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P«q» SitMusicTHE STAGNovember S. 196?_AiiveBy PAT LONGIn viewing concerts over a period of time, one is able to distinguish between two kinds of performers. The first type, like Joni Mitchell, simply sings their songs (and sings them very well) and that is it, while those in the second category turnthe concert into a show.The Who, who gave a week of completely sold-out concerts at Fillmore recently, are definitely in the latter group. They turn their performance into a three ring circus, led by guitar, ist Pete Townshend and featuring drummer Keith Moon and vocalist Roger Daltrey in supporting roles. These three are constantly jumping and joking while bassist John Entwhistle stays in the background sullenly surveying the whole spec, tacle.In the past, the Who used to pull these shenanigians so that people would come and hear their music, because as yet they did not have a hit record and their albums were generally considered mediocre. Now that their rock opera “Tommy” has put them on a level just below the Beatles and Stones, music has become the important part of their act, and the fooling around is subordinate to it.Mclnnes(Continued from Pago 2)not less preparation. It may require the profession to come up with entirely new ways to match economic reward with teaching performance. It may even ask for the tearing down of department walls for the sake of the student learning than the department preserving. But whatever the consequences —- and many of them are not clear — they must bo faced by the faculty.Faculty must not only meet new challenges. They must also find ways to meet old students.Speechneed to be an articulate citizen. We must learn the art of communication and exercise its forms in small meetings and large, formal groups and informal sessions. Literally — and appropriately — this university must talk its way into the 21st century.A corollary of articulateness is participation. It is important to participate in faculty meetings and voting. When a faculty meeting cannot meet the re-quiremets of a quorum and a faculty rank and tenure committee cannot be filled becauseTHE WHO: Roger Daltrey, Keith Moon, John Entwhistle and Pete Townshend.They opened at Fillmore by being introduced one by one while a spotlight shone on them, an honor which I have not seen Fillmore bestow on anyone else. Then they did songs from their earlier albums like “Rael, I Can’t Reach You, Tattoo” and “Run, Run, Run.”After these introductory, warm-up songs they plunged into “Tommy.” Although it was advertised that the entire opera would be played, Townshend explained that when they were finished recording “Tommy” that they had too much for one record and not enough for two, so that they had to put in some fillers to make it into its present size. He said that stuff like the Underture was “just us jamming, while other cuts were too complicated to perform live and some were pure junk.”The live version of “Tommy” lacked the trumpets and orchestral effects that are found on the record, but the pure electric sound turned out to be more exciting than the original. Townshend made his guitar sound like a full orchestra and Entwhistle played a Jack Bruce-type bass which sounded like a lead guitar. Moon, who must be the best rock drummer who isn’t on speed, kept the action moving with his explosive drum rolls and Dal trey’s lead singing was excellent even though he has been having some throat trouble.After a standing ovation, the Who came back and played some of their old favorites, most notably “My Generation,” and followed with a fifteen minute version of “Magic Bus’’ as an encore. When they left the Fill, more stage they had played for two and a half hours straight, a feat very few rock musicians are capable of.
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Fairfield Stag
Fairfield, Connecticut, US
Wed, Nov 05, 1969
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