Re: New Who Album ? Pete's working on it.............Phwoar!

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

>Yeah, I just can't believe Pete is still "into it" as far as live shows go. 
>  I keep waiting for his mood to sour.

As long as they're nailing the competition the way they are, then it's  fun. 
  Actually, it must be pretty entertaining to plan and stage a comeback from 
complete inactivity the way they've done.  It's impressive as hell.


>No way!  Ever listen to one of his live solos from the 2000 tour?  Of 
>course you have!  Plenty of spontaneity & improvisation there!  But I think 
>you're talking about songwriting.

Right.


>I suppose Pete's songwriting process varies.  Some songs probably happen 
>very quickly & spontaneously, whereas others take more crafting & thought.  
>But he keeps saying he doesn't write "songs" anymore - just pieces of 
>music.  So he'd better figure out how to write "songs" again in a hurry!

I'm thinking the quick and spontaneous lyrics and the crafted music might be 
better for The Who.  I don't care as much for the songs with over-crafted 
lyrics and sketchy music.

Roger and John say the early albums were very spontaneous, with the band 
contributing quite a bit to fill out the songs.  Later Pete took more of the 
responsiblity for the albums by planning out detailed demos ahead of time.  
Which are better?

I'm willing to bet they'll never beat WHO'S NEXT.  As strong as QUAD is, the 
Lifehouse concerts made their best album.


>I'm sure he wouldn't mind sharing some writing credits.  Might take off a 
>bit of the pressure.

That would certainly be something entirely new for The Who.  It might take 
care the periodic problem the others have about being low on capital, too.  
;)


keets


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