Re: (TV) Nice Television review in Big Takeover

["Russ Van Rooy" <russvr@blarg.net>]

Well, I guess I should qualify...I mean I have really enjoyed The Who over
the years and Pete's guitar playing has surely had an influence on my
own...ect. Quite honestly though, I'm just slow-burning that no one in this
news group has had anything to say on the subject matter of my original
post. ;-/ . It irks me that Jay chose to reply to my post to make a post of
his own - that in my mind had nothing to do with what I was talking about. I
have nothing against either Jay or The Who. I just would like to make a
request that people try to stay on topic - especially when the posting is
quite new. Doesn't anyone have anything to say about a Television review in
The Big Takeover ? Does anyone have anything to say about The Big Takeover
as an example of post-punk post-20th century music journalism ? Even that
strikes me as a more appropriate turn for the topic to take than a
discussion of The Who . Okay, I'm done ranting... Discuss .... ;-) - Russ

----- Original Message -----
From: <OwenGwilliam@cs.com>
To: <tv@obbard.com>
Sent: Tuesday, February 26, 2002 1:09 PM
Subject: Re: (TV) Nice Television review in Big Takeover


> In a message dated 2/26/2002 3:12:23 PM Eastern Standard Time,
> russvr@blarg.net writes:
>
>
> > Ah, I must remind myself , t'is the nature of this uncontrolled
electronic
> > soap box we call a mail-list that subject matter drifts almost
immediately.
> > The irony for me is that The Who more or less has ceased to exist in my
mind
> > since the departures ( over time) of Keith Moon and John Entwistle. To
me
> > it's more the The Peter and Roger Show - but that's just my opinion. The
Who
> > *were* great ( I saw them in concert twice - once back in 76! - like my
> > second concert). Television on the other hand *Is* great.
> >
>
> Departure of John Entwistle? Huh? John's never left. And the versions of
"My
> Wife" on the last tour (2000) were amazing.
>
> Granted, The Who hasn't released an album since '82 (and a great one since
> the 70's), but they're definitely back in top form live. If we're talking
> about The Who circa their '82 "farewell" tour, I'd completely agree with
your
> take. It was a shell of the real thing. But in 2000 (and at the NYC show),
> they're back to full power.
>
> They're both great.
>
>        -- Owen
>
> PS: Of course, everyone's fully entitled to their opinion!
>
> Owen Gwilliam
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