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"Drummer Zak Starkey, [dad bit snipped - kvt], has also had a lot to do with the group's smooth transition since Entwistle's death in Las Vegas in June. Considered by many as The Who's best skins man since Keith Moon died in 1978, the hard-driving Starkey supplied familiar music with newfound passion." - Spencer Patterson, Las Vegas Sun 09/16/02
"Surely their decision to forge on must have been reassured by the continuity of powerhouse drummer Zak Starkey and longtime keyboardist John "Rabbit" Bundrick ...
The 1999 show brought all the promise of a new beginning. Saturday's show certainly wasn't the easiest in the band's career, but somehow didn't feel like the end." - Mike Weatherford, Las Vegas Review-Journal 09/16/02"We used to share that red wine. It wasn't worth a dime. We'll have to share it some other time. See ya, John." - Pete Townshend, as sung at the end of My Generation 9/14/02
Zak Starkey, [dad bit snipped - kvt], doesn't have Moon's manic energy but nobody else does, either. Still, he is a heck of a drummer, and more than good enough to handle the rigors of Who music. - Steve Fryer - Orange County Register 09/17/02
"Tonight is going to be the worst gig we've ever played." - Pete's opening comment 09/19/02
"Drummer Zak Starkey, son of former Beatle Ringo Starr, flailed away at his kit, conjuring the feel and fury of the late, great Keith Moon. He seemed like a veteran member, since the group was absorbing pickup bassist Pino Palladino, who filled in for Entwistle." - G.Brown, Dever Post 09/20/02
"Yet there was undeniable power in this performance. Zak Starkey has done the impossible, expertly channeling mad-man Moon's drumming. It's a feat that would have been beyond Moon, who was incapable of playing anything the same way twice, so unhinged was his genius. But Starkey has emerged as a potent foil for Townshend's volatile solos, and epics such as "Who Are You" and "Won't Get Fooled Again" were played with finely calibrated power, every fill in its place, every explosion expertly timed." - Chicago Tribune 092602
"The Who may be depleted in terms of original members, but if another band comes through town playing as large a catalog of hits with as much ferocity and pride as they did last night, I know about 16,000 people who will eat it. ...
... the band quickly re-grouped, hiring veteran session man Pino Palladino in Entwistle's position to accompany Zak Starkey on drums, Townshend's brother, Simon, on guitar and longtime collaborator John "Rabbit" Bundrick on keyboards. Starkey, in particular, delivered an excellent performance." - Brian Lambert, St.Paul Pioneer Press 092602
"The rest of the band acquitted themselves nicely with special mention needing to be made of drummer Zak Starkey, who played more simply - who doesn't? - than original drummer Keith Moon, but with his own inventive intensity." - Sarah Rodman, Boston Herald 092802This show was professionally filmed for a planned DVD. Camera security was tighter than usual, and many extra camera crew visible.
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