The Who IS rock and roll, in my opinion. Like there is no other band that more purely embodies the concept of rock and roll in the culture's mind. The rawness, the energy, the improvisation, the rebellion, the spectacle, the volume.
The reason why the quality of this footage is so good is that it was created specifically to add some live performances to the rockumentary film, 'The Kids Are Alright'. Produced by Jeff Stein, the movie documents the career of the Who on record and on stage. Stein set up a 'gig' at the Shepperton Film Studios just outside of London (Brit Hollywood) in front of a full film production team - so the 'gig' is essentially a film set with the action caught on movie quality 35mm film. So good. Probably the last time the Who sounded 'peak' as Keith became ill and died soon after.
I agree. Great movie Stacey if you can find it. Great look into the band and comedic relief provided by Keith. Congrats BTW. 116,000 subs. Rock on young Lady!
Ill, as in full blown alcoholism. Died from overdose on anti-withdrawal drugs he should probably not have had unsupervised. Assumed to be accidental overdose.
When this rockumentary came out in 1979 it was on Showtime which demonstrates the quality of the production. I think I watched it five or six times. I also have the album.
This was filmed in the same hangar built specifically for the Rebel Base in the original Star Wars movie. The largest sound stage in Europe at the time. They shipped in busloads of Who fans for it. They only wanted to film Baba O'Riley" & "Won't Get Fooled Again" for "The Kids are Alright" film about the band, but the band came back on and did a short set afterwards.
I don't do too many recommendations but "The real Me" is one of the best bass/ lead songs in history! John did it tongue in cheek in the studio alone but the band loved it and used his version on the album. Plus it's some of Pete's most rebellious songs. Roger's vocals are haunting in it. Please react to it🤗
Agree. As a progressive rock fan, the best double-length concept album isn't The Wall or The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway or Tales from Topographic Oceans but Quadrophenia. From (I Am The Sea)The Real Me to Love Reign O'er Me, it holds your attention from start to finish. Pete doesn't have one Magnum Opus but rather many several.
Fantastic reaction! The recorded this for their documentary, The Kids Are Alright. Hence it's on film they use for movies. They have the Ox cam on this video where you only see John!
Great reaction. I have a true story about The Who. In the early 60's they were called The High Numbers, and played a gig in Southampton, about 70 miles from London, in a very small local pub called The Cliff, which had a back room for bands, albeit on a very small scale. A few years later,when I was old enough to go in pubs, it bacame my local, and all the regulars used to point out to a small hole in the ceiling where Pete Townsend smashed the neck of his guitar..I bet the pub landlord went crazy,..they were'nt famous then. Pete was obviously honing his act for later years.
Over 40years of watching this and I still get goosebumps…..got extra goosebumps watching you react to the band who have helped me through my life….thank you…
this song was used as the theme tune for CSI New York and their song Won,t Get Fooled Again/and parts of Who Are You was used as the theme tune for CSI Miami
I think that of all the great rock bands, The Who had the most dynamics in their songs and live show. They could write and play great songs, and the shifts between heavy chords and quiet, or even moments of silence between, and their incredible musicianship, made them a unique sound and band.
Always proud to say I'm old enough to have seen all the cool bands, including The Who, both with and after Moonie. The energy they put out live is utterly amazing. Cheers....
John pioneered this sound that other bass greats would later use, like Chris Squire! He split the frequencies between pickups (I believe). He could toggle between or blend high and low frequencies. He would approach six string guitar frequencies. This actually made him the who's secret weapon. While pete was dancing around, ripping power chords with occasional solos, or smashing a guitar with no lead plugged in, you'd be hearing a whole lot of john and thinking its Pete. You seem to pick up on his playing a lot, which is cool. Check out the isolated bass track (ox cam) from wont get fooled again from this concert. Or check out 5:15 with bass solo from royal Albert hall... understand why he was voted bassist of the millennium! 😊
The audience here is largely the film crew for “Alien” which, by coincidence, is being made in the studio next door. The film crew gave The Who the idea to pioneer laser light effects in a rock act.
This song is my phone's morning alarm clock. Also, not always the case but more often than not, bass players are usually the most chill members of any band.
Saw them a bunch of times myself and included a couple times in the 70s, they blew me away every single time, the first time they destroyed the stage at the end as Entwhistle tried to blow the PA System!
You deserve to Listen to the Studio cuts of these Live sessions (Baba ..., Won't Get Fooled..., Who Are You...), they are just musically engineered PERFECTION! The end of this is not done with a harmonica, rather the crescendo is built using a fiddle! Those vinyl records are over 50 years old.
One thing to remember about these older vids/concerts was that there were no video monitors yet. They played big, cause they wanted the guy and girl in the back row to have an awesome experience too. You’ll see 70s &80s they often had exaggerated movements. But yeah. A lot was just from pure energy. It wasn’t faked.
Thanks for reacting to them. I seen them live at the Anaheim stadium at an all day music festival lots of great bands, the Who came on at twilight and it was the best show I've been to. It was also the loudest performance I ever heard, you could feel the bass going through your seat and body.
These performances were used in the theatrical documentary "The Kids Are Alright" which i saw as a teen. I'm thinking the footage was filmed with movie equipment is the best guess for the amazing quality.
The Who is one of my favorite groups, all time. Their songs not only rock, but Pete Townsend's songwriting is also complex and intelligent, both musically and often lyrically. It was such a great combination of a great songwriter (Townsend), one of the great rock vocalists in Daltry, and a Top 5 Bassist and Drummer. To really appreciate Entwhistle's Bass performances and incredible performances you should totally look up isolated videos of his bass lines. My dad has always espoused this as one of the great album openers of all time, and I have to say I agree with him.
The Quality of this footage is so good, because it was recorded on film not on video and it was remastered in the early 2000's for the dvd release of the Who's movie ' The Kids are alright '.🙂
The bass is so important in The Who, that I think John just can't give it the same energy as the others, as his fingers are constantly going at 100mph.❤
I feel lucky to have seen Roger and John play this in the early 2000's, They also had Ringo's son on drums, and I think the guitarist was a relation to Pete. They also Played the entire album of Quadrophenia with a 39-piece orchestra. The part where Roger played the harmonica, they had a 21yo musician from Julliard play on violin, totally nailed it. And Roger had one of the most powerful voices I have heard. My ears rang for 3 days after this concert.
On the deluxe version of the dvd of "The Kids Are Alright" in the extras there are a couple of songs where you can select a member of the band and you can watch unbroken angles of that performer through the entire song.
John's 3-finger right hand style, he said came from when he played the trumpet & french horn as a youth. John's overdriven guitar like distorted sound was the first and defined rock bass till this day. Chris Squire of Yes and of coarse Geddy Lee of Rush are disciples of this tone. Other bassist that use a 3 finger style but not in quite the same manner are Steve Harris-Iron Maiden and Billy Sheehan-David Lee Roth, Mr. Big & Winery Dogs.
WON'T GET FOOLED AGAIN; MAGIC BUS (Live At Leeds); MY GENERATION; THE SEEKER; SQUEEZE BOX; SLIP KID; EMINENCE FRONT; BORIS THE SPIDER and too many more to mention here.
I’ve seen the Who several times including the first time for their “farewell” tour in 1980 (😀)and at the Hollywood Bowl a couple days after Entwistle died. More recently with just the two and Ringo’s son Zack drumming they continue to put on an amazing show. I hear Daltry says touring is finally winding down but if you have a chance to see them don’t hesitate.
Dec 5th 1975 Chicago. Song #4 was Baba O Reilly. My favorite song of theirs at the time. When Pete brought the power chords in i was a most happy teenager. Thanks Stacey! Always enjoy your reactions. Rock on!
Yah, The Who are an avalanche of exuberance. It's a jack-n-the-box of fun every time, whenever you need them. The Who may not be perfect for every mood, but everyone has a mood sometimes when The Who are the perfect answer.
Apparently the windmill arms and jumping around the Peter Townsend does is that he discovered early on that he actually played guitar better if he was paying attention to anything but what his fingers are doing, hence the wild theatrics.
La musique peut te faire rire, sourire ou pleurer. Pleurer parce que la musique te prend aux tripes ou parce qu'elle fait référence à un souvenir personnel douloureux. La musique est quelque chose de puissant. Il faut à tout prix la préserver.
The comments you make about the who is similar to what I say about you. You give your all every time and you always make me smile. Thank you for another awesome reaction!!
Awesome reaction again. This song brings back some great memories. It was a landslide write in for our class song for the Class of 1983, Grayling High School, Grayling Michigan.
This performance and Won't Get Fooled Again were filmed for a documentary movie called The Kids Are Alright. That's why you have such high film quality.
This track is regarded as a WHO top 5 song and was meant to feature in Pete’s second rock musical “THE LIGHTHOUSE, but unfortunately it never happened and the songs already written became the 1971 WHOS NEXT album.
Not sure about that - it would be very unprofessional when they are shooting a feature film. My interpretation is that the cameras had an effect on him.
@@ViscountVile um... you realize at this point in the music scene (and really in general) everyone and their brother was coked out of their mind right? Lol I'm just sayin. Like Zeppelin did the whole film "The Song Remains the Same coked out of their minds in this same era
It’s been great watching you go down the rabbit hole with the Who. They were arguably the first rock band I ever liked, and Pete’s writing and playing were both huge musical influences to me. :)
Entwistle (commonly referred to as Johnny Twinklefingers!) told a story years ago about recording the song MY GENERATION-in it, he has a bass ‘solo’ ( really just a long bass fill-several, actually) that he played on a Danelectro Bass. It had a very crunchy sound and you couldn’t get the strings separately from the bass guitar; they were only sold together. He kept breaking strings and had to buy a whole new Danelectro Bass (which weren’t cheap)! He ended up buying 4 of them in order to finish recording the song! But the result was phenomenal! He and John Paul Jones (Led Zeppelin) are only now getting the recognition they deserve as two of the Best bass guitarists to ever walk the planet
So back in 84-85 we would play football at our high school field and we would get into the press box, and play this song across the field PA system ..... Fun times..
I agree, I don't know how Pete Townsend plays being so animated. When I'm playing my Les Paul, it's exhausting. The guitar is super heavy. Just standing there after like a half hour my shoulders start to hurt
Thanks for this analysis. The Who has been my favorite band since 1977. To appreciate and see more of John Entwistle's talent, there are several tracks such as "The real me" from the album Quadrophenia in 1973 (with a Keith Moon in superb form), "amazing journey/sparks" from Tommy live in 1989 or "5.15" live at the RAH in London in 2000 with an extraordinary bass solo and finally we can add "Dreaming from the Waist" from 1975, "Heaven and Hell" Live 1970, "Eminence front" Live in 1982,...
I know it is hard to believe but there were a lot of us that were audio freaks and geeks. Even though we weren't digital yet, analog audio equipment of the 70's was pretty rocking. I still have a pair of 90 lb. each speakers from that era that will blow out the windows of the house at volume.
“Keith actually looks toned down for this performance” 2 seconds later Keith absolutely destroys his drums on the most impossible scheme ever while synchronizing perfectly with that epic harmonica. Seriously listen to his drums during that. It’s insane.
My uncle toured as a roadie with them in the 60’s and 70’s. One of his jobs was to nail 24 9 inch nails the stage to keep Keith’s drums from moving, even that was often not enough to keep them from becoming very loose after the show., that’s how much power he played with.
Loved your reaction, Stacey. This track opened their epic 1971 album "Who's Next," though instead of Roger playing harmonica, a guest artist plays violin. Very, very cool. The album -- track for track -- is considered amongst the greatest of all time. 😊
Jeff Stein needed more footage of The Who's concert favorites for the film this came from. He was standing just out of shot and the band (Pete in particular) were becoming very annoyed with him for making them do multiple takes. This was late summer of 1978 at Shepperton Studios (which The Who co-owned) It's been rumored that at one point the headphones on Keith's head CAUGHT FIRE! 🤣🤣 Roger's harmonica part was played by a fiddle on the original studio version some years prior to this.
@OnTe_legrem-StaceyRpg01 Ok, Pete & Rog have said in various interviews over the years that Keith's Headphone began to smoke near the end of the day filming. Sadly it occurred when the camera's were shut off. they said he laughed it off and went and had a large brandy 🥃🥃
I was absolutely mad for The Who in ‘78-‘79. The world received “Who Are You”, and 2 films, “ The Kids Are Alright” & “Quadrophenia”. Unfortunately we also tragically lost the great Keith Moon just four months after this performance of Baba O’Riley. 46 years later I’m still saddened and Moonie is missed by every drummer on the planet!
Entwistle created (with the Rotosound Company) round-wound bass strings. Which are similar to piano strings. Lots of bottom end yet very bright. I've used them my entire bass playing life.
Keith wasn't his usual energetic self because he was actually in pretty bad shape health wise and was struggling to play drums as he usually did. In fact this was his final performance with the band as he died later the same year. Between their last tour in 1976 and this performance, they had only played one other show in 1977, and Keith had put on weight and become rusty. It's a real shame because the footage is amazing, but he drums were apparently patched up later with overdubs in the studio, as he wasn't his best. Still amazing though
The Who produced a feature film based on their Quadrophenia album. Based on Pete's youth, great music (natch), and even has Sting in his first on-screen appearance. Very much worth your time. And, although I wasn't around in 1964, I knew a Steph..in 1979. Good days. God, please send me back!
Hey, Stacey. LONG LIVE ROCK, THE REAL ME, BEHIND BLUE EYES, and SQUEEZE BOX are loaded up for listening pleasure. Just pull the trigger on the Who and blow out you ears with their music. I believe at one time, the Who was known as the Loudest Band in the World. Keep going and enjoy the music.
Entwistle's bass tone in this performance is powerful enough to level small towns. Great job and great choice!
The only creatures on God's Green Earth that get more pleasure from John Entwistle's Bass than us mere mortals are Whales at the bottom of the Sea.
Lolllllll, graet comment 😂😊✌️
There is isolated bass video for Won't Get Fooled Again, certainly. Not sure about Baba O'Riley, though.
John Entwhistle is certainly missed RIP THUNDER FINGERS
Big influence on my playing early on. TOWNSENDS OFF BEAT CRAP IS A NOSE FULL COKE
The Who IS rock and roll, in my opinion. Like there is no other band that more purely embodies the concept of rock and roll in the culture's mind. The rawness, the energy, the improvisation, the rebellion, the spectacle, the volume.
The reason why the quality of this footage is so good is that it was created specifically to add some live performances to the rockumentary film, 'The Kids Are Alright'. Produced by Jeff Stein, the movie documents the career of the Who on record and on stage. Stein set up a 'gig' at the Shepperton Film Studios just outside of London (Brit Hollywood) in front of a full film production team - so the 'gig' is essentially a film set with the action caught on movie quality 35mm film. So good. Probably the last time the Who sounded 'peak' as Keith became ill and died soon after.
I agree. Great movie Stacey if you can find it. Great look into the band and comedic relief provided by Keith. Congrats BTW. 116,000 subs. Rock on young Lady!
Ill, as in full blown alcoholism. Died from overdose on anti-withdrawal drugs he should probably not have had unsupervised. Assumed to be accidental overdose.
@shegocrazy Yes, ill as in alcoholism. It's a disease.
When this rockumentary came out in 1979 it was on Showtime which demonstrates the quality of the production. I think I watched it five or six times. I also have the album.
@@shegocrazynot an overdose he had anaphylactic reaction to that drug and died from that
John hangs back like a Dad observing his crazy kids. He was a powerhouse. He didn't need to move around much run around the stage.
Bill Wyman did the same thing. He watched the three of them carrying on and he and Charlie calmly held everything down.
That is the perfect analogy, I never heard it put that way before
The Who at Woodstock is one to watch. Totally iconic performance. Townshend had his drink spiked with acid but still plays like a beast!
This is the epic tone of Alembic basses.
What no video can ever show is just how f**king LOUD they were 🤘👽
They were deafening !!!
John's Bass alone is an arena filling force
They shot this on a sound stage at Shepperton Studios in London!
This was filmed in the same hangar built specifically for the Rebel Base in the original Star Wars movie. The largest sound stage in Europe at the time. They shipped in busloads of Who fans for it. They only wanted to film Baba O'Riley" & "Won't Get Fooled Again" for "The Kids are Alright" film about the band, but the band came back on and did a short set afterwards.
I don't do too many recommendations but "The real Me" is one of the best bass/ lead songs in history! John did it tongue in cheek in the studio alone but the band loved it and used his version on the album. Plus it's some of Pete's most rebellious songs. Roger's vocals are haunting in it. Please react to it🤗
Agree!!! Some of the best bass playing!!
Agree. As a progressive rock fan, the best double-length concept album isn't The Wall or The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway or Tales from Topographic Oceans but Quadrophenia. From (I Am The Sea)The Real Me to Love Reign O'er Me, it holds your attention from start to finish. Pete doesn't have one Magnum Opus but rather many several.
@@Bob-yy5wn Quadrophenia is an awesome album!
Fantastic reaction!
The recorded this for their documentary, The Kids Are Alright. Hence it's on film they use for movies. They have the Ox cam on this video where you only see John!
Great reaction. I have a true story about The Who. In the early 60's they were called The High Numbers, and played a gig in Southampton, about 70 miles from London, in a very small local pub called The Cliff, which had a back room for bands, albeit on a very small scale. A few years later,when I was old enough to go in pubs, it bacame my local, and all the regulars used to point out to a small hole in the ceiling where Pete Townsend smashed the neck of his guitar..I bet the pub landlord went crazy,..they were'nt famous then. Pete was obviously honing his act for later years.
Stop it bot!😡@OnTe_legrem-StaceyRpg01
Drummer Keith Moon was on his last legs here. Legend.
Great reaction, Stacey! Saw this live in Pittsburgh back in the mid 70s. Best concert I've attended! The entire Who's Next LP is fantastic.
Yes, live 70s WHO was as good as it gets, Springfield MA & Boston. Pete & Keith destroyed the stage the first time I saw them. They were Rock n Roll!
Over 40years of watching this and I still get goosebumps…..got extra goosebumps watching you react to the band who have helped me through my life….thank you…
this song was used as the theme tune for CSI New York and their song Won,t Get Fooled Again/and parts of Who Are You was used as the theme tune for CSI Miami
I think that of all the great rock bands, The Who had the most dynamics in their songs and live show. They could write and play great songs, and the shifts between heavy chords and quiet, or even moments of silence between, and their incredible musicianship, made them a unique sound and band.
The studio (album) version is very similar except they use a violin at the end instead of the harmonica. I love both versions.
I had just returned from Vietnam when this song came out. Brings back memories. Great song great band.
Always proud to say I'm old enough to have seen all the cool bands, including The Who, both with and after Moonie. The energy they put out live is utterly amazing. Cheers....
Check out their appearance in the 60s on the Smothers Brothers TV Show. Funny and very entertaining performance!
Teenage Wasteland is what Woodstock festival looked like after everyone had left. Awesome reaction to one of my favs ❤🤙
Saw them twice, and the crowds received all that energy and sent it right back at them. Easily one of the best bands ever!! Rock On Stacey!! ❤
John pioneered this sound that other bass greats would later use, like Chris Squire! He split the frequencies between pickups (I believe). He could toggle between or blend high and low frequencies. He would approach six string guitar frequencies. This actually made him the who's secret weapon. While pete was dancing around, ripping power chords with occasional solos, or smashing a guitar with no lead plugged in, you'd be hearing a whole lot of john and thinking its Pete. You seem to pick up on his playing a lot, which is cool. Check out the isolated bass track (ox cam) from wont get fooled again from this concert. Or check out 5:15 with bass solo from royal Albert hall... understand why he was voted bassist of the millennium! 😊
The audience here is largely the film crew for “Alien” which, by coincidence, is being made in the studio next door. The film crew gave The Who the idea to pioneer laser light effects in a rock act.
Actually, The Who had the lasers already, and Ridley Scott borrowed them to use in Alien.
Yep. Was feeling sorry for the tambourine.
This song is my phone's morning alarm clock.
Also, not always the case but more often than not, bass players are usually the most chill members of any band.
The only band in the history of music with a lead singer, lead guitarist, lead bass player, and a lead drummer.🤯
Glad you enjoy them saw them live in concert in their 70’s. They where still loud and entertaining 😊
I saw The Who in concert in 1970,1980 and 2019. They are my favorite live band.
Saw them a bunch of times myself and included a couple times in the 70s, they blew me away every single time, the first time they destroyed the stage at the end as Entwhistle tried to blow the PA System!
You deserve to Listen to the Studio cuts of these Live sessions (Baba ..., Won't Get Fooled..., Who Are You...), they are just musically engineered PERFECTION! The end of this is not done with a harmonica, rather the crescendo is built using a fiddle! Those vinyl records are over 50 years old.
Sailing and watching your channel, what more could we ask for? Greetings from Sant Andreu de LLavaneres, Spain!!
Jealous! Have an amazing time!
@@StaceyRPGReactsQueen tribute for Freddie, with Tony Iomi, Roger Daltrey, song I Want It All.
Baba O'Riley,is one of may favorite Who songs.
One thing to remember about these older vids/concerts was that there were no video monitors yet. They played big, cause they wanted the guy and girl in the back row to have an awesome experience too. You’ll see 70s &80s they often had exaggerated movements. But yeah. A lot was just from pure energy. It wasn’t faked.
Baba o riley , belongs to the album:
Who's next. The who.
Excellent album, excellent song.
A masterpiece..💯👌
The Ox was the glue that held all that chaos together.
@@chuckwhite3176 I'd argue he was the greatest rock bassist of all time.
@@joegillam1497 Arguably he's in the top 3 at least.
While cool, calm and collected on stage, in real life John was a true madman. His wild exploits offstage are legendary!!!
Thanks for reacting to them. I seen them live at the Anaheim stadium at an all day music festival lots of great bands, the Who came on at twilight and it was the best show I've been to. It was also the loudest performance I ever heard, you could feel the bass going through your seat and body.
These performances were used in the theatrical documentary "The Kids Are Alright" which i saw as a teen. I'm thinking the footage was filmed with movie equipment is the best guess for the amazing quality.
"Join Together" please you are gonna love it 😊
The Who is one of my favorite groups, all time. Their songs not only rock, but Pete Townsend's songwriting is also complex and intelligent, both musically and often lyrically. It was such a great combination of a great songwriter (Townsend), one of the great rock vocalists in Daltry, and a Top 5 Bassist and Drummer. To really appreciate Entwhistle's Bass performances and incredible performances you should totally look up isolated videos of his bass lines. My dad has always espoused this as one of the great album openers of all time, and I have to say I agree with him.
The Quality of this footage is so good, because it was recorded on film not on video and it was remastered in the early 2000's for the dvd release of the Who's movie ' The Kids are alright '.🙂
Definitely check out "Love Reign O'er Me," probably one of their most emotionally satisfying songs (not the only one, of course)!
The bass is so important in The Who, that I think John just can't give it the same energy as the others, as his fingers are constantly going at 100mph.❤
I feel lucky to have seen Roger and John play this in the early 2000's, They also had Ringo's son on drums, and I think the guitarist was a relation to Pete. They also Played the entire album of Quadrophenia with a 39-piece orchestra. The part where Roger played the harmonica, they had a 21yo musician from Julliard play on violin, totally nailed it. And Roger had one of the most powerful voices I have heard. My ears rang for 3 days after this concert.
Johns bass tone could level a city! Just love thunder fingers! 👊🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻😈
I was so excited to see you react to this one! Knew you would love it. Peak The Who right there!
On the deluxe version of the dvd of "The Kids Are Alright" in the extras there are a couple of songs where you can select a member of the band and you can watch unbroken angles of that performer through the entire song.
John's 3-finger right hand style, he said came from when he played the trumpet & french horn as a youth. John's overdriven guitar like distorted sound was the first and defined rock bass till this day. Chris Squire of Yes and of coarse Geddy Lee of Rush are disciples of this tone. Other bassist that use a 3 finger style but not in quite the same manner are Steve Harris-Iron Maiden and Billy Sheehan-David Lee Roth, Mr. Big & Winery Dogs.
Steve Harris claims he only uses two fingers. Personally, I don't believe him! His bass runs are insane.
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WON'T GET FOOLED AGAIN; MAGIC BUS (Live At Leeds); MY GENERATION; THE SEEKER; SQUEEZE BOX; SLIP KID; EMINENCE FRONT; BORIS THE SPIDER and too many more to mention here.
I was 13 when I first heard this back in 1980. Thank goodness we have them on film like this. Thank you for your reaction.
I’ve seen the Who several times including the first time for their “farewell” tour in 1980 (😀)and at the Hollywood Bowl a couple days after Entwistle died. More recently with just the two and Ringo’s son Zack drumming they continue to put on an amazing show. I hear Daltry says touring is finally winding down but if you have a chance to see them don’t hesitate.
Dec 5th 1975 Chicago. Song #4 was Baba O Reilly. My favorite song of theirs at the time. When Pete brought the power chords in i was a most happy teenager. Thanks Stacey! Always enjoy your reactions. Rock on!
Yah, The Who are an avalanche of exuberance. It's a jack-n-the-box of fun every time, whenever you need them. The Who may not be perfect for every mood, but everyone has a mood sometimes when The Who are the perfect answer.
Apparently the windmill arms and jumping around the Peter Townsend does is that he discovered early on that he actually played guitar better if he was paying attention to anything but what his fingers are doing, hence the wild theatrics.
La musique peut te faire rire, sourire ou pleurer. Pleurer parce que la musique te prend aux tripes ou parce qu'elle fait référence à un souvenir personnel douloureux.
La musique est quelque chose de puissant.
Il faut à tout prix la préserver.
this is a perfect song to get the crowd going. My favorite Who song BTW.
It's always good to hear you and the songs posted on the channel. ❤
The comments you make about the who is similar to what I say about you. You give your all every time and you always make me smile. Thank you for another awesome reaction!!
Awesome reaction again. This song brings back some great memories. It was a landslide write in for our class song for the Class of 1983, Grayling High School, Grayling Michigan.
This performance and Won't Get Fooled Again were filmed for a documentary movie called The Kids Are Alright. That's why you have such high film quality.
It always amazed me how the band had a lot of friction between some members but they still managed to produce amazing music.
If you want enjoy them perform on stage .you should to see Woodstock , Isle of Wight , Live at Leeds and TangleWood that all the best.
This track is regarded as a WHO top 5 song and was meant to feature in Pete’s second rock musical “THE LIGHTHOUSE, but unfortunately it never happened and the songs already written became the 1971 WHOS NEXT album.
Earning those Master Sgt Rock n Roll stripes. 😎🎸🎸🎸🎸.
Pete must've been coked up out of his mind during this performance.
Was thinking exactly that
^^Cocaine is one hell of a drug^^ :)
Not sure about that - it would be very unprofessional when they are shooting a feature film. My interpretation is that the cameras had an effect on him.
@@ViscountVile um... you realize at this point in the music scene (and really in general) everyone and their brother was coked out of their mind right? Lol I'm just sayin. Like Zeppelin did the whole film "The Song Remains the Same coked out of their minds in this same era
I think Roger was the only member that didn't have addiction issues...
They were such a fun band❤
One of the best rock bands of all time 😁. Seen them a few times 😄. I had Kieth moons poster right were I could see it.
It’s been great watching you go down the rabbit hole with the Who. They were arguably the first rock band I ever liked, and Pete’s writing and playing were both huge musical influences to me. :)
Entwistle (commonly referred to as Johnny Twinklefingers!) told a story years ago about recording the song MY GENERATION-in it, he has a bass ‘solo’ ( really just a long bass fill-several, actually) that he played on a Danelectro Bass. It had a very crunchy sound and you couldn’t get the strings separately from the bass guitar; they were only sold together. He kept breaking strings and had to buy a whole new Danelectro Bass (which weren’t cheap)! He ended up buying 4 of them in order to finish recording the song!
But the result was phenomenal!
He and John Paul Jones (Led Zeppelin) are only now getting the recognition they deserve as two of the Best bass guitarists to ever walk the planet
So back in 84-85 we would play football at our high school field and we would get into the press box, and play this song across the field PA system ..... Fun times..
Oh the Who, pure and great. Love your reaction Stacey.
I agree, I don't know how Pete Townsend plays being so animated. When I'm playing my Les Paul, it's exhausting. The guitar is super heavy. Just standing there after like a half hour my shoulders start to hurt
The quality of the video comes from the top of the line movie film cameras used in the Hollywood film making at the time.
Thanks for this analysis. The Who has been my favorite band since 1977. To appreciate and see more of John Entwistle's talent, there are several tracks such as "The real me" from the album Quadrophenia in 1973 (with a Keith Moon in superb form), "amazing journey/sparks" from Tommy live in 1989 or "5.15" live at the RAH in London in 2000 with an extraordinary bass solo and finally we can add "Dreaming from the Waist" from 1975, "Heaven and Hell" Live 1970, "Eminence front" Live in 1982,...
This was the first song played on 96 ROCK WKLS radio station in Atlanta.
I know it is hard to believe but there were a lot of us that were audio freaks and geeks. Even though we weren't digital yet, analog audio equipment of the 70's was pretty rocking. I still have a pair of 90 lb. each speakers from that era that will blow out the windows of the house at volume.
“Keith actually looks toned down for this performance”
2 seconds later Keith absolutely destroys his drums on the most impossible scheme ever while synchronizing perfectly with that epic harmonica.
Seriously listen to his drums during that. It’s insane.
I love The Who! One song that still gives me chills is We’re Not Gonna Take It. Great scene from the movie Tommy as well.
ANYTHING shot on [film] has a higher quality than anything recorded on video.
ANYTHING.
My uncle toured as a roadie with them in the 60’s and 70’s.
One of his jobs was to nail 24 9 inch nails the stage to keep Keith’s drums from moving, even that was often not enough to keep them from becoming very loose after the show., that’s how much power he played with.
Loved your reaction, Stacey. This track opened their epic 1971 album "Who's Next," though instead of Roger playing harmonica, a guest artist plays violin. Very, very cool. The album -- track for track -- is considered amongst the greatest of all time. 😊
Should react to their promotional music video in the studio for Who Are You? You will enjoy the interaction between all four of them.
Keith's final show in 1978 before his untimely demise.
Hi Stacey! I'm alcal_49! First time I'm the first person in the comments! Love this song!
Jeff Stein needed more footage of The Who's concert favorites for the film this came from. He was standing just out of shot and the band (Pete in particular) were becoming very annoyed with him for making them do multiple takes. This was late summer of 1978 at Shepperton Studios (which The Who co-owned) It's been rumored that at one point the headphones on Keith's head CAUGHT FIRE! 🤣🤣 Roger's harmonica part was played by a fiddle on the original studio version some years prior to this.
@OnTe_legrem-StaceyRpg01 Ok, Pete & Rog have said in various interviews over the years that Keith's Headphone began to smoke near the end of the day filming. Sadly it occurred when the camera's were shut off. they said he laughed it off and went and had a large brandy 🥃🥃
I was absolutely mad for The Who in ‘78-‘79. The world received “Who Are You”, and 2 films, “ The Kids Are Alright” & “Quadrophenia”. Unfortunately we also tragically lost the great Keith Moon just four months after this performance of Baba O’Riley. 46 years later I’m still saddened and Moonie is missed by every drummer on the planet!
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@OnTe_legrem-StaceyRpg01 Absolutely, love to.
This song actually came out in 1971 on the album 'Who's Next'. I'm thinking that this performance was from 1978, as you said.
Entwistle created (with the Rotosound Company) round-wound bass strings. Which are similar to piano strings. Lots of bottom end yet very bright. I've used them my entire bass playing life.
i became a life-long fan in '78 (age 13) because they couldn't stop playing 'Who Are You' on the radio!
Keith wasn't his usual energetic self because he was actually in pretty bad shape health wise and was struggling to play drums as he usually did. In fact this was his final performance with the band as he died later the same year. Between their last tour in 1976 and this performance, they had only played one other show in 1977, and Keith had put on weight and become rusty. It's a real shame because the footage is amazing, but he drums were apparently patched up later with overdubs in the studio, as he wasn't his best. Still amazing though
The Who produced a feature film based on their Quadrophenia album. Based on Pete's youth, great music (natch), and even has Sting in his first on-screen appearance. Very much worth your time. And, although I wasn't around in 1964, I knew a Steph..in 1979. Good days. God, please send me back!
If you want to see Keith Moon in action I recommend this video extract from a 1965 French report on English mods :
"The Who London 16th March 1965"
the rabbit hole baby!!! real love...beauty!!! Roger (the singer)was on Highlander the tv show!!!
Hey, Stacey.
LONG LIVE ROCK,
THE REAL ME,
BEHIND BLUE EYES,
and SQUEEZE BOX are loaded up for listening pleasure. Just pull the trigger on the Who and blow out you ears with their music. I believe at one time, the Who was known as the Loudest Band in the World.
Keep going and enjoy the music.
Hello Awesome 😁 baba o'riley was used for CSI:NY 😊
Love this whole doc. Even the video of them loosely rehearsing that Beach Boys cover "Barbara Ann" is worth checking out.
Bonjour Stacey ❤❤❤!!! Perfect video as always !!! thanks 😍🥰🥰
It's fun watching your reactions....you have good insight and you actually know the names of the band members. I grew up with The Who....nicely done.