The Who… who? That’s right, The Who.

by Sauly Betesh

Even though I didn’t have enough time to listen to some Who before going to the concert, it was still a great show. While Roger Daltrey and Pete Townshend are around 70 years of age, the 50 year old band lost two of its members over the years- John Entwistle and Keith Moon. During one of the feature songs the band jammed while showing a video of and old John Entwistle bass solo. His nicknames were the Ox and Thunderfingers -he played very fast:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w5mFVo55bKQ

Anyone remember the Who’s superbowl performance a few years back? Roger Daltrey managed to let out a few good screams. He did it again in the show last week in the song Love Reign O’er Me. reign A 70 year old man can still rock. He also still has the classic dance moves and microphone-throwing technique – something to do during a guitar solo. Pete Townshend’s windmill strumming on the guitar never gets old.

The beginning of the show had a mixture of slow and fast songs I didnt really know (except for the first song – The Real Me).the real me Towards the end, they played the more known classics like Pinball Wizard and Baba O’Reilly.

The newer members of the band did a great job. They weren’t exactly young (one of them was bald), but they were younger than the original members.

For any The Who enthusiasts, here is the setlist:

1. I Am the Sea
2. The Real Me
3. Quadrophenia
4. Cut My Hair
5. The Punk and the Godfather
6. I’m One
7. The Dirty Jobs
8. Helpless Dancer
9. Is It in My Head?
10. I’ve Had Enough
11. 5:15
12. Sea and Sand
13. Drowned
14. Bell Boy
15. Doctor Jimmy
16. The Rock
17. Love, Reign O’er Me
18. Encore:
19. Who Are You
20. Behind Blue Eyes
21. Pinball Wizard
22. Baba O’Riley
23. Won’t Get Fooled Again
24. Tea & Theatre