The Who Live

[James L Jackson <jacksonj@battelle.org>]

          Mark L. recently made a comment about how he loved even 
          rough recordings of the Who, such as rough boots, etc.
          
          This got me to thinking--one of the things I really love 
          about listening to live Who material is that their live 
          music is such a departure from their studio material.  When 
          you hear the Who live, it's not like hearing them re-do 
          their studio stuff, which is the case with so many bands; 
          Who songs live are actually different songs.  Sorry if this 
          doesn't make sense.  I think it comes down to that their 
          stage show featured one guitarist, usually without keyboard 
          support. Yet much of their albums feature several guitar 
          parts with keyboards.  Listening to a Who show means never 
          quite knowing ahead of time what you're gonna get.  I really 
          like that!
          
          Jim