The New Album

[Keithjmoon70 at aol.com]

>When IH came out in 1982, I was also a 17 year old. But there's nothing  
overt
>on the vinyl itself that said "this is the end of something."  

>The only "end" talk we were getting was that the Who were planning  to end 
their
road work.


<Sigh> 
 
Now to "defend" my past thoughts and experience as a 17 year old...
 
Back then at the beginning of the '82 tour I heard Pete say on the radio in  
my car that they were trying to "wriggle out" of the record deal that they  
had with Warner Brothers.  
 
Keith was dead.  John Bonham was dead. Led Zeppelin was done. To me,  there 
were two straight  mediocre Who albums with no Keith on them and I  didn't see 
them going much further, seeing how no rock bands up to that point  had ever 
become "old".  There was no such term as "classic rock."   Yes, I could sense 
the end was coming.  And it did.
 
Now, 24 years later, as we finally get a *great* new album, it is a new  
beginning.  But I'm not going to argue this out because I'm having too good  a 
time.  You should try it!
 
Jon in Mi.