Saw them with the Who last night and Steve is a master of understatement with "not bad". They were a very fitting opening act for me becaue the first time I saw the Who was on a Dick Clark or Murray the K "Caravan" that mixed the girl bands, the British bands, and Stax all stars in a Rock n Soul style revue. Vintage Trouble fits squarely into that groove, with a very charismatic and talented lead singer/dancer (Denzel in his 20s with sideburns), and all of the band members dress the part. They were a boatload of fun, and got the crowd very warmed up for the Who. I'll definitely be looking out for them.
I thought the Who were on top of their game as well. The tour has gotten very solid reviews but I was still unprepared for how much energy they still manage to bring. The last time I saw them was '88 or so and didnt think they were nearly as good then as last night. Had great seats, 4th row right in front of Pete and I dont think I sat for more than 3 minutes of the show (highly unusual for me!). Quadrophenia is almost an entire album of anthems and they rocked on all of them. The standards in the non-Quad set were flawless and high energy as well. The only thing missing from making it a perfect night was "Eminence Front" my personal all time favorite, but it really didnt fit the style of the rest of the show, so Im not complaining too loudly!
of course we're all going - aren't we?
