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Posted on Feb 08 2010 12:36 PM
Yeah those cymbals were awesome! Why hasn't anyone came up with colored cymbals before this.I want mine to be silver.I can't stand the bronze look,but as a drummer it's something I've had to put up with it all these years. —Reverb, It's A Way Of Life! |
Joined: Feb 26, 2006 Posts: 12159 Seattle
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Posted on Feb 08 2010 12:59 PM
Agreed. And regarding cymbals, most are brass because of how they sound. And I'm sure painting them affects the tone. |
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Posted on Feb 08 2010 01:11 PM
Zak's cymbals looked like some sort of electroplate...silver on the base layer with see-through red and blue...the bell might have been powdercoat...but the underside looked like opaque see-through color...
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Posted on Feb 08 2010 01:59 PM
I give Zak, his cymbals and his kit a B+. Roger and Pete a B- (occasional glimpses of what they used to be). The light show was pretty cool for a big light show. http://www.satanspilgrims.com |
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Posted on Feb 08 2010 02:15 PM
My favorite halftime show was mccartney, which everyone seemed to hate.. i loved it though.. last nights was ok.. at least it wasn't rap — |
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Posted on Feb 08 2010 02:39 PM
Surprised to see Townshend play a Strat with a trem arm after he put one through his hand doing the arm twirling thing. It would put me off! D Cool profile pic Icetech - Agent Orange rock! — |
Joined: Feb 27, 2006 Posts: 25727 Anaheim(So.Cal.)U.S.A.
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Posted on Feb 08 2010 09:48 PM
Could have been worse, but could have been way better. Roger's voice is going fast, but after saying that. Jeff(bigtikidude) |
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Posted on Feb 09 2010 10:47 AM
"I'm your wicked Uncle Ernie, and you won't see or hear me..."
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Posted on Feb 09 2010 11:58 AM
I think the sound of the painted cymbals was the least of their problems. —Sean Surf CD's / Vinyl / Fanzines / DVD's |
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Joined: Feb 26, 2006 Posts: 12159 Seattle
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Posted on Feb 09 2010 12:13 PM
Indeed, I don't think anybody could hear the difference of painted cymbals in that situation. Pinball Wizard just sounded so terrible, no thundering low end. |
Joined: Feb 27, 2006 Posts: 5325 the outer banks of north carolina
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Posted on Feb 09 2010 12:58 PM
i thought the vocals were weak. — |
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Posted on Feb 09 2010 01:09 PM
I hope I die before he gets old. |
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Joined: Jan 23, 2007 Posts: 885 Indianapolis, In
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Posted on Feb 09 2010 01:13 PM
Geez give the Who a freakin' break.You people are being way too jaded. Do you have nothing better to do than criticize some aging old rockers.I like to see you guys rock out like that when your that age.Sure it's not as good as it was in their heyday,but it was pretty damn good.Stop being a bunch of whiners! —Reverb, It's A Way Of Life! |
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Posted on Feb 09 2010 01:26 PM
bravo brandnio,i don't think that there is anyone here who at any age could even come close.....to pulling off that gig —Facebook pages theSupertones |
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Posted on Feb 09 2010 01:57 PM
Isn't that the purpose of this thread? I am almost that age and I assure you that you would not ever want to see me trying to rock out like that. Maybe if I hadn't glimpsed the folds of Pete's belly I wouldn't be so offended. Maybe my problem is that I saw the original Who. The notion that they were pretty good for old guys is unacceptable, good is good. If you can't do it anymore, time to leave it to those who can. This is the big time. What the hell was Pete doing at a child porn site anyway? He has been cleared because he did not download anything, but I don't buy his "research" story. He still has some splainin to do. |
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Posted on Feb 09 2010 01:57 PM
too late. Jeff(bigtikidude) |
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Posted on Feb 09 2010 02:22 PM
That really isn't the point though. There are plenty of bands that could have pulled it off, I don't think the Who did pull it off well and it seems there are plenty of others who agree, that's why there is so much talk about it. |
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Joined: Feb 26, 2006 Posts: 12159 Seattle
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Posted on Feb 09 2010 02:33 PM
You are right. Complete free pass for the who because they are old, and showed that they are old while only reaching a fraction of their former glory. And to give them the benefit of the doubt, I have seen them perform much better than this just a couple years ago. As far as "old guys" go, I think only Neil Young is as relevant live as he was back in the prime of his career. And Elvis Costello is still great, but I don't think he is at "old guy" status yet. |
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Posted on Feb 09 2010 02:45 PM
me too, back when keith moon was still with them. anyway, i wasn't whining, just answering a question. i am a big who fan, especially their earlier stuff. — |
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Posted on Feb 09 2010 02:58 PM
You're right Carol. Jake is right-being old doesn't give you a pass-AND- WHO said "Hope I die before I get old"? |
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