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Bassist John Entwistle was once asked by a reporter why he stood so still and calm during their live shows, and he responded, "If someone didn't anchor the rest of them down, they'd all go flying off the stage."
He was also the only one who wasn't on drugs during the performances. He spoke about that his band mates used much heavier than he did. Of course, us in the audience were flying as well and this went for most rock and roll bands from the mid-sixties through the '70's it was a great time to grow up. Then you wake up and 50 years have passed since you were a teenager.
One thing I loved about Entwhistle is that while the rest of the band was wrecking havoc with their respective instruments,The Ox was having none of that.
One of the more interesting interviews from the Who, besides any that could get " Moon the loon" to sit still in front of a microphone for 20 minutes, was one of Pete talking about John and how amazing a bassist he was. Moon passed the crazy tearup the room torch directly to Joe Walsh incidentally. What a band! You've amply sampled one of the other greatest bands ever in the Floyd and I hope you'll continue on with more Who!
@Alexanderson-wfh This concert was May 28 1978 he died September 7 1978. The Who Are You album was released August 21 1978, this concert was to promote that album.
The Who are the originators of Stereotypical wild Rock and Roll stage performances, Many guitars, mics and drum sets were harmed in the making of their concerts, and we were here for it.
Bassist John Entwhistle, Still unmatched as the best rock bassist ever. definitely the GOAT. He always figured that he might as well stay still with everyone else going nuts in the band. Plus his bass parts are beyond complicated and melodic and solidifys the band's sound.
I grew up near Shepperton Studios where this was filmed. The Who used Large Sound Stages in the studios we could hear them from my Mum and Dad's back garden when they were rehearsing for this filmed performance across the then fields.
The movie Alien was being filmed in the studio next door, and the cast and crew came over to watch this. They asked the Who if they could borrow the bands light show, for the movie. There are scenes in the Alien that use the Who's light show.
And this is the best music story ever. Thank you that it wasn't me who always the gate keeper of this story. Of course that was the first band who used the lasers. And of course roger hit microphone the man in the audience.
The WHO had to do this "concert" for the movie THE KIDS ARE ALRIGHT at the studio because the city "London?" wouldn't allow lasers to be used - too dangerous.
That actually happened. Because this was back in the days when hardly anybody outside of major national scientific laboratories had multiple powerful isotope-splitting copper vapor lasers like these. They were $120,000 a piece in the late seventies (approx. $850,000 today.) Top universities had to budget special for just one of these lasers. The Who, Genesis and Pink Floyd had lasers though, because…”f-yeah the seventies.”
"Meet the new boss, same as the old boss" became quite a catch-phrase for my generation. Whether referring to a revolution, a new President, or just a promise from anybody that went unfulfilled.
Roger Daltrey's scream is considered one of the most iconic in rock history. When they were recording the song in studio, the rest of the band, lunching nearby, thought Daltrey was brawling with the engineer!
This was recorded on film rather than digitally (which wasn't a thing back then) and recently enhanced which is why the quality is so good. The guitarist, Pete Townshend (pronounced without the 'h') is their main writer. They did a couple of rock operas, both made into films. "Tommy" features Elton John, Eric Clapton, Tina Turner to name but a few.
This is one of those bands where every member is a legend in his own rght that scream and the slide is one of the most iconic moments in rock history. If I were producing a 20 minute video on this history of rock n roll I would have that clip as the opening 10 seconds
SQUEEZE BOX, BEHIND BLUE EYES, I CAN SEE FOR MILES, LONG LIVE ROCK, and the video promo for WHO ARE YOU are really great songs by The Who. The promo is a little more raw and actually better in some ways. Keep going, Stacey, and enjoy
I've seen The Who too many times to count. I've met every member of the band except Keith. But one of my favorite live performances of theirs is the night they performed at the Concert For New York City, several weeks after the atrocity of 9/11. It was so amazing to see the firefighters, police officers, EMT's, and first responders with tears of joy streaming down their faces while seeing the energy of The Who live, after all the tears of agony over the previous few weeks. At one point, a NYC police officer tossed his official NYPD cap onto the stage. Roger Daltrey (lead vocalist) picked it up and said "I'm not worthy of wearing this" and handed it back to the police officer. I was never prouder of the band than I was that night.
Forgot to mention, for those who might be interested, Roger Daltrey is touring the US this summer. I've already got my front row seats for the Boston gig on June 20
That certainly was extraordinary. As a long-standing South London Who fan, I feel that the degree to which they are appreciated in the USA even surpasses what's generally seen in the UK.
Important trivia; the synthesizer you hear at the beginning. At that time synthesizers were the size of a small room. Pete Townsend had to program the sound you hear. It didn't come pre programmed. That is a testament to his brilliance in composing.
Welcome to The Who ! ( Baba O'Reilly and Behind Blue Eyes....not to mention the Rock Opera " Tommy" , Rain On Me....a bunch of other songs. I saw them live in 1976 at Anaheim Stadium and their shows are like this the whole way through. They were well known for destroying equipment.. Drummer Keith Moon died about a month after this was filmed. Tragic. That is actually Duct Tape holding his headphones one. Crazy
The bass player is NOT yawning. He is John and he is always laid back! Sadly he is know longer with us. He is a legend, Jesus..just watch his fingers!!!
This was Keith Moon, the drummer's, last gig with the band.....died of a drug overdose a few weeks later. I saw them a number of times in the 60's and 70's and again a few years ago at Wembley Arena.
Oh, my, what a big rabbit hole you're just going down, the Legendary The WHO! the band are: Roger Daltrey - Vocals Pete Townsend - Guitar John 'Thunder Fingers' Entwistle - Bass Keith 'Madman Moon - Drums, (Whom incidentally, casually dated my Mum for like 2 weeks😂) This band are awesome. 👊🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
There is a video of the Who 10 years before this at the Rolling Stones Circus TV program, where they opened the program for the Rolling Stones with "A Quick One While He Is Away", and blew the Stones off the stage. When you see that performance, you will realize that the Who were always this good.
Too be fair, Pete on lead guitar was probably off his head. Keith Moon on drums almost certainly was. One of The Who’s trademarks was the ritual destruction of their instruments and equipment on stage at the end of their concerts. They were also known for their outrageous antics off stage whilst on tour.
Famous for....Roger Daltrey - swinging microphone, gritty vocals. Pete Townshend - windmill arms, smashing guitars up. Keith Moon, the loon - chaotic and amazing drummer, taped headphones to head for safety. John Entwhistle - passive performer and extremely talented bass guitarist..All were leads in their own way..
This was filmed at Shepperton Film Studios at the same time as the film Alien was being made. The crew of Alien popped into the studio to watch this recording and were so blown away with the laser show they borrowed it for their film.
The Who are an English rock band formed in London in 1964. Their classic lineup (1964-1978) consisted of lead vocalist Roger Daltrey, guitarist Pete Townshend, bassist John Entwistle and drummer Keith Moon. They are considered one of the most influential rock bands of the 20th century. Their contributions to rock music include the development of the Marshall stack, large public address systems, the use of synthesisers. Part of the 1st British invasion. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:British_Invasion_artists The Who were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1990. Their first single as the Who, "I Can't Explain" (1965), reached the UK top ten, and was followed by a string of hit singles including "My Generation" (1965), "Substitute" (1966) and "Happy Jack" (1966).
Hi Stacey, Ok, so The Who and Won't get fooled again. That song is the last song on an Album called Who's Next which is my personal favorite. The album starts out with a very similar type song called Baba O Riley. Like bookends they frame the album. Baba O Riley is equally perfect in my opinion. So, a few quick "Who" facts. Their catalog is really quite extensive. In 1988 they went on tour and they started the tour with 4 1/2 hours worth of music to be played and almost none of it was unfamiliar with every fan in the audience. Ultimately they shaved about a hour off the set list due to their just being too tired to play that long, night after night. They have a couple of "Rock Opera's" known as Quadrophenia and Tommy. The band members are Roger Daultry (singer) Pete Townsend (Guitar) Keith Moon (drummer) and John Entwistle (bass guitar). Keith Moon passed away shortly after the tour you saw last night. The current drummer with the band is Richard Starkey who is the son of Ringo Starr, the drummer from the Beatles. So, depending on where you are in the US, Riger Daultry is on tour by himself this spring/summer if you wanted to see him live. According to Pete Townsend and I'm not trying to be morbid here, these are his words, I think we have one more tour in us and then we can go off and die. That is a recent statement from him. They are now in their 80's. My very brief song picks for you since there could be many, are: certainly, Baba O Riley; Behind Blue Eyes; Eminence Front; and Love Reign O'er Me. Cheers, Ken P
John Entwistle (the bassist) was very stoic on stage but he made up for it with the havoc he and Keith Moon (the drummer) caused elsewhere. All four members were/are masters of their craft. Destroying their instruments was one of their signatures and Moon blew up his drum kit with explosives on the Smothers Brothers Show on US TV. They also appeared in the 1976 Guiness Book Of Records, listed as performing the loudest ever rock concert. This clip is just a few months before Keith Moon passed away aged only 32 and John Entwistle died of a heart attack (aged 57), brought on by years of substance abuse, in 2002, just a day before The Who were to begin a US tour. On his passing, Entwistle's estate was faced with a huge tax bill and the irony is that he worked in the Inland Revenue (British tax office) before he joined The Who (R.I.P. John and Keith). Roger Daltrey (the lead singer) is one of rock's great frontmen and Pete Townsend (guitar) is one of the great innovators with his guitar playing, song writing, including some of the first rock operas (Tommy and Quadrophenia) and pioneering the use of programable synthesizers.
Won't Get Fooled Again. Add to it Baba O'Riley from the same album and you have a 1-2 punch that cannot be beaten. The organ solo at 11:00-12:00 is spectacular.
When you hear more recent bands being wild they are emulating The Who. They wrecked hotel rooms, threw TVs out of windows, Keith Moon drove his Rolls Royce into his pond and they would regularly smash up their equipment on stage. They were the ones who put the sex, drugs into the rock and roll. Keith moon (AKA Moon the Loon) took a handful of assorted pills before going on stage one night and collapsed on his drum kit resulting in Pete Townsend having to ask if anyone in the audience could play drums. (He did recover). They picked one of them and he did a great job. Moony was completely unhinged and his light went out way too early. This song was used as the theme tune to CSI Miami. ✌❤🇬🇧
Glad that you have entered into the musical treasure trove known as the Who. So many great tracks to choose from. Some suggestions among many: 'My Generation', 'Substitute', 'Happy Jack', 'I Can See For Miles', 'Who are You?', 'Squeeze Box', 'Baba O' Riley', 'Magic Bus', 'Pictures of Lilly', 'Reign Over Me', etc. And then of course there is the Tommy soundtrack with such as classics as 'Pinball Wizard', 'Listening to You', etc.
Yes, The Who and Pete Townshend in particular invented all these 'rockstar' things, smashing your guitar, the windmill, ... The drummer, Keith Moon, was the inspiration for Animal in the Muppet Show. He is considered one of the best rock drummers of all time. One time, he filled his drum kit with explosives, without the rest of the band knowing about this. He got hit by a metal shard in the leg. The bass player, John Entwistle, was known as the Ox. His fingers do amazing things while his expression looks bored, it's just how he was 🙂
That explosion incident was a taping of the American show The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour. The explosion was planned, but unknown to the others Moonie had the prop guy put 5 times the explosives in. When it went off the heat actually burned Pete's hair and he lost the hearing in one ear. It used to be up on YT but their stupid copyright rules have probably removed it.
The Who are phenomenal. One of the greatest Drummers ever and one of the greatest Bass Players ever. The bass player. John Entwistle always acted stoic
OX! As he known(John) the bass guitarists, he didn't like being called a bassist ,he liked being called a bass guitarists and he played the bass like a guitar, and is concerned one the best there was!RIP OX! WE MISS YOU!
Super fun reaction! For you AND for us! The Who was in many ways unequalled. "Was the bassist yawning?" LMAO! He was famous for his chill as well as for being one of the best bassists ever. Pete Townshend is a musical genius, and as guitarist/singer and writer of most of their songs, it's not surprising he was on fire during the show. Thanks for rewinding ten seconds!! It's good for YOU and for US!
Keith Moon, the greatest drummer of all time! Definitely check out the 'Who Are You' promo video from 1978. Unfortunately Keith died only a few months after it was filmed, however it gives a real insight into their energy in the studio.
I've saw the Who 3 times in the 70s with Keith Moon and 4 or more times since, with my kids! They are the best live band ever and I've seen almost all, even in their 70s. Their studio stuff is amazing and their live shows almost as good, quality wise.
Great reaction to a great band, I have always loved this song and it was one of the first songs I learnt on guitar. They were known for extreme high energy live performances as well as smashing their instruments from show to show. Keith Moon on drums was one of the all time great an very inspirational to drummer's world over. Pete Townshend is a rhythmic genius.
The show wasn't over until guitarist Pete Townshend smashed a guitar, and the tour wasn't over until drummer Keith Moon had trashed a hotel room. Some say the Muppet Animal was developed based on Keith Moon. Right down to Animal's drum playing style. Although I never saw a Muppet wearing headphones held on by duct tape. If you noticed, the mellow bassist John Entwistle, had two water bottles attached to his mic stand. One was usually filled with water. The other was John's secret. Some claim it often was Southern Comfort & brandy. But rarely, if ever, did he miss a note.
Another joyful reaction and welcome to "The Who". Another talented group of great individual artists. They have a few concept albums "Tommy" and "Quadrophenia" which showcase each of them.
When I saw them in Seattle, guitarist Pete Townsend was playing a strat with a whammy bar. When he was doing his signature windmill strums he actually put the whammy bar completely through his hand. He actually finished the show in extreme pain.
That was so much fun! I loved how you quite correctly notice that the bass player (John) never moves! He's the "anchor" of the band, visually. But his fingers are going crazy, as you noticed! He stands completely still except his bass playing is like non-stop soloing! Keith, the drummer, actually died weeks after this performance, this is his very last time behind a drum kit and I must say: he's way out of shape. When he was younger, he was the fastest, wildest drummer. Pete, the guitarist and songwriter and Keith were the most flamboyant. There's another great clip from this performance, "Baba O'Riley", but in general my favorite Who clips are from the 1965-1972 period.
I agree, Keith did not look healthy here. Earlier on he had amazing hand speed and he was very inventive. Not just a drummer but a musician. The great jazz drummer Elvin Jones was once asked to rate rock drummers. Keith was the only one who impressed him - "That man is a drummer!"
Hi there Stacy. Yes, the band "The Who" became well known for often destroying their musical instruments at the end of a show. Also this band holds a World record for the loudest band ever recorded too. They are soooo good. Thank you for this.
The bassist was John Entwistle, also known as The Ox, Thunderfingers, Big Johnny Twinkle. Considered by some to be the greatest rock and roll bassist of all time. Gone too soon. I was fortunate enough to see them perform in 1989. Next you should do A Quick One While He's Away.
The guitarist is Pete Townshend. David Gilmour collaborated with him on his 1985 Album White City: A Novel. You should look for the songs 'Face the Face' and 'Give Blood' with David on guitar
Loved your reaction, Stacey! ❤ I've been crazy about this group since they surfaced when I was a lad of 14. There are so many ways you can go now. A great complement to this tune is "Baba O'Riley." 😊👍🎸
Stacey Late Keith Moon, drummer was the basis for Muppet's Animal. He and John Entwistle died many years ago. Only Roger Daltrey, singer and Pete Townshend, guitarist continues today with Zak Starkey on drums (Ringo Starr's son).
The calm, almost immobile bass player is something of a tradition in classic rock bands. It's similar with Bill Wyman of the Rolling Stones, who mostly just stood there, played great, and didn't show much expression.
You have no idea gow destructive this band was. The drummer once turned on the tub in their hotel room then blocked the door with a towel and flooded the room and another time drove a car into the hotel swimming pool. They tore out the front row seats at MSG once and at the end of a concert would destroy their instruments and amps so there was no more encores :) Theres a video of them on the Smothers Brothers show singing my Generation where the drummer but explosives in the bass drum and blew it up
And contrary to the popular story it wasn't a Rolls Royce but a Lincoln Continental that ended in the pool. Roger in an interview said he didn't actually see the car in the pool but was given the invoice to remove the car which was $50,000. What made it even more shocking was the pool was on the 2nd floor of the Holiday Inn hotel complex which led to them getting banned from all of the hotels for a decade
I saw The Who when I was still living in Germany. They put on a great show, and sounded better live than recorded. This video was probably recorded during that same tour. This song, and The Beatles electric version of Revolution, are my go-to songs every general election year. The band was known for smashing their instruments at the end of every show. The guitarist climbed on top of an amp and jumped off, playing his signature 'windmill strum' while in the air. The drummer would occasionally throw drumsticks into the crowd. The singer never hit anyone with the microphone, although I expected the microphone to smack the floor of the stage. If you want to hear the base player sing, find the song _Boris the Spider._ Sadly, neither he nor the drummer are still with us.
If you have watched any of the CSI TV series, they used different The Who songs for each different series. This one was used for the original CSI and also the new one CSI: Vegas.
One of the best ever! Don't forget to notice the words: they're heavy. Best R&R scream ever, too. Bassist is unreal. Try: Baba OReilly, from the same concert; Who Are You? (promo version); Love, Reign O'er Me (official video). No one was like them; they're special, and there are dozens - dozens - of great songs.
Addicting??? From a man that saw them “5” times over the years, 1st 1970, you have discovered THE greatest Rock Band of all time. And yes, they were always this energetic. And “THIS” song is THE rock anthem. I can never pass by a review of this show.
This was recorded on film, that’s why it looks so good. Anything that was actually recorded using film, even back 100 years will be great quality if it is scanned to an electronic format properly. The poor quality video that is so prevalent from the 70’s thru 90’s is typically just because, compared to film, old video was very poor from a resolution, color depth, dynamic range, and a host of other perspectives. Unfortunately, with the increased ease of use and lower production costs of video it became the predominant recording medium starting in the 70’s. But without it we may not have as much music footage (film term, lol) as we do. So I can’t hate on video too much.
The thing you don't realize is the volume of this band. For years, they were the loudest band on the planet, just overpoweringly, pain-inducing volume. If you were at a show like this, you'd suffer serious, permanent damage to your hearing. The sound was measured at a level -- OUTDOORS -- that was between a police siren and a jet engine, at a distance of 100 feet.
Keep in mind, this was being played live in front of an audience a way back when. Rock and Roll ruled ... I saw them in concert as well ... they were (and still are ) Amazing !!!RUclips and internet was just a thought back then. Pete Townsend on lead was quite the character, he usually destroyed his guitar at the end of each concert. Looks stupid but thats the way it was. The audience loved it. They were so far ahead of other bands. Special effects ruled as well.
Your next visit should be "A Quick One" performed in 1968 followed by "Young Man Blues" at the Isle of Wight Festival 1970. You`ve just had a taste of the best live band on the planet, ever.
You said it - "the dynamics". There's been no greater rock band than The Who, for incredible dynamics between band members and between musical moments. I speak as a huge fan of Led Zeppelin and Queen, but The Who had both of those bands beat at least on this one attribute.
I'm an old man now, late 50's and I listened to this band as a kid and loved them for exactly the same reason as you do. I can see it on your face!!. And for someone much younger than me, who can apprieciate music like this gives me hope for better music for the future. Not the digitalized nonsense we have now... And BTW I don't think Roger Daltrey every hit any one with his mike!! ATB and P+L. Nick
John Entwistle the bassist once said he was a babysitter of 3 unruly tottlers. Yes Keith "The Loon" Moon on drums has his headphones taped on. The arm swomg that Pete Townshend does has caused cancer since 1964 its known as the windmill. Roger Daltrey scream is the best in rock. They were one of the greatest live bands.
What most people don't know or forgot is this band when they first started in the mid 60's is that they used to destroy all their equipment at the end of each concert. Then they got an account to help them and he pointed out how much money they were losing every time they did that. Also the lead guitarist wrote a couple of rock operas (one called Tommy and the other was Quadrophenia). Tommy was the better known one and they made a movie of it starring the who and many well known performers of the day.
When you talked about your initial reaction to the treatment of the guitar and that the guitar looks so nice, it reminded me of this quote from Pete (don’t know if he really said it): "Some fool in the Bee Gees said, 'You wouldn't break a Stradivarius, would you?' The answer is, 'Of course I wouldn't break a Stradivarius.' But a Gibson guitar that came off a production line? F@&$ it!”
So cool that you said you thought this song reflected the epitome of rock and roll. I've always said that if I could play only one song to explain what rock and roll is, to someone who had never heard of it, I'd play this song for them.
The thing about the energy of this performance was that they were exhausted. It was shot for the documentary "The Kids Are Alright", and after several attempts at shooting this and "Baba O'Reilly" director Jeff Stein told them what they had was not good enough to be the end of the film. So dog tired and furious, they went back and NAILED IT. In the end credits, they can be seen storming offstage in total anger, but they got two performances for the ages. The whole film is an absolute must-see.
@@Alexanderson-wfh when 6 pills will kill you and you take 32 of them, it’s more than overdosing. Why it was ruled accidental is beyond me. He was an alcoholic with depression. I loved him as a drummer and was mournful of his death (I’m 70 now and was 24 then). But the evidence indicates to me that he committed suicide.
@@Alan_CFA Yeah - didn't know the details, it's a tragic detail to know. I guess "O.D." entered as a cause of death is a kind of polite euphemism used to protect the dignity of the next of kin and family. Why do so many "stars" depart this way - maybe related to the massive contrasts between the "peak experiences" in their lives, and then the banality of everyday life ??
@@Alan_CFA If you read either Dougal Butler's "Full Moon" or Annette Walter-Lax's "The Last Four Years", his minder and last girlfriend respectively, Moon would often take handfuls of things, without even knowing or caring what they even were or who they were from, to no major effect. He likely just underestimated the wrong meds or was in such a haze he didn't remember what he'd already taken. Always possible he chose to leave, but on the eve of a new album and film and the influx of money he sorely needed , it would've been an odd time.
@@Alan_CFAHe actually overdosed on meds designed to counter alcoholism didn't he? You can catch a glimpse of the little (fun) devil inside him at moments on the "Who Are You" video... Think he had some not so fun demons he struggled with as well.
They were banned from just about every Hotel Motel chain in the US for Keith (the Loon) Moons Penchant for throwing TV's out the windows and blowing up the toilets with explosives. this was tame for them in the early days they would just about wreck everything they could on stage speakers, amps instruments.
Top tier musicianship; Preston gets a gold star for suggesting this one in particular because it’s one of the best live performances ever. John chilling out in comparison to the crazy kids & their antics😅 & Keith taping his phones to his head so they don’t fly off.
This is the first song to use synthesizer. They were the lion that roared. This is one of Keith Moons last performances ever. Saw them twice but after Moon had passed. They were one of the most in your face bands ever!
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Bassist John Entwistle was once asked by a reporter why he stood so still and calm during their live shows, and he responded, "If someone didn't anchor the rest of them down, they'd all go flying off the stage."
He and John Paul Jones were similar in that regard
A hugely respected bass players bass player
The Oxx allowed John to do his thing. Top 3 easy!!
Because he was bored as he was the best musician in this group and his skill weren’t stretched at all
He was also the only one who wasn't on drugs during the performances. He spoke about that his band mates used much heavier than he did. Of course, us in the audience were flying as well and this went for most rock and roll bands from the mid-sixties through the '70's it was a great time to grow up. Then you wake up and 50 years have passed since you were a teenager.
The bass player Is John Entwistle known as Thunder Fingers, he plays it like a lead guitar!The whole band are icons!!!
I think Entwistle WAS a lead guitarist - he just happened to use a bass. "The Real Me" is a prime example of Thunder Fingers!
And he's every bit as energetic as the other band members, it's just all concentrated in his hands.
One thing I loved about Entwhistle is that while the rest of the band was wrecking havoc with their respective instruments,The Ox was having none of that.
One of the more interesting interviews from the Who, besides any that could get " Moon the loon" to sit still in front of a microphone for 20 minutes, was one of Pete talking about John and how amazing a bassist he was. Moon passed the crazy tearup the room torch directly to Joe Walsh incidentally. What a band! You've amply
sampled one of the other greatest bands ever in the Floyd and I hope you'll continue on with more Who!
John said that someone had to play lead, Pete couldn't. Jim
Keith Moon was the drummer, he lived like he played which is why he died at 32, shortly after this concert.
Wow - that is an interesting link between back stories, I knew both - but not that they were so close in time.
@Alexanderson-wfh This concert was May 28 1978 he died September 7 1978. The Who Are You album was released August 21 1978, this concert was to promote that album.
@@chitownlee Thanks - very informative.
So if there's a link, it's more likely to the album release, than him venting at the concert.
Animal in sesame Street was based on him btw
#Addiction
The Who are the originators of Stereotypical wild Rock and Roll stage performances, Many guitars, mics and drum sets were harmed in the making of their concerts, and we were here for it.
Bassist John Entwhistle, Still unmatched as the best rock bassist ever. definitely the GOAT. He always figured that he might as well stay still with everyone else going nuts in the band. Plus his bass parts are beyond complicated and melodic and solidifys the band's sound.
I grew up near Shepperton Studios where this was filmed. The Who used Large Sound Stages in the studios we could hear them from my Mum and Dad's back garden when they were rehearsing for this filmed performance across the then fields.
The movie Alien was being filmed in the studio next door, and the cast and crew came over to watch this. They asked the Who if they could borrow the bands light show, for the movie. There are scenes in the Alien that use the Who's light show.
And this is the best music story ever. Thank you that it wasn't me who always the gate keeper of this story. Of course that was the first band who used the lasers. And of course roger hit microphone the man in the audience.
The WHO had to do this "concert" for the movie THE KIDS ARE ALRIGHT at the studio because the city "London?" wouldn't allow lasers to be used - too dangerous.
That actually happened. Because this was back in the days when hardly anybody outside of major national scientific laboratories had multiple powerful isotope-splitting copper vapor lasers like these. They were $120,000 a piece in the late seventies (approx. $850,000 today.)
Top universities had to budget special for just one of these lasers. The Who, Genesis and Pink Floyd had lasers though, because…”f-yeah the seventies.”
"Meet the new boss, same as the old boss" became quite a catch-phrase for my generation. Whether referring to a revolution, a new President, or just a promise from anybody that went unfulfilled.
Trouble is elections prove that people do get fooled again, and Again, and AGAIN, and A G A I N 😱
Yessir
Yep….& applies even more today unfortunately
Question everything. The “experts” know theoretical outcomes and pretend to know actual outcomes.
Trump was not like the old boss and Biden was not like the old boss.
And this kids may be one of the many reasons of why your grandparents are the way they are...
Was a great era to live in.
I appreciate them becoming the "me" generation and selling out this country to make themselves richer. We did get fooled again
The greatest scream in rock history
This. Period.
One of the most iconic moments in rock history.
Yep
Roger Daltrey's scream is considered one of the most iconic in rock history. When they were recording the song in studio, the rest of the band, lunching nearby, thought Daltrey was brawling with the engineer!
This was recorded on film rather than digitally (which wasn't a thing back then) and recently enhanced which is why the quality is so good. The guitarist, Pete Townshend (pronounced without the 'h') is their main writer. They did a couple of rock operas, both made into films. "Tommy" features Elton John, Eric Clapton, Tina Turner to name but a few.
Yes, this band is the reason those things exist. 🎸💥
This is one of those bands where every member is a legend in his own rght
that scream and the slide is one of the most iconic moments in rock history. If I were producing a 20 minute video on this history of rock n roll I would have that clip as the opening 10 seconds
The Who taught the world how to be rock stars. Each player was a virtuoso. Enjoy your Who journey.
SQUEEZE BOX,
BEHIND BLUE EYES,
I CAN SEE FOR MILES,
LONG LIVE ROCK,
and the video promo for WHO ARE YOU are really great songs by The Who. The promo is a little more raw and actually better in some ways. Keep going, Stacey, and enjoy
MY GENERATION
I've seen The Who too many times to count. I've met every member of the band except Keith. But one of my favorite live performances of theirs is the night they performed at the Concert For New York City, several weeks after the atrocity of 9/11. It was so amazing to see the firefighters, police officers, EMT's, and first responders with tears of joy streaming down their faces while seeing the energy of The Who live, after all the tears of agony over the previous few weeks. At one point, a NYC police officer tossed his official NYPD cap onto the stage. Roger Daltrey (lead vocalist) picked it up and said "I'm not worthy of wearing this" and handed it back to the police officer. I was never prouder of the band than I was that night.
Forgot to mention, for those who might be interested, Roger Daltrey is touring the US this summer. I've already got my front row seats for the Boston gig on June 20
That certainly was extraordinary. As a long-standing South London Who fan, I feel that the degree to which they are appreciated in the USA even surpasses what's generally seen in the UK.
Important trivia; the synthesizer you hear at the beginning. At that time synthesizers were the size of a small room. Pete Townsend had to program the sound you hear. It didn't come pre programmed. That is a testament to his brilliance in composing.
Welcome to The Who ! ( Baba O'Reilly and Behind Blue Eyes....not to mention the Rock Opera " Tommy" , Rain On Me....a bunch of other songs. I saw them live in 1976 at Anaheim Stadium and their shows are like this the whole way through. They were well known for destroying equipment.. Drummer Keith Moon died about a month after this was filmed. Tragic. That is actually Duct Tape holding his headphones one. Crazy
The bass player is NOT yawning. He is John and he is always laid back! Sadly he is know longer with us. He is a legend, Jesus..just watch his fingers!!!
This was Keith Moon, the drummer's, last gig with the band.....died of a drug overdose a few weeks later. I saw them a number of times in the 60's and 70's and again a few years ago at Wembley Arena.
Oh, my, what a big rabbit hole you're just going down, the Legendary The WHO! the band are:
Roger Daltrey - Vocals
Pete Townsend - Guitar
John 'Thunder Fingers' Entwistle - Bass
Keith 'Madman Moon - Drums, (Whom incidentally, casually dated my Mum for like 2 weeks😂)
This band are awesome. 👊🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
Watch Keith’s exploding bass drum on The Smothers Brothers, and watch The Who completely outclass The Rolling Stones at the Rock & Roll Circus! 🎸💥
It forced the Stones to redo their videos.
There is a video of the Who 10 years before this at the Rolling Stones Circus TV program, where they opened the program for the Rolling Stones with "A Quick One While He Is Away", and blew the Stones off the stage. When you see that performance, you will realize that the Who were always this good.
Too be fair, Pete on lead guitar was probably off his head. Keith Moon on drums almost certainly was. One of The Who’s trademarks was the ritual destruction of their instruments and equipment on stage at the end of their concerts. They were also known for their outrageous antics off stage whilst on tour.
The bass player is John Entwhistle, aka “The Ox”.
He was a phenomenal bassist and the stoic force in the band. RIP
Famous for....Roger Daltrey - swinging microphone, gritty vocals. Pete Townshend - windmill arms, smashing guitars up. Keith Moon, the loon - chaotic and amazing drummer, taped headphones to head for safety. John Entwhistle - passive performer and extremely talented bass guitarist..All were leads in their own way..
Great band! Always known as "The Most Exciting Live Band in the World!"
This was filmed at Shepperton Film Studios at the same time as the film Alien was being made. The crew of Alien popped into the studio to watch this recording and were so blown away with the laser show they borrowed it for their film.
I have seen The Who in concert 3 times. They are my favorite live band. And this is my favorite Who song.
The Who are an English rock band formed in London in 1964. Their classic lineup (1964-1978) consisted of lead vocalist Roger Daltrey, guitarist Pete Townshend, bassist John Entwistle and drummer Keith Moon. They are considered one of the most influential rock bands of the 20th century. Their contributions to rock music include the development of the Marshall stack, large public address systems, the use of synthesisers. Part of the 1st British invasion. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:British_Invasion_artists
The Who were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1990.
Their first single as the Who, "I Can't Explain" (1965), reached the UK top ten, and was followed by a string of hit singles including "My Generation" (1965), "Substitute" (1966) and "Happy Jack" (1966).
All of John Entwistle's energy went into his fingers.
The whole album : who's next is a masterpiece,behind blue eyes ,baba O'Reilly classics .
Hi Stacey,
Ok, so The Who and Won't get fooled again. That song is the last song on an Album called Who's Next which is my personal favorite. The album starts out with a very similar type song called Baba O Riley. Like bookends they frame the album. Baba O Riley is equally perfect in my opinion. So, a few quick "Who" facts. Their catalog is really quite extensive. In 1988 they went on tour and they started the tour with 4 1/2 hours worth of music to be played and almost none of it was unfamiliar with every fan in the audience. Ultimately they shaved about a hour off the set list due to their just being too tired to play that long, night after night. They have a couple of "Rock Opera's" known as Quadrophenia and Tommy. The band members are Roger Daultry (singer) Pete Townsend (Guitar) Keith Moon (drummer) and John Entwistle (bass guitar). Keith Moon passed away shortly after the tour you saw last night. The current drummer with the band is Richard Starkey who is the son of Ringo Starr, the drummer from the Beatles. So, depending on where you are in the US, Riger Daultry is on tour by himself this spring/summer if you wanted to see him live. According to Pete Townsend and I'm not trying to be morbid here, these are his words, I think we have one more tour in us and then we can go off and die. That is a recent statement from him. They are now in their 80's. My very brief song picks for you since there could be many, are: certainly, Baba O Riley; Behind Blue Eyes; Eminence Front; and Love Reign O'er Me. Cheers, Ken P
Banging the guitar on the stage in this performance was TAME. They were known for literally destroying instruments on stage.
Or using C4 or Dynamite. Just ask Keith. LOL!
John Entwistle (the bassist) was very stoic on stage but he made up for it with the havoc he and Keith Moon (the drummer) caused elsewhere. All four members were/are masters of their craft. Destroying their instruments was one of their signatures and Moon blew up his drum kit with explosives on the Smothers Brothers Show on US TV. They also appeared in the 1976 Guiness Book Of Records, listed as performing the loudest ever rock concert. This clip is just a few months before Keith Moon passed away aged only 32 and John Entwistle died of a heart attack (aged 57), brought on by years of substance abuse, in 2002, just a day before The Who were to begin a US tour. On his passing, Entwistle's estate was faced with a huge tax bill and the irony is that he worked in the Inland Revenue (British tax office) before he joined The Who (R.I.P. John and Keith). Roger Daltrey (the lead singer) is one of rock's great frontmen and Pete Townsend (guitar) is one of the great innovators with his guitar playing, song writing, including some of the first rock operas (Tommy and Quadrophenia) and pioneering the use of programable synthesizers.
In my humble opinion, the greatest hard rock track ever put to vinyl.
Won't Get Fooled Again. Add to it Baba O'Riley from the same album and you have a 1-2 punch that cannot be beaten. The organ solo at 11:00-12:00 is spectacular.
When you hear more recent bands being wild they are emulating The Who.
They wrecked hotel rooms, threw TVs out of windows, Keith Moon drove his Rolls Royce into his pond and they would regularly smash up their equipment on stage.
They were the ones who put the sex, drugs into the rock and roll.
Keith moon (AKA Moon the Loon) took a handful of assorted pills before going on stage one night and collapsed on his drum kit resulting in Pete Townsend having to ask if anyone in the audience could play drums. (He did recover).
They picked one of them and he did a great job.
Moony was completely unhinged and his light went out way too early.
This song was used as the theme tune to CSI Miami.
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Glad that you have entered into the musical treasure trove known as the Who. So many great tracks to choose from. Some suggestions among many: 'My Generation', 'Substitute', 'Happy Jack', 'I Can See For Miles', 'Who are You?', 'Squeeze Box', 'Baba O' Riley', 'Magic Bus', 'Pictures of Lilly', 'Reign Over Me', etc. And then of course there is the Tommy soundtrack with such as classics as 'Pinball Wizard', 'Listening to You', etc.
Yes, The Who and Pete Townshend in particular invented all these 'rockstar' things, smashing your guitar, the windmill, ... The drummer, Keith Moon, was the inspiration for Animal in the Muppet Show. He is considered one of the best rock drummers of all time. One time, he filled his drum kit with explosives, without the rest of the band knowing about this. He got hit by a metal shard in the leg. The bass player, John Entwistle, was known as the Ox. His fingers do amazing things while his expression looks bored, it's just how he was 🙂
That explosion incident was a taping of the American show The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour. The explosion was planned, but unknown to the others Moonie had the prop guy put 5 times the explosives in. When it went off the heat actually burned Pete's hair and he lost the hearing in one ear. It used to be up on YT but their stupid copyright rules have probably removed it.
The Who are phenomenal. One of the greatest Drummers ever and one of the greatest Bass Players ever. The bass player. John Entwistle always acted stoic
Gotta check out the whole album. Who’s Next and Quadrophenia are classic rock masterpieces
OX! As he known(John) the bass guitarists, he didn't like being called a bassist ,he liked being called a bass guitarists and he played the bass like a guitar, and is concerned one the best there was!RIP OX! WE MISS YOU!
Great reaction, Stacey! I saw them perform live in the mid-70s...one of the best concerts I've ever seen.
Super fun reaction! For you AND for us! The Who was in many ways unequalled. "Was the bassist yawning?" LMAO! He was famous for his chill as well as for being one of the best bassists ever. Pete Townshend is a musical genius, and as guitarist/singer and writer of most of their songs, it's not surprising he was on fire during the show. Thanks for rewinding ten seconds!! It's good for YOU and for US!
Love watching Keith on the drums, one of the best. Left us far too soon.
Keith Moon, the greatest drummer of all time! Definitely check out the 'Who Are You' promo video from 1978. Unfortunately Keith died only a few months after it was filmed, however it gives a real insight into their energy in the studio.
I've saw the Who 3 times in the 70s with Keith Moon and 4 or more times since, with my kids! They are the best live band ever and I've seen almost all, even in their 70s. Their studio stuff is amazing and their live shows almost as good, quality wise.
Great reaction to a great band, I have always loved this song and it was one of the first songs I learnt on guitar. They were known for extreme high energy live performances as well as smashing their instruments from show to show.
Keith Moon on drums was one of the all time great an very inspirational to drummer's world over.
Pete Townshend is a rhythmic genius.
The show wasn't over until guitarist Pete Townshend smashed a guitar, and the tour wasn't over until drummer Keith Moon had trashed a hotel room.
Some say the Muppet Animal was developed based on Keith Moon. Right down to Animal's drum playing style. Although I never saw a Muppet wearing headphones held on by duct tape.
If you noticed, the mellow bassist John Entwistle, had two water bottles attached to his mic stand. One was usually filled with water. The other was John's secret. Some claim it often was Southern Comfort & brandy. But rarely, if ever, did he miss a note.
Your patron picked an excellent performance for your first The Who experience! Fantastic reaction!!!
Classic Who!!! Saw them in concert. BEST EVER! Keep looking at them.
Another joyful reaction and welcome to "The Who". Another talented group of great individual artists. They have a few concept albums "Tommy" and "Quadrophenia" which showcase each of them.
did you notice the drummer has his head phones taped on
They used this song as the CSI Miami Theme Song. The Who also made the Rockopera Tommy ( Elton John did the song Pinbal Wizard).
And Quadrophenia....
Greatest Rock Band Ever
I saw them in 1978 right around this time. Was a blast. Standing next to Bill Walton, great BB player who just died. Brings back some memories.
When I saw them in Seattle, guitarist Pete Townsend was playing a strat with a whammy bar. When he was doing his signature windmill strums he actually put the whammy bar completely through his hand. He actually finished the show in extreme pain.
That was so much fun! I loved how you quite correctly notice that the bass player (John) never moves! He's the "anchor" of the band, visually. But his fingers are going crazy, as you noticed! He stands completely still except his bass playing is like non-stop soloing! Keith, the drummer, actually died weeks after this performance, this is his very last time behind a drum kit and I must say: he's way out of shape. When he was younger, he was the fastest, wildest drummer. Pete, the guitarist and songwriter and Keith were the most flamboyant. There's another great clip from this performance, "Baba O'Riley", but in general my favorite Who clips are from the 1965-1972 period.
I agree, Keith did not look healthy here. Earlier on he had amazing hand speed and he was very inventive. Not just a drummer but a musician. The great jazz drummer Elvin Jones was once asked to rate rock drummers. Keith was the only one who impressed him - "That man is a drummer!"
From same concert Baba O Riley 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥❤️✌🏼
YOU HAVE TO watch this song from The Who. Live "A Quick One, While He's Away" played at a circus concert. They are very young there. Love the channel
This was filmed for use in the movie "The Kids Are Alright" which is why the quality is so good.
Love it,great band,saw them 6 times,so loud and amazing
About time 😂 one of my favourite bands of all time ❤ 3 films and thousands of amazing songs
One of the great live bands of classic rock.
Hi there Stacy. Yes, the band "The Who" became well known for often destroying their musical instruments at the end of a show. Also this band holds a World record for the loudest band ever recorded too. They are soooo good. Thank you for this.
The bassist was John Entwistle, also known as The Ox, Thunderfingers, Big Johnny Twinkle. Considered by some to be the greatest rock and roll bassist of all time. Gone too soon. I was fortunate enough to see them perform in 1989. Next you should do A Quick One While He's Away.
The guitarist is Pete Townshend. David Gilmour collaborated with him on his 1985 Album White City: A Novel. You should look for the songs 'Face the Face' and 'Give Blood' with David on guitar
Loved your reaction, Stacey! ❤
I've been crazy about this group since they surfaced when I was a lad of 14.
There are so many ways you can go now. A great complement to this tune is "Baba O'Riley." 😊👍🎸
Stacey
Late Keith Moon, drummer was the basis for Muppet's Animal. He and John Entwistle died many years ago. Only Roger Daltrey, singer and Pete Townshend, guitarist continues today with Zak Starkey on drums (Ringo Starr's son).
Stacey
The Who has a lot of songs of its 60 years history.
The calm, almost immobile bass player is something of a tradition in classic rock bands. It's similar with Bill Wyman of the Rolling Stones, who mostly just stood there, played great, and didn't show much expression.
You have no idea gow destructive this band was. The drummer once turned on the tub in their hotel room then blocked the door with a towel and flooded the room and another time drove a car into the hotel swimming pool. They tore out the front row seats at MSG once and at the end of a concert would destroy their instruments and amps so there was no more encores :) Theres a video of them on the Smothers Brothers show singing my Generation where the drummer but explosives in the bass drum and blew it up
And contrary to the popular story it wasn't a Rolls Royce but a Lincoln Continental that ended in the pool. Roger in an interview said he didn't actually see the car in the pool but was given the invoice to remove the car which was $50,000. What made it even more shocking was the pool was on the 2nd floor of the Holiday Inn hotel complex which led to them getting banned from all of the hotels for a decade
I saw The Who when I was still living in Germany. They put on a great show, and sounded better live than recorded. This video was probably recorded during that same tour.
This song, and The Beatles electric version of Revolution, are my go-to songs every general election year.
The band was known for smashing their instruments at the end of every show. The guitarist climbed on top of an amp and jumped off, playing his signature 'windmill strum' while in the air. The drummer would occasionally throw drumsticks into the crowd. The singer never hit anyone with the microphone, although I expected the microphone to smack the floor of the stage.
If you want to hear the base player sing, find the song _Boris the Spider._ Sadly, neither he nor the drummer are still with us.
If you have watched any of the CSI TV series, they used different The Who songs for each different series. This one was used for the original CSI and also the new one CSI: Vegas.
One of the best ever! Don't forget to notice the words: they're heavy. Best R&R scream ever, too. Bassist is unreal. Try: Baba OReilly, from the same concert; Who Are You? (promo version); Love, Reign O'er Me (official video). No one was like them; they're special, and there are dozens - dozens - of great songs.
Addicting??? From a man that saw them “5” times over the years, 1st 1970, you have discovered THE greatest Rock Band of all time. And yes, they were always this energetic. And “THIS” song is THE rock anthem. I can never pass by a review of this show.
She's already discovered the greatest rock band of all time. She's been loving Led Zeppelin for months. 😉
This was recorded on film, that’s why it looks so good. Anything that was actually recorded using film, even back 100 years will be great quality if it is scanned to an electronic format properly. The poor quality video that is so prevalent from the 70’s thru 90’s is typically just because, compared to film, old video was very poor from a resolution, color depth, dynamic range, and a host of other perspectives. Unfortunately, with the increased ease of use and lower production costs of video it became the predominant recording medium starting in the 70’s. But without it we may not have as much music footage (film term, lol) as we do. So I can’t hate on video too much.
The thing you don't realize is the volume of this band. For years, they were the loudest band on the planet, just overpoweringly, pain-inducing volume. If you were at a show like this, you'd suffer serious, permanent damage to your hearing. The sound was measured at a level -- OUTDOORS -- that was between a police siren and a jet engine, at a distance of 100 feet.
Keep in mind, this was being played live in front of an audience a way back when. Rock and Roll ruled ... I saw them in concert as well ... they were (and still are ) Amazing !!!RUclips and internet was just a thought back then. Pete Townsend on lead was quite the character, he usually destroyed his guitar at the end of each concert. Looks stupid but thats the way it was. The audience loved it. They were so far ahead of other bands. Special effects ruled as well.
Your next visit should be "A Quick One" performed in 1968 followed by "Young Man Blues" at the Isle of Wight Festival 1970. You`ve just had a taste of the best live band on the planet, ever.
You said it - "the dynamics". There's been no greater rock band than The Who, for incredible dynamics between band members and between musical moments. I speak as a huge fan of Led Zeppelin and Queen, but The Who had both of those bands beat at least on this one attribute.
I'm an old man now, late 50's and I listened to this band as a kid and loved them for exactly the same reason as you do. I can see it on your face!!. And for someone much younger than me, who can apprieciate music like this gives me hope for better music for the future. Not the digitalized nonsense we have now...
And BTW I don't think Roger Daltrey every hit any one with his mike!!
ATB and P+L. Nick
John Entwistle the bassist once said he was a babysitter of 3 unruly tottlers.
Yes Keith "The Loon" Moon on drums has his headphones taped on.
The arm swomg that Pete Townshend does has caused cancer since 1964 its known as the windmill.
Roger Daltrey scream is the best in rock.
They were one of the greatest live bands.
What most people don't know or forgot is this band when they first started in the mid 60's is that they used to destroy all their equipment at the end of each concert. Then they got an account to help them and he pointed out how much money they were losing every time they did that. Also the lead guitarist wrote a couple of rock operas (one called Tommy and the other was Quadrophenia). Tommy was the better known one and they made a movie of it starring the who and many well known performers of the day.
This song and this performance in particular have everything a (live) rock song should have.
The ox was actually a wild man off stage. Keith's partner in crime. Led to some angst with Roger who was a health junkie and perfectionist.
When you talked about your initial reaction to the treatment of the guitar and that the guitar looks so nice, it reminded me of this quote from Pete (don’t know if he really said it): "Some fool in the Bee Gees said, 'You wouldn't break a Stradivarius, would you?' The answer is, 'Of course I wouldn't break a Stradivarius.' But a Gibson guitar that came off a production line? F@&$ it!”
So cool that you said you thought this song reflected the epitome of rock and roll. I've always said that if I could play only one song to explain what rock and roll is, to someone who had never heard of it, I'd play this song for them.
Rogers primal scream and Townsends kneeslide is surely one of rocks greatest moments!! The Who are probably the greatest live band ever....
The thing about the energy of this performance was that they were exhausted. It was shot for the documentary "The Kids Are Alright", and after several attempts at shooting this and "Baba O'Reilly" director Jeff Stein told them what they had was not good enough to be the end of the film. So dog tired and furious, they went back and NAILED IT. In the end credits, they can be seen storming offstage in total anger, but they got two performances for the ages. The whole film is an absolute must-see.
Wow - great back-stage-story. And then Keith OD'ed shortly afterwards - wonder if there was a connection here?
@@Alexanderson-wfh when 6 pills will kill you and you take 32 of them, it’s more than overdosing. Why it was ruled accidental is beyond me. He was an alcoholic with depression. I loved him as a drummer and was mournful of his death (I’m 70 now and was 24 then). But the evidence indicates to me that he committed suicide.
@@Alan_CFA Yeah - didn't know the details, it's a tragic detail to know. I guess "O.D." entered as a cause of death is a kind of polite euphemism used to protect the dignity of the next of kin and family.
Why do so many "stars" depart this way - maybe related to the massive contrasts between the "peak experiences" in their lives, and then the banality of everyday life ??
@@Alan_CFA If you read either Dougal Butler's "Full Moon" or Annette Walter-Lax's "The Last Four Years", his minder and last girlfriend respectively, Moon would often take handfuls of things, without even knowing or caring what they even were or who they were from, to no major effect. He likely just underestimated the wrong meds or was in such a haze he didn't remember what he'd already taken. Always possible he chose to leave, but on the eve of a new album and film and the influx of money he sorely needed , it would've been an odd time.
@@Alan_CFAHe actually overdosed on meds designed to counter alcoholism didn't he?
You can catch a glimpse of the little (fun) devil inside him at moments on the "Who Are You" video... Think he had some not so fun demons he struggled with as well.
They were banned from just about every Hotel Motel chain in the US for Keith (the Loon) Moons Penchant for throwing TV's out the windows and blowing up the toilets with explosives. this was tame for them in the early days they would just about wreck everything they could on stage speakers, amps instruments.
Their performance of Young Man Blues , live from the Isle of Wight is a really good one.
Top tier musicianship; Preston gets a gold star for suggesting this one in particular because it’s one of the best live performances ever. John chilling out in comparison to the crazy kids & their antics😅 & Keith taping his phones to his head so they don’t fly off.
The Bassist, John "the Ox" Entwhistle A.K.A. Thunderfingers, lets the sound from his bass do the rocking.
Your excited reaction to this classic was great fun to watch, and your analysis was thoughtful.
Love Reign o'er me. Oh my, you won't believe your ears. You have never heard a love song like that. Incredible!
Agreed. Definitely one of my favorite songs of theirs. I still remember the first time I heard it as a teenager, and how the song floored me.
This is the first song to use synthesizer. They were the lion that roared. This is one of Keith Moons last performances ever. Saw them twice but after Moon had passed. They were one of the most in your face bands ever!
"For i know that the hypnotized never lie"
-Pete Townshend 1971
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