Re: The Demise of The Who?

[Steve <seeker@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

A giood part of me wants to try to argue this point of view, but alas, I
can't.

Scott, you've possibly hit a nail on the head (again?).

Sorry to tell you, I agree. It is time for Pete to write more sdolo stuff -
the minor threaad on the list re; his work has reminded me of the quality
stuff in his discography. And yes, time for Roger to  write his own
material?  The concept of the whole being bigger than the parts is true,
but the entity formerly known (sic) as the who is not new any more - just
tours of greatest hits. Can it be bigger than the parts when half of those
very parts are memories?

When does it become a milked cow?

and if a release is under DT name brand, what is to gain or loose? 

however, "I hope I get old before I die" - look out kids, here comes
grandpa...

Steve



At 10:58 AM 10/15/02 -0400, you wrote:
>> I hope he can keep this trend going.  I hope he can channel like he
>> channelled this summer.  I hope we Who fans can open up my mind enough 
>> to experience his future endeavors on their own terms.
>
>
>I hope The Who is finally finished.  I hope Pete & Roger *don't* tour
>under the banner of "Townshend & Daltrey."  I hope Pete decides to write 
>new solo material & stops worrying about having to write for Roger, which
>he doesn't seem to be able to do anyways.
>
>I hope Roger concentrates really hard on getting a good script together
>for the future Moon movie.  I hope Roger gets more T.V. acting gigs.
>
>I hope Zak Starkey is accepted back by his "regular, everyday" band & I 
>get the chance to see them play live locally in a small club.
>
>I hope Simon continues on the rock band circuit & eventually catches a
>break.
>
>I hope Pino Pallidino does session work on the new Chaka Khan album.
>
>I hope Rabbit writes a book about his career in music.
>
>I hope a ton of unreleased Who stuff from the archives gets released &
>is available for purchase on Pete's site, just like The Doors are doing
>with their archives on their website.
>
>Finally, I hope I die before I get old.
>
>
>- SCHRADE in Akron