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Re: Pete's pissy mood
I think you hit the nail squarely on the head here. If the music is so
boring Pete, try something different. Why not a Who show that doesn't
include Can't explain, Subsittute, Baba, WGFA, Pinball, etc. Try some
challenging stuff like Guitar & Pen, Song is Over, Another Tricky Day, Daily
Records, A Quick One, or some of the new Who covers like Saturday Night and
Fire, instead of the boring as shit Summertime Blues?
I agree. He seems to indicate that he's above Who-type rock n roll. But if
the Scoop 3 "experimental pieces" are any indication of the thousands of
pieces of music Pete's got laying around...crap.
-gern
>From: "Scott Schrade" <schrade@akrobiz.com>
>Subject: Pete's Pissy Mood
>
> > I don't want to get back into the studio with The Who.
> > Roger does. I would like to make it possible for him.
> > I have no idea what I might write. I've written
> > nothing for The Who since 1982.
>
>My first reaction to this was: "Uh oh. That new Who album ain't gonna
>happen."
>Then, after putting on my rose-colored glasses I now see that Pete seems
>almost
>resigned to attempting this new Who album, if only for Roger's sake.
>
>Like: "This isn't *my* idea! It's Roger's!" Maybe this is some early
>damage
>control. After the album, Pete can safely say, "See, I told you it was a
>bad idea!"
>
>The most telling statement is "I have no idea what I might write." This
>tells me that,
>contrary to some conjecture, Pete in no way has started attempting any new
>*Who*
>material.
>
>And I'm tired of hearing about his 1200 or so pieces of music that he has
>stashed
>away (doesn't the number seem to go up by a few hundred each time he
>mentions
>it?).
>
>It's almost like a cop-out. He's saying: "Oh, I can still write music
>alright. Just not
>Who music. I've moved beyond that."
>
>I think he's covering for the fact that he's scared shitless about
>attempting a new Who
>album. Anyone else getting that vibe?
>
>He brags about the depth & complexity of these "pieces" of music he's
>written. How
>different they are from "Rock" music.
>
>Well, whoopdy-ding-dong-shit. A lot of good those "pieces" of music are
>doing
>sitting in some storage room or whatever. I hope he wrote 'em all for
>himself 'cause
>they sure aren't doing humanity any good, no matter how esoteric & mature
>they are.
>I'm sure Pete would say that they *were* written for himself & not us, the
>public.
>
>If he's still such a goddamned genius than he should be able to crank out a
>handful
>of simplistic Rock tunes, right? Come on , hack, crank out some Who
>fodder! How
>hard can it be? <insert IT"S HARD joke here> SCOOP sales aren't exactly
>breaking
>the bank, I'm sure.
>
>He tells us once a month how easy & boring it is playing all the old hits
>on stage. Why
>doesn't he have that attitude about creating new Who material? Where's Mr.
>Profes-
>sional when it comes to that? All of a sudden *that's* a challenge! Sure.
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