Re: CFNY BOR

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

> > Why did this suddenly happen in '76?
>
>As you, Keets, or another whose identity I do not remember, suggested, 
>Townshend's lyrics became cynical, in which it was said that Daltrey 
>doesn't "do" cynical very well, remember?

It was "irony," if I recall the discussion.  Pete said something on his 
website about Roger not doing irony well, and we picked it up for 
discussion.  I took the viewpoint that Roger shouldn't do it--that his 
straight-forward delivery allowed listeners to choose the most appropriate 
meaning for themselves.

I agree that Roger can be less effective when he doesn't provide his usual 
subtext.  However, his delivery adds quite a bite to such sarcastic songs as 
"Won't Get Fooled Again" and "Behind Blue Eyes."  You can't say that he 
doesn't do cynicism well.


>Or, as I say, Daltrey lost touch with the ability to interpret Townshend's 
>material, old and new, and became uncomfortable performing it onstage or in 
>the recording studio.

This is an interesting observation.  Do you think RD's discomfort had to do 
with the growing split in the band rather than the music?  I think the WHO 
ARE YOU collaboration between Roger and Pete is one of the stongest albums 
in their repertoire.  I can't find any sign of discomfort in Roger's 
performance on the album.    I

t's true that Roger looks at Pete for much of a show, but so does everybody 
else.  Pete is the band leader.


keets

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