Re: 2000 Tour CD Bootlegs

["andrew wiechman" <Jovar1701v@email.msn.com>]

SO basically someone is capitalizing off of the mp3's on Petes site, thats
pretty low.

----- Original Message -----
From: Scott Schrade <schrade@akrobiz.com>
To: The WHO <thewho@igtc.com>
Sent: Sunday, November 26, 2000 3:14 PM
Subject: 2000 Tour CD Bootlegs


> Just in time for the holidays, WHO 2000 tour CD boots are popping up.
> Here's a review of one of 'em:
>
> THE WHO - TOUR 2000 SDBD COLLECTION
>
> First off, the "SBDB" stands for "soundboard" even though *some* of this
> material is definitely *not* from the soundboard.  Track listing &
comments:
>
> 1. I Can't Explain  (Pittsburgh)
> 2. Substitute  (Pittsburgh)
>    Good quality mono (the whole disc is in mono, it seems).  Were these
>    Pete-website MP3's?  I can't remember?
>
> 3. Anyway, Anyhow, Anywhere  (Chicago)
> 4. The Relay (Chicago)
>    Recorded off the radio (in between songs you hear a DJ announce that
>    you're listening to The WHO on The Loop.  Mono again but decent
>    quality.  "Relay" gets a bit butchered by the band.
>
> 5. I'm One  (Camden)
>    Audience recording?  Sounds like it.  Not too great.
>
> 6. The Seeker  (Holmdel)
>    Sounds like another audience recording.  A little bit better, though.
>
> 7. The Kids Are Alright  (Dallas)
>    Sounds like an MP3.  Very good.  Mega-extended version.  Boy, those
>    kids sure are alright.
>
> 8. Organ Jam  (Mt. View)
>    Rabbit getting his due!  I'm embarrassed to say I can't tell what song
it's
>    taken from.  Help!
>
> 9. Bass Solo  (Mt. View)
>    Kinda disappointing cause it's only like the last *30 seconds* of
John's
>    bass solo.  Boooo!  Hisssss!
>
> 10. Anyway, Anyhow, Anyway  (San Diego)
>    More MP3-sounding stuff.  Not the best version of this song.  Kinda
short.
>
> 11. The Relay  (San Diego)
>    MP3.  I remember downloading this one!  Nice version.
>
> 12. I Can't Explain  (Pittsburgh)
> 13. Substitute  (Pittsburgh)
>    These two repeats aren't even listed on the track listing.  Taken from
the
>    radio (WDVE DJ intro included) these are muddier than tracks 1 & 2.
>    Confusing as to why these poorer sounding repeats were tacked on.
>
> 14. Anyway, Anyhow, Anywhere  (Chicago)
> 15. The Relay  (Chicago)
>    Again, not listed on the CD's back cover, these are the radio versions.
>    Not too different from tracks 3 & 4 except you get a DJ intro *before*
>    AAA this time & a longer DJ "outro" after "Relay."
>
> That's it.  For the collector only, I guess.  Better packaging & less
repetition
> of songs would've helped this CD boot.  I'll probably put a few of these
> tunes on cassette to jam in my car but it's not a CD I'll return to time &
time
> again.
>
> Final Grade: C
>
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> - SCHRADE in Akron
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