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Great, I was going to suggest you check out the studio version as it has a much fuller sound and hits a lot harder. I am a huge Who fan, probably seen them at least six or seven times and The Seeker is one of my absolute favorite songs by them. Out of all the times I’ve seen them live they only played The Seeker once and it was the last time I saw them, here in Tampa, just a few years ago. By the way, it was released as a single in 1970.
The cool thing about all the rock musicians in England is they fed off each other and they were keeping an eye on each other, and many of them moved around into different bands back and forth. They were all connected during this creative renaissance going on.
Yah, my favorite rock competitions/influencing each other were Beatles vs. Beach Boys, Aerosmith vs. Guns-n-Roses, and Led Zeppelin vs. Led Zeppelin. (I would say Led Zeppelin came out on top in that last one.)
Absolutely. For example, Alexis Korner's Bluesology and John Mayall's Bluesbreakers were breeding grounds. Whether northern acts doing the London circuit, or neighbours or school mates, everyone knew everyone. And they all grew up on American blues artists that mainstream America barely knew of.
The Who stands out as a unique group with a unique style!! What a combination of artists that produce a sound that cannot be matched!! Thank you gentlemen for all the wonderful music you have performed, and my hats off to airplay beats!!😊🎉
This is great, but the studio version is legendary! BTW, Rush recorded a cover of The Seeker in the studio and they occasionally performed the song live - which you can see on youtube.
Did you ever hear see them doing My Generation on The Smothers Brothers Show when it first came out? I was a kid watching the show at the time and my jaw dropped.
I grew up listening to 60s and 70s music. I'll pick out a song and listen to the reactions from a number of other channels. You guys are the only ones that get it right. Your background in the music industry make you the gold standard of reaction channels.
What strikes me abt the Who in bare configuration and no overdubs (like this) is how they fill out a big sound w/ just 3 instruments. Townsend’s “lead in chords”, John’s thick bass lines, and Moon filling everywhere like a whirling dervish. 👏🏻
There was a period in the very early 70's where they released this, Join Together, and The Relay as singles. Some of the best times for them. When dinosaurs walked the earth.
If you like their gritty hard stuff, check out something from Live at Leeds - one of the greatest live albums ever. Young Man Blues, Amazing Journey/Sparks, Magic Bus, of my favorite My Generation. All raw powerful bangers. Nobody was playing as hard as them at the time.
One thing which makes me gravitate to The Who is they are a traditional rock and roll band and you know what you are going to get before you even queue the music
This was was recorded in 1970. One interesting thing about this track is that the piano part was played by Nicky Hopkins, who played on many Stones tracks in the same period. I agree that there is something "Stones-like" about the music, except for one thing: Nobody would mistake Keith Moon's drumming for Charlie Watts!
That opening with a guy talking, was a British BBC London DJ introducing the song and The Band playing it. I love stuff like that, because it puts you into the moment of wherever this happened, like a time machine.
The place to be / With La and Che ! This is an odd but sweet version of The Seeker, probably from The BBC studios. The Who and Stones were definitely rivals but also with their other contemporaries. When the Stones made the film " Rock n Roll Circus" which had John Lennon, Jethro Tull, Taj Mahal and THE WHO, they shelved the film because every other band were superior especially The Who playing a mini opera called " A Quick One , While He' s Away " and blew the house down. That's something you gotta see. Peace and be well fellas.
Yes, there was a lot of competition among the early British bands being all from a small geographical area, and there was a powerful camaraderie. Beatles knew the Stones who knew Clapton, who knew Zeppelin, Beck, etc. John Paul Jones once said,'we saw each other in airports'.
Great Who tune….took me right back to high school, the Vietnam War draft staring me in the face…what a jumble of emotions, music, friends…a crazy time, and this song encapsulates it all for me…same with Stones music…thanks for the memories guys, it is even better when y’all are in sync like you’ve been lately!
In my opinion, Roger Daltrey is a better singer than Mick Jagger and Keith Moon is a very distinctive drummer who is easy to identify in this song. I also think Pete Townsend writes more intellectual lyrics than the average Rolling Stones song. I remember hearing this song as a teenager. It was released in 1970. Love it!
So much fun to get into. The Who. People say there Gig at Woodstock was not good. I Disagree . When Townson hit Hoffman with his SG standard on stage. That was Great 👍🪴
You should check out a Pete Townshend (guitarist of The Who) solo song called "My Baby Gives It Away" which features Charlie Watts (drummer of the Rolling Stones) on drums.
The Stones put on a show called Rock and Roll Circus that featured the Who and John Lennon and others. I highly recommend you watch the live performance of Sympathy for the Devil from that show great quality.
For gritty, down and dirty, check out 'Live at Leeds' (1970), one of the best live rock albums of all time. Released the same year as The Seeker. More singles to check out from the same period are Join Together, Relay and Let's See Action. And yes, studio version of The Seeker is much better.
A couple of quick suggestions for more of the Who, each of the below were hits in their day: Pinball Wizard Squeeze Box (there's a clever double entendre there!) Magic Bus Behind Blue Eyes
Yall got great taste. The Who are by far my favorite band. Live, when Keith Moon was healthy and even before he died in 78', they were untouchable. In their own words, "we may not write as good of records as The Beatles, but we would've blown them off the stage." I'd even argue against that. I think that some of their albums (i.e., Tommy, Who's Next, Quadrophenia) are just as good if not better than some Beatles albums. Pete Townshend, the guitarist and main brain behind The Who's music, is widely regarded as rock n rolls greatest conceptual writer. The guys a genius. Watch more live stuff.
I don't know if you ever heard of a band called Death (subject of the documentary A Band Called Death), but their guitarist was a HUGE Pete Townsend fan.
Not trying at all to take credit for this, but I did suggest it a couple of times in previous Who reactions, so I'm thrilled you got to it! And yeah, not the studio/album version, and it's great -- I'd never heard this one, and it'll do for now, lol! You pinned above that you'll get to the studio -- excellent: you'll see the dif, in that the studio packs more punch. I think many things from their "Tommy" would prove worthwhile. "Overture," "The Hawker," and "Amazing Journey" come to mind!
So the Stones, Beatles, Who and other musicians were influenced by American blues at around the same time, late 50's early 60's which became R&B. That's why they all sound a bit alike with few exceptions like Pink Floyd.
they where influenced by loads of stuff the everly brothers chuck berry buddy holly, not just blues, the stones where the most influenced by the blues tho
All these years and I never heard the Stones, but both of you do upon the first listen. Go figure. Pete Townshend is always about the raw and real. Great stuff.
Don't think I'd heard this version with the acoustic guitar before. I think possibly the backing track is the same, though it could be a completely different version than the more common recording.
Some real Who classics on this album. May l recommend, I Can’t Explain, The Kids are Alright, l can see for miles, Pictures Of Lilly ( a song about infatuation and masturbation!) My Generation (an all time Who classic, a song they are most famous for), pinball Wizard, Legal Matter, Substitute, Im A Boy. But if you want a smile, try one of John Entwistle (bassist) songs, which he sings, Boris The Spider. If you wanted one album that had most of their greatest hits…….then this is it!
@@shasta810 what I meant by clones I mean the sound of the music at this particular point in time a lot of bands done it. I think it was encouraged by most record companies because the stones were huge
this guy said they sound like the stones and Roger Daltry sounds like Mick Jagger singing. what kind of dope is this guy on? Roger Daltry never sounded like anybody else and neither did the who
This is a song that could/should have been on the Tommy LP. Early Who is full of some great, solid R&R. As much as the British bands were in competition they would also go to each other's shows and hang out socially. There was a drive to be "themselves", but a lot of things/sounds bled into each other.
We will check out the studio version. This sounded good to us though.
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Studio version is a hard banger.
Great, I was going to suggest you check out the studio version as it has a much fuller sound and hits a lot harder. I am a huge Who fan, probably seen them at least six or seven times and The Seeker is one of my absolute favorite songs by them. Out of all the times I’ve seen them live they only played The Seeker once and it was the last time I saw them, here in Tampa, just a few years ago. By the way, it was released as a single in 1970.
🎵🎤The Seeker by the Who was released in March 1970! 🎸🥁
Epic tune. Studio version much deeper and hits much harder.
The cool thing about all the rock musicians in England is they fed off each other and they were keeping an eye on each other, and many of them moved around into different bands back and forth. They were all connected during this creative renaissance going on.
Yah, my favorite rock competitions/influencing each other were Beatles vs. Beach Boys, Aerosmith vs. Guns-n-Roses, and Led Zeppelin vs. Led Zeppelin. (I would say Led Zeppelin came out on top in that last one.)
Absolutely. For example, Alexis Korner's Bluesology and John Mayall's Bluesbreakers were breeding grounds. Whether northern acts doing the London circuit, or neighbours or school mates, everyone knew everyone. And they all grew up on American blues artists that mainstream America barely knew of.
The Kinks and The Yardbirds were English bands that were contemporaries of the Stones and The Who as well. Great music!
The Who stands out as a unique group with a unique style!! What a combination of artists that produce a sound that cannot be matched!! Thank you gentlemen for all the wonderful music you have performed, and my hats off to airplay beats!!😊🎉
This is great, but the studio version is legendary! BTW, Rush recorded a cover of The Seeker in the studio and they occasionally performed the song live - which you can see on youtube.
Sweet! Gonna check it, good lookin out!
The song that bridges the Tommy era to awesome arena rock
I love they could sound this good on a tv show
Did you ever hear see them doing My Generation on The Smothers Brothers Show when it first came out? I was a kid watching the show at the time and my jaw dropped.
@@324cmac - I remember that we were so lucky...😀
That song was great love when I saw them in the late 80s and 90s! It was big live!
I grew up listening to 60s and 70s music. I'll pick out a song and listen to the reactions from a number of other channels. You guys are the only ones that get it right. Your background in the music industry make you the gold standard of reaction channels.
What strikes me abt the Who in bare configuration and no overdubs (like this) is how they fill out a big sound w/ just 3 instruments. Townsend’s “lead in chords”, John’s thick bass lines, and Moon filling everywhere like a whirling dervish. 👏🏻
Unmistakable vibe .
This was recorded live on BBC radio. Live radio performances were common.
The Who and the Stones were definitely contemporaries. I think there was about a year separated from both of their first albums coming out.
Stones in '64, the Who in '65.
@@michaelgray4964 yep, 1 year apart.
I read this at my brothers funeral, I only spoke the words
But this was my baby brother
He and I saw the Who twice
And this tune just fit
Much love
that's cool
The Who and Stones were friends.
One of their great songs is called, Join Tegether!!!
There was a period in the very early 70's where they released this, Join Together, and The Relay as singles. Some of the best times for them. When dinosaurs walked the earth.
If you like their gritty hard stuff, check out something from Live at Leeds - one of the greatest live albums ever. Young Man Blues, Amazing Journey/Sparks, Magic Bus, of my favorite My Generation. All raw powerful bangers. Nobody was playing as hard as them at the time.
Summertime Blues & SHAKIN' ALL OVER!!! That album is truly one of the greatest live recordings & performances EVER! 🙌 🇬🇧♂️
Love the lyrics here. Great song.
One thing which makes me gravitate to The Who is they are a traditional rock and roll band and you know what you are going to get before you even queue the music
My man said Rodger sounded like Mick. Priceless... lol
This was was recorded in 1970. One interesting thing about this track is that the piano part was played by Nicky Hopkins, who played on many Stones tracks in the same period. I agree that there is something "Stones-like" about the music, except for one thing: Nobody would mistake Keith Moon's drumming for Charlie Watts!
Like night vs day. Charlie was primarily a pocket player. Keith was anything but.
That opening with a guy talking, was a British BBC London DJ introducing the song and The Band playing it. I love stuff like that, because it puts you into the moment of wherever this happened, like a time machine.
It's gotten to the point where I just click like before you two even start the reaction.
Same
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The place to be / With La and Che ! This is an odd but sweet version of The Seeker, probably from The BBC studios. The Who and Stones were definitely rivals but also with their other contemporaries. When the Stones made the film " Rock n Roll Circus" which had John Lennon, Jethro Tull, Taj Mahal and THE WHO, they shelved the film because every other band were superior especially The Who playing a mini opera called " A Quick One , While He' s Away " and blew the house down. That's something you gotta see. Peace and be well fellas.
Rush does an awesome cover of this song.
Didn't know that, will check it out.
Yeah I just wrote that. I saw a vid if it here from a live show at radio city music hall I believe. Really great
@@erikapainter5953 me too. The whole covers disc is great.
Yes, there was a lot of competition among the early British bands being all from a small geographical area, and there was a powerful camaraderie. Beatles knew the Stones who knew Clapton, who knew Zeppelin, Beck, etc. John Paul Jones once said,'we saw each other in airports'.
The who is one of those bands where I love the early stuff more than the more mature records.
My favorite Who song EVER.
One of my favorites.
Crazy old school years of the WHO.
Great Who tune….took me right back to high school, the Vietnam War draft staring me in the face…what a jumble of emotions, music, friends…a crazy time, and this song encapsulates it all for me…same with Stones music…thanks for the memories guys, it is even better when y’all are in sync like you’ve been lately!
You can always tell it's The Who because of the amazing drumming by Keith Moon!! BTW, RUSH does an incredible cover of this song! ☮
In my opinion, Roger Daltrey is a better singer than Mick Jagger and Keith Moon is a very distinctive drummer who is easy to identify in this song. I also think Pete Townsend writes more intellectual lyrics than the average Rolling Stones song. I remember hearing this song as a teenager. It was released in 1970. Love it!
The who are light years above
Unusual recording of this.
So much fun to get into. The Who. People say there Gig at Woodstock was not good. I Disagree . When Townson hit Hoffman with his SG standard on stage. That was Great 👍🪴
You should check out a Pete Townshend (guitarist of The Who) solo song called "My Baby Gives It Away" which features Charlie Watts (drummer of the Rolling Stones) on drums.
The single was released in 1970, was on an album in '71
Is that Townsend playing Mandolin. I think it's officially complete. He can now play every instrument ever made .
Studio version has always been one of my favorites
You guys are right on target. Guitarist Pete Townsend who is the bands primary songwriter is a big Rolling Stones fan.
Rush did a really cool cover of this live from a show at radio city music hall NYC.
Greatest Rock Band Ever
Another great one during the early days !Try reacting to The WHO’s I Can See For Miles where they show that harder rock edge !
You guys are great!
Check out the album “ meaty,beaty,big & bouncy”, tons of good WHO. Cool drumming “ Happy Jack”
Not the studio recording. Check that out when you have time. Try "Join Together" - a fabulous song...
God dang this banged! Thought your heads were going to shake off! Loved it, great reaction, good insight into the competition between bands. ❤
Pete Townsand guitarist for "The Who," and Kieth Richards (same for The Stones) were actually good friends, as were many of the 60s Bands in Britain.
The Stones put on a show called Rock and Roll Circus that featured the Who and John Lennon and others. I highly recommend you watch the live performance of Sympathy for the Devil from that show great quality.
Gotta do the original studio version. Although this wasn’t bad.
Maximum R&B! Great review!
Other early Who highlights include "Boris the Spider," "Pictures of Lily," "Relay" and especially "Magic Bus."
For gritty, down and dirty, check out 'Live at Leeds' (1970), one of the best live rock albums of all time. Released the same year as The Seeker. More singles to check out from the same period are Join Together, Relay and Let's See Action. And yes, studio version of The Seeker is much better.
Glad you enjoyed this. Personally I’ve never heard this version (and I’m a fair bit older than you) but I love the studio version. Great review.
Here we go...My favorite '' Who '' song !!!!....the studio version blows this version away....It's on the album ''Odds and sods ""
Yeah... The Who are, as Pete said.... "The biggest kickass f******g rock band in the world"
A couple of quick suggestions for more of the Who, each of the below were hits in their day:
Pinball Wizard
Squeeze Box (there's a clever double entendre there!)
Magic Bus
Behind Blue Eyes
This song is incredibly ahead of its time. It could have been 90s
Great song. Great reaction fellas. Appreciate you 🙏 ❤
Yall got great taste. The Who are by far my favorite band. Live, when Keith Moon was healthy and even before he died in 78', they were untouchable. In their own words, "we may not write as good of records as The Beatles, but we would've blown them off the stage." I'd even argue against that. I think that some of their albums (i.e., Tommy, Who's Next, Quadrophenia) are just as good if not better than some Beatles albums. Pete Townshend, the guitarist and main brain behind The Who's music, is widely regarded as rock n rolls greatest conceptual writer. The guys a genius. Watch more live stuff.
My answer to the eternal question of which is better, The Beatles or The Stones has always been The Bloody Who!!!!!
I don't know if you ever heard of a band called Death (subject of the documentary A Band Called Death), but their guitarist was a HUGE Pete Townsend fan.
Mick jagger wishes he could sing like Roger Daltrey.
As someone said studio version is even better. Try Slip Kid for another early great one.
Same era stones, etc who, unbeatable vibe of the 60s, 70s
First time hearing this song. To me, it sounds like Bargain.
As she recently died, if you can review Sinead O’Connor and the Chieftans singing ‘the foggy dew’. What a voice.
This song features on the movie
The Limey, a great movie starring Terence Stamp & Peter Fonda, make sure you give it a watch fella's
Never heard of it! I hope I can find it, thanks!
Released in 1999, I only got the movie a few years ago, you'll be able to buy it
Not trying at all to take credit for this, but I did suggest it a couple of times in previous Who reactions, so I'm thrilled you got to it! And yeah, not the studio/album version, and it's great -- I'd never heard this one, and it'll do for now, lol! You pinned above that you'll get to the studio -- excellent: you'll see the dif, in that the studio packs more punch. I think many things from their "Tommy" would prove worthwhile. "Overture," "The Hawker," and "Amazing Journey" come to mind!
live at leeds please...heavy, raw, bluesey, all who
So the Stones, Beatles, Who and other musicians were influenced by American blues at around the same time, late 50's early 60's which became R&B. That's why they all sound a bit alike with few exceptions like Pink Floyd.
they where influenced by loads of stuff the everly brothers chuck berry buddy holly, not just blues, the stones where the most influenced by the blues tho
it was all american anyway
All these years and I never heard the Stones, but both of you do upon the first listen. Go figure. Pete Townshend is always about the raw and real. Great stuff.
Never heard that version. It was obviously from a tv show. BBC. You could do one overdub. That was different. I loved it
This is badass, great early Who Jam!
a true gem
The walkoff😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
Townshend's hard rock mandoline...
I think you are right they were banging it hard
Single was released 1970.
Awesome band.
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❤ muches 😊
Try Live at Leeds, early live Who. Very gritty
You have the Beatles, then you have the "dirty Beatles," and then you have the "dirty Stones!"
Don't think I'd heard this version with the acoustic guitar before. I think possibly the backing track is the same, though it could be a completely different version than the more common recording.
Need the studio version!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Quite early Who! Great album, Meaty Beaty Big And Bouncy
Rush did a great cover of this on their covers album "Feedback".
Some real Who classics on this album. May l recommend, I Can’t Explain, The Kids are Alright, l can see for miles, Pictures Of Lilly ( a song about infatuation and masturbation!) My Generation (an all time Who classic, a song they are most famous for), pinball Wizard, Legal Matter, Substitute, Im A Boy. But if you want a smile, try one of John Entwistle (bassist) songs, which he sings, Boris The Spider.
If you wanted one album that had most of their greatest hits…….then this is it!
You guys need to check out "young man blues" from the Live at Leeds album if you want hard rock Who
Do ALL of Quadrophenia. Their mountaintop.
Woohooo
time to check out 'The Real Me' from The Who's album 'Quadrophenia' --
Deep Purple , has a variety of styles, you really should listen to the song “Mistreated “ !
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Once again you guys are on point . there were a lot of stones clones back then
yes but the who was not one!
@@shasta810 what I meant by clones I mean the sound of the music at this particular point in time a lot of bands done it. I think it was encouraged by most record companies because the stones were huge
this guy said they sound like the stones and Roger Daltry sounds like Mick Jagger singing. what kind of dope is this guy on? Roger Daltry never sounded like anybody else and neither did the who
@@shasta810 ok you got it
@melvinwomack3717 love them both but Roger Daltry can outsing Mick Jagger. More power and greater range.
This is a song that could/should have been on the Tommy LP. Early Who is full of some great, solid R&R. As much as the British bands were in competition they would also go to each other's shows and hang out socially. There was a drive to be "themselves", but a lot of things/sounds bled into each other.
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