Moon's drumming made the drums a real instrument that expanded the band's ability to fill up a concert hall with a huge sound. Not just keeping rhythm but helping to define it.
There is no one who played drums like Keith. His approach and style was completely unorthodox. Super unique. There is a reason no one can replicate Keith's playing. I mean I have yet to really hear ONE cover that can replicate Keith's style and rhythm. Even Starky(Ringo's son) who was taught by Keith struggled to replicate Keith's presence and sound.
I read a comment somewhere that i noticed applies to all their earlier shows: Pete looks like he came from a paint job, Roger from a hippie festival, John from the halloween store and Keith like he had just escaped the insane asylum 😂
@@John-gi8eq ????? It's just a comment about a thing i noticed in multiple performances that i obviously watch for the music? You start these videos up and close your eyes or what?
The people commenting about paying too much attention to their outfits don't seem to get Pete's choice was deliberate. He was sick of the suits bands had to wear back then.
There must be a word that can describe the feeling you get when you watch such an immense performance, and wish with your entire being that you were there to witness it.
RIP the two members of The Who Keith Moon (August 23, 1946 - September 7, 1978), aged 32 John Entwistle (October 9, 1944 - June 27, 2002), aged 57 You both will always be remembered as legends.
The performance is phenomenal, everything sounds incredible the tone on all instruments, the singing the mix, the dynamics, I think they were the best in 1969-1970, every song on the Tommy album is great, all great melodies and songs and recording tone and sound.
I wish they had shown more of John Entwistle in this video. He actually played his bass like a lead guitar on this song. I'd like to have seen him featured more.
Keith Moon was a wizard every time he sat behind the drums.....hard to express his importance to the art of drumming.....all hail his short residence on the planet.....
My wife grew up on the IOW, She told me about this concert and all the things she saw and did there. I met her a year later and we were married and honeymooned at freshwater the year after that. The sixties were such a cool time to be young!
Keith moon did such a good job he gave the song a triple bossy deluxe, on a raft, four by four animal style, extra shingles with a shimmy and a squeeze, light axle grease, made it cry, burned it, and let it swim.
The first ever staging of Tommy was by the Seattle Opera in Seattle, 1971, starring Bette Midler as the acid queen and Tommy's mother. My brother's band, Canonball, was the pit band. He played lead guitar. Pete Townshend came over to see it and pronounced approval of the band and performances.
Ever since I was a young boy, I've played the silver ball. From Soho down to Brighton I must have played them all. But I ain't seen nothing like him In any amusement hall... That deaf, dumb and blind kid Sure plays a mean pinball! He stands like a statue, Becomes part of the machine. Feeling all the bumpers Always playing clean. He plays by intuition, The digit counters fall. That deaf, dumb and blind kid Sure plays a mean pinball! He's a pinball wizard There has to be a twist. A pinball wizard's got such a supple wrist. 'How do you think he does it? I don't know! What makes him so good?' Ain't got no distractions Can't hear no buzzers and bells, Don't see no lights a-flashin' Plays by sense of smell. Always gets a replay, Never seen him fall. That deaf, dumb and blind kid Sure plays a mean pinball. I thought I was The Bally table king But I just handed my pinball crown to him. Even on my favorite table He can beat my best. His disciples lead him in And he just does the rest. He's got crazy flipper fingers Never seen him fall... That deaf, dumb and blind kid Sure plays a mean pinball.
Just by listening to the gorgeous intro, you can tell that Pete Townshend is a genius. Behind the totally crazy guitarist/composer there is am musician with an impeccable sense of beauty. As for Roger Daltrey's voice: I think his looks overshadowed his performances. IMHO he was a more handsome version of Robert Plant. Just my personal opinion: I never thought he was an awesome singer, definitely no Freddie Mercury, but I like his voice a lot. Powerful, with the right amount of "romanticism" definitely motivated by Pete's awesome compositions. At Berklee, we learned that John Entwistle was the "drummer" while Keith Moon rarely kept a steady groove and basically always played a drum solo (or call it one huge drum fill).
Just love the art in this song - thank you for spending 2 years in your room playing guitar and being available to the muses Pete. There's a lot of honesty all the way though, no pretension in this band, not one bit. From here anyway ~ I know it ~! Love it. Best unwinding and freeing music for me!
This song never gets old,what a timeless classic by one of the classic bands of the 70s. I had the rare priveledge of seeing the boys play Hot August Nights in Lewiston Idaho in 2012, when they started playing pinball wizard the whole park just erupted. It was classic man could not have seen a better concert. Thank you boys for this timeless gem and for all the memories God bless you all🌹♥️♥️
Funny story about this, my mom loved the Who probably more than me and was having a party back in the late 60s. Well she wanted it to end so she put on the rock opera Tommy, can’t dance to that so everyone left. My mom was a legend.
What makes this song so delightful is its poetic quality. It is onomatopoetic, or sounds like what it is about. Think of “Flight of the Bumblebee.” Pete’s rapid guitar riffs, especially the solo, beautifully imitate the action sounds of a pinball machine as the ball bounces between rails, bumpers and off of obstacles. Even the single booming note recalls flippers hitting a ball back up into play, and the dropping beat of “sure plays a mean pin ball” mimics the ball dropping down out of play. The music is genius. Not many rock songs achieve such poetic quality.
Funny as this joke might be, Moon actually hated drum solos & never wanted to play them. Wiki mentions an example where the other guys decided to make him play a recorded solo in a show by pausing at that point, and Moon just shouted "drum solos are boring!" and played nothing...
Keith Moon was an amazing drummer. Pete Townshend got all the glory as 'axe-man', but Keith did the business holding it altogether with the rock steady Entwhistle. They let it all hang out together!
Their first peak. Quite extraordinary interplay. There’s really only a handful of bands that can claim to ever have been this in sync. They really were actually the antithesis of the hippy vibe.
Fifty years ago when I was a kid I thought this was absolutely the Greatest Rock 'n' Roll Song ever made. Pete Townshend doesn't agree, but what does he know? he just wrote it. I still think I could have been right.
Eu assisti o filme Tommy quando eu era adolescente e estudava no colegio Chanpagnat em Belo Horizonte MG. Sou fã de varias bandas e guitarristas Ingleses! São uma influencia muito presente em minhas cançoes. Como musicos Americanos tambem. Acabo de lançar o meu primeiro album " First Star" a canção " Olhos Claros" é dedicada a Diana Frances Spencer Lady Di por seu carater humanitario e seus olhos azuis! Vida longa para a musica! God Save the songs!❤❤❤
Can't tell you how many times I've massacred my right ear listening to pinball wizard on my walkman! All of my hairs stand on end. John Entwistle is one of the reasons I started playing bass guitar
@@chriswhitworth7793that is exactly what happened to me! I was at the front of the stage for the November 1973 Who concert (the legendary concert in which Keith passed out and Pete asked "Is there a drummer in the house - a GOOD ONE?!!") and it was so loud my body was vibrating to the bass. I couldn't hear anything for at least a month out of my right ear. But fortunately for me my hearing did return! It makes one feel HIGH as a kite to be up front at a Who concert!
@@sansaranirvana6859 I love loud music but too loud is unacceptable, I hate when anyone assaults my hearing, Cheap Trick did that and even tho I left early my ears still rang for 3 days, ridiculous. When your ears ring it means damage has been done.
![The Who - Won't Get Fooled Again --- In [High Definition] HD 1979 The Kids Are Alright](http://i.ytimg.com/vi/LwOOLLGBy-4/mqdefault.jpg)
![The Who - Won't Get Fooled Again --- In [High Definition] HD 1979 The Kids Are Alright](/img/tr.png)
Moon was just from another planet.
He had to go back.
Damn shame for us, grateful he stopped by though..
No pun.
He was from the Moon
Moon was so eccentric god dam he was god at drumming
Moon drove his rolls into his pool. When asked why....Keith said that he wanted to see what it would do. Omfg, I laugh everytime I think of that
I think hes from a moon
It's amazing how Keith Moon plays the drums like a lead instrument throughout the whole song.
i get what you're saying but he really is the lead instrument. drums provide the heart and rhythm of the song
Its also amazing how much fun he had doing it.
Best Drummer to ever live
the who have its lead vocal, lead guitar, lead bass, and lead drum you know
because he followed Townsend and not the bass player
Moon's drumming made the drums a real instrument that expanded the band's ability to fill up a concert hall with a huge sound. Not just keeping rhythm but helping to define it.
There is no one who played drums like Keith. His approach and style was completely unorthodox. Super unique. There is a reason no one can replicate Keith's playing. I mean I have yet to really hear ONE cover that can replicate Keith's style and rhythm. Even Starky(Ringo's son) who was taught by Keith struggled to replicate Keith's presence and sound.
The perfect drummer for a three piece (instruments wise) band..!!
The Who were basically a power trio, so yeah, his drumming was designed to help fill out the sound.
This song came out 54 years ago and it’s just as good as the day it came out.
The energy put into the live shows is incredible.
Not has good has Alton
Keith smiling all the time what a joyful player
I saw ROCKETMAN.
I want to see THE WHO film!!
We Wont Get Fooled again im writing it
Aaron taylor Johnson would make a great roger daltrey
They are making a movie about Keith Moon
Tommy: The Movie might be the closest thing we’re ever gonna get.
@@acid1310 wait really?
Love you guys! Love that lonely twanging in the beginning and Roger rocks it every time. Drumming is truly THUMPING!
I read a comment somewhere that i noticed applies to all their earlier shows: Pete looks like he came from a paint job, Roger from a hippie festival, John from the halloween store and Keith like he had just escaped the insane asylum 😂
2020 thinking, Not about the best music ever produced but how they're dressed, BIG L for you I'm afraid 😪
@@John-gi8eq ????? It's just a comment about a thing i noticed in multiple performances that i obviously watch for the music? You start these videos up and close your eyes or what?
Absolutely LOVING that quote ☺️
The people commenting about paying too much attention to their outfits don't seem to get Pete's choice was deliberate. He was sick of the suits bands had to wear back then.
I think Keith DID just escape from the insane asylum, just to play this gig.
There must be a word that can describe the feeling you get when you watch such an immense performance, and wish with your entire being that you were there to witness it.
yeah it's called me watching Led Zeppelin...
jk I don't know, audience envy?
ThinWhiteAxe
Or The Wall Live
03 Aug 1971 The Spectrum (PHL), Who's Next Tour.
And it was Bloody Brilliant!
(Even if JAE was rocking a T-Bird instead of Frankenstein)
I was there about 10 feet back from the stage..
J 'avais 15 ans alors,c'était mon groupe préféré....autre époque autrement plus agréable qu'aujourd'hui.....
I always come back to watch this performance just for Keith Moon. Insane. Like literally he is playing the melody on the drum.
It so cool and so unique. No one to this day has ever been able to replicate Keith's style or his presence. A true 1 in a Billion.
Voir Keith Moon jouer est un pur régal. Avec ses 3 camarades, comment voulez-vous ne pas adorer The Who ?
Oui oui nous sommes magnifiques
RIP the two members of The Who
Keith Moon (August 23, 1946 - September 7, 1978), aged 32
John Entwistle (October 9, 1944 - June 27, 2002), aged 57
You both will always be remembered as legends.
That Entwistle bone leather suit is incredible.
i think its the same kind flea would wear many years later for slane castle
Anybody know who has it now, if anybody?
Motorcycle road racing leathers Dave Aldana created ...
too bad you only see it for two frames, I aways wonder why John had close to no camera time on this one
Apparently it was so tight he couldn't move in it. Not that he moved that much anyway, but still...
The Who OWNED the whole festival, believe me (to my surprised eyes and ears). I have vivid memories of every performance there.
The performance is phenomenal, everything sounds incredible the tone on all instruments, the singing the mix, the dynamics, I think they were the best in 1969-1970, every song on the Tommy album is great, all great melodies and songs and recording tone and sound.
I wish they had shown more of John Entwistle in this video. He actually played his bass like a lead guitar on this song. I'd like to have seen him featured more.
@Eddie Carter
The thing about John Entwistle is while everyone else is bouncing around, he just stands there Like A Rock.
@Dan Dugan
I NEED some Cake! :-)
@@stevenwiederholt7000 real cake? Or is that a code word for marijuana? Because my friend from Ohio says cake = marijuana!
@@sansaranirvana6859
Cake IS code word for Cake.
Dundee Cake.One more proof there is a god, and he wants me to be happy.:-)
Not to mention his vocals. Entwistle is a great singer as well as a bassist.
Sounds like there are two drummers on stage. :-) People are always talking about guitar tone, but Keith's drum sound was monstrous.
1:19 love how camera zoom to Keith, while the lyrics "Got such a supple wrist
Keith Moon was a wizard every time he sat behind the drums.....hard to express his importance to the art of drumming.....all hail his short residence on the planet.....
One of the greatest rock songs in history.
Can' t hold back the tears after hearing this song again since 40 years. Now I understand...
Rock on in heaven Moonie. One of the greatest bands ever
Love playing pinball, the song's not bad either 😅 ❤ to the Who
So refreshing !!! Bring this stuff back to local radio
Classic band. you might like a band called The Doublejumps if you like The Who. Kind of a modern 60s sound
My wife grew up on the IOW, She told me about this concert and all the things she saw and did there. I met her a year later and we were married and honeymooned at freshwater the year after that. The sixties were such a cool time to be young!
Keith Moon will always put a smile on my face
Keith moon did such a good job he gave the song a triple bossy deluxe, on a raft, four by four animal style, extra shingles with a shimmy and a squeeze, light axle grease, made it cry, burned it, and let it swim.
Brogan Drums Was that a spongebob reference ? xD
Is that roger waters? 😂😂😂😂
Abyss Watcher we serve food here sir
Damn that was an amazing comment lol.
“We serve food here sir”
Roger Daltrey is too often ignored when people discuss the best singers in rock history. The man was a virtuoso.
An amazing rock and a great performance de Keith Moon❤❤❤❤❤
The 4 guys were very good each with his instrument e Daltrey's voice was perfect ❤❤❤❤❤❤
I saw The Who in Boston a few years ago. Pete and Roger still have it.
High quality video in1970!! 👏👏
Shot on Film
Mr Moon was completely MAD.
I guess you´re one of the few who got it.
He was a crazy drum animal
Yea and we All know what it got him age 32 . He did not take responsibility for his "' Condition""
The first ever staging of Tommy was by the Seattle Opera in Seattle, 1971, starring Bette Midler as the acid queen and Tommy's mother. My brother's band, Canonball, was the pit band. He played lead guitar. Pete Townshend came over to see it and pronounced approval of the band and performances.
Ever since I was a young boy,
I've played the silver ball.
From Soho down to Brighton
I must have played them all.
But I ain't seen nothing like him
In any amusement hall...
That deaf, dumb and blind kid
Sure plays a mean pinball!
He stands like a statue,
Becomes part of the machine.
Feeling all the bumpers
Always playing clean.
He plays by intuition,
The digit counters fall.
That deaf, dumb and blind kid
Sure plays a mean pinball!
He's a pinball wizard
There has to be a twist.
A pinball wizard's got such a supple wrist.
'How do you think he does it?
I don't know!
What makes him so good?'
Ain't got no distractions
Can't hear no buzzers and bells,
Don't see no lights a-flashin'
Plays by sense of smell.
Always gets a replay,
Never seen him fall.
That deaf, dumb and blind kid
Sure plays a mean pinball.
I thought I was The Bally table king
But I just handed my pinball crown to him.
Even on my favorite table
He can beat my best.
His disciples lead him in
And he just does the rest.
He's got crazy flipper fingers
Never seen him fall...
That deaf, dumb and blind kid
Sure plays a mean pinball.
Thanks for posting the lyrics😘
thanks for copying lyrics from google
why type out the lyrics
Ik whats the point
@@carltroia6235 I like to read the lirics to sing and by doing that getting better in english
Why does no one ever talk about Daltreys incredible voice?!
Tom O'Donnell so true
I don't like very much his voice but I love the who
Daltrey is the greatest rock vocalist of all time. Power, accuracy and soul.
@@puppetshow360 "The best" might be debatable, but he sure is up there as one of the greats!
@mustafawee Back in the day of the release of the song and movie, the other three were never in the forefront, it was Daltrey with all the praise
Roger Daltrey's voice suits this song so brilliantly :)
The greatest pure rock band of all time.
All animals
An Ox and a Loon for sure. 😊
Thanks Mr Musk great song
I Love both, the Isle of Wight and the Who. Emotional parts of my life!
IMPRESIONANTES THE WHO, CON TEMAZO MAGNIFICO DE LA PELÍCULA TOMMY, DESDE ESPAÑA, MI MÁS PROFUNDA ADMIRACIÓN.
cant think of another band like this will ever come along.
That's ok. One was enough 🙂
GREATEST ROCK BAND OF ALL TIME
Just by listening to the gorgeous intro, you can tell that Pete Townshend is a genius. Behind the totally crazy guitarist/composer there is am musician with an impeccable sense of beauty. As for Roger Daltrey's voice: I think his looks overshadowed his performances. IMHO he was a more handsome version of Robert Plant. Just my personal opinion: I never thought he was an awesome singer, definitely no Freddie Mercury, but I like his voice a lot. Powerful, with the right amount of "romanticism" definitely motivated by Pete's awesome compositions. At Berklee, we learned that John Entwistle was the "drummer" while Keith Moon rarely kept a steady groove and basically always played a drum solo (or call it one huge drum fill).
Keith Moon! Greatest drummer ever, gone too soon.
Very much agreed and very sad
Just love the art in this song - thank you for spending 2 years in your room playing guitar and being available to the muses Pete. There's a lot of honesty all the way though, no pretension in this band, not one bit. From here anyway ~ I know it ~! Love it. Best unwinding and freeing music for me!
Keith made that drum into an extension of himself. What an art form and to me the best drummer out there
This is the song that put the Who on my radar, so wish I’d seen them perform live I bet they were amazing!!🤩
The amount of talent in this one band, the late 60s into the 70s were something else man
Classic band. you might like a band called The Doublejumps if you like The Who. Kind of a modern 60s sound
This song never gets old,what a timeless classic by one of the classic bands of the 70s. I had the rare priveledge of seeing the boys play Hot August Nights in Lewiston Idaho in 2012, when they started playing pinball wizard the whole park just erupted. It was classic man could not have seen a better concert. Thank you boys for this timeless gem and for all the memories God bless you all🌹♥️♥️
belllissima.very nice song
Avevo 10 anni in quel meraviglioso momento
❤👍
that bass is extraordinary!
UN CLASICO DE LA MUSICA GRACIAS THE WHO POR ESTA OBRA MAESTRA
I eas 15 and hung on rvery note played of this music but had no idea what an amazing time in music i was fortunate to be living in...!
One of my favourite The Who songs !
Awesome Roger Daltry, Looking Like True Rock God👍⭐ + The Who, LOVE Their Rocking Energy Etc👍🎶🎸⭐!!.🦋🐻❤🕊😺😁🎶🎵🎸⭐⭐👍🎵🎶🎸👍
So glad I grew up listening to songs and groups like this. Those were the days.
When you have a drummer like that.
You dont need any other instrument. 😉❤
#KeithMoonGreatestRockDrummerOfAllTime
Amazing! Still get goosebumps.
So nice to remember the times before they sold out. Real rock n roll spirit.
_The Who Sell Out_ was three years before this!
I love these old live versions. Before the guys had played this 1,000+ times.......
God it was so amazing watching them perform this in Chicago 💗
Keith is all over the place...brilliant.
Funny story about this, my mom loved the Who probably more than me and was having a party back in the late 60s. Well she wanted it to end so she put on the rock opera Tommy, can’t dance to that so everyone left. My mom was a legend.
I have this awesome DVD
Never realized that melody at the top of the song over the chords was a bass, wow!
Keith is also literally playing the melody on drums.. .Its insane.
What makes this song so delightful is its poetic quality. It is onomatopoetic, or sounds like what it is about. Think of “Flight of the Bumblebee.” Pete’s rapid guitar riffs, especially the solo, beautifully imitate the action sounds of a pinball machine as the ball bounces between rails, bumpers and off of obstacles. Even the single booming note recalls flippers hitting a ball back up into play, and the dropping beat of “sure plays a mean pin ball” mimics the ball dropping down out of play. The music is genius. Not many rock songs achieve such poetic quality.
The Who forever ☮️❤️
So Keith, do you want your solo in the beginning, middle, or end?
Keith: Yes!
Lol
Funny as this joke might be, Moon actually hated drum solos & never wanted to play them. Wiki mentions an example where the other guys decided to make him play a recorded solo in a show by pausing at that point, and Moon just shouted "drum solos are boring!" and played nothing...
This concert changed my life. In a better way.
Keith Moon was an amazing drummer. Pete Townshend got all the glory as 'axe-man', but Keith did the business holding it altogether with the rock steady Entwhistle. They let it all hang out together!
This version of Pinball Wizard is wayyy better than the original. Pete, John, Roger and Keith kill it here😎.
not as good as elton's though
@@joeenglert 😆
didn't they write this song?
Einfach unschlagbar, super tolle Musik 🎶 ❤😊
I love Pinball Wizard!
The video that made me realize Roger Daltrey's voice is a treasure, and subsequently, one of my all time favorites alongside The Who itself
Real good music to listen to.
気を失いそうになるくらいに素晴らしくカッコいい😭‼️
Be cool, you're going to be fine. 💯
The Doors opened for The Who at this show.
Jim Morrison is mad but not than Moonie.
This is the Isle of Wight festival
No, this was Isle of Wight, no one opened for anyone, it was a set with multiple performers one after another
What a time to be alive
Unbelievable !
The Doors are 1000 times better !!!
Thhis was the beginning. Moonie! OX they rocked it. Priceless.
Did you know Pinball Wizard and Let Me Entertain you by Queen can fit the rhythm of each other?
It can and it’s really cool.
I did not. My two favourite bands so that's cool to know!
What a "Great Song" thanks guys!!!!!!!
I saw Roger Daltrey at a service station store in 1991 in London UK. This New Zealand boy couldn't believe it!
Excellent!!
Classic band. you might like a band called The Doublejumps if you like The Who. Kind of a modern 60s sound
Their first peak. Quite extraordinary interplay. There’s really only a handful of bands that can claim to ever have been this in sync. They really were actually the antithesis of the hippy vibe.
Can' t take our memories and the music.....priceless.
A nadie se le hubiera ocurrido este ritmo en la batería. Sin duda alguna Moon era un lunático. Grande The Who
Classic band. you might like a band called The Doublejumps if you like The Who. Kind of a modern 60s sound
Outra perola
Aliás,outro diamante,e diamantes são eterrnos❤❤👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏
If you pause it at 1:54, you can catch a glimpse of John’s headstock. Thanks camera guys!
Conheci em 2001,sem palavras
Quando soube que eram do Brasil, aí o orgulho foi la em cima.
1:05 - best drum fill ever
1:51 Keith's cymbals through Roger's mike, epicccc
Keith was such a ham, he stole the spotlight even when he was laying out. But he never stole the musical lead from Pete. Four musicians, one mind.
mitici!!!!!!!! leggende del rock. .R.I.P. John ..e Keith.
Fifty years ago when I was a kid I thought this was absolutely the Greatest Rock 'n' Roll Song ever made. Pete Townshend doesn't agree, but what does he know? he just wrote it. I still think I could have been right.
Eu assisti o filme Tommy quando eu era adolescente e estudava no colegio Chanpagnat em Belo Horizonte MG. Sou fã de varias bandas e guitarristas Ingleses! São uma influencia muito presente em minhas cançoes. Como musicos Americanos tambem. Acabo de lançar o meu primeiro album " First Star" a canção " Olhos Claros" é dedicada a Diana Frances Spencer Lady Di por seu carater humanitario e seus olhos azuis! Vida longa para a musica! God Save the songs!❤❤❤
Imagine this live at jet engine volume levels, the bass would rip through you
Been there
Can't tell you how many times I've massacred my right ear listening to pinball wizard on my walkman! All of my hairs stand on end. John Entwistle is one of the reasons I started playing bass guitar
It did. I got to the front and it hurt!
@@chriswhitworth7793that is exactly what happened to me! I was at the front of the stage for the November 1973 Who concert (the legendary concert in which Keith passed out and Pete asked "Is there a drummer in the house - a GOOD ONE?!!") and it was so loud my body was vibrating to the bass. I couldn't hear anything for at least a month out of my right ear. But fortunately for me my hearing did return! It makes one feel HIGH as a kite to be up front at a Who concert!
@@sansaranirvana6859 I love loud music but too loud is unacceptable, I hate when anyone assaults my hearing, Cheap Trick did that and even tho I left early my ears still rang for 3 days, ridiculous. When your ears ring it means damage has been done.
I'm so excites, my brother in law Will be playing with them on stage soon ! He is a trombone player... !