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[swede]

The Who , Isle of Wight 2004, best thing I will ever see in my life, never to be topped. I was only 22 at the time,  grown men where hugging and a few were shedding tears of joy by the time they had finished, absolutely mind blowing performance that night.

[The Nal]

sifi, on 04 August 2011 - 01:32 PM, said:

No, not buying it.  Dunno what it is.  Don't have the depth or the nuances of Zeppelin.  And Daltery is too small to be a classic rock front-man.

It's nowt to do with pedalo Pete either.

It's all about the material, I guess.  Just doesn't work for me.  Lord knows I've tried, but those clips don't do it, the Live Woodstock performance doesn't do it, and all that Pinball Tommy Quadrophenia concept stuff doesn't do it for me.

They excite me about as much as Deep Purple.

The depth is defo there mate, try The Who Sell Out which is maybe my favourite album by them. Im not a huge fan of Quadrophenia to be honest.

[sifi]

I've tried all sorts by them.  I've been played all sorts of albums by them.  If that's the one with them in bath full of beans etc, I've been played it, and it didn't grab me at all.

Just not soulful enough, I suppose.

[Wooderson]

sifi, on 04 August 2011 - 01:32 PM, said:

It's all about the material, I guess.  Just doesn't work for me.  Lord knows I've tried, but those clips don't do it, the Live Woodstock performance doesn't do it, and all that Pinball Tommy Quadrophenia concept stuff doesn't do it for me.

Havent tried hard enough it seems. Listen to "I Can See For Miles" immediately to have your musical wheels balanced. Theyre tracking WAY off at the moment Si. Tommy & Quad arent the first place I'd go either. Neither are as accessible as "Who's Next".

Ive zero time for Dylan though so whoamItotalk. As you were soldier.

[sifi]

Wooderson, on 04 August 2011 - 01:57 PM, said:

Listen to "I Can See For Miles" immediately to have your musical wheels balanced. Theyre tracking WAY off at the moment Si

I have listened to it, many times.  I know the song.  I know most of their big numbers, I borrowed Who's Next and Who's Better Who's Best and I just don't rate them.   Not My Generation, not Magic Bus, Not Won't Get Fooled Again, not The Kids are Alright.  None of it.  

Other than the Real Me and Substitute.  

Sorry.

And I have hate "Who are You".  What a load of old nads that is.

There's nothing there that I think you can compare to Stairway, or Kashmir, or Lemon Song.

They aren't fit to clean up Bonzo's puke after he's choked on it.

Edited by sifi, 04 August 2011 - 02:15 PM.

[Ed209]

Don't worry Sifi, you're not alone.
I respect The Who for their role in Rock, but apart from a few tunes, they don't really excite me either.

[Wooderson]

sifi, on 04 August 2011 - 02:13 PM, said:

I have listened to it, many times.  I know the song.  I know most of their big numbers, I borrowed Who's Next and Who's Better Who's Best and I just don't rate them.   Not My Generation, not Magic Bus, Not Won't Get Fooled Again, not The Kids are Alright.  None of it.  

Other than the Real Me and Substitute.  

Sorry.

And I have hate "Who are You".  What a load of old nads that is.

There's nothing there that I think you can compare to Stairway, or Kashmir, or Lemon Song.

They aren't fit to clean up Bonzo's puke after he's choked on it.

Si you strike me as a huge "Eminence Front" kinda guy. That and "You Better You Bet". Both right up your Straße.

[sifi]

I don't know Eminence Front, I have to say.  I do know You Better You Bet, and it didn't work for me.

I know you mean well, but it's something that I have tried on and off to get into for more than twenty years now - chances are it's not going to happen.

As Ed209 says, I respect them for their roll in rock.  It's not them.  It's me!

[sifi]

Nice use of the ß btw, Wooderson.  Alt + 233?

[The Nal]

sifi, on 04 August 2011 - 03:27 PM, said:

I do know You Better You Bet, and it didn't work for me.

As it shouldn't. Dodgy era Who. No Keith Moon for a start. Townshend on the smack.....

[Wooderson]

sifi, on 04 August 2011 - 03:32 PM, said:

Nice use of the ß btw, Wooderson.  Alt + 233?

Alt + 0233

(Theyre growing out of using it in fairness)

[sifi]

Oh - I remembered another one.  Baba O'Reilly is a decent enough track.

[Wooderson]

sifi, on 04 August 2011 - 03:27 PM, said:

I don't know Eminence Front, I have to say.

I was kidding about YBYBYB - not about Eminence Front. It. Is. Badass.

Honestly though, im in a pub with my mates on a nice evening. DJ plays "Can't Explain", "The Seeker", "Going Mobile", "Wizard"... I'm a happy boy. Took me a long time to get into them admittedly. But I do like them a lot. "Who Are You" at Glasters sounded absolutely facking superb guv.

[sifi]

I just get vivid images of Beefy Botham and Boring Bill Beaumont pretending to look at the camera monitors from funny angles whilst trying to ascertain if it really is Daley Thomson on the screen wearing a tu-tu.

[Wooderson]

sifi, on 04 August 2011 - 04:11 PM, said:

I just get vivid images of Beefy Botham and Boring Bill Beaumont pretending to look at the camera monitors from funny angles whilst trying to ascertain if it really is Daley Thomson on the screen wearing a tu-tu.

The image I get when I hear it is the brotherly laughter between Moon and Townshend in the performance thats on Kids Are Alright. Gorgeous stuff. Two very old pals loving making a messy racket together.

[sifi]

Wooderson, on 04 August 2011 - 04:14 PM, said:

The image I get when I hear it is the brotherly laughter between Moon and Townshend in the performance thats on Kids Are Alright. Gorgeous stuff. Two very old pals loving making a messy racket together.

They were wondering if the bloke in the front row wearing glasses and a hat was Jackie Stewart.

[The Nal]

"SuperHeavy". A supergroup consisting of Mick Jagger, Dave Stewart, Joss Stone, Damian Marley and A. R. Rahman.

Personally, I think Jagger is only there to try get into Joss Stones pants. Shes looking well in fairness to Mick.

Edited by The Nal, 12 August 2011 - 03:58 PM.

[tonyblair]

sifi, on 04 August 2011 - 02:13 PM, said:

I have listened to it, many times.  I know the song.  I know most of their big numbers, I borrowed Who's Next and Who's Better Who's Best and I just don't rate them.   Not My Generation, not Magic Bus, Not Won't Get Fooled Again, not The Kids are Alright.  None of it.  

Other than the Real Me and Substitute.  

Sorry.

And I have hate "Who are You".  What a load of old nads that is.

There's nothing there that I think you can compare to Stairway, or Kashmir, or Lemon Song.

They aren't fit to clean up Bonzo's puke after he's choked on it.

they're not even the best Zep songs... Stairway is just silly... Lemon Song... good, but quite silly..
Zep for me is Dazed and Confused, Since I've Been Loving You, When The Levee Breaks...

You don't rate My Generation...? that's weird

or Won't Get Fooled Again... a song that gains in stature and relevance with the passing of every day?

The Song Is Over...? The Seeker?  

Hendrix at Woodstock, is for me, the greatest live performance ever captured on film

the only thing that comes close is The Who at Woodstock

[tonyblair]

Wooderson, on 04 August 2011 - 04:07 PM, said:

I was kidding about YBYBYB - not about Eminence Front. It. Is. Badass.

glad to hear that... YBYB is a bit ... well... off
Eminence.. possibly the last great song they did

the general rule seems to be, if Keith isn't on it, pass it by

Wooderson, on 04 August 2011 - 04:07 PM, said:

Honestly though, im in a pub with my mates on a nice evening. DJ plays "Can't Explain", "The Seeker", "Going Mobile", "Wizard"... I'm a happy boy. Took me a long time to get into them admittedly. But I do like them a lot. "Who Are You" at Glasters sounded absolutely facking superb guv.

and Tommy is an amazing, and unbelievably misunderstood piece of work

Edited by tonyblair, 12 August 2011 - 08:10 PM.

[tonyblair]

sifi, on 04 August 2011 - 01:56 PM, said:

I've tried all sorts by them.  I've been played all sorts of albums by them.  If that's the one with them in bath full of beans etc, I've been played it, and it didn't grab me at all.

Just not soulful enough, I suppose.

I'd suggest 'soulful' is the last thing it tried to be