Posted on 07/17/2009 12:33:32 PM PDT by Gillmeister
When you've toured for over 3 decades, played tens-of-thousands of shows and hundreds-of-thousands of songs, the existing record of which is almost entirely live recordings (as opposed to artificially polished studio work) it is easy to pick out a song (or a thousand!) where the band wasn't at top form.
But then there were those nights... like May 8, 1977 in Ithaca, New York... where every piece just fell into place as if that was what God had intended, and the city officials end up voting to make May 8 officially "Grateful Dead Day" forever in memoriam of that astounding celestial event.
Liking the Dead is like believing in Jesus in one small way; If you believe, no explanation is needed, and if you do not, no explanation will help.
I was very disturbed that they came out plugging for Zer0 Soetoro, but what do you want from a bunch of senile, drug addled octogenerians? :-) I certainly didn't buy all those tickets for their political views.
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I could tolerate their music...for about one or two songs.
I agree about Glyn Johns, but as the owner of nearly 400 Who bootlegs, my favorites tend to be from the mid-70s — when the “Who’s Next” songs were on the setlist.
Swansea 1976 is possibly the best concert (of any rock band at any tie) ever.
Not often enough! Although the story is that at Woodstock, Abbie Hoffman got up onstage during The Who's set, and Pete literally kicked him in the ass, right off the stage.
Otherwise, I consider "Quadrophenia" to be fairly 'prog' in a sense --- especially the overture (Quadrophenia) and underture (The Rock)
I don't know. I tend to think of "prog" as more pretentious and overblown, and dragged out forever and ever.
Ramones ??? What can I say ?? 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 ... bang bang bang ... over and done with in 2 minutes flat --- NEXT !! Gotta love The Ramones :)
A true original. I liked them back in the late 70s, long before most people ever heard of them. :)
You consider them fodder for beer runs, I refer to them as “nap inducers.”
The whole place rocks and our ears are still ringing when we leave.
Remember the Concert for New York, just after 9/11 ?? The Who just simply took the place over and didn't give it back ... poor Paul McCartney, who organized the event, went on later and the barn was still buzzing over The Who's performance! Really something special with The Who and NYC audiences, and it hasn't faded either
Oh yes! Actually, my father and I were watching that (The Who's CFNYC set) yesterday.
That evening (of the CFNYC), he had come down here with a friend for dinner at the Seaport and then we took a walk over toward the WTC site. He was kind of down when he got home, but then since he'd been hearing so much about the concert, he was curious and decided to see what it was all about. At the very moment he turned on his TV, The Who began their set and he became a fan - not only because he actually like the music (I grew up with him shouting for me to "turn down that s--t!!!"), but because of the fact that they came here to support us.
For me, their set was the first time since that awful day that I allowed myself to enjoy things without feeling guilty.
Lately, I've been getting into some punk and new wave from the late 70s and early 80s, especially that of a guy I knew back when I was in college. I also realized recently that the old Mudd Club is about a block from my synagogue. Talk about weird juxtapositions.
Pino Palladino playing bass and Simon Townshend (brother of Pete) playing guitar behind Pete. :-)
I saw "The Who" in '69 and '71. Keith Moon. John Entwistle. Peter Townshend. Roger Daltry. "The Who."
I can hear Daltry now.... ".....aaaaAAAHHHHH who the %#@& are you, you, you, yeahhhhhHHH YOU?
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Goodness! Your devotion is Deadhead-like. I’ve seen the Who twice — Dec. ‘80 at the Oakland Coliseum Arena, and July ‘02 in Marysville. The ‘02 show was actually better. Townsend was still mourning Keith at the former show, plus that was the tour where those 11 kids died in Cincinnati. I never got to see them with the original line-up. Zak Starkey is a terrific drummer. Townsend has improved on guitar over the years. I prefer the sound of ‘68 to ‘70 because Townsend was playing the SG Special into those Hiwatts. I have a couple Hiwatts and a set of mechanic’s coveralls.
How about Atomic Heart Mother?
Lest we forget the geatest, 17 minute song ever, Inna-a-gadda-da-vida!!!! And how about “when the music’s over”
by the Doors, at 11+ minutes. There was another very obscure song from the mid seventies by a group called Bloodrock, the song was D.O.A., about a plane crash.If anyone knows where I can get a copy of that let me know PLEASE!!!! p.s. I don’t have an I-pod, I’m a dinosauer,well at least I knew a few!!!
Well, I was too young to see them then, or even during the Moon era. Then again, I know that the singer's last name is DaltrEy. Amazing, you got the two harder names right, but not his. ;-D
If my devotion to The Who were Deadhead-like, I'd be wearing tie-dyed clothing, love beads and be perpetually stoned off my ass. LOL
Actually, I haven't seen them in person many times at all, but I do have a pretty large collection of boots.
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The Who were NOT hippies. I would think you would get your fashion-sense (as a Mod), from Quadrophenia. The young girls in London pretty much still dress like Carnaby Street. The mini never went away in Europe, and I’ve seen women wear them as part of a business suit. Yeah, Baby! That’s what I’m talkin’ about!
Audio of the incident:
The Who - Abbie Hoffman incident - Woodstock 1969
As well as some video(before and after the fact):
Woodstock: The Who vs. Abbie Hoffman
The look on Entwistle's face is priceless -- either he is in stunned awe of what just happened, or he is just simply saying: GET ON WITH IT !!! /lol
Otherwise, ya just don't intrude on Townshend's *space* onstage, ya just don't ... Abbie learned the hard way, as did some unfortunate good samaritan the following year at the Fillmore, when a small fire had erupted in a back room of the theatre ... the guy ran onstage to announce evacuation, and both Pete and Roger pounced on him!!!
Not often enough!
You wanna see an awesome smashing? Check this one out:
Exit Fender, Stage Left 2002
Only 6 days after Entwistle's demise, this guitar had been giving Pete trouble all night - from buzzing, going out of tune, etc ... finally at the end of WGFA a string breaks and it goes out of tune *and* buzzes .. thats all there is to it, this guitar has *GOT* to go!
Enjoy /lol,
MM
As well as for so many stressed out FDNY and NYPD members, who were still picking thru the massive wreckage at WTC on a daily basis ... The Who's performance that night allowed them a pressure valve, a temporary release of sorts, from the grim reminder and ongoing tasks from that awful day ...
And for those FReepers who are posting dismissive comments about The Who in this thread, please watch these videos of the Concert For NYC :
The Who-Who Are You@Concert For New York City 1/4
The Who-Baba O'Riley@Concert For New York City 2/4
The Who-Behind Blue Eyes@Concert For New York City 3/4
The Who-Won't Get Fooled Again@Concert For New York City 4/4
This audience isn't a bunch of stoned out hippie Deadheads wandering about looking for a handout or free lay, these are patriotic American heros working "the pile' at the WTC site getting temporarily de-stressed ... and The Who's performance does just that
Cheers,
MM
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