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reachdown12 · September 2006

Alright, so I saw The Who last night...and I was absolutely BLOWN AWAY! The setlist was amazing, looooved the material they played, the music off the new album is brilliant, and the energy, dear lord, it was unbelievable! The crowd was loud as hell, singing everything, dancing, etc. it was truly wonderful. Many of the songs they played I never would have dreamed of being able to experience live. Let alone ever seizing the opportunity in general!! Townsend was absolutely impeccable and just blew me away with his energy and his playing!! And Daltrey was definitely in a great mood and sang wonderfully, they really..my god it was just so incredible. The next time they come back is on my birthday and i'm contemplating whether to go or not..hehe! I probably will after the phenomenal performance they put on last night! But really, it was such a great night and the only thing that made me really wonder was the fact they played nothing from Quadrophenia which is my favorite Who album, but the show still held all its magic. I say to anyone that has the opportunity to do so, to GO!!!! It is absolutely worth the time and money and MORE! Beautiful show all around!

LONG LIVE THE WHO!!!!!

:D:D

reachdown12 · September 2006

I also need to mention it some more. The fans just truly blew me away. Especially with all the Jammers present! jeeez! I recognized many a face actually, and they really made the night complete. PJ fans and Who fans together as one as always, I swear beautiful crowd with wonderful attitudes towards the other fans as well. Soooo glad to see that! So much will always be owed to the fans.

Clau_yellowled · September 2006

Oh I love the who!!! I hope they come here!!

Bathgate66 · September 2006

The Who on Letterman tommorrow night.

Clau_yellowled · September 2006

Bathgate66 wrote:

The Who on Letterman tommorrow night.

wow!!! thanks for the info!!! I'll check it out

brain of c · September 2006

DriftingByTheStorm wrote:

i hate to burst the bubble on the "legendary" MSG,but it's just your ordinary sports arena ... it's not even a really "nice" arena ... but it's fun to say you've seen shows there, for sure.

the garden is a dump. a toilet.

inmyrvm · September 2006

chromiam wrote:

bootlegs available here: http://www.themusic.com/encore/thewho2006/

good, i'll shove it up my dad's ass when it comes for not going!

Bathgate66 · September 2006

http://www.nypost.com/entertainment/baba_onasty_entertainment_dan_aquilante.htm

BABA O'NASTY

'WHO THE F - - - ARE YOU?'
PETE ASKS FANS

By DAN AQUILANTE

September 18, 2006 -- THE WHO The Who play tonight and tomorrow night at Madison Square Garden.

AT The Who's Jones Beach warm-up concert last week for tonight and tomorrow's highly anticipated Madison Square Garden gigs, Pete Townshend was his own worst enemy.

At Wednesday's show, the second performance on the band's first world tour in more than 20 years, Townshend came off as a grumpy old man who doesn't like the fans who adore him. The sourpuss guitarist unhappily and unnecessarily pouted his way through the 21/2-hour gig with sarcastic between-song patter that attacked his bandmate Roger Daltrey, the fans and even his own new music.

After a seemingly flawless rendition of "Baba O'Riley" that concluded with Daltrey blowing a mean blues harp, Townshend judged the rendition worthy of a "Jewish wedding." Whatever that meant, it drew a burning glare from Daltrey, and the tension in the air made drummer Zak Starkey go rigid behind his drum kit.

Later, Townshend diluted his acid with just a hint of humor, calling Daltrey "a rock 'n' roll casualty" just before the band launched the Elvis homage called "Real Good Looking Boy" that references the King's "Can't Help Falling in Love."

Then there was the introduction to "Who Are You?" in which Townshend mused about what it means to be a rock star and, in the final breaths before launching the tune, spat unexpectedly at the crowd, "Who the f - - - are you?"

He didn't have to be that way with the sold-out Long Island house. He was playing and singing well, as evident in the charging opening quartet of "I Can't Explain," "The Seeker," "Anyway, Anyhow, Anywhere" and "Baba O'Riley," during which the house turned choir for Daltrey singing the famous lyric: "It's only teenage wasteland."

Behind wraparound shades and slightly slurred elocution, the real problem with Townshend was the weight of the giant chip on the shoulder that made him defensive and timid about the new song from the band's upcoming "Endless Wire" album, their first since 1982.

No doubt songs such as "My Generation," "Won't Get Fooled Again," "Substitute" and "Behind Blue Eyes" got a hotter reception than the fresh "Black Widow," "Fragments" (said to be composed on computer) and the pope-bashing ode "Man in the Purple Dress," but any rocker who has been around for a second album, let alone 40 years, understands fans' devotion to the hits.

As for the quality of those new tunes, Townshend shouldn't have had a concern. They were pretty good, and given a tour's worth of live performance, the gems will certainly emerge from the set.

Both Daltrey and Starkey were very instrumental in making "Purple Dress" - a folky, barroom ballad - one of the more welcome of the newcomers. On that one, Starkey was outstanding, giving the piece an unusual military tattoo where the beats provided a melodic quality much like African talking-drums.

Hopefully, at the Garden shows Townshend will be just as savage when he winds up the windmill and strikes the strings, but maybe he'll also be kinder with the fans and will return some love rather than scowl his way through these shows, too.

kdpjam · September 2006

Bathgate66 wrote:

http://www.nypost.com/entertainment/baba_onasty_entertainment_dan_aquilante.htm

BABA O'NASTY

'WHO THE F - - - ARE YOU?'
PETE ASKS FANS

By DAN AQUILANTE

September 18, 2006 -- THE WHO The Who play tonight and tomorrow night at Madison Square Garden.

AT The Who's Jones Beach warm-up concert last week for tonight and tomorrow's highly anticipated Madison Square Garden gigs, Pete Townshend was his own worst enemy.

At Wednesday's show, the second performance on the band's first world tour in more than 20 years, Townshend came off as a grumpy old man who doesn't like the fans who adore him. The sourpuss guitarist unhappily and unnecessarily pouted his way through the 21/2-hour gig with sarcastic between-song patter that attacked his bandmate Roger Daltrey, the fans and even his own new music.

After a seemingly flawless rendition of "Baba O'Riley" that concluded with Daltrey blowing a mean blues harp, Townshend judged the rendition worthy of a "Jewish wedding." Whatever that meant, it drew a burning glare from Daltrey, and the tension in the air made drummer Zak Starkey go rigid behind his drum kit.

Later, Townshend diluted his acid with just a hint of humor, calling Daltrey "a rock 'n' roll casualty" just before the band launched the Elvis homage called "Real Good Looking Boy" that references the King's "Can't Help Falling in Love."

Then there was the introduction to "Who Are You?" in which Townshend mused about what it means to be a rock star and, in the final breaths before launching the tune, spat unexpectedly at the crowd, "Who the f - - - are you?"

He didn't have to be that way with the sold-out Long Island house. He was playing and singing well, as evident in the charging opening quartet of "I Can't Explain," "The Seeker," "Anyway, Anyhow, Anywhere" and "Baba O'Riley," during which the house turned choir for Daltrey singing the famous lyric: "It's only teenage wasteland."

Behind wraparound shades and slightly slurred elocution, the real problem with Townshend was the weight of the giant chip on the shoulder that made him defensive and timid about the new song from the band's upcoming "Endless Wire" album, their first since 1982.

No doubt songs such as "My Generation," "Won't Get Fooled Again," "Substitute" and "Behind Blue Eyes" got a hotter reception than the fresh "Black Widow," "Fragments" (said to be composed on computer) and the pope-bashing ode "Man in the Purple Dress," but any rocker who has been around for a second album, let alone 40 years, understands fans' devotion to the hits.

As for the quality of those new tunes, Townshend shouldn't have had a concern. They were pretty good, and given a tour's worth of live performance, the gems will certainly emerge from the set.

Both Daltrey and Starkey were very instrumental in making "Purple Dress" - a folky, barroom ballad - one of the more welcome of the newcomers. On that one, Starkey was outstanding, giving the piece an unusual military tattoo where the beats provided a melodic quality much like African talking-drums.

Hopefully, at the Garden shows Townshend will be just as savage when he winds up the windmill and strikes the strings, but maybe he'll also be kinder with the fans and will return some love rather than scowl his way through these shows, too.

thanks for sharing this

U2rocks · September 2006

Sounds like Mr. Townsend might have had just a weeeeee bit to drink that night.

http://www.myspace.com/ramon1972

Pamster · September 2006

I have 35th row tickets for the upcoming Seattle show and I can't wait. I don't give a crap if he's cranky LOL, hell, I'm cranky right now LOL.

blacknapkins · September 2006

Pamster wrote:

I have 35th row tickets for the upcoming Seattle show and I can't wait. I don't give a crap if he's cranky LOL, hell, I'm cranky right now LOL.

Yeah, I know the feeling. BTW, if you read or listen to interviews from as far back as the '70's, Pete's always been cranky. Personally, I've always thought that was part of his charm.

cutz · September 2006

chromiam wrote:

bootlegs available here: http://www.themusic.com/encore/thewho2006/

Thanks for that link. I'm going to the ATLANTIC CITY N.J. show at the BORGATA, and that place holds less then 3,000. I'll will buy that show. Maybe Pearl Jam will offer DVDs from ther shows next tour?

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