Re: Holmdel 8-3-97

[amck@eden.com (Alan McKendree)]

At 20:53 8/4/97, The Who Mailing List Digest wrote:
>Date: Mon, 04 Aug 1997 02:26:19 -0400
>From: Ray Schweighardt <rainman@cybernex.net>
>Subject: Holmdel 8-3-97
>
>"The Kids Are Alright" started with just Roger on
>guitar.

This was a GREAT surprise!  I hope this heralds a new dawn of encores, but
I doubt it.  Hopefully some later shows will enjoy TKAA as well.  I can't
remember ever seeing a live version of this with TED before.

>The
>crowd LOVED the show, standing for most of the concert and all of the
>encore.

Phhhtpt :-P.  You were lucky.  My section (side section, Pete's side) took
every opportunity to sit.  They nevertheless wound up standing for probably
3/4 of the show.

It was a great show...I got the feeling that John's show-stopping 5:15 solo
has spurred (or stung) Pete into stretching out later in the same song to
reap some cheers of his own.  Simon is doing some real interesting
ascending-chord work now during the instrumental break of "Dr. Jimmy" that
I hadn't noticed before.  I also always enjoy "The Dirty Jobs", which now
has a quite pronounced swing to it that isn't present in the more staccato
album version.  Pete gave us 8 consecutive windmills on ICE.

Good to see the various listers there...Marty, Jay/Jason, Joel, Marc,
Mason, John B...

OK, the end.

Alan

"When I'm on stage, it's not like bein' possessed...it's just...*I* *do*
*my* *job*."                 - Pete Townshend