Posted on 01/15/2019 6:53:26 PM PST by DoodleBob
Roger Daltrey supports Brexit
Yes, it’s another one of those “Geriatric Tours”, sponsored by Geritol, Depends, and Gas-X.
Coming to a bathroom near you, soon!!!
“I’m glad fans of Townsend and Daltrey will get to see them live once more. I once got to see The Who as a kid in the ‘70s, and I’ll stick with that great memory. “
I saw The Who once - when I was 17 - at Woodstock . They were my main impetus for buying tickets and hitching from eastern CT with a friend .
“Keith Moon joins Led Zeppelin in LA”
Zep did five shows in LA that Tour. Three of my buddies caught the Show Moon played at. Unfortunately I caught the Show the next night. To this day these guys swear that after the show they need to get gas to get back to Orange County. They stopped at a station close to the venue = The Forum. They claim that Keith Moon was at that station gassing up a MUSTANG. They didn’t approached him nor did anyone else to confirm it was him. I was sceptical.
Many years later I was reading a book on Moon that his Personal Assistant Dougal Butler wrote “Full Moon” In the book he wrote about the extended time Moon spent in LA during the 1976/77 time period. He was sacking up with a girlfriend I believe in Malibu during that time. Low and behold Butler mentions in the book that Moon often drove around LA in his girlfriend’s MUSTANG!. Damn it probably was Moon that they saw gassing up!
“Zak Starkey...why does that ring a bell?”
Ringo’s son. Keith Moon gave him his first drum kit as s youngster.
“I wouldn’t even put The Who in the top ten of greatest rock bands”
Tommy, Live at Leeds, Who’s Next, Quadrophenia. I don’t believe there are ten bands that had a five year creative period better than that. Beatles, Zep probably at the top, Tull makes the list, Beach Boys maybe. The Who zero doubt.
Good old Maiden...
Always a good show with those guys.
Ringo, ?
And charge what will be an exhorbitant amount to see half of a legendary rock band?
Love the Who, still crank their music every time I hear one of their songs and yet, half of a legendary band isn't The Who.
I wonder if Daltry's voice is anywhere near what it used to be also. How old is he now? At least 72 as best I can guess.
In another lifetime, I saw The Who in Cincinnati - IIRC, the last tour with Keith Moon.
They simply walked out onstage without introduction...except KM who began tumbling across the stage to his drum kit. FANTASTIC show!
The next time they played Cincinnati, a dozen or so kids were killed when the crowd rushed the doors.
Used to like them a lot; now they sound half-dead to me.
There was a WKRP episode that reflected on that disaster.
There is still some rock bands out there. Check out Muse. It's different, but still rock.
So many bands ahead of The Who in ranking the top 10.
Rush - Geddy and Alex were totally influenced by The Who. Rush may be the best band you list on this list.
Zeppelin - a good blues band that stole lots of riffs and, post-1970 or so, couldn't play live all that well anymore
Ozzy/Black Sabbath - another good blues band that helped launch a genre. Still not as exciting live as The Who.
AC/DC - another ground breaker and great live act.
Beatles - everyone owes them a debt of gratitude.
Beach Boys - great harmonies. But certainly not better (thought they had better drama)
Rolling Stones - I liked them the first time, when they were a low-budget Beatles wannabe band
Metallica - another groundbreaking band. Master of Puppets is a masterpiece. But they lost their mojo thereafter.
Van Halen - possibly the best US band of all time...until 1984/Dave left.
Queen - undeniably the best band at Live Aid, but with uneven musical output.
Guns N Roses - they saved rock in 1986/1987; their live act approached but never surpassed the Who
Aerosmith - great songs.
Doors - a good band with a wild frontman. Certainly not a total package live (no pun intended)
Eagles - great songwriting. But they (and others on this list) lack the molten volatility you get (got?) with The Who's live act.
Grateful Dead - great jamband.
The Police - possibly the best all-around band of the 1980s (with the possible exception of Anthrax)
Journey - good pop rock and good rock when Ansley Dunbar was on drums.
Ramones - great songs that make up for in influence what they lack in depth
In sum, and in line with Col Slade, when all is said and done, this article sums it all up. When the chips were down, when the nation - nay, world - was on the ropes after 9/11, The Who did what rock music was MADE do to....influence lives and change the course of life for many people. The Who's performance of Won't Get Fooled Again in NYC that night may be the single greatest moment in the course of contemporary music. And I'm not exaggerating when I say so.
I read Townsend's when it was released and got Daltrey's as a Christmas gift. I thought Townsend's was pretty good. If Daltrey's is better, it should be a treat.
One thing you get from reading both is just how different Townshend and Daltrey really are.
Saw them during the Kenny Jones days. Best concert I’ve ever seen. They rocked without mercy for 3 hours.
And, yes, my ears recovered a few days later.
Worth it.
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