an hour and a half is just what should have been expected for this.
How so? I saw The Who Monday night and they went for 2 hours and 15 minutes without an encore.
I may have missed something so just 90 minutes of music? No opener or anything right?
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Watched most of the videos that are up so far. Damn Ed sounds great!! Wish I could've gone. Looks like it was a special night. (Regardless of the short set)
It was a pretty good night. I'm not sure if it was $250 worth, but I'm still glad I went.
Complete setlist from The Who forums:
Opening intro from Roger Leaving This Town(Simon) Forever And A Day(Simon) She Asked Me(Simon&Eddie) I'm The Answer (Simon&Eddie) Red Blue and Grey (Eddie) Far Behind (Eddie) Stand By Me(Pete&Eddie) Corrina Corrina(Bob Dylan cover, Pete&Eddie) Drowned(Pete solo) I'm One(Pete and band) The Kids Are Alright(Full band, Joe Walsh) Eminence Front (Full band, Joe Walsh) Summertime Blues (Full band, Joan Jett & Joe Walsh) I Can't Explain(Full band, Joan Jett &Joe Walsh) Behind Blue Eyes (Pete&Eddie) Betterman(Full band, Pete&Eddie) Won't Get Fooled Again(Full band, Joan Jett, Joe Walsh, Rick Nielsen & Eddie Vedder) My Generation(Full band, Joan Jett, Joe Walsh, Rick Nielsen & Eddie Vedder)
an hour and a half is just what should have been expected for this.
How so? I saw The Who Monday night and they went for 2 hours and 15 minutes without an encore.
I may have missed something so just 90 minutes of music? No opener or anything right?
because a specialty performance like this is never balls out rock all night. it's for charity. it's to get people in a room and give money, and the performance is the gravy for those willing to shell out the cash.
Behind Blue Eyes was so good, it really should be released as a digital download, with the proceeds going to Teen Cancer America.
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I am a long-time PJ fan...and a longer-time Who fan. First saw the Who in 1982. First saw PJ in 1994. I was at the show. I spent $250. I was thrilled. Sure, they should've done at least a one-song encore. But, if you had told me before the show that Pete would play two songs off of Quadrophenia; Eddie would sing Behind Blue Eyes; Joe Walsh would shred the lead in Eminence Front, Eddie would play Blue, Red and Grey from By Numbers; Pete would wind mill like a 20 yr-old during the jam part of Betterman; and they would close with Won't Get Fooled Again and My Generation with EV, Walsh, Nielsen...I would have paid more. It was a truly special night. One that will never be repeated. Now, if Rio would just get here...I'm ready for another show, baby!! Jim
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I am a long-time PJ fan...and a longer-time Who fan. First saw the Who in 1982. First saw PJ in 1994. I was at the show. I spent $250. I was thrilled. Sure, they should've done at least a one-song encore. But, if you had told me before the show that Pete would play two songs off of Quadrophenia; Eddie would sing Behind Blue Eyes; Joe Walsh would shred the lead in Eminence Front, Eddie would play Blue, Red and Grey from By Numbers; Pete would wind mill like a 20 yr-old during the jam part of Betterman; and they would close with Won't Get Fooled Again and My Generation with EV, Walsh, Nielsen...I would have paid more. It was a truly special night. One that will never be repeated. Now, if Rio would just get here...I'm ready for another show, baby!! Jim
how was Better Man? did Pete or anyone other than Ed sing at all on it?
Enjoyed the show, but in retrospect probably would have preferred just Pete & Eddie with their acoustic instruments messing around with the Who/Who-related catalog.
For those in our party who saw the Who last night, they felt it was like the JV version of the Who.
After My Generation ended the set on a high note, a couple of encores were appropriate. Love Reign O'er Me and Baba O Riley come to mind as plug-and-play options, but there's certainly more Who stuff in Eddie''s repertoire that the band knows cold.
You know, you hope you get legendary...sometimes you settle for pretty damn good.
Don't want to whine too much about a charity event where everyone is playing on what would be time off or a night off. But an extra 15-20 minutes would have been huge.
Yep, good sentiments. I'm thinking the same way. Not Epic, but pretty good.
I am a long-time PJ fan...and a longer-time Who fan. First saw the Who in 1982. First saw PJ in 1994. I was at the show. I spent $250. I was thrilled. Sure, they should've done at least a one-song encore. But, if you had told me before the show that Pete would play two songs off of Quadrophenia; Eddie would sing Behind Blue Eyes; Joe Walsh would shred the lead in Eminence Front, Eddie would play Blue, Red and Grey from By Numbers; Pete would wind mill like a 20 yr-old during the jam part of Betterman; and they would close with Won't Get Fooled Again and My Generation with EV, Walsh, Nielsen...I would have paid more. It was a truly special night. One that will never be repeated. Now, if Rio would just get here...I'm ready for another show, baby!! Jim
how was Better Man? did Pete or anyone other than Ed sing at all on it?
Ed did the singing on Betterman. One last note for anyone complaining about the length of the show: Pete Townshend turns 70 on Tuesday.
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I am a long-time PJ fan...and a longer-time Who fan. First saw the Who in 1982. First saw PJ in 1994. I was at the show. I spent $250. I was thrilled. Sure, they should've done at least a one-song encore. But, if you had told me before the show that Pete would play two songs off of Quadrophenia; Eddie would sing Behind Blue Eyes; Joe Walsh would shred the lead in Eminence Front, Eddie would play Blue, Red and Grey from By Numbers; Pete would wind mill like a 20 yr-old during the jam part of Betterman; and they would close with Won't Get Fooled Again and My Generation with EV, Walsh, Nielsen...I would have paid more. It was a truly special night. One that will never be repeated. Now, if Rio would just get here...I'm ready for another show, baby!! Jim
how was Better Man? did Pete or anyone other than Ed sing at all on it?
Ed did the singing on Betterman. One last note for anyone complaining about the length of the show: Pete Townshend turns 70 on Tuesday.
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Was there any info at the benefit on the market value of tickets so we know what's deductible for tax purposes as a donation to charity? Usually they print the fair market value on the tickets and the difference is what counts as a donation. Nothing on these tickets.
Lovely recording! Thanks so much. For those less than happy about a 'shorter' show, well no one's getting any younger. Just be happy that all these folks are still alive and playing because there's those that aren't.
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What jjtormey said. Special night. I'm thankful that EV has shared his own fandom and love for The Who over the years. Was wonderful to partake in the night because of that. You Stand By Me was really great.
I think it may have got overlooked by many, but you could also buy the same white "Who Cares" shirts that all of the Teen Cancer volunteers were wearing. They were selling them at their booth where they were signing people up. Best part was that they were signed by Roger and Pete. $30 each. Me and my buddy each got one. The volunteer didn't even know they were autographed til she pulled one out to show it to us. Nice bonus!
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I think it may have got overlooked by many, but you could also buy the same white "Who Cares" shirts that all of the Teen Cancer volunteers were wearing. They were selling them at their booth where they were signing people up. Best part was that they were signed by Roger and Pete. $30 each. Me and my buddy each got one. The volunteer didn't even know they were autographed til she pulled one out to show it to us. Nice bonus!
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Suziemay (I tried to quote your comment but I'm doing something wrong on my phone - but this is in response to your comment) --
Or the look on Pete's face when Eddie was playing the solo on Corrina Corrina. Priceless!!!
I may have missed something so just 90 minutes of music? No opener or anything right?
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Complete setlist from The Who forums:
Opening intro from Roger
Leaving This Town(Simon)
Forever And A Day(Simon)
She Asked Me(Simon&Eddie)
I'm The Answer (Simon&Eddie)
Red Blue and Grey (Eddie)
Far Behind (Eddie)
Stand By Me(Pete&Eddie)
Corrina Corrina(Bob Dylan cover, Pete&Eddie)
Drowned(Pete solo)
I'm One(Pete and band)
The Kids Are Alright(Full band, Joe Walsh)
Eminence Front (Full band, Joe Walsh)
Summertime Blues (Full band, Joan Jett & Joe Walsh)
I Can't Explain(Full band, Joan Jett &Joe Walsh)
Behind Blue Eyes (Pete&Eddie)
Betterman(Full band, Pete&Eddie)
Won't Get Fooled Again(Full band, Joan Jett, Joe Walsh, Rick Nielsen & Eddie Vedder)
My Generation(Full band, Joan Jett, Joe Walsh, Rick Nielsen & Eddie Vedder)
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What are the measurements of the poster?
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I was at the show. I spent $250. I was thrilled. Sure, they should've done at least a one-song encore.
But, if you had told me before the show that Pete would play two songs off of Quadrophenia; Eddie would sing Behind Blue Eyes; Joe Walsh would shred the lead in Eminence Front, Eddie would play Blue, Red and Grey from By Numbers; Pete would wind mill like a 20 yr-old during the jam part of Betterman; and they would close with Won't Get Fooled Again and My Generation with EV, Walsh, Nielsen...I would have paid more.
It was a truly special night. One that will never be repeated. Now, if Rio would just get here...I'm ready for another show, baby!!
Jim
9.03-04.11 PJ20!!!
7.19.13 - Wrigley!!!
10.19.14, 10.20.14 (Yield!!)
Till there aint nothing left worth taking away from me.....
One last note for anyone complaining about the length of the show:
Pete Townshend turns 70 on Tuesday.
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