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Re: NY times review



In a message dated 08/04/2002 6:55:08 AM Central Daylight Time, 
TheWho-Digest-Owner@igtc.com writes:


> in which Entwistle's steady,
> growling basslines were the barricade between Moon's
> eruptive drumming and Mr. Townshend's hair-trigger
> guitar. But the rhythm section still pushes both Mr.
> Townshend and Mr. Daltrey. Songs from "Tommy," which
> in the late 1960's reflected Mr. Townshend's elevated
> rock ambitions, were a down-and-dirty blast of hard
> rock, and all the better for it.
> 
> 

Decent review, but what is with calling everyone "mister" over and over again 
throughout the article.  Very annoying and repetitious.  The NY Times should 
be publishing better, or someone should have told this writer that the 
technique, for whatever he was going for, didn't work.

mc

"Just fucking listen and shut up!"- Pete Townshend live in Long Beach 1971