Pete's lonely public dilemma

[JVNNSJSP@aol.com]

I believe that one of Pete's problems with writing songs for a new Who album 
is the fact that he was so brilliant as a young man. He has mentioned it 
repeatedly, as though it haunts him. -" I could really dream back then"_ ,
The release of lifehouse in 1999= material from "back then" that was an 
attenpt to keep the promise that he made in the notes of the remastered Who's 
next. I still don't  understand it. But I have a glimpse!

Another thought that that they all (TED) have to deal with is the fact that 
Keith Moon is gone. No matter what anyone says, he was critical to thier 
success. The instant that he joined the band, they became super. Yes he was a 
loon, but before I knew all the stories, i was attracted by their sound- a 
sound that I never tire of. Man, if you doubt this, just get out your latest 
LAL and listen to any track, especially  track 10- Amazing journey- and be 
sure to turn it way up (The Who needs to be *felt*) The way that Pete and 
Keith sound together is irreplacable. NO one could do what they could do. 
John is blent in ther perfectly as well, but P and K are just dynamic. Kenny 
is good, Simon is perfect, but Keith made a sound that I cannot forget, sort 
of like liquid thunder that is sweet to the ears when mixed with Pete's time- 
keeping, crashing, competing, interwoven powerchords driving home whatever 
Pete had to say when he could still dream. I just want to know if Zak can do 
it. 

FD and IH do not have Keith. This to me is what is wrong with them. He is not 
needed on eminence front, but he is desparately needed on The title track of 
It's Hard (I love the guitar solo on that one). On It's your turn  kenny 
tries to be keith (probably at Roger's request) but the powerful drive is not 
there to go along with all the fills. No creative, unique surprizes such as 
on I can see for miles or Go to the mirror on these two albums. As for Who 
are You, even though Keith was out of shape, the feeling is still there and 
he was mixed down  a bit more. My nephew saw him lunging while playing this 
song on TKAA and said Look at that guy's face!   

What kind of music will fit this era? I just hope that they do what they do 
and not think too much. They are great. I love what Roger told Pete about 
just writing songs and not Who songs.  Pete's heart was not into the Who in 
the 80's anyway. Roger seems to have alot of wisdom. Maybe Pete could pretend 
to join ROGER'S band again and get that creativity back.

Jon in Michigan