Once again bolstered by special guests Billy Strings and James Casey, the extended ensemble headed by Grateful Dead drummer Bill Kreutzmann squeezed out every last drop of excitement out of its final scheduled performance. in fact, it may have been even better than when they visited Houston in 1975 when I compare it to the footage on YouTube.After what was initially intended to be a one-off show at Red Rocks Amphitheatre ballooned into a two-night run, there was a pervasive feeling throughout Tuesday night’s Billy & The Kids show that we were all on borrowed time. I've never seen The Who before, but watched concert footage from them in the 70's and this was not a disappointment. Overall, it was the best concert I've ever attended, and I've attended quite a few. Sure, Daltrey can't hit every note like he used to, but his passion is still as strong as ever and he gives it everything he has, as does Pete. Which he NAILED!!!) you couldn't have gotten more excitement out of the place. From the first Pete Townshend "Windmill" (Which he did over 80 of throughout the show) all the way to the final note from Daltrey (which, for us, was "The Scream" from Won't Get Fooled Again. The energy in the place was absolutely electric. Roger and Pete may be in their 70s, but they rock as hard as guys half that.Įven at about 70 years old, The Who put on a tremendous show. Don't let anyone tell you they're "past it". The energy was definitely up and the crowd, although not completely full, was big. They did quite a chunk of "Tommy", including "Christmas" and "The Acid Queen", which was a rare treat. The guys are obviously enjoying themselves. It was a shame because I didn't catch much of the banter. Yes, the sound was a bit 'muddy' but that's stadia for you. I really hope I DO see them again - I need another fix - but if it never happens again (gawd forbid) I will forever treasure tonight. John Correy seems to have a similar attitude to playing the keyboard introduction. Roger has said that he's started to sing songs as if it's the last time he will ever sing them, and it shows. Totally fantastic - actually, words really don't have any meaning - especially when it comes to "Love Reign O'er Me". Did they fall below his exacting standards? We'll never know, but in my opinion they were brilliant and roll on Saturday for round two! A great gig for an even greater charity - Teenage Cancer Trust and all that they help as Roger finishes every gig BE LUCKY! There is only one person who could finish a gig that good with by introducing the whole band with the phrase "You were all crap!" and that's Pete. There's only so many tracks on the Tommy album but there was no way that they were going to end the night there and went into what can only be described as a brilliant rendition of all the intros to every CSI detective show climaxing with "We Won't Get Fooled Again". Simon, Pete's brother and Zack Starkey played their parts admirably supplying character voices and playing guitar and drums like they had always been band members. His voice still with that brilliant growl pulling the tableau that is Tommy together. Roger was rejuvenated as well, demolishing tambourines and testing the cable of his microphone to the limit hurling his mike around. Well, with that he transformed into a teenager and rocked the gaff! Pete made a polite mea culpa explaining that there just really wasn't time to get the acoustic show to a level or loud enough to rock this gaff "So I bought this old red thing with me!" Well, what can you say about a group that are only 50% of the original line up who still manage to rock a joint even after 40 years? They were FANTASTIC! A surprise warm up performance from Noel Gallagher ( incidentally, the only acoustic performance of the night.) doing a couple of High Flying Birds numbers and then teasing the audience with fake intros to Wonderwall and segueing into another track, finishing up with a rousing Don't Look Back In Anger.
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