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From | Benjamin Lukoff <lukoff@gmail.com> |
Subject | Re: Loud criticism of The Who? |
Date | Thu, 11 Feb 2010 09:04:45 -0800 |
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On Thu, Feb 11, 2010 at 8:57 AM, Jason Dunn <jasonhalogen@gmail.com> wrote:
> It's the one line you're thinking of, the farewell tours, plus the fact
> that
> they've obviously done little to keep their chops up. Anyone privileged
> enough to catch McCartney last year saw a man perform like a rock and roll
> machine for a good 2+ hours, still hitting all the notes and looking
> completely comfortable and in charge. Honestly, the best part of watching
> the Who these days is Zack Starkey on drums. Roger and Pete have little
> left.
>
I don't know -- I saw the Who in 2006 and was quite impressed. Almost as
good as the Stones show I saw the same year. To each his own, I suppose.
Meanwhile, I saw McCartney in 2002 and didn't enjoy it so much, but that was
probably the venue (the Tacoma Dome is really rather poor, acoustically).
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