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Based on reviews here of The Who's latest tour, I splurged and purchased some nice seats for when the boys come to Big D. My husband and I have never seen Daltry, Townshend, and company, and we are very excited.Please pass along your actual The Who concert experiences!
Cheers!
DDM
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Just got back from The Palace in Auburn Hills. Unbelievably good. I did not think they could ever get it together again as well as they did tonight. They absolutely nailed most of their classics. I saw then in '02 right after Entwistle's death. This was tons better. Let us know what you think.Jeff
Will do! Thank you all for your feedback. Hubby and I can hardly wait for November to arrive!
After reading some of the posts below, I'd like to add the following comment. No matter how many of their recordings you may have heard or own, you really haven't heard The Who until you've attended one of their concerts. (2002 doesn't count, IMHO)
I think that's true with any great music act.... There is an element to a great live show that gets lost with even the artist's best recordings, played on a fine home system.
I do think that it applies to The Who to a greater extent than most groups I've heard. The raw power and majesty of their classics gets lost on a hi-fi, and the result comes off as more pop-ish than they really are. Let us know what you think in November.Jeff
I can imagine the song "You Better You Bet" being electric in concert.... Maybe "Baba O'Riley" as well....
I'll report after tomorrow night. Just bought 2 tickets for $125 each about 15 feet in front of the right corner of the stage from someone who couldn't make it. The question is whether my 13 year old son goes with me or my wife. My wife has graciously offered to let the 13 year old go if he wants to (and I think he probably will). He's more into Led Zeppelin, Black Sabbath and AC/DC, but I think the (T)Who would be a pretty memorable first concert, don't you?
and I'd certainly recommend seeing them. It looks like they are doing pretty much the same set list everywhere, so you can count on a good 2 hours plus of great music. There is a "raw energy" feel to both the music and the performance from Daltrey and Townshend and they can still do it. You certainly get the feeling that they are really wanting to do it and really enjoying it as well. Not complacent or "phoned-in". There's a power to their live performance that does not translate well to recordings even though it's certainly nice to have those recordings.And the band is very tight, and not just tight in a "competent" way; they're definitely contributing to what is a great show.
More an observation than a criticism is that Daltrey's voice was just starting to strain a bit in the last 15-20 minutes, something that my son accurately pointed out to me. Certainly didn't diminish things much for me, and they just did a show last night in Detroit, so back to back may be a bit much for him. It may become more of an issue later on in the tour.
You will not be disappointed!!!!!!!!
I'll find out soon enough if they still hold the mantle. I first saw them in 1967 in college and many times since. This will be my first sans Entwistle show. My two favorite shows were Woodstock and and the second final tour in Portland. We couldn't buy tickets for Portland on that tour so we bought Kingdome tickets. The opening act; The Clash, the sound; sucked. So we bought great seats from a scalper the following night in Portland. Pete comes out saying that they played the Kingdome last night and it sounded like crap, and then they blew out the place. They had some good lasers a couple of tours but I prefer it when they take over the stage, kind of like Pete cold-cocking Abbie Hoffman when he tried to take over the mike during the show.We've been getting pumped, working our way through the catalog on old vinyl, newer vinyl, and CD remasters. Check out YouTube, over 200,000 Who clips!!
It was always a tough call to see them w/o Keith and John, how good could the show be?? Saw them only once, but it was one of my top 5 shows of all time. 1976 St Paul Civic Center...Quad tour....stood 10 feet in front of Pete..Keith and Pete got into an argument about when to play Magic Bus (Keith started to play the into and Pete stopped him, only to have Keith start up again) Pete was pissed! Seeing Pete in his white jumpsuit, jumping in front of a huge stack of Marshall amps was breathtaking.... Roger twirling the mike in-tune to the music was just outstanding and uncanny. John never moved or showed any expression during the whole show, but what great deep bass lines he played. Have a good time & enjoy the tunes..
i will followup after the concert for a report...
I saw them around 2003. I thought that they would be good but once the concert started found them to be awesome. It was a great show. The funny thing about the concert was that they played a couple songs that were not my favorites but I found them to be really great live. I was really not expecting that to happen.
I do not think you will be disappointed. As you saw below, I attended my 1st Who concert 9/19 at MSG. It was great. My only quibble is that I think that maybe they could have played one or two fewer new tunes, and one or two more of the classics, maybe something from Quadrophenia.
I guess it must be me, but I just don't like The Who and never understood the attraction. Their music never did appeal to me.However, I can certainly understand the excitement of fans that never saw them "back in the day." My wife and I are big Yes fans. Even though we've seen them in concert many times over the years, I shelled out quite a few clams a couple of years ago for "Platinum Tickets" which included front row seats and backstage passes with a "meet and greet" after the show. It was THE most memorable concert experience of our lives and well worth the $$.
Most of the classic rock bands that are still touring are aging like the rest of us and you never know when it will be too late....Enjoy the concert!
The Shadow knows...
I used to love The Who... but only until I Can See For Miles.
After that and including Tommy and all the BIG years, I thought themmmmm underwealming to say the least.
But what do I know?
Its always strange how someyhing/someone so populay can just leave you cold.
here is a note on it
November 5th.... Hollywood Bowl....
The first time at Woodstock and the second time in a college gymnasium three months later. I can't imagine what they sound like today compared to back then.Enjoy the show.
Sloppy Drums..!?
Would see them in a sec if they were within 500 miles. Pete is one of my faves, save the porn jokes.
but the last time I saw them was their "preliminary farewell concert" in San Diego, 1982. I've seen The Who many times, and have never, ever been disappointed.
...latest Rolling Stone - sounds promising.Haven't seen them since 1972 Who's Next tour.
The Rolling Stone review mentioned a few problems at the tour's opening that were smoothed out by the time I saw them at PNC a week later. Great concert-- better than my last time at Shea Stadium in '84. While the good seats are expensive, the prices are nothing like the Rolling Stones' gouging.
...I gladly paid $450 ea for 3 tickets in the 14th row last Nov. so my wife and I could take our 15 year old daughter to see the greatest rock and roll band ever.No regrets.
I don't know your situation, but I do know 15 year old daughters. A $450 ticket for a 15 year old to see the Stones? She'd probably prefer a stretch limo to the prom. Hope she at least gets a SAAB for graduation...
As I mentioned earlier, I'll be seeing The Who at the Hollywood Bowl. The tickets were about $138 each. When the Stones play there, the ticket prices for mere mortals runs around the $2,000 and higher range. Maybe that is so they can make up for all of the tickets they give to celebrities for those shows. I think D-list celebs might have to pay around $60 for theirs.
... that's the music business.
I think we should let ticket touts make as much as they can get.
Jeez that's a gamblers market.
(nt)
Cleveland Stadium... at the end there were a couple thousand folding chairs smashed into oblivion on the "floor" where they had been set up. They were amazing. The Who, not the chairs!
in 1982!!!!!I heard they were still great.
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