The Who - Eminence Front (Promo Video)
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- A live promo film for the US single taken from The Who’s 1982 album It’s Hard. Filmed during a rehearsal at the Capital Centre, Landover, Maryland on 22 September 1982. 'Eminence Front’ has remained a favourite in The Who’s live set.
The Who's new studio album WHO is released on 6 December 2019. thewho.lnk.to/NewAlbumWE
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This is the coldest cut they ever made.... to this day is funky as heck.
Crazy how a clean shaven early 80s Pete looks younger than he did in all of the 70s.
Yeah, it really is odd. Of course, beards and mustaches do add years to a guy's appearance but once he shaves, the years roll back.
He was sober as well
He looks about 16!
And *clean* -- as in drug and booze free.
They have heavy amounts of makeup on
I heard this song on GTA San Andreas. Now I listen to it on repeat every day! It's the best music of all time.
Hell yeah. This saw A LOT of airplay back when MTV actually played music.
That would be back in the 1980s, right?
Duffy Sullivan Yeah totally early 80's From the LP "It's Hard" 👍
Damn straight it did. I was like a senior in high school, and this vid DOMINATED, and more than held its own against that awesome second English invasion stuff which was also awesome.
Damn straight! 🤘
Yep, Mtv back in the day was epic...cheap cable prices then too....
Damn, Pete just _nailed_ it here. Vocals, guitar, everything.
Damn straight, EW.
YES!!!!! I love this song!!❤
Townshend's guitar playing in this is sublime.
So are his vocals!
His guitar work and vocals were stellar in this version . Made me wonder why he didn't sing lead more often..🤔
@@MrUnderdog-vn3zf I know right?
I was floored. I didn't know he could noodle like that
As always, he really had it in many ways all over his competition.
You can tell Townshend is healthy here: he looks younger than he did in 1967!
Beefheart1 off the booze
On the cocaine here. From his book hed said he was high as shit for the promo .
TheOneWhoKnows Irrefutable proof that cocaine is healthier than booze.
🎸Substitute my blow for gin 🎸
Jesus, can you imagine how much coke Pete could get up his enormous hooter?
Pete is SMOKING HOT in this video. 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
The greatest bass player ever.
Classic song. Amazing how Pete looked younger in the early 80’s than the mid-70’s.
Michael B It’s all about the hair...
It's about getting off the booze and drugs.
He didn't look so young in '80 & '81.
JusCuz410 It’s all about the beard...
Yes, he looks young than he did in the Join Together promo ten years earlier.
John Entwhistle was a Monster. RIP Legend.
I feel gratitude to Roger for taking a step back for this one. He's awesome always, of course, and this is just more proof.
Lame response
There is an unreleased version with Roger on lead vocals.
he didnt take a step back.....Townsend sang a lot of songs including half of TOMMY n the soundtrack
Don't think Roger did. Pete just dictated the terms for their collaboration. But fair enough. Pete has always had the brains in the group.
@@privatelending6801 LamER response to a reasonable response.
In 1982 I was 6 years old so had no clue who The Who were, or what they had done.
And although this MTV video was quite bland I found these guys really cool.
Loved the song, and still do. I guess even before I knew, I knew.
The Who is one of my all time favorite groups.
One of the GREATEST rock bands EVER!
The best version of Eminence Front, hands down.
You have not met the best librarian.
Only one worth listening to!!!
@@mraemartinez peanuts forget
Actually, it is. This is my first time hearing it.
That bass is awesome
Underrated song!
Like their latest 4 album's really,hope they mix it up more live 😀
@@simonedgbaston Yeah me too!
GTA San Andreas forever! K-DST 🎶🤘🏻
Agree! This Is a Masterpiece!! & Daltery’s Is SEXY AS HELL PLAYING THE GUITAR!!❤❤❤❤
Not really, this album was garbage. They all hated each other, Kieth's death was devastating emotionally and artistically, and it showed in the lack luster writing and dull performances.
I saw this tour, and it was...not good.
This one has stood the test of time. As has the fact that I cracked up then and now when Daltry shows up in a limo, and Townshend and Entwhistle show up in a van. Not sure if that was planned, but spot on for the song
'84 This was my favorite song by The Who. Today the lyrics fit the political race .😢
Cruising down to mt. chiliad with this blasting. Tanks behind. Grenades flying . No worries
You just unlocked a core childhood memory for me.
It's Hard doesn't get the love it deserves.
Love how they recorded a whole new version of this song for the video!
I have the album and I love it.
They just recorded a sound check, quite simple to do.
@@bluesrocker91 Regardless, I love the unique touch they gave this video.
@@Brytons_Thoughts Yes, but the bass is too quiet in this mix IMO. Did Roger mix it? lol
@@bluesrocker91 Rehearsal, actually, before the start of the tour.
By far, their greatest offering. If they had done nothing else, THIS ripped the shreds of true rock! Any objection, any complaint, is just: this needs to last all night in your brain and take no apologies!
Funny how a song that summed up the entire 1980s came out in 1982. It's like Pete knew the path the world was headed down.
The entire 1980s? How about the entire last forty years?
@@thebrushpainter No.
I'll take the 80s over what we have now. The 80s were a great time.
Pete puts on a clinic in this version! His tone, his voice and command of that fretboard is fantastic!
This song will always be relevant.
Yes. Always Revelent.
Always relevant.
Always
@@ginajaffa5801
Townshend’s guitar on this version is so clean and precise. A little meatier than the studio version. Good separation with what Daltrey’s playing. He nailed it
That's a good take
One of their best songs. Love that jacket Roger is wearing!
That jacket could not be more 1980’s even if they tired to make it so
Me too Hun Roger looked amazing
and roger still looks amazing to this day
though i preferred John's style (i'm currently obsessed with him 😎🌟)
@@ibnufasya6408 Love them both but to me Pete is sweet! And Daltrey ain't paltry.. (apologies for that last rhyme.. Lol
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This song opened the door to The Who for me when I was a kid in the 1980’s. John plays all over this track and I still love his bass playing here.
Young, talented, handsome, magical.
This is one of the post Keith Moon songs that worked out well, also because it actually needed straight forward drums. It might as well have been a Townshend solo album track though, unlike other Who songs he sang.
andzwe you better you bet wasn’t bad but yeah it sounds like pete’s solo stuff
It's sometimes said that it's not really a 'Who song' because it's so uncharacteristic, but I'd say that being so different is part of what makes it great! And isn't it unrepresentative of Pete's solo material too? Incidentally, Pete said at a Who gig I saw in London a few years ago that there's a version they recorded with an excellent lead vocal from Roger. He thought this deserved to be heard one day.
He was my hero, and mentor
andzwe, funny, I just posted about how the chord progression in the verse and chorus, although in a different key, is the same as for "Give Blood"...so, a few years, a key change and a tempo boost later, it kind of became a Townsend solo track.
Totally.. except The SOUND of the drums could have been a little fatter for my liking. Some people hate on Kenney as a bad Keith Moon replacement... but I think The Who's songs from the 80s were 'victims' of the 1980s themselves: thin drums. If you were lucky to get real drums at all.
But yes, straightfoward drums are definitely what this song needs. I would just prefer a bit thicker SOUND, is all. 👍
Their best song ever, full stop.
And I'm still trying to convince people that Waiting for the bus/Jesus just left Chicago is the best ZZTop song.
You're nuts not even close to the best song ever
Listen to The WHO's next album and you tell me that eminence front is better than any song on that album. You need to pay attention to this band a little bit more because it's not even close to the best song ever.😅😅😅😅
It's so weird seeing Roger playing guitar here. This is one of the few Who videos of him doing so. It's also weird seeing John entwhistle here, especially since he's been gone for so long.
Here's one of those songs I'll never get tiered of.
Been rockin' this Bands music scene the 70's.
Who's with me?
✌😎
me!
Such a great WHO tune. Still in their prime in 82❤️👍🏻🎸
Great tune by them but it was an anomaly at this point, they were definitely not in their prime in 82.
Actually, they were pretty much spent by 82 as this was their very last album, which was a poor album overall EXCEPT for this killer track. How they managed to go out with such a big BOOM is amazing. This was their last hit, but it is also one of their very best.
The legened says that the intro is still going on
When I was in 6th grade, this song just came out, and I had to use eminence in a sentence for a test. I wrote: He had an eminence front. Got it right and had no idea what it meant. Thanks to The Who I got it correct.
Cool beans dude I was a little kid about 4 years old at the time
This song gets me everytime
It is my favorite Who song of all time... it is an Eminence Front..
The sun shines and people forget....
I love the beginning, it gives me goosebumps I don't know why
Same
You're not alone. Goosebumps every time!
Because it's bad ass!
Yeah I don't even know how to describe it; scintillating...arpeggio? All I know is it makes my brain sparkle every time I hear it
I remember this on MTV back in the old days.
Yup. MTV played this exact video a lot, back in the early 1980's. Awesome song and video! 😎
But it was also a little sad, knowing that they had just split up, and it seemed that would be the last we'd hear of them.
the best song after Moon
Don’t Let Go the Coat
this version is sublime. i never heard it until today. aside from Townshend's utter virtuosity, here, Kenny Jones' pocket is MONSTROUS, and this is one of the Ox's best bass tracks. fantastic
Really? I was actually going to comment that I can't hear any bass at all in this mix
The Who is one of the best ever no doubt
If not THE!
The way Pete works the fret board is masterful
Love this version even more than the studio version. Townsend was playing GREAT here, especially his own call and response starting around 4:11 for the last chorus. Through the Schecter and HiWatts his single notes sound great.
Still Rockin' and still Rollin'
So disgraceful how the camera is so seldom on the greatest rock bassist of all time.
They always ignore John. I think he actually preferred that.
His playing is one of the reasons I chose to learn to play bass. One of my musical heroes!
So true on all counts. Bass players get short changed in every single music video ever produced. I've never understood that. They are an integral, critical component of every rock band. Omitting them is a sin.
John Paul Jones is not in this video.
@@dsm3759703 Great bass player, but I'm gonna give the edge to Entwistle on innovation..
This is the one for me,harsh,raw and unfiltered ❤❤❤❤😮😮
Back again...9 July 2020, this is one of my favorite top 5 videos. Memories when there was a real MTV. Put the babies to bed and my wife and I would watch MTV the rest of the evening.
Pete at 37 looks 17...He and Roger were wise to take on the 80's New Wave Duran Duran Look....He looks free of the drugs...Gotta be one of their best songs..Love when they used this on, "Entourage"
Incredible guitar tone
Nov 23, 2019
I'd never seen this video. Decent performance. The Who members look so young with their hair cut, clean shaven and mod clothes.
actually it was recorded in 1982 but they posted it this year
Bass line is absolute killer
Isolated bass:
czcams.com/video/6W5DSfHyUA4/video.html
Great live track; hadn’t seen it before. NO ONE sounds like The Who.
Great song - probably Pete's best ever as far as vocally and lead guitar-wise.
For lead guitar, out of many to pick from, I would take I Can see For Miles. And for vocals my pick would be I'm The One from Quadrophenia.
Long live the Who!
LOVE this version of this song despite the poor audio quality - such great riffing by Townshend
''It's Hard'' has to be their most underrated album.
Not for me it isn't 😆
I'm a big Who fan but jesus, Face Dances, It's Hard, Who By Numbers, all bar a couple of songs from Who Are You and basically everything they recorded after Quadrophenia, were all utter shite in my opinion.
@@JammyGit If you don't like Who By Numbers you're not a Who fan
TrainInVain - How old are you? 12?
What a pathetic comment. You're almost as much of a Muppet as the other guy if you get so triggered because someone doesn't like a certain record or bunch of LP's by people you see as gods 😆
Grow the hell up and piss off, try trolling someone else's comment. 😆👊
You could be right, but I'd suggest checking out the astonishing five star review visible on the Rolling Stone website. www.rollingstone.com/music/music-album-reviews/its-hard-185952/
@@JammyGit lol what a great Who fan you must be if you quite hate everything they made after '72 :D
The baseline opening. Grrrrrr. Lyrics all that. Ladies & Gents. Beginning of "punk" . Smashing guitars! Yeah! Good old days!
One of the Who's best tracks ever IMO
That children, is how rock is done. Iconic song from an iconic band. A small sample of some of Pete's legendary guitar playing. Eminence Front, Won't Get Fooled Again, and Baba O'Riley are 3 songs you recognize instantly and never outgrow.
Joe Walsh’
Hello SunShine Super MAHN
How’s
Donovan
Sunshine ☀️
@Evan Hodge Did you drop your pacifier in the toilet again, son?
Drop the overused ICONIC word, its so 2004.
@@sharksport01 Overused or not, iconic is the applicable word for this band and this song. The Who are rock icons. Considering I saw them perform Eminence Front in the encore which followed Won't Get Fooled Again at the conclusion of their concert in Arrowhead Stadium in 1989 and it's now 2023 that would make it an iconic song from an iconic band.
@ozarked2363
Yeah, that makes a lot of sense.
Man...I still love this song...I remember this song & video being played on MTV very well...I was 13 yrs old in 1982 & we had just got cable TV.
This got a lot of air play on MTV...BUT THAT'S ALSO BACK WHEN MTV ACTUALLY PLAYED MUSIC VIDEOS!!!
Much love from Mobile Alabama.
Hey Randy, October ‘82 was going to school in NoLa and rented an old milk truck/van drove to Mobile to see The Who (Farewell Tour) and that was the first time I heard “Eminence Front” (live) and been hooked ever since. Mobile, Al holds a special place in my heart. Peace/out from CO
I m back in high school all over again , this song was playing as we jumped into a friends VW van after school , we rolled out onto the parkway with other High Schoolers in pursuit , our gracious driver starts to weave with the music starting our youthful group of followers to do the same , it was all the way unforgettable ,in that moment no one around but our group for 3 miles , craziness how one song brings back something you forgot over time .
One of the greatest bands ever
Is a genial song, I remember that listen on the GTA San ANDREAS, K-DST radio. 😎🎶🎶
With Dj Axl Rose
Wow. Love how GTA radio had so many great classics.
Pete lookin like a whole snacc as usual
Love at the end after giving a performance 100 times better than most bands could ever dream of, Pete says “I think that’s a bit better,” suggesting there’s still room for improvement. Wow.
Timeless classic tune. A fantastic job
Always loved this song👏
Raw and real. Great version!
To my mind, the deepest lyricist and finest composer with the best tenor voice is Mr. Pete Townshend. Teamed with one of the best front-end and the best bassist. what's not to love?
Amen!
And that's how you play a guitar and a good song.
Love this song
Great driving tune. Some unreal guitar here too... Love it
This is my favorite ( or one of them ) classic Who videos. I like the way they all show up individually, per agreement, and lay it down. These guys were good, real professionals.
Excellent track from outstanding album....
I always regretted that they stopped producing records since 1983. I wonder if The Who had continued to release albums during the 1980s. no doubt they would have released wonderful albums
They just released a new album
love it!!! i remember in 1984 i got a leather jacket like Pete and i kept the strap unbuttoned like he did...
Such a fantastic song from a fantastic band, thanks!
Love you guys, one of the greatest songs 👍🏽
only discovered this today. great song, surprised to see less than 1k comments on a who song on youtube
It's like a throw away Townshend solo track slotted into a Who album. But the lyrics are all about the actual slide The Who were on in this final chapter of the bands life
nothing throwaway about it.....it was a popular song they played at every show since it came out
what final chapter? The band still tours!
Are you high, just an old Hippie or both? Fantastic song (this live version is incredible if your a fan of Pete)
I disagree with the 'throwaway', but otherwise agree. This would have been brilliant on Pete's second solo album, but he donated it to the band for their last album before a long hiatus.
As opposed to the other final chapters.
Best song they ever did.
Pete looks extremely cute and teenage like here it's confusing haha
Just listen to the Ox...
I've been listening to the isolated bass track version lately so the bass seems inaudible on this in comparison.
@@D13fs Yeh the bass is broken in this video. :o
@@D13fs where did you find that? Anything without John up front in the mix is just rythem.
@@ProSimex84 czcams.com/video/6W5DSfHyUA4/video.html
Search CZcams for "isolated bass john entwistle" and several songs will come up.
I loved this it a jam
The perfection of Pete Townshend and John Entwistle. They literally just GO OFF.. incredible bad asses! I could literally not live my life complete without The Who. And OBVIOUSLY our boy Roger Daltry! (RiP Keith, MISS YOU) IN SHORT, My life is just better with their music. It's just a thing that I have to have. If you know, you know.
The Whoooooo ❤️
Seen that tour, strange at 15 I looked at them as ancient god like and then 38 years later I see a group of guys who were only in their early thirties.
Love this song on of my favorites from the who
love this song intro...just awesome!
I click on this channel as fast as I can when I see a new video. It hasn't let me down yet!! Thanks for posting.
Cool seeing Daltry on guitar. His life experience near Townshend qualifies him an expert more than I could hope to be.
My favorite WHO video back in the day. This is a great song and even better in concert!!!!
One of the best songs ever!
Somebody looks good with a fresh cut and shave
The who is the greatest band
The one and only!!!
Bonafide '80's MTV Baby Here!❤
the punkier look of Pete :) I love it
Beginning of punk music. 67 this year and still ramming with it
That was great !!!
I hear this and it hits my soul
Sad Keith was not there anymore, funny to see Roger as back vocal, and my gosh, Pete went to the
fountain of Youth ? WTF ! Great video.
Loved that version. Well sung and played. I didnt know Roger played that guitar lick.
Roger was also a guitarist before joining the who