Re: To Album or Not to Album.....Questions...

[Keithjmoon70@xxxxxxx]

In a message dated 9/12/02 10:16:37 AM Eastern Daylight Time, 
Kevin.ONeal@vtmednet.org writes:


> What should I care about what they have to say? 
> 
> Are you talking about Mark?  ;-)
> I don't believe you are,

No, I am not.  I have a great deal of respect for Mark. I would love for him 
to just go and see them if he can, but I don't know his personal situation 
and I accept his view.  What an intelligent guy. He seems to be hurt more by 
the loss of John than me and I think that you are right about the generation 
thing.  Or maybe what we individually dig about The Who.  I love this band 
for specific reasons and I am sure that you all do as well.  I respect 
everyone here.  You all increase my appreciation for this band alot by your 
views -wether they be different than mine or the same.

I have alot of feelings, but I am guarded because I don't want to go off 
topic too much.   

I have been listening to all of the albums and have been hearing them from a 
different angle now that John is gone.  I just listened to WBN today.  I 
considered as I listened "Could the current band make this?"  Of course, 
Success Story is out.  But Pete is still here.  The intimate lyrics and soul 
baring are all his.  I wonder if he could bare his soul still further?  What 
he says and how he and Roger say it really suit *my* soul. Keith is gone, God 
bless him.  I bet Zak could be quite interesting back there.  The bass? I 
don't know.  Maybe it is just that what I love about the band is still 
basically here.  Pete has such depth and there is no one like him.  I do know 
one thing, that if he were to go, it would be all over for me.  That is how I 
can understand Mark.

There are many thick people out in record buying land.  Hey, could they just 
make one  funky or heavy metal song with a bunch of F words and rap in it 
with a guitar that sounds like someone is vacuuming on the floor above you 
and let *that* be the hit and then we can enjoy the rest of the good stuff on 
the album?  Nah.  I didn't think so either.

Jon in Mi.