Playing this song and only this song 15 to 20 times in a row, with this sort of intensity displayed by Pete would be enough to qualify as a concert for me.
I watched this amazing performance when I was 16 for the first time. 30 years later I am still thrilled at the power and rhythm that erupts from the song, the words, the baseline and the amazing guitar riffs. Love THE WHO.
maybe one of the best rock performances ever. The singers, drummer, piano player and bass are second to none. I have seen hundreds of amazing live performances but none like this one. Victor
if they were it had something to do with Pete being clean from heroin use, because it always adds to the energy and so forth when even one guy is experiencing new sobriety, and Aerosmith were a case of the whole band experiencing it in the 80s.
I saw this on a live broadcast in Canada in 1982 when it aired near and after midnight instead of studying for big finals in University ... I aced the finals ... long live ROCK & THE WHO !!!
This was simulcast on CityTV and 104.5 CHUM-FM here in Toronto. My parents wouldn't let me go because I was only 13 and my brothers refused to go. So I took over our only tv and set up all the radios around the room. What I remember most about the broadcast was the pair of hosts flown in from England. They seemed to be under the influence of something. I wished that Jeanne Bekker and J.D. Roberts (John Roberts to viewers of Fox) had been hired instead of the blockheads from the UK.
I remember watching the simulcast of the Toronto gig,back then...and,it took me,'til a couple of years ago,'til,I finally found the official release of the DVD,and,CD....the cassette copy of the audio,that the local rock station carried,that night,disintegrated many,many moons ago. ❤❤❤
The part which starts at 4:10, with Pete's "P.S.", is better than primal scream therapy. He is in such an intense and wound up state at that point that no embezzling manager, misappropriating record company, garden variety sea-scouts molesters, or any other morally deformed individuals who had previously put upon him would dare do so again.
None of the videos of this song show John playing bass- this is the rippin-est bass line in history. He's wailing, even though he just stands there. And instead we get close ups of some lob pounding the piano...
"People walk in sideways, pretending that they're leaving. We put on our make-up and work out all the lead-ins. Jackie's in the alley selling tickets made in Hong Kong The promoter's in the pay box wonderin' where the band's gone, back in the pub the Governor stops the clock - rock is dead they say, Long Live Rock!"
Some odd things about this song. John is using a pick to play the bass (how many times did he do that?) and Pete seems to sing all the verses. I thought Roger used to sing some of them.
I always remembered or thought I remembered at around the 3:40 when things sped up , Pete saying "I'm going crazy" during singing the lyrics......anyone?......
@wgfa What's your source for this? I have two different versions of this concert, one of them being "The who rocks america"- but none of them are this clean sounding, and none of them have this good a mix
My parents were not really big rock music listeners so the albums in the house were Jim Croce, Harry Chapin, Kenny Rodgers, and Gordon Lightfoot. However...the local public library (South Hadley, Massachusetts) let you check out LPs. I remember grabbing Face Dances based solely on the album cover. That was my first experience with the Who. I suspect it was 1982 and I was 10. I quickly got a paper route and 200 cassettes later, I was hooked on music and live concerts. Today at 42 I still go see new bands, and to this day, when the music cooks, I get goose bumps just being there. I think this performance shows how Pete was phoning it in in the 80s, but I forgive....
John Entwistle is very like Geezer Butler❤❤and ever astounding Pete Townshend❗Early interview:what's your name? PETE. Where are you from? LONDON. London...where? ...LONDON, ENGLAND❗😂😂😂
Anyone who really knows The Who surely realizes how tragic this performance and tour was. They were an utter shell of the band they were up until about 1980. The fire was gone and Pete was just phoning it in. It's painful to watch. The power and heaviness was gone, replaced by a karaoke version of the band.
driffter1976 Come on, it's been entertaining! Keith will never have anybody hold his shoes, but I liked Kenney on this tour. Daltrey hated him, but I was fortunate enough to see this tour when I was 15. Seattle with the Clash and then in Portland. Will never forget it.
I have to agree, driffter. The 1979 tour was the best post-Moon tour, as The Who played with passion and fire. This tour and a large number of the performances were quite embarrassing as long-time fan. The "Who's Last" disc is pitiful, considering "Live at Leeds" is the great live album of all-time, in my opinion. Pete's change of guitar from Gibson, while understood because of his hearing, changed his playing and sound quite noticeably.
I like Keith, but he hadn't really been a force since "Who's Next". He was fat, drunk and sloppy for the last 6 or 7 years of his life, especially live....Kenny is a pro
Its about originality and creativity. Keith Moon was so unique. Kenney Jones may be slightly technically better, be he's just a drummer. Nothing special. With practice, anyone could do what Kenney did. No one can recreate Moon.
great track[ petes duckwalk awesome[ replying to post about moon[ I do not agree Kenny jones better[ moon overated[ coudn,t play after 74[ oh but I forget he was on drugs and he died early[ so he must be a legend[ also to compare mon with Bonham is insulting[ Bonham better with one hand
Playing this song and only this song 15 to 20 times in a row, with this sort of intensity displayed by Pete would be enough to qualify as a concert for me.
Yes Pete is incredible in this concert - if God came down from the heavens and created the perfect rock concert this is it no doubt!!!!
One of the most legendary comments of all time.
Kenny, magnificent job on the drums!
he was able to hold his own against the ghost of Moon.
Daltrey wasn't Kenney's biggest fan, that's for sure.
@@cschoen100 Understandably so, he didn't fit in with The Who at all. Zak is doing a pretty good job now though.
@@rayenbow3281 Pete wanted him in the band bottom line, so fans can criticize Kenny all they want, their opinions me sh!t
It’s difficult to copy Moon. He didn’t play drums like anyone else. Kenny did an admirable job and is a legend in his own right.
I watched this amazing performance when I was 16 for the first time. 30 years later I am still thrilled at the power and rhythm that erupts from the song, the words, the baseline and the amazing guitar riffs. Love THE WHO.
I was there when I was 16.
Pete looks like he's having a good time to me. Long Live Pete!
The Who always loved to play in Toronto. Some of their best shows were there, and they always, always,racked up the energy and songs for Toronto.!
Great great performance it was their farewell tour that year
Loved the look on Entwistle's face after Daltrey makes him sing that really long note, classic!
The Ox pulling double duty.
maybe one of the best rock performances ever. The singers, drummer, piano player and bass are second to none. I have seen hundreds of amazing live performances but none like this one. Victor
You are right on point this is the absolute best rock performance of all time!!!!
They say you'll always remember your first ! Eighty- two , the year I saw the WHO in Philly at the JFK ( virgin no more ! ! ! )
That was my 1st too. It was hot as hell that day. Huge crowd. Santana and the Clash opened.
Wow, I don't think I've ever seen John, Rog, and Pete have so much fun on stage.
if they were it had something to do with Pete being clean from heroin use, because it always adds to the energy and so forth when even one guy is experiencing new sobriety, and Aerosmith were a case of the whole band experiencing it in the 80s.
One of the GREAT Performances of all time ..Thanks for posting , Great memories .
Jen
No offense, but what are you watching?
Amen to that Jennifer, that they're so good without Moony is mind boggling. They're still leading the charge here in 2017! Long Live Da OO!
36+ years later I cant stop watching this concert!
I was at this show..1982..the keyboard player was Tim Gorman..he played keyboards on the album-it's hard
he filled in for Rabbit Bundrick, who took that year off to take care of his wire who was battling cancer.
Saw them in Philadelphia on this tour ! 115,000 people ! The clash and Santana opened for them ! Good times 40 years ago !!
yep the Vet show good times
I saw this on a live broadcast in Canada in 1982 when it aired near and after midnight instead of studying for big finals in University ... I aced the finals ... long live ROCK & THE WHO !!!
i was at msg watching rangers- islanders, then we went to a bar that had it on pay per view and caught the very end of the show with no cover charge!
@@jamessollazzo2966 saw it on tv in ottawa
After Jr. High on either Showtime or HBO, recorded it to cassette tape.
Proof that Pete could still bring it on that tour when properly inspired. Fun night. Strong memories.
01:39 Ultra cool John moment
AMAZING ,..JUST how many Great Songs in the Who collection !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
They played the same show, same set-list, on two consecutive nights. I was at the first show. Hello from Canada!
Cool sped- up reprise at the end. I always liked songs where Pete sings the verses and Roger sings the bridge and the chorus
Great opening footwork by Pete and Roger!
This was simulcast on CityTV and 104.5 CHUM-FM here in Toronto. My parents wouldn't let me go because I was only 13 and my brothers refused to go. So I took over our only tv and set up all the radios around the room. What I remember most about the broadcast was the pair of hosts flown in from England. They seemed to be under the influence of something. I wished that Jeanne Bekker and J.D. Roberts (John Roberts to viewers of Fox) had been hired instead of the blockheads from the UK.
Rock n Roll acrobatics at its finest!....Long live Rock....
townshend kills it on duck wlk solo
Long live the "OX"
I mean it every night!
I got this whole concert on tape from a Deadhead in '84 or '85 and loved it ever since. I still have it! Thanks, 'other' Kenny Jones!
I LOVE PETE'S JAM.
I remember watching the simulcast of the Toronto gig,back then...and,it took me,'til a couple of years ago,'til,I finally found the official release of the DVD,and,CD....the cassette copy of the audio,that the local rock station carried,that night,disintegrated many,many moons ago. ❤❤❤
Oh ! That's why they are my fave band ! Awesome
The Who are still "doin' it" in 2017. :)
I saw this show in San Diego that year. They had the biggest explosion I have ever seen at a concert.
LOVE THE WHO !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
The opening applause sounds like a rainstorm.
John changed like from what he was in 70-78 and the suddenly to what he was since 82 to his last busy days
The part which starts at 4:10, with Pete's "P.S.", is better than primal scream therapy.
He is in such an intense and wound up state at that point that no embezzling manager, misappropriating record company, garden variety sea-scouts molesters, or any other morally deformed individuals who had previously put upon him would dare do so again.
juste magnifique---What else can I say!!!?
i like this show. so many, too many who purists. they were having fun and it shows. let it be
thank you so much for these videos
...a Rockabilly coda. Nice!
the best version!
Pete sounds like he's using a Johnny Rotten vocal attack.
Like Johny Be Good
wgfa - thank you!!!!!!!
P.S. AWESOME
Roger sounds so strong here!
Awesome!!!!
None of the videos of this song show John playing bass- this is the rippin-est bass line in history. He's wailing, even though he just stands there. And instead we get close ups of some lob pounding the piano...
Thank you for this vid... This incarnation of The Who was always my favorite. Fuckin' great song....
ETERNAL ROCK The WHO !!!
"People walk in sideways, pretending that they're leaving. We put on our make-up and work out all the lead-ins. Jackie's in the alley selling tickets made in Hong Kong The promoter's in the pay box wonderin' where the band's gone, back in the pub the Governor stops the clock - rock is dead they say, Long Live Rock!"
LeftMeNot 👍
“ selling trinkets made in Hong Kong “...
@@jeper1969 Multiple sources on line say otherwise.
@@jeper1969 tickets
Long live Chuck!
Kenney's working his ass off.
I liked it.
Some odd things about this song. John is using a pick to play the bass (how many times did he do that?) and Pete seems to sing all the verses. I thought Roger used to sing some of them.
I always remembered or thought I remembered at around the 3:40 when things sped up , Pete saying "I'm going crazy" during singing the lyrics......anyone?......
@wgfa What's your source for this? I have two different versions of this concert, one of them being "The who rocks america"- but none of them are this clean sounding, and none of them have this good a mix
Rock is Dead.....Long Live Rock!
My parents were not really big rock music listeners so the albums in the house were Jim Croce, Harry Chapin, Kenny Rodgers, and Gordon Lightfoot. However...the local public library (South Hadley, Massachusetts) let you check out LPs. I remember grabbing Face Dances based solely on the album cover. That was my first experience with the Who. I suspect it was 1982 and I was 10. I quickly got a paper route and 200 cassettes later, I was hooked on music and live concerts. Today at 42 I still go see new bands, and to this day, when the music cooks, I get goose bumps just being there. I think this performance shows how Pete was phoning it in in the 80s, but I forgive....
What’s with a screeching audio ?
How technically sound is Kenney Jones?? WOW!!
was at one of these concerts then watched the other on simulcast...
Who's playing the key boards🤔. 🎯
PETE CAN BOOGIE
All love to Kenny Jones.
There's no 1080 of a 480 video
In every video of this song , Pete just doesn’t give a shit about the singing. This is one of the better ones. In some it’s just sad.
Kenny might have been a better fit if he had a different name.
John Entwistle is very like Geezer Butler❤❤and ever astounding Pete Townshend❗Early interview:what's your name? PETE.
Where are you from? LONDON.
London...where? ...LONDON, ENGLAND❗😂😂😂
Long live rock - not much to add
😄
Smoking red hot
I think kenny was pretty great & would've been great to stay
We tried but you were yawning.
I saw this tour at Giants Stadium
Nothing against Kenny Jones, but come on! Keith was awesome!
Not the same without Keith
LOOK AGAN...........
I'm a huge Who fan, but I just don't this era of the band.
From Odds and Sods. Great song.
Roger's hair.
that is all.
Pete is throwing this one away.... singing it in a totally sarcastic tone...not the best time period for them... it was time to end it.
+flagemdown66 dont agree mate [ think the performance full of energy/ awesome [ kenny had rejuvenated them
Totally agree. This is a disgrace. They were just going through the motions that whole 82 your.
driffter1976 then their "going through the motions" is way better that most other bands' performances!
flagemdown66 why ?
Because he can ,,, long live THEWHO 🎸
Anyone who really knows The Who surely realizes how tragic this performance and tour was. They were an utter shell of the band they were up until about 1980. The fire was gone and Pete was just phoning it in. It's painful to watch. The power and heaviness was gone, replaced by a karaoke version of the band.
Sorry bro, but it's not that bad. It's a different The Who from the 60's and 70', different, but not bad.
driffter1976 Come on, it's been entertaining! Keith will never have anybody hold his shoes, but I liked Kenney on this tour. Daltrey hated him, but I was fortunate enough to see this tour when I was 15. Seattle with the Clash and then in Portland. Will never forget it.
cschoen100 me too Shea stadium queens with David Johansen
driffter1976 it also looks like they are super tired
I have to agree, driffter. The 1979 tour was the best post-Moon tour, as The Who played with passion and fire. This tour and a large number of the performances were quite embarrassing as long-time fan. The "Who's Last" disc is pitiful, considering "Live at Leeds" is the great live album of all-time, in my opinion. Pete's change of guitar from Gibson, while understood because of his hearing, changed his playing and sound quite noticeably.
The unpopular truth that Kenny Jones was far better than Mooney.... Hahah
I don’t like Kenny Jones with The Who. No offense to him but without Keith’s presence the band is forced to play every song in an altered way.
I like Keith, but he hadn't really been a force since "Who's Next". He was fat, drunk and sloppy for the last 6 or 7 years of his life, especially live....Kenny is a pro
Those "who" knows drums may notice that Kenny Jones is better than Moon. Better for better Ringo is the best. Victor
you can be more reliable but not better
Kenney Jones is a drummer
Keith Moon was Keith Moon,not only behind drums
Its about originality and creativity. Keith Moon was so unique. Kenney Jones may be slightly technically better, be he's just a drummer. Nothing special. With practice, anyone could do what Kenney did. No one can recreate Moon.
Ana Amazonas Carrieri Moon was better , look at anything 1970 and earlier
Smh, that anybody would still comment after all these years about KennyJones. It's KENNEY Jones. Get it right!
I love the who.but moon was way overrated.kenny jones Was a better drummer.
Derek Burke
Derek Burke bahahahahahaha
A rarely stated opinion.
I agree and always thought that., Kenny Jones was twice the drummer.
great track[ petes duckwalk awesome[ replying to post about moon[ I do not agree Kenny jones better[ moon overated[ coudn,t play after 74[ oh but I forget he was on drugs and he died early[ so he must be a legend[ also to compare mon with Bonham is insulting[ Bonham better with one hand
tha'ts just ridiculous...keith and bonzo are two different style drummers..both great in their own right
Ginger Baker all day long.