I believe Entwistle remixed or even replaced the bass tracks for the soundtrack. A lot more like his powerful live bass sound They usually tone his sound down in the studi9o because of the more dense arrangements on the records.
@@kennethbenson2931 Not sure there's ANYBODY wasn't heavily influenced by The Who. "Talkin' 'bout my generation!" Unless they say, "What was Woodstock?" which case, Next question: Heard of Elvis? How about Mohamed Ali? Well, supposedly was "This guy named Jesus, the Christ I think he went by, may have even wrote a book about him." Then, er, ahem ... Try some of these gummier bears ... more gummy than ever! Maybe not QUITE that apocryphal, but c'mon. They have this sporting event, I think it's called the Super Bowl. Word is this band called The Who, well, made it on a Halftime Show. Wasn't THAT long after these things called "The Towers," apparently looked like twins, then "some people" did "something" to knock them down. Happened in a country called The United, since it was made up of a cooperative group of States. No tellin' ... not everybody was the born day before yesterday, is all. Gave me a great big Rush, right up my left cerebrum, to think all that up, so hope it's all in good fun. Is my ride here?
Few albums bring chills down my arms, and tears to my eyes. Every song on this record is a masterpiece. Pete and Roger's voices contrast each other so well
I turned seventeen in the summer of '71. This was the album of this and the next summer. Bob Dylan writes poetry and anthems. So does Pete Townsend. If you've ever lost your soul to someone, "Bargain" is for you. "My Wife" is Ox, check out "Trick Of The Light". Big-time adult rock and roll, L+G.
@@ransbarger Seventy-one was the summer of LSD for me. Twice-three times/week, occasionally. It was the East Coast version of the "Summer of Love", which would actually continue for a few more years, thank God. All the big songs of FM radio that summer are literally burnt into my memory.
@@ChickenatorJr So we're all in violent agreement that Daily Doug, Rick Beato, and The Charismatic Voice are the giants of music reaction/analysis videos? 😀
The piano in "The Song Is Over" was played by the late/great Nicky Hopkins, one of the best piano session players. Check out his piano in the Who song "They're All In Love" on the album Who By Numbers.
Or "We Love You" "She's a Rainbow" ,"Sympathy for the Devil" , "No Expectations", "Monkey Man" ,"Sway", "Loving Cup" and "Ventilator Blues" with the Stones.... Jefferson Airplane (Volunteers album), Quicksilver Messenger Service, the Kinks, first two jJeff Beck albums..Nicky was one of the best!
@@daddyboy3546 Nicky also played on The Who's 1971 non album single Let's See Action, the late 60's outtake Now I'm a Farmer which was collected on the Odds and Sods rarities album and wrote the arrangement for the outro of Christmas in the film version of Tommy with all the overlapping Christmas carol melodies. He played piano on that as well.
Townshend is a conductor of pure energy, Daltrey the epitome of youth, health, power & wonder, Entwistle a dark brooding shadow god of music, & Moon ... Moon ....well, a demonic grinning hyperactive playful insanely talented imp drummer maybe? What a band!
Masterpiece album. To realize how great of a band they were, they were voted favorite band in my high school yearbook. I graduated in 1984! Years and years after their greatest works.
I graduated in 1979, and I remember there was a constant debate in our high school over which was the greatest band - The Who or Led Zeppelin. To me there was no contest. The Who was, by far, the greatest band to see live. And, sorry Robert Plant, no one came close to the power of Roger Daltrey’s singing. The Who were on fire in the 70’s and I was so lucky to be there for it!
For my bucks, Quadrophenia beats Tommy hands down. Both are great, but Q reveals what Townsend learned from composing Tommy. Then of course there is Sell Out...their first truly great album.
Quadrophenia has aged MUCH better than Tommy. Tommy's got good stuff in it, sure. But Q just absolutely represents the pinnacle of the Who as a band, of Townshend as a songwriter. It is the ultimate example of something being greater than the sum of its parts; it all flows so well together as a unified whole.
Since Doug likes to dig into the backstory of songs/albums and since this is a concept album, I'm sure he would love reading the album liner notes (the story) for Quadrophenia.
Check out The Who's "Won't Get Fooled Again" - the Shepperton Studios version is particularly fascinating. It was also the last performance of Keith Moon.
'My Wife' is one of my secret favorite Who tracks. Not sure many Who fans would concur, but I just find it hilarious and charming. The Ox is (was) one of a kind.
The whole album is a masterpiece. Baba O Riley is always in my top 5 favourite tunes of all time (and that's from a music collection of over 50,000 tunes....and from every era from the 40's 50's 60's onwards)
Thank you for this Doug. The Who is my favorite band, Who's Next is my favorite album, and The Song Is Over is my favorite song of all time, the one I always get emotional when I revisit, and seeing you dig the song that means so much to me through all my life was something nice to watch
This is easily one of the greatest rock albums of all time. What I love about The Who, is that they can create something really powerful that is simultaneously beautiful. Baba O'Riley is exhibit A. I love every song on this album.
Also there were a number of songs left over from the Life House project that didn't make this album but served as a number of singles. Join Together, The Relay and Pure And Easy.
Doug, you have to do the double album "Quadrophenia" by THE WHO. Mind blowing! When I saw them in 2012 they performed the entire Quadrophenia album from start to finish. It was Phenomenal !! Have a great day!
Saw that tour in Providence in February of 2013. It was the first time that The Who returned to Providence since our Mayor at the time cancelled their show in 1978 a week after the incident in Cincinnati.
That cover photo was a moment where they were driving past a quarry with the photographer in tow and saw the block standing up by itself like the monolith from 2001: A Space Odyssey. This was a sort of cheeky response to that iconic ;) film.
Lol. I suddenly realized it as a 15 year old kid sitting next to my Mom in the car on the way back from the record store. When Mom saw it she exclaimed "Those pigs!"
'Song is Over' refrains back in reflection to the song "Pure n Easy", done by both The Who and later off Pte Townshend's solo album Who Came First (worth a listen!).
As a kid, I was totally obsessed with the chord progression in My Wife. And yes, Entwhistle played the brass parts. He also played the French horn parts in Tommy.
Houston '75 is a great DVD and that's just an average night from the 1975 tour, Detroit '75 was an even better show but only footage of the second half circulates.
According to Glyn Johns Pete turned up with demo tapes that were perfect and all he had to do was just let the band do their bit. He also said that PT was one of the few people who could work an ARP let alone get a tune out of it
BTW, The Who is my favorite band by Miles & Miles. Pete is Brilliant. The Bargain he’s looking for is God. Oh heck I could breakdown this entire album for you. Quite a bit of references to women are really to God & enlightenment.
Rogers voice in this album was just so phenomenal and clear and powerful, love the commentary and well deserved use of the word "iconic"!! Funny I have loved THE WHO my whole life and was really drawn to Pete's voice lol - they are all so gifted!!!
Who's Next and Quadraphenia are great lazy rainy day albums. These guys did the biggest trippiest turnaround in rock going from the original punk rock band to progressive rock geniouses. Tommy was jaw dropping. Who's Next was top 5 all time and Quad is the most untalked about masterpiece in rock history. Pete Townsend took that group way beyond what I thought they'd evolve as. The '70s where such a great time for new music. So good it got ya hooked for life!😉 The piano player on "The Song is Over" is Nicky Hopkins a great british session player of his time. RIP
I Can't tell you how many copies of this Great Album I wore out since it was released! I really appreciate your approach to Reaction Videos, and I've even begun listening to some of your original liturgical music. Very soothing stuff, so far. I don't know if you're familiar with The Who/London Symphony Orchestra recording of "Tommy", but the vocal performances are magnificent! Vocal performances by Sandy Denny ; Graham Bell; Maggie Bell; Steve Winwood: Richie Havens; Merry Clayton; Rod Stewart; Ringo Starr; Richard Harris (Narrator) and of course, Pete Roger and John! I'd love to hear you break that recording!
"Song is Over" was originally the final song of "Lifehouse." The last verse is from a song called "Pure and Easy" which Pete said was the first song written for the projected opera. He does a nice version of it on a solo album he produced in late 1972 dedicated to Meher Baba, called "Who Came First." You're one of the first reviewers I've seen who's tapped into Pete's spiritual depth.
I played this so many times when I was a teenager - along with Zeppelin, Pink Floyd, Yes snd some southern fried rock. Also, some Black Sabbath, Rush and The Allman Brothers. I forgot about Bargain it is one of my favs although this whole album was amazing.
Wow Doug where to start? Your analysis is always brilliant thanks you've breathed some fresh air in a time where great music needs to be reconsiderd in a good way. John Entwistle did some great solo work he worked with Frampton alot. Entwistle's tour de force was his work on Who Are You he was at his very best as a song writer and bass player that Townshend gave him room to stretch out. Give it a listen. Thanks again.
Another great video!! I'm quite envious of that pipe of yours, I used to love what having a smoke used to do my perception of music. I can't do it anymore though, or I daren't, to be more precise. The last time, only a couple of months back, scared the crap out of me! I literally felt like something was trying to take my life, I was pacing back and forth, marching on the spot...anything just keep moving because I "knew" that if I stopped I was going to fall dead! Absolutely terrifying! Anyway, more than anyone wanted or needed to know, sorry about that. Love your work, Doug, thanks!
In every one of the dozens of household moves I've experienced, once the stereo is set up and the listening room ready, THIS is the first album that christens the new home
The Who remains my favorite group after over 50 years of listening to them. i have seen them 9 times (would have been 10 but last concert cancelled due to covid), 8 of those times with my wife, 3 of those times with our daughters, and two of those with kids and their spouses. Great memories!
My first "REAL" rock concert was The Who at Shea Stadium in 1982 (David Johansen and The Clash opened). Saw them several times after but only once after John died. Not quite the same anymore.
Quadrophenia is my favorite Who album....excellent cranked to 7 on my early 80's pioneer rack through my JBL studio monitors. I have to wait til wife is out to do it.
Wow Doug! Let's see side 2 please! This was a large part of the soundtrack of my college life circa 1972-1976. Come back from class, light up a bowl, put on Who's Next. This was the absolute best Daltrey ever sounded, and as you say Entwistle was a great bass player without really standing out. Now after side 2 let's move on to Quadrophenia. More proof that Townsend is an awesome songwriter and Entwistle is one of the greatest bassists ever. And let's not forget Moon, who did fills way more than keeping time, and that's what made him great.
I saw The Who perform at Charlton Field in 1975 (1976?). I thought a sequencer was used to create the synth effect on Baba O'Riley . Interesting sub-text to the title. Keith Moon's showmanship was phenomenal.
The Who owned the night of that first-responders concert! Never has there been a more exultant, cathartic reaction from an audience like the world witnessed during this set. The band really fed off that emotion and returned the favor during that set. MAGIC! A little trivia: The drummer is Ringo Starr's son, Zack Starkey.
Just by accident, I saw the WHO in Dallas, in 1973 as a teen. The warm up band was a band I had never heard of called Lynard Skynard. So, proudly, I heard Free Bird for the first time live in Dallas in 1973, it stood out to me as a awesome song with the double lead, it was crazy, I hardly remember the Who...LOL. I would see the WHO a second time in 1982 in the Cotton Bowl in Dallas. Before the encore I kept yelling "Magic Bus," "Magic Bus" and the Who came out for the encore and opened with Magic Bus, people everywhere started passing me joints and patting me on the back, like I willed the song to happen... great days of my youth. Big Who fan for over 50 years!!
Obviously a great time for that studio owners. Deep Purple recorded the track Fireball in the studio next to The Who the day after they finished the album. And since Ian Paice wanted to play with two bass drums he went in and borrowed Keith Moons.
The thing about this album is that pretty much EVERY SINGLE TRACK was played to some extent or another on Album/Rock radio stations (a popular station format from the late '60s through mid '80s. I was born in '64 and so was a little young for their heyday but when I finally got around to buying this LP in the early '80s I had heard all nine tracks on it many times over. Friends who I introduced to it at the time thought it was a greatest hits album...
When I was a teenager, Who's Next was the first LP I ever bought. I still have it. I have seen The Who perform live twice in Sydney, 2004 and 2009. One of the greatest thrills in a live concert is the conclusion to Won't Get Fooled Again. The slow, high tension build up from the synth, the rolling and banging drums (Moon or Starkey, it doesn't matter, they're both great), Daltrey's scream and Townshend's crashing guitar chords and then the race to the end. I never tire of it. A masterpiece song on a classic album. Doug, many have said that Quadrophenia is the band's greatest work and I would agree. The growth in Townshend's writing and composition from Tommy is significant and the story is much more mature and nuanced. Side four, with Dr Jimmy, The Rock and Love Reign O'er Me is arguably one of the greatest set of songs ever put on the one side of a rock album.
Hiya Doug, as a composer and musician myself I find such joy in your videos !! Thanks so much.. Have you heard the side 2 of the hounds of love album by Kate Bush ? It's brilliant and very unique musically
The Ox owns on Love Ain't For Keeping. Could do a whole reaction on the paths he takes through all the changes. His style mystified me for decades, until I learned that he started on Trumpet. His bass fills, fly like trumpet flurries. So good! Rich tAMB
This was the first album that I ever bought at the age of 15 and I almost played the grooves of the vinyl album; what an amazing work - I love it. My favourite tracks are Baba O'Riley, Bargain, The Song Is Over, Behind Blue Eyes and Won't Get Fooled Again.
Interesting note....the theme songs for all five TV shows in the CSI franchise use remixed Who songs. "Baba O'Riley" was used on CSI:NY. "Who Are You"was on the original CSI show.
Always remember that the song I’m Free on the Tommy album includes these verses: “If I told you what it takes to reach the highest high, You'd laugh and say 'nothing's that simple' But you've been told many times before Messiahs pointed to the door And no one had the guts to leave the temple” - Pete Townshend -
Awesome that you finally got to The Who. Not sure how you can listen to side one and not side two in the same sitting though...I have to listen all the way through. I still say though...you MUST do Quadrophenia...all the way through in one show. It is The Who's ultimate masterpiece :)
It was around this time in their history, that Keith just stopped using high hats and rides. Completely changed the way he approached rock drumming. All fills, all the time. No more sitting back and "holding down a beat". Rich tAMB
The Who was the first concert I ever went to, way back in 1968, the opening act for Herman's Hermits - weird, eh? This is my favorite album by the Who, great memories of senior high school, cruising around town with friends - the songs are so inventive and cool. Love Pete's vocals, nice contrast with Roger. Also, my 2nd favorite Who album, which deserves a reaction IMHO, is "The Who Sell Out" (their 3rd album), great and creative, and has their radio hit "I Can See For Miles" - they also use parts of songs in between albums, as in the end of "The Song Is Over". Great job, Doug!
Since you have the remaster, you need to keep going into the bonus tracks. "Pure and Easy" was meant to be the centerpiece of the "sci-fi" story, and it's masterful. And the live version of "Naked Eye" is sublime. (Pete and Roger duet as the couple breaking up.)
This was fun Doug ! I am at the point in my life where I enjoy "reminiscing with strangers" haha! I hope to hear your take on their album Quadrophenia one day .
Wow, I never noticed that either and I'm 65 years old. I always for some reason just as soon it was their shadows and never paid close attention. I have learned something today! 👍🏻
Love the way Roger and Pete's voices work off each other. Roger is all "Rock God" with the grit and gravel blasting through the melodies (not to mention the odd scream at the top of his lungs) while Pete is much softer and much more vulnerable. He always sounds to me like he's only just hanging onto the tune by his fingernails and any minute now he's gonna fall off the edge. They sound so good together it is a shame they haven't always got on with each other! Their back catalogue is so impressive as it is - imagine what they could've done if they'd liked each other!! As for The Ox not doing anything fancy, I beg to differ. One of the less well known tracks here had him doing all sorts of twiddly bits, and I give you the BASS SOLO (yes, BASS SOLO) in My Generation as further evidence. I think he suffered from "standing still on stage" syndrome (much like fellow Bass Player Bill Wyman.) Daltrey was swinging the mic around on a 40 ft long wire, Townsend had the windmill and thr knee slide and the less said about Moon the Loon the better. Entwistle couldn't compete so took a back seat on stage. By all accounts he was a different beast off stage (hence "The Ox"). All in all, I'm delighted you chose this for an "Extended Play Friday" Thanks Doug & keep up the good work! I've yet to hear a bad song in the last year. (Although I'm 58, so most of the stuff you're featuring is from my youth, when music was music, written and performed by really people NOT computers!)
Doug back in1974 at the (Charlton FC concert) no violin in Baba, Roger played it on the Harmonica one of the best concerts I have witnessed, (yes, I'm old)
You were curious as to the singer on, 'The Song is Over'. Without reading through 200+ comments, Pete Townsend sang the verses, followed by Roger Daltery on the refrains.
Back in the day a lot of FM rock radio stations would do a "classic side" day (usually Sundays) where they'd play an entire album side of some great album. The Who were one of those bands and this was one of those albums where you could guarantee it would make the playlist at some point, and they could spin either side of the LP cuz they are both amazing. And no, the Who were not a prog band. But both Chris Squire and Peter Banks of Yes were major Who fans, and a LOT of Townshend and Entwistle rubbed off on them. Hell, one reason Peter Banks came up with the name Yes was because he knew how good it looked for The Who to blow their name up huge on a poster.
The bassist, John Entwistle, was a classically trained French Horn player and one other wind instrument. Cannot remember his educational pedigree at the moment, but it was one or two of the British classical facilities. John's classical training influence can be heard through the Who catalog. I was lucky enough to have seen them 4 times ... in 1971, Memphis, TN, and 3 times during their 1982-83 tour 9twice in person and once via satellite from Canada- a huge screen and small room with about 225 people. Their classical influence is deep.
It's hard to believe but the keyboard at the beginning (and throughout) Baba O'Riley is not a synthesizer, nor a sequencer controlling a keyboard. It's actually a Lowrey home organ with a built-in arpeggiator preset called "marimba repeat". Instead of notes repeating in regular fashion when played, certain notes are repeated either on or off the beat, creating the complicated pattern. For example when the notes F, F#, G, B, C and C# are played they repeat on the beat, while notes G#, A, A#, D, D#, and E when played repeat off beat (i.e., a dotted note). Obviously there is a preset tempo, but when Pete plays chords, the on-beat and off-beat repeats create the incredible pattern. ( believe Pete found a way to control the repeat tempo by modifying a component inside the Lowrey.) Yes, it's true that Pete had ARP 2500 and 2600 synthesizers at the time, but he was just learning how to get sounds from them when Baba O'Riley (and Won't Get Fooled Again) were created. He also had a simpler synthesizer called the Putney. Some gentle filtering sweeps were applied by one of the synths to Won't Get Fooled Again, but you can barely hear that affect. The songs on Who's Next that really feature Pete's synthesizer work are Bargain, The Song Is Over, and Goin' Mobile. You can really hear the rich one note melodies Pete used synth for on those songs.
From Wikipedia (regarding the intro on ‘Baba O’Reily’: ‘The repeating set of notes (known technically as Ostinato) in "Baba O'Riley" that opens and underlies the song was derived from the Lifehouse concept, where Townshend wanted to input the vital signs and personality of Meher Baba into a synthesiser, which would then generate music based on that data. When this idea fell through, Townshend instead recorded a Lowrey Berkshire Deluxe TBO-1 organ using its marimba repeat feature to generate them.[11] This modal approach was inspired by the work of minimalist composer Terry Riley.’
Loving all your videos so far, Doug. So interesting to hear you analyse so many songs for the first time that I know so well and often own (I'm 49, born in 1972). The great thing for me in all of this is how you make me re-evaluate my own interpretations and memories of a song. Suggestions? Ever thought of Gene Clark's masterpiece from 1974: 'No Other'? Pink Floyd's 'The Division Bell? Talk Talk's 'Spirit of Eden'? Being British (Welsh, actually), a Britpop classic would be interesting, too. Radiohead is a band I would love to hear you analyse. Keep up the good work, Doug. Really, really pleased I discovered your reactions and analyses. Much love.
While driving a limo in NYC back in 1987, I was dispatched to the Penta Hotel to pick up a Mr. Daltrey and take him to JFK Airport. He was very friendly, talked to me the whole 45 minute trip and he gave me 2 of his latest CDs, one signed to my 5 year old daughter and one signed for ME. $65 tip, too. RockOn, Doug. (PS: I looked up JUST as I was finishing this post and, you showed us your pipe. BlazeOn, Doug. I'm WAY ahead of you.) PPS: MY WIFE was written and sung by John Entwistle. Sort of like The Beatles letting Ringo do OCTOPUS'S GARDEN. It was an old song of John's and wasn't written specifically for the album. Done. FINITO.
That pianist is the late great Nicky Hopkins who played with Quicksliver Messenger Service and recorded with the Who and the Rolling Stones. An outstanding rock pianist!
I'm a bit older than you and I got to see The Who on that "last" tour in September 1982. I was 18 and just starting my freshman year of college. I had a very early Walkman that had a stereo mic and I recorded the show on cassette tape (don't tell anyone). I've since lost that old tape, but I remember on the tape you could hear me and my friends yelling "PETE!" during each song break.
I saw The Who live in Newcastle-upon-Tyne U.K. on their "Greatest Hits" tour in 2000. They were great, one of the best gigs of my life, I still have the program.
Absolutely fantastic band. Tommy, Quadrophenia, Who's Next, Meaty, Beaty, Big and Bouncy and Who Are You are some of the greatest albums ever recorded.
I’d definitely throw Odds and Sods in there as well. I know it was just a collection of their lesser known, forgotten and excluded tracks, but it contains some of their best works and some awesome lesser known tracks. Put the Money Down, Naked Eye, and Pure and Easy are Who’s Next worthy tracks. Water is one of Roger’s most impressive vocal works. Long Live Rock is a heartfelt anthem for rockers everywhere. It also has arguably the best versions of some of their favorite songs to cover like Summertime Blues, Young Man Blues, Baby Don’t You Do It, and so on. It has the best versions of some their lesser known hits such as Mary Anne With the Shaky Hand (TEV) and Time is Passing along with some extra, fun tracks to listen to. It was Entwistle’s little pet project and I’m so thankful for it. Most of these songs would go on to be added to Deluxe editions and rereleases of their other albums, mostly as live covers, but it remains the best way to experience these songs in my opinion.
This is one of those rare albums that every track is something you want to hear (no picking up the needle in the old days to skip over tracks!), when side one was done you knew you had to go get up and flip over the record. Will be looking for your side two reaction. On to something new, knowing your appreciation for Tull, Floyd etc., certainly hope that somewhere, someone has recommended this outstanding debut release from 1969, "In The Court Of The Crimson King" (King Crimson). Nothing up to this time sounded anything like this one and it has withstood the test of time, hope you will react to it someday. czcams.com/play/PLXhfRoiJBIiuXOUv_7EJ1i7UKj0aGfy0U.html
Another vote for Quardophenia. Read the liner notes, watch the movie. Entwistle and Moon shine throughout. My favorite album of all time.
Totally agree about the music. Lyrics - ah.. not so bad either, but :)
I believe Entwistle remixed or even replaced the bass tracks for the soundtrack. A lot more like his powerful live bass sound They usually tone his sound down in the studi9o because of the more dense arrangements on the records.
Agree!
For me, Who's Next was their best sounding album but Quad was their best work as a band. Paradise would be having Glyn Johns produce Quadrophenia.
Yes please Quadrophrenia (at least the instrumentals)
Geddy Lee said Who’s Next is his desert island record. So there’s that.
desert island disc ;)
Was going to mention this too! Rush was heavily influenced by The Who and we're all better for it!
@@kennethbenson2931 Not sure there's ANYBODY wasn't heavily influenced by The Who. "Talkin' 'bout my generation!" Unless they say, "What was Woodstock?" which case, Next question: Heard of Elvis? How about Mohamed Ali? Well, supposedly was "This guy named Jesus, the Christ I think he went by, may have even wrote a book about him." Then, er, ahem ... Try some of these gummier bears ... more gummy than ever! Maybe not QUITE that apocryphal, but c'mon. They have this sporting event, I think it's called the Super Bowl. Word is this band called The Who, well, made it on a Halftime Show. Wasn't THAT long after these things called "The Towers," apparently looked like twins, then "some people" did "something" to knock them down. Happened in a country called The United, since it was made up of a cooperative group of States. No tellin' ... not everybody was the born day before yesterday, is all. Gave me a great big Rush, right up my left cerebrum, to think all that up, so hope it's all in good fun. Is my ride here?
Geddy is the man
@@susandavidson3344 Hello, Ranty McRanterson.
Few albums bring chills down my arms, and tears to my eyes. Every song on this record is a masterpiece.
Pete and Roger's voices contrast each other so well
My favorite rock album. No flaws!
In my humble opinion Their best album. Not a bad track to be found.
I turned seventeen in the summer of '71. This was the album of this and the next summer. Bob Dylan writes poetry and anthems. So does Pete Townsend. If you've ever lost your soul to someone, "Bargain" is for you. "My Wife" is Ox, check out "Trick Of The Light". Big-time adult rock and roll, L+G.
@@TheCenteroftheUniverse Oh what a summer that was! We wore this cassette out real quick.
@@ransbarger Seventy-one was the summer of LSD for me. Twice-three times/week, occasionally. It was the East Coast version of the "Summer of Love", which would actually continue for a few more years, thank God.
All the big songs of FM radio that summer are literally burnt into my memory.
All hail Doug Helvering and Rick Beato and those who are making music even more interesting.
Absolutely!!! Both Doug and Rick are great to watch.
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Yes and also check the Channel called 'the charismatic voice' so good
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@@ChickenatorJr So we're all in violent agreement that Daily Doug, Rick Beato, and The Charismatic Voice are the giants of music reaction/analysis videos? 😀
The piano in "The Song Is Over" was played by the late/great Nicky Hopkins, one of the best piano session players. Check out his piano in the Who song "They're All In Love" on the album Who By Numbers.
Or "We Love You" "She's a Rainbow" ,"Sympathy for the Devil" , "No Expectations", "Monkey Man" ,"Sway", "Loving Cup" and "Ventilator Blues" with the Stones.... Jefferson Airplane (Volunteers album), Quicksilver Messenger Service, the Kinks, first two jJeff Beck albums..Nicky was one of the best!
@@daddyboy3546 Nicky also played on The Who's 1971 non album single Let's See Action, the late 60's outtake Now I'm a Farmer which was collected on the Odds and Sods rarities album and wrote the arrangement for the outro of Christmas in the film version of Tommy with all the overlapping Christmas carol melodies. He played piano on that as well.
He also let it loose in “Getting in Tune”.
One of my very favorite pianists. His work on the Stones' "Angie" is beautiful.
Nicky was an incredible talent. He played in Quicksilver Messenger Service, a great band. Check them out.
Imagine being a young teenager when this album came out . . . good times, good times
"My Wife" is one of my favourite Who songs, and I love the dark humour in it, too.
The Who rarities compilation Two's Missing (Who's Missing volume two) has a killer live version recorded in San Francisco in late '71.
Townshend is a conductor of pure energy, Daltrey the epitome of youth, health, power & wonder, Entwistle a dark brooding shadow god of music, & Moon ... Moon ....well, a demonic grinning hyperactive playful insanely talented imp drummer maybe? What a band!
Along with Led Zeppelin IV and Deep Purple's Machine Head, one of the three most consistent and best hard rock albums of the seventies... IMHO
Masterpiece album. To realize how great of a band they were, they were voted favorite band in my high school yearbook. I graduated in 1984! Years and years after their greatest works.
Damn...what a difference a few years makes. I graduated in 1990 and I think the biggest band of that year was New Kids on the Block. lol.
I graduated in 1979, and I remember there was a constant debate in our high school over which was the greatest band - The Who or Led Zeppelin. To me there was no contest. The Who was, by far, the greatest band to see live. And, sorry Robert Plant, no one came close to the power of Roger Daltrey’s singing. The Who were on fire in the 70’s and I was so lucky to be there for it!
Live at Leeds has always been my go to Who album....
Best ever. My Generation the looooong version. We wore out three of those albums in a year.
It’s the best live album of all time.
Doug Helvering, check out Quadraphenia by The Who. Since been turned into an orchestral work. It's just awesome.
For my bucks, Quadrophenia beats Tommy hands down. Both are great, but Q reveals what Townsend learned from composing Tommy. Then of course there is Sell Out...their first truly great album.
Yes! Quadraphonic! Brilliant, brilliant album.
Quadrophenia is an epic drum and bass tour de force! Absolute masterpiece. Saw the band perform it in 2013!
Quadrophenia has aged MUCH better than Tommy. Tommy's got good stuff in it, sure. But Q just absolutely represents the pinnacle of the Who as a band, of Townshend as a songwriter.
It is the ultimate example of something being greater than the sum of its parts; it all flows so well together as a unified whole.
Since Doug likes to dig into the backstory of songs/albums and since this is a concept album, I'm sure he would love reading the album liner notes (the story) for Quadrophenia.
For a band that did not have a dedicated keyboard player, they had some memorable keyboards on their songs.
Nicky Hopkins is all over their albums. Especially this one. IMO, no one did it better.
Check out The Who's "Won't Get Fooled Again" - the Shepperton Studios version is particularly fascinating. It was also the last performance of Keith Moon.
It's one of the best live performances in the history of music.
It's on side 2 of this album, so I suspect we'll be hearing it next week.
The isolated bass tracks from that show are INSANE - czcams.com/video/80dsyo2Ox-0/video.html and czcams.com/video/3Lf10U0yZrs/video.html
One of those very rare “perfect” albums, no sub-par tracks, to be listened to in one go, phenomenal stuff. Then go for Quadrophenia.
'My Wife' is one of my secret favorite Who tracks. Not sure many Who fans would concur, but I just find it hilarious and charming. The Ox is (was) one of a kind.
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Actually my favorite. Period. Love to just blast this… drumming is as good as I’ve ever heard
I’m gonna buy a tank and an aeroplane….
mine too, best song on the record for me.
The whole album is a masterpiece. Baba O Riley is always in my top 5 favourite tunes of all time (and that's from a music collection of over 50,000 tunes....and from every era from the 40's 50's 60's onwards)
Thank you for this Doug. The Who is my favorite band, Who's Next is my favorite album, and The Song Is Over is my favorite song of all time, the one I always get emotional when I revisit, and seeing you dig the song that means so much to me through all my life was something nice to watch
Doug did that?
Keith Moon is my all time favorite drummer. He played fills over the main vocal. No one did it before or since.
This is easily one of the greatest rock albums of all time. What I love about The Who, is that they can create something really powerful that is simultaneously beautiful. Baba O'Riley is exhibit A. I love every song on this album.
That is the best álbum rock has ever produced .
Power ,excitement and beauty in less than 45 minutes.
Unbeatable .
That Concert For NY performance by The Who - they absolutely crushed it. What an incredibly cathartic show.
Also there were a number of songs left over from the Life House project that didn't make this album but served as a number of singles. Join Together, The Relay and Pure And Easy.
Join Together is definitely underrated, agree with your other comment Entwistle was a bass beast, his playing at times was astonishing.
Doug, you have to do the double album "Quadrophenia" by THE WHO. Mind blowing! When I saw them in 2012 they performed the entire Quadrophenia album from start to finish. It was Phenomenal !! Have a great day!
My wife and I saw them on that tour at the Allstate Arena near Chicago.
Yes it was!! The Garden in New York
I would love it if Doug did that!
@@elvwood Wow. Doug dig that. Did dug that? Dig dug that. Dig it? Dug it, like all dugout. Doug's dig out. Done that, ...
Saw that tour in Providence in February of 2013. It was the first time that The Who returned to Providence since our Mayor at the time cancelled their show in 1978 a week after the incident in Cincinnati.
That cover photo was a moment where they were driving past a quarry with the photographer in tow and saw the block standing up by itself like the monolith from 2001: A Space Odyssey. This was a sort of cheeky response to that iconic ;) film.
I don't even want to say how long it took me to realize that they had all just pissed on the concrete box.
Who's next?
Lol. I suddenly realized it as a 15 year old kid sitting next to my Mom in the car on the way back from the record store. When Mom saw it she exclaimed "Those pigs!"
“The Song is Over”is one of my favorite Who songs, one of the greatest albums, along with Quadrophenia, ever made. Townsend is a musical genius.
'Song is Over' refrains back in reflection to the song "Pure n Easy", done by both The Who and later off Pte Townshend's solo album Who Came First (worth a listen!).
Listening to The Who, I always love the interaction between Moon and Entwhistle.
Entwhistle is one of the greatest bassists in history
As a kid, I was totally obsessed with the chord progression in My Wife. And yes, Entwhistle played the brass parts. He also played the French horn parts in Tommy.
Entwistle acted like a one man brass orchestra on several occasions. That, and the use of synthesiser, saved the band a lot of money when recording.
That live clip was fine, but you’ve got to find some old footage when Keith Moon was still alive. He’s in the top 5 rock drummers of all time.
The videos of Baba O'Riley and Won't Get Fooled Again from Shepparton Studio are iconic
The one of them on Rock and Roll Circus is great. He's throws a tom behind him.
Houston '75 is a great DVD and that's just an average night from the 1975 tour, Detroit '75 was an even better show but only footage of the second half circulates.
This guy spoke through just about drum fill on bargain, he listened to it and never even noticed the excellent drumming
He was a great drummer indeed. I saw The Who live in 1972 (together with The Golden Earring) in Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
According to Glyn Johns Pete turned up with demo tapes that were perfect and all he had to do was just let the band do their bit. He also said that PT was one of the few people who could work an ARP let alone get a tune out of it
Pete Town sends Scoop albums have his demos on them.
BTW, The Who is my favorite band by Miles & Miles. Pete is Brilliant. The Bargain he’s looking for is God. Oh heck I could breakdown this entire album for you. Quite a bit of references to women are really to God & enlightenment.
"Miles & Miles"
I see what you did there. 😎
Rogers voice in this album was just so phenomenal and clear and powerful, love the commentary and well deserved use of the word "iconic"!! Funny I have loved THE WHO my whole life and was really drawn to Pete's voice lol - they are all so gifted!!!
"Tommy" is epic. Both the original and the movie soundtrack with Eric Clapton, Tina Turner, etc
Who's Next and Quadraphenia are great lazy rainy day albums. These guys did the biggest trippiest turnaround in rock going from the original punk rock band to progressive rock geniouses. Tommy was jaw dropping. Who's Next was top 5 all time and Quad is the most untalked about masterpiece in rock history. Pete Townsend took that group way beyond what I thought they'd evolve as. The '70s where such a great time for new music. So good it got ya hooked for life!😉
The piano player on "The Song is Over" is Nicky Hopkins a great british session player of his time. RIP
Keith’s drums on the last 20-30 seconds of the song is over are awesome. I can listen to that over and over.
I Can't tell you how many copies of this Great Album I wore out since it was released! I really appreciate your approach to Reaction Videos, and I've even begun listening to some of your original liturgical music. Very soothing stuff, so far.
I don't know if you're familiar with The Who/London Symphony Orchestra recording of "Tommy", but the vocal performances are magnificent! Vocal performances by Sandy Denny ; Graham Bell; Maggie Bell; Steve Winwood: Richie Havens; Merry Clayton; Rod Stewart; Ringo Starr; Richard Harris (Narrator) and of course, Pete Roger and John!
I'd love to hear you break that recording!
Im pretty sure that is the Tommy version i'm most familiar with. Amazing stuff
"Song is Over" was originally the final song of "Lifehouse." The last verse is from a song called "Pure and Easy" which Pete said was the first song written for the projected opera. He does a nice version of it on a solo album he produced in late 1972 dedicated to Meher Baba, called "Who Came First." You're one of the first reviewers I've seen who's tapped into Pete's spiritual depth.
I played this so many times when I was a teenager - along with Zeppelin, Pink Floyd, Yes snd some southern fried rock. Also, some Black Sabbath, Rush and The Allman Brothers. I forgot about Bargain it is one of my favs although this whole album was amazing.
Your taste in music is impeccable 😁
Wow Doug where to start?
Your analysis is always brilliant thanks you've breathed some fresh air in a time where great music needs to be reconsiderd in a good way.
John Entwistle did some great solo work he worked with Frampton alot. Entwistle's tour de force was his work on Who Are You he was at his very best as a song writer and bass player that Townshend gave him room to stretch out.
Give it a listen. Thanks again.
Another great video!! I'm quite envious of that pipe of yours, I used to love what having a smoke used to do my perception of music. I can't do it anymore though, or I daren't, to be more precise. The last time, only a couple of months back, scared the crap out of me! I literally felt like something was trying to take my life, I was pacing back and forth, marching on the spot...anything just keep moving because I "knew" that if I stopped I was going to fall dead! Absolutely terrifying! Anyway, more than anyone wanted or needed to know, sorry about that. Love your work, Doug, thanks!
Baba O'Rielly is a tribute to Terry Riley. Just a brilliant homage to a minimalist legend.
U're totally correct. This album its ICONIC to the Rock & hard rock history
In every one of the dozens of household moves I've experienced, once the stereo is set up and the listening room ready, THIS is the first album that christens the new home
The Who remains my favorite group after over 50 years of listening to them. i have seen them 9 times (would have been 10 but last concert cancelled due to covid), 8 of those times with my wife, 3 of those times with our daughters, and two of those with kids and their spouses. Great memories!
My first "REAL" rock concert was The Who at Shea Stadium in 1982 (David Johansen and The Clash opened). Saw them several times after but only once after John died. Not quite the same anymore.
Quadrophenia is my favorite Who album....excellent cranked to 7 on my early 80's pioneer rack through my JBL studio monitors. I have to wait til wife is out to do it.
Wow Doug! Let's see side 2 please! This was a large part of the soundtrack of my college life circa 1972-1976. Come back from class, light up a bowl, put on Who's Next. This was the absolute best Daltrey ever sounded, and as you say Entwistle was a great bass player without really standing out. Now after side 2 let's move on to Quadrophenia. More proof that Townsend is an awesome songwriter and Entwistle is one of the greatest bassists ever. And let's not forget Moon, who did fills way more than keeping time, and that's what made him great.
I saw The Who perform at Charlton Field in 1975 (1976?). I thought a sequencer was used to create the synth effect on Baba O'Riley . Interesting sub-text to the title. Keith Moon's showmanship was phenomenal.
It’s an organ, very basic setup
Nicky Hopkins plays piano on "Song is Over" Doug, he's also on "Getting in Tune" on side 2. Townshend offered him a spot in the band too.
Nothing beats Quadrophenia.
Quadrophenia is Pete's masterpiece and he knows it.
The Who owned the night of that first-responders concert! Never has there been a more exultant, cathartic reaction from an audience like the world witnessed during this set.
The band really fed off that emotion and returned the favor during that set. MAGIC!
A little trivia: The drummer is Ringo Starr's son, Zack Starkey.
Is it on YT?
@@johnricercato740 Not sure I never looked
Pete was really a master of rock and pop songcraft. Such lovely melodies and harmonies.
Just by accident, I saw the WHO in Dallas, in 1973 as a teen. The warm up band was a band I had never heard of called Lynard Skynard. So, proudly, I heard Free Bird for the first time live in Dallas in 1973, it stood out to me as a awesome song with the double lead, it was crazy, I hardly remember the Who...LOL. I would see the WHO a second time in 1982 in the Cotton Bowl in Dallas. Before the encore I kept yelling "Magic Bus," "Magic Bus" and the Who came out for the encore and opened with Magic Bus, people everywhere started passing me joints and patting me on the back, like I willed the song to happen... great days of my youth. Big Who fan for over 50 years!!
Obviously a great time for that studio owners. Deep Purple recorded the track Fireball in the studio next to The Who the day after they finished the album. And since Ian Paice wanted to play with two bass drums he went in and borrowed Keith Moons.
I was at that concert you missed in 2002. They sold soundboard recordings of the concert and I proudly have a copy.
The thing about this album is that pretty much EVERY SINGLE TRACK was played to some extent or another on Album/Rock radio stations (a popular station format from the late '60s through mid '80s. I was born in '64 and so was a little young for their heyday but when I finally got around to buying this LP in the early '80s I had heard all nine tracks on it many times over. Friends who I introduced to it at the time thought it was a greatest hits album...
When I was a teenager, Who's Next was the first LP I ever bought. I still have it.
I have seen The Who perform live twice in Sydney, 2004 and 2009.
One of the greatest thrills in a live concert is the conclusion to Won't Get Fooled Again. The slow, high tension build up from the synth, the rolling and banging drums (Moon or Starkey, it doesn't matter, they're both great), Daltrey's scream and Townshend's crashing guitar chords and then the race to the end. I never tire of it. A masterpiece song on a classic album.
Doug, many have said that Quadrophenia is the band's greatest work and I would agree. The growth in Townshend's writing and composition from Tommy is significant and the story is much more mature and nuanced.
Side four, with Dr Jimmy, The Rock and Love Reign O'er Me is arguably one of the greatest set of songs ever put on the one side of a rock album.
Hiya Doug, as a composer and musician myself I find such joy in your videos !! Thanks so much.. Have you heard the side 2 of the hounds of love album by Kate Bush ? It's brilliant and very unique musically
The Ox owns on Love Ain't For Keeping. Could do a whole reaction on the paths he takes through all the changes.
His style mystified me for decades, until I learned that he started on Trumpet. His bass fills, fly like trumpet flurries.
So good!
Rich tAMB
This was the first album that I ever bought at the age of 15 and I almost played the grooves of the vinyl album; what an amazing work - I love it.
My favourite tracks are Baba O'Riley, Bargain, The Song Is Over, Behind Blue Eyes and Won't Get Fooled Again.
Interesting note....the theme songs for all five TV shows in the CSI franchise use remixed Who songs. "Baba O'Riley" was used on CSI:NY. "Who Are You"was on the original CSI show.
I wore this album out back’n the day!
The cover art ties in w/title……”Who’s Next”…….get it?😆👍🏼
The stories behind Keith Moon (drummer) are legendary!!
Always remember that the song I’m Free on the Tommy album includes these verses:
“If I told you what it takes
to reach the highest high,
You'd laugh and say 'nothing's that simple'
But you've been told many times before
Messiahs pointed to the door
And no one had the guts to leave the temple”
- Pete Townshend -
Awesome that you finally got to The Who. Not sure how you can listen to side one and not side two in the same sitting though...I have to listen all the way through. I still say though...you MUST do Quadrophenia...all the way through in one show. It is The Who's ultimate masterpiece :)
Do it all in one dig, Doug. Bigger the digger the badder the dugout.
The Who was part of the soundtrack of my high school days....
This is one of the very best rock albums ever. Every track is *gold*.
It was around this time in their history, that Keith just stopped using high hats and rides. Completely changed the way he approached rock drumming. All fills, all the time. No more sitting back and "holding down a beat".
Rich tAMB
Indeed! Keith was the ultimate rock drummer.
The Who was the first concert I ever went to, way back in 1968, the opening act for Herman's Hermits - weird, eh? This is my favorite album by the Who, great memories of senior high school, cruising around town with friends - the songs are so inventive and cool. Love Pete's vocals, nice contrast with Roger. Also, my 2nd favorite Who album, which deserves a reaction IMHO, is "The Who Sell Out" (their 3rd album), great and creative, and has their radio hit "I Can See For Miles" - they also use parts of songs in between albums, as in the end of "The Song Is Over". Great job, Doug!
Great reaction, I love this album. It's one of the few albums where I have to listen to the entire thing if I put it on at all.
Always enjoy your reactions Doug. I've been getting back into Roger's solo work, which has some gems.
I really see this video blows up in a couple of days, just like wish you were here. you're amazing Doug!
Since you have the remaster, you need to keep going into the bonus tracks. "Pure and Easy" was meant to be the centerpiece of the "sci-fi" story, and it's masterful. And the live version of "Naked Eye" is sublime. (Pete and Roger duet as the couple breaking up.)
It‘s a Lowrey home organ set to Marimba Repeat on Baba O‘Riley.
“I don’t need to fight, to prove I’m right” is one of the greatest lines in rock and roll.
"Meet the new boss. Same as the old boss," is another, and from the same album.
This was fun Doug ! I am at the point in my life where I enjoy "reminiscing with strangers" haha! I hope to hear your take on their album Quadrophenia one day .
I dig Doug. "See Doug dig."
Wow, I never noticed that either and I'm 65 years old. I always for some reason just as soon it was their shadows and never paid close attention. I have learned something today! 👍🏻
Love the way Roger and Pete's voices work off each other. Roger is all "Rock God" with the grit and gravel blasting through the melodies (not to mention the odd scream at the top of his lungs) while Pete is much softer and much more vulnerable. He always sounds to me like he's only just hanging onto the tune by his fingernails and any minute now he's gonna fall off the edge. They sound so good together it is a shame they haven't always got on with each other! Their back catalogue is so impressive as it is - imagine what they could've done if they'd liked each other!!
As for The Ox not doing anything fancy, I beg to differ. One of the less well known tracks here had him doing all sorts of twiddly bits, and I give you the BASS SOLO (yes, BASS SOLO) in My Generation as further evidence. I think he suffered from "standing still on stage" syndrome (much like fellow Bass Player Bill Wyman.) Daltrey was swinging the mic around on a 40 ft long wire, Townsend had the windmill and thr knee slide and the less said about Moon the Loon the better. Entwistle couldn't compete so took a back seat on stage. By all accounts he was a different beast off stage (hence "The Ox").
All in all, I'm delighted you chose this for an "Extended Play Friday"
Thanks Doug & keep up the good work! I've yet to hear a bad song in the last year. (Although I'm 58, so most of the stuff you're featuring is from my youth, when music was music, written and performed by really people NOT computers!)
Aug 12, 1969- The Shed at Tanglewoord- BB King opens, then Jefferson Airplane, then the Who, with the Joshua Light Show. It was so cool.
Doug back in1974 at the (Charlton FC concert) no violin in Baba, Roger played it on the Harmonica one of the best concerts I have witnessed, (yes, I'm old)
You were curious as to the singer on, 'The Song is Over'. Without reading through 200+ comments, Pete Townsend sang the verses, followed by Roger Daltery on the refrains.
"Excepting one note, pure and easy" is a direct exerpt from a previous release titled Pure and Easy.
Back in the day a lot of FM rock radio stations would do a "classic side" day (usually Sundays) where they'd play an entire album side of some great album. The Who were one of those bands and this was one of those albums where you could guarantee it would make the playlist at some point, and they could spin either side of the LP cuz they are both amazing. And no, the Who were not a prog band. But both Chris Squire and Peter Banks of Yes were major Who fans, and a LOT of Townshend and Entwistle rubbed off on them. Hell, one reason Peter Banks came up with the name Yes was because he knew how good it looked for The Who to blow their name up huge on a poster.
Entwistle's bass playing is a core influence to basically every prog bassist. Big part of why so much prog has the bass guitar tuned high and loud.
The bassist, John Entwistle, was a classically trained French Horn player and one other wind instrument. Cannot remember his educational pedigree at the moment, but it was one or two of the British classical facilities. John's classical training influence can be heard through the Who catalog. I was lucky enough to have seen them 4 times ... in 1971, Memphis, TN, and 3 times during their 1982-83 tour 9twice in person and once via satellite from Canada- a huge screen and small room with about 225 people. Their classical influence is deep.
It's hard to believe but the keyboard at the beginning (and throughout) Baba O'Riley is not a synthesizer, nor a sequencer controlling a keyboard. It's actually a Lowrey home organ with a built-in arpeggiator preset called "marimba repeat". Instead of notes repeating in regular fashion when played, certain notes are repeated either on or off the beat, creating the complicated pattern. For example when the notes F, F#, G, B, C and C# are played they repeat on the beat, while notes G#, A, A#, D, D#, and E when played repeat off beat (i.e., a dotted note). Obviously there is a preset tempo, but when Pete plays chords, the on-beat and off-beat repeats create the incredible pattern. ( believe Pete found a way to control the repeat tempo by modifying a component inside the Lowrey.) Yes, it's true that Pete had ARP 2500 and 2600 synthesizers at the time, but he was just learning how to get sounds from them when Baba O'Riley (and Won't Get Fooled Again) were created. He also had a simpler synthesizer called the Putney. Some gentle filtering sweeps were applied by one of the synths to Won't Get Fooled Again, but you can barely hear that affect. The songs on Who's Next that really feature Pete's synthesizer work are Bargain, The Song Is Over, and Goin' Mobile. You can really hear the rich one note melodies Pete used synth for on those songs.
From Wikipedia (regarding the intro on ‘Baba O’Reily’:
‘The repeating set of notes (known technically as Ostinato) in "Baba O'Riley" that opens and underlies the song was derived from the Lifehouse concept, where Townshend wanted to input the vital signs and personality of Meher Baba into a synthesiser, which would then generate music based on that data. When this idea fell through, Townshend instead recorded a Lowrey Berkshire Deluxe TBO-1 organ using its marimba repeat feature to generate them.[11] This modal approach was inspired by the work of minimalist composer Terry Riley.’
The Concert for New York was also John Entwistle's last American show before his death. I was also at this show.
Loving all your videos so far, Doug. So interesting to hear you analyse so many songs for the first time that I know so well and often own (I'm 49, born in 1972). The great thing for me in all of this is how you make me re-evaluate my own interpretations and memories of a song. Suggestions? Ever thought of Gene Clark's masterpiece from 1974: 'No Other'? Pink Floyd's 'The Division Bell? Talk Talk's 'Spirit of Eden'? Being British (Welsh, actually), a Britpop classic would be interesting, too. Radiohead is a band I would love to hear you analyse. Keep up the good work, Doug. Really, really pleased I discovered your reactions and analyses. Much love.
If you would like to hear the best of the WHO might I suggest The Who "Live at Leeds". Its a masterpiece!
The Who on the Smothers Brothers Show doing My Generation in 1967. A classic performance that, to me, defines The Who.
While driving a limo in NYC back in 1987, I was dispatched to the Penta Hotel to pick up a Mr. Daltrey and take him to JFK Airport. He was very friendly, talked to me the whole 45 minute trip and he gave me 2 of his latest CDs, one signed to my 5 year old daughter and one signed for ME. $65 tip, too. RockOn, Doug. (PS: I looked up JUST as I was finishing this post and, you showed us your pipe. BlazeOn, Doug. I'm WAY ahead of you.) PPS: MY WIFE was written and sung by John Entwistle. Sort of like The Beatles letting Ringo do OCTOPUS'S GARDEN. It was an old song of John's and wasn't written specifically for the album. Done. FINITO.
That pianist is the late great Nicky Hopkins who played with Quicksliver Messenger Service and recorded with the Who and the Rolling Stones. An outstanding rock pianist!
I'm a bit older than you and I got to see The Who on that "last" tour in September 1982. I was 18 and just starting my freshman year of college. I had a very early Walkman that had a stereo mic and I recorded the show on cassette tape (don't tell anyone). I've since lost that old tape, but I remember on the tape you could hear me and my friends yelling "PETE!" during each song break.
1 listen is not enough for this gem. All killers no fillers. The Who were like no other band. They did it all.
Live at Leeds (the expanded version) is the best live album ever, hands down.
That one is precious! Wonderful reaction to that legendary piece of music! Thank you, i enjoyed it a lot!
I saw The Who live in Newcastle-upon-Tyne U.K. on their "Greatest Hits" tour in 2000. They were great, one of the best gigs of my life, I still have the program.
Absolutely fantastic band.
Tommy, Quadrophenia, Who's Next, Meaty, Beaty, Big and Bouncy and Who Are You are some of the greatest albums ever recorded.
I’d definitely throw Odds and Sods in there as well. I know it was just a collection of their lesser known, forgotten and excluded tracks, but it contains some of their best works and some awesome lesser known tracks. Put the Money Down, Naked Eye, and Pure and Easy are Who’s Next worthy tracks. Water is one of Roger’s most impressive vocal works. Long Live Rock is a heartfelt anthem for rockers everywhere. It also has arguably the best versions of some of their favorite songs to cover like Summertime Blues, Young Man Blues, Baby Don’t You Do It, and so on. It has the best versions of some their lesser known hits such as Mary Anne With the Shaky Hand (TEV) and Time is Passing along with some extra, fun tracks to listen to. It was Entwistle’s little pet project and I’m so thankful for it. Most of these songs would go on to be added to Deluxe editions and rereleases of their other albums, mostly as live covers, but it remains the best way to experience these songs in my opinion.
@@allbottledup9513 right! Thank you for the reminder! Haven't heard that in years!
@@ericsmith6996 You’re welcome. Just wanted to share my opinion, more than glad could I could remind you of the album. Happy for you, much love
This is one of those rare albums that every track is something you want to hear (no picking up the needle in the old days to skip over tracks!), when side one was done you knew you had to go get up and flip over the record. Will be looking for your side two reaction. On to something new, knowing your appreciation for Tull, Floyd etc., certainly hope that somewhere, someone has recommended this outstanding debut release from 1969, "In The Court Of The Crimson King" (King Crimson). Nothing up to this time sounded anything like this one and it has withstood the test of time, hope you will react to it someday. czcams.com/play/PLXhfRoiJBIiuXOUv_7EJ1i7UKj0aGfy0U.html
Dig dug that.
I'll definitely second King Crimson!