Re: The Who Live

[mleaman@.sccoast.net (Mark Leaman)]

>          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:

I am in total agreement with you here...when I first heard LIVE AT LEEDS I
could only wonder what had happened to that band who made TOMMY...surely it
wasn't these guys! One of their strengths is that there is so much
difference in their live versions...and one of the things that has been lost
with so many bands these days. Production values and superior recording
equipment have sterilized live music...I first noticed it around 1980.
That's why LAL and GET YER YA-YAS OUT are still the best sounding live
albums out there.
       
 Cheers                 ML