Townshend is such an incredible writer. It's such a rare talent to write so many high quality songs that connect with millions of people. A rare artist indeed.
He's singularly as prolific a songwriter of amazing hits as the whole of The Eagles. The Eagles had an unending string of hits, like Townsend/The Who did, but it took the bunch of them to accomplish it.... One reason I like this song is that Pete makes reference to "Hiwattt Amps", which I've been using exclusively for 38 years now. Long live #Hiwatt!!
Pete townshend is considered a genius in rock n roll community In 60s til whenever..... Zeppelin didn't write rock opera or last as long or had single success like pete..
By "hate" they probably mean they're sick of hear "Who Are You" and "Won't Get Fooled Again". I love the Who and I'm sick of hearing those songs. I didn't rate the Who growing up just because the radio only played a few Who songs, Who Are you, Fooled Again and Baba O'Reilly...and they were played over and over and over again. Those are great songs but after you've heard them 10 million times they kind of lose their impact. I didn't "get" the Who until I heard some of their live stuff. Their recordings can't touch their live performances from their prime. They're one of those rare bands who really were better live and the were done and dusted when I was kid. They got back together about the time I was in high school but of course Moon was long gone and Pete was playing Fenders and accoustics and they had all those backing musicians with them. Just not the same thing so I never bothered seeing them live in their second run.
MsChris402 - people who don’t like the Who actually don’t like spaghetti meat balls, scotch eggs or taleggio arancini. I understand they are allergic to big tight visible balls
I am as old as Rock´n´Roll is (born in 1954). The Who were one of the greatest bands in this kind of music ever. Who can compare with them, their power and their abilities, especially those of John Entwistle. An incredible skilled musician he was.The other three , of course, too.
Artists today also don't have the backing these bands did. Ahmet Ertegun was generous when supporting artists at Atlantic Records and gave them time to hone their craft. Today, it's either come in making money or you're gone.
Required?? How can you mandate something that is rebellious in nature?but I know what your saying.kids got nothing to be pissed off about or if a kid is born with a rebellious nature then the parents put them on meds to squelch that.Cobain was the last pissed off rockstar imo.now it's just bland bullshit.
I'll skip your advice having any relevance as you seem to have appointed your self spokes ape, and I have more confidence in those you believe you represent. that they don't need a shit wit with his head up his hole as representative of them,it's more you represent fucktards and shit wits and with them I'm certain you feel of some worth .
They are simple the best live band ever there will never be another band as great as them LONG LIVE THE WHO BLESS YOU KEITH AND JOHN GREAT MUSICIANS IN THEIR OWN RIGHT.
I don't think he messed up. I think the line that he was supposed to sing has quite difficult syntax and phrasing. It's easier (and funnier) to sing about the guy taking his pants off. This is possibly confirmed when pete begins to sing the incorrect line and turns to the right to look at the band as if to tip them off that he's making a slight variation to the lyrics. And as he repeats the line (now being sung in its correct place) he starts to laugh. After the line is sung this second time the camera cuts to Keith and he's looking at Pete and laughing as well. What a great band, man, what a great band. (Do you think the guy who took his pants off may have been Pete?) Edit: naa, he messed up. That's why he turned and laughed the lyrics, cracking Moonie up.
This is the ONLY time I've ever seen Moon actually try to mime to a prerecorded track without totally hamming it up. Obviously the vocals are live, witness Pete screw up the words in the last verse. Love it!
i mean you can clearly hear hi hats throughout the track but there are none in his kit, and he does go a bit ham on the symbols lol. and yes the track is half-live so the instrumental and backing tracks are all there but the main lead vocal track is removed and performed live
I saw them on the 1973 , Quadrophenia tour ! Have been a Who fan since then ! Moon was a genius madman on the drums, and Roger gave me goose bumps..He was so damn good ! John Entwistle was a brilliant bassist, and Pete had some high jumps . These guys made my teenage years rock !! One of my top 5 great bands of all time ….
Maybe you can answer me this question: I consider Quadrophenia to be a great album. But in South Florida, at that time, Elton John's album "Goodbye Yellow Brick Road" was played repeatedly---more than Quadrophenia. In fact, it was not until 1979 with the release of the movie Quadrophenia did I hear the entire album. Why was Elton's album more popular than the Who's Quadrophenia?
Michelle, I saw that tour in Boston. Remains in my mind one of the best shows ever. Third row center on the floor and I couldn't take my eyes off of Moon. Wild night. Might've been 13.
@@davidrothman8173 , I was 14 years old at this concert. Opened my eyes and ears in so many ways...lol I had never smoked before, but I counted 23 pipes, and joints that were passed to me that night, and I definitely experienced the show. Moon was BRILLIANT, I agree with you. During Baba O'Reilly he was a madman on those drums...One of the best nights of my life..
@@vadouis-rt3of Hello, I can't shed any light on why the album wasn't played more in Florida. What a shame, eh ? To listen to them playing songs from it, at the St. Louis arena, was phenomenal ! The surround sound, of the beach and ocean sounds, made you feel it , in a totally new way at that time.
That’s as good as it gets kiddos!....ROCK & ROLL!...at its best!...sorry you kids missed those concerts!...no beavers or millies back then!...just REAL ROCKERS!...oh well!
Whistling Bob Harris!! It's been sooo long since I last saw him on tv. Fabulous song from a fabulous band. Fab lyrics "We were the first band to vomit in the bar And find the distance to the stage too far"
What a band . Moon not your average drummer, Entwistle a lead bass player that was out of this world and Townsend had some flash and could write . And Daltrey a front man that many have stolen from. The Who.
@@mattveteska8559 Both had/have great stage presence . But Plant like Zeppelin did what many thought impossible . They had a career without singles and a legacy unlike others . The Who were a band of characters where there was a lead role at every spot.
@@michaelmarshall1713 I agree in the sense that unlike beatles and the stones the who and Zeppelin never got commercialy hyped. Who came out in mid 60' s and even though they had some hits they were primarily an album band. Zep 's whole lotta love was released as a single so they got some mainstream exposure but what made them unique was they performences were never televised,that was by design by Peter Grant so it would create a mystique about them and create a demand to see them live
Yeah, rock is the only music that has stood the test of time lol. Forget about the blues, classic, opera, gospel, country etc etc. Who remembers Mozart or Frank Sinatra these days?
Moons missing a front tooth. He knocked one of his teeth out! OMG! He was like a big kid! Such a crazy Loon!! Out of control! But he was always smiling and he was funny as hell! I wish I could have met him and given him a big hug. He made me laugh so hard. Watching him play and making so may funny faces. God, he was a handful! Now he would be called the Poster boy for ADHD. God Rest his soul! RIP Moon and Entwistle
Besides the music itself, I think the best part of this video is when Pete fucks up on the lyrics. Goes to show that even the best of professionals make mistakes.
Just like with modern celebrity in all forms of entertainment today, everything is scripted. You think The Who were bad, The Faces were always drunk performing live. The only bands left that can pull that off is either the Flaming Lips or the Foo Fighters.
It *does* appear the vocal mic's were on, for the most part. Maybe Pete's was the only one. Just a different time for the media exposure. Check out The Rolling Stones, "Far Away Eyes" original video. Same "illusion" . Love The Who.
THE WHO ! ! ! The best live shows. Saw them open for Hermans Hermits. Anaheim Convention Centet. Saw the band with MOON 8 Times. Best showman drummer ever. John Entwistle the THOR of Bass Guitarist. Roger the greatest SCREAMS from a Frontman. PETE TOWNSHEND a superstar genius who could jump so damn high into the Air. TOP LIVE ACT
I’m glad they made this appearance so this song has them playing and has a visual to go with it! Keith Moon makes me laugh he’s laughing here and the Ox is a steady rhythm section! We didn’t get to see this in the US. Damn it! We had no Satellite service or anything at the time. I missed all the Grey Whistle shows and Top of the Pops. Now I get to some of it 25 years later when most of these groups are gone now. Still I’m glad to finally see these shows! Thanks to RUclips!
One of my faves. Saw them live this same year-Thanksgiving weekend (Fri) LA Forum. Got off work at the Silver Slipper in Las Vegas at 2:40pm, rolled into a rainy LA and the Forum with the Who on stage playing 'The Real Me' , which as any knowledgeable Who fan will tell you begins with the sound of rain and thunder segue of "I Am The Sea", which we all got a kick out of as we had just come in from the rain outside. Magical experience.
It's really sad that the Rock Hall has the words "Long Live Rock" in huge letters outside in front of the building, but have not inducted Pete Townshend yet as a solo artist
The consumet primal rock and roll singer Mr Roger Daltrey. He's a singer not a fighter but he is not that bad as a fighter so watch it. Lol This don't mean much but probably one of the toughest singers ever. WHO is tougher hmmmm I know the Rock. He sings I guess. No one else's giving him a fight. Not even Ginger Baker would be fair. No drunken John Bonham. Any way it's stupid to talk about but I like stirring up stupid stuff all in the name of fun. ROGER hands down lol
Excellent, mimed, live or however you want to believe it. It's The Who showing how full of energy they were back then and still are today. Love how John slid down the bass neck from one note to another, Keith showing off in places and of course Pete stuffing up the lyrics and Roger just out there doing what he does. Pity, it's like half mimed, half live, though the sounds live and different from the album release sound. The Who ROCK!!!
I absolutely love The Who ...in many ways during their prime they were the greatest rock band on earth 1967-75 or so. Moons playing deteriorated towards the late 70’s. He was still great but again during his prime before all the drugs and booze ate him up, he was untouchable. After Moons death for me it was over. Face Dances and It’s Hard we’re mediocre albums at best with maybe 3-4 good songs. Tommy on broadway was great, it brought them back into the public eye. Then with Johns death in 2002 they really should have quit. But they still tour and I still love them. Looking back, I kind of respect Led Zep for retiring after Bonhams death. You could never replace Bonham, and The Who tried with Kenny Jones but it wasn’t the same. Moon was the heart of The Who , Pete it’s brains, John it’s foundation and Roger it’s spirit. Just my opinion
Down at the Astoria the scene was changing Bingo and rock were pushing out x-rating We were the first band to vomit at the bar And find the distance to the stage too far Meanwhile it's getting late at ten o'clock Rock is dead they say Long live rock Long live rock! I need it every night Long live rock! Come on and join the line Long live rock! Be it dead or alive People walk in sideways pretending that they're leaving We put on our makeup and work out all the lead-ins Jack is in the alley selling tickets made in Hong Kong Promoter's in the pay box wondering where the band's gone Back in the pub the governor stops the clock Rock is dead they say Long live rock Long live rock! I need it every night Long live rock! Come on and join the line Long live rock! Be it dead or alive Landslide, rocks are falling, falling down upon our very heads We tried but you were yawning, look again Rock is dead Rock is dead Rock is dead The place is really jumping to the high watt amps 'Til a twenty inch cymbal fell and cut the lamps In the blackout they danced right into the aisle And as the doors fly open even the promoter smiles Someone takes his pants off and the rafters knock Rock is dead they say Long live rock, long live rock, long live rock, long live rock Long live rock Long live rock Long live rock Long live rock Long live rock Long live rock! I need it every night Long live rock! Come on and join the line Long live rock! Be it dead or alive
Wow..Boston in 1979 I was 15...and I swear to u it was nowhere near as mild a show as this...really high energy...Roger running in place for 3 hours.. swinging that mic around...😊
Moon may not have been old age wise but physically he was. I was just commenting on how old he looks in this clip. I would have guessed he was around 40 but I think he was only in his late 20's when this was filmed.
Interesting a) to hear Roger sing the 2nd verse, b) to hear Pete blow the lyrics to the 3rd verse, and c) hear Keith play a hi hat (although there's none onstage. Great bit.
“We were the first band to vomit in the bar...
And find the distance to the stage too far.”
Classic
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Whatta line
Townshend is such an incredible writer. It's such a rare talent to write so many high quality songs that connect with millions of people. A rare artist indeed.
He's singularly as prolific a songwriter of amazing hits as the whole of The Eagles. The Eagles had an unending string of hits, like Townsend/The Who did, but it took the bunch of them to accomplish it.... One reason I like this song is that Pete makes reference to "Hiwattt Amps", which I've been using exclusively for 38 years now.
Long live #Hiwatt!!
Pete townshend is considered a genius in rock n roll community In 60s til whenever..... Zeppelin didn't write rock opera or last as long or had single success like pete..
You mean I’m a Boy?!
@Filip Mikuz
'I'm A Boy"
Hedwig....
@Filip Mikuz Oh no not THEM!! Get over yourself...
My son and my wife don’t care for the Who. I’ve always loved them. Pete T. Has always been an inspiration to especially when I was young. I’m 62 now.
Divorce your wife and disown your son!
You gotta love Pete!! What a showman...forgets the words....grins....moves on. Awesome
Well, this is all edited….
@@SH-pq5zqI’m pretty sure the vocals are live, the rest is mimed
I've actually met people who despise The Who. To me, that's like despising chocolate, pizza, or puppies.
By "hate" they probably mean they're sick of hear "Who Are You" and "Won't Get Fooled Again". I love the Who and I'm sick of hearing those songs.
I didn't rate the Who growing up just because the radio only played a few Who songs, Who Are you, Fooled Again and Baba O'Reilly...and they were played over and over and over again. Those are great songs but after you've heard them 10 million times they kind of lose their impact.
I didn't "get" the Who until I heard some of their live stuff. Their recordings can't touch their live performances from their prime.
They're one of those rare bands who really were better live and the were done and dusted when I was kid. They got back together about the time I was in high school but of course Moon was long gone and Pete was playing Fenders and accoustics and they had all those backing musicians with them. Just not the same thing so I never bothered seeing them live in their second run.
Fuck those jack offs.
some people don't like the beatles though.
MsChris402 - people who don’t like the Who actually don’t like spaghetti meat balls, scotch eggs or taleggio arancini. I understand they are allergic to big tight visible balls
I am as old as Rock´n´Roll is (born in 1954). The Who were one of the greatest bands in this kind of music ever. Who can compare with them, their power and their abilities, especially those of John Entwistle. An incredible skilled musician he was.The other three , of course, too.
Pete forgets the lyrics, but still a fabulous song. Love the Who!!
From my early days things changed when i first listened to Pete and the WHO. I became a follower, still am and ever will be.
its really nice to see Keith enjoying himself
Looks like he's been enjoying himself late into the night since '64. Only a few more years till it all truly comes apart for him.
should be REQUIRED listening for all teenagers today. There's absolutely NO excuse for what exists as pop music today.
But this obligation is the least rock n roll thing to do
you are old and useless
Especially Quadrophenia, it's perfect for the kids who think they don't fit-in.
Artists today also don't have the backing these bands did. Ahmet Ertegun was generous when supporting artists at Atlantic Records and gave them time to hone their craft. Today, it's either come in making money or you're gone.
Required?? How can you mandate something that is rebellious in nature?but I know what your saying.kids got nothing to be pissed off about or if a kid is born with a rebellious nature then the parents put them on meds to squelch that.Cobain was the last pissed off rockstar imo.now it's just bland bullshit.
JE plays a SHIT TON of notes in this. What an incredible bass player he was!!
Thanks for everything John!!
one of his better sounding bass sounds as well.
Kev G. Agreed....more warm and brown rather than tinny and trebley.
Was a beast on the bass
And we all know the more notes you play the better you are right???? knuckle head .
I'll skip your advice having any relevance as you seem to have appointed your self spokes ape, and I have more confidence in those you believe you represent. that they don't need a shit wit with his head up his hole as representative of them,it's more you represent fucktards and shit wits and with them I'm certain you feel of some worth .
They are simple the best live band ever there will never be another band as great as them LONG LIVE THE WHO BLESS YOU KEITH AND JOHN GREAT MUSICIANS IN THEIR OWN RIGHT.
TY Keith and John, not a word to Pete and Roger! Love it, who fans know who is driving the magic bus.
Entwistle and Moon. The greatest rhythm section in the history of rock.
Great version! Roger takes the second verse instead of Pete and then Pete messes up the lyrics in the third. Classic!
wolftrack57 not a easy song to sing!
Is it messing up the lyric if you wrote it? LOL! Great song!
Someone takes his pants off... Twice.
I don't think he messed up. I think the line that he was supposed to sing has quite difficult syntax and phrasing. It's easier (and funnier) to sing about the guy taking his pants off. This is possibly confirmed when pete begins to sing the incorrect line and turns to the right to look at the band as if to tip them off that he's making a slight variation to the lyrics. And as he repeats the line (now being sung in its correct place) he starts to laugh. After the line is sung this second time the camera cuts to Keith and he's looking at Pete and laughing as well. What a great band, man, what a great band.
(Do you think the guy who took his pants off may have been Pete?)
Edit: naa, he messed up. That's why he turned and laughed the lyrics, cracking Moonie up.
And Keith laughs his ass off!
I absolutely love Keith laffing at Pete fucking up the lyrics at 3:25......
I do too! Love this era of the Who
Rogers voice was so strong back then. Some say he could strip paint off a car from as far away as a mile!
Nobody says that
Saw them recently live in concert .He can still hit those notes .They are still amazing !
He definitely had a powerful voice don't think he had the feel or the soul of Paul Rodgers thou
@@lucasoheyze4597 Stop being envious.
This is Heavyweight rock and roll. Only the strong survive!
The Who are the greatest band ever in rock !! all the other bands wanted to 'copy" the who ,...they wanted to BE THE WHO - AND COULDN'T !!
That stage can barely contain them. Just so powerful 🔥
One of my favorite Who songs!
RIP Keith, John, and Rock & Roll!
Uncle Bob-===== he was the door I went through to music... REAL MUSIC
my all time favorite band since I saw them live when I was 10 yrs old. Now 56 yrs old. The most loud, intense & entertaining band I have ever seen.
This is the ONLY time I've ever seen Moon actually try to mime to a prerecorded track without totally hamming it up. Obviously the vocals are live, witness Pete screw up the words in the last verse. Love it!
I guess a haf live. Cuz there are some back vocals while John and Pete aren't singing.
i mean you can clearly hear hi hats throughout the track but there are none in his kit, and he does go a bit ham on the symbols lol. and yes the track is half-live so the instrumental and backing tracks are all there but the main lead vocal track is removed and performed live
He saves himself on this one and goes wild on the other song Relay
I didn't catch that initially. I remember this song being released on "Odds and Sods"
He's miming to something he screwed up earlier. No band performance on OGWT at that time was live.
I saw them on the 1973 , Quadrophenia tour ! Have been a Who fan since then ! Moon was a genius madman on the drums, and Roger gave me goose bumps..He was so damn good ! John Entwistle was a brilliant bassist, and Pete had some high jumps . These guys made my teenage years rock !! One of my top 5 great bands of all time ….
Maybe you can answer me this question: I consider Quadrophenia to be a great album. But in South Florida, at that time, Elton John's album "Goodbye Yellow Brick Road" was played repeatedly---more than Quadrophenia. In fact, it was not until 1979 with the release of the movie Quadrophenia did I hear the entire album. Why was Elton's album more popular than the Who's Quadrophenia?
Michelle, I saw that tour in Boston. Remains in my mind one of the best shows ever. Third row center on the floor and I couldn't take my eyes off of Moon. Wild night. Might've been 13.
@@davidrothman8173 , I was 14 years old at this concert. Opened my eyes and ears in so many ways...lol I had never smoked before, but I counted 23 pipes, and joints that were passed to me that night, and I definitely experienced the show. Moon was BRILLIANT, I agree with you. During Baba O'Reilly he was a madman on those drums...One of the best nights of my life..
@@vadouis-rt3of Hello, I can't shed any light on why the album wasn't played more in Florida. What a shame, eh ? To listen to them playing songs from it, at the St. Louis arena, was phenomenal ! The surround sound, of the beach and ocean sounds, made you feel it , in a totally new way at that time.
@@MicsFavs I agree. Which do you think was the better album, "Tommy" or "Quadrophenia?" To me, the 1979 movie "Quadrophenia" puts it over the top.
That’s as good as it gets kiddos!....ROCK & ROLL!...at its best!...sorry you kids missed those concerts!...no beavers or millies back then!...just REAL ROCKERS!...oh well!
THE WHO SIMPLE THE BEST BAND LIVE EVER AND EVER WILL BE.
"We were the first band to vomit in the bar". No one but the Who! Long Live Rock, indeed. G.
+Gayla Smith Ab-suh-fuckin-lutely!! Best band of the 60s-70s era.
i love the story about a pissed Pete meeting John Rotten et al in a Soho pub and saying ; go on then - it`s all yours now
I bet the kinks or the Pretty things beat them to the vomit covered floor .
I dunno think so Laddy.....Moonie was vomiting in bars before any of them....
Viv Prince taught Moonie everything he knew about vomiting .
In their prime on OGWT...even Whispering Bob shouted that day!
Love everyone of these dudes , Townsend stage moves are the coolest. Always makes me smile. Fantastic as usual,can’t beat The Who!
The best part of that performance is Keith cracking up when Pete repeats his lines!!
Whistling Bob Harris!! It's been sooo long since I last saw him on tv. Fabulous song from a fabulous band. Fab lyrics "We were the first band to vomit in the bar
And find the distance to the stage too far"
What a band . Moon not your average drummer, Entwistle a lead bass player that was out of this world and Townsend had some flash and could write . And Daltrey a front man that many have stolen from. The Who.
I always thought that Plant was a Daultry wannabe
NO Plant was always his own man . Daltrey has influenced many ( Paul Stanley ) stole the microphone twirl .
@@michaelmarshall1713 I guess you re right,Plant was groundbreaking in his stage persona.
@@mattveteska8559 Both had/have great stage presence . But Plant like Zeppelin did what many thought impossible . They had a career without singles and a legacy unlike others . The Who were a band of characters where there was a lead role at every spot.
@@michaelmarshall1713 I agree in the sense that unlike beatles and the stones the who and Zeppelin never got commercialy hyped. Who came out in mid 60' s and even though they had some hits they were primarily an album band. Zep 's whole lotta love was released as a single so they got some mainstream exposure but what made them unique was they performences were never televised,that was by design by Peter Grant so it would create a mystique about them and create a demand to see them live
The Who sung it and I'll will always say LONG LIVE ROCK the only music that will stand the test of time
Yeah, rock is the only music that has stood the test of time lol. Forget about the blues, classic, opera, gospel, country etc etc. Who remembers Mozart or Frank Sinatra these days?
Moons missing a front tooth. He knocked one of his teeth out! OMG! He was like a big kid! Such a crazy Loon!! Out of control! But he was always smiling and he was funny as hell!
I wish I could have met him and given him a big hug. He made me laugh so hard. Watching him play and making so may funny faces. God, he was a handful!
Now he would be called the Poster boy for ADHD.
God Rest his soul!
RIP Moon and Entwistle
Besides the music itself, I think the best part of this video is when Pete fucks up on the lyrics. Goes to show that even the best of professionals make mistakes.
LookingForToday74 Yes. And the fact that he's obviously drunk didnt help matters ;) He almost face planted a couple of times
Just like with modern celebrity in all forms of entertainment today, everything is scripted. You think The Who were bad, The Faces were always drunk performing live. The only bands left that can pull that off is either the Flaming Lips or the Foo Fighters.
greatest band of all time
I love that the drum fills overlap during the vocal parts... how keith!
Maybe the best conglomerate of musicians ever!
If you look closely, you will see Keith flipping his drumstick a couple of times while he's playing. God I love this band
Philip Shirk what else is new :)
Part of that is the fact Keith isn't actually playing here. No one is. Stupid shows making performers mime.
They were somethin' . So many great tunes.
It *does* appear the vocal mic's were on, for the most part. Maybe Pete's was the only one. Just a different time for the media exposure. Check out The Rolling Stones, "Far Away Eyes" original video. Same "illusion" . Love The Who.
@Eddy Banyon Yeah, I think a particular drummer may have been the focal proponent of that line in the song - needed repeating.
Put this on my gravestone...strikes at my very core...long live rock, indeed! Thanks for the cool posting.
This is why I am a Crazy Who Fan!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
One of the greatest bands of all time!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
THE WHO ! ! ! The best live shows. Saw them open for Hermans Hermits. Anaheim Convention Centet. Saw the band with MOON 8 Times. Best showman drummer ever. John Entwistle the THOR of Bass Guitarist. Roger the greatest SCREAMS from a Frontman. PETE TOWNSHEND a superstar genius who could jump so damn high into the Air. TOP LIVE ACT
One of the greatest live band
Greatest band live. Thanks.
The Who e Led Zeppelin são realmente as melhores bandas de Rock'n Roll de todos os tempos! Insuperáveis!
Except Zeppelin is not in the same class as The Who. Nobody cared more about rock or wrote about it better than The Who.
This is my favorite version of "Someone Takes His Pants Off And The Rafters Knock"!!!
Daltrey was in great voice that day
2020.....and i am still rocking out to this Anthem!!!!!!
Roger Daltrey, natural born rock god.
I drive a school bus and the bloody kids love the Who.
Great to actually SEE this version, it's always been my favorite for the mess up in the 3rd verse. Just incredible playing by all.
I was 13 when this came out, another great song by the Who.
Greatest band EVER.
This performance is full of so many small things that aren't supposed to happen but it still kicks all of the ass!!!!
Love Pete Townshend's voice, but when Roger Daltrey starts it just blows him away...
Both had great voices but Roger was untouchable at his peak!
great version, one of the best...long live The Who
Great song, John entwhistle just taking everything in his stride, respect and more respect,
I’m glad they made this appearance so this song has them playing and has a visual to go with it! Keith Moon makes me laugh he’s laughing here and the Ox is a steady rhythm section!
We didn’t get to see this in the US. Damn it! We had no Satellite service or anything at the time. I missed all the Grey Whistle shows and Top of the Pops. Now I get to some of it 25 years later when most of these groups are gone now. Still I’m glad to finally see these shows! Thanks to RUclips!
One of my faves. Saw them live this same year-Thanksgiving weekend (Fri) LA Forum. Got off work at the Silver Slipper in Las Vegas at 2:40pm, rolled into a rainy LA and the Forum with the Who on stage playing 'The Real Me' , which as any knowledgeable Who fan will tell you begins with the sound of rain and thunder segue of "I Am The Sea", which we all got a kick out of as we had just come in from the rain outside. Magical experience.
The National Anthem of ALL true Rock-N-Roll Fans !!!
They were the first band to blow the park.
John Entwistle used that same bass guitar in the Eyesight to the blind part in TOMMY film made in 74'
It sounds good with Daltrey doing that second verse. He should have done the entire song, but Pete still did a good job.
THE BEST ROCK BAND EVER...2nd to none...I was these guy in 72.
lindy frank awesome
It's really sad that the Rock Hall has the words "Long Live Rock" in huge letters outside in front of the building, but have not inducted Pete Townshend yet as a solo artist
I was at the Whistle Test. AWESOME!
Roger's voice was ripping!
agreed. Amazing vocal energy awesome voice
Sounds like they're doing a karaoke rendition, there's definitely a backing track with piano and guitar.
It is not a live performance. The audio is the original studio version.
The consumet primal rock and roll singer Mr Roger Daltrey. He's a singer not a fighter but he is not that bad as a fighter so watch it. Lol This don't mean much but probably one of the toughest singers ever. WHO is tougher hmmmm I know the Rock. He sings I guess. No one else's giving him a fight. Not even Ginger Baker would be fair. No drunken John Bonham. Any way it's stupid to talk about but I like stirring up stupid stuff all in the name of fun. ROGER hands down lol
If not Roger as the toughest maybe muhomad Ali or hulk Hogan for toughest singers
Long Live Rock! Still in 2022 and will till I die!
Let's just make all of the lyrics "Someone takes his pants off and the rafters knock." XD
+Sara Nyhus Lol...i love Keith's face as he's obviously looking at Pete for f'ing up the lyrics right there.
As a kid I always thought it was "someone takes his pants off in the restless night"
Great idea! Why not?
LOL!!
the raw power of The who...still has no equal.
Pete so hammered here! lol .He screws up the lyrics, crashes into the drums and almost face plants a couple of times.
This is what rock is all about!!
John Bickle, wack
(Haha chucle) I grew up thinking this is how Pete is
but they still tore this song up!
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They crushed it! If this ain't the greatest video ever kill me
Excellent, mimed, live or however you want to believe it. It's The Who showing how full of energy they were back then and still are today. Love how John slid down the bass neck from one note to another, Keith showing off in places and of course Pete stuffing up the lyrics and Roger just out there doing what he does. Pity, it's like half mimed, half live, though the sounds live and different from the album release sound. The Who ROCK!!!
Great live vocals 👏
One of the great rock bands.
I absolutely love The Who ...in many ways during their prime they were the greatest rock band on earth 1967-75 or so.
Moons playing deteriorated towards the late 70’s. He was still great but again during his prime before all the drugs and booze ate him up, he was untouchable.
After Moons death for me it was over. Face Dances and It’s Hard we’re mediocre albums at best with maybe 3-4 good songs.
Tommy on broadway was great, it brought them back into the public eye. Then with Johns death in 2002 they really should have quit.
But they still tour and I still love them. Looking back, I kind of respect Led Zep for retiring after Bonhams death.
You could never replace Bonham, and The Who tried with Kenny Jones but it wasn’t the same. Moon was the heart of The Who , Pete it’s brains, John it’s foundation and Roger it’s spirit.
Just my opinion
Greatest live band ever.
Down at the Astoria the scene was changing
Bingo and rock were pushing out x-rating
We were the first band to vomit at the bar
And find the distance to the stage too far
Meanwhile it's getting late at ten o'clock
Rock is dead they say
Long live rock
Long live rock! I need it every night
Long live rock! Come on and join the line
Long live rock! Be it dead or alive
People walk in sideways pretending that they're leaving
We put on our makeup and work out all the lead-ins
Jack is in the alley selling tickets made in Hong Kong
Promoter's in the pay box wondering where the band's gone
Back in the pub the governor stops the clock
Rock is dead they say
Long live rock
Long live rock! I need it every night
Long live rock! Come on and join the line
Long live rock! Be it dead or alive
Landslide, rocks are falling, falling down upon our very heads
We tried but you were yawning, look again
Rock is dead
Rock is dead
Rock is dead
The place is really jumping to the high watt amps
'Til a twenty inch cymbal fell and cut the lamps
In the blackout they danced right into the aisle
And as the doors fly open even the promoter smiles
Someone takes his pants off and the rafters knock
Rock is dead they say
Long live rock, long live rock, long live rock, long live rock
Long live rock
Long live rock
Long live rock
Long live rock
Long live rock
Long live rock! I need it every night
Long live rock! Come on and join the line
Long live rock! Be it dead or alive
Just to clarify-- Its "HIWATT amps" the brand Pete helped put on the map.
Always love to watch Keith Moon do his thing on the drums
Thank heavens I wasn't created as a cymbal in Keith's kit. Damn he hits hard. Good days....!
Wow..Boston in 1979 I was 15...and I swear to u it was nowhere near as mild a show as this...really high energy...Roger running in place for 3 hours.. swinging that mic around...😊
LONG LIVE ROCK. I CERTAINLY NEED IT EVERY DAY TO HELP ME ALONG THE WAY.
Pete Is Right Long Live Rock
Every now and again I come to the conclusion that The Who really are THE GREATEST XXXX!
The classic song which plays over the closing credits of The Kids Are Alright.
This is their "glam rock" song. It's got a bit of the retro 50's feel updated in the early 70's
Funny how 60's 70's musicians know they are playing " live" to a track. You can see inuendoes of smile and "this makes us money" smirks. Good stuuf
I like this song. long live rock.the who is great.
This song says it all
I recall Billy Fury performing this as Rory Storm in the film ‘That’ll be the day’ circa 1973
I can remember seeing That'll be the day and Stardust as a double bill during the night back to back on TV with Billy Fury as Stormy Tempest
"But ya cah'n't, Stormy, cahn ya."
Moonie would have been 72 today-Rolling Stone said it best-Keith Moon-he died before he got old.R.I.P. Moonie and John.
Moon may not have been old age wise but physically he was. I was just commenting on how old he looks in this clip. I would have guessed he was around 40 but I think he was only in his late 20's when this was filmed.
Sad
Roger was the best frontman...no one did what he did on stage b/c everyone else would do it wrong
This is rock at its best!....never again,will it be the same!....
one of the great things about the who is that you have 3 guys acting like lunatics and then Entwhistle stands there expressionless like a statue
Ha Pete messed up! And it's awesome! He's amazing!
The Who did the TV appearances live and they are legendary for it. First band to follow them in doing TV live was Iron Maiden.
This is not live. They are singing live to a prerecorded instrumental track.
You need to work on your definition of playback. Along with your regular homework on The Who.
Interesting a) to hear Roger sing the 2nd verse, b) to hear Pete blow the lyrics to the 3rd verse, and c) hear Keith play a hi hat (although there's none onstage. Great bit.
Yep. They're singing to a pre-recorded track. LOL
The Who have always been my favorite band. Nobody else even close. God bless the living & RIP to those Who whov’e passed on.
BEST ROCK BAND EVER!!!
2:30 Roger Daltry is a majestic lead rock singer. I love the expression and passion he brings vocally and presentation.
Still can't believe that I didn't like The Who when I was younger >