Visibly upset! The WHO first time analysis of "Won't Get Fooled Again"!
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- I had to have heard The Who in passing (not The Hu), but have never done a deep dive like this before, which you can thank our Patrons for making happen. I'm extremely impressed by Roger Daltrey's vocals and stage presence, however... when did smashing instruments on the stage become a thing?! Never have I been so visibly upset and shocked as I was in this video!
Join professional opera singer Elizabeth Zharoff, as she listens to The Who performing "Won't Get Fooled Again" for the first time.
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Elizabeth Zharoff is an international opera singer and voice coach, with 3 degrees in voice, opera, and music production. She's performed in 18 languages throughout major venues in Europe, America, and Asia. Currently based somewhere between Los Angeles and Tucson, Arizona, Elizabeth spends her days researching voice, singing, teaching, writing music, and recording TONS. She also plays Diablo and Dungeons & Dragons.
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Elizabeth's shock at seeing the band's instrument smashing antics will doubtless elicit knowing chuckles from those of us of a certain age.
Absolutely! As an attendee to Woodstock (the original) it is almost unbelievable to see the lack of recognition to one of the most original, unique, talented and entertaining band of all time!
but some of it was just for show
Wait until she gets to Jimi at Monterey!
I'm 56 and I've been playing guitar for 40 years or so, but, even if I've always thought The Who were an amazing, amazing band, with so much talent, the four of them (a bit like Led Zeppelin, all the members of the band are incredibly gifted and talented), every time I see P. Townsend smashing one of his guitars, or simply throwing it on the ground, it p...s me off. I know it's art, and art is all about expressing emotions, in whatever way you see fit, but I can't forget the kid I was back in the 80s who had to work two summers in a row to buy himself a decent guitar... So, yeah, I'm sorry, I don't wanna sound uptight or anything, but I've always thought that smashing your guitar (or your drum kit), or setting it on fire, was NOT a cool thing to do. Personal opinion, of course.
It brought a chuckle to me, but I think Pete used guitars for that stunt that weren't much cop!
John Entwistle was one of the greatest bassists of all time. He may not dance like Pete, but his fingers dance on the fretboard like nobody’s business.
Not called Mr Thunderfingers for nothing. An absolute god and legend. he was to Moon, Daltry and Townsend what Deacon was to Taylor, Mercury and May - just stood there and thundered out the intricate patterns but kept the solid bottom needed.
Staggering way to play bass. RIP Sir ....
Brass player and fine horn arranger in his spare time.
Read a quote from him that put him in perspective. He said he wasn’t a bass player…he was a bass guitar player.
Elizabeth, ya gotta listen to Tommy. It’s the first kinda “rock opera” so to speak
@@1chishHa you are so right. But you left out that he had to get Moon back on the beat sometimes, as Moonie might have been the first drummer to play off of the vocals instead of the bass.
One thing you can't replicate on UA-cam is just how LOUD the Who were live, especially John Entwhistle on the bass. I heard them live sometime in the 70's and my ears are still ringing!
Me too.Sundown , Edmonton in 73.Hearing impaired for 2 days
It's called "Bass Face" and yes we are the Band's babysitters
OMG I came out of concerts def. The sound ripped through your body. The loudest band ever.
Same mate…got really bad tinnitus from a Who gig (Swansea I think) and had it now for 45 years! Awesome live group though! 🎸
I heard that Pete Townshend is almost deaf now.
As someone who has seen The Who live over 30 times going back to 1969 watching Elizabeth's reaction to this performance is very entertaining and brings back many of my initial emotions when I first saw them at the age of 18. Thank you!
“Meet the new boss. Same as the old boss.” That encapsulates the whole song, and is about as good a lyric as you’ll find in any song, rock or otherwise.
She kinda skipped right over that one...but it was her first time to hear it. That entire album is awesome.
Indeed. It rapidly became (and remains) a kind of catchphrase - a pre-internet era version of a meme or trope. Any change of president, prime minister, police chief, CEO or whatever was always in danger of being greeted with the announcement: 'Meet the new boss. Same as the old boss.'
In fact, the whole song is a kind of extrapolation of the saying 'It doesn't matter who you vote for. The government always gets in.'
I've come back to that line so many times during my life. I don't think it'll ever stop being applicable.
Yep
Right on point. I really need to delve into the rest of the lyrics because I hadn't even realized they talked of a change in beard length. But if I never do, I feel I still got 99% of their significance.
The anticipation of having to wait until 27:29 to see Elizabeth’s reaction to the greatest scream in rock and roll history was worth every second!! 😱
Absolutely! Just waiting for that particular moment!
speaking of; is it Van Halen with Atomic Punk that must be, I guess, second best?
Right on😎
NODDERS KEKW
I. know! I kept yelling at her "just wait for it ! just wait for it! " Yeah !!!!!
It's weird to us Genx'rs that there are people that don't know this song and are only experiencing it now as we have enjoyed this for 40 years...We welcome you to the world of real rock n roll. :) ....and the greatest scream in rock.......
GenX? This is a Boomer song!
@@cjprince1Some Millennials have adopted it as well.
No, sir, this is a hippie rebellion song. 😁
@@TheCrisses That’s a nice gate I see you are keeping from my rear view mirror.
@@excrono A very very nice gate indeed. It's one where we can all play in the playground together, and scream "We're not gonna take it anymore!"
This song was written in 1971. This performance was a private concert for reporters and the press prior to their 1978/1979 tour of the Album Who Are You, which I saw in September of 1979 at MSG. This was the last live performance of Keith Moon, the drummer. He died shortly after this. Their 1971 Album Who's Next, which this song was the final track of was the first time synthesizers were ever used in Rock. Also, they were the first band to use a laser light show in concert. They were pioneers and led the way for many bands that followed. One of the greatest rock bands of all time. This song is but an example of the timelessness of their music. Relevant then, relevant now.
When Rock ROLLED
Synthesizers were definitely used in rock before 1971. I"m genuinely curious why you think otherwise.
Your claim is so odd and unbelievable I was distracted and had to restart the video.
I describe The Who as four people playing individual solos that just so happen to all line up perfectly with one another.
That’s a perfect description. I don’t think that would work with any other band but it worked perfectly for them.
This. The first half of Entwistle's bass on Eminence Front is just two alternating notes. From the moment they reach the first chorus, it's an all-out solo with (essentially) no two measures the same through the end of the song. Isolated: ua-cam.com/video/Uxy9wa1Fg3s/v-deo.html Edit: even better, this might have been from the same performance: ua-cam.com/video/80dsyo2Ox-0/v-deo.html
Haha, I made that comment about Keith Moon somewhere on UA-cam several years ago - he plays a whole song as one long drum solo! I can't remember which song I was commenting about, but I don't think it was this one.
Their all playing lead
as opposed to the Doors...who were all playing different songs, yet somehow....it worked? :)
Watched a documentary on The Who once where Noel Gallagher referred to The Who as a being four people playing lead at the same time - lead singer, lead guitar, lead bass, and lead drums. Best description I think i've ever heard of their style. It's mass chaos that somehow sounds absolutely wonderful.
I would actually disagree that Townshend was able to be a lead guitarist. With Entwhistle and Moon doing what they did, Townsend took a very strong rhythm role and underpinned the timing far more than Moon did.
@@ukpeacheater Townshend has often referred to his role in the band as a rhythm guitarist. Entwhistle's bass lines had more of a lead role than just about any bassist at the time.
This song was from the 1971 album “Who’s Next”. This performance was from May 25, 1978 for the conclusion of the movie “The Kids are All Right”. It was the last performance ever for drummer Keith Moon, who died of a prescription drug overdose on September 7, 1978 at age 32.
I have a strong argument that this is the best rock band in history. They largely invented the punk attitude, and in their prime Keith Pete and Roger were the best in the world at their instrument. Even now with Daltry's voice damaged he still gives it his all and Pete is as good as ever.
You forgot to include John Entwistle who is possibly the best bass guitarist ever.
John Entwistle, "The Ox", is one of the most amazing bassists of all time. His stoic, almost statue-like stage presence was an incredible contrast to Daltrey and Townshend's unbridled energy. Yet his fingers are constantly flying.
No one better! As Townshend said “I was a lead guitarist competing against a lead singer, a lead drummer and a lead bassist”
True words well spoken
Definitely. The Ox is one the most influental rock bassists! I highly recommend watching isolated bass track from this very same footage.
A true legend.
Old Thunder fingers.. He was very good.
That is EXACTLY how John Entwistle (bass) was. While the other members were jumping around the stage and smashing their instruments, John always maintained composure and stoicism, all the while absolutely shredding on bass. One of the best bassists of all time. I've never seen a person's fingers move that fast.
John was always a very underrated bassist, in my humble opinion.
The Ox moves for no man! :)
Ox really ripped the thunder!
I was playing bass in an amateur band at the time and could never manage most of what he played. He caused me to changed from using a pick to learning to play finger style. It was much harder but more interesting! The OX was probably the finest bass player of his generation, and I was and still am a huge fan of John-Paul Jones.
Yet offstage him and Keith were the party animals and Roger was the sensible one. Go figure.
Saw them live 77 and the music they were pumping out literally made my cells vibrate and my body absorbed all the energy they were pouring out, and it changed me. Every time I hear their music, it takes me right back to the moment I heard them live. They are very conscious about what they're putting out there, and they're intention is pure.
This song is Sacred to us!
Its relevance has increased tenfold in recent times. Many more understand it now!
The funniest part of this reaction is that no one prepared Elizabeth for the end of the show. I'm rolling and almost in tears at her reaction. haha
The cymbal flying off the drum kit should've been a clue! 😅
I was thinking the same thing when she started reacting at the first occasion... wait 'til the end of the song!!!! That will be funny!
I'm a 90s kid and I owned a Walkman. It was a cheap Sony, cheap only because Japan is next door to my country.
I was listening to Elizabeth breaking it down and catching all the pieces given how, somehow, this is the forst time she's heard the song. But towards the end I stopped cooking dinner to watch the screen, because I knew what was coming and wanted to see her face when it happened.
Roger Daltrey (and Jim Morrison) were absolute enigmas when on stage. I only ever watched them on TV, years after the said performances, but 11-year-old me was just as fascinated as anyone in the audience.
Yes, Pete Townshend invented the "windmill". He was also highly involved in the development of the Marshall guitar amplifier and it's eventual sound. Townshend is a titan in the progression of hard rock and roll and thematic/operatic song writing. Also, Entwhistle pushed rock bass playing to a new level, as did Moon's drumming. The importance of The Who cannot be overstated.
Pete Townshend developed the "windmill" from his days as a "bowler" back in the day 😉 Keith Moon is simply the best Drummer of all time, past, present and future. John Entwhistle was known as the Base Guitarist's Base Guitarist. What more can be said about Roger's vocals as he is one of the very best in the business. Elizabeth, the destruction of their instruments were standard fare in The Who in the 60's. I have recently found out that Deep Purple also smashed up the stage a few times. Check out the two videos below.
The song is about politicians who have always been corrupt and dishonest no matter who is elected. At the 25:00 Minute mark you are looking at the laser light show that they used in their concerts. Only a handful of bands used light shows like this namely Pink Floyd and I believe Boston were two.
Some other videos you may like are Deep Purple - Mandrake Root (Live London 1970) ua-cam.com/video/3c1v7WhKJoA/v-deo.html
and The Who The Who My Generation Smothers Brothers, 1967: ua-cam.com/video/OiSKu7SbGNQ/v-deo.html Which also contains a great interview.
I live in Milton Keynes, the town that Marshall - The Father of Loud - made his home. Marshall was the first team sponsor of our city football team and to this day we have a special event at the match nearest to the anniversary of Marshall's death to celebrate his incredible achievements.
Actually he did not invent the "windmill " style. He picked it up from another guitar player hes aw use it.
@@jamesdalton4770 Yep...Townshend in his autobiography states that he picked it up from Keith Richards.
I'll just say Moon was right there with Niel Peart, and John Bonham.
Elizabeth should win a major award just for her reactions! Incredibly fun to watch!
As a Gen X’r I grew up with The Who and saw them live at Lakewood Amphitheater in Atlanta, Georgia in 1989. Sadly, Keith Moon was long passed but as a bass player, watching John Entwistle through binoculars changed my playing forever. It was the best concert I ever went to! Check out the isolated bass track from this same performance and I promise your mind will be blown!
“Love Reign O’er Me” is completely different and absolutely incredible, please cover that song next.
This is one of Elizabeth's best reactions - she nailed it early when she caught that a revolution is void when the new boss - is the same as the old boss. Nothing really changes - and since this song came out 50 years ago - the bosses are still self serving.
Nope, normal Who behavior
And was ever and shall ever be thus.
What she, and apparently others, have missed is that the "revolution" isn't literal, it refers to gov'ts shifting from political faction to political faction, all to thunderous applause. And yet, they say, nothing of significance changes, especially not for the better. I no longer have any loyalty to any faction, especially not the primary two, and this song, over the course of decades, taught me to see the futility.
Now, I get the distinct displeasure of watching history repeat itself, but I study history, and therefore am doomed to that anyway, like the scant few others (on the scale of billions) share in with me. Better check my cap, then practice my bow, smile and grin. Damn it.
The more things change, the more they stay the same.
Yeah... she was doing ok until her constant stopping and re-starting the video ultimately caused her to completely miss the iconic final line.
Swinging the microphone was a Roger Daltrey trademark. I had good seats for the Quadrophenia tour, a concert I'll never forget.
Their rock operas, Tommy and Quadrophenia, were so good that they were made into movies and did well. Tommy had a lot of big stars and musicians.
Four virtuosos who are at the top of their game. It was refreshing to watch along with you and relive vicariously, that first time viewing experience.
The Who were for a time, the best live band on Earth. Three complete maniacs and a bass player.
Yet, the Bass Player's licks were like a Maniac, barreling down a slanted cliff, heading for destruction!
Respect but not and a bass player, but rather
and THE bass player!
And they were also known as "the loudest live band" (in decibels) per the Guiness Book of World Records following a 1976 concert.
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@@andyo3689 Bass Guitarist even according to himself :)
The studio version has, hands down, the best scream in the history of rock and roll. This live version isn't very far off.
To be fair, the studio version is at least triple-tracked. The live version has just ONE Roger!
not just the scream the whole build up with the scream is absolutely amazing
Saw them at Edinburgh Castle 3 weeks ago, Daltrys scream is still there, not bad for a 79 year old.
Plus the scream in the studio version overloaded the microphone.
Roger does a great scream, but it doesn't compare with Ian Gillan at the end of 'Strange Kind Of Woman' on 'Made In Japan' by Deep Purple. Now THAT has got to be the ultimate scream in the history of rock music.
I was lucky enough to see them twice in the 70's and remain a fan. It brought me great joy to see and hear Elizabeth discover them for the first time. I once read that partial credit for their sound was that each member played like they were the lead.
The greatest period of time for rock music, so glad I grew up then
Another vote here for "Love Reign O'er Me" as your next song by The Who. Roger Daltrey's singing on that song is one of the great vocal performances in the history of rock.
I concur
I agree! Studio version is a must (although I don’t know if a live version even exists)
The studio version especially
As a contrast to this, Love Reign O’er Me is perfect.
YES
You've got to listen to Love Reign O'er Me by the Who now. You'll be blown away by Daltry's voice in that song. Still gets me every time I listen to it.
I had the JOY of seeing The Who at Tanglewood in Massachusetts in, I believe, 1969. I had a friend with "connections" and we got to watch from the lighting loft, right over Daltry's head. A true mind-blowing experience! Also, I think the move Townshend did, at about 23 minutes into your video, was dragging his pick along his top string. It's probably not a flat-wound like many guitarists now use. They may not have existed then.
I really enjoyed how you responded to this.
I saw The Who perform at San Francisco Civic Auditorium in December 1971. Unforgettable.
I have always considered this the best scream in rock history.
So many awesome Rock SCREAMS
Not debatable
It's #2 for me. The first being Ian Gillan in Deep Purple's Strange Kind Of Woman on Made In Japan; that beats this for sheer lung capacity...but not aggression. The bollocks on Daltrey's scream are enormous.
@@jezclark4882 great choice
@@jezclark4882 Two-way tie! :)
This was the final performance for Keith Moon before he tragically died. One of the best drummers ever… RIP
Keith Moon was a force all on his own!
As he said himself "I am the best... Keith Moon type drummer there is." Not wrong, they never properly replaced him.
amen
A reviewer once said that Moon beat his drums like they owed him two months back rent.
And she never noticed his headphones duct-taped to his head!
We were rebellious as HELL in the 70s! We LOVED The Who because their music reflected our pissed off attitudes. My first experience with The Who was "The Kids Are Alright."
Best British rock band ever, so powerful and kicks so much ass. Always did, always will. Spent hours before each of my high school lacrosse games in the 80’s from my box getting so psyched up from their incredible energy.
Her reaction to Roger Daltrey's scream and Pete Townshend's guitar smash was everything I was hoping for when I saw that she was doing this song. :)
The only other thing I was hoping for was her wondering why Moon has gaffers tape as a headband.
I think Elizabeth needs to listen to the studio version of this song to really appreciate Daltry's mad vocals. That scream, impressive as it is live, is twice as impressive on that version.
Agreed... though to be fair, in the studio version, he layered it at least three times.
The studio version of this song contains the greatest scream in rock history.
Always, always, ALWAYS start with the studio version. Sometimes the live version is superior---but the studio version sets the baseline.
@mikehagerty7902 exactly! Always upsetting when many will recommend live versions although this version kicksass. Always studio version first
YES!
"Who" hasn't heard that version ten thousand times over the last 50 years?
I love the way you, as an opera singer (and a beautiful one at that) have genuine fun with this chaos!!
I came across this channel the other day and I thought oh, another professional singer performing 'first time' listens and offering commentary. Elizabeth, you put all those others to shame!! Your comments, your descriptions on how sound is made (wacka wacka wacka) and your facial expressions are priceless. I loved when Keith Moon's symbol fell off and you were oh my lost a symbol . . . these guys are so crazy on stage because I knew what was inevitably going to happen!
Thank you for your observations and thank you for your open-minded enthusiasm when listening to new music.
Entwistle was a beast and highly underrated. He had a wild lead guitarist, a wild lead vocalist, and an explosively wild drummer, and he was the mortar holding it together.
I heard some drummers when talking about Keith Moon and how unique he was say that because Keith played the drums like they were a lead instrument and to accentuate the vocals and the guitar, that Entwistle on bass performed a lot of the time and rhythm keeping that a drummer would normally do -- so yeah, he did literally keep them all together! Someone had to!! 😁
Entwistle was a beast. Underrated? Nah, I think everyone knew it. 😊😊
Not underrated at all. The Ox is nearly universally revered above all other bass players by bass players, and for good reason!
Lemmy from Motorhead has said John Entwistle was a hero of his.
Man earned the name The Ox for a reason…legends…ALL of them
Important to mention that this is the last performance ever of Keith Moon with The Who prior to his death ,in September 1978.These performances were shot and recorded at Shepperton Studios ,as part of the live footage for The Kids Are Alright (a documentary about the band directed by Jeff Stein).The fact that they left this one as the closing number of the film ,is a testament of the original line-up of the group.If Moonie was going to leave ,he could not do it in a better way .
This performance was on May 25, 1978. Keith Moon died 3 months 14 days later (106 Days later on 7 September 1978
It's not Moonies greatest performance tbh. He looks knackered and his playing is nowhere near his peak ten years earlier. This footage always leaves me with mixed feelings, Keith's in his very early 30s here but he just looks old and tired.
@@richstewart8774 Yeah, this makes me sad. I cried when Keith died, he and John were my favorites.
Elizabeth if you think this is the best The Who song then listen to Love Reign O’re Me! Prepare to have your mind blown sexy!
Interesting fact about this Won't Get Fooled again video is that it's the second time the band preformed it. The first time the producer didn't think the band was lively enough and asked them to do it again with more energy. That's why Pete's antics are a little more exaggerated than usual.
It was so sweet watching you try to take in this quartet of crazies, but singing a Rock Anthem and one of the best rock songs ever.
This was so much fun watching someone first see the Who. These are the bands I grew up with (now 70).
That scream in this song is one of the most iconic screams of all time. Check out the studio version. Rogers signature was the mic twirling. Pete had the windmill guitar strum. Keith Moon was literally crazy. Entwistle was a master bass player.
The studio version is great because Daltrey does a scream earlier in the song. It’s a good scream, a solid A-. But it’s just a way to set us up.
Then the second scream hits and blows it out of the water.
Amen one of my first heros.
Pete's other signature move is of course the high jumps :D
The bass player was John Entwistle who's not usually very animated, but who was an absolute beast on bass. He always looked a bit disgusted at having to be there... Just his way. But if you ever get a chance to hear some of his bass work isolated, you'll quickly hear the genius in his playing.
I figure he looked at the other three and thought, "Right, that lot's got the movement sorted. I'll just stand over here."
The real me features his bass work and to think it was all improvised
Kind of like the Stones lol. Bass player n drummer always looking at the other 3 like...wth🙄
That was a beautiful thing seeing you catch the meaning first listen. It's bleak yet positive.
I really can't believe an adult american never heard The Who! It brings tears to my eyes to watch this beautiful young woman realize the genious of The Who. She knows nothing about Lifehouse yet she predicts it!
Yes, it's worth mentioning the song is from the potentially epic Lifehouse project, which was in Townshend's head, but seemed impossible to capture. Maybe the world wasn't ready for it?
John Entwistle was the glue that held this band together in a live setting. Pete and Keith were playing like absolute madmen, so to have a bassist like John who could so effortlessly be the rhythm, melody, root motion and harmony, was essential to their sound.
It was a band of 4 soloists
@@daddyboy3546 Absolutely. John played the Bass like a lead guitar and could weave what he was playing perfectly in line with Pete. They almost telepathically knew where each other were going. IMO John was the best bass player in any rock band, ever.
I know a lot of rock bassists claim that they need to stand CLOSE to the drummer and not goof around onstage too much in order hear and hold the rhythm section together through the shenanigans. But as you say, John is doing that mostly on his own. Pete is thrashing about, Moon is an all around agent of musical and physical chaos, and I know Roger is not usually considered one of the “crazy” ones, but you have to wonder if anyone ever got seriously injured by a flying microphone. All in all it is easy to see in the special case of The Who why John seems typically to gravitate to the point on stage as FAR from the other three as he can manage. 😂
@@markmillonas1896I read that Pete had been hit with it before.
@@dont_follow5777 wow i bet that hurt! Not as much as Tacoma Washington....aka the bar on the guitar through his hand near the end of the concert:( 1989
The message in this song is just as relevant in today's troubled world as it was back in the 70's when it was sung by The Who.
Yes it is, very much so! Glad someone else sees that.
YEAH!!!! It certainly is. I loved it back when released and it fits and tells the same story now. Question everything, everyone, and most importantly DON"T BELIEVE ANYTHING ANYONE SEZ,look at everything and WON'T GET FOOLED AGAIN! Be well and safe, peace to you and yours.
They exactly described our exact political situation now in the USA and most other Western European Countries.
They performed this song at the Concert For New York on October 20th 2001.
moreso now than then.
I am in a long line of people who are in love with you. Such a genuine and joyful person you are!
The Who are undeniable one of the greatest bands ever. Four incredibly talented musicians who somehow ended up in the same place at the same time. For me, one of the top 5 bands of all time.
The Who have written more rock anthems than any band.
"Tommy" can never be surpassed. Word.
Daltrey also was a decent actor as well. Had a recurring role (Hugh Fitzcairn) on The Highlander TV series in the mid-90s.
I'd say one of the top 3 bands of all time. With the Stones and those Liverpool kids. Roger is one of the creators of the whole "front man" persona.
@@lilsuzq32 Wrong, one word, 'Quadropheinia'
Yes… the Windmill, pick slide, mic toss, mad genius song writing and live performance all brought to you by the Who. One of the greatest rock bands ever. Your assessment Elizabeth is wonderful and so spot on. Thank you for this. One of my favorite episodes. 🙏👏👍
Famously, Townshend nicked his iconic 'windmill' move from Keith Richards, who did it once in a performance at London's Marquee Club (?) and he then used it forever !
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Yes apparently Keith never even knew, as he used to do it to warm and loosen up before a gig.
@@pmsphotoall of them got it from Chuck Berry
In the movie The Kids Are Alright Townsend said that the arm motion came from bowling.
Thanks for the videos. I'm glad you're diving deeper into The Who. The band is legendary for energetic live performances. Roger Daltry is a truly great singer. As far as song selections go, I think your followers haven't t been giving you good suggestions, at least for signature vocal performances. The first Who song on everyone's list should have been "Love Reign O'er Me." You've got to give that a listen. I'd start with the studio track. It captures Daltry when his voice was very powerful. There are good live performances, but a lot of them are years (and even decades) later.
I was born and raised in North Philadelphia PA. In June of 1959 I was a teenager in the 70s. I got to see a lot a lot of rock concerts. I saw the who 5 times and by a billion miles. The who is the greatest rock band ever ever. Pete Townshend is a musical genius. Just listen to the music the lyrics of Pete's work. I always believe I was very lucky to have been a teenager in the 70s living in Philly.
The Who is, for me, the epitome of Rock n' Roll! Their energy was just INSANE!
If anyone ever asks me what rock music is, I point them to this performance. Just outstanding in every way.
@@cheffrey82 the who is just AMAZING! I saw them in 2017 at rock in Rio (first and only time they played in Brazil), I was there front row and Peter mocked me after my generation because I was screaming "MAGIC BUS!!!" on the top of my lungs after each and every song - eventually he noticed me. They didn't play it, though... But that was awesome! 😂
You can find it on UA-cam!
Plus on "join together" Roger was singing it in front of me and pointing the mic at me during the chorus - that's how wired I was for seeing them!
Maximum R&B
I finally saw them a couple of years ago and even at their age, they sounded great. I wish I had seen them in their heyday, but I am making up for lost time.
Completamente de acuerdo contigo! The who es la BANDA de rock por excelencia!!
Bass player, John Entwistle, was the bassist for the The Who. Entwistle's music career spanned over four decades. Nicknamed "The Quiet One" and "Thunderfingers". He is regarded as one of the best Bass players of all time.
AKA The OX
I love that you were so shocked by the mic spin. Please react to My Generation Live 1967 at the The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour
My daughter _Athena_ and I saw them in concert in April of 2015. Raleigh, North Carolina.
*BEST CONCERT EVER!*
Names his daughter Athena.
The mark of a devoted fan of Pete Townshend, Greek epic poetry, or both.
This is one of the greatest rock performances of all time. It’s absolute perfection
"It's absolute perfection"....you gotta admit Pete fucked it up during the windmills ;-) I mean, awesome still, but...he totally missed it.
8:39 he also comes in late, look at his reaction lol.@@southerninterloper4107
@@southerninterloper4107For this performance, it’s kinda more about the energy and reckless abandon than the instrumental virtuosity.
Best live performance of any song that I ever saw in person! With this same lineup. RIP Keith Moon, RIP John Entwhistle.
@@crescentfreshbret Yeah, we have to agree that Pete wasn't the best virtuoso on his Les Paul, but he was rite up there w/ Jimi when it came to stage presence and destroying perfectly usable 🎸 guitars and Tommy and Dick Smothers TV 📺 shows set!---
The Who's "Love Reign O'er Me" is right up your ally with a killer vocal performance.The band also did great live 4-part harmonies. Check out "A Quick One While He's Away" from their Rock And Roll Circus performance. It is a story told through a flowing suite of songs that pre-dates, Tommy their first rock opera.
I had not thought about Love but you are right she would go bonkers over the vocals in that song and the piano.
Great suggestions
That would be my pick as well. Although a vocal analysis of the stuttering "My Generation" could be fun.
studio version of Love reign over me
Love, or Behind Blue Eyes would be the top choices for vocal analysis.
March 24, 1976 at the Memorial Coliseum, Portland, Oregon The Who performed this song as the encore. As it was the last song they busted up their equipment as only The Who can do. Roger was either wearing this shirt or one similar to it. I was there, close to the stage. The concert was really loud and great and I will never forget it!
The first time I bought music, it was a batch of used 45s (remember them?). The only one I can remember literally rocked my world. Pete's first few notes of I Can't Explain blew me away and led to a lifetime of Whomania. Hearing (and seeing) them live took my amazement to a whole new level. If they aren't still the greatest live rock band in history, I'd love to know who replaced them.
The Who resonated with me. They were punk before punk. They completely disrupted the Monterey Pop Fest. Madmen with a message that never changes
Still amazes me that they were invited to 3 days of peace, love and music only to be the loudest band ever by Guinness at the time and smack Abbey Hoffman in the head with a cherry red Gibson SG. The first punk band IMHO. As an old CBGB (my church) punk and actually got started with this album at age 6, I’ll die on that hill. They held it together from the Mod movement to the arena. No one will ever compare. Pete is my fav song writer by far. Get his audio AUTO, he narrates.
The Abbie Hoffman incident was at Woodstock
This was a great reaction! This performance was shot at Shepperton Film Studios. Ridley Scott was shooting “Alien” next door and The Who borrowed the lasers from him.
They are amazing ❤
love this video, love The Who, always high energy
I grew up during this time and just accepted their performance antics lol i never thought how someone would react seeing for the first time in a different era. The shock on your face was priceless 😂
The bassist is one of my first musical heroes. He made me want to play the bass. Entwistle helped define how bass is played in rock music, and is one of the greatest players in any genre. And it is nothing short of hysterical how he just sits there and does this incredible work while the rest of the band is running around nearly out of control. Sometimes it seems like he is the only one actually playing the song. His phrasing taught me how to change a song's mood without stepping all over the rest of the band, as well as when to open up the pocket for the drummer in the same song I am being busy. He also plays horns in many songs. Just an outstanding musician.
Being a wanna-be guitarist, I never really paid much attention to the bass lines in The Who until I heard Entwistle's playing on Glenn Tipton's first solo album. After that, I went through their entire catalog specifically listening to what he was doing.
He’s the best
I like how centered he remains among all of this. Exactly what they needed.
Thanks for mentioning the bass player John Entwistle. Terribly complicated lines much more that just keeping the rhythm. His playing is very close to a counter or second melody.
I couldn't have said it better @christophersessions. He influenced so many great bass players. One of my top 5 favorites.
Also is she only knew how many guitars and drum kits this band has destroyed 😉
@16:15 the arm swings you mention are Pete Townshend doing the 'windmill', a move he started using in the early 1960s. Roger's arm motions are him trying to sync up with Pete, I believe. Pretty cool to watch. You're so observant. You see things immediately, that I noticed after watching this multiple times. Good ears and eyes!
There are moments when her surprise and joy are like that of someone from Nebraska seeing the ocean for the first time and playing in the waves "WOW!!! That's SO FUN!!!"
The Who were the ultimate ROCK band. This was not long before Keith Moon passed away. They are toward the end of their ultimate powers, but still an iconic band. Roger and his swinging mic! He was a master of that. Pete made the windmill his signature move.
Yeah it was not too long before Moon passed. Can't believe it'll be 45 ? years in sept.
The Who has always been in my top 3 bands but they were so hard to not be the best when they were at their creative best
Live Reign O’er Me is a great example of Rogers vocal talent and is a beautiful musical composition.
Boost comment! She must do it!
I remember so well the first time I heard this song. My friends and I took it very definitely as a protest, an in-your-face song and we were so young in the world that it was a revelation that all through history there have been revolutions and often (not always) they pass away and things settle back to the same pattern. Another thing I've always liked is how differently and how individually each of the band members are dressed....almost as if they are each going to a different party.
Love the expression on your face. Very nice smile. My reason to keep watching!
About this video of The Who, funny to see Elizabeth's first encounter with The Who. She should check up older life performances and songs of them to learn how they were the 'reactionist' band in the early days. E.g. My Generation.
The drums in this are epic, any drummer who tapes his headphones to his head with gaffer tape is a legend
Funny
Send me the evidence
The drums in this clip suck, he could barely play anymore. Compare this to the album, or lots of other live recordings over the years, it's embarrassing how he can barely keep up. This is in no way Keith Moon at his best,
@@TTM9691 jeez you must be fun at parties
@@onechopbuddy3849 And now you're gonna cop an attitude because you don't know what good drumming sounds like, lol.
He may be no fun at parties, but he knows his Moon. Keith could barely keep up here. Sad but true.
Keith Moon was one of a kind. He rarely just played the beat. If you really pay attention, he's playing along with the melody and accentuating Daltrey's vocal lines. At first listen, it may sound like uncontrolled mayhem, and then all of a sudden he pulls it all in to match a point in the melody or vocal line. He was absolutely brilliant. And crazy.
Excellent capsule description of our beloved Moonie! Thank you. :D
He was completely insane, musically and otherwise but I think he was the only drummer who could fill that seat, especially in the early years.
He was called "Moon the Loon" for a reason. 🎸🎸🎸
And this is his last live performance with The Who. This was filmed in 1979 at Shepperton Studios in Surrey for the film, "The Kids Are Alright." The audience consisted of just a few studio employees that could be scraped up.
He didn't just play a few fills with the beat - He was the fills !! Like you say he filled the melody , the lyrics and the guitar - Bass was doing the same !! Thay all just jammed well together . Free expression at its best !!
So true about Daltrey trailing off...but again, perfect imperfection like the stones! Not a SONG...an ANTHEM!
22:30 Pick sliding or pick scraping. Usually in the back pocket of a lot of guitarists, but Eddie Van Halen and Tom Scholz of Boston were especially fond of this maneuver, the latter pairing it with his Hyperspace Pedal for those space noises that wowed you in another video.
Yes! The windmill move originated with Pete. I was lucky enough to have seen them 5 times before 1977. Roger really perfected the mic swinging moves which looked particularly cool when he wore the long fringed jacket. Seeing them do the entire Tommy show right after it was released is one of the real concert memories of my life
True. But like many other things in music, it was also modified from (read: pushed to another level) what Elvis and Chuck Berry were doing in the 50s
Actually he took the basic windmill from Rosetta Tharpe. She was a guitarist whose career started in the 1920's.
At one point Pete credited Keith Richards with the windmill. The Who was touring with the Stones, Pete saw Keith doing it during soundcheck to warm up and asked if he (Pete) could do it onstage. Obviously it went on to be a signature move for Townshend.
didn't get to see the Tommy concert but I saw one in which Pete destroyed two guitars, cuz you know, one is just not enough.
And it wasn't for show. His fingers bled because his hands actually hit the strings and the impact actually created a distinctive sound.
If you found the guitar and cymbal smashing traumatic, try watching The Who performing My Generation live on the Smothers Brothers TV show from 1967. The Who ended up using that performance as the start of their 1979 documentary, The Kids Are Alright.
WHOAH!! Did you just reference THE LAST STARFIGHTER?! 🚀🔥🔥🔥
Oh man! 14-year-old me worshiped that film! 😁
The guitarist is dragging the pick down the top string, with an added vibrato to boot (hammer on/off). This works really well on the top string as it's the meatiest and has the most coiling and therefore an abrasive surface, whereas the smaller strings are single wires.
This song is literally one of the best anthems of all time...yes, and so relevant to our times now. Timeless
Pity nobody has taken notice. Fooled every time.
And I know that the Hypnotized never lie! Do you?
Very relevant to our times now..........The party on the left is now the party on the right. The shot gun sings the song.
Meet the New Boss, it's the same as the Old Boss...
Roger Daltrey's best vocal performance, with great feeling and intensity, is on the studio version of Love Reign O'er Me, which also happens to be a masterpiece of a composition. It's got piano, great dynamics, and is progressive in nature. I hope you try it for the next Who reaction!
I just posted the same suggestion. 👍
Good idea
Masterpiece!
The cover version of pearl jam is also great.
Saw them live in 1989 & hearing this song was the highlight of an amazing 3 hr concert
I have enjoyed being shocked since 1971 since following The Who when I was 11. Glorious
THE best song of the rock era--period. Nothing else captures it like this one does.
I have been entertained by the performance of this song practically my whole life (born in '57), but watching Elizabeth's reaction and realization of what the song is saying is a whole new and delightful experience. In my opinion, Daltrey's scream at the end of the keyboard/drum section remains the best scream in Rock n Roll!
i saw them a few years back in the Garden in Boston; Daltrey has to pace himself now but a big part of the point to that is so he can still do the scream when they're near the end of the concert.
RIP Kieth Moon, one of the greatest rock drummers. He was clearly here for a good time, not necessarily a long time.
Keith Moon taught Joe Walsh how to bloW up bathrooms!
I LOVE Under A Raging Moon, that Roger DaItry ? tribute song for him featuring a bunch of other drummers in the song paying respects. Cool song and great tribute.
@@torquewrench1969 I laughed hard when Joe said that the scariest thing that ever happened to him was that keith Moon decided he liked him. LOLOLOL
Not so much technically great as performance great.
And the model for Animal!
I saw The Who in 1970-71. Hands down the loudest concert I've ever been to. Yes, Elizabeth, that's where the windmill originated, and yes, his fingers are bleeding, and yes, Roger "twirled" his mic, it's his signature move.. Thank you for the good time, you are the best.
Roger always used Shure SM58s. They are the vocalists version of the SM57 the much revered do anything microphone (except with a pop shield) they are virtually indestructible. Although they have a butting to lock the XLR in place, roadies used to put a bend in Roger’s line and duct tape it to the barrel of the mic. - he was quite fond of throwing it or swinging it in the wire, letting it go 30-50’ then with one hard jerk, snap it back into his hand. - Pete always said that it was difficult for Roger, because he was in a band with three prodigies.
You just know everyone watching this was waiting for that one scream! Iconic and unforgettable!
Best scream in rock
@@mrz80Sure is.
Mmyuupp!!!
I was waiting for the scream and Pete sliding across the floor during it 😁 And just like Elizabeth did, I've always wondered how his white pants had stayed clean!? 😄
Smashing instruments on stage became a thing in 1964. According to Sweetwater Music's website: "The crowned king of smashing guitars is none other than the Who’s Pete Townshend. He also gets the earliest credit for the act. The year was 1964. The Who were playing a small pub in London known as the Railway Tavern in Harrow and Wealdstone. At some point, Townshend’s Rickenbacker headstock hit the venue’s low ceiling, cracking it with a thud. When Townshend saw that none of the other band members seemed to notice or care, he decided to make it noticeable and smashed the guitar to the floor and against his amp, shattering it to pieces. And thus began a decades-long destructive affair between Pete and his many guitars.
"Townshend would go on to smash more guitars on more stages in more countries the world over than any guitarist in rock ‘n’ roll history. He set the bar high on the act, performing it with an intensity and poetic presentation that bordered on dance. He would often raise his Gibson or Fender high over his head, holding it to the sky - a kind of sacrifice to the muse, to the crowd, to the moment. From there, the smashing took many directions. From bouncing the bottom of the body at the strap-button end off the stage over and over, to wielding it like an axe and chopping down a mic stand, to ramming it over and over into the drum stand or into a tower of speakers, Townshend made each guitar smashing an unforgettable moment for the audience."
In 1993, Pete appeared on David Letterman's show with a guitar that was to be auctioned off for charity the next day - a children's hospital I believe. After the performance, he smashed it to bits, knowing it would fetch a higher price that way. It sold for $168,000.
Can't wait to see your reaction!!!
There was also the time Keith Moon loaded up his drum kit with gunpowder and let it off on a live TV show, much to everyone's surprise and shock. 🤣
Townshend was inspired by an artist called Gustav Metzger, who pioneered 'auto-destructive art'. Interesting rabbit-hole to go down, if anyone's interested.
Exactly what I came here to share, well said!
In an interview, I saw, Pete Townshend said after a few years and smashing instruments they realize it were losing money And not making as much as they hoped and they stop smashing and breaking instruments
I was gonna say, if you are concerned for the mic, let's see how the guitars fare...
So glad your opening yourself up to 60s and 70 music
Something that needs to be pointed out is that at that time (circa 1970) this is the world leading entertainment with special effects and the music industry was cutting edge in artistry and technology. 1970s mainstream movies had no grand technology, and a theatre (or stadium) full of rockers in one place was as big and widespread event as it got! Dial up the opening scene of a late 60's movie on youtube and compare it to the experience of watching this clip of a who concert. Grand gestures and light shows from the stage, and sacrificing instruments, were the medium of the day, amazing to the masses, and leading edge. And yes sex and politics were the topics of most songs that topped the charts..... what a time to be a kid.....
The Who were a force of nature that just coincidentally made fantastic music. Thanks for the reaction. I've never had the pleasure of seeing someone discover them the first time.
I really would have thought Rock Opera and the Who would be right in your wheel house :) Love this!
watch "a quick one while he's away" from rock and rool circus, absolutely incredible stuff. long live the who!!
and yes this is the single best bassist alive. had the pleasure of seeing him twice. incredible. 5:15 post 1990 is classic best bass of all time moments. dude literally never stops playing lead bass. townshend (guitarist) is the time keeper of the group.
Hearing John Entwistle's bass track isolated is a revelation - he was a multi-instrumentalist, including banjo. He played the bass using bluegrass fingerstyles, which made his bass into a melodic instrument as well as rhythm. (He also played French Horn and trumpet which you can hear on some early Who songs and all over Quadrophenia.)
I came here to say this.....☺
There was an interview with Pete Townshend, where he was asked what is was like being one of the best guitarists in Rock,and he said what are you talking about, I'm not even the best guitarist in this band!
Its not for nothing he was voted the greatest bassist ever in a 2011 Rolling Stone readers' poll and, in 2020, RS ranked him number three in its own list of the 50 greatest bassists of all time. Not bad for the guy to the far side almost hiding, just standing there playing his bass.
Absolutely! He was one of my greatest inspirations to start playing bass about 10 years after this song came out.
I always considered him the first "lead bassist".
Strongly recommend you watch the performance of Baba O’riley from the same concert. Very tight. Solid vocals. Lotta fun.
Also, I love that they felt the need to strap Keith Moon’s headphones to his skull with gaffer’s tape.
I think the need was real.
Love your attention to detail and sharing.
They did it in the studio, too. Otherwise he'd probably have them flying every song lol.
The theme for CSI:NY.