From: owner-fegmaniax-digest@smoe.org (fegmaniax-digest) To: fegmaniax-digest@smoe.org Subject: fegmaniax-digest V9 #231 Reply-To: fegmaniax@smoe.org Sender: owner-fegmaniax-digest@smoe.org Errors-To: owner-fegmaniax-digest@smoe.org Precedence: bulk fegmaniax-digest Tuesday, August 15 2000 Volume 09 : Number 231 Today's Subjects: ----------------- Re: His name is Robert Paulson ["Stewart C. Russell" ] The Who at the Hollywood Bowl [Eb ] Re: The Who at the Hollywood Bowl [Terrence Marks ] Re: The Who at the Hollywood Bowl [Michael R Godwin ] Secret gig two nights ago? [tsg20@hermes.cam.ac.uk] now have I EVER said "wheee"?? [lj lindhurst ] Re: 100% Bigfoot content (now some Robyn!) [Stephen Buckalew ] Re: 100% Bigfoot content (now some Robyn!) [" Brian Hoare" ] Re: interesting... ["J. Brown" ] Re: interesting... [Vivien Lyon ] eb all over the world ["David Bowie" ] Re: interesting... ["J. Brown" ] links! liiiinks! [Bayard ] robyn in italy [woj sven-woj ] top ten so far...I guess ["Andrew D. Simchik" ] Re: The Who at the Hollywood Bowl ["(The Arch-Villain) West" Subject: Re: His name is Robert Paulson GSS wrote: > > Does this seem at least a little odd or is it just me? I understand > the smelter problem, but a radio station? U.N media licensing rules? broadcasting material likely to incite racial hatred? AFAIK, you can't do that on the radio no more. Stewart qumesht! - -- Stewart C. Russell Senior Analyst, Dictionary Division stewart@ref.collins.co.uk HarperCollins Publishers use Disclaimer; my $opinion; Glasgow, Scotland ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 15 Aug 2000 08:41:50 +0100 From: "Stewart C. Russell" Subject: Re: statue with a walkman brian nupp wrote: > > Was Statue with a Walkman ever released on a cd in studio form? I was > reading some review that says it was released on the import-only version of > The Best of Robyn Hitchcock It was released on the 10-track "Robyn Hitchcock" sampler on Sequel. Wish I'd bought more than a couple of copies, it was only three quid. We are rather attached to our copies (we have one each) I'm afraid. Stewart ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 15 Aug 2000 09:01:31 +0100 From: "Stewart C. Russell" Subject: Re: billy childish "jbranscombe@compuserve.com" wrote: > > You don't really need more than a handful of his albums (he's > released over 80!) because his style rarely changes Yes, I'd heard that. Producing almost identical music for the last 20 years takes some doing, unless you're Enya. > I'd recommend, 17% - Hendrix Was Not The Only Musician Ah, thanks. I shall wander into Avalanche and see what they have. > One of his current bands (he usually has a few on the go) Sounds like our dear demented Spizz, who seemed to change band names more frequently than underwear. Stewart ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 15 Aug 2000 02:26:12 -0700 From: Eb Subject: The Who at the Hollywood Bowl Set list: Can't Explain Substitute Anyway, Anyhow, Anywhere The Relay [surprise#1] My Wife Baba O'Reilly Drowned [surprise#2...performed by Townshend alone, on acoustic guitar] Getting in Tune Pinball Wizard The Real Me Who Are You Magic Bus Behind Blue Eyes You Better You Bet 5:15 Won't Get Fooled Again Encore: The Kids Are Alright Let's See Action [surprise#3] My Generation A great selection of songs, though there are some obvious missing ones: "Happy Jack," "Boris the Spider," "I'm Free," "We're Not Gonna Take It," "Bargain," "I Can See for Miles," "Pure and Easy," "Pictures of Lily," "The Seeker," "Long Live Rock," "Love Reign O'er Me" and, of course, "Cobwebs and Strange." I certainly would've swapped any of these -- especially "Bargain" and "I Can See for Miles" -- for "The Relay," "Let's See Action" and "You Better You Bet" (yawn), but on the other hand, it's good that the group was adventurous enough to mix in some less appreciated songs. And at least they didn't play "Squeeze Box." ;) Otherwise, I'm pleased to say the show far exceeded my expectations. Firstly, unlike the bloated Quadrophenia reunion a few years ago (which I didn't see, but heard about), it was purely the core band: just the three original members, plus drummer Zak Starkey and longtime keyboardist John "Rabbit" Bundrick (sp.?). Great! It really did feel like *The Who*, not just some cheap, nostalgic simulation. The music still had an edge. The guitar was muddy and assaultive. Songs were often stretched far past their studio length. There was some amusing, sarcastic patter from Townshend (something about him being "inestimably rich" after selling his songs to Japanese car companies...an affectionate jab at Liam Gallagher's onstage gestures...mocking a fan who kept yelling "I love you, Pete!"...a tale about the Who's previous show at the Hollywood Bowl in 1967, where their soundman was unjustly arrested because of the onstage mayhem). The voices of Daltrey and Townshend have definitely suffered with age, but then again, the ravages of touring have always taken a toll on their voices -- maybe if the Who reunited for a new album, the studio-recorded vocals would sound far better. Townshend even said something about his voice being "shit," so maybe he was having an off-night. The audience demographic wasn't as depressingly over-the-hill as I expected, though the many lighters raised during "Behind Blue Eyes" were a danger sign. My seats were unfortunately much further away than I would've guessed -- in the worst 20% of the venue -- and I forgot to bring binoculars. That was a shame, but my eardrums probably appreciated the lessened sonic assault. I did see Daltrey up close before the show, because he briefly emerged to sign some autographs and pose for pictures, and I happened to be in the right place. Boy, he has a deep tan for a British dude! Some disorganized thoughts on various songs: On "Can't Explain," the crowd went totally nuts, the first time Townshend did one of his famous "windmill" strums. Heartwarming. :) "Baba O'Reilly" and "Won't Get Fooled Again" seemed to be the audience favorites -- and, yup, the most emotionally stirring moments of the night for me were hearing the opening synthesizer licks of the former, and the climax of the latter. Before "The Relay," Townshend mentioned that Who's Next came out in 1972, which is wrong (it was 1971). Heh. I could be mistaken, but I'd swear the crowd loudly booed when the band launched into "You Better You Bet." "5:15" had an extended bass spotlight for Entwhistle, which was fairly astonishing. "The Kids Are Alright" featured some impromptu vamping by Townshend, where he started singing variations on "Nothing wrong with my kids." An interesting, revisionist spin on the "kids" in the original lyric. The worst performance of the night was undoubtedly "Magic Bus." The group tried to rework it into sort of a modern funk-rock thing, and it just *died*. It died so badly that Townshend even *stopped the song* after a few minutes, because he decided the groove had gone down a path of no return. And after he resumed the song, it kept going, and going, and going....and never went anywhere. Sounded like an aimless rehearsal jam. Didn't exactly match the Live at Leeds precedent. Oh, and some drunken loser a few rows behind me kept yelling for "Eminence Front," and I was tempted to club him to death. ;) Eb ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 15 Aug 2000 06:06:54 -0400 (EDT) From: Terrence Marks Subject: Re: The Who at the Hollywood Bowl On Tue, 15 Aug 2000, Eb wrote: > Oh, and some drunken loser a few rows behind me kept yelling for "Eminence > Front," and I was tempted to club him to death. ;) Almost as bad as this Soul Coughing show I went to. Some girls were shouting "Mr. Bitterness" between every song. After ten songs, M. Doughty told them that he was going to play it later. They kept on shouting it anyhow. And weren't you at the back anyhow? Terrence Marks Unlike Minerva (a comic strip) http://www.unlikeminerva.com HCF (another comic strip) http://www.mpog.com/hcf normal@grove.ufl.edu ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 15 Aug 2000 11:16:30 +0100 (BST) From: Michael R Godwin Subject: Re: The Who at the Hollywood Bowl On Tue, 15 Aug 2000, Eb wrote: > A great selection of songs, though there are some obvious missing ones: They had a phase in the 70s when they usually included "Heaven and Hell" ('Why can't we have eternal life, and never die?') - my favourite Entwistle epic. Similarly, they always played at least a couple of choruses of "I'm free". And if they can play TKAA, then why not "Legal matter"? > And at least they didn't play "Squeeze Box." ;) Gosh, that's an embarrassingly terrible number. And I don't like 'Who are you?' or 'Relay' much better. > longtime keyboardist John "Rabbit" Bundrick (sp.?). Sounds right. I hadn't heard of him since he did the first Mallard album. > Great! It really did feel like *The Who*, not just some cheap, nostalgic > simulation. Well, I'm glad you enjoyed it. But the one thing I respect Zeppelin for is that when the drummer fell off his stool, they broke the band up. And Moon was a bigger chunk of the Who than Bonham was of LZ. > The audience demographic wasn't as depressingly over-the-hill > as I expected, Well over the hill and far away - Mike Godwin PS Have you seen them playing 'A quick one' on the Rolling Stones R'n'R Circus video? Nice! ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 15 Aug 2000 11:54:30 +0100 From: tsg20@hermes.cam.ac.uk Subject: Secret gig two nights ago? http://www.nme.com/newsdesk/20000814133528.html I wish I'd been there - was anyone?> toby ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 15 Aug 2000 10:42:57 -0400 From: lj lindhurst Subject: now have I EVER said "wheee"?? The new Guided By Voices album, "Do the Collapse" is astounding! I've been playing it practically nonstop ever since I got it. In fact, last night I played it three times in a row, not to mention playing certain tracks over and over again. This is definitely my favorite record so far this year, and it is no doubt their best record to date. your friend, Joe Lieberman - -- * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * LJ Lindhurst White Rabbit Graphic Design http://www.w-rabbit.com NYC ljl@w-rabbit.com * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Confucius say: "Man who keep feet firmly on ground have trouble putting on pants!" ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 15 Aug 2000 10:46:42 -0400 From: Stephen Buckalew Subject: Re: 100% Bigfoot content (now some Robyn!) I though I remember Robyn making some reference that this song was about Stonehenge, my dodgy memory might be fooling me though... S.B. *************************************************************** "...isn't it good to be lost in the wood..."--Syd Barrett *************************************************************** >Does anybody know for a fact that Only The Stones Remain didn't >derive from this Inca story? > >"There used to be gringos who ... were slaves of Inkari, and they >worked without rest under his orders. But Inkari was a good man. They say he >governed the whole world: Huancayo, Cusco, the whole earth. And they say he >built works so the water would stay on the heights. > >In those days, because he did not wish it, nothing was baptized, nobody >was baptized. The people didn't live in the valley towns but up high in >stone houses, to which the water came by the works of Inkari. > >Inkari built Cusco ... and there he lived, in a great and beautiful city all >of stone. The whole world came to his palace, where he discussed and ordered >everything. > >When Inkari and his people .... died, they went down into the underworld; and >the water descended to the lowlands, and was baptized. > >The houses in the hills have no water anymore, only the stones remain" > >-- Ignacio Wamani, an Inca woman > > >PS: The European "conquerors" have never equalled the agricultural and >social development of the original inhabitants. > > ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 15 Aug 2000 11:09:28 -0400 From: Larry Tucker Subject: RE: now have I EVER said "wheee"?? | -----Original Message----- | From: lj lindhurst [mailto:ljl@w-rabbit.com] | Sent: Tuesday, August 15, 2000 10:43 AM | To: fegmaniax@smoe.org | Subject: now have I EVER said "wheee"?? | | | The new Guided By Voices album, "Do the Collapse" is astounding! | I've been playing it practically nonstop ever since I got it. In | fact, last night I played it three times in a row, not to mention | playing certain tracks over and over again. This is definitely my | favorite record so far this year, and it is no doubt their best | record to date. Actually, DO THE COLLAPSE came out late last year. If you like this you owe it to yourself to get this year's HOLD ON HOPE ep. Nine songs in all, and every bit as good! And it contains the *song* "Do the Collapse". This is by far the best band lineup Pollard has had to date. Quite impressive. - -Larry ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 15 Aug 2000 10:17:53 -0500 From: "Brian Huddell" Subject: RE: now have I EVER said "wheee"?? I think a lot of people are going to disagree with you on this one but I'm not one of them. I love this album. Seek out the "Hold On Hope" EP; 8 songs not on the album, including (perversely) the album's title track. Great stuff. I think the production puts some people off, but I suspect it sounds a lot like what these guys used to hear in their heads back when they recorded to 4 tracks. Speaking of AMG (someone was), this album and EP are great examples of just how plain wrong their reviews can be. And I mean wrong in an incontrovertible, scientifically provable sense. > -----Original Message----- > From: owner-fegmaniax@smoe.org [mailto:owner-fegmaniax@smoe.org]On > Behalf Of lj lindhurst > Sent: Tuesday, August 15, 2000 9:43 AM > To: fegmaniax@smoe.org > Subject: now have I EVER said "wheee"?? > > > The new Guided By Voices album, "Do the Collapse" is astounding! > I've been playing it practically nonstop ever since I got it. In > fact, last night I played it three times in a row, not to mention > playing certain tracks over and over again. This is definitely my > favorite record so far this year, and it is no doubt their best > record to date. > > your friend, > Joe Lieberman > > -- > > > > > > * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * > LJ Lindhurst > White Rabbit Graphic Design > http://www.w-rabbit.com > NYC ljl@w-rabbit.com > * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * > Confucius say: > "Man who keep feet firmly on ground have trouble putting on pants!" > ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 15 Aug 2000 10:35:52 -0500 (CDT) From: GSS Subject: Re: His name is Robert Paulson On Tue, 15 Aug 2000, Stewart C. Russell wrote: > broadcasting material likely to incite racial hatred? AFAIK, you can't > do that on the radio no more. Yeah, I can understand that to a degree, but we have minority radio stations in Dallas that broadcast that sorta crap everyday. I can't even listen to them anymore. I won't be specific, but the racial hatred I have heard from those stations is unbelievable. Alcorn fianally got called, but that was only after he bad-mouthed Jews. Isn't the problem over there more about religious intolerance? Doubt is not a pleasant condition, but certainty is absurd. - - Voltaire ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 15 Aug 2000 08:39:09 -0700 From: " Brian Hoare" Subject: Re: 100% Bigfoot content (now some Robyn!) On Tue, 15 Aug 2000 10:46:42 Stephen Buckalew wrote: >I though I remember Robyn making some reference that this song was about >Stonehenge, my dodgy memory might be fooling me though... > >S.B. > Well the lyric is written over a picture of the henge on the cover of 2 halves if that counts for anything. The song is of an era that I wouldn't trust any RH remark on its meaning. I remember Captain Sensible on radio 1 a long while back talking about the track "Brenda" that CS had recorded as a session (and RH had written). CS said something along the lines of "I'd be singing and see him across the studio laughing. Every time I asked him who Brenda was he'd give a different answer. Sometimes he said it was a teddy bear, sometimes an old girlfriend, sometime Margaret Thatcher" My theory is that is inspired by european megaliths. Brian - --== Sent via Deja.com http://www.deja.com/ ==-- Before you buy. ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 15 Aug 2000 09:20:13 -0700 From: Natalie Jacobs Subject: interesting... I'm sure many of you know about this already, but much of this is news to me: www.shadowconventions.org Arianna Huffington is organizing these? I thought she was a super-duper right-wing rich bitch from hell. n. ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 15 Aug 2000 09:28:47 -0700 (PDT) From: "J. Brown" Subject: Re: interesting... On Tue, 15 Aug 2000, Natalie Jacobs wrote: > I'm sure many of you know about this already, but much of this is news to > me: www.shadowconventions.org > > Arianna Huffington is organizing these? I thought she was a super-duper > right-wing rich bitch from hell. She'll be what ever it takes to stay in the public eye! Jason Wilson Brown - University of Washington - Seattle, WA USA BA History '99 - BA Canadian Studies '99 - MLIS Library Science '01 "I Don't Speak Fascist" -Grant Morrison ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 15 Aug 2000 09:41:33 -0700 (PDT) From: Vivien Lyon Subject: Re: interesting... - --- "J. Brown" wrote: > > Arianna Huffington is organizing these? I thought she was a > super-duper > > right-wing rich bitch from hell. > > She'll be what ever it takes to stay in the public eye! True enough, but the Shadow Conventions truly are in the right spirit. When even the rich and powerful are fed up with a corrupt system, you know something's got give. Vivien __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail – Free email you can access from anywhere! http://mail.yahoo.com/ ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 15 Aug 2000 10:47:06 PDT From: "David Bowie" Subject: eb all over the world yes, as stewart has mentioned. it's stunningly beautiful. a very underapprecaited song, in my opinion. i received my copy from mrs. wafflehead, so you might ask after greenberger. failing that, i'd try either goldmine or ebay. i was talking about a general rule of thumb, not specifically last year's bombing. however, the yugoslavia war being the united states' war, culpability ultimately devolves to it. yes, tony blair is a pathetically miserable cretin. but he does and says whatsoever we tell him to do and say. at the risk of beating a dead horse, my point is that while it may have taken some courage, the fact that he's still trying to score political points from it *thirty years later* is, as i say, inexcusable -- and easily disqualifies him from admiration. (in my book.) meanwhile, O Brother, Where Art Thou? has been pushed back to december 22. i guess god hates me, but good. you'd think that, Blood Simple being one of the "sleeper hits of the summer", they'd elect to "strike while the iron's hot". <"Baba O'Reilly" and "Won't Get Fooled Again" seemed to be the audience favorites -- and, yup, the most emotionally stirring moments of the night for me were hearing the opening synthesizer licks of the former, and the climax of the latter. > seen that teevee commercial with the idiots riding around playing polo to the tune of Baba O'Reilly -- with their SUVs as "horses"? what has the world come to? common misperception. they were actually yelling "lou". man, i *hate* that. somebody was doing it at the most recent robyn crocodile show. if he hadn't been so far behind me, i *would have* clubbed him -- except that i rather than killing him outright, i'd have beaten him within a hairsbreadth of his life, thereby making him listen to the rest of the show, his request gone unplayed. all the more horrible, i *was* this person. at the '92 egyptians show in seattle, i must've yelled out for Give It To The Soft Boys about a thousand times. (probably some of now reading this attended that show, and are thinking, "oh, so *that's* the fucking asshole!") i'm surprised robyn himself didn't club me to death. ________________________________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 15 Aug 2000 12:02:58 -0700 (PDT) From: "J. Brown" Subject: Re: interesting... On Tue, 15 Aug 2000, Vivien Lyon wrote: > > --- "J. Brown" wrote: > > > Arianna Huffington is organizing these? I thought she was a > > super-duper > > > right-wing rich bitch from hell. > > > > She'll be what ever it takes to stay in the public eye! > > True enough, but the Shadow Conventions truly are in the right > spirit. When even the rich and powerful are fed up with a > corrupt system, you know something's got give. Very true! My previous comment was an easy cheap shot i couldnt ignore. I do think that when she was a republican she was pretty sincere about their issues and now with Bush she is just as disillusioned with the republicrats as the rest of us. Jason Wilson Brown - University of Washington - Seattle, WA USA BA History '99 - BA Canadian Studies '99 - MLIS Library Science '01 "I Don't Speak Fascist" -Grant Morrison ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 15 Aug 2000 17:05:48 -0400 (EDT) From: Bayard Subject: links! liiiinks! Because I can't keep up with all the links people send me, I've started to put them on a page for later. Because almost all of them were from this list, I thought I'd give out the url in case anyone missed something through an itchy delete finger, and wanted to review. http://glasshotel.net/links.htm if there is any interest i will continue this. if not, i might anyway, but you'll have to come to me. =b ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 15 Aug 2000 17:52:56 -0400 From: woj sven-woj Subject: robyn in italy fegs (and eb), just got word from david greenberger that the alberobello gig on the 19th is on! in addition, there are a couple other italian gigs as well. all the details i know: 16 august - vecchi magazzini gernali, verona 18 august - villanova, taranto 19 august - trullo sovrano, alberobello woj ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 15 Aug 2000 17:06:51 -0700 (PDT) From: "Andrew D. Simchik" Subject: top ten so far...I guess > From: "jbranscombe@compuserve.com" > Subject: billy childish [...] > One of his current bands (he usually has a few on the go) is called > Friends > Of The Buff Medway Fanciers Association, which gives you some idea of > what > he's about!!! No, it doesn't at all! :/ > From: BLATZMAN@aol.com > Well, I have been pretty vocal in how much I think Jewels is a piece of > worthless crap. Glad I missed that! I've been toying with the idea of posting my own top ten list for 2000, but when I wrote out the number of albums actually released this year that I've bought and listened to, it was around 11 or 12, and most of those were pretty much just okay, not stunning. I don't know if that means I need to hear more new music, or if it says more about the year in music that most of the CDs I bought this year (and there were FAR too many for my budget) were not released in 2000. I guess if I had to pick an order, it would be: 1. The Autumns - In the Russet Gold of this Vain Hour 2. Geneva - Weather Underground 3. The Dandy Warhols - 13 Tales of Urban Bohemia 4. Black Box Recorder - The Facts of Life 5. XTC - Wasp Star 6. Robyn Hitchcock - A Star for Bram 7. The Cure - Bloodflowers 8. Sleater-Kinney - All Hands on the Bad One 9. Babybird - Bugged 10. Morcheeba - Fragments of Freedom But honestly that says more about subjective reactions than the albums' relative merit. I think the top 3 were truly impressive, but 2 and 3 floated because they were surprisingly good (the Autumns, despite a bent for pretentious titles, are transcendent and deserved the #1 slot regardless). 4 through 8 were okay and could have come in just about any order, but none of them blew me away. I _just_ got the Babybird and Morcheeba albums, and though I loved some tracks I loathed others, so they dropped a bit lower than they might have deserved. The only 2000 album I own and recall that didn't make it was, of course, the new Belle & Sebastian. I wish I could have included _Bachelor No. 2_ but the date on my CD says 1999. Looking forward to fall, so maybe this list could get more interesting. High hopes for the new PJ Harvey, but the lead single for the new Placebo and the accompanying interviews have me pessimistic. Drew ===== Andrew D. Simchik: drew at stormgreen dot com http://www.stormgreen.com/ __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail – Free email you can access from anywhere! http://mail.yahoo.com/ ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 15 Aug 2000 19:16:30 -0700 From: "(The Arch-Villain) West" Subject: Re: The Who at the Hollywood Bowl Eb wrote: > A great selection of songs, though there are some obvious missing ones: > "Happy Jack," "Boris the Spider," "I'm Free," "We're Not Gonna Take It," > "Bargain," "I Can See for Miles," "Pure and Easy," "Pictures of Lily," "The > Seeker," "Long Live Rock," "Love Reign O'er Me" and, of course, "Cobwebs > and Strange." I certainly would've swapped any of these -- especially > "Bargain" and "I Can See for Miles" -- for "The Relay," "Let's See Action" > and "You Better You Bet" (yawn), but on the other hand, it's good that the > group was adventurous enough to mix in some less appreciated songs. I agree. I would have killed to hear "I Can See For Miles", one of my all-time favorite Who tunes. > Otherwise, I'm pleased to say the show far exceeded my expectations. > Firstly, unlike the bloated Quadrophenia reunion a few years ago (which I > didn't see, but heard about), it was purely the core band: just the three > original members, plus drummer Zak Starkey and longtime keyboardist John > "Rabbit" Bundrick (sp.?). Great! It really did feel like *The Who*, not > just some cheap, nostalgic simulation. The music still had an edge. The > guitar was muddy and assaultive. Songs were often stretched far past their > studio length. It was a complete thrill for me to see The Who like this, considering I never had before and never thought I ever would. I was afraid that it would come off like some lame nostalgia deal, but the fact that they ditched the big backup band was a positive sign for me, and of course The Who spoke for themselves. > There was some amusing, sarcastic patter from Townshend > (something about him being "inestimably rich" after selling his songs to > Japanese car companies... He claimed that he had to switch off three pedals after a particular song, and that with his wealth (and "advanced age"), he should have roadies come out and switch them off for him. > an affectionate jab at Liam Gallagher's onstage gestures... It didn't seem so affectionate to me. I thought he was making fun of Gallagher's lazy and wholly unjustified Rock God Posturing. > The voices of Daltrey and Townshend have definitely suffered with age, but > then again, > the ravages of touring have always taken a toll on their voices -- maybe if > the Who reunited for a new album, the studio-recorded vocals would sound far > better. Townshend even said something about his voice being "shit," so maybe > he was having an off-night. Townshend hinted that he and Daltrey might be writing some songs together in the near future, and I recall Daltrey mentioning to the press that, what with the tour and all, a new album would be the next logial step. > The audience demographic wasn't as depressingly over-the-hill as I > expected, though the many lighters raised during "Behind Blue Eyes" were a > danger sign. My seats were unfortunately much further away than I would've > guessed -- in the worst 20% of the venue -- and I forgot to bring > binoculars. That was a shame, but my eardrums probably appreciated the > lessened sonic assault. I did have to deal with some mid-fifties moron who displayed in-your-face (literally) Rock And Roll Attitude to everyone in his vicinity. I'm still praying for his death. I was in section N3, in the very last row. I did bring my binoculars. If I had known where you were, I would have gladly shared them with you. I also brought earplugs, but they weren't necessary, unless you count the screaming banshee to my right. I distinctly recall someone else in my row shouting for the band to turn it up. Speaking of which, what the hell happened to that whole "Pete Has Bad Ears" thing? Ten years ago, I could have sworn his head would explode if he so much as picked up an electric guitar. Now hear he is (get it?) partying like it's 1969. Did he get an ear transplant? > On "Can't Explain," the crowd went totally nuts, the first time Townshend > did one of his famous "windmill" strums. We went nuts EVERY time he windmilled. > I could be mistaken, but I'd swear the crowd loudly booed when the band > launched into "You Better You Bet." I think my end of the crowd simply didn't recognize it. There were plenty of much better songs they could have gone with. > The worst performance of the night was undoubtedly "Magic Bus." The group > tried to rework it into sort of a modern funk-rock thing, and it just > *died*. It died so badly that Townshend even *stopped the song* after a few > minutes, because he decided the groove had gone down a path of no return. > And after he resumed the song, it kept going, and going, and going....and > never went anywhere. Sounded like an aimless rehearsal jam. Didn't exactly > match the Live at Leeds precedent. Yikes! What in the wide world of sports was THAT about? When they came out for the encore, Pete apologized to Zak for stopping the song. He should have apologized to us for starting it. And hey -- thirty bucks for a t-shirt? Nissan should have been handing 'em out for free. West? P.S. -- regarding the opening act, a band called Unamerican: is there no band in the UK capable of playing an uptempo song? What a Travis-ty. ------------------------------ End of fegmaniax-digest V9 #231 *******************************