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Mr.D
AXS TV is going to broadcast part of this show next Saturday night, May 2nd...I wonder how much of it?
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Mr.D
AXS TV is going to broadcast part of this show next Saturday night, May 2nd...I wonder how much of it?
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Mr.D
AXS TV is going to broadcast part of this show next Saturday night, May 2nd...I wonder how much of it?
Have you ever heard of Kodi TV? I use it on my laptop to stream every movie, TV show, music to my smart TV! They have a free PPV site on there, planning to use it to get the fight for free!
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stonehearted
<<The opening number was I Can't Explain... No one in the U.S. gives a crap about this song and I suggest they open with Summertime Blues instead. It is sorely missed in the set and is much beloved by all real Americans.>>
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stonehearted
<<The opening number was I Can't Explain... No one in the U.S. gives a crap about this song and I suggest they open with Summertime Blues instead. It is sorely missed in the set and is much beloved by all real Americans.>>
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been opening with Can't Explain throughout the World since 1966/67.. I think maybe you thought you were at a Kinks gig?
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DandelionPowderman
All the videos I've seen from this tour are excellent. Are the shows as good as they seem?
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stonehearted
<<The opening number was I Can't Explain... No one in the U.S. gives a crap about this song and I suggest they open with Summertime Blues instead. It is sorely missed in the set and is much beloved by all real Americans.>>
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been opening with Can't Explain throughout the World since 1966/67.. I think maybe you thought you were at a Kinks gig?
The bold part at the top of my post was a quoted extract from the poster Bungo above, whose post I was responding to. I'm aware of the Kinks as the inspiration behind the chords for Can't Explain. Funny though how critics commented on how the Kinks were copping the chords to Can't Explain for one of their later songs (Do It Again).
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Bungo
Just saw The Who last night in Austin. My valuable insights follow :
Background : I am a Huge Who fan (since Live At Leeds) but have never seen them before. I was very excited.
Joan Jett : Another one of my Bucket-List artists. This was my first time to see Joan. She started playing about 15-20 minutes after the advertised show time and played for a little over 30 minutes covering all of her hits but not doing Roadrunner. She was fine, as you would expect.
The Who : It took a long time for the who to come on after Joan Jett. I'm gonna say it was at least 20 minutes. The stage is basically an open rectangle with little to no structure or ornamentation. Behind the stage is a "large" video screen and there is a moderate array of stage lights on the sides and above the stage. All very un-pretentious. I was actually expecting a little more. The opening number was I Can't Explain and I have to say that most of the crowd, including myself, were un-impressed with this choice for opener. No one in the U.S. gives a crap about this song and I suggest they open with Summertime Blues instead. It is sorely missed in the set and is much beloved by all real Americans. They got back on track with several great songs until A Quick One While He's Away brought all momentum to a grinding halt. Most people looked at each other, puzzled, then either went to the bathroom or got a beer. This selection should be replaced by Squeezebox or any number of other songs that are much better. After that, it was balls out to the finish line. As usual there is no encore. The backing band (other than the amazing 50 year old Zak Starkey) is virtually invisible throughout the show. All lighting and attention is on Pete and Roger. Zak does a fantastic job without sounding anything at all like Keith Moon. Pino Palladino is just "there" and I did not hear any great bass playing by him. Sorry. Entwistle is sorely missed. Pete's brother adds a very nice 2nd guitar allowing Pete to play what he wants when he wants. Unfortunately that puts all of the responsibility of entertaining the crowd onto Pete and Roger. Pete seemed quite up to it as far as his energy, his playing, his singing and his demeanor. He was great. Roger, on the other hand, doesn't have the personal dynamism that a Mick Jagger has and you can sense that. His singing was as good as you could expect but the stage presence and vocal power from 1969 is just not there. The climactic scream on Won't Get Fooled Again was obviously augmented by a pre-recorded track. In the end Pete and his "genius" guitar playing was the definite star of this show. Overall I'm glad I finally got to see The Who on what is probably their last "big" tour.
Odd Complaints : Somewhere in the beginning of the show Pete mentions, happily, that Jeff Beck is in the house/back stage. Jeff NEVER came out to play with the Who. THAT was a let-down. Thanks Pete. The video played throughout the show was very basic and un-impressive. Come on guys, this is the best you can do? You're one of the top 5 bands in the history of rock. Again, The Stones do the basics a lot better than The Who. I basically paid $100 for a $50 show.
Seating : There were a LOT of scalpers outside and there were a LOT of empty seats in the venue. I'm sure the scalpers took a beating. A word to the wise : Buy the cheapest seats you can online and sit in any of the multitude of ADA seating around the venue. Those seats have tremendous arm room and leg room with fantastic views.
The Sound : Again I was very un-impressed with "The Sound". Nice low end but lacking in the high end. Clarity was lacking and the overall volume was moderate. I actually expected it to be much louder.
Peace, Out.
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whitem8
Actually, the opening of Do it Again was pretty much a direct copy of the opening chord to A Hard Days Night.
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Mr.D
AXS TV is going to broadcast part of this show next Saturday night, May 2nd...I wonder how much of it?
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crawdaddy
Sounds good dgodkin.
Roll on June 26th Hyde Park when I get my latest fix of The Who.
First time since Royal Albert Hall or Indigo O2 a few years ago.
It's gonna be a great summer. ><
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dgodkin
just saw the who last nite in Houston, 1st joan jett was great, straight rock and roll, they couldn't have picked a better opening act. now the who, they far exceded my expectations, from the opening of cant explain to won be fooled again, wow I love pete and as always he was great, and a big nod to zak starkey,not moon buy damn good,but what impressed me the most, was roger daltrey,if anyone coming to see roger daltrey rock god of tommy and the 1970's well of course hes not that anymore,but he worked his ass off last nite and his vocals were 100 times better than I expected,and as far as doing as quick one while hes away, I loved it just as I did on the stones rock and roll circus