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Has anyone else attended any of the dates on the latest Who tour?
I went to the Toronto show last night, and it was insanely awesome. I don't know if I've ever been to a better concert (and I'm a concert whore.) Even though Roger Daltry had a cold, he still sounded great, as did the rest of the band. It really couldn't have been any better.
Actually, it's interesting to note that people can buy CDs/DVDs of each show, which is really cool/unique. I'm definitely going to order the Toronto show in both mediums.
I went to the Toronto show last night, and it was insanely awesome. I don't know if I've ever been to a better concert (and I'm a concert whore.) Even though Roger Daltry had a cold, he still sounded great, as did the rest of the band. It really couldn't have been any better.
Actually, it's interesting to note that people can buy CDs/DVDs of each show, which is really cool/unique. I'm definitely going to order the Toronto show in both mediums.
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Yeah; the Pretenders were decent. They got a mixed reception from the crowd. One guy behind me was yelling at them to "Get off the stage," (which was uncalled for and wasn't justified, in my opinion, because I thought they were decent.) A lot of other people seemed to like them as well.
I don't know if I'll ever listen to them again, but they were a pretty good opening act.
I don't know if I'll ever listen to them again, but they were a pretty good opening act.
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I don't know if I'll ever listen to them again, but they were a pretty good opening act.
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In Boston, the Pretenders were fantastic! It was the best I'd seen them over their long career, and I thought they were as good as The Who that evening (who were spotty, hitting some high notes but also going through the motions on some songs).
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I don't know if I'll ever listen to them again, but they were a pretty good opening act.
Do you even know who the Pretenders are?
Do a little research and you'll find they're probably the best female led band of the past 25 years.
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I never said they were bad, just that they weren't anything special, in my opinion. They're definitely a lot better than most of the opening acts that I've seen, though.
I never said they were bad, just that they weren't anything special, in my opinion. They're definitely a lot better than most of the opening acts that I've seen, though.
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Wick, not to turn this thread into nothing but Pretenders, but if you ever get the chance to hear their debut album or their singles collection, give it a shot. I'm not that surprised you aren't familiar with them given your age... don't sweat it.
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I saw the atlanta show with the Who & Pretenders on the wednesday night before thanksgiving... took just over 6 hours to get there from nashville, which is usually just a 3 1/2 drive - didn't see any wrecks - just holiday travellers on I-285 and I-85 (if you're in that area, you know what I'm talking about!)... it was well worth the hassle! pretenders were good but surprisingly didn't do a greatest hits set (I'd seen them before nearly a decade ago and that's what they had played primarily was the hits)... the Who was so much better than I thought they'd be... the new album doesn't thrill me and they did play heavily from it... and unfortunately Daltrey can not hit a good number of the high notes from the past, but the energy level was good and the stage & video screens were good... I've already ordered the cd & dvd of the show from www.themusic.com ... (if you've seen the live performance on the bonus dvd that comes with the new cd you'll know why I went to the show with low expectations - it was not a very good night for them!)