Re: Boy in a Candy Store

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

> I've had a quick listen to both "The Tommy Demos" and "Music Must Change"
> (Who Are You and Empty Glass demos), and I'm very happy with my purchases.

What did you think of the flipped out "Amazing Journey" from THE TOMMY DEMOS?
Just a tad different from the album version, huh?

> I find the creative processes involved in creating great Who albums
> fascinating.

Me, too!

> Pete's demos show the songs in a raw, "nearly-there", format.
> This is how the songs sounded just before ED+M pounce on them, and turn the
> Townshend Sound into The Who Sound.

But boy how lucky ED+M were to have concrete, structured, well thought out demos
to apply their individual talents to.  You're right.  There's a certain fascinating, skeletal
sparsity to Pete's demos.  I enjoy his bass playing.  Kinda McCartney-ish.

> But I'm still a bit sad at not getting that Quad tour CD...

Yeah, I don't have any QUAD '96 boots either.  They're not high on my priorty list.
I don't know how often you buy boots, but another good one with some weird Pete
demos is called ODDS & SODS VOL. 2.  Anyone out there own this?  "Lone 
Ranger Street Music Reduction?"  Hello?  Anyone?


- SCHRADE in Akron