Tampa/Atlanta

["L. Bird" <pkeets@hotmail.com>]

Since I've disposed of flowers and apologies all around, I do have some 
comments on the music.  We were discussing how The Who morphs over the 
years, but I think maybe this time they've done it within one tour.  I was 
really up front in Tampa and got so involved in the mechanics that I 
couldn't really assess how the show went as a whole, but I got a better 
over-all impression in Atlanta.

They didn't sound the same as they did in Boston, and either they're 
developing a style or else they're getting into a rut.  ;) There was more 
variation in the tempo in Boston, while the music seemed very unform in 
Atlanta, and much more contemporary.  Interestingly, I think The Who and 
Unamerican are now sounding more alike--you'd gather they might be listening 
to one another play?  ;)  The difference in The Who is in the drums, of 
course, as Brian has pointed out, but I thought Zak sounded much less like 
Keith this time around.  The drums are what's driving that contemporary 
sound.  I quite enjoyed all the shows--the Boston concert had moments that 
were very atmospheric, maybe a holdover from the Quad tour, but the Atlanta 
show had the same freight train effect that I noticed in Tampa.  I liked the 
style at first, but after a while I wished they'd vary the tempo a little 
bit more.  Maybe I've gotten too attached to the jazz.

I had my nephew along in Atlanta (a huge Aerosmith fan), and I was 
interested in his response.  It's been hard to get him interested in the 
albums, but the live show did the trick--The Who can still hook the young 
guys.  It's something about the drive and the energy in the performance, 
regardless of the song or the style.  Testosterone rush, anyone?


keets
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