The Who's 2022 North American Tour

[Greg S]

Speaking of 1982 Who.

 

 

 

[Philly McButterpants]

On 2/7/2022 at 6:48 PM, WhoTom said:

 

'82. I was there. The rain stopped right at the end of the song. At that point, Roger said, "I'll bet The Stones can't do that."

 

 

 

I think he called them the "Rolling Uglies." 

[CookieG]

16 hours ago, muppy said:

now this Who show 1982 thing is getting a lil bit twilight zone eh?

 

lol

 

j/k I think its cool 🙂

A few years ago there was a thread on here about the best concerts you'd seen.  I, like a number of others, mentioned that concert.  I did some digging, thinking maybe it was some collective stupor shared by those of us who were there.  I found the audio for the concert an you can hear Daltrey saying after the song, "I don't think even the Rolling Bones could do that"  Or maybe it was Townsend, can't be sure..and it doesn't matter.

 

While I was doing my internet digging, I found an interview with Kenny Jones.  He was asked about which venue he'd like to play again.  He said Buffalo and recounted the story.  Then he said something like, you can't write a better script than that.

[WhoTom]

1 hour ago, CookieG said:

I found the audio for the concert an you can hear Daltrey saying after the song, "I don't think even the Rolling Bones could do that"

 

Is that audio online somewhere?

[CookieG]

6 hours ago, WhoTom said:

 

Is that audio online somewhere?

 

 

https://www.filefactory.com/file/172qg9yomgn1/dalmar6677-1982-09-26-The_Who

 

Yeah, I had to dig the link out of my bookmarks.

 

 

[Vetriano]

saw a lot of people were excited The Who would tour again. Saw them at Giants stadium- think it was 1989 or 1990 was a great show. But after the child porn arrest- can’t listen to him anymore. Do you really believe him? Also, comes across as so incredibly arrogant.  if pete really doesnt care about peoples opinions- why put himself in the public light so often? Obviously- doesn’t need the cash and could disappear. Really just interested to know why people still like this guy. Not trolling- just interested in peoples rationale. Thanks. 

[WhoTom]

https://ultimateclassicrock.com/pete-townshend-cleared-child-porn-charges/

 

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Following a four-month investigation, Who guitarist Pete Townshend was cleared of charges related to child pornography on May 7, 2003, after examination of his computers equipment proved there had been no downloaded images of child porn. 

 

"The police have unconditionally accepted that these were my motives in looking at this site and that there was no other nefarious purpose," said Townshend in an official press statement. "I accept that I was wrong to access this site and that by doing so, I broke the law." He addressed the topic further in his 2012 autobiography, 'Who I Am.'

 

"I was trying to prove that credit card companies were taking money for child porn websites," he told the Today Show in 2012. "I didn't enter a website, I didn't look at images. A couple of us were campaigning and we gave it up in the end because it seemed so futile."

 

I believe him. He goes into much more detail about the incident in his autobiography, if you want to know more than a few sound bites.

 

As for whether I "like" him - I don't know him personally. Based on his interviews, I don't think he's someone I'd want to sit and have a few beers with. That doesn't make him a bad person, just not someone I'd be comfortable conversing with.

 

I find his music to be nothing short of brilliant. His lyrics are relatable to me (although I'm not as F'd up as the characters in his songs) and the music ranks right up there with the best classical compositions. I don't believe in reincarnation, but if I did, I'd think he was Beethoven in a previous life.

Edited February 14, 2022 by WhoTom

[Jauronimo]

https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/pete-townshend-who-tour-interview-keith-moon-1296914/

 

Is this what you're reacting to.

[T&C]

55 minutes ago, Jauronimo said:

https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/pete-townshend-who-tour-interview-keith-moon-1296914/

 

Is this what you're reacting to.

Nice article, hadn't seen that one before... thanks.

[Chef Jim]

A guy that I worked with said they are no longer The Who...they are The Huh?  Here's the real funny part of that story.  He told me that joke 30 years ago!!  LOL

[Gugny]

This band recently popped up in my facebook feed because they're coming to a venue in Albany, NY as part of their current tour.

 

The Hu

 

I figured they were some sort of Who tribute band, but nope.  Mongolian heavy metal.

 

The HU is a band from Mongolia that blends heavy metal and traditional Mongolian throat singing.

 

The band’s name The HU, is the Mongolian root word for human being.  They call their style “Hunnu Rock”…inspired by the Hunnu, an ancient Mongolian empire, known as The Huns in western culture. Some of the band’s lyrics include old Mongolian war cries and poetry.  

 

https://www.thehuofficial.com/about-1

[Helpmenow]

Solid last album

[Rico]

On 2/8/2022 at 12:16 AM, Bad Things said:

Roger Daltrey is 77 (78 next month)

Pete Townsend is 76

 

God Bless 'em, and much love and respect to them, but I'd rather remember them from back in the day.

Macca will be 80 when he plays Baltimore this summer for the first time in over 55 years. Like the Two, you will get a great light show and much clearer sound than back-in-the-day. I would pay $50 tops for a good seat if I didn’t have to drive too far.

[Helpmenow]

Saw Macca in Buffalo. I would like to the Who as well. Not wearing a mask