What do you give the Who?

[birv2]

I give them a B. Pretty rockin for some 60-somethings. Pete was having gear problems (I can relate) but pulled off some good sounds. Roger's voice sounded remarkably good, I thought.

Interesting set list. They did the ones you'd expect but threw in a couple other chestnuts.

 

[Zip]

An A.

BTW, notice Pete's all-Fender backline? And that drummer kicks ***, too.

 

[M29]

I enjoyed that! I would say a B as well. I have seen other olds dudes do much better but I enjoyed this and reminiscing of when I first saw them a long time ago. Sure beats some of the recent acts, but that is an old fogy's opinion. The light show was amazing.

 

[sunvalleylaw]

I was noticing that backline. What amphs are those? I gave them an A too. I really like Pete's sounds, and he had rock and roll energy. If it was not perfect, I don't care. It's just rock and roll. The energy is more important to me really. They brought it for 60 somethings. I wondered if they could pull off the teen angst songs, and was thinking they should stick to Eminence Front and later, but I give it to them.

 

[MAXIFUNK]

A for what little time they had.

 

[birv2]

Did anybody else wonder if the drummer was picked because of some resemblance to Keith Moon?

 

[mainestratman]

"Is there a drummer in the house?"

 

[birv2]

"Is there a drummer in the house?"

I thought he sounded pretty good, but that scruffy wild look definitely reminded me of Keith.

 

[M29]

Yeah that is the first thing I thought when I saw the drummer, very much like Keith. He even had moves and licks like Keith. It may have been put on but it was still good. :dude

 

[syo]

Thought they were great all things considered. A-. Surprised by the strength of Roger's voice which hasn't held up so well. I do wonder if there was some "enhancement" for the YEEEEEEEEEAAAAAaaaaaaaaaaah on Won't Get Fooled Again. Interesting the cameras weren't on him as that is a definite Who showcase. Still, I smiled all the way through to see them up there. They deserve the love. They are as close to pure rock as it gets IMHO.
And thank God for YouTube. Super Bowl is not so big over here...

 

[syo]

Just saw the other posts. Drummer is Zak Starkey, Ringo's son who has been playing with them for years. He is an exceptionally talented drummer who used to be with Oasis. Moon was his godfather and even gave hime lessons when he was a kid...

 

[duhvoodooman]

fftopic Hey, we're trying to talk about The Who here, Sun, not the freakin' Saints (who have it pretty well wrapped up after that interception & return for TD)!

I'd give 'em a B. I was pleasantly surprised by Daltry's voice, but Townshend's guitar work was kinda sloppy, I thought.

 

[sunvalleylaw]

fftopic Hey, we're trying to talk about The Who here, Sun, not the freakin' Saints (who have it pretty well wrapped up after that interception & return for TD)!

I'd give 'em a B. I was pleasantly surprised by Daltry's voice, but Townshend's guitar work was kinda sloppy, I thought.

Corrected, moved to new thread. The Who rocked!!!

 

[sunvalleylaw]

Just saw the other posts. Drummer is Zak Starkey, Ringo's son who has been playing with them for years. He is an exceptionally talented drummer who used to be with Oasis. Moon was his godfather and even gave hime lessons when he was a kid...

I was just going to say that. I had heard he was working with The Who, and thought it might be him. :AOK I really enjoyed his drumming.

 

[Retro Hound]

Man I love The Who, but boy they are getting old. I could really tell in the voices. Roger made the wise choice of bringing it down which made it richer in a few places, but not as loud or powerful as it used to be. Overall I'd give them a B+. In a way, it made me not very excited about a Zep reunion though, with as much as they struggled.

 

[birv2]

The drummer is Ringo's son? How cool is that!

 

[msteeln]

A solid B

The whole show I was wondering why they gave Zak so much face time when he could easily be seen in most every angle of Roger and Pete, and that he was VERY un-Keith like in his style.

Fun to see them again, but about as much as the last time I saw them, in '80/LA Forum, which was a disappointment.

Now, '73 @ The Forum...? Oooh yeah!

 

[t_ross33]

Did anybody else wonder if the drummer was picked because of some resemblance to Keith Moon?

I know! That's exactly what I was thinking. Had Moony's playing style down pretty good too :dude

EDIT: hmmm... just read the post above - lol! His drumming technique was very Moon-ish IMO, but the showmanship and wild-abandon delivery of said drumming was certainly un-moonish... at least he managed to stay on his throne throughout the whole set :AOK

 

[vroomery]

They definitely did a good job. It's very difficult to pull off a pure rock style like that in a stadium. It was a little bit sad to me though that in a room full of college students and 2 parents, I was one of few that recognized "the who" and the only one that recognized Pino Palladino. With just about every song that they played people would go, "oh THEYYY did that song?!?". I guess thats what happens as we get farther removed from the great music of the past.

As far as the age factor, they've held up much better than the stones who played for the half time show in the last few years.

 

[otaypanky]

I was noticing that backline. What amphs are those? I gave them an A too. I really like Pete's sounds, and he had rock and roll energy. If it was not perfect, I don't care. It's just rock and roll. The energy is more important to me really. They brought it for 60 somethings. I wondered if they could pull off the teen angst songs, and was thinking they should stick to Eminence Front and later, but I give it to them.

I believe he was playing through a Vibro~King

 

[Tig]

I'll give 'em a B. Pete played a few clams, but man, he still sounded good! Really nice tone at times. Zak and Pino were great as usual. To play John Entwistle's bass lines well says you are daaamn good.

I must have been listenening to a different Roger, 'cause I thought he sounded a little bad. I noticed the last few Who appearances that he has really lost his voice. It sounds like he has gravel in his throat, as if he were sick. This time he was better, however.

This comes from a long time Who fan, so I don't enjoy bashing them at all.
Remember when people used to ask each other, "So, duuuude, you like the Beatles or the Stones?", I'd answer, "No, I like The Who!"

 

[MichaelE]

I think they did good. Makes me glad I'm still only 47.

 

[mainestratman]

Thank god for YouTube... I didn't know they were playing halftime this year, otherwise I'd have tuned in for it.

I have to go with an A-. Daltry did sound gravelly, but added a nice "old black blues guy" dimension... Musically, I thought they were spot-on, although I think Townsend won't be wearing that jacket to play any more... lol

All in all.. for a bunch of 60-somethings, playing on a stage and equipment set up in 5 minutes, I thought they were superb, regardless of the effects they had to throw on Daltry's voice for the patented scream. ;-)

I thoroughly enjoyed that show.

 

[mainestratman]

BTW... WTF is a "clam"? LOL

Pete played a few clams

 

[Kazz]

While I do not count myself among the great Who fans of the world...I do like some of their stuff and appreciate it all.....the performance as it relates to Superbowl halftime shows...I will give it an A.......probably a B overall....but in context it deserves an A......equally as good as the Stones a few back...and way better than the Prince version...and definitely better than the Jackson/Timberlake fiasco. The stage and lightshow were killer tho.

 

[duhvoodooman]

BTW... WTF is a "clam"? LOL

A mistake or misplay.

 

[mainestratman]

A mistake or misplay.

LOL Thanks DVM... I thought it might be something like that, but wasn't sure...

On the plus side, I have a new nickname for myself.. "The Clam Man".. heh.."Clambake", or since I have a beard, I guess I could be called...

:dude

 

[Tig]

BTW... WTF is a "clam"? LOL

That was what Les Paul called his playing mistakes.
Of course, his mistakes sure sounded a lot better than mine!

"If I hit a clam, I tell the audience,
'Well, I missed that one.
I'll go back and get it.'"
Les Paul, Guitar Player magazine, August 1984

 

[syo]

I must have been listenening to a different Roger, 'cause I thought he sounded a little bad. I noticed the last few Who appearances that he has really lost his voice. It sounds like he has gravel in his throat, as if he were sick. This time he was better, however.

Well I think the Roger we remember from the glory days has been gone for some time. But given that he was cancelling shows due to no voice a few short months ago I was surprised how (relatively) good he sounded. Nothing like the old days though of course.

 

[mrmudcat]

LOL Thanks DVM... I thought it might be something like that, but wasn't sure...



:dude

:what "What is a clam"

And you call yourself a mainer !!!!:what