Music: A New Triumph for The Who

The seminal British rockers conquer New York

We needed to be reminded. Of all the promise and possibility of rock. Of its dangers, and the reasons for facing them down. Of its limits, and the necessity of testing them, trampling them and resetting them still higher. Whether there's a question of age, relevance and survival, or a more general concern about definition and direction, all doubts were settled, and all bets were off, when The Who played five sold-out dates at Madison Square Garden.

New Drummer Kenny Jones hit the downbeat. John Entwistle ran out...

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