Re: Subject: Re: I got in Pete's LIFEHOUSE DVD yesterday (was Big Country etc.)

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

>It's becasue the material and performance are more important
>to Pete (and myself) than any anything he has done since
>the "Quadrophenia" tours in 96/97, maybe more so.

Okay, I finished this up last night, and I have another observation.  I 
don't think the band was all together.  This is unusual.  You'd figure the 
classical guys might be out in left field, but The Deep End Band usually 
suits Pete.

I'd say that they've rehearsed it one way, but then when Pete got to the 
venue, he changed his mind about how it should be played.  Sure enough, the 
classical guys are out in left field, but half the DEB is, too.  Townshend, 
Lindscott and Merchan are playing a high-energy show here, and everybody 
else is in la-la land.  The back-up singers are actually a drag on the 
energy of the show.

That said, there are a couple of big winners on the DVD.  One of the is the 
"Fantasia Upon One Note."  This is very well done, a solidly classical style 
piece with a couple of curious modernisms in the voices that really catch at 
your attention.  I was disappointed in the final chord, though.  It was 
absolutely predictable.  I was expecting Pete's trademark dissonance, but I 
didn't get it.  Need to fix that one, Pete.  ;)

Does anyone know where the piece actually starts?  Is that it at the 
beginning of the show and the script is read against it?


keets

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