Tonight (Friday the 24th) I went my ten year old son, Keith, up to the Garden in Boston for the Two/Who. He's a fan and this was his first rockshow--he was blown away (I thought I should start him off right). Our seats were five rows from the stage, six rows up--perfectly level with the stage--the value of getting through with Ticketbastard in the opening seconds!! A Canadian band from Winnipeg called 'Inward Eye' opened. They were a power pop, slightly punky, trio with a super drummer. They were good. They played about half an hour. The Who came out at 9 PM. Roger wore a white shirt and vest with jeans and looked slightly thinner than when I last saw him. Pete, by contrast, looked like he put on ten or fifteen--no big deal, but he wasn't cocaine-thin like in the seventies. He wore a black and white, horizontal striped "sailor"-type shirt with a black scarf. He leapt about less (perhaps those extra 10-15?) but windmilled plenty and played superbly. The rest was Pino, as stoic as the man he replaced, Simon, who never took his ski cap off, Zak--who is better than ever, if a tad more precise after his Oasis stint, and Rabbit on the keys. The band was not particularly tight, but that seemed to be because they were trying to improvise and work changes into their songs more than on past tours--"The Grateful Dead" approach
Anyway, the songlist....
1. I Can't Explain -- Roger storms up, microphone twirling and Pete starts chopping away and it could be 1979 or 1989 or 1999, all is one!!!
2. The Seeker -- jammed out a bit with some changes in both lyrics and music, the stop/start timing of this tune is super.
3. Anyway, Anyhow, Anywhere -- the rave-up jam/interplay between Pete and Zak is awesome on this tune, but never long enough--I want MORE!!
4. Fragments -- Roger pointing out the "you" and "you" at the end made eye contact with me and gave me a point!! YAHOO!! I love eye contact with my favorite rockstars!!
5. Who Are You -- HIGH energy, Pete really rippin' into it...the solo was done while leaning on his amp...
6. Behind Blue Eyes -- they nailed it, Daltrey in fine voice, one leg up on his monitor while crooning it out.
7. Real Good Looking Boy -- slow opening but Zak kicked it into higher gear at the end and justified it
8. Baba O'Riley -- PERFECT! Pete jokingly stated after that he's blown away everytime by the audience response and it must be this generation's Beethoven
9. Getting In Tune -- a rarity!! sung perfectly and with a cool, tight ending.
10. Sister Disco -- the drumming breakdown/coda was replaced with a short but tight Pete solo down from a stool (!) near his amp.
11. Eminence Front -- very different than the early 80's versions, perhaps Pete's best playing of the night, VERY Hendrixy
12. Sea And Sand -- short and sweet, not jammed out as much as other tunes this night or as in past versions
13. 5:15 -- as perfect as they can do it without Entwistle
14. Love Reign O'er Me -- best version I ever heard, Daltrey fuckin' ON!
15. My Generation -- powerful and bish-bashy, with a depressing Pete rap in the closing jam about how his generation "fucked it all up"
16. Won't Get Fooled Again -- the highlight, Roger nailed the scream perfectly, took my breath away
17. Underture -- wonderous and jammy and very unlike any version I've ever heard before
18. Pinball Wizard -- with a new, odd Pete timing in the opening fan chording
19. Amazing Journey -- Roger in maximum microphone-as-lassoo mode
20. Sparks -- very different than past versions, much improvising
21. See Me, Feel Me -- started strong, lost some steam at the end
22. Tea And Theater -- well sung and played, if a little ragged around the edges, a sweet farewell, they hugged, waved, and exited.
Smooth ride home, sorry for the shortness on details, but tired...more tomorrow
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