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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.