Olympics Closing Ceremony basses

[Chris P.]

"The Two" are within their rights to keep using the name "the Who" if they want. After all, the only things missing are the rhythm section and Daltrey's voice. 

 

The rhythm section is the only thing left. No voice (Daltrey), no symphonic orchestra (Moon) and no lead guitar (JAE). But I still enjoyed it.

[gearHed289]

And just to clarify - I'm not trying to be mean to Daltrey, it's just a simple fact that he can't sing like a man in his 20s or 30s anymore. Robert Plant did the right thing - twice - First by ending Zeppelin when Bonham died, and then by refusing to do a reunion tour and choosing to sing music that is more suited to his voice as it is today.

[Pilgrim]

Voices do age.  McCartney's voice at the Olympics was definitely showing less stability and pitch than a few years ago.

[slinkp]

And just to clarify - I'm not trying to be mean to Daltrey, it's just a simple fact that he can't sing like a man in his 20s or 30s anymore. Robert Plant did the right thing - twice - First by ending Zeppelin when Bonham died, and then by refusing to do a reunion tour and choosing to sing music that is more suited to his voice as it is today.

I'm gonna go see the Quadrophenia tour... with the expectation that it'll sound absolutely nothing like it used to.
(They're probably going to have to do a combination of transposing and modifying melodies just to be able to make any vocal sound at all... some of those songs are HIGH)

On the "Wire & Glass" tour, I enjoyed Roger's voice the most on the newer songs... he sounded great on "Tea & Theater", which was written to be sung by a 60-year-old Daltrey, not a 20-year-old Daltrey.

I still like 'em.

[uwe]

Voices do age.  McCartney's voice at the Olympics was definitely showing less stability and pitch than a few years ago.

It might have been an off day plus the acoustics must have been horrible for the performers - Liam Gallagher (by now live hardly ever off key, I've seen him twice) was abysmal. The Spice Girls were struggling, not that they were ever very good singers in the first place. I saw Macca two years ago and he was vocally fine, even on the more demanding stuff.

[slinkp]

There was also the Arctic Monkeys doing Come Together in the opening ceremony - the lead singer was almost a half step flat.  That kind of thing usually suggests horrible monitor problems, which are apparently pretty common at these big multi-artist events...

[Pilgrim]

I'm gonna go see the Quadrophenia tour... with the expectation that it'll sound absolutely nothing like it used to.
(They're probably going to have to do a combination of transposing and modifying melodies just to be able to make any vocal sound at all... some of those songs are HIGH)

I'm debating.  I really want to go, just not to be disappointed, and also, I have never really listened to that album...it's one part of the Who's work I have missed.

[Lightyear]

I saw the last tour.  I enjoyed the show but it was really kind of sad thing.  They had been on the road for months on end and Daltreys voice was just plain gone and Pino plain out underwhelmed me.  Pete still played the same but the windmills were a little strained - his voice was strained as well.

Contrast that show to the last time I saw them in 1980 and it was night and day - they just killed.  Quadorphenia is one my favorite albums - I'm torn as to spend the money or not.

[gweimer]

I've never been a big Who fan, but there are a lot of songs I do like.  Live at Leeds is also one of the best live albums I ever had.  I recall a Townshend quote a few years back, if you can believe him, that was basically the idea that people were determined to make him wealthy by insisting on them continuing to play.  That may have been in reference to the Broadway version of Tommy.

[Highlander]

I was lucky enough to have seen them 1st time round; it would just ruin the memory for me...

[westen44]

It might have been an off day plus the acoustics must have been horrible for the performers - Liam Gallagher (by now live hardly ever off key, I've seen him twice) was abysmal. The Spice Girls were struggling, not that they were ever very good singers in the first place. I saw Macca two years ago and he was vocally fine, even on the more demanding stuff.

I am reminded of George Harrison's comment which was something to the effect that one advantage to the Spice Girls is that they were just as enjoyable with the volume turned off as on. 

[Pilgrim]

I am reminded of George Harrison's comment which was something to the effect that one advantage to the Spice Girls is that they were just as enjoyable with the volume turned off as on. 

I also noticed that during the closing ceremonies.

[Highlander]

I beg to differ... the best way to enjoy them is watching a different channel to the one they're on...

[gearHed289]

I found that Ginger rather enjoyable. (Yes, I had to utilize Google to find their names...) 

[westen44]

I beg to differ... the best way to enjoy them is watching a different channel to the one they're on...

I'll have to admit I never paid much attention to them.  It seemed to me that in the late 90s they were like a novelty act which mostly appealed to 12 year old girls.  Add to that the "What You Really Want" song or whatever it was called, which was impossible to take seriously.