hard to hold a tear, if you imagine this song in a context of your own dysfunctional family........The Who will always be one of my favorite groups,.....hands down
God, I wasn't expecting the added verses at the end. It was a lovely rendition up to Pete singing, and then bang! Me in tears. Utterly beautiful. Glad John was there too.
Yes, exactly. This is the VERY best version of that song because of the 2 voices singing "à la tierce", and DALTREY's voice is outstanding particularly when in the high-pitched. This version is excellent, very enjoyable !
The second half is just pure latter-day Townshend; an eloquent, reflective, and heartfelt commentary on his own song but from the perspective of the other end of a long and distinguished career. I do wish John had been able to chime in with his thoughts, especially since he didn't have much longer to live here, but he would probably have used the opportunity for a bit of his trademark morbid humor.
John Entwistle Man that man turned the Bass from an instrument almost nobody in rock cared about in his time But then John came and turned the Bass from an instrument almost nobody cared about in rock to inspiring many people in rock to actually go and Play Bass and all that thanks to John Entwistle"s Spectacular Bass playing May God bless you John and I hope you have a great time in Bass Heaven or who knows maybe God decided to Reincarnate you as another Kick ass Bassist Guitarist whether even if your male again or who knows maybe even a female but anyway God bless Entwistle for what he did to The Bass and may his soul rest in piece in Bass Heaven.
it's like the man paints a masterpiece, & then 12 or 29 or 40 years later he decides to add a whole 'nother layer of paint and gesso & brushstrokes to the masterpiece. An old man, touching up his masterpiece. & it's ANOTHER FUCKING MASTERPIECE. Dang.
Its great to see the Ox with the band. If I had to list the three most memorable bass players I've seen live in concert I'd say..... (1) John Entwistle (2) Geddy Lee (3) Chris Squire
Ah, yes. The big three. Definitely very influential, and groundbreaking players who really pushed the role of electric bass into new dimensions. I think John Entwistle inspired Chris Squire who influenced Geddy Lee. Anyway, I concur with your list.
Many years ago when watching a concert by The Who on TV with friends, there was a young punk who loved Metalica ( nothing wrong with that ) who wouldn't stop ragging on about The Who, he simply kept on till we almost came to blows..( laughing ) The moral to this story : Metalica imploded and the kids remain. And they are Alright
Beyond the simple positve votes for The Who, as someone who was 20 when they actually wrote this stuff, I have to remark on Roger's perfect, absolutely perfect, management of this song live. He does not stretch to notes he can no longer reach and he plays nicely, but not stupidly, to the audience. What a beautiful practitioner of his art. I look at Roger and think "wow, what a superb example of grace with the wisdon of age". Only Robert Plant can equal this level of eloquence. Hats off.
Unbelievable how good they still sound after 40 + years after song first recorded. Unbelievable how well Roger can sing, and his range. Greaest group ever!
I was lucky to see The Who for the first time at the Lyceum when I was 14 or 15 , I’m 64 now and seen them umpteen times over the years and they are a class act, thank you Graham Johnson for introducing this band to me.
And a couple of really nice small interactions between Townsend and Daltrey...a nod, a smile, a look. They might annoy the crap out of each other but it sure looked like respect and affection to me.
I’ve watched this numerous times. And that exchange at the end were Pete looks to roger with obvious admiration gets me every time.. also love Pete’s added lyrics telling his story when he wrote the song awesome stuff
The Who are the best Live band of all time, Much better than all the other great rock bands like The Beatles, The Beach Boys, And the Stones, I love all of those bands but nobody can be a better live band Than The Who. Hairs stick up on the back of you're head when you watch the Who live.
G-Dammit! The Irony and serendipity of having Zak Starkey as the best Who drummer since, (well ya know when... full Moon anyone). Is perfect and magical. Best Rock and Roll imho ever!
That's Ringo Jr. on the drums, everybody. He really kicks ass ! This is one of those beautiful songs they did back in '66. My favorite time for music .
Beautiful rendition of a classic song. Love Pete Townshends version at the climatic end! Zac Starkey does a great job on drums! So thrilled I found this live version today. Long Reign the WHO!
THE WHO --- simply the best live rock band ever !!!!! Then and now, and don't give me any crap about the stones, they haven't been able to really play for years and years.
An extended six minute version. Freaking awesome!!!! My favorite song from the early days. John “Theox”Entwhistle is still terribly missed. Sinc John died The Who have had as many bassists as Spinal Tap had drummers. Peter Dennis Blanford Townshend a man for all generations!!!!! At an age when most Rock nRoll stars are in a nursing home or in Forest Lawn Pete and Roger Daltrey are still out there performing incredibly fantastic.
It's so moving to hear this song and see these guys do it from the perspective of years. (Miss you Keith) Very touching. I love Pete almost as much as Eddie Vedder does. Maybe more.
What always gets me when watching them perform live is if you watch closely how Pete defers to roger Pete showing the respect of rogers interputaion 0f his songs.
This song is 100 % Britpop. Such a beautiful song. I don't know how to explain what I want to say about it, but never mind… I'm French and I can tell, you British people, have the best rock bands on planet earth by far…
Yeah, Daltrey was the best rock singer. But what's amazing to me is that if The Who had been a trio without Daltrey -- with Townshend and Entwistle on vocals -- they still would have been one of the greatest bands ever.
@@anthonygerace8926 This might just be a case of familiarity breeding contempt, but I really do prefer Pete and John on vocals. Pete's voice was able to be so delicate, yet still have attitude when it needed. John's voice was so versatile, both in range and dynamics. I personally love his versions of Twist and Shout.
The Who were Punk Rock they had the attitude for their time they had that Rebellious streak with the attitude as well and they had the sound to match it on top of that.
That sounds right. The Beatles made it big commercially a couple of years before The Who did, so this might have been a successful attempt to get a Beatles-like sound. But Keith Moon (in the original recording) adds a whole other dimension, as he did for all of The Who songs until his death.
i dont understand why people feel the need to compare bands to each other. the who and cream are both legendary!!! now stfu and enjoy the music. btw im amazed at how rogers voice managed to last for so many decades. he sounds great here
Whoa! -- 5:19 With what Daltrey's voice has been through over the decades he had NO business being able to sing that delicately and in that register. Nice how Townshend acknowledges it in the moment. Those two have sure been through a lot together. And that was live, kids. No lip synching, click track crap for these lads.
@@mikemcf33 I remember a concert in Copenhagen in the 90's. Pete said about Rabbit: "Proberbly the best rock and roll piano player in the world. And I should know... Shouldn't I?"
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Pete Townshend can only be described as a genius, enough said.
Yessir, agree 10000000000000 %
Well said!!
Keith is looking proudly down on Zak Starkey and thinking "The Kid Is Alright"
hard to hold a tear, if you imagine this song in a context of your own dysfunctional family........The Who will always be one of
my favorite groups,.....hands down
Wowww whattta great n deep deep thought
Love the look Pete gives to Roger at the end. Roger always put his heart and soul into Pete’s songs
Let's not forget that this was a charity concert for Teenage Cancer Trust! All of the gate was donated. All of it.
this is the most beautiful version of the song, whenever I watch the whole concert I pause it & call my dad in so we can watch this bit together
MsMoonTheLoon That is a beautiful thing Ms Moon. X
God, I wasn't expecting the added verses at the end. It was a lovely rendition up to Pete singing, and then bang! Me in tears. Utterly beautiful. Glad John was there too.
Yes, exactly. This is the VERY best version of that song because of the 2 voices singing "à la tierce", and DALTREY's voice is outstanding particularly when in the high-pitched. This version is excellent, very enjoyable !
@Jimmi Jams Hee, hee !
@@maryfrog74marie-lise89 It is my absolute favorite too. That Pete vocal in the middle. Absolute magic.
The second half is just pure latter-day Townshend; an eloquent, reflective, and heartfelt commentary on his own song but from the perspective of the other end of a long and distinguished career. I do wish John had been able to chime in with his thoughts, especially since he didn't have much longer to live here, but he would probably have used the opportunity for a bit of his trademark morbid humor.
John Entwistle Man that man turned the Bass from an instrument almost nobody in rock cared about in his time But then John came and turned the Bass from an instrument almost nobody cared about in rock to inspiring many people in rock to actually go and Play Bass and all that thanks to John Entwistle"s Spectacular Bass playing May God bless you John and I hope you have a great time in Bass Heaven or who knows maybe God decided to Reincarnate you as another Kick ass Bassist Guitarist whether even if your male again or who knows maybe even a female but anyway God bless Entwistle for what he did to The Bass and may his soul rest in piece in Bass Heaven.
One of the Best songs ever written and played!
Up in heaven Keith will be proud of Zak.
Kenny
it's like the man paints a masterpiece, & then 12 or 29 or 40 years later he decides to add a whole 'nother layer of paint and gesso & brushstrokes to the masterpiece. An old man, touching up his masterpiece. & it's ANOTHER FUCKING MASTERPIECE. Dang.
Its great to see the Ox with the band. If I had to list the three most memorable bass players I've seen live in concert I'd say.....
(1) John Entwistle
(2) Geddy Lee
(3) Chris Squire
Ah, yes. The big three. Definitely very influential, and groundbreaking players who really pushed the role of electric bass into new dimensions. I think John Entwistle inspired Chris Squire who influenced Geddy Lee. Anyway, I concur with your list.
Jack bruce replaces geddy anyday squire i agree
I absolutely love what Townsend (greatest rock lyricist ever??!) did to update the song.
this is just one of those songs that is just brilliant . sounds like the inner monologue of a mod on uppers.
bobst657 Love that phrase of yours. Best wishes!
Many years ago when watching a concert by The Who on TV with friends, there was a young punk who loved Metalica ( nothing wrong with that ) who wouldn't stop ragging on about The Who, he simply kept on till we almost came to blows..( laughing )
The moral to this story : Metalica imploded and the kids remain.
And they are Alright
Beyond the simple positve votes for The Who, as someone who was 20 when they actually wrote this stuff, I have to remark on Roger's perfect, absolutely perfect, management of this song live. He does not stretch to notes he can no longer reach and he plays nicely, but not stupidly, to the audience. What a beautiful practitioner of his art. I look at Roger and think "wow, what a superb example of grace with the wisdon of age". Only Robert Plant can equal this level of eloquence. Hats off.
He never could stretch. They let Townshend do the high notes.
Brilliantly stated! Thank you for this astute and loving observation.
Zak Starkey was the absolute best drummer for The Who since Kieth's passing.
Keith taught him how to play drums!
@@loosilu Keith bought Zak his first drum set. So I guess that makes ZS a legacy
Moon taught Zak how to play the drums, and it's quite obvious judging from this video.
Ive seen the daltry ...the 2ho thing the who zachkey!
Starkey
Unbelievable how good they still sound after 40 + years after song first recorded. Unbelievable how well Roger can sing, and his range. Greaest group ever!
I was lucky to see The Who for the first time at the Lyceum when I was 14 or 15 , I’m 64 now and seen them umpteen times over the years and they are a class act, thank you Graham Johnson for introducing this band to me.
And a couple of really nice small interactions between Townsend and Daltrey...a nod, a smile, a look. They might annoy the crap out of each other but it sure looked like respect and affection to me.
christ, I noticed the same thing. at the end the smile Pete has towards Roger as he finishes the song tells it all.
I’ve watched this numerous times. And that exchange at the end were Pete looks to roger with obvious admiration gets me every time.. also love Pete’s added lyrics telling his story when he wrote the song awesome stuff
The Who are the best Live band of all time, Much better than all the other great rock bands like The Beatles, The Beach Boys, And the Stones, I love all of those bands but nobody can be a better live band Than The Who. Hairs stick up on the back of you're head when you watch the Who live.
Jackie Jones The Who and The La’s live are the best
They were awful at the Superbowl. I felt sorry for them. There one of the greatest bands who should retire.
Kabob hope. Are you an idiot? They were SUPERB at the Superbowl. Possibly the best half time show ever
The Beatles couldn't even hear themselves sing. They probably would have been a better live band if the technology was better
They're awesome.. 👍 Rush best though, 😀
G-Dammit!
The Irony and serendipity of having Zak Starkey as the best Who drummer since, (well ya know when... full Moon anyone). Is perfect and magical.
Best Rock and Roll imho ever!
At 17 I heard The Who at Sheffield and Leeds. Remember it clear as yesterday. Good times. This takes me back.
my favourite Who song
RIP to the best rhythm section in rock
best bassist top 5 drummer
What a great version of a terrific song. The jam 3/4 of the way through is amazing!!!
Roger has a great voice!! I
Gatto Gattez, i'm agree with that. The Who is the best band in the world!!!
Fuck Yeah! 🔥🔥🔥🔥💜💜💜💜
This songs touches me like few songs can. .Thank you The Who for giving me your sweet Music and this special song that reaches my core.
The Who are just plain fantastic!
hands down.....their best performance with the song
...such a graceful bass player...
That's Ringo Jr. on the drums, everybody. He really kicks ass ! This is one of those beautiful songs they did back in '66. My favorite time for music .
at 1:12, keith moon is somewhere smiling his cracked tooth beer smile and hears the luvly rock n roll chaos a bit
Goosebumps everytime. We are all alright!
YES!
Except that one guy....
Beautiful rendition of a classic song. Love Pete Townshends version at the climatic end! Zac Starkey does a great job on drums! So thrilled I found this live version today. Long Reign the WHO!
THE WHO --- simply the best live rock band ever !!!!! Then and now, and don't give me any crap about the stones, they haven't been able to really play for years and years.
An extended six minute version. Freaking awesome!!!! My favorite song from the early days. John “Theox”Entwhistle is still terribly missed. Sinc John died The Who have had as many bassists as Spinal Tap had drummers. Peter Dennis Blanford Townshend a man for all generations!!!!! At an age when most Rock nRoll stars are in a nursing home or in Forest Lawn Pete and Roger Daltrey are still out there performing incredibly fantastic.
Fantastic...the genius that is Pete Townshend
Love this version. It would be cool to hear Pete & Roger revisit more of their hits like this.
Somehow you ARE alright Pete. And thank god for that. Pete Townshend, one of my idols.
Love it when Pete lets loose and adds some gain to that Fender. Possibly the best live version of this song ever.
Still love this,the very best version of a great song.
One of my absolute favourite Who songs.
The greatest fucking rock band of all time. Roger and Pete don't get enough credit. I wish I knew of Mr Entwistle before his passing.
Brother...you missed the greatest bass player ever
@@Bluestone524 his music still lives on.
Check out his bass in Happy Jack…
This is the best band that ever lived, One of the best singers, badass bassist, crazy drummer, and the fucking greatest guitarist on the entire planet
Nobody compares to the Who. Greatest fucking band of all time!! Pete is a musical genius!!
Nobody is better than the Ox. That's my opinion as well as millions and millions of others. You like Bruce. Good for you. Join his fan club.
Best version of the Kids are alright by The Who yes even better than their original 1965 recording.
I love these guys. I think this is one of their finest albums, especially disc 1 :)
It's so moving to hear this song and see these guys do it from the perspective of years. (Miss you Keith) Very touching. I love Pete almost as much as Eddie Vedder does. Maybe more.
Def more...
What always gets me when watching them perform live is if you watch closely how Pete defers to roger Pete showing the respect of rogers interputaion 0f his songs.
This song is 100 % Britpop. Such a beautiful song. I don't know how to explain what I want to say about it, but never mind… I'm French and I can tell, you British people, have the best rock bands on planet earth by far…
I was lucky enough to see the original group, but what great replacements for bass and drums in the present format, John Entwhisle was a one off
Wonderful to see The Ox and Rabbit on keyboard!
Quite frankly the greatest lead singer in rock history.
Yes sir! And his best performance at the age of 57!
If I could pick a voice to have, it's his.
@@rogerbaltrey6754 I can't stand this guy but what bout eddy vedder
Yeah, Daltrey was the best rock singer. But what's amazing to me is that if The Who had been a trio without Daltrey -- with Townshend and Entwistle on vocals -- they still would have been one of the greatest bands ever.
@@anthonygerace8926 This might just be a case of familiarity breeding contempt, but I really do prefer Pete and John on vocals. Pete's voice was able to be so delicate, yet still have attitude when it needed. John's voice was so versatile, both in range and dynamics. I personally love his versions of Twist and Shout.
The Who were Punk Rock they had the attitude for their time they had that Rebellious streak with the attitude as well and they had the sound to match it on top of that.
Roger looks so happy in this vid!
Very good ending with DALTREY's voice. I do not see WHY Pete smiles like if he was sorry !!!!! BEST VERSION of that song !!!
Well done,I love this song.Sounds I little bit like the Beatles ,softer than other songs by the Who.
I think it's the vocal harmonies that give it that Beatles touch. Great version.
Has to be the most harmonious Who song.
That sounds right. The Beatles made it big commercially a couple of years before The Who did, so this might have been a successful attempt to get a Beatles-like sound. But Keith Moon (in the original recording) adds a whole other dimension, as he did for all of The Who songs until his death.
This is just brilliant
Just amazing, inspiring and emotional!!!
Great song and lyrics..
Nice playing Zak.
You bet! THAT kid turned out alright, too!
One of my Favorite songs ,,tells my life..and expresses my beliefs from a way only The Who can.
All are great musicans - Roger has a verry difficult songpart - just great and beautiful !!!
This song always reminded me a bit of Substitute
i dont understand why people feel the need to compare bands to each other. the who and cream are both legendary!!! now stfu and enjoy the music. btw im amazed at how rogers voice managed to last for so many decades. he sounds great here
The Who are a bit Alright. Nah they are totally Alright. Thanks for posting. Nice to see John on Bass. RIP man.
Love this song
Whoa! -- 5:19
With what Daltrey's voice has been through over the decades he had NO business being able to sing that delicately and in that register.
Nice how Townshend acknowledges it in the moment. Those two have sure been through a lot together.
And that was live, kids. No lip synching, click track crap for these lads.
Moon played it with snare accents on one and three. Zack is hitting the snare just on three. Two different feels, both are fine
This is absolutely fantastic; what a performance: great!
Quelle mélodie, toute une belle époque
Such a good version goose bumps all over
The trailing falsetto by Rog......brilliant!
The trailing bird by Pete...priceless!
wow this is beautiful. thank you for sharing this with us all.
Best! Pop song! Ever!
One of my absolute fave songs hands down! 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥💘🔥💘🔥
Absolutely Wonderful, fantastic version.
Roger, Pete, John, Zak and Rabbit... a brilliant version of The Who...
Rabbit adds so much to this song, listen to his little piano riffs, perfect
@@mikemcf33 I remember a concert in Copenhagen in the 90's. Pete said about Rabbit: "Proberbly the best rock and roll piano player in the world. And I should know... Shouldn't I?"
Sensational, beautiful.
I just love this so much! It makes me feel so good.
Just saw Roger Daltrey do this tune at Mohegan Sun Arena ( 6/20/2024) at age 80 ( !) - and still smoked it! ( Pete Townshends brother was on guitar)
Just a beautiful tune
Excellent version!!
Thank you Zak!
Roger Daltry....A humble guy.
WHY DID YOU LAUGH TOWNSHEND ???? The end taken over by DALTREY has been EXCELLENT !!!!!!!!!!
the 3 cd live album from this show is so great
Fantastic WHO, so many years in the road...
I love this song
I wish I was playing drums for this moment in time. I wouldn't need half the drums.
Or the pay.
those kids were always alright!!!
Brilliant !
R.I.P. John Entwhistle
Great version
Very cool version thnx
A fantastic song
Keith gave zak his first drum lesson
+B Hamblin : There is never a more appropriate substitute to place behind the drums of The Who
great song..!! i like very best..The Who is best
HOT.........THIS IS FUCKING GOLD......GOD BLESS YA KIETH ....YOU ARE MISSED....THX TO THE DRUMMER WHO WAS LUCKY TO PLAY WITH LEGENDS :)
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