number don't seem to be present. I've contacted customer service and will post more details for those interested when I have more details. This will be fun.

And where is Lunch? Post up, man. Things are starting to happen.....:chug:

[JohnXDoe]

The site at thewholive.tv still seems to be going though some changes. It's back to it's very basic scheme. So if you visit don't expect much, although they are probably just setting up things still, as this morning it had a bunch more stuff on it. So disregard what I said in a previous post about it being "up and running". Although it is there and functioning.

Anyway, looks like they will be doing the Wine & Glass EP in it's entirety. Here is a quote from Pete's journal:

13 June 2006
Wire & Glass in rehearsal

We are playing it. It sounds great. It's new, and that feels strange, we haven't played anything new for such a long time, but it's also familiar - I remember playing new songs to audiences who were really unsure they wanted to hear them. This selection is eleven minutes long, we will blast through it, and if the crowd get distracted they can buy our fabulous merchandizing.

-Pete Townshend


So that's pretty cool......


EDIT: Rehearsal pics. Looking good:

http://img161.imageshack.us/img161/6839/petesideonrh0jf.jpg

http://img161.imageshack.us/img161/774/untitled6hu.jpg

http://img218.imageshack.us/img218/1941/0iko8vc.jpg

http://img161.imageshack.us/img161/6600/petewithscreens0os.jpg

http://img161.imageshack.us/img161/2097/petelaughingrh5ev.jpg

[JohnXDoe]

Hey you Who fags. Where the fuc.k is everyone, for chrissakes? The tour starts tommorow at Leeds University. Isn't anyone excited? What are your hopes for the tour. Your expectations? Pics in the above post. Pretty sweet, amirite? This fuc.king thread is like a ghost town.

I've been abandoned except by a few. :(

[Seafroggys]

i lurk in this thread. I never have anything interesting to add except how much the Who kick ***

[JohnXDoe]

Good enough, seafroggys. Nice to see you are still with us holding down the fort.

And yes, urite. The Who kick major ***. And they will continue to do so at Leeds Uni tommorow. :)

[Guitarist_]

I wonder if it the leeds gig will be a small crowd of around 2000-3000 again?

[JohnXDoe]

I wonder if it the leeds gig will be a small crowd of around 2000-3000 again?
Yup. 2,100. Bet it's going to be loud. The Who played a 1,300 seat venue in Vegas back in late 2002 and reports are that it was ear-splittingly loud. They have always done well in small venues, it seems.

I bought a "ticket" for 99 cents to see three tunes performed. I hope they have there crap together at the site because they say they have no record of my purchase. I'll pay again, but it's just the principle. And if it isn't going to work the first time, what would lead me to believe it would the second? I just want to see the Who and be a small part of this.

[Guitarist_]

The Who are doing a world tour, but i wonder if that will include Australia. I really want to hear "The Real Me" performed live

[JohnXDoe]

It's a 15 month world tour so you never know. Although I believe so far as performing The Real Me that prospect died with John....

[JohnXDoe]

Check it out, guys. I got my ticket.

*excited*

http://img220.imageshack.us/img220/3939/untitledojojko4qq.jpg

:)

[Guitarist_]

Check it out, guys. I got my ticket.

*excited*

http://img220.imageshack.us/img220/3939/untitledojojko4qq.jpg

:)

i thought you were actually going there

[JohnXDoe]

i thought you were actually going there
Oh man, don't I wish. I think it's going to be an excellent show. This will get me three songs. Maybe if they are feeling generous one or two more. But I doubt it as it's all for charity and they want people to continue to tune in at 99 cents a pop. I'm just excited to see The Who at Leeds. I don't think their is any footage of them from their 1970 appearance there, so this is a real treat.

When they come to South California I will be sure to be there.

[Dragon_Prince]

I got my ticket for the Londen hyde park gig :) it will be a full setlist

and I need to fly there and book a htoel there, but Iwill also see Roger Waters ft Nick Mason :) and maybe I have some work at Wimbledon there, and all that in 5 days :p

[JohnXDoe]

We'll expect a full report/review, Prince....

Saw the webcast. They opened strong if a bit tentatively with Who Are You, I Can't Explain, The Seeker, and Substitute. Sounded good, good energy, but as I said a bit tentative as might be expected from the opening numbers of a new tour. Good deal.....

[Dragon_Prince]

Oew The Seeker that one is nice :D

[rockinbass17]

I just thought that I would share with everyone:

I had a dream last night that I got tickets for me and all my friends to The Who. Except, the show was on a giant cruise ship docked where the USS Intrepid would be. So we get there, and are somehow able to catch them while rehearsing. John Etwistle was there, and he looked like he did in the 70's even though Pete and Roger looked the way they do today. John was also playing a three-string bass.
As it turns out, I do something to the ship that causes it to sink. Some of my friends use an undersea escape pod (yeah...I don't know) and I get in a cheap liferaft that doesn't fully stay above the water. I start semi-floating through the streets of New York, and as the ship was going down I heard The Who playing from it.

So if they decide to play on any ocean liners, I advise everyone to not go to that show, and try to catch them next time.

[inassociationwithdeanlearner]

Yeah my friend is off to see the who in brighton tonight.

Does anyone know who's playing bass and drums on this tour because he apparently couldn't find out anywhere.
Does anyone else not think that they are just a little bit past it though?

[Dragon_Prince]

Zak Starksley (how you spell it) is drumming :)

[Lunch]

Pino Palidino is playing bass I think. They are both very good.

[inassociationwithdeanlearner]

Pino Palidino is playing bass I think. They are both very good.
'Cept he's welsh:p

[Lunch]

Well the Who are English, but I don't hold anything against them :p

[inassociationwithdeanlearner]

Well the Who are English, but I don't hold anything against them :p
Where you from then?

[Lunch]

The good ol' U.S. of A.

[inassociationwithdeanlearner]

The good ol' U.S. of A.
Oh right, well i guess i could say the same thing about alot of the bands i listen to *names changed of course*

Being an american you wouldn't understand the english detest of the welsh:lol:

[JohnXDoe]

The good ol' U.S. of A.
It's about time you show your face around here. It's been a big Who week.


And to answer whoever asked, The Who are not "past it" yet. After this tour they may be, and Roger's voice is sometimes worse for wear (after all his instrument is a part of him. And his aging body) but they are not past it. They sounded brilliant yesterday.

[inassociationwithdeanlearner]

It's about time you show your face around here. It's been a big Who week.


And to answer whoever asked, The Who are not "past it" yet. After this tour they may be, and Roger's voice is sometimes worse for wear (after all his instrument is a part of him. And his aging body) but they are not past it. They sounded brilliant yesterday.
Fair enough, wont be long now though eh?

[Lunch]

Yea, I was in Ocean City for a week of straight drinking, smoking, and partying with most other seniors who graduated from around here. I've come back a changed person, but I still love the Who.

[JohnXDoe]

Fair enough, wont be long now though eh?
Afraid not. This will most likely be the last go around. I think Pete will always make music, and Roger can act, sing a little, whatever. But they are 62 and 63, respectively. And you know playing the kind of music they play the way they play it is a young mans game. So maybe they will get together once in awhile as Pete and Rog or sometihng. But with a batch of new material out and a 15 month tour going, I would think this might be the last. Maybe yet another "farewell tour" and call it a day.
Yea, I was in Ocean City for a week of straight drinking, smoking, and partying with most other seniors who graduated from around here. I've come back a changed person, but I still love the Who.
Hey, good deal, Lunch. Hope you had a good time, die before you get old, and all that good stuff. :smoke:

Anyway, yeah. The Who will be with you through it all. They were for me. I'll never let them go. :)

[Lunch]

Yea I think I just guaranteed that I'll die before I get old thanks to Beach Week.

[Kaleidoscope Eyes]

Yea, I was in Ocean City for a week of straight drinking, smoking, and partying with most other seniors who graduated from around here. I've come back a changed person, but I still love the Who.


Who hoo for graduating, where are you going to college?

[Lunch]

University of Michigan.

[wanderer]

Rogers vocals were terrible.
My prediction is that the way too hard schedule in July will cause him to loose his voice at some point.

[132WalrusesInMexico]

University of Michigan.
I live by you then.

[Lunch]

Not yet, I live in Annapolis Maryland for now.

[zabbit82]

I think we've discussed this a little bit, but I'll live right up the road from you, Lunch. It takes me about 10 minutes to get to downtown Ann Arbor.

I live by you then.
Where do you live man?

[132WalrusesInMexico]

I think we've discussed this a little bit, but I'll live right up the road from you, Lunch. It takes me about 10 minutes to get to downtown Ann Arbor.


Where do you live man? I live in Clinton which is about 25 minutes from Ann Arbor.
Which street do you live on?

[JohnXDoe]

Check out this setlist from last nights show, guys. I'm proud of the 'ol boys. This takes guts. And I hope it stays like this or similar:

Who Are You
Can't Explain
The Seeker
Anyway, Anyhow
Wire & Glass
Sound Around
Pick up the Peace
Endless Wire
We've Got a Hit
They Made My Dreams Come True
Mirror Door
Baba O’riley
Drowned
Behind Blue Eyes
Relay
Mike Post
Cry if You Want
Pinball Wizard
Amazing Journey
See Me, Feel Me
Listening to You

Encore:

Substitute
The Kids Are Alright
Won't Get Fooled Again

Freakin' good deal, amirite? Lot's of new stuff. And the reaction has been good, fan and otherwise.

University of Michigan.
That's a cool Who school, I'm sure. :)

[Lunch]

That set list does look pretty damn good, even though I'm not as keen on the inclusion of the new stuff as you are, John. Still, looks good and Amazing Journey is in it.

[Dragon_Prince]

the other date has an other setlist ;)

I am so looking forward to it

[JohnXDoe]

That set list does look pretty damn good, even though I'm not as keen on the inclusion of the new stuff as you are, John. Still, looks good and Amazing Journey is in it.
Yes, it looks really nice. It also pays to note that some of the new songs are very short in length. Pete said some are under two minutes as they are musical peices meant to lend themselves to the mini opera as a whole. Similar to the role the short stuff from Tommy served, etc. So it moves along pretty well. And yes, the inclusion of the Tommy peices at the end of the regular show instead of the encore is a nice change, too. WGFA is a perfect all around closer.

the other date has an other setlist ;)

I am so looking forward to it
And we'll all looking forward to your report. :)

[Ephemeral]

In slightly Who related news:

Elton John is coming here.

He was the pinball wizard, you know.

[Lunch]

Yea, it was so awesome. It sucks being back in the real world now though. Although I did probably cut 10-15 years off my life while I was there.

[JohnXDoe]

Is that the setlist from the show at Leeds? I saw a review of that which said it was great...it would have been really easy for it to have ended up being a gimmick because of how good the first show at Leeds was, but it sounds like it was fantastic.....
No. That is the setlist from the Brighton show. Here is a setlist from the Leeds show, along with a small peice from Pete's website. Lot's of recent news on the site these days. For obvious reasons. Lot's of great new pics in "The Who" section of the site, too:

Leeds Revisited


On a balmy summer's night, the hottest ticket in town was The Who's
much-awaited return to Leeds. First things first, if this was the band
on the FIRST night of the tour god alone knows how good they'll be by the LAST night because, from the opening chords of Who Are You right through to the closing rush of Won't Get Fooled Again the band were in blistering, breathless form. Wire & Glass, the forthcoming single/mini-opera, was debuted and went down a storm whilst old favourites like Relay were delivered with equal gusto. I feel very lucky to have witnessed such an incendiary performance - as
I suspect everyone else in the packed, stiflingly hot Leeds Uni refectory felt afterwards too. No need for me to wax lyrical about the performance as it was all recorded for later release in the Encore Series so you'll all be able to sample it for yourselves … can't wait. For now, some pix from last night and the set-list. More pix to follow on Who site asap. And with that, it's on to sunny Brighton …

Hamish

Set-list:

Who Are You
Can't Explain
The Seeker
Substitute
Wire & Glass
Sound Around
Pick Up The Peace
Endless Wire
We've Got A Hit
They Made My Dreams Come True
Mirror Door
Baba O'Riley
Let's See Action
Relay
Behind Blue Eyes
Mike Post Theme
Pinball Wizard
Amazing Journey
See Me
Listening To You

Encores:

Eminence Front
Naked Eye
Won't Get Fooled Again


http://www.petetownshend.co.uk/

[rockinbass17]

Name change ftw?

JXD, did you see any of the new material performed? I hope they're playing it well.

[zabbit82]

I live in Clinton which is about 25 minutes from Ann Arbor.
Which street do you live on?
I live in Dexter, which is prolly a 30 minute drive via US-23 to get to Clinton.

I realized today while listening to Who Are You (album) that my favorite Who songs are Entwistle compositions. 905, My Wife, Sucess Story. Cool stuff.

[JohnXDoe]

Name change ftw?

JXD, did you see any of the new material performed? I hope they're playing it well.
Yes. I saw three tunes. And apparently on the 25th have another date. I did not know.

They sounded good, but a bit tentative. Just a bit. Pete even said after The Seeker "don't worry. we're just getting warmed up". Then they blasted into Substitute. First night of the tour. But yes, they sounded incredible. And from all reports from fans and critics it was. I saw fans being interevied right after they left the gig and they were smiling, soaked in sweat, and downright joyful. Beaming from ear to ear. This band rocks, make no mistake.

[JohnXDoe]

nice news story here with video from the Leeds show. just find and click on The Who on the page. it's about 10 minutes long.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/programmes/newsnight/default.stm

also, what happened to the thread name? i rather liked it. can we get another?

[zabbit82]

Yeah, I noticed that most of the official band threads have only the band name. We had a good thread name here.

[rockinbass17]

Of course the set will be polished and near perfect by the time they hit come over to the States. :cool:

Perhaps the mods thought the elaborate lyric-names made the forum look confusing or something? I don't know, I liked the old name too.

[JohnXDoe]

Couple of Who news articles. One a review of the Leeds gig, another a preview of the this weekends Wireless Festival. Kind of cool that The Who can play alongside much more "young and modern bands" and pull it off:

[Leeds Review (http://www.bbc.co.uk/leeds/content/articles/2006/06/19/music_gig_review_the_who_20060617_feature.shtml)



EDIT: Other link wasn't working. But you can find a similar story in a link on the page of the review.

[trysthedrummer]

I haven't really read up on here, but I'm going to see them this Sunday. I'm going with a few friends, I'm not a great fan.

Anyone else going?

[JohnXDoe]

If you can post and tell us about it. A couple of other users are going to see them soon also, and we're all eager for first hand accounts.

At least I am.....

[trysthedrummer]

The tickets were about £35, it's at the wireless festival, some place at Harewood house in Leeds? It might sound a bit dodgy me not knowing much about it, but I'm just going to see a few bands and having a laugh with a few friends.

Il let you know how it goes.

[JohnXDoe]

Yeah. Don't worry about it. Sounds like a good time. Don't worry about it if you aren't a big fan of the band or whatever. Just a post with your general impressions would be great. You know, how did they sound, what was the performance like, did people emjoy it, etc.

Ought to be interestimg to hear about....

[BassCozzy]

Anyone seeing them in hyde park cuz i may see u there it's gonna rock

[Dragon_Prince]

Yup ;)

Who Are You
Can't Explain
Seeker
Anyway, Anyhow
Wire & Glass (Mini-opera)
Sound Around
Pick Up The Peace
Endless Wire
We've Got A Hit
They Made My Dreams Come True
Mirror Door
Baba O'Riley
Drowned
Relay
The Kids Are Alright
Behind Blue Eyes
Mike Post
Cry If You Want
Pinball Wizard
Amazing Journey See Me, Feel Me
Listening To You

Encore:
Substitute
Won't Get Fooled Again


Where is the My Generation

[Lunch]

Now they don't hope they die before they get old.

[JohnXDoe]

My Generation hasn't made an appearance yet. :(

[Seafroggys]

My Generation hasn't made an appearance yet. :(

which is interesting, seeing as how besides songs like Won't Get Fooled Again, Baba O'Reily, Who Are You, and Pinball Wizard, its one of their biggest hits.

Maybe it is because of that one line.

[zabbit82]

I would imagine so, not playing a song that contradicts thier musical being in thier early career.

Question for all you hardcore fans who are keeping up with the tour. A few friends and I are wondering, who's playing drums for them?

[JohnXDoe]

Ringo's son, Zak Starkey. Same as it's been since 1996 when the also excellent Simon Phillips stopped performing with the band. He is a good fit and an excellent player.
which is interesting, seeing as how besides songs like Won't Get Fooled Again, Baba O'Reily, Who Are You, and Pinball Wizard, its one of their biggest hits.

Maybe it is because of that one line.
I think it may very well be. Although they twist the meaning toward the end in concert these days, it would seem a silly thing to be expressing being Rog and Pete are nearing their mid-sixties. They still look good, though:

http://www.petetownshend.co.uk/diary/display.cfm?id=325&zone=pr

Scroll down for pics....

[Dragon_Prince]

ALready saw them, PEte has all stars :P (the shoes ;))

[Spaceman 3]

I would imagine so, not playing a song that contradicts thier musical being in thier early career.

Question for all you hardcore fans who are keeping up with the tour. A few friends and I are wondering, who's playing drums for them?

Is it Zach Starkey?

[Seafroggys]

um, read the rest of the thread

[Spaceman 3]

I see.

[Spaceman 3]

It appears as though I have neglected to read the post above my previous post. I have been pwned.

[Dragon_Prince]

Set-list:

Can't Explain
The Seeker
Anyway, Anyhow
Who Are You
Bargain
Behind Blue Eyes
Real Good Looking Boy
Let's See Action
Mike Post
Baba O'Riley
Love Reign O'er Me
The Kids Are Alright
My Generation
Won't Get Fooled Again

Encore:

Substitute
Pinball Wizard
Amazing Journey/Sparks
See Me, Feel Me
Listening To You


they played this last show I like this list :) didn't think they would play love reign o'er me

[Deth]

Hey, can someone here answer a question for me? I don't really know the details, so it may be unanswerable.

I was watching this PBS thing where they showed excerpts from them playing Tommy and Quadrophenia in it's entirety. During one of the songs (I believe from Quadrophenia) , John had an absolutely mindblowing solo that was about a minute long. So, the question is, what song is this, and is the solo that long on the album?

Thanks :).

[Dragon_Prince]

5:15 and no, only on the live album get the quadrophenia live dvd

[Lunch]

On the Royal Albert Hall CD/DVD the solo is even longer in 5:15.

[Dragon_Prince]

Yup I ment that one ;) I have both hea :P

[Surtr]

I heard Behind Blue Eyes on the radio yesterday. Pretty cool song. In fact I love it. :thumb:

[JohnXDoe]

they played this last show I like this list :) didn't think they would play love reign o'er me
I was just about to post that link so you guys could see the photos. So here it is:

http://www.petetownshend.co.uk/diary/display.cfm?id=328&zone=pr

I like the setlist ok. Very similar to what they have been doing for the last couple of tours, however. I hope this is just a change of pace kind of thing and they still intend to play the new stuff. Hell, the new stuff isn't even that long, so surely they might even include it in a set like this. Now who is going to see them soon? Dragon I think you are. We need full reports. :)

[Seafroggys]

I heard Behind Blue Eyes on the radio yesterday. Pretty cool song. In fact I love it. :thumb:

its a n00b's song :thumb:

naw, just kidding, I really like it. It used to be my favorite when all I knew I was Who's Next and Who Are You.

[Dragon_Prince]

@JXD, I'm s excited that setlist is great just add Join Together and Docter Jimmy and then it's pure Who heaven

[JohnXDoe]

My Generation made a welcome appearance. I never get tired of that song live. Ever. It's a great one. And when they kick it into overdrive at the end it is fantastic.

[Spaceman 3]

They've done quite a few different versions of My Generation from what I've heard. In addition to the original version, they've done psychedelic versions, "My Generation Blues," and extended the ending into a few more minutes of feedback and noise.

[wanderer]

That setlist is utterly boring. However, I'm not surprised that this playing "rarities" talk from Pete turned out to be load of bollocks....
Because this is the last tour, one would have tought they would do something
different than same stuff but as it stands it won't happen. One of Simon's
appearances on 'In The Attic' confirmed this too...

[JohnXDoe]

I must admit a change or two would be in order. Even if they play the new stuff. Happy Jack, I Can See For Miles, Pure And Easy, Squeeze Box, Getting In Tune, The Punk And The Godfather, and many more would be most welcome....

On another note www.thewholive.tv (not a proper link) is completely up and running now and will be webcasting the entire Hyde Park Who set for 99 cents. Only up to 50,000 orders will be honored, so check it out. I watched the first one and it was like a slideshow. But the music came through loud and clear. Perhaps the fact that I'm in the States and the webcast originated from England had something to do with it? Maybe the server? I dunno? But 99 cents is a good deal even if just the audio comes through nicely. I would sign up again but won't be home and I will definitely be signing up when they hit the States...

[Ephemeral]

omg I wish they were coming here. I would kill to see them. KILLL!

[dr._feelgood]

Is the show still as good even if it's just half of The Who?

[La Revolucion]

^^That's what I was thinking, then I saw a special on PBS. The answer is yes.

[rockinbass17]

I saw them two years ago, and yes, they still kick *** like you wouldn't believe. And it still feels like a genuine Who show.

[Dragon_Prince]

IT WAS GREAT EXPECT A FUL REPORT WHEN I GET BACK

and everyone went crazy during my generation and and and I was standing front row ;)

[JohnXDoe]

^yay!

Get back soon. :)

[JohnXDoe]

IT WAS GREAT EXPECT A FUL REPORT WHEN I GET BACK

and everyone went crazy during my generation and and and I was standing front row ;)
Ok man, we're back up. WHERE IS THAT REPORT! :smash:

[Guitarist_]

I finally got "Who's Next"!. I really like it. All tracks are strong but "My Wife" to me is a filler. "Going Mobile" is cheesy but i really like it. Best tracks IMO are "Water", "Won't Get Fooled Again", "Pure and Easy", "The Song is Over", "Bargain" and "Going Mobile". Ive heard enough of "Behind Blue Eyes".

I really hope they play in Australia.

[Moses]

Just hit the edit button and you should be able to delete your posts.

[I'm Charming]

^omg sorry my net screwed up hard.
I think it's excused considering the site issues right now.

Just "edit" delete the extra posts. Welcome.