New Who Tour

StarMountainKid · #1 07-14-2006, 03:21 PM

Just read The Who are starting a world tour, starting Sept 12 in Philadelphia. Said they will be joined by keyboardist John "Rabbit" Bundrick, bassist Pino Palladino, drummer Zak Starkey and singer-guitarest Simone Townshend. Tickets go on sale July 17.

Their new album, "Wine and Glass" will be released Oct 23.

www.thewhotour.com

vindy500 · #2 07-14-2006, 03:24 PM

so whos still there from the og band?

Akito · #3 07-14-2006, 03:32 PM

The only ones left alive- Pete and Roger. It's hard for a fan like me not to consider Rabbit as part of the band. He has been with them for 30 years.
Here's a youtube video of the seeker from Hyde Park a week or so ago.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=We3NWiSuaFo

vindy500 · #4 07-14-2006, 03:56 PM

so there having 2 guitarists?

Akito · #5 07-14-2006, 04:39 PM

Simon is Pete's brother and a really good musician and songwriter in his own right. He plays parts that complement each song but honestly he is not too high in the mix, Pete's guitar dominates. Roger is also playing acoustic on quite a few songs so on many songs there are 3 guitars.

McHaven · #6 07-14-2006, 04:49 PM

I'm sorry but it just isn't the who when 2 of the members are gone.Entwistle and Moon are what made the Who sound like they did. Pino is great, but I don't think it'll be the same. And is the drummer Ringo's son? Same last name(Starkey)

Akito · #7 07-14-2006, 05:48 PM

Yeah that's Ringo's son, and he is definitely the closest thing to Moon they have had since the real deal. I know what you are saying, I am one of the biggest Entwistle fans on the planet. You are right it isn't the same, but it does kick mucho ass on a regular basis. What are you supposed to do when you are the best live rock band in the world and then things change? Quit? Is it really Pete and Roger's fault that their mates led a risky lifestyle and checked out early? They are really only competing with themselves. I think you have to take it for what it's worth now in the present. I was too young to go to a Who concert when Moon was alive. Since 89 I have seen many Who shows, and 2000 was definitely my favorite tour because Pete began tearing it up on the electric guitar again, Entwistle sounded great and Zack briought a ton of energy to the band.
I like this incarnation of the Who alot. Even a shadow of their former selves stands pretty damn tall.

Akito · #8 07-16-2006, 03:54 PM

The Who from a couple of nights ago
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fu6OizRwiFE
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n411n4rDhBo

Dan Molina · #9 07-16-2006, 04:48 PM

I've always loved the WTC concert the who did. You can find it on youtube.

Murf · #10 07-16-2006, 05:52 PM

http://thewholive.tv/frontdoor/

tplyons · #11 07-16-2006, 10:48 PM

Finally, I get to see the Who and actually care about Pino.

For the record, last time I saw them I had just started playing bass and didn't know who Pino was.

jmorbita · #12 07-17-2006, 08:16 AM

I just found out about their world tour last night, and there's talk about them doing south america... it's true the band is missing two of the original members, and i would have loved to see john plaing live, but here in argentina there's really not much chance of seeing the big bands play live. there was a new law passed a couple of weeks ago which lowered taxes on live music shows, so perhaps it will be a little easier for international bands to come here now...
so even if the original line up is not complete, it's the first chance i wiuld ever get of hearing the who songs live... hope they make it here... brasil is a bigger "market", and many times if the bands arrange to go to brasil they add buenos aires to the tour. Last year i got to see pearl jam, it was an awesome concert... eddie even cried onstage and couldn't believe the audience's response. but there are so many bands that still have never been to buenos aires... so i really hope the who make it.

KJung · #13 07-17-2006, 08:25 AM

Listening to Roger sing is now painful for me. I think Pete described their last two or three tours as 'The Who on Ice'... i.e., having very little to do with what The Who was all about.

I feel sorry for these edgy hard rockers as they get old. Listening to Bonnie Raitt or James Taylor these days is still great... they never had that 'kick *ss I'm young and don't care' sort of vibe going.

Watching The Who or the the various Zep incarnations at this point is sad, disturbing and a little pathetic to me. Unfortunatley, Bruce Springsteen (when he plays with the E Street band) has also crossed that unfortunate threshold IMO.

For some reason, the Stones don't feel that way to me... so I guess its all just personal feeling

Of course, they are selling out huge stadiums and tours, so they correctly don't give a rats *ss about what I think!!!

vindy500 · #14 07-17-2006, 08:26 AM

i prefer his voice as it is now

bmc · #15 07-17-2006, 08:43 AM

I'll be seeing The Who this Thursday night outdoors. Looking forward to it.

keb · #16 07-17-2006, 09:05 AM

I glanced at a Pete interview the other day where he basically said, in that typical Pete way, that they were just two "old guys" performing under The Who "brand name."

Random thought sparked by the Zak Starkey mention: Pete and Roger should team up with those two other British Invasion guys who also lost their other two bandmates to death. The Who lost their drummer and bassist, and the Beatles lost their guitarists. Why not?

Akito · #17 07-17-2006, 11:16 AM

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Originally Posted by KJung

Listening to Roger sing is now painful for me. I think Pete described their last two or three tours as 'The Who on Ice'... i.e., having very little to do with what The Who was all about.

I feel sorry for these edgy hard rockers as they get old. Listening to Bonnie Raitt or James Taylor these days is still great... they never had that 'kick *ss I'm young and don't care' sort of vibe going.

Watching The Who or the the various Zep incarnations at this point is sad, disturbing and a little pathetic to me. Unfortunatley, Bruce Springsteen (when he plays with the E Street band) has also crossed that unfortunate threshold IMO.

For some reason, the Stones don't feel that way to me... so I guess its all just personal feeling

Of course, they are selling out huge stadiums and tours, so they correctly don't give a rats *ss about what I think!!!

You know, I totally understand where you are coming from. I go back and forth on Roger's voice, but you have to remember these guys still play really loud and many times they are playing two or three days in a row and he is 62!
Have you watched the Royal Albert Hall concert dvd from either 2000 or 2002? Roger is really belting it out in that show.
I always have felt the way you describe about Robert Plant, but then I saw him opening for the Who in 2002, and I had to grudgingly admit that live he was just great. He had really made the adjustment to what his voice can and can't handle, and seeing it live it had a totally different vibe than watching a recorded performance.
Before you dismiss the Who as they are now, you ought to give them a shot live if you can- every time I have seen them they have really brought it big time.
BTW the "Who on ice" comment was actually originated by Roger about the '89 tour where they had the horn section and Pete played acoustic almost exclusively. Believe me, from 99 on they have been closer to the old Who sound than they had been in years.

driver800 · #18 07-17-2006, 11:26 AM

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Originally Posted by keb

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Pete and Roger should team up with those two other British Invasion guys who also lost their other two bandmates to death. The Who lost their drummer and bassist, and the Beatles lost their guitarists. Why not?

now you're talking.

tZer · #19 07-17-2006, 12:03 PM

I agree - there are some groups that have a hard time overcoming their past. I saw Page and Plant many years ago, however. I was expecting to be disappointed but was very much impressed! They had a huge band on stage that included a small, Egyptial orchestra - The guitar player from the Cure (Porl Thompson) was with them and it was a spectacular show! Everything sounded amazing!

I can't say how they are doing today, but that show was simply mind blowing.

Another couple shows I caught in recent years that were everything they should be include:

Paul McCartney
Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young
Elvis Costello - who played on and on and on! What a showman!

So some of these 'old-timers' can really deliver! However I will never pay more then $50 for a concert ticket again - I don't care who is playing! Elvis Costello was the only one with reasonable priced tickets - but that is probably due more to the fact that he played the Pageant, instead of the major venues here in St. Louis.

KJung · #20 07-17-2006, 12:12 PM

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Originally Posted by tZer

I agree - there are some groups that have a hard time overcoming their past. I saw Page and Plant many years ago, however. I was expecting to be disappointed but was very much impressed! They had a huge band on stage that included a small, Egyptial orchestra - The guitar player from the Cure (Porl Thompson) was with them and it was a spectacular show! Everything sounded amazing!

I can't say how they are doing today, but that show was simply mind blowing.

Another couple shows I caught in recent years that were everything they should be include:

Paul McCartney
Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young
Elvis Costello - who played on and on and on! What a showman!

So some of these 'old-timers' can really deliver! However I will never pay more then $50 for a concert ticket again - I don't care who is playing! Elvis Costello was the only one with reasonable priced tickets - but that is probably due more to the fact that he played the Pageant, instead of the major venues here in St. Louis.

Hey Tony! I heard that Elvis concert at the Pageant was amazing! McCartney also... with Abe Laborial Jr. on drums... smokin'! Hope to see you sometime when I'm in town.

K