Re: W/the clan at the Buffalo Who

>Date: Tue, 12 Nov 1996 08:33:00
>To: the who digest
>From: carla@rpa.net
Subject: Re: Buffalo Who 

I am still speechless!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Words can't describe The Who concert in Buffalo.  I am still reeling from
the excitement and energy.  
It was definately different from seening them in London this past June, not
nessessarly better, just different.  
The MM Autorium is great, parking was easy, seats are conftorable, stage was
easy to see, acustoics were wow wow wow wow Beautiful, sound clear and
crisp, our seats were nice, we could see and hear the band clearly.  We sat
on the level just off the floor, I am short and know I will see nothing on
the floor if everyone stands).  The screen above the stage was small
compared to the one in Hyde Park but was well suited for the MMA and made
viewing the show even better.  
The show followed Quadrophenia from the beginning to end and did a great job
relating the story to those who might not know it. I enjoyed the live
narration in London but felt the film now is of a better resolution, perhaps
this was just because it was shown on a smaller screen.  The light show was
ok.  The band is a group of true professional preformers.  They jammed
several times during the preformance, a bass solo by Entwistle was great.
Daultry's voice was a bit rough, a day off would of helped, he sounded
better in London but it didn't matter, he pushed out everything he had,
singing with his usual passion and feeling and put all he had into the show,
and yes he did look good.  I know my voice was a bit rough at the end and
all I was doing was singing along. Townshend was up, he seemed to fully
enjoy preforming his music, and being in Buffalo and was able to project
that to the audience.  He played both acustical and electric guitar and even
did one of his famous windmills at the end of the show.  Billy Idle was
enjoyable as one of the four personalities and was a real ham on stage.
Gary Glitter also was one of the four personalities, he added comic relief
to the show. I thought he was very bizzar the first time I saw him in
London.  I was confused when the English audience went crazy over him, I
didn't understand the attraction, this time I just laughed, its better that
way.  The audience was interesting, with a single purpose, I guesss The
Who's music will continue to span generations, appealing to all ages.  The
encore was fantastic.  Everyone at the end was yelling  Who Who Who Who
Who!!!!!!! 
My 15 year old liked Zak Starskeys haircut, (he said I didn't embarress him
1/2 as much as he thought I would) ha ha.  My 7 year old liked the large
screen for viewing.  She said her favorite part was "The Real Me" and
"Behind Blue Eyes", she sang through most of the concert with the band.
Neither of them had seen a live preformance before and commemted at how much
went into putting on the show. My husband said he enjoyed watching me get
excited like a 18 year old over the band.  The best part of the experience
was being with people who are just as moved as I am with the Who's music.
The guys next to me were real fanatics, we suprised each other, I loved them!!  

I am still not expressing 1/10th of how moved I was by the live performance,
but this will have to do.  

They are in Albany on the 18th.....I just downloaded the seating chart for
the Knickerbocker Aud.....anyone know if there are tickets left?......I am
thinking about it... !!