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There are a pair of fabulous tracks from the album he did with Wilko Johnson. “Tattoo” a lesser spotted Who song is excellent, as is Simon Townshend’s solo “The Way It Is” – played to give the main man a break he says. This had originally been billed as a Q and A too “because I opened my big mouth” in the event he answers a few that have been written down, which is just fine as tonight was all about music. A loose, almost barroom rock n roll of “Another Tricky Day” and what Daltrey refers to as “Shepherds Bush Blues” of “Who Are You” show both of those in a different light, and that trademark roar is in place for “Giving It All Away” – the Leo Sayer penned track from his first solo record – and when he does “The Kids Are Alright” he does so with the thought that “I haven’t watched ‘Quadrophenia’ since 1979”. Katy Jacoby’s violin is stunning (as it was for The Who in the past) but throughout the hour and 45 minutes each gets a turn in the spotlight. “Squeeze Box” for example is transformed into a real Jazz, Cajun infused thing and credit for that must go to the fantastic band that has been assembled for these 12 shows. A Taj Mahal cover, it is turned into something blue collar and Springsteen-ish here, but this is very much a gig where interpretations are the order of the day. Yet, while the spectre of The Who hangs over this gig, after all why wouldn’t it? It feels much more like a celebration of music, of life even.ĭaltrey dedicates “Freedom Ride” to “the delivery drivers, as this country is a nightmare to travel round” and the song itself is perhaps an indicator of something different being afoot. He plays a Pete Townshend solo tune to begin with, “Let Love Open The Door” is acoustic and gentle here and would, Daltrey notes “have been better as a Who song.”

There is a warm, relaxed, chatty vibe to the show. Why else would a 78 year old legend (true in this case) be on stage to play? Other than he desperately wants to. It’s chorus goes: “the fire still burns”. An early 80s tune that Pete Townshend wrote for him. I happen to believe that to be true and that everyone is equal, which is why I can say with some degree of certainty that the key to all of this comes just a little earlier.ĭaltrey sings “After The Fire”.

#Roger daltrey daltrey full#

Imagine how it feels to walk off stage, euphoric, buzzing, full of the joys of life, only to discover that people have died in their attempt to see you play.Roger Daltrey says, just before he plays “Without Your Love” tonight – where usually the encore would be – “people always say to me ‘you’re this or that, you’re wonderful’ the truth is, I am no different to you.” “The organizers … let the show go on to prevent further panic … That meant we did the whole gig without any knowledge of the tragedy. Tragedy engulfed the band at Cincinnati’s Riverfront Coliseum in December 1979, when 11 fans were crushed to death in a rush to get inside the venue. We were the first band to sell out six nights at the Fillmore West in less than an hour. That was a load of bollocks … all the money we were supposed to be making was getting spent. Their managers were spending their money – on drugs.ĭaltrey describes how The Who’s early managers, the posh and creative Londoners Kit Lambert and Chris Stamp, fell prey to the expensive lure of cocaine in 1969: “That was the year people started to describe us as millionaires. Keith was arrested, held for the rest of the night, and then escorted to the plane by the sheriff, who warned him never to set foot in this town again.' 4. Amid his wild celebrating, Daltrey writes, “Keith … drove a Continental or a Cadillac (depending who you ask) into the hotel pool. Madcap, substance-fueled drummer Moon turned 21 on tour in 1967, in Flint, Michigan.