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treaclefingers
MJ on the other hand goes out of his way to defend, famous example of that is challenging the reporter who slagged Dylan's singing.
Anyway, says a lot I think about these people.
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Taylor1
The Who will be long forgotten when people are still listening to the Stones
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Rockman
Things have been tough thru
Covid years so ya gotta honor
The Stones for lettin Macca and
Daltrey make a quick $$$buck on the
side workin for the Stones publicity team .....
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Doxa
Why is that these old legendary British rock stars are all turning to sound like old, bitter, jealous, stupid farts? Macca, Roger, Van, Eric... Is it just the age?
- Doxa
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JadedFaded
The Who were a very good studio band. The Stones are a phenomenal live band. That’s why I’ve seen The Who twice and I’ve seen the Stones 60 times. Mediocre my ass!
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treaclefingers
There's an insecurity that's evident in people that have to shoot others down...it somehow lifts them up.
These (minor) 'attacks' from Daltrey & McCartney are completely unprovoked...you never hear them coming from Mick.
MJ on the other hand goes out of his way to defend, famous example of that is challenging the reporter who slagged Dylan's singing.
Anyway, says a lot I think about these people.
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I was in a Who mood yesterday & played a boot (soundboard) of the entire set at Woodstock. This was an eventful show. First, things were running very late & the band didn't go on until 5:00 AM. Then, someone dosed them with LSD before they went on. During Tommy, Abbie Hoffman stormed the stage & started spouting gibberish. Pete didn't take kindly to this & hit him with his guitar & told him to get off his f'n stage. Even with this, the band sounded amazing through Tommy. Things went a bit south after that. I was particularly struck by Keith Moon's drums during Sparks. Totally amazing. He got locked into a groove that was almost African sounding & beat the hell out of the band. It was a case of lead drums in a very good way. I can't get enough of this era of the band.
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I was in a Who mood yesterday & played a boot (soundboard) of the entire set at Woodstock. This was an eventful show. First, things were running very late & the band didn't go on until 5:00 AM. Then, someone dosed them with LSD before they went on. During Tommy, Abbie Hoffman stormed the stage & started spouting gibberish. Pete didn't take kindly to this & hit him with his guitar & told him to get off his f'n stage. Even with this, the band sounded amazing through Tommy. Things went a bit south after that. I was particularly struck by Keith Moon's drums during Sparks. Totally amazing. He got locked into a groove that was almost African sounding & beat the hell out of the band. It was a case of lead drums in a very good way. I can't get enough of this era of the band.
Have you heard Tanglewood 1970? It's a great Tommy era show.
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I was in a Who mood yesterday & played a boot (soundboard) of the entire set at Woodstock. This was an eventful show. First, things were running very late & the band didn't go on until 5:00 AM. Then, someone dosed them with LSD before they went on. During Tommy, Abbie Hoffman stormed the stage & started spouting gibberish. Pete didn't take kindly to this & hit him with his guitar & told him to get off his f'n stage. Even with this, the band sounded amazing through Tommy. Things went a bit south after that. I was particularly struck by Keith Moon's drums during Sparks. Totally amazing. He got locked into a groove that was almost African sounding & beat the hell out of the band. It was a case of lead drums in a very good way. I can't get enough of this era of the band.
Have you heard Tanglewood 1970? It's a great Tommy era show.
Yes, I've heard it & it's awesome. There's a weird energy during the Woodstock performance that I'm sure has to do with the acid. I think Pete had given it up by then & Roger didn't partake. Roger's vocals are wilder than usual. Another good one is Long Beach (don't remember the exact year but it's in this era). That one is just violent. They were an amazing band back in the day. I love Tommy but like the live versions more. Pete had to cut the guitar overdubs short as they were headed out on the road. I always thought the album could've used more guitar. Live they certainly rectified that. One more good one is Hull the night before Live @ Leeds was recorded. The Who live have been well documented from about 1968 on as I'm sure you know.
Edit: My bad. The Long Beach show was 1971. It's worth checking out~!
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I was in a Who mood yesterday & played a boot (soundboard) of the entire set at Woodstock. This was an eventful show. First, things were running very late & the band didn't go on until 5:00 AM. Then, someone dosed them with LSD before they went on. During Tommy, Abbie Hoffman stormed the stage & started spouting gibberish. Pete didn't take kindly to this & hit him with his guitar & told him to get off his f'n stage. Even with this, the band sounded amazing through Tommy. Things went a bit south after that. I was particularly struck by Keith Moon's drums during Sparks. Totally amazing. He got locked into a groove that was almost African sounding & beat the hell out of the band. It was a case of lead drums in a very good way. I can't get enough of this era of the band.
Have you heard Tanglewood 1970? It's a great Tommy era show.
Yes, I've heard it & it's awesome. There's a weird energy during the Woodstock performance that I'm sure has to do with the acid. I think Pete had given it up by then & Roger didn't partake. Roger's vocals are wilder than usual. Another good one is Long Beach (don't remember the exact year but it's in this era). That one is just violent. They were an amazing band back in the day. I love Tommy but like the live versions more. Pete had to cut the guitar overdubs short as they were headed out on the road. I always thought the album could've used more guitar. Live they certainly rectified that. One more good one is Hull the night before Live @ Leeds was recorded. The Who live have been well documented from about 1968 on as I'm sure you know.
Edit: My bad. The Long Beach show was 1971. It's worth checking out~!
I've heard Woodstock and Tanglewood many times and both excellent shows, but different for the reasons you mention. Tanglewood I know well because my dad was at that show so he likes to rub it in. I think he saw them twice at Tanglewood two consecutive years. I always forget which is which, but I think once was with Jefferson Airplane and the next year was with Jethro Tull opening. Tanglewood they are really on fire. Woodstock is great in a kind of rambleshackle way. I didn't know that about the LSD and definitely that and playing at what, 3AM in the total darkness had something to do with it. Its a freewheeling performance and I've also been listening to a lot of Woodstock recently (CSNY, Creedence, Hendrix, The Who) so its very fresh in my mind.