No one knows what it’s like
To be the bad man
To be the sad man
Behind blue eyes
~Pete Townshend (Behind Blue Eyes)“If you don’t want anyone to know anything about you, don’t write anything.”
― Pete Townshend“Rock ‘n’ Roll might not solve your problems, but it does let you dance all over them”
― Pete Townshend
Baba O’Riley:
1. Summertime Blues:
From wolfgangsvault:
The second night of The Who’s first run ever playing at the Fillmore East is an unbelievably great document of the band in its early prime, still full of the punk attitude that they would initially define while beginning to venture off into more artistic and experimental territory. Every minute of this performance is fascinating and much of this material cannot be found, in better quality or at all, on any other Who recordings. This set captures the entire band fully engaged in their music. Although many songs were still short and concise during this stage of their career, the intensity level is undeniable. Opening the show with Eddie Cochran’s “Summertime Blues,” they immediately set a bar that most other bands could never even approach.
2. Fortune Teller
3. Tattoo
4. Little Billy
Continue reading Classic Concert – The Who @ Fillmore East 1968
Rolling Stone [Magazine] hailed it as the best ever live album, and they may still be right…
~Chris Jones (BBC – 2007)
The only clips from this fantastic concert:
Continue reading Feb 14: The Who recorded “Live At Leeds” in 1970
From the opening minor chords to the upward key change near the end, ‘Pinball’ is a rock tour-de-force, brimful of ideas, powerchords, great lyrics and tight ensemble playing.
~From “The Who – The Complete Guide To Their Music” (Charlesworth & Hanel)
Today we celebrate one of The Who’s best songs – Pinball Wizard.
Continue reading Feb 07: The Who recorded “Pinball Wizard” in 1969
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Continue reading Dec 3: The Who released “My Generation” in 1965