Contrasting Isle of Wight to Leeds

[asteinke@mail.discover-net.net]

As a relatively young fan, I was denied to opportunity to see Keith 
Moon in action.  However, I hear a lot of people putting down the 
Isle of Wight album, and I think they are mistaken.  The Isle of 
Wight has a more casual, more friendly, (more drunken, as one stated) 
feel to it, while Live at Leeds sounds like something The Who got 
extremely pumped up for beforehand.  In my mind, it's a toss-up.

Of course, I also like to get as much of The Who as possible, and two 
discs vs. one may have changed my mind.  If anyone knows exactly why 
music publishers don't release an entire concert by The Who (Live at 
Leeds, for example), please tell.  Just for curiosities sake, I 
wonder if any more of The Who's Woodstock peformance will ever be 
released.  The Woodstock guys should realize they could probably make 
profits by bundling up popular bands performances and selling them 
(The Who, Jimi, etc...) as seperate albums.  Entire performances.  
And while I'm dreaming, I'd like The Who to play at my birthday 
party.......

Andy Steinke