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JUST GIVE IT UP ALREADY
By Fayner | July 18, 2008
I was watching the VH1 special on The Who this morning. Now, I wouldn’t go so far as to say I’m a big fan of the band; I’d say maybe I like 20 songs they’ve recorded out of hundreds and hundreds they put out over the years. The great songs ARE great, no denying that. And Keith Moon still remains one of the best drummers to ever pick up sticks after being dead for about 30 years now. The ultimate mad man he was.
From what I hear, it didn’t matter that The Who didn’t write the best, most catchy songs; it was their live show that really burned. Once there was even a stampede before a show in Ohio I think and like 8 people were crushed to death before the show even started. The band wasn’t told about it until later. I bet they didn’t sleep too well after that one, except maybe Keith ’cause of all the booze and downers he took on a daily basis.
I saw The Who in high school on their first reunion tour in like 1988 or 89. Bassist John Entwistle was still alive (he died a few years back on the eve of a world tour from cocaine) and an amazing British drummer named Simon Phillips played drums, but you could tell the love of music was gone from their souls by that time.
Twently years later and with half of the original band underground, it seems The Who is back and going on a tour which is paying them (Pete and Roger) 100 million bucks.
This VH1 show proves that The Who should just give it up. They don’t have it anymore. There was once a time that they’d go on stage and Keith would be falling over the drums and exploding shit and it would be the best show ever. And now its two old guys and a bunch of studio musicians hidden behind a curtain playing songs that don’t touch a nerve in them anymore. The only good thing about the show was drummer Zac Starkey who you may or may not know is the child of Beatles drummer Ringo Starr. Zac is the only thing good about The Who now, as he flails around the drums just as Moom did; only Zac keeps great time!
I don’t know, I think things like this are the reason I didn’t see Van Halen on their last tour despite being such a fan; I don’t want to be disappointed. There is a big difference between 20 years old and 50 years old.
I guess the only classic band that won’t disappoint is AC/DC.
And if you watch the VH1 special, be sure to skip the Pearl Jam version of “The Real Me” ’cause not only do they suck but they ruined one of the best rock songs ever. W.A.S.P. covered it, and killed it. Pearl Jam covered it, and it died.
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July 18th, 2008 at 4:10 pm
There are so many bands that really need to give it up and have been around for over 20 years but have lost touch with today’s music scene(with Kiss[especially with Gene Simmons' recent plans to have that group continue on without any of the original members]and Motley Crue being two of them),for The Who really lost it when they reunited in 1988 just for the money and haven’t been able to get it back since(with the abomination that was their 2006 comeback album “Endless Wire”),for we’ll have to see if both Van Halen and AC/DC still got it when their new albums eventually are recorded(and released).
July 20th, 2008 at 10:29 pm
neil peart is the best drummer that ever lived