The Who - hope I die before I get old

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These issues just conveniently disappear when they need to.

I liked the Who. I still think Live at Leeds is one of the best albums ever, never mind live albums. But we don’t have the Who any more. We have half of the Who. We don’t have Keith Moon’s replacement. We don’t even have his replacement’s replacement. In fact, this isn’t even their first farewell tour.

I don’t mind musicians carrying on doing their thing. What else are they supposed to do? They’re musicians! But somehow Robert Plant manages to preserve his dignity. (And he was just a copy of Roger Daltrey singing like Steve Marriott). I don’t get that from Roger Daltry and Pete Townshend. I just feel embarrassed for them.

I heard only yesterday that they have sacked Zak Starkey Twice. I had no idea they were planning a tour!

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The ballet has made it's debut and is now touring

Pete Townshend's Quadrophenia mod ballet on tour

Quadrophenia, a Mod Ballet is based on the rock opera and touring the UK in June and July.

www.bbc.co.uk

 

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the dates, preview etc.

Home - Quadrophenia

 

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And the band (and row ) plays on.
"I never liked how that little man ran his band" says dad.

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And the band (and row ) plays on.
"I never liked how that little man ran his band" says dad.

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Locked article.

 

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Sorry, thought that would work it was in this morning observer. The quite and similar is also here

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Starkey added that he has no idea where he stands with his former bandmates after all the back and forth.

Starkey said his assumed commitments with The Who were also why there were no conversations regarding him rejoining Oasis for their massive reunion shows this summer.

Suspect he's a lot more pissed off than he's letting on.

 

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Suspect he's a lot more pissed off than he's letting on.

It's always difficult being a band with original members who have been together for decades before you joined. And they can be full of shit.*

*a personal story will be told here one day!

 

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It's always difficult being a band with original members who have been together for decades before you joined. And they can be full of shit.*

*a personal story will be told here one day!

They have always been prone to fights. If it wasn't moon getting wasted, it was something else, like Zak playing too loud
Rock should be powerful n full of passion and anger

 

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They have always been prone to fights. If it wasn't moon getting wasted, it was something else, like Zak playing too loud
Rock should be powerful n full of passion and anger

Apparently Zak was playing an electronic kit which is pretty much silent without amplification!

 

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Oh dear. I might look for heavily discounted tickets.
"The orchestration deprives Townsend's music of bite and energy".
"Waste of an awful lot of talent".

Quadrophenia: a Mod Ballet is far too polite | The Observer

This polished, subdued production has none of the film’s rebellious bite and energy

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Have just seen this today and enjoyed it a lot. I think if you see it , you just have to remember it’s another interpretation - this time through a ballet lens - and not a ‘stage show’ of the film.

I had a good value ticket: £15 in Tier 2. I’d consider paying a bit more to be closer to the stage.