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The Who Tour 2025

#42
edmidlifecrisis said:
I have mixed feelings about them keeping on performing. I saw them on the "Quadrophenia" tour at Madison Square Garden in around 1974. This was the tour infamous for Mooney's collapses. But when I saw them they were like a blazing sun. I haven't seen them live since and don't think I would now. They still act like rotten kids. That said, the live complete "Tommy" on the "Live at Leeds" CD reissue second disk is probably the greatest live performance ever recorded. I listen (and play along) frequently and never get tired of it. JE at his best. All of them, really. Lightning in a bottle. You really get that only once in a lifetime.

I also loved the acoustic duo of Pete and Roger at Ronnie Scott's which was fairly recent. Thought it was pretty great. (see YT)

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Quite jealous that you saw them in their prime. I think that one almost has to separate THE WHO, the mighty live band of that era, from the who- Roger and Pete and a catalog of classic songs that they certainly have the right to go out and play. I thought they really kept the spirit of it alive with Zak and Entwistle, and I most certainly understood why Pino got the gig when John died, but it wasn’t really ever the same. Not that rock bands should be preserved under glass and never evolve. It’s just a brand now, really.
 
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#44
1979.
December Third.
Riverfront Coliseum.
Cincinnati, Ohio.

They really killed it and, in the process, changed all live concerts.

My cousin Marissa was one of the people who died merely because she was in line near the doors and The Who wouldn’t allow people to enter early despite what was advertised by multiple radio stations. She is buried at Spring Grove Cemetery. Feel free to visit her grave if you ever get to Cincinnati.

I’m sorry if I have offended anyone. That was not my intention. I wanted to make sure that everyone understands that it took The Who 43 years to acknowledge that people died at their concert.

I don’t give a rat’s behind how good, how honest, or how talented people think The Who are, I just want everyone to understand how many people truly died because a group of musicians believed it was more important to control their show than it was to protect people.

RIP Marissa. All of your relatives miss you.
 
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#46
Michedelic said:
Sorry, but my GAF level has been in negative numbers since at least ‘82. Partially due to this being my first time(7/2/70):

For obvious reasons, I sat to the left side.
A fan since they got their big U.S. push in ‘67, I then saw them again in ‘75, and for the last time in ‘80. It was just a process of diminishing returns for me musically after Quadraphenia anyway, plus I generally preferred the pre-Tommy material for the most part. I did see a solo Entwistle show in the 90’s. So sad about them for the last few decades, considering how they ruled in the era of that pic.
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#51
Neil Folkard said:
Wow, that song was a hit? Boy, did they ever come a long way when they moved on to Tommy.
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From a quick search:

---The Who's song "So Sad About Us" was not released as a single, but it was originally written for the Merseys and later featured on The Who's 1966 album A Quick One. The song has since become one of The Who's most covered and influential tracks, known for its power pop sound, despite not being a hit single for the band themselves.

Personally, I prefer Townshend's earlier pop music such as So Sad About Us and (especially) the album The Who Sell Out to Tommy.
 
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#52
Guitalia said:
From a quick search:

---The Who's song "So Sad About Us" was not released as a single, but it was originally written for the Merseys and later featured on The Who's 1966 album A Quick One. The song has since become one of The Who's most covered and influential tracks, known for its power pop sound, despite not being a hit single for the band themselves.

Personally, I prefer Townshend's earlier pop music such as So Sad About Us and (especially) the album The Who Sell Out to Tommy.
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Try this one.
I imagine it a sound track to a 60s movie. Picture Peter Sellers and James Coburn.
 
#53
Guitalia said:
From a quick search:

---The Who's song "So Sad About Us" was not released as a single, but it was originally written for the Merseys and later featured on The Who's 1966 album A Quick One. The song has since become one of The Who's most covered and influential tracks, known for its power pop sound, despite not being a hit single for the band themselves.

Personally, I prefer Townshend's earlier pop music such as So Sad About Us and (especially) the album The Who Sell Out to Tommy.
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I get that and I like some of the earlier stuff too. I guess I just don't think it's that good of a song and am a bit surprised to hear that it was so influential. Huh.
 

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