Re: New songs

["Neil E. Weissman" <neilweissman@yahoo.com>]

If there were no new songs in 2000, what makes anyone believe there will
be new ones in 2002.  Plus, with Simon playing with Pete, he has no
incentive to create new music, rather he can hide behind Simon.  He did it
throughout the 1996/1997 tours.

Forget about improvisation.  Forget about new songs.  Yes we will get to
hear songs not played a lot(hopefully), but they seem like they are going
back to that more musical presentation.  Not good in my book.  Don't get
me wrong, I will enjoy these shows very much, just not as much as in a one
guitar presentation.

Remember, Pete said he was bored.  Now he can fiddle with old songs that
have not been played live (however, songs we do want to hear), and get a
slight fix to keep him from being bored.  He does not have to create now.

The WHO have always stated that new songs come from live jams.  How can
you have live jams in a more structured environment where Pete and Simon
will now have to work out who plays lead, who play rythm and where. 
Crossroads now was improvised in 1999/2000...but now it is expected and
played every time.  I smell the WHO on ice all over again.
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