The Who can still rock out!

[SeaGtGruff]

I just saw the Who perform tonight, and was really impressed with how Roger Daltrey and Pete Townshend both can still belt out a tune. I know some singers start to have trouble singing in the original keys that their hits were in, and must transpose tunes to different keys so they can hit the notes without straining too much; or they can still sing in the original keys, but their voices are not as powerful as they used to be. Neither Roger nor Pete seem to have that problem.

They did an acoustic rendition of "Won't Get Fooled Again"-- just Pete on acoustic guitar and Roger singing-- which was certainly very interesting to say the least. Otherwise they were accompanied (as always) by Zak Starkey on drums and several other very talented performers, including a small orchestra. I believe Pete said the orchestra was Roger's idea, and that he was initially sceptical about how well it would work. But they did a great job, not just on the tunes from "Tommy" and "Quadrophenia," but on other hits as well.

 

[Biggles]

Glad you enjoyed the concert.

They were one of my favourite Sixties band and had quite a few of their LP’s for many years.

We used to play My Generation (very badly) many, many years ago in the Band I was in, it still is one of my favourites of theirs.

 

[SeaGtGruff]

Oops, I spelled Pete's name wrong, so I've corrected it. I always have to stop and think about whether or not there's an "H" in it!