Tommy; first Who song; more about WN-D

[Zenswhen <bushchoked@xxxxxxxxx>]

Besides, they didn't need to ask Pete's specific permission, anyway, especially if they paid the standard fees that clubs and coverbands are supposed to pay.

Mc:

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Underture is sublime, period. The weak point on Tommy is "Listening to You". 

Scott:

I see what you mean, but Pete was trying for a choir-like epic ending. And then was shortchanged (overdubwise) by time and money and Kit Lambert. We don't really know what it might have become, unless te soundtrack version is more what he was going for (I've never seen that, but he did have the opportunity). We know, at least, strings were planned. In the long run, I think the musical simplicity of Tommy studio was a strength, because the live version then had a particular quality opposed to it. Had Tommy been completed as Pete envisioned, it might have been more like Court Of The Crimson King and then sounded unfinished live. Like Zep did after 1969, because Page was the king of overdubs.

>suspect "Listening" was done in a hurry towards the end of the sessions. It 
feels only 3/4 baked.

Because there's a lot of truth to that. It wasn't finished.

>I used to think the first Who song *I* was conscious of was "Magic Bus."

Scott:

The first Who song I remember hearing was ICSFM, but I didn't (at the time) know it was The Who. The first conscious of who it was would have to be Tommy, Can You Hear Me because the guy playing it was named Tommy and lived across the hall of the private school I was attending. When I heard that, I had to investigate! I'm sure he bought it only because of the name...but one look at the cover and I was hooked. I got it for Christmas that year (1969) and was well on my way to Who-fandom. However it was LAL which completely sold me.

>And yes, Jon, "Love Ain't For Keeping" is quite the rocker. Fuck "I
Can See For Miles," why didn't the band play LAFK more?!

They did, and a fine job of it too, in 1982.

>Mark, I know you're happy. You've been dying for them to release this
sort of thing. Maybe San Francisco '71 will be next. Or Philly '73.
All I know is I want more. More. More!

Yeah, I'm happy to get this. But sad too because it most likely means no other 1971 show will be released, as they'll feel they've "covered it." The SF show is better; the band was familiar with the material. As good as YV is, the band sounds more like it's rehearsing rather than the guts-out live performance we have on Leeds. Speaking of Philly, according to rumour that WAS prepared for release several years ago...remixed and remastered. So MAYBE, although I hope they have much more than was broadcast on the King Biscuit Flour Hour.

>remastered Who's Next,extra cuts (feat.Leslie West)...
what is the live set?

Carl:

The Young Vic Theatre show. Or one of them, anyway. Yes, ask no more questions, get it and get it now. BTW, how's that Cream set?

>Mine arrived today!
Has anyone else gotten the "what, *another* version of WN?"
But baby! You don't understand! This one's got the live recordings from

Kevin:

BOY do I relate! When I started getting bootlegs, there was a lot of Tommy material...the demos, several live show, of couse I already owned the 4 official releases (original, symphony, soundtrack, live on Join Together). My friends started ragging me about "yet another version of Tommy." "How many versions of Tommy do you have now?" Even my wife, but I had the answer for her: "Well, I could be spending my money on alcohol...or gambling...or women, but instead I'm sitting here in the den and the money spent is there on the shelf not spent for nothing...what's the problem again?" Use it once and you'll never need it again!

>Is that the name? No, I don't.

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