Re: Whoheads; Operas; Creation

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

>the death of Jerry Garcia caused Deadheads to spread like
>dandelion tufts...Jerry Garcia's death was the worst thing that ever 
>happened to concert-going. It's a fact.

Outrageous analysis.

Still, I have to mention that other concert goers have bad habits, too.  I'd 
swear that same couple of guys Pete was complaining about (the whistlers) 
sit behind me every time.  Either that or the gal with the piercing shriek.


>Me too. I'd love to see another concept album, or (dare I breathe it) a 
>Rock Opera. It seems to me that Pete is able to be the most creative when 
>he puts his ideas into a structured setting. As strange as that might seem.

Wait'll he gets pissed about something.  It'll happen.  ;)


> >A band doesn't need new songs to be creatively viable.

>I disagree. Without new songs or even changing the old ones (which BTTB 
>shows they haven't enough to call "being creative"), they are merely 
>"performing." Not that perfoming is a bad thing, but I can't call it 
>creative.

Mmmm.  Depends on how they do it.  I'd sort of side with Jeff on this one.  
If the band came out and played the songs note for note the same every time, 
then I'd say it's not creative.  But The Who improvise.  That's an art they 
learned from playing the Blues early on--and according to Roger the reason 
for their staying power.  They're not limited to what they've written out on 
paper, so there are always surprises, even for them.  If you don't 
appreciate that kind of thing you're likely to miss it and go on and on 
about them not having any new albums in twenty years.  The improvisation is 
the reason The Who are so much different and exciting as a live band than 
they are in the studio.

Of course, it would be great to have new songs, too...new albums, new rock 
operas.


keets
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