And the reviews keep coming in...

["Brian Cady" <cadyb@home.com>]

Variety review:
http://www.boston.com/dailynews/295/variety/Classic_rockers_lead_way_at_em:.shtml

...Elton John, who won an ovation for a soaring version of ''Mona
Lisas and Mad Hatters,'' matched the Stones' creative core in
repertoire choice. But the evening's most galvanizing performances
came from the Who (whose four-song suite exploded with improbable
power) and the show's catalyst, Paul McCartney -- who ended the
evening by shaking the rafters (with a smashing ''I'm Down'') and
helping lay an emotional foundation via his newly composed
''Freedom.''

Boston Globe:
http://www.boston.com/dailyglobe2/295/living/Concert_helps_heal_N_Y_s_state_of_mind+.shtml

...There were many British acts on the bill, reaffirming their love
for New York. Mick Jagger and Keith Richards played ''Salt of the
Earth'' (''Let's drink to the hard-working people,'' Jagger sang) and
''Miss You,'' but it was a rag-tag effort next to the act that stole
the show - The Who. They blazed through ''Baba O'Riley,'' ''Behind Blue Eyes,'' and
''Won't Get Fooled Again,'' which took on new meaning and drew the
night's loudest roar, save for Billy Joel's ''New York State of
Mind.''

Fox News:
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,36984,00.html

...The best thing about the Madison Square Garden Concert for New
York? That's easy: the place was filled with uniformed cops and
firefighters and their families, as well as families of victims of the
World Trade Center disaster. It made for an extraordinary evening to
watch people actually benefit from a benefit.

The second best thing? Well, it was a tie between The Who and Mick
Jagger/Keith Richards. In a five-hour presentation that rose and fell
rapidly, these two units - each in their fifth decade of performing -
were nothing short of miraculous. Jagger floated across the stage as
he danced. Richards never looked healthier. The Who pulled off three
gigantic songs from their 1971 classic Who's Next as if they'd just
written them. They were a joy.

Scotland Daily Mirror:
http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/shtml/NEWS/P2S1.shtml

...Earlier, veteran rockers The Who had really got the crowd rocking,
markedly upping the tempo a third of the way through the show....
...Pete Townsend, no spring chicken, could have been back in his prime
and the fans went wild as he struck his famous pose of feet wide apart
and guitar arm rotating like a windmill. Meanwhile, singer Roger
Daltry swung his microphone around his head.

VH1:
http://www.vh1.com/thewire/content/news/1450206.jhtml

...The night's most intense music, and most raucous applause, came
while the Who were onstage. The British Invasion band started out
sounding rusty and slightly out of sync on "Who Are You," and singer
Roger Daltrey would struggle with his voice throughout a four-song
set. But the band rocked through the Who's Next classics "Baba
O'Riley" and "Behind Blue Eyes," and guitarist Pete Townshend
windmilled and delivered a blistering solo during "Won't Get Fooled
Again" in front of a panoramic view of the pre-September 11 New York
skyline.

-Brian in Atlanta
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