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A friend was saying just other day Roger must have a health issue if this is last tour… hmmm
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treaclefingers
Seeing Roger onstage shirtless in the 2000s (can't remember what show that was from, 9/11? Wasn't there another benefit concert for NYC after a hurricane?) was enough to convince me they had long jumped the shark.
The Who were sublime at the Concert For New York in 2001.
The Who also appeared at 12-12-12: The Concert for Sandy Relief
[www.dailymotion.com]
Daltrey was fully clothed at both of those appearances.
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babyblue
That’s unfortunate bout Zak. Yes it’s time Who retired. I won’t be going to the Vancouver show.I’ve never seen them at all.
Go to the show. They still kick ass live. Still a better live band than 95 percent of other bands out there. They play tight and sound great
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treaclefingers
Seeing Roger onstage shirtless in the 2000s (can't remember what show that was from, 9/11? Wasn't there another benefit concert for NYC after a hurricane?) was enough to convince me they had long jumped the shark.
The Who were sublime at the Concert For New York in 2001.
The Who also appeared at 12-12-12: The Concert for Sandy Relief
[www.dailymotion.com]
Daltrey was fully clothed at both of those appearances.
Ha, Daltry look so much younger for 9/11, so it wasn't that one clearly.
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Why are people defending Starkey? Nobody was there to know the full story.
it's a good point but at the moment it sure looks like rodger wanted zak out so he could have his solo drummer in the band instead
but i'm open to hearing rodger and pete's side of this
And him having done the same thing to Rabbit 15 years ago (which has also been worse for the band imo), I think he has form here.
Yup:
1. They did the same thing with Rabbit, which Pete openly admits. He said in that interview not long ago if he was putting together the band he wanted he'd include Rabbit and that still apparently doesn't hold any sway (ironically in that interview he also says he wouldn't pick Zak for drums, so take that for what it is)
But more importantly 2. maybe there's a justifiable reason to let Zak go, even after all this time, but I genuinely can't think of a reason to fire him, rehire him, then fire him again. Fire him then go out as Pete did and say "this was all blown out of proportion and don't believe everything you read" only to fire him again. If you were gonna do it anyway, ride out the bad press and stick to your guns. But doing this in the way they have... even if Zak had reasons to be let go its just cruel to do it twice. Its like them switching the Max streaming service back to HBO Max. You know there's people on the team being like "we literally JUST said its not this one thing, now we're doing this again." Its incompetence to an insane degree, and while it won't taint the Who for me and their legacy (not like I haven't looked past the Townshend kiddie porn stuff), it's certainly a bad look, is just plain disrespectful, and feels so avoidable. You've got like 20-50 shows left of your career, what a dumb wrench to throw in right at the end.
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treaclefingers
Seeing Roger onstage shirtless in the 2000s (can't remember what show that was from, 9/11? Wasn't there another benefit concert for NYC after a hurricane?) was enough to convince me they had long jumped the shark.
The Who were sublime at the Concert For New York in 2001.
The Who also appeared at 12-12-12: The Concert for Sandy Relief
[www.dailymotion.com]
Daltrey was fully clothed at both of those appearances.
Ha, Daltry look so much younger for 9/11, so it wasn't that one clearly.
Boston 2002 (filmed show) he has his shirt unbuttoned for it iirc.
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windmelody
Zak Starkey is a good drummer, I attended an Oasis concert in which he played. Townshend and Daltrey are free to do what they want to do - but treating a long tim colleague like that twice in a row is stupid and shabby, I agree with those who already wrote that.
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RollingFreak
If anything, the poor announcement hurts everyone. It hurts Pete and Roger's credibility. Its a huge blow to those that love Zak. And most importantly its not really a fair and unbiased introduction for Scott. It puts him at such a disadvantage from the start, which is not how he should have to start his job. I'm sure he's great, but no one can really even focus on that when the Zak stuff was handled so poorly.
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babyblue
That’s unfortunate bout Zak. Yes it’s time Who retired. I won’t be going to the Vancouver show.I’ve never seen them at all.
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babyblue
That’s unfortunate bout Zak. Yes it’s time Who retired. I won’t be going to the Vancouver show.I’ve never seen them at all.
There’s $97 tickets on TM for the Van City show, not tempted at all?
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frankotero
Personally I don't think this will affect the tour. In the end it will be sold out and people will say they loved it. For the record I'm also in disagreement about Zac's departure. Take it or leave, that's the hard truth.
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mosthigh
Anything that keeps them in the headlines is good for ticket sales.
"There is no such thing as bad press"
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Lawn tickets for Neil Young at Amphitheater are 80.75 US dollars
next lowest price is 197 US dollars then 258 US dollars
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frankotero
Personally I don't think this will affect the tour. In the end it will be sold out and people will say they loved it. For the record I'm also in disagreement about Zac's departure. Take it or leave, that's the hard truth.
Time will tell if the tour sells out. Fan reaction will determine its success as a band. There may be a lot of people that are thinking, They fired Zak again? and will be disgusted enough to not buy a ticket.
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From Daily Mail's EDEN CONFIDENTIAL column:
Who stars' war of words before last tour even starts!
Is the Who’s ‘farewell’ tour of the US already under threat?
First, the drummer Zak Starkey was kicked out of the veteran rock group for the second time in a month. Now, Roger Daltrey says he wasn’t impressed by Pete Townshend’s remark that being in the band after 61 years is like ‘flogging a dead horse’.
Daltrey retorts: ‘If Pete doesn’t want to tour, I don’t want to be back with The Who on the road, at 81, with someone who doesn’t want be there — if that’s what he’s saying. I won’t do it with someone who is half-hearted about it. But, you know, every dog has its day and it was a wonderful ride.’
[www.dailymail.co.uk]
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From Daily Mail's EDEN CONFIDENTIAL column:
Who stars' war of words before last tour even starts!
Is the Who’s ‘farewell’ tour of the US already under threat?
First, the drummer Zak Starkey was kicked out of the veteran rock group for the second time in a month. Now, Roger Daltrey says he wasn’t impressed by Pete Townshend’s remark that being in the band after 61 years is like ‘flogging a dead horse’.
Daltrey retorts: ‘If Pete doesn’t want to tour, I don’t want to be back with The Who on the road, at 81, with someone who doesn’t want be there — if that’s what he’s saying. I won’t do it with someone who is half-hearted about it. But, you know, every dog has its day and it was a wonderful ride.’
[www.dailymail.co.uk]
wow seriously?
i didn't think this could get dumber then rodger goes and proves me wrong
as a fan this is all very disappointing
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bye bye johnny
From Daily Mail's EDEN CONFIDENTIAL column:
Who stars' war of words before last tour even starts!
Is the Who’s ‘farewell’ tour of the US already under threat?
First, the drummer Zak Starkey was kicked out of the veteran rock group for the second time in a month. Now, Roger Daltrey says he wasn’t impressed by Pete Townshend’s remark that being in the band after 61 years is like ‘flogging a dead horse’.
Daltrey retorts: ‘If Pete doesn’t want to tour, I don’t want to be back with The Who on the road, at 81, with someone who doesn’t want be there — if that’s what he’s saying. I won’t do it with someone who is half-hearted about it. But, you know, every dog has its day and it was a wonderful ride.’
[www.dailymail.co.uk]
wow seriously?
i didn't think this could get dumber then rodger goes and proves me wrong
as a fan this is all very disappointing
Maybe this is the only way they can get this PR at 81? He won't exactly come across as mr. nice guy, but they get lots of media attention.
I can't think of another reason for this kind of behaviour ...