Re: the Who and LIVE AID--a kind of history

Jacksonjim@aol.com wrote:

> 
> This brings up a question:  isn't it true that Pete wrote AFTER THE FIRE for
> the band to do at Live Aid? I'd heard (or so I thought) that Townshend wrote
> it for the show, but then the band didn't do it because they couldn't
> tolerate one another for the proper rehearsals to get it down.  Any truth?
> 


Jim:

In the DEEP END LIVE show, Pete stated he thought it would be cool to 
have a new song (ha ha, just realized I said that) for the show. He never 
stated why it never happened, just that the band couldn't get it ready in 
time.....