[Slowhand] Re: Growth and other things

[Jon Maclean]

I couldn't agree more. Funnily enough I saw The Who in Sydney last week, and thoroughly enjoyed the show, but I agree the songs don't have the same relevance for me nowadays either. I'm not an angry young man at 49.

At The Who's show there was the obligatory Concert Fool, who armed with smuggled in bottles of beer, kept drunkenly calling out "play Pinball Wizard". Others simply told him to shut up, and within 10 minutes, security was escorting him to a better viewing position outside the theatre. Consequently he missed Pinball Wizard.

Interestingly at the end of the performance, the announcer stated that tonight's audio performance would be available for purchase at www.themusic.com which is officially sanctioned by the band. The Who are clearly smarter than most artists and are negating the need for bootleggers by providing this service and should be applauded. Now if only Clapton would move to this thinking (and I'm sure I'm preaching to the converted here)!!!!

Cheers,
Jon




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Date: Mon, 2 Aug 2004 22:12:07 EDT
From: Cobhome at aol.com
Subject: [Slowhand] Re: Growth and other things
To: slowhand at planet-torque.com
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In a message dated 8/2/04 4:02:57 AM !!!First Boot!!!, Cobhome writes:

> My primary interest in this is that if there is a predisposition for one to 
> form one's tastes at a certain age, being aware of this tendancy can be > helpful and give impetus to overcome it.
> 

I loved the music of The Who as a kid. Now, while I can still appreciate the 
artistry expressed in that music  - it frankly does not appeal to who I am now.  I suspect the anger and general teenage angst so wonderfully expressed in 
those songs is clearly not about me anymore and it no longer speaks to me  as 
it did "back then".  In the same sense,  rap and most music that is about being 
a teen or a 20 something   does not especially appeal to me either. 
Understandably as I ain't a teen/20 something and the experiences and feelings being 
expressed  in that music are no more relevant to who I am now than the great 
teenage angst and insecurity of vintage Who.  I do not see my failure to enjoy 
rap as being symptomatic of a failure to "grow" as a person. I think it is the 
opposite - a sign of  growth.

<snip>

Cecelia


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