Re: My Pepsi Center review (Denver)

["Jeremy Craine" <jcraine@hotmail.com>]

quick question - maybe it's just an obvious mistake -
you mention WGFA twice...??
Should the 1st one be Baba O'Riley ? or was something changed...


>From: magik <magik1@optonline.net>
>To: Jill Jackson <jjackson504@webtv.net>
>CC: thewho@igtc.com
>Subject: Re: My Pepsi Center review (Denver)
>Date: Fri, 25 Aug 2000 06:49:08 -0400
>
>Jill,
>
>What a wonderful post. Made me feel like I was there. And as if I could
>picture the show myself. Your descriptions, feelings of your kids, were....
>perfection. Thanks for such a beautiful post. It actually brought a tears 
>to
>my eyes...:-)
>
>magik
>
>Jill Jackson wrote:
>
> > There was no prozac in evidence at the Denver concert tonight - just an
> > enthusiastic mass of arm-waving, foot-stomping, hip-shaking,
> > scream-until-you're-hoarse WHO fans.
> >
> > Here's the setlist:
> >
> > I Can't Explain
> > Substitute
> > AAA
> > I Don't Know Myself
> > My Wife
> > WGFA
> > Bargain
> > Getting in Tune
> > TKAA
> > I'm One
> > Pinball Wizard
> > The Real Me
> > Behind Blue Eyes
> > You Better You Bet
> > Who Are You
> > 5:15
> > WGFA
> >     (encore)
> > I Walk the Line/Ring of Fire
> > Naked Eye
> > Let's See Action
> > My Generation
> >
> > Pete wore black pants & jacket, white shirt.  John wore black shirt &
> > pants, zebra-patterned jacket - looked damn good, too.  According to my
> > kids (they're alright), he was not wearing the Boris pendant - but he
> > had a skeleton hand on his guitar strap.  Roger wore blue jeans, white
> > shirt (daughter says it was more light green - lighting?).  Zak had on a
> > satiny dk. blue shirt.  Rabbit wore a black (navy-blue?) pullover shirt,
> > with white stripes running down the sleeves.  A classy look for everyone
> > in the band.
> >
> > I noticed that the stage seemed small in this indoor venue, with the
> > band members very close together.  Rabbit appeared to be sitting right
> > next to Pete - perhaps an illusion because I was seeing everything at an
> > angle (Pete's side)?  I didn't have floor seats.
> >
> > Great extended jam at end of AAA.  Pete said that Rog & him wrote this
> > song when they were very young - "Too young to know we couldn't write
> > songs together."
> >
> > I Don't Know Myself sounded a bit rough - but it was the only song I can
> > say that about.  Roger was in fantastic form tonight - very energetic,
> > and with an amazing and beautiful voice.  I was surprised that he was
> > that good, actually.  He was...perfect.  Even my alright kids thought
> > so..."He was better than those '80's videos you've got, Mom."  Yes, he
> > was.
> >
> > Pete, of course, was wonderful slashing away at his guitars in a furious
> > fashion, windmilling at the appropriate times, occasionally doing a
> > little jump at the end of a song.  His voice has been better, but it
> > still served him well.  My oldest kid felt the high point of the concert
> > was Pete solo, on acoustic guitar, singing I'm One.  I still feel it was
> > Roger's night.
> >
> > The intro to My Wife consisted of Pete saying no one would be able to
> > understand John's introduction, therefore he and Rog would translate.
> > John then said he thought he was in Germany...then he asked how any of
> > us could breathe in this city (pollution?  altitude?).  He then said he
> > wrote this song for his first wife...then mentioned his second wife.
> > Pete said "How Hollywood."  John said, "This song is called My First
> > Wife."  He and Rog shared the vocals...and John did a decent bass solo.
> >
> > WGFA had the audience screaming...we were already standing since the WHO
> > first walked on stage.  The lighting effects often brought the audience
> > into the show, making us part of the spotlight, not just with this song,
> > but many others.  (Roger unbuttons shirt during this number).
> >
> > During Bargain, huge white balloons suddenly appeared in the audience,
> > eventually making their way on to the stage, where Roger had to duck and
> > kick them aside.  Fun, but probably pissed him off.
> >
> > Getting in Tune was one of the more beautifully sung songs.  Afterwards,
> > Roger came dancing on stage with his acoustic guitar and said he wanted
> > to sing Johnny Cash songs.  Pete said they could do a half hour of Cash.
> > Then they could do a half hour of The Jesus and Mary Chain, who owed a
> > lot to Johnny Cash.  Pete also said the WHO was doing their greatest
> > hits because it was the most comfortable for them at these venues, but
> > that if they wanted to do a half hour of Johnny Cash, they would.  In
> > fact, he said he was feeling so up, that he was up for doing Johnny
> > Cash!
> >
> > This led into a heartfelt rendition of TKAA - "Because if I don't, I'll
> > go out of my fucking mind...My kids are alright, your kids are
> > alright...almost all of us made it here, and the ones who didn't make it
> > here, weren't meant to be here..."  Another verse that Pete sang about
> > creating you out of lust, I don't ever want you to leave...powerful
> > stuff.  High point for me.
> >
> > Pinball Wizard noted for being...Pinball Wizard.  Always good.
> >
> > The Real Me starts with a video of the scooter chase in Quadrophenia.
> > Pete mentions how Quadrophenia got many kids through college...how he
> > should be paid for therapy, or something like that.  How, when he was
> > writing songs about teenagers, he was much older than that himself.  He
> > has another angst now.  He also talked about how the WHO did cover songs
> > when they first started...of Johnny Cash.  The Real Me - a great
> > dramatic reading by Roger.
> >
> > Behind Blue Eyes - Roger twirled his mic into a frenzy - I'm surprised
> > he didn't lasso Pete with it - then caught it just in time for the next
> > note to be sung - the crowd went crazy.
> >
> > YBYB - at this point I remembered I had brought my 10 yr. old - I looked
> > down at her, and saw that she was dancing her little heart out, red hair
> > a flying, all arms and legs.  It's all good...
> >
> > Who Are You - no running in place by Roger, I noted.  But everyone else
> > in the arena seemed to be doing it.  A lot of swaying to and fro.  A lot
> > of people having trouble holding on to their beer.
> >
> > 5:15 - noted for John's extended jazzy bass solo, bringing the song to a
> > different place.  Zak worked well with him...Zak is an excellent drummer
> > - doesn't have Keith's humor, though.  And I'm just talking about the
> > drumming.  Right before John's solo, Roger fell to his knees, sort of
> > James Brown style, and the spotlight fell to John.  Afterward, Pete got
> > on his knees and bowed down to John(we are not worthy?).
> >
> > WGFA - audience screamed louder than Roger.
> >
> > ENCORE
> >
> > Roger came out with acoustic guitar, with the WHO as back-up, and sang
> > one verse of I Walk the Line...then quite a bit of Ring of Fire.  I
> > would call this a MOMENT.
> >
> > Naked Eye...Pete pounding the guitar...this was not the trance-like
> > soulful song I've seen on the videos.  This was a high-energy
> > encore...Pete's moment.
> >
> > Let's See Action...Pete explaining a little about Lifehouse...it's here,
> > the Grid, the Internet...this is what we should Do...(goes into song).
> >
> > Immediately then, into My Generation, Pete jamming, teasing us with the
> > false endings.  Hugs...standing at all corners of the stage to wave to
> > the audience...Thank you, they said.
> >
> > I turned to my 10 yr. old - "You will never see a concert this good
> > again."  "I know," she said.  "You've spoiled me."  :-)
> >
> > -Jill-
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