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Re: Daltrey Sings Townshend



>Listening again to this CD I realise Rog rallied strongly for these shows.
>He shows surprising ability to work effectively in the upper ranges, notably
>on Imagine a Man and Song is Over. I thought overall his vocals here were
>much stronger than on the Who`s 1989 tour. 

Gary:

I'm not sitting in the mid-day sun...

Rog's performance was definitely a strong one. My objection to this
particular project was that it stalls Daltrey's career. What's next, a
Daltrey Does Townshend Reggae tour? He has become an Oldies artist, while
Pete continues to make new and vital music. A tour of Daltrey's solo
material might have sold less, but it would have been better for all
concerned IMHO.
Or at least Townshend songs that were not recorded by The Who. That would
have been interesting enough. Few will disagree, I think, that The Sea
Refuses No River is a highpoint of the CD.

>In one sense it`s sad hearing
>how good the members of the Who can still sound ( eg., also on Saturday
>Night`s Alright For Fighting and Dig) because of the great albums they
>clearly could have made after 1982 had they not stopped functioning as a
>band in that year.

It is a shame that The Who didn't continue to make studio albums, as
Townshend announced at the onset of the tour. He even began writing one
(Siege) that has disappeared except for the bits on SCOOP. The performance
level is still there, and the others would go along with it (I think). And
it would be better in every way than another tour, for the band wouldn't
have to "go through the motions" (as Townshend wants to avoid, and I agree
with him on).
Oh well...


                   Cheers                   ML

"Never underestimate the power of human stupidity."  L. Long