Re: 82 in Oakland

["Joe Stralo" <jstralo@hotmail.com>]

I found "Athena" from the Oakland '82 show on Napster back in December.  
Pete commented after they finished: "A very out-of-tune bomb."  Not the 
greatest version, but interesting to hear.

In 1989, I came across a 3rd generation audience cassette of the JFK Stadium 
show from 9/25/82.  It remains one of my favorite post-Moon boots - the show 
smokes from start to finish.


-Joe

>From: nostems@compuserve.com
>To: "INTERNET:TheWho@igtc.com" <TheWho@igtc.com>
>Subject: 82 in Oakland
>Date: Tue, 13 Feb 2001 22:27:06 -0500
>
> > Well you know the Oakland 10/25/82 indoor show was
> > probably the best show of the tour next to the two
> > Shea Stadium gigs.
>
><I missed the WHO boat in '82 but Peter Goddard & Philip Kamin's
><text / photo-history of that tour states that "the music peaked in Cleve-
><land right at the moment the band first walked on."  Whatever that means.
>
><My older brother got to go to one of those two Cleveland shows.
><All I got was a t-shirt.
>
><- - SCHRADE in Akron
>
>Alas - I missed the 82 Oakland indoor show, but made the outdoor stadium
>show the night before. We camped out all night, my friend forgot his
>ticket, had to drive back to San Jose in the middle of the night. We were
>at least a mile back in line at midnight the night before the show (further
>back when we got back from SAn Jose). Exceptional effort by the fans, but
>what I recall was an unexceptional concert. IT was a long time ago, but I
>remember the show a couple years earlier being much more exciting. Pete
>however, was physically exhilarating - I can recall the band ending
>seemingly all songs with a flurry of beats as Pete jumped in unison. The
>songs didn't seem to have to punch - I recall hearing Who are you and
>thinking how lethargic the song sounded.  I did hear however, that the next
>night indoors was electric - and that was partly fueled by Pete smashing
>his guitar. Don't know for sure if that actually happenned or not, does it
>come through on the boot? I also heard they performed a bit of Athena?
>Again - fact or fiction?
>
>Greg
>
>

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