Re: RAH

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

>Most of the songs are performed well.  "Magic Bus" & Roger's
>harmonica playing are outstanding.  So is the violin solo in "Baba
>O'Riley."

Different opinions on Kennedy.  It's kind of a different interpretation.  I 
liked the first and last part, but not the middle.  Looks like Roger was 
gritting his teeth.  :)


>There are some awkward moments (aren't there always at a Who
>show?).  "Anyway, Anyhow, Anywhere" is kinda fucked up.  And
>there's some goofy, between-song moments that I'm surprised weren't
>edited out (Daltrey having trouble adjusting his mic stand & Daltrey
>announcing Paul Weller before the wrong song).

Human interest?  A couple of folks have said it's a great video but it 
wasn't the best of shows--meaning there was some awkwardness in it.  I 
remember comments at the time, too, about the comedian that was booed at 
half-time and unresponsive audience and etc.  It looks to me like there may 
have been problems with the venue and camera angles.  Everybody is staring 
into lights that leave them completely blind, and they pretty much keep 
their eyes closed.  I don't much like the dead on shots, either.

Some of the camera angles were outrageously good, though.  They've really 
set up to catch John's work on this one.  Great shots of Zak, and Rabbit at 
work, also, when he's generally ignored.


>Paul Weller's vocals were sorta shaky on "So Sad About Us" but
>I'll give him (and Pete) credit for doing the song in the first place. What 
>else did Paul Weller do?  Can't remember.

Rehearsal.


>Noel Gallagher plays some loud, if simple, guitar on WGFA & doesn't
>get in the way at all.

He looks like he's really trying hard on it.  Mostly it's just a slightly 
more layered sound, but then he does that oscillation thing and suddenly 
it's a solo.  Very nice.


>Roger's voice is a bit off every now & then, & the zip-zoom camera
>edits are sometimes frustrating.  The obtrusive camera placed on OX's
>bass for "5:15" is borderline comical but that's quickly forgotten once his 
>mastery is on display.

That's the one I think they should play on VH1/MTV.  It's too long, so it 
would need to be edited some way, but the style is perfect, and I think it 
would be competitive.  There are a couple of spots where Roger would pass 
for twenty.  And that shot down the bass is pretty obviously the guy who 
wrote Boris the Spider  :)


keets