@@Joel_Roberts I will admit that Rogers voice never sounded better, very "gruff " the only thing that ruins "who are you" is Pete's constant WHOO WHOO garbage. Otherwise it was a great song.
Wrong. Your belief in the song did that. It could have been any song you had a strong feeling about. I just ran this morning and convinced myself towards the end that I had ran ten less kilometers. Next thing I knew I was running faster, legs not hurting as much. It is all in your mind.
@@plasma3211 so true pete Townsend is a musical genius. He did have a break down. Back in 70 making life house. So he give the songs on who's next to the guys they put them on the album and the rest is history. One of the greatest rock albums ever and the cover is voted in the top as well. Saw the who 5 times greatest rock band ever
am 65 started listening to the who in the late 60s. who's next album in 71 and I am still listening to it. from the middle 60s and the who's music is still the greatest rock music ever. the greatest rock band ever. Pete Townshend is a musical genius. dam what a rock band. Keith moon greatest rock drummer, John the greatest bass player, Roger one of the greatest front men. Pete one of the greatest song writers guitar player. saw the who 5 times and I wish I could go back and see them all together playing right in front of me again. wow what a concert. greatest live rock band of all time.
I'd have never guessed the true origins of this song. I'm an old fart from the Vietnam Conflict Era. I love the song, but always thought it was written about the jungle fighting and all of the youthful kids being killed during that bloody debacle. Every time I hear that song it takes me back to those days...
@@Anglo_Saxon1 Right from the start of the song... "Out here in the fields, I fought for my meals"... yadda, yadda, yadda.... and so the song goes. Right place in time and the right words for the place. It totally fits the scene(s) that will forever be burned into my aging mind........
I knew what Baba O'Reily was about when my music teacher in the 70's shared his story about being a devotee of Mehar Baba. He had stickers and prints of Baba in the classroom. Not only that, he actually knew Pete Townsend as a fellow devotee. My teacher also had the letters him.and Townsend exchanged. We were blown away knowing our teacher knew a musical legend personally.😊 Correction: Isle of Wight Festival was in August 1970. Was the 2nd to last gig Jimi Hendrix played at before his untimely passing in September 1970.
Pete was sooooo ahead of his time, he basically conceptualized digital created audio based on analog inputs. Before that kind of technology was available.
@@donyoung7874 I took a deep dive into his home studio setups for a college project a few years back. It's really quite fascinating (if you're into recording and music production)... Not many realise just how much of an electronics geek he actually is, but in the late '60s he was building his own patch bays and other pieces of equipment from scratch.
Inayat khan’s daughter, Noor although a pacifist, was a British WII spy. A wireless operator working with the French resistance. Refusing to leave France and her partisans without a radio she was captured and executed. I love Baba O’ Riley and often wondered about the name. I was a teenager when it came out. Thanks for the insight
I saw a interview from Townsend and Daltry from the mid 2000's (04-05) and they said that Baba O'Riley was what they saw in San Francisco from 68-70 and refer to it as "Teenage Wasteland" because all the hippie teens were always wasted and high on everything imaginable.
Pete also recorded a solo album, in 1972, called "Who Came First." Two songs from "Lifehouse," are on the album, "Pure and Easy," and "Let's See Action." There are pictures of Meher Baba, on the album jacket, and there is a prayer song titled "Parvardigar."
Wow... nice information.♡. The song left an indelible mark in my mind as well as my heart. In 1990? We were at a Grateful Dead show at Sam Boyd stadium in Las Vegas. The band was.ending its 2nd set when my eldest son 2-3 yrs old disappeared. The stadium, seats and field were packed. Soon all exits in all directions would empty out. I panicked. I grabbed the gaurds, sent walki-talki everywhere. His name is Grail O'Riley. 35lbs. Tye dye shirt. I was besides myself. Just then, the Grateful Dead stepped on stage for their encore and broke into the WHOs "Baba O'Riley". Never done before by them. Thanks Jerry ♡. Needless to say my son was fine. Chased a balloon up several rows where a couple had him wait for his parents. "Out here in the feilds....it's only teen age waistland"
Behind Blue Eyes is my Favorite. Won’t get fooled again a close second. Baba O’Riley is a good song too but I have a better appreciation of it based on this video. This album is in my top 5 of all time.
I do recall as a kid and teenager in the late 70s and early 80's that it so pissed Pete off when radio DJs and fans called the song teenage wasteland he would go off and almost split their lips. lol
The whole album of "Who's Next" was my favorite front and back. Listened to this album hundreds of times. The Who was one of the greatest Live bands to every play!!! I saw them live in concert 3 times in the 70's.
Just to note, Baba is not a name either first or last, it is an honorific which means father, grandfather, wise old man, or sir in Persian. It is used as a mark of respect to refer to Hindu ascetics and Sikh gurus.
Wow. That means you never listened to any other good music that exists. Definitely nothing inspirational from classical and jazz existed before this one song in your mind.
We all start with one song that makes us sit up and pay attention. Not every child is born fully appreciating music for what it is. You are obviously an exception.
You didn't mention much about Terry Riley's music, so it looks like it's up to me, since I've actually bought his albums & saw him live in Carnegie Hall. His 2 most amazing albums, the ones that Townshend was probably listening to, are "A Rainbow In Curved Air" & "In C". Both are phenomenal, especially Rainbow, & you can Google them on TH-cam. You might be able to find them cheap on E-bay if you want a physical copy. If your town still has a record store, you can find Terry Riley in either the new age or classical section. If you like the intro to Baba O'Riley, you'll dig Terry Riley's music....
Wow...that's so much more complicated than I imagined. I always thought Baba O Riley was a nickname of someone's grandmother (like Nana or Nonna in some cultures) and the song was an examination of the youth culture as seen from the eyes of a much older person, who valued hard work (in the fields, for example) over wasteful teenage pursuits such as lounging, listening to rock music, and consuming certain substances (ie the line "we're all wasted") I guess I get this from the fact that the same guy wrote " My generation"
Baba O'Reilly sounds epic to me!!! It has a catchy sounding intro to the song 🎵!!! Plus, I like that piano and bass intro ! When the drums and guitar kick in!!!! Whamo!!!! Its like punch in my face!!!! 😊 Rogers vocal performance is spectacular!!!! 😊
An edited version of “Baba O’Riley” was utilized as the theme for the US television show CSI: NY, the second spinoff from CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (which utilized an edited version of another Who song, “Who Are You” as its theme song)
Back in 1979 when I myself was in Teenage Wasteland. I loved this song but did not know the title until after I saw the 1979 Kids are Alright movie. In July 1979 in Towson Maryland
Incredible. Spinal Tap on a swimming pool's worth of acid couldn't have come up with this. It's a fantastic song though, and pretty much a flawless album. Great post; a fascinating story well told.
Coin toss Wont Get Fooled and Baba, "But WHOs NEXT" Is one of the top albums of all time Behind Blue Eyes Bargain Goin Mobile all amazing. )))))the WHO MAXIMUM R&B(((((
Pete is my favorite rock personality, he is brilliant like no other, his demos are spectacular, I just marvel at everything he's done. The Bob then Jerry.
@@richierugs6544 BS you don’t go there “ for research” any normal ( non peedo) stays far away from anything like that. He got away with his crime because he is famous and probably bought his way out of jail. Why don’t you try the same thing and see what happens tp you. Don’t defend a peeedo it makes you look just as bad
Pete Townshend is the best songwriter of all time. Even better than McCartney / Lennon, Ray Davies, Bob Dlyan etc. Not only was Pete during 1965-1967 not writing songs about the usual stuff that was coming on the radio during the time (aka sex, relationships etc) but his songwriting had much more angst, grit and rebellion to it and even diving into storytelling narratives like A Quick One While He's Away. Concept albums like The Who Sell Out further proved this. But when Tommy, Who's Next and Quadrophenia came along. It only showed more of his genius songwriting upon his own take upon life, the human condition and society as a whole. I have never related more to a character like Tommy and Jimmy in my life and I believe anyone can really. But what solidifies him as the best songwriter ever, is that he is the only songwriter I know ever that had an idea so ambitious and so ahead of its time (aka lifehouse) that no one in the world in 1970-1972 could understand it, or even grasp the sheer complexity of it. But the story is timeless when looked at now. The world wasnt ready for that much genuis, however I wouldve really wished they went along with the album anyways. It woudlve been one of those albums that wouldve bewildered everyone back then like The Beatles from 1965-1969, but it wouldve over the course of the years become something almost terrifyingly genuis. Sometimes i think that Pete Townshend mightve been a time traveller and was born in the future but went back to 1964 to form a band.
Good Day. I just finished listening to your posting of Gimmie Shelter. WoW. Excellent. I just finished listening to this posting. Also Excellent. I taught myself to play drums in 1964. The BEATLES & The WHO were instrumental (pun intended) in my playing. The Ed Sullivan Show, each week with his musical guests, showed me how to play. So many great bands and music. You do wonderful work. Enjoyable, educational and bringing back old memories. Keep it up. Peace & Best Regards P.S. I've seen the WHO 3 times. Twice with Keith & once with Kenny Jones.
Always one of my favorite from them and during the early 90s and late 80s I was on tour with the Grateful Dead and I was so stoked the first time I heard them cover this song.
Hard to pick a Who favorite. I like Won't Get Fooled Again, Love Ain't For Keeping, and 5:15 a lot. I saw them twice at the Richfield Coliseum in Cleveland, Ohio.
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Reminds me of “String Theory”, which in physics describes all elementary particles forming the cosmos as little vibrating strings. According to that, everithing, including people, would be made of those strings. Perhaps generating a harmonious blend that resonates with the universe intrinsic order. 😉
I NEVER would have guessed that the synth sound at the beginning of the song is actually an ORGAN set on 'Marimba Repeat' and does not use a sequencer at all. Mind blown!
@@MusicMongoose I think it's sound generated from information about Pete or other members of the Who, fed into a computer. It was originally intended for a project called Lifehouse and if I remember right, music fed into computers was a big part of the story. It wasn't a simple Marimba Repeat setting on an organ.
Here’s a guy recreating the keyboard part on his *Lowrey TBO-1* organ. th-cam.com/video/BgPtksNqbCk/w-d-xo.html Be sure to watch it past 1:08 where Pete’s vocal track is added!
Fascinating and very informative; thank you. I've been a big Who fan for years though I can't say I know masses about the band. I was however lucky enough, because of my connection with a disabled home in Bognor Regis, to be on many of the sets during the filming of Tommy. One quick story. The scene you show at 1.15 is in a Naval scrap yard in Portsmouth and the large silver balls were, I believe, redundant steel buoys; which is why they have handles attached to them! As I remember it there were huge two rows of these piled high with young birch trees growing through them. All old and black someone with a massive spray gun just went out, sprayed the whole lot silver (one side only) and there you have giant silver balls in Tommy's holiday camp. I've always thought this was an inspired piece of film-set location finding and I hope whoever thought of it got the praise they deserved. Thanks again for the post, much enjoyed.
John Pounds Scrap yard, famous for scrapping old subs, small surface vessels and also a seller of WW2 armoured fighting vehicles. The whole site is being cleared and prepared to now build 800 ish appartment block of flats, with about 20 car park spaces only(!)
I visited the shrine of Avatar Meher Baba on Van Ness in Los Angeles, near Hollywood. We watched a video about his life and then visited the gift shop which had a bunch of stuff with the words "Don't Worry, Be Happy" printed on them. Pretty unimpressive. My recollection was that his vow of silence was only 7 years long, not until death as said in this video. I may be wrong on that. In any case, great video!
Lol, and all these many years I thought the Who was singing about teenage death in the fields and jungles of Vietnam! Ha! Joke's on me. Oh well, it's good to know the truth at last! Who's Next is definitely my favorite LP of theirs. Baba O'Reilly and Going Mobile are my favorite tunes. Loved the Who back in the day, and love them still. They are truly a force to be reckoned with!😄💙💙💙✌️
By the way, besides 'Baba O'Riley,' there are other songs on 'Who's Next' that had also originally been written for the 'Lifehouse' project -- 'Song Is Over,' 'Won't Get Fooled Again.'
I just turned 77 a week ago and your video and comments inspired me to listen to Riley O'Baba! It's been on my playlist for a few years and on special occasions I sit on my deck with the Magic Box blasting the weird, crazy tune out loud while I smirk and drink my Gin and Tonic and it all becomes clear. Cheers, Bob from Upstate NY
Don't forget, this must be read alongside psychodelia, with different approaches even within the band, as Keith Moon gradually succumbs to the drugs. It's rather a question of origins, too: Jagger, Bowie, Lennon, each have their own take, without diving into the depths of Concept Rock Tommy reflects, with Yes, Genesis, Focus setting the stage for Lloyd Webber, as the story-telling concept migrates from the world of Literature and Stage.
I'd heard of Townshend's connection to Meher Baba, but never knew the rest of the story - the O'Riley part. Pete Townshend was such a giant presence from the '70s to the '90s, it's sad to see he and Daltrey on stage anymore, performing kind of a silly tribute to The Who! as mild, elderly gentlemen - seemingly just a money-grab. I'd appreciate, however, a solo acoustic performance by Townshend.
I loved The Who growing up in the 70’s & 80’s but I was never into Rock Operas and I’ve never seen TOMMY maybe I should give it a look and see what I might of missed.
Then just try listening to it, as I did. I was listening, doing something else, and not watching. The story was captivating. I never even realized there was a video to complain about until you pointed it out. Then, I went back to listening and not watching, and it was still captivating. The story is in the words. The video is an afterthought.
@@susangirardi3655 so, all the media, police, have put out fake information about an arrest hat actually happened and the court results where he was caution against accessing cites where he got the images by using a credit card. Uh huh. sounds more like he had a very expensive lawyer to get him off with a slap on the wrist. Anyone else would have gone to jail.
@@sciencedaemon Not the story - he reported it himself on his own website, told everyone about this horrid thing he found. Months later, they came to question him; checked all his computers - no other incidents but the one he'd already reported to internet watchdog groups to have the site taken down. Facts matter.
What's my favorite The Who song, that's just too hard as I love so much of their music. I guess if I had to pick one, it would be We Won't Get Fooled Again!!!
Fascinating. I really glad they abandon the 'Lighthouse Rock Opera'. A world without the Who's Next album would have become that dystopia in rapid order.
The Who was given the credit they deserved in my opinion. I do think the ‘smashing their instruments’ gimmick played a part. Got them noticed and raised their profile but overshadowed their actual talent.
"The Relay", "Join Together", "Let's See Action" and "Pure and Easy" were all "Lifehouse" songs that could or should have been included on "Who's Next"....
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One thing that is overlooked about this song that this an homage or carbon copy of The Velvet Unferground’s “Seet Jane” complete with its intro and identical bass line.
Velvet Underground's John Cale played the repetetive pipe organ on Nico's song Frozen Warnings from 1968, using the same technique. Cale and Terry Riley collaborated on their Church Of Anthrax lp from 1971.
All that bit about feeding information into a synth was only in Pete's head. There's really no way to convert that kind of information into anything you could use to program or patch.
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Is Baba O’Riley your favourite Who song? If not - what is?
“The Real Me”
“Love Reign O’er Me”
It’s a tie. Both are straight bangers!
" Christmas" from Tommy. It summarizes what the album's about.
Behind blue eyes.
Who Are You. Epic.
@@Joel_Roberts I will admit that Rogers voice never sounded better, very "gruff " the only thing that ruins "who are you" is Pete's constant WHOO WHOO garbage. Otherwise it was a great song.
I did a triathlon in 2010 and almost collapsed. The song got me on my feet and motivated me to finish. LONG LIVE THE WHO MAXIMUM R&B
That’s awesome man! Well done 💪💪
No your rong
Wrong. Your belief in the song did that. It could have been any song you had a strong feeling about. I just ran this morning and convinced myself towards the end that I had ran ten less kilometers. Next thing I knew I was running faster, legs not hurting as much. It is all in your mind.
You did it! You got a chance to tell people you ran a triathlon. You should put some stickers on your Subaru so everyone on the road knows too.
Cool story bro
Pete Townsend is a musical genius. We are so fortunate that he didn’t burn out. I love his stuff!
@@plasma3211 so true pete Townsend is a musical genius. He did have a break down. Back in 70 making life house. So he give the songs on who's next to the guys they put them on the album and the rest is history. One of the greatest rock albums ever and the cover is voted in the top as well. Saw the who 5 times greatest rock band ever
I’ve been a fan since jr high school…over 40 years ago. He always kept “at it” making amazing music. I love his interviews also.
Heroin is a helluva creative drug. Most of the great Jazz artists were on smack.
There is not a single bad song on Who’s Next. Played it to death when it came out
I still play it to death in 2024. FANTASTIC ALBUM
am 65 started listening to the who in the late 60s. who's next album in 71 and I am still listening to it. from the middle 60s and the who's music is still the greatest rock music ever. the greatest rock band ever. Pete Townshend is a musical genius. dam what a rock band. Keith moon greatest rock drummer, John the greatest bass player, Roger one of the greatest front men. Pete one of the greatest song writers guitar player. saw the who 5 times and I wish I could go back and see them all together playing right in front of me again. wow what a concert. greatest live rock band of all time.
I'd have never guessed the true origins of this song. I'm an old fart from the Vietnam Conflict Era. I love the song, but always thought it was written about the jungle fighting and all of the youthful kids being killed during that bloody debacle. Every time I hear that song it takes me back to those days...
"It's only teenage wasteland..." yeah ,I can see your point mate.👍
@@Anglo_Saxon1 Right from the start of the song... "Out here in the fields, I fought for my meals"... yadda, yadda, yadda.... and so the song goes. Right place in time and the right words for the place. It totally fits the scene(s) that will forever be burned into my aging mind........
I thought the same thing.
It's wild how good lyrics can take on an entirely different meaning when filtered through the mind and experiences of the listener.
Same here believing that this was about Vietnam. Believed it from 1971 till just now! 🙂
"I don't need to fight to prove I'm right and I don't need to be forgiven" Classic
I knew what Baba O'Reily was about when my music teacher in the 70's shared his story about being a devotee of Mehar Baba. He had stickers and prints of Baba in the classroom. Not only that, he actually knew Pete Townsend as a fellow devotee. My teacher also had the letters him.and Townsend exchanged. We were blown away knowing our teacher knew a musical legend personally.😊
Correction: Isle of Wight Festival was in August 1970. Was the 2nd to last gig Jimi Hendrix played at before his untimely passing in September 1970.
I saw Hendrix 2 times.
Great story. Thanks for sharing.
Just last week, while driving with my 12 yr old daughter, I introduced her to Baba O’Riley…and more Who tunes….. She’s a huge fan now too.
Pete was sooooo ahead of his time, he basically conceptualized digital created audio based on analog inputs. Before that kind of technology was available.
I think he was among the first people to have a small home recording setup.
@@donyoung7874 I took a deep dive into his home studio setups for a college project a few years back. It's really quite fascinating (if you're into recording and music production)... Not many realise just how much of an electronics geek he actually is, but in the late '60s he was building his own patch bays and other pieces of equipment from scratch.
And it sounded better in analog from his hands, too.
Heroin is a helluva drug, sucks about the side effects.
Remember playing this LP over and over
Master piece😊
Going from "Lighthouse" to "Who's Next" was a brilliant move. Sometimes less is more, a lot more.
Inayat khan’s daughter, Noor although a pacifist, was a British WII spy. A wireless operator working with the French resistance. Refusing to leave France and her partisans without a radio she was captured and executed. I love Baba O’ Riley and often wondered about the name. I was a teenager when it came out. Thanks for the insight
I saw a interview from Townsend and Daltry from the mid 2000's (04-05) and they said that Baba O'Riley was what they saw in San Francisco from 68-70 and refer to it as "Teenage Wasteland" because all the hippie teens were always wasted and high on everything imaginable.
Pete also recorded a solo album, in 1972, called "Who Came First." Two songs from "Lifehouse," are on the album, "Pure and Easy," and "Let's See Action." There are pictures of Meher Baba, on the album jacket, and there is a prayer song titled "Parvardigar."
Wow... nice information.♡.
The song left an indelible mark in my mind as well as my heart. In 1990? We were at a Grateful Dead show at Sam Boyd stadium in Las Vegas. The band was.ending its 2nd set when my eldest son 2-3 yrs old disappeared. The stadium, seats and field were packed. Soon all exits in all directions would empty out. I panicked. I grabbed the gaurds, sent walki-talki everywhere. His name is Grail O'Riley. 35lbs. Tye dye shirt. I was besides myself. Just then, the Grateful Dead stepped on stage for their encore and broke into the WHOs "Baba O'Riley". Never done before by them. Thanks Jerry ♡. Needless to say my son was fine. Chased a balloon up several rows where a couple had him wait for his parents. "Out here in the feilds....it's only teen age waistland"
Behind Blue Eyes is my Favorite. Won’t get fooled again a close second. Baba O’Riley is a good song too but I have a better appreciation of it based on this video. This album is in my top 5 of all time.
I do recall as a kid and teenager in the late 70s and early 80's that it so pissed Pete off when radio DJs and fans called the song teenage wasteland he would go off and almost split their lips. lol
Timeless. How could anyone, any generation, not like this song?
The whole album of "Who's Next" was my favorite front and back.
Listened to this album hundreds of times.
The Who was one of the greatest Live bands to every play!!!
I saw them live in concert 3 times in the 70's.
Just to note, Baba is not a name either first or last, it is an honorific which means father, grandfather, wise old man, or sir in Persian. It is used as a mark of respect to refer to Hindu ascetics and Sikh gurus.
Good to know - thanks!
Also means Grandmother in many Slavic languages
True my dads side of the family was Sikh and my Grandfather was called Babaji and my grandmother Bibiji.
Excellent
Also means Dad in Greek.
That one song fundamentally changed my lifelong appreciation for music.
Wow. That means you never listened to any other good music that exists. Definitely nothing inspirational from classical and jazz existed before this one song in your mind.
We all start with one song that makes us sit up and pay attention. Not every child is born fully appreciating music for what it is. You are obviously an exception.
You didn't mention much about Terry Riley's music, so it looks like it's up to me, since I've actually bought his albums & saw him live in Carnegie Hall. His 2 most amazing albums, the ones that Townshend was probably listening to, are "A Rainbow In Curved Air" & "In C". Both are phenomenal, especially Rainbow, & you can Google them on TH-cam. You might be able to find them cheap on E-bay if you want a physical copy. If your town still has a record store, you can find Terry Riley in either the new age or classical section. If you like the intro to Baba O'Riley, you'll dig Terry Riley's music....
Terry is the master around our way!
Wow...that's so much more complicated than I imagined. I always thought Baba O Riley was a nickname of someone's grandmother (like Nana or Nonna in some cultures) and the song was an examination of the youth culture as seen from the eyes of a much older person, who valued hard work (in the fields, for example) over wasteful teenage pursuits such as lounging, listening to rock music, and consuming certain substances (ie the line "we're all wasted")
I guess I get this from the fact that the same guy wrote " My generation"
It was the closing tune for our local evening news back in the mid to late 1970s. Memorable.
One of the great Who songs! Cool back story. Crazy, after all these years of hearing it.
Baba O'Reilly sounds epic to me!!! It has a catchy sounding intro to the song 🎵!!! Plus, I like that piano and bass intro ! When the drums and guitar kick in!!!! Whamo!!!! Its like punch in my face!!!! 😊 Rogers vocal performance is spectacular!!!! 😊
An edited version of “Baba O’Riley” was utilized as the theme for the US television show CSI: NY, the second spinoff from CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (which utilized an edited version of another Who song, “Who Are You” as its theme song)
A half-hour version before editing! It's already epic!
Back in 1979 when I myself was in Teenage Wasteland. I loved this song but did not know the title until after I saw the 1979 Kids are Alright movie. In July 1979 in Towson Maryland
Incredible. Spinal Tap on a swimming pool's worth of acid couldn't have come up with this. It's a fantastic song though, and pretty much a flawless album. Great post; a fascinating story well told.
Coin toss Wont Get Fooled and Baba, "But WHOs NEXT" Is one of the top albums of all time Behind Blue Eyes Bargain Goin Mobile all amazing. )))))the WHO MAXIMUM R&B(((((
Pete is my favorite rock personality, he is brilliant like no other, his demos are spectacular, I just marvel at everything he's done. The Bob then Jerry.
do you marvel over him beating peeedo charges?? I do Any normal person would be in jail
@@buzzedalldrink9131 no, it's justice, he didn't download anything, he wanted to see if it was as easy as he suspected--believe what u want
@@richierugs6544 BS you don’t go there “ for research” any normal ( non peedo)
stays far away from anything like that. He got
away with his crime because he is famous and probably bought his way out of jail.
Why don’t you try the same thing and see what happens tp you. Don’t defend a peeedo
it makes you look just as bad
Pete Townshend is the best songwriter of all time. Even better than McCartney / Lennon, Ray Davies, Bob Dlyan etc.
Not only was Pete during 1965-1967 not writing songs about the usual stuff that was coming on the radio during the time (aka sex, relationships etc) but his songwriting had much more angst, grit and rebellion to it and even diving into storytelling narratives like A Quick One While He's Away. Concept albums like The Who Sell Out further proved this.
But when Tommy, Who's Next and Quadrophenia came along. It only showed more of his genius songwriting upon his own take upon life, the human condition and society as a whole. I have never related more to a character like Tommy and Jimmy in my life and I believe anyone can really.
But what solidifies him as the best songwriter ever, is that he is the only songwriter I know ever that had an idea so ambitious and so ahead of its time (aka lifehouse) that no one in the world in 1970-1972 could understand it, or even grasp the sheer complexity of it. But the story is timeless when looked at now.
The world wasnt ready for that much genuis, however I wouldve really wished they went along with the album anyways. It woudlve been one of those albums that wouldve bewildered everyone back then like The Beatles from 1965-1969, but it wouldve over the course of the years become something almost terrifyingly genuis.
Sometimes i think that Pete Townshend mightve been a time traveller and was born in the future but went back to 1964 to form a band.
Good Day. I just finished listening to your posting of Gimmie Shelter. WoW. Excellent.
I just finished listening to this posting. Also Excellent. I taught myself to play drums in 1964. The BEATLES & The WHO were instrumental (pun intended) in my playing. The Ed Sullivan Show, each week with his musical guests, showed me how to play. So many great bands and music. You do wonderful work. Enjoyable, educational and bringing back old memories. Keep it up. Peace & Best Regards
P.S. I've seen the WHO 3 times. Twice with Keith & once with Kenny Jones.
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@@MusicMongoose Yes, I have subscribed. Best Regards
Always one of my favorite from them and during the early 90s and late 80s I was on tour with the Grateful Dead and I was so stoked the first time I heard them cover this song.
The Dead played Baba O'Riley?! I've got to search the archives now! 😃
Hard to pick a Who favorite. I like Won't Get Fooled Again, Love Ain't For Keeping, and 5:15 a lot. I saw them twice at the Richfield Coliseum in Cleveland, Ohio.
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You’re quite the presenter.
I’m thankful the TH-cam algorithm sent you my way.
Best of luck with your channel.
The opening of this song has been my ringtone for 20 twenty years.
I'm subscribed. Great channel. Plus, I love The Who
Thanks for the sub!
In Ireland, RTE Radio1 use Baba O'Riley as a theme tune for the serious programme The Business every Saturday morning
Had to suffer through those flashes, etc. to wtch this
Thanks for the feedback. The effects are stylistic choices but also to avoid unnecessary difficulty with TH-cam's Content ID system. I'm working on different ways to show content in my videos now, with less flashes, etc... Stay tuned
Yeah, I gave up at about 4 minutes, but it seemed already just repeating clips.
I lucked into just listening to this one! :)
Did they clamp your eyelids open and force you to watch it like they did poor little Alex in A Clockwork Orange? Bastards!
@@chuckpadgettmusic 80/20 rule
Reminds me of “String Theory”, which in physics describes all elementary particles forming the cosmos as little vibrating strings.
According to that, everithing, including people, would be made of those strings.
Perhaps generating a harmonious blend that resonates with the universe intrinsic order.
😉
@@giorgiobarchiesi5003 yeah that's it!
Crazy insight..thanks for this! I really had on idea..an the song still blows me away..lol..saw them live at Oldchella
The song is a technical marvel 🙌
@@MusicMongoose indeed!!
I NEVER would have guessed that the synth sound at the beginning of the song is actually an ORGAN set on 'Marimba Repeat' and does not use a sequencer at all. Mind blown!
I know! It’s crazy!
@@MusicMongoose I think it's sound generated from information about Pete or other members of the Who, fed into a computer. It was originally intended for a project called Lifehouse and if I remember right, music fed into computers was a big part of the story. It wasn't a simple Marimba Repeat setting on an organ.
Here’s a guy recreating the keyboard part on his *Lowrey TBO-1* organ.
th-cam.com/video/BgPtksNqbCk/w-d-xo.html
Be sure to watch it past 1:08 where Pete’s vocal track is added!
@@ahcapella Dude! That is so DOPE! Thanks so much for sharing that! Seriously.
@@LieutenantSandcastle You’re welcome! My jaw kinda dropped as I watched it.
Fascinating and very informative; thank you.
I've been a big Who fan for years though I can't say I know masses about the band. I was however lucky enough, because of my connection with a disabled home in Bognor Regis, to be on many of the sets during the filming of Tommy. One quick story. The scene you show at 1.15 is in a Naval scrap yard in Portsmouth and the large silver balls were, I believe, redundant steel buoys; which is why they have handles attached to them! As I remember it there were huge two rows of these piled high with young birch trees growing through them. All old and black someone with a massive spray gun just went out, sprayed the whole lot silver (one side only) and there you have giant silver balls in Tommy's holiday camp. I've always thought this was an inspired piece of film-set location finding and I hope whoever thought of it got the praise they deserved.
Thanks again for the post, much enjoyed.
Amazing insight about the filming - thanks so much for sharing that!
John Pounds Scrap yard, famous for scrapping old subs, small surface vessels and also a seller of WW2 armoured fighting vehicles.
The whole site is being cleared and prepared to now build 800 ish appartment block of flats, with about 20 car park spaces only(!)
I visited the shrine of Avatar Meher Baba on Van Ness in Los Angeles, near Hollywood. We watched a video about his life and then visited the gift shop which had a bunch of stuff with the words "Don't Worry, Be Happy" printed on them. Pretty unimpressive. My recollection was that his vow of silence was only 7 years long, not until death as said in this video. I may be wrong on that. In any case, great video!
Middle age waistline
I got a spandex waistband
Middle age waistline
Not a crumb gets wasted...
My belt's BUSTED!
😂
@@KevinWindsor1971 LOL! I'm there! 10/10/1972!
lurve the teenage kicks doc and dire straights one keep the goooood work
Thanks!
Lol, and all these many years I thought the Who was singing about teenage death in the fields and jungles of Vietnam! Ha! Joke's on me. Oh well, it's good to know the truth at last! Who's Next is definitely my favorite LP of theirs. Baba O'Reilly and Going Mobile are my favorite tunes. Loved the Who back in the day, and love them still. They are truly a force to be reckoned with!😄💙💙💙✌️
Thank you for explaining some of the lyrics of this song. I feel better knowing what they mean.
Mehar baba looks like Ron Jeremy
I found this historical story very moving for some reason. Thanks.
Glad you enjoyed it
Huh, Very interesting! thanks for doing the research and filling us all in.
My pleasure!
I always thought O’Riley was the farmer who put the sheep’s rear legs inside his rain boots as the sheep bounced screaming Bah bah
A masterpiece along with Who are you.
By the way, besides 'Baba O'Riley,' there are other songs on 'Who's Next' that had also originally been written for the 'Lifehouse' project -- 'Song Is Over,' 'Won't Get Fooled Again.'
Am radio, 53 Chevy p.u. my brother at the wheel pulling our boat on a Delta road ; this song played,best day of my life
Baba O'Riley by The Who was huge on FM radio while I attended High School. I wore out the 8-track.
I just turned 77 a week ago and your video and comments inspired me to listen to Riley O'Baba! It's been on my playlist for a few years and on special occasions I sit on my deck with the Magic Box blasting the weird, crazy tune out loud while I smirk and drink my Gin and Tonic and it all becomes clear. Cheers, Bob from Upstate NY
This was fantastic. Thank you.
Don't forget, this must be read alongside psychodelia, with different approaches even within the band, as Keith Moon gradually succumbs to the drugs. It's rather a question of origins, too: Jagger, Bowie, Lennon, each have their own take, without diving into the depths of Concept Rock Tommy reflects, with Yes, Genesis, Focus setting the stage for Lloyd Webber, as the story-telling concept migrates from the world of Literature and Stage.
I'd heard of Townshend's connection to Meher Baba, but never knew the rest of the story - the O'Riley part. Pete Townshend was such a giant presence from the '70s to the '90s, it's sad to see he and Daltrey on stage anymore, performing kind of a silly tribute to The Who! as mild, elderly gentlemen - seemingly just a money-grab. I'd appreciate, however, a solo acoustic performance by Townshend.
Great video. Thank you!
Thanks!
I loved The Who growing up in the 70’s & 80’s but I was never into Rock Operas and I’ve never seen TOMMY maybe I should give it a look and see what I might of missed.
Who's next is in my top 5 of all time. Every song is a hit.
Townsend was sure happy when that internet finally became a reality years later.
Whatever Who song I'm listening to at the moment, is my favorite.
Many people don't know this. But it is what Guru Meher Baba said to Pete Townsend that shaped the man he is.
Few bands have had more of a deep impact on me than THE WHO!!
Honestly, the flashes and Xs made this unwatchable.
Then just try listening to it, as I did. I was listening, doing something else, and not watching. The story was captivating. I never even realized there was a video to complain about until you pointed it out. Then, I went back to listening and not watching, and it was still captivating. The story is in the words. The video is an afterthought.
nothing is more inspiring than Knighted old geezers smashing guitars.
The album Who's next also has behind blue eyes, another huge song
The title translates to "Father O'Riley"
Been a Who Fan since 1971- of course I know Meher and Terry.
Away was I blown whilst listening to this anthem for the first time.
Lighthouse is clearly in Townsend’s “Psychoderelict”
Give a listen. One of my favorite concept albums.
He’s a guy in a field
Who fights for his meals
Okay Pete Townsend is way smarter than I ever imagined.
Got arrested for kid pr0n some years back.
@@sciencedaemon it was fake.
@@susangirardi3655 cope harder, townsend did.
@@susangirardi3655 so, all the media, police, have put out fake information about an arrest hat actually happened and the court results where he was caution against accessing cites where he got the images by using a credit card. Uh huh. sounds more like he had a very expensive lawyer to get him off with a slap on the wrist. Anyone else would have gone to jail.
@@sciencedaemon Not the story - he reported it himself on his own website, told everyone about this horrid thing he found. Months later, they came to question him; checked all his computers - no other incidents but the one he'd already reported to internet watchdog groups to have the site taken down. Facts matter.
"Have you ever wondered who Baba O'Riley actually is?"
Me: YES!!
What's my favorite The Who song, that's just too hard as I love so much of their music. I guess if I had to pick one, it would be We Won't Get Fooled Again!!!
pete is the einstein of rock///
This is so funny, I just assumed that "Baba" was a nickname for "Barbara".
Barbara O'Riley.
Always enjoyed the song.
I like that part where the one person said, the Universe is held together by a harmony. Zappa said the Universe is just one NOTE.
Frank said, "of all the religions, music is the one that delivers the goods"
Pete said it first.
half a century since I read it, so maybe the memory is exaggerated, but
the opening pages of Tolkien's The Silmarillion is eloquent on that theme
I saw Zappa at the Miami Pop Festival in 1968. Always loved & respected him.
Pete also goes into that with his song "Pure and Easy" =D
....And I thought it was their Irish Granny.
I liked that idea. The "violin" solo definitely adds to that idea
Fascinating. I really glad they abandon the 'Lighthouse Rock Opera'. A world without the Who's Next album would have become that dystopia in rapid order.
The Who was given the credit they deserved in my opinion. I do think the ‘smashing their instruments’ gimmick played a part. Got them noticed and raised their profile but overshadowed their actual talent.
"The Relay", "Join Together", "Let's See Action" and "Pure and Easy" were all "Lifehouse" songs that could or should have been included on "Who's Next"....
Pete Townshend is a fucking genius on so many levels, fuck he's awesome.
Very good. Subbed.
Thanks for the sub!
i was thinking about this 2 days ago i swear.
Are all those X some sort of copyright strike avoidance? Super annoying.
Really on point narrative, well done 👍
Yes, it's to avoid being flagged unnecessarily by TH-cam's Content ID system. I'm working on ways to avoid it in my future videos. Thanks for the feedback.
@@MusicMongooseI'm glad to hear there was a valid purpose.
Love the Who! ❤
One thing that is overlooked about this song that this an homage or carbon copy of The Velvet Unferground’s “Seet Jane” complete with its intro and identical bass line.
Velvet Underground's John Cale played the repetetive pipe organ on Nico's song Frozen Warnings from 1968, using the same technique. Cale and Terry Riley collaborated on their Church Of Anthrax lp from 1971.
"teens lost in acid trips and some suffered permanent brain damage"
*REQUIRES FACTS NOT IN EVIDENCE.
We'll get on to that in a minute.
In 1970's Highschool teenage wasteland was one of my fav rock songs, and I tried to live up to teenage wasteland, I think I succeeded 😉
All that bit about feeding information into a synth was only in Pete's head. There's really no way to convert that kind of information into anything you could use to program or patch.
Absolutely 👍
I actually learned something 👍
That’s a relief! Make sure you’re subscribed - you might learn more! 😁👍
Yeah, that this video contains propaganda because the creator didn't do good research.
@@sciencedaemon huh?