Re: The Who Mailing List Digest V8 #337

["Scott Schrade" <schrade@akrobiz.com>]

> I have a problem with the Who authorizing broadway-type opera treatments to 
> their two rock operas.

You & a lot of other Who fans.

> I see right now that Tommy is going to play in LA very 
> soon. This is a plain stupid idea. Hard rock can never cross over to the 
> opera stage because rock and roll people just aren't the type to listen to 
> boorish, falsetto bullshit. 

I take it you never saw any of the TOMMY broadway shows.  I was of your
mindset until I actually went & saw the production.  Guess what?  I liked it.

> And that is what the Who music becomes in the 
> hands of people who think hard rock is Barry Manilow. Furthermore, the people 
> who go to these events are wimpish snobs who would never really respect a 
> band like the Who. 

Or they're just ordinary people who can (gasp!) enjoy rock music *and* a Broadway 
production.  Those kind of people do exist, you know.

> The Tommy movie was great, 

That's right, it was (hear that, keets?!)

> but I thought the Quadrophenia 
> movie was poor because the guy who played Jimmy Cooper was very weak. It 
> would have been better had he looked more like the Jimmy in the Quadrophenia 
> album insert - he looked like the guy who should be in the movie. 

As the two individuals don't look too disimilar, I don't understand your criticism.  
But hey, it obviously affected you.

> Also in the Quad movie very little Who music was heard. 

I thought enough of the music was there.  It wasn't supposed to be a music video
film.  It was a talkie.  

> In addition, it wasn't true to the story line from the album.

And the TOMMY movie was?!


- SCHRADE in Akron