This is what you call "Rock opera," and it is brilliant. And speaking of love, every woman needs a man who looks at her the way Andrei looks at Dominika! 😍🥰😊
Were The Who ahead of their time? YES!!! Absolutely they were. The Who sound like no other band before or since. They are arguably the most influential rock band of all time and indeed, THE greatest rock band of them all. And on-stage they were a force of nature.
@@kimrivera5302 No, the film is not a definitive version of Tommy. It's directed by Ken Russell. The definitive version is the original album, or The Who playing it live in 1969-70.
Even with English not being your first language you two still express yourselves wonderfully! Your emotions shine through without even saying a word. Thank you for sharing your reactions with us!
Several years ago I watched a reaction to this song. One of the listeners stated that this song just didn't take her anywhere musically. As it is the last song of the two dics album that she hadn't listened to, she didn't realize that it wasn't intended to 'take' you anywhere. It is meant to be the glorious final destination of the masterpiece that is Quadrophenia. The one and only time I was fortunate to have see The Who was in St. Louis during the tour supporting this album. The opening band was the original lineup of Lynyrd Skynyrd. The 70's was indeed the best time for live music.
The Who at their best and most creative. Pete Townshend was an intellectual who strove to keep the music close to its rock 'n roll roots, which is to say not pretentious and "artsy", but at the same time he wasn't afraid to explore the musical and artistic possibilities of rock music. Even writing a rock "opera", Tommy. This song was operatic to say the least. And the band itself was world-class. Yes, rain and reign was wordplay. Good catch
In the '60s the Beatles were the Cute ones, the Rolling Stones were the Bad Boys, the WHO were the Crazy ones and Led Zeppelin were the Cutting Edge ones. Pete Townsend of the WHO is a composite genius who created the RockOpera TOMMY and QUADROPHENIA, which this song is part of! The Who are a group to do a DEEP dive into as their music has been used all over for decades! ALL of tge CSI shows use WHO songs for their theme songs! Enjoy my beautiful friends!❤❤❤❤
I disagree. The Who were the band at the cutting edge: hard rock, punk, garage, power pop, metal, rock operas and even electronica were influenced by them. Plus they pioneered the Marshall stack and enormous volume at their shows before anyone else. Also the first act to incorporate laser lights at their shows. True pioneers. Zeppelin were a great band, but they were hardly cutting edge.
Led Zeppelin, you are joking. You can't compare them with the who. Anyway they were still swinging in the trees 🌴 and page was learning to play the guitar from Vik Flick of Herman's hermits .and the James bond theme
@brianshockledge3241 agree and disagree. They weren't cutting edge, but they were a great band. And to call them a covers band is just wrong. Or ignorant. There's a handful of blues covers that they should have given credit for. That's it. And another handful that were completely re-written. So, they still deserve a co-writers credit for those ones. What about the rest of their songs, the ones that don't sound like anything else. Did they cover "Black Dog", "Since I've Been Loving You" or "Kashmir"? How about "Ramble On", "Achilles Last Stand" and "The Rain Song"? Are they covers?
@@davescurry69 They were great muscians no doubt about it but they built their reputation on covers they claimed as their own. Their first four albums were littered with covers.
I loved your comments for this track, which, in my humble opinion is the greatest rock ballad of all time. Your excitement and description of the piece is how I feel EVERY time I hear it! Great review.....Im now a subscriber....!
One of the greatest songs by one of the greatest bands. Daltrey kills it, legendary voice and performance. Beautifully written, engineered, produced. So good. Epic. Perfect. Last song on Quadraphenia, would suggest hearing The Real Me, the first song (w/ lyrics) from Quadraphenia. You are right, the Who were ahead of their time. They were early adopters of feedback, synthesizers & programmable loops, writing Rock Operas, minimalism
I'll say this, as a young 57 year old man that has followed The Who for quite some time, this tune is without question, a masterpiece. On the flipside, your reaction was priceless, literally. The way he looks at you while you're explaining how much you love this song. Wishing you both the absolute BEST life has to offer!
Great reaction, it was spot on. This was the last song of a fantastic rock opera Quadrophenia. Your next stop should be one of the first songs"The Real Me".
I still have the double album today that I bought around 1980 and just about wore OUT on my parents record player ,, this track was and still is my favorite track from that MASTERPIECE
Nothing can come close to the music that was put out during the 60/70/80/90’s. Just so many beautiful songs in so many different genres. Love The Who. They rock!! 🇬🇧
You can definitely take the 80s and 90s out of that. I was born in 1965, the 60s 70s have more meaning than the 80s and 90s. There were good songs from both of those decades, but not like the 60s and 70s.
Lovely reaction. It's an amazing song that I grew up with. It's touching to see you two, coming from a country (Romania?) that perhaps didn't have access to this kind of music, discovering it as fresh as ever.
I absolutely LOVE the entire Quadrophenia album - it was written as Rock Opera & released as a double album. You should listen to it from beginning to end.
An all time fave. I was 17 when this came out and it brings back lots of memories. I'm glad that you enjoyed it but I knew that you would! It's so much fun to watch reactors when they push play and don't know what they are in for, but we do! We can't wait to watch your reactions when we know of the greatness in store for you ahead of time, haha! Yes, I would say that they were ahead of their time. They were already performig their first rock opera "Tommy" during Woodstock.
Quadrophenia is one of the greatest albums in music history. Do yourselves a huge favor and listen to the entire album. You will be blown away, I promise.
Quick Who story. The year is 1982. I and one of my college friends had tickets to The Who concert at Rich Stadium Buffalo NY which included a bus to the concert from our smallish city in Southwestern Ontario, Canada. We had prepared various treats (now legal in Canada) for our enjoyment throughout the day. At the border, however, we became concerned and consumed the whole day's worth in one go. Needliess to say, we were already in an altered state when we arrived at the stadium. The Who played this song as an encore, and just as they started, it began to rain. After the number, Daltry joked, "Not even the Rolling Stones could have pulled that off."
Thank you what a band great album Quadrophenia also worth listening to Tommy Live great Rock Opera fantastic musicians great Rock Singer Roger Daltrey so many great songs 🎵
🇬🇧 What a find so so strange, is back in the day, I really really didn't like this genre of music. But now, I love it so much I get all choked up. Just like Andrei! It's so good. I'm actually mad at myself for not listening when I was younger 😮❤ I have tears in my eyes right now! ❤❤❤❤❤❤
🇬🇧 I absolutely love you two. You're amazing. And I hate it that you don't feel like The UK is your home. I really hope you stay here. But you know what? I will follow you both, wherever you lay your hats. ❤❤❤❤🎶🎼🎶🫂
I've seen them do this song 3 times, all of them after they were about 60 years of age or older and brought my wife and kids to the shows. This was so incredible, you have no idea. This got a standing ovation that lasted for minutes each time. The audience practically could not stop giving their appreciation. Utterly beautiful.
Bought this LP the week is came out. This song is a real classic Roger has absolute fantastic voice here. Many have made covers but nothing can compare to this. QuadrophenIa is a magnificent album, also the movie. I became a fan after seeing them live in Felixstowe on the pier I suppose is call the ballroom that was in 1966.
super album - so many good songs - a great roller coaster ride - some songs get me all misty because they resonate strongly with feelings many of us felt in our formative years... moon also absolutely crushes it in this work of art
The Who, so cool, behind blue eyes and can you see the real me are a couple of my favourites but there are so many great songs. Quadrophenia, watch the cloth moth !
A great song on its own and also a great song in context with its album. I'm not so sure that they were ahead of their times, but they built on what they had done before (and they were always creative) and so there is a definite arc from their past to this and that's why it is so fully realized and complex.
My favorite who song of all time!! You got your standard who songs like "won't get fooled again" "who are you" & "pinball wizard" etcetera! But there's just something powerful and beautiful about Love reign o'er me!!!! I actually don't play this song on purpose because I don't want to wear it out because you can do that to your favorite songs!! That way every time I hear it I got a smile on my face and really enjoy it like right now!!!!! Great reaction as always guys!
Hi. I agree the Who were ahead of their time--or maybe just above it ?? A very complex band which started as a cover band in the small clubs of London and grew and developed into a first level rock band. so many different phases they passed through from album to album. Very much worth exploring from first album to last. a documentary about them called "The Kids Are Alright" contains some of the greatest rock performances ever recorded. the song you just listened to is from the album "Quadrophenia" which I highly recommend you listen to from start to finish. Enjoy and thanks for your content.
What a splendid reaction! You made perfect sense, my dear. ❤ The song closes out The Who's second double album, this one entitled, "Quadrophonia." And, yes, the band was definitely ahead of its time, and leaders of the pack among other great bands of the era.
The album Quadrophenia tells a persons story in music. After the “rock opera” Tommy, this was the Who’s second foray into this kind of musical storytelling. The whole double album is an incredible musical expression, worthy of a listen.
This is what you call "Rock opera," and it is brilliant.
And speaking of love, every woman needs a man who looks at her the way Andrei looks at Dominika! 😍🥰😊
Were The Who ahead of their time? YES!!! Absolutely they were. The Who sound like no other band before or since. They are arguably the most influential rock band of all time and indeed, THE greatest rock band of them all.
And on-stage they were a force of nature.
Yes. they were WAY ahead of their time. Watch "Tommy" the Who's rock opera.
@@kimrivera5302 No, the film is not a definitive version of Tommy. It's directed by Ken Russell. The definitive version is the original album, or The Who playing it live in 1969-70.
I’m almost 70. I grew up with this stuff. The four pillars of the day were The Beatles, The Stones, Led Zeppelin, and The Who.
You forgot Deep Purple and of course, Pink Floyd!
@@dragon-shepherd True, a six-legged stool.
Even with English not being your first language you two still express yourselves wonderfully! Your emotions shine through without even saying a word. Thank you for sharing your reactions with us!
“Greatest Rock & Roll Band”
Made my day! The Who deserve to live on in new generations.
MAGNIFICENT SONG. "ROGER DALTREY" FANTASTIC VOICE. (MASTERPIECE)
The Who were FANTASTIC!! Great song from a phenomenal album ...Quadrophenia❤❤
My all time favorite album
Several years ago I watched a reaction to this song. One of the listeners stated that this song just didn't take her anywhere musically. As it is the last song of the two dics album that she hadn't listened to, she didn't realize that it wasn't intended to 'take' you anywhere. It is meant to be the glorious final destination of the masterpiece that is Quadrophenia.
The one and only time I was fortunate to have see The Who was in St. Louis during the tour supporting this album. The opening band was the original lineup of Lynyrd Skynyrd. The 70's was indeed the best time for live music.
The Who at their best and most creative. Pete Townshend was an intellectual who strove to keep the music close to its rock 'n roll roots, which is to say not pretentious and "artsy", but at the same time he wasn't afraid to explore the musical and artistic possibilities of rock music. Even writing a rock "opera", Tommy. This song was operatic to say the least. And the band itself was world-class. Yes, rain and reign was wordplay. Good catch
Well said, overwhelming passion.
You guys are the best. 👍
Roger Daltrey has such a powerful, commanding voice. One of the best to ever do it. But then, you can say the same for every member of The Who.
One of the greatest rock songs ever written!
In the '60s the Beatles were the Cute ones, the Rolling Stones were the Bad Boys, the WHO were the Crazy ones and Led Zeppelin were the Cutting Edge ones. Pete Townsend of the WHO is a composite genius who created the RockOpera TOMMY and QUADROPHENIA, which this song is part of! The Who are a group to do a DEEP dive into as their music has been used all over for decades! ALL of tge CSI shows use WHO songs for their theme songs! Enjoy my beautiful friends!❤❤❤❤
I disagree. The Who were the band at the cutting edge: hard rock, punk, garage, power pop, metal, rock operas and even electronica were influenced by them. Plus they pioneered the Marshall stack and enormous volume at their shows before anyone else. Also the first act to incorporate laser lights at their shows. True pioneers. Zeppelin were a great band, but they were hardly cutting edge.
Led Zeppelin, you are joking. You can't compare them with the who. Anyway they were still swinging in the trees 🌴 and page was learning to play the guitar from Vik Flick of Herman's hermits .and the James bond theme
Led Zep were a great covers band made up of session muscians, hardly cutting edge.
@brianshockledge3241 agree and disagree. They weren't cutting edge, but they were a great band.
And to call them a covers band is just wrong. Or ignorant. There's a handful of blues covers that they should have given credit for. That's it. And another handful that were completely re-written. So, they still deserve a co-writers credit for those ones. What about the rest of their songs, the ones that don't sound like anything else. Did they cover "Black Dog", "Since I've Been Loving You" or "Kashmir"? How about "Ramble On", "Achilles Last Stand" and "The Rain Song"? Are they covers?
@@davescurry69 They were great muscians no doubt about it but they built their reputation on covers they claimed as their own. Their first four albums were littered with covers.
ALL of Quadrophenia!
The Who are one of the best bands of all time . . I saw them live a few times in the 1970's and they were incredible.
To me The Who are the perfect combination of four outstanding talents
Led zeppelin?
@user-nq4rv3zn3i both bands are honestly
The Who and Led Zeppelin are the two greatest bands in history.
@@Andrew-m5p4s Great covers band but The Who were a different kettle.
By far my favorite Who album. Simply brilliant.
Thanks for sharing.
Otherworldly in it's beauty and power.
'Reign o'er me'' -> Rule over me
'Rain on me' -> Come down on me
Thownshend is a damn fine lyricist, and the group just fits.
I loved your comments for this track, which, in my humble opinion is the greatest rock ballad of all time. Your excitement and description of the piece is how I feel EVERY time I hear it! Great review.....Im now a subscriber....!
They perfected the rock opera. Kieth Moon is brilliant on drums and Pete Townsend is a Brillant composer.
And Entwistle is brilliant on the bass. Let's not leave out Daltrey who sings with incredible power.
Great assessment of this song. Love it! Absolute classic!
Their magnum opus. Long reign love!
Loved your moving reactions too.
A Brilliant Track Love the WHO
One of the best reactions to this song out there. Period.
Greetings from New York,
One of my favorites. Keep listening to The Who, you won’t be disappointed…
You make perfect sense.
One of the greatest songs by one of the greatest bands. Daltrey kills it, legendary voice and performance. Beautifully written, engineered, produced. So good. Epic. Perfect. Last song on Quadraphenia, would suggest hearing The Real Me, the first song (w/ lyrics) from Quadraphenia. You are right, the Who were ahead of their time. They were early adopters of feedback, synthesizers & programmable loops, writing Rock Operas, minimalism
5:30 She makes perfect sense.
I'll say this, as a young 57 year old man that has followed The Who for quite some time, this tune is without question, a masterpiece. On the flipside, your reaction was priceless, literally. The way he looks at you while you're explaining how much you love this song. Wishing you both the absolute BEST life has to offer!
Superb song! And I do love your reactions 🤘
You made perfect sense talking about the greatest rock band ever
From the Who's Quadrophenia rock opera album. Every song on the album is incredible. Give it a listen to.
Great reaction, it was spot on. This was the last song of a fantastic rock opera Quadrophenia. Your next stop should be one of the first songs"The Real Me".
Andre you do know, Domenika you are truly a treat, thanks y'all!
Reign like a king reigns over his subjects.
they were way way way..... ahead of their time 🎸🎶🔥👍👍
I still have the double album today that I bought around 1980 and just about wore OUT on my parents record player ,, this track was and still is my favorite track from that MASTERPIECE
This is the ultimate professing of a love built into a perfect song.
Perfect sense.
Love the Who!
Can't go wrong with this band, excellent, three cheers to you ooo thanks
"Reign" as a King reigns over his subjects but "rain" is from above. So love is reigning over him.
Nothing can come close to the music that was put out during the 60/70/80/90’s. Just so many beautiful songs in so many different genres.
Love The Who. They rock!! 🇬🇧
You can definitely take the 80s and 90s out of that. I was born in 1965, the 60s 70s have more meaning than the 80s and 90s. There were good songs from both of those decades, but not like the 60s and 70s.
@@kurtsaxton823 Those songs from the '80s and '90s are there, you just have to dig.
I was born in 1960 and loved all three decades, but primarily the 90s.
in the late 60s - early 70s - rock and roll was EXPLODING !!
The Who are FANTASTIC,,,,top 5. 💥💥💥👍😎
Lovely reaction. It's an amazing song that I grew up with. It's touching to see you two, coming from a country (Romania?) that perhaps didn't have access to this kind of music, discovering it as fresh as ever.
A great song but in the context of the movie it’s stupendous!! Great reaction guys!
I absolutely LOVE the entire Quadrophenia album - it was written as Rock Opera & released as a double album. You should listen to it from beginning to end.
Yes. They were. Quadraphenia. You are both wonderful.
The Who are magnificent! And the album this song came from, "Quadrophenia." is a masterpiece. ❤
All that power and passion really comes out live when you see him just belt it out from his soul.
Yes ahead of their time but very much of their time of the highest caliber. Genius and one of a kind band.
The Who is one of the greatest rock bands of all time, and Quadrophenia (which this song is from) is one of the greatest albums ever made
Song always makes me cry. Ya'll always have the best descriptions, always makes perfect sense to me! 🥲
that what it sounds like when you put everything you have into a song ! Bravo !
Unsettling in a passionate way, very well put. Her face and reaction says it all❤
LONG LIVE THE WHO🇬🇧
An all time fave. I was 17 when this came out and it brings back lots of memories. I'm glad that you enjoyed it but I knew that you would! It's so much fun to watch reactors when they push play and don't know what they are in for, but we do! We can't wait to watch your reactions when we know of the greatness in store for you ahead of time, haha! Yes, I would say that they were ahead of their time. They were already performig their first rock opera "Tommy" during Woodstock.
Brilliant song 👏
Quadrophenia is one of the greatest albums in music history. Do yourselves a huge favor and listen to the entire album. You will be blown away, I promise.
Quick Who story. The year is 1982. I and one of my college friends had tickets to The Who concert at Rich Stadium Buffalo NY which included a bus to the concert from our smallish city in Southwestern Ontario, Canada. We had prepared various treats (now legal in Canada) for our enjoyment throughout the day. At the border, however, we became concerned and consumed the whole day's worth in one go. Needliess to say, we were already in an altered state when we arrived at the stadium. The Who played this song as an encore, and just as they started, it began to rain. After the number, Daltry joked, "Not even the Rolling Stones could have pulled that off."
Maybe you mean Rich Stadium?
Indeed. Thanks for the editor's note@@nflr92
Quite right. I appreciate the correction.@@nflr92
This band was one of the frontrunners on the power side of the British Invasion. Along with the Dave Clark %, the Rolling Stones.
I’ll second that!❤😮😊
Thank you what a band great album Quadrophenia also worth listening to Tommy Live great Rock Opera fantastic musicians great Rock Singer Roger Daltrey so many great songs 🎵
🇬🇧 What a find so so strange, is back in the day, I really really didn't like this genre of music. But now, I love it so much I get all choked up. Just like Andrei! It's so good. I'm actually mad at myself for not listening when I was younger 😮❤ I have tears in my eyes right now! ❤❤❤❤❤❤
One of my fave The Who tunes...
🇬🇧 I absolutely love you two. You're amazing. And I hate it that you don't feel like The UK is your home. I really hope you stay here. But you know what? I will follow you both, wherever you lay your hats. ❤❤❤❤🎶🎼🎶🫂
So glad you got to this masterpiece. I have heard this many hundreds of times. Every time I hear it is like the first time.
Final track from a truly brilliant album.
I've seen them do this song 3 times, all of them after they were about 60 years of age or older and brought my wife and kids to the shows. This was so incredible, you have no idea. This got a standing ovation that lasted for minutes each time. The audience practically could not stop giving their appreciation. Utterly beautiful.
HOORAY!!! LOVE THIS SONG!!! I think ya'll will really ENJOY IT!! HUGS - and, HAPPY ALMOST-FRIDAY!!! :)
Bought this LP the week is came out. This song is a real classic Roger has absolute fantastic voice here. Many have made covers but nothing can compare to this. QuadrophenIa is a magnificent album, also the movie.
I became a fan after seeing them live in Felixstowe on the pier I suppose is call the
ballroom that was in 1966.
super album - so many good songs - a great roller coaster ride - some songs get me all misty because they resonate strongly with feelings many of us felt in our formative years... moon also absolutely crushes it in this work of art
You express well the magic of this song
The Who,a late sixties band transition to a fantastic band of the 1970s.They are in my top 5.
Reign means to rule over. Rain just falls over you... combine the two and you get the feel of this for sure )
The Who, so cool, behind blue eyes and can you see the real me are a couple of my favourites but there are so many great songs. Quadrophenia, watch the cloth moth !
Thanks so much!
O'er is a poetic contraction for over.
On the back of thst reaction then Behind Blue Eyes by the Who would surprise you also.
Quadrophenia is a WHO masterpiece!
U guys will be superheroes here in Lexington Kentucky. Trust me.
I would love for you guys to come to Lexington Kentucky 40404.
It was good to grow up with this music in my life
One of my favorite songs by The Who.
A great song on its own and also a great song in context with its album.
I'm not so sure that they were ahead of their times, but they built on what they had done before (and they were always creative) and so there is a definite arc from their past to this and that's why it is so fully realized and complex.
The Who are brilliant. A once in a generation band✌️🏴
My favorite who song of all time!! You got your standard who songs like "won't get fooled again" "who are you" & "pinball wizard" etcetera! But there's just something powerful and beautiful about Love reign o'er me!!!! I actually don't play this song on purpose because I don't want to wear it out because you can do that to your favorite songs!! That way every time I hear it I got a smile on my face and really enjoy it like right now!!!!! Great reaction as always guys!
Hi. I agree the Who were ahead of their time--or maybe just above it ?? A very complex band which started as a cover band in the small clubs of London and grew and developed into a first level rock band. so many different phases they passed through from album to album. Very much worth exploring from first album to last. a documentary about them called "The Kids Are Alright" contains some of the greatest rock performances ever recorded. the song you just listened to is from the album "Quadrophenia" which I highly recommend you listen to from start to finish. Enjoy and thanks for your content.
Behind Blue Eyes is a must! 👍🇬🇧
I'm glad you liked this one! It's one of my favorites too 😁
What a splendid reaction! You made perfect sense, my dear. ❤
The song closes out The Who's second double album, this one entitled, "Quadrophonia."
And, yes, the band was definitely ahead of its time, and leaders of the pack among other great bands of the era.
Best band
I love your channel.
Exactly right about the double meaning, "reign" and "rain" being used interchangeably ;)
I'm not a big fan of The Who, but this song lives rent-free in my head.
Me, as a huge Who fan, "Wow! A reaction to both Love Rein Ore Me and My Wife, weird combo of Who songs, but COOL!!! 😂😂😂😂😂
I love this reaction how Dominika got it immediately while Andre seemed to need a bit of persuading.
The album Quadrophenia tells a persons story in music. After the “rock opera” Tommy, this was the Who’s second foray into this kind of musical storytelling. The whole double album is an incredible musical expression, worthy of a listen.