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gotdablouse
Didn't they do their farewell tour in 1982 ?
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buttons67
the who havent really been an active band since the early 70,s with the exception of a new studio album in 1981, and a couple of tours.
unlike the stones who have made over 200 songs since the early 70,s.
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njlstones815
It's 1/2 of the Who!!!
Thanks for that detailed write-up, my comment was a bit tongue in cheek but I guess I have a better understanding of the process now. I recently read an interview by Bill Szymczyk where he recalled the recording process of "Face Dances" and there was a terrible atmosphere apparently. I was sifting through old magazines and came across a Jagger interview for the release of the LSTNT movie and he was asked about the Who farewell and said they'd probably still be touring in ten years time (a time span that always seems very far away)...and here we are 30 years later, both bands still active.Quote
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gotdablouse
Didn't they do their farewell tour in 1982 ?
Correct. Pete Townshend wanted to put an end to The Who as early as 1973, but finally dissolved the band in 1983 after an aborted attempt to fulfill their remaining record contract obligation with Warner Bros. with a concept album to have been called Siege.
It would have remained that way [Pete now admits that he didn't need them] had it not been for the continuing extravagant lifestyle of John Entwistle. The 1989 tour was really just to help pull Entwistle out of debt. Ditto for the 1996/1997 tour and the 1999/2000 tour. Finally, Pete realized along the way that he would resolve to just celebrate the legacy, the old songs, since he felt that as a songwriter he would never be able to surpass them. He learned to appreciate The Who's place in rock history and his own place within The Who, especially since Entwistle died. Thus he has put most of his remaining creative energy toward that end, becoming even more proficient and active as a guitar player onstage to fill the gaps left by the absence of Entwistle. Pete now says that he enjoys being onstage in The Who more so now than when Entwistle was around [because of the way he has improved as a guitarist]--though he admits that it is a different band now.
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stonehearted
And this is the guitarist whose band once made the Guinness Book of World Records for loudest volume in concert, whose recording space for Quadrophenia had a maximum playback volume of 138 db? You know what they say, "If it it's too loud, then you're too".... oh, nevermind. At least he didn't die before he got old.
It's not like he walked off mid-way through the set, it was during the second to last song or something, so the audience got what it came for anyway. I wouldn't have felt short-changed. Would've been nice though if he could have returned to the stage just to smash a guitar in frustration, that way it could've ended with a bang, rather than a putter.
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tatters
Video of an Entwistle bass solo was shown during 5:15. Video of Moon singing his part of the song Bell Boy was also used.
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stonehearted
And this is the guitarist whose band once made the Guinness Book of World Records for loudest volume in concert, whose recording space for Quadrophenia had a maximum playback volume of 138 db? You know what they say, "If it it's too loud, then you're too".... oh, nevermind. At least he didn't die before he got old.
It's not like he walked off mid-way through the set, it was during the second to last song or something, so the audience got what it came for anyway. I wouldn't have felt short-changed. Would've been nice though if he could have returned to the stage just to smash a guitar in frustration, that way it could've ended with a bang, rather than a putter.