Re: daltrey sings townshend

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

> > With the small audiences at most of those DST shows, it's amazing
> > word got around!
>
>Not nearly as small as if it had been Daltrey sings Daltrey.  were the dst 
>shows any good?  any boots out there?

The shows were interesting.  The first one was a celebration of Roger's 
fiftieth birthday at Carnegie Hall, and included a full orchestra conducted 
by Michael Kamen and numerous guests singing and playing Townshend music.  
Pete and John also performed, and the show is memorable for an absolutely 
mind-boggling performance by John Entwistle on acoustic bass.

The tour consisted of a rock band core that played with local orchestras, 
and according to Roger was very creatively satisfying, but um, seriously 
failed to break even.  It did serve to promote the music in a very serious 
light, and shortly afterward, folks were knocking on Pete's door about the 
QUAD tour.

The Carnegie Hall show played on TV, so is definitely available as a boot, 
and if you check around, traders are likely to have other shows on their 
lists, as well.  There was an official album and DVD which cover the best of 
the show, but they're currently out of print.  The DVD run must have been 
fairly small, as it sold out short of demand.  The place to check for the 
official releases would likely be eBay and other used music sites.  The 
title is CELEBRATION: THE MUSIC OF (PETE TOWNSHEND AND) THE WHO.

Unfortunately, the sound turned out somewhat dead on the recording, and 
Roger sounds like he has a cold, but it's a terrific album, regardless.  
Roger covered some songs you don't otherwise hear him sing, and you'll love 
Kamen's interpretation if you like Aaron Copeland and similar composers.  
This is IMHO a huge improvement over the cold interpretations that UK 
orchestras provide of Pete's musical compositions.

Here's a link to the IMDB discription of the show:

http://us.imdb.com/Details?0144131


keets