Posted on 11/14/2018 6:29:49 PM PST by Rummyfan
>>The work Entwhistle did on that album [Quadrophenia] is some of the best rock bass guitar playing ever.
>>Ever.
I’ll give that a hearty SECOND! The Real Me has some of the best rock bass ever.
I used to listen to Quadrophenia on cassette all the way though when traveling home from college for breaks. And again on the way back. All the way through, both ways.
I saw a rump version of The Who in the 90’s with the lamest billing ever: Roger Daltry Sings The Who
Say what!?
It was Daltry, Entwhistle, Zak Starkey, and Pete’s nephew on guitar. Astoundingly, it worked. They played major parts of Quadrophenia, with orchestral accompaniment, and it was just awesome.
Now, it rained, and there’s Daltrey, shirtless, belting out Love Reign O’er Me as he steps to the edge of the stage so the rain coming off the awning is pouring over him.
It was perhaps the best live show I’ve ever seen, and I’ve seen some good ones.
>>His vox on Live at Leeds is legendary.
I consider Live at Leeds the seminal punk album.
When I saw The Who they also had a mismatched opening act, Patti LaBelle and the Bluebelles
I saw them in 75 at Anaheim Stadium - with Little Feat and Chaka Khan - it was a religious experience X 1000
Live Albums : 1.) Live at Leeds
2.) Allman Brothers Live at Fillmore East
3.) Johnny Winter And - LIVE
I feel sorry for people - young people- nowadays
Nah. Love the Beatles. They just aren’t The Who though.
My favs are Who’s Next and Live at Leeds. They didn’t follow the Beatles as much as the Stone — check out the Stones album covers on how close the resemble the Beatles albums. Magic Bus might be a reference to Magical Mystery Tour but if you saw the Who at the Beatles live All You Need is Love broadcast they were on their good behavior. The Stones Rock and Roll Circus is another story.
Bands were great back then. And many young people today love the music from that era.
Yep. They still play that music on college campuses today.
Saw them on Keith’s last tour. Band was so tight,it was like one person singing and playing all the instruments. Or ... maybe it was the recreational substances ???
Best song they ever had was “My Wife” with Entwistle singing lead.
This. Fifty years from now there will still be college classes on the Beatles while The Who will barely be a rock footnote.
“That four year period of Tommy, The Lifehouse (Who’s Next) and Quadrophenia, was probably the single greatest creative period anyone had in rock history. Pete had to be slightly mad to come up with that kind of output. And he pretty much was ready to give it up after Quadrophenia”
No doubt, and the icing on the cake 1970’s Live at Leeds. Certainly one of the best live LP’s ever (highly recommend the full concert extended version) And the newish Live at Hull isn’t bad either. Recorded the night after Leeds. The tapes sat in a can for 40+ years as it was thought the entire recording was ruined as the Entwistles Bass track was missing due to a Sound Enginner / Roadie muck up. Well it turns out it was only missing on the first four songs of the show. What to do? Well the Who were playing very tight at the time so they just dubbed in John’s Bass track from the Leeds Gig to get the Hull show released.
i liked the “Sell Out” albumn.
“I’ll give that a hearty SECOND! The Real Me has some of the best rock bass ever”
Have a listen to “Dreaming from the Waist” bonus track on the remastered Who By Numbers CD. It’s a live recording I believe from Swansea 1976. John essentially is playing lead Guitar on the Bass simply amazing stuff.
“Boring loud group who went about smashing their own instruments. Not fit to even tune a Beatle’s guitar”
So did Hendrix, your point being?
Agreed, I love old Genesis.
Actually, another example, but to me, just the opposite, is "The Wall," by Pink Floyd. I think the execution (song writing, production, etc) was excellent, though I wasn't all that crazy about the story line. I've always thought that Roger Waters was something of a pompous a$$hat, and have always preferred the lyrics of his bandmates to his. But he was an important part of the band. And the album was executed (with a lot of assistance from Bob Ezrin - he learned all about bombastic performances from his work with Kiss!) nearly perfectly. I saw The Wall concert at the Nassau Colloseum my senior year in high school, back around 1980.
Mark
Quadrophenia was my warm-up listening experience before going out on Friday nights in college my freshman year. I’ve gotten to see them several times since 1980, but the full Quad shows in 1996 and 1997 were my favorites.
Speaking as a Who fan...
We know now that Townsend was a very tortured soul
from abuse/a dysfunctional family
For someone who claimed to find spirituality
and truth a lot of his lyrics ^ not only ring hollow but have an
sordid perverted pessimistic nihilistic aura about them
I always liked Who By Numbers because it stripped away
much of the sprawling pretentiousness of Quadrophenia
and for a Greatest Hits lp Meaty Beaty...can’t be beat
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