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exciting things the Who used to do
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- From: Rick Carroll 617-329-3350 x496 <CARROLL@faxon.com>
- Date: Fri, 03 Nov 1995 09:46:23 -0400 (EDT)
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>Among all the other exciting things the Who used to do, that was right up there.
>The lights would go out, you'd here the sound of thunder as Moon checked out
>the drums, the lights would come up and then non-stop excitement for two hours.
>I always looked forward to the end of the show. Would Pete smash his guitar
>or not?
The first time I saw the WHO (12/75 Providence) their stage entrance
just blew me away - it was *so* sudden! We were sitting around
wondering how long it would be before they hit the stage and then,
fifteen seconds later, were in a total frenzy to the opening chords
of "I Can't Explain".
>I always hated it in later years when they would stroll out, check the tuning
>on the guitars, etc. just like a regular band.
Well put: "just like a regular band". I guess that is what they
ultimately became but while Moon was there they were a breed apart.
No one can tell me that Moon had "lost it" be 1976. It just ain't
so - listen to the boots. Perhaps he had lost it by 1978 but I'm
not convinced - there is not enough live material from that time
period to make a conclusion (granted Shepperton sucked for Moon) and
the studio work was a departure to which he was not well-suited.
Rick Carroll
carroll@faxon.com