Re: Moonie's Way

["L. Bird" <pkeets@hotmail.com>]

Sterile and bland?  Or just different?  I've always thought KJ was Pete 
Townshend's move toward a cooler medium--jazz.  Rock is hot, emotional 
stuff, and definitely The Who's territory before KJ.  But even before 
Keith died, you can hear the difference in PT's solo albums; that was 
the direction he wanted to go--cooler and more intellectual.  Likely it 
hurt his ears a lot less, too.

I wouldn't go so far as to say KJ was the best choice for a new drummer, 
as he didn't seem flexible enough to work it both ways.  His drumming 
style didn't graft well onto the older work, and I personally think 
Pete's current interpretations have the same problem.  All that old 
music with the power chords and the wild abandon was written for Keith 
Moon.  You need a drummer with fire to play it right.

keets


>who else would you rather have than keith???  his drumming was off, but 
he
>brought a fire to the band..after his death, their music wasnt the
>same...kenny jones was a good drummer, but he wasnt as wild and in 82 
farewell
>tour, their music was sterile and bland....keith lit a fire under the 
bands
>ass...simon phillips, drummer on 89 tour was like keith and that was 
why the
>who liked him!
>


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