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Re: Concert review
> Townshend has resisted doing a hits tour for years now, perhaps
fearing
> The Who would come off like a washed-up oldies revue.
And rightfully so.
> But after a playful
> night onstage Friday, he hopefully will look at recent shows by the
Rolling
> Stones -- longtime rivals for the "World's Best Rock Band" title -- to
see
> what can happen when veteran rockers get back to work on a regular
schedule.
Yeah, they end up parodying themselves night after night after night. I
also hope Pete sees what happened, and decides he and the band are better
than that.
Rivals, did he say? I guess he's NEVER seen a Stones show.
> With any luck, Friday's show will not be seen as a last hurrah
> preserved as a digital museum piece, but as a new beginning.
Concentrate on NEW.