RE: Bjorn on Crack

["irish dave" <irishdave7@hotmail.com>]

wow - a backlash WITHIN the Who community.....

this brings to mind something someone mentioned here last yr -
going to EVERY show detracts from your enjoyment...takes the special quality 
away.there's no novelty..
in saying that , went to both RAH and Watford and loved every minute of 
each.
the one thought i had thru watford was HOW do they just keep on getting 
better??

but that was my o/d within London - too expensive for me to travel to 
USA....

from memory,bjorn - you followed a lot of shows last tour?

a concert IS a show - there's going to be repetition and lack of spark.
but if you only see them once,you dont notice this.
if they avoided repetition and just took chances all the time,we MAY get the 
best performance ever,but for every show that came off,there'd be 3 that 
wouldn't
we'd all love to see them decide on the spot to play something old off the 
cuff....but how often can that be done to a good effect?




>From: Bjorn Ciggaar <ciggaar@warande.net>
>Reply-To: thewho@igtc.com
>To: thewho@igtc.com
>Subject: RE: Bjorn on Crack
>Date: Thu, 21 Feb 2002 14:45:03 +0100
>
>At 08:37 21-2-02 -0500, Kevin wrote:
>
> > >From: Bjorn Ciggaar <ciggaar@warande.net>
> > >Subject: Re: The Who to Add 3rd & 4th MSG Shows
> > >
> > >BTW; I'm not going to follow the guys this tour... $550 for a decent
> > >ticket? I can follow an entire JEB tour *INCLUDING* hotel prices for 
>that
> > >kinda money. And besides, no hassle in getting up front, he's playing 
>small
> >
> > >places... And to be really honest (IMO); the music is better...
> >
> >Bjorn, put the crack pipe down and back away from the computer.
> >I understand that it's your opinion, but really, "the music is better"???
> >Come on.  There is no way JEB is better music than THE WHO.
>
>Are we arguing about taste? :-0
>
> >Ask yourself that again in a moment of clarity and honesty.
> >If your financial reality prevents you from hittin' The Who, that's a
> >completely respectable reason.  A decision that I completely respect and
> >have had to make myself once.  But, you don't have to justify it in your
> >mind by dismissing the band that just two years ago you were completely
> >devoted to.
> >I've seen The Who.  I know The Who.  And Bjorn, JEB is no Who.
> >JEB is good, and does get you good access, but please.
> >No comparison.......IMO.
>
>Indeed, in you opinion. I'm just comparing the WHO shows I've seen to the
>JEB shows. Songs that just really hit me are "Love is a heart attack" and
>"Shaking All Over".
>Seeing The Who is something really special. But after the RAH shows, I
>dunno... I prefer seeing the JEB play. Not only because of the money, but
>also because of the music and fun.
>Also; their "Sparks" rocked and made die-hard Who fans cry. When The Who
>played it recently, most didn't even recognise it ("was it played or 
>not???".
>
>And above all, the JEB isn't in it for the money. It's die-hard rockers on
>the road, just for the music.
>
>No comparison... IMO...
>
>Bjorn
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