This entire performance at the Isle of Wight is fabulous, but The Who were always the greatest in person. I'm speaking from experience, I saw them 5 times, each one extraordinary.
Quoting Wikipedia: You're in good company. In a contemporary review for The New York Times, music critic Nik Cohn praised Live at Leeds as "the definitive hard-rock holocaust" and "the best live rock album ever made".
This song, written and originally recorded by jazz-blues legend Mose Allison, played a very important role in Townshend's career. He first heard it when an art college friend played an Allison LP for him. The lyrics (written in 1957 and about American culture not British society) spoke to his growing disdain for how the older adults seemed to completely disregard the younger generation of Brits. Pete wrote "My Generation" as a result of being enlightened by Mose's youthful bravado. The line "hope I die before I get old" encapsulated the song's attitude. There was a further divide within the younger generation in the UK between The Mods (to which The Who belonged) and The Rockers (who dressed in leather biker jackets and seemed to be avatars of a bygone time). But that's a discussion for another day. LOL.
I was delighted to meet Mose Allison at the Halifax Jazz Festival. I drove him to the airport. He told me about the big royalty cheques he would get whenever The Who released an album with this song included.
THE WHO have a number of great albums, but my favorite continues to be Live at Leeds, which like this video, displays a raw and powerful sound unlike anyone else. That's what happens when you put together three incredible musicians who are all trying to out do each other. Check out My Generation which is 15 minutes of life well spent - a medley of one incredible jam after another. Or Amazing Journey/Sparks - how Keith Moon has the stamina to play like that is astounding. Or Magic Bus - where Daltry plays a mean harmonica. Like a runaway freight train, the sheer power of this album keeps rollin' along, unstoppable.
Absolutely. That album made me change my opinion of Townsend as a guitarist. Went from a rocker to a mod overnight. And the Leeds version of young man's blues is even better than this one.
What makes Keith Moon's stamina all the more amazing is that he was doing all that in spite of his drinking and drug use. It would be hard to play that stuff if you were a teetotaler. Imagine playing it with a serious hangover.
This is from The Isle of Wight Festival, Aug/29/70. You can tell they're very young and full of energy by this incredible performance. Amazing. I saw them 6 years later in Toronto and they had 23 songs on the Playlist for that performance. Highly energized band. Great reaction Harri. Thanks Harri and Miss Blondie. Fantastic. Cheers from Canada 🇨🇦.
Went back and checked my DVD's the London coliseum show I was thinking of is much lower video quality. But they look even younger than the isle of wright.
This was when the Who was the best live band in the world. Not all bands I was into back then have aged well over the years. I was very much into Deep Purple in the early 70s but their music hasn't aged that well for me. The Who is the opposite. Particularly before Who's Next, their music has aged very well. And this is their best song imo.
Wow! Just watching this performance on video and listening to it on audio leaves me speechless, every time. I can't imagine seeing this live. It makes my flesh crawl.
This is a great performance. I used to marvel at the drum fills on the Live at Leeds version of this song when I was first learning to play drums in the early 80s. Entwistle was one of the all-time great bass players, he was just incredible.
The who in period 1967 to 1977 was the best rock band live in the world. I have never seen them live. But have Live atLeeds/ Hull and seen many live performance on DVD formats
My God! The boys were firing on all cylinders that evening weren’t they? What a performance! Pete was in full windmill mode and ripping some really nice licks.
The harmonics from “The Ox’s” bass allowed Pete, Keith and Roger to each play lead, sometimes together. Quintessential Who - Raw power, energy, rebellion, stage presence and incredible musicianship. Almost impossible to upstage Keith Moon’s drumming, but when Pete’s lead, feedback and theatrics on top of John’s booming bass hit their groove here Keith’s drumming seemed almost background. My all-time favorite live performance. Lucky enough to see them live not long before Keith’s passing. A spectacular show!
All 4 are incredible artists, but for me, Keith Moon steals the show every time. I just can't take my eyes off of that little wild man! "Live At Leeds" is a must listen
Great cover and one of their best versions of it. For what many call their finest moment, try the My Generation jam from Live at Leeds, an incredible 15 minutes of the pinnacle of rock, for audio only. Enjoy! 🎵🎸🎤🎹🎶
Nobody could top the Who live, especially during this Tommy period. The entire Isle of Wight concert and Live at Leeds - showcasing the the Who's brilliant songwriting and mesmerizing stage performance! Fortunately the Isle of Wight show was pro shot and completely intact, a far cry from the Woodstock performance.
The Who released an album called "Live at Leeds" that I wore out a couple copies of out. Saw the Who playing with the Grateful Dead, The Beach Boys and Commander Cody and his lost Planet Airmen. Great Show.
lead guitar pete lead bass john lead drums keith lead singer roger I was at this gig. We also had ten years after, ELP and the Doors saturday night before the Who. Then Tull and Hendrix on sunday. Jealous? you should be!😉
Saw them a few weeks before in Columbia, MD. USA. I was about 10 feet away on Townshend's right. 250mg of Sandoz. Pure ENERGY! The best concert ever and will always be etched in my mind, even 53 years later.
This performance occurred at about 2am on the Isle of Wight in 1970 that night/morning. It must have been incredible to hear that wall of sound from The Who that early morning! On a similar note, the sun was rising in the east when The Who wrapped up their performance at Woodstock. I think their Woodstock set started at about 3am and finished around 4:30am.
I saw the band on this tour In Denver Colorado at a venue named MAmmoth Gardens. Low ceiling ex Roller rink. I was about thirty feet in front and center. Imagine about two hours of this and I left A lifelong Who fan. It was like being massaged and assaulted simultaneously. THe promoter, Barry Fey, said it was one of the best three shows he ever promoted. And he promoted them all. This brought back such memories there we tears of Joy streaming....
I saw The Who as the opening act for The Doors in 1968 at the Singer Bowl in Queens NY. They performed on a rotating stage which malfunctioned and stopped rotating altogether by the time the Doors performed. The Who were relatively unknown in the US, but I thought they were great. A wild night followed by a riot.
@@marcyjordan5439 As strange as Jimi Hendrix opening for The Monkees. I actually saw Jimi Hendrix (not with The Monkees) for about 25 minutes. His amp blew and that ended the show.
Don't know if it's already been mentioned but you should search for John Entwistle isolated bass which you just hear The Ox playing the bass on Won't Get Fooled Again it is mesmerising to watch. He was and probably still is the best rock bassist ever.
Most people don't understand, there were two (2) bands both The Who. There was the The Who in the recording studio that used their talents to produce singles, albums, films, rock operas to make their records. Then there was the Original The Who and they were sincere, crazed, hard driving, crazy, insane Live Rock Performers in Capital Letters and this is what The Who lived for. Maximum R&B This film now called a video is the real Who. I doubt anyone under 50 appreciates what you are seeing. Live, no editing, no auto fixing anything, it's live, crude, rude and over the top without any digital help.
I don’t think you know what you’re talking about. There’s only one Who…the same on record as in video. I saw them when they started out in England and followed them throughout their career. Please explain what you mean by ‘both bands The Who’.
Yes, the video adds another dimension, but sound and performance wise, the best version is on the Live at Leeds album. I honestly think that is the finest live album ever released. The Who at their peak. Pure Rock Energy!
THEY WERE THE BEST NO BAND COULD MATCH THEM LIVE KEITH, JOHN, ROGER AND PETE ALL GREAT PERFORMERS AND MUSICIANS THEY WERE SUPREME AND S TILL ARE BLESS THEM LONG LIVE THE WHO
This was one of the few songs by The Who not written by Townshend or any other band members. It was written by Mose Allison, described by Pete as a jazz sage. Born in Tippo, Miss., the idiosyncratic Mose had a laid-back singing and piano-playing style all his own. He might not have recognized what The Who did with his song. Historical note: When Pete was young (perhaps before he picked up his first guitar), he was visiting a friend who somehow got all these super cool records from the U.S. His friend put on some Mose, and Pete was smitten, wildly imagining he could sing like this obviously black man. Pete was dumbfounded when he saw on the album cover that Mose was clearly white. Years later, Pete said this is when he first started to think that maybe he could sing, too. And, yes, Harri, John (The Ox) Entwistle was a spectacular bassist who could keep up with whatever Pete and Keith were laying down.
Miss Blondie, thanks for this, it takes me back to when I saw The Who's "last concert" in 1983 at JFK Stadium *(102,000 attendance!).* Amazing daytime/nighttime show, that featured two incredible warm-up bands: The Clash, followed by, Santana!! I put "last concert" in quotes because that's how it was billed, but as you know it ended up not being anywhere close to their last concert. lol
There’s a famous performance of theirs on the Smothers Brothers show in the US in the 60s. Tommy came over after the song was done and was like, “you all were great! You were great and you were great and…well, you were kinda sloppy,” looking at Moon. 😂
Saw The Who several times late 60's till...well, my memory is hazy after then! But they still prove why they persist into the next century when you watch all 4 incredible talents. Possibly only the Beatles & LZ had comparable killer line ups. But these days I listen way more to Mose Allison (the composer) because I have the Old Man Blues.
Keith's bass pedal or the skin broke on his right bass drum, you can see him pointing it out to his roadie in the beginning and they change it while hes was playing, perhaps during the next song. They say that the energy at a Who performance was so great that you felt like you were floating off the ground..
I can no longer listen to music because my ears are so damaged from disease. This is a terrible loss for me and my grief is huge. The Who in live performances at Leeds and the Isle of Wight are untouchable. The skill, the passion, the energy are monumental. I watch Harri because he reviews songs that are in my memory and I can "hear" them that way.
I just saw your comment, I'm so so sorry for the loss of your hearing. As music is a huge part of my life since a young child I can only imagine what you're feeling. I am in full agreement that This and Leeds were their best, I wanted to use The Live at Leeds version but unfortunately I couldn't find it on TH-cam (I need a better magnifying glass) Harri is the best reactor on YT and you would know most of all he truly listens to the music and feels it. Please know that I'm sending you comforting thoughts and music is in your heart, no one or any disease can take that from you
@@missblondie2393 when I read your kind reply I wept. Then I read it to my wife and became teary again. Thank you. Music is an essential thing. It is alive and powerful. I once owned many hundreds of albums. Music was with me always. It still is, just in a different way.
@@paulsmallriver6066 you're so very welcome and I'm so glad to know you listen to music in a different way I imagine it would be the feeling of having a song stuck in your head, when that happens and it happens quite often I can hear the music from inside of me The music in your heart is forever 🎵💜🎶
Check out the version of YOUNG MAN BLUES on the LIVE AT LEEDS album. I still haven't found a version to top it personally. Just CRANK IT UP and close yer eyes and marvel at the ENERGY. Great vid. THNX for keepin' the flame alive !!
A lot of noise (great noise) coming from 3 guys on instruments and Daltrey's powerful POWERFUL voice Which I know is an instrument too). I have this performance on DVD and watch it a lot. Just hearing them from this time period is amazing, but seeing them too. Wow!!
And, this is only the 3rd song in the concert that night. They still had "Tommy" to perform, and hit's and album tracks. This is one of my favorite Who performances too. And with the whole concert viable on disc in their early prime! The Isle of Wight Festival of 1970 was full of talent, and a lot of conflict between the crowd and the concert management. Track down the documentary "Message to Love" edited in the mid-90's that is an overview of this famous concert.
Thank you for your great reaction Harri and I agree just watching these four brilliant musicians and performers is exhausting in the best way possible 🎶✌️🎵💜
Haven’t seen or heard this gem before. A classic live ROCK performance. A very different but just as classical with regards to ROCK played live is Cold Chisels version of Wild Thing. If you feel anything for rock, then you must SEE and hear the Chisels live version featuring a very feral Jimmie Barnes. lol
I listen to isolated tracks of his bass. He's pretty mind-blowing looking like he's waiting for bus while being the base with his bass , the others are so passionate and great and John's bass is a huge part of their sound. A Legend
This is the best version of young man blues, most of the other ones are slower like the original track.....this version is a lot faster more like punk or metal, in my opinion it's the greatest in history, how many bands where influenced by the WHO? I like lot's of other bands from 60s- 70s, but the who just have that raw power ,especially in the early 70s, they influenced my music...high on fire baghdad is a good example 🔥🔥🔥🔥
The camera hardly focuses on John Entwistle, so viewers may tend to overlook the incredible job he did on bass. For a moment, ignore all the other instruments and just listen to the bass to appreciate his immense talent with the instrument.
No band wanted to follow The Who. If I remember right, I think I read somewhere that The Rolling Stones didn't want to release the Rock n Roll circus concert movie until years after it was made. because Jagger felt like The Who showed them up. its like trying to follow Hendrix at Woodstock after he lit his guitar on fire.
I think keith was having problems with his right bass drum as you see him motion to his drum tech then you see someone on the floor to his right fixing the issue. Very smooth would not have even known it if didn't see it . At the 33 second mark.
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This entire performance at the Isle of Wight is fabulous, but The Who were always the greatest in person. I'm speaking from experience, I saw them 5 times, each one extraordinary.
I've seen them close to 100 times the past 40 years. 🤟
True
I'm jealous. I saw them just twice. They were my band back in the day.
I myself saw them 5 times! Starting in 1970
5 veces!, increíble. Son lo mejor, no puedo morirme sin verlos hasta w el año 2017 visitaron a mi país y pude estar entonces frente a los mejores. 😊
"They got sweeeet fuck-all! " That's the the phrase your translator is looking for.
Greatest Bass player
Greatest drummer
Great guitarist/composer/feedback artist
Great singer
Totally agree Entwhistle and Moon were the best at their instruments
Thunder Fingers, John Entwistle's well earned nickname.
Daltrey greatest frontman.
Live at Leeds may very well be the best live album ever made.
Yep. And the My Generation medley the best live song.
Quoting Wikipedia:
You're in good company.
In a contemporary review for The New York Times, music critic Nik Cohn praised Live at Leeds as "the definitive hard-rock holocaust" and "the best live rock album ever made".
Estoy de acuerdo
4 lps extras on my turntables. I'm 69 .
This is their best live impressed on a film...man if only we could see "at Leeds" but there are no footages whatsoever...
The best live performance at that time and ever since! This will never be topped. Still as incendiary today!
The time they went on stage only adds to how great the set was .
The best rock band on Earth!
This song, written and originally recorded by jazz-blues legend Mose Allison, played a very important role in Townshend's career. He first heard it when an art college friend played an Allison LP for him. The lyrics (written in 1957 and about American culture not British society) spoke to his growing disdain for how the older adults seemed to completely disregard the younger generation of Brits. Pete wrote "My Generation" as a result of being enlightened by Mose's youthful bravado. The line "hope I die before I get old" encapsulated the song's attitude. There was a further divide within the younger generation in the UK between The Mods (to which The Who belonged) and The Rockers (who dressed in leather biker jackets and seemed to be avatars of a bygone time). But that's a discussion for another day. LOL.
I was delighted to meet Mose Allison at the Halifax Jazz Festival. I drove him to the airport. He told me about the big royalty cheques he would get whenever The Who released an album with this song included.
THE WHO have a number of great albums, but my favorite continues to be Live at Leeds, which like this video, displays a raw and powerful sound unlike anyone else. That's what happens when you put together three incredible musicians who are all trying to out do each other. Check out My Generation which is 15 minutes of life well spent - a medley of one incredible jam after another. Or Amazing Journey/Sparks - how Keith Moon has the stamina to play like that is astounding. Or Magic Bus - where Daltry plays a mean harmonica. Like a runaway freight train, the sheer power of this album keeps rollin' along, unstoppable.
Absolutely. That album made me change my opinion of Townsend as a guitarist. Went from a rocker to a mod overnight. And the Leeds version of young man's blues is even better than this one.
What makes Keith Moon's stamina all the more amazing is that he was doing all that in spite of his drinking and drug use. It would be hard to play that stuff if you were a teetotaler. Imagine playing it with a serious hangover.
This is from The Isle of Wight Festival, Aug/29/70. You can tell they're very young and full of energy by this incredible performance. Amazing.
I saw them 6 years later in Toronto and they had 23 songs on the Playlist for that performance. Highly energized band.
Great reaction Harri. Thanks Harri and Miss Blondie. Fantastic. Cheers from Canada 🇨🇦.
Went back and checked my DVD's the London coliseum show I was thinking of is much lower video quality. But they look even younger than the isle of wright.
I saw them in Montreal in 73, Skynyrd opened for them
Glad you enjoyed it Mary. Love and Peace my Canadian friend
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@@missblondie2393 As soon as Harri says it one of your picks I know I'll love it. So thank you, my American friend. 🤗👍✌️🇨🇦🇺🇲
@@marybaillie8907 You're too kind.
Thank you and I know we share similar tastes in music
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4 totally distinct alpha males in complete harmony. One in a million.
no ? about it!
John Entwhistle whas a Fantastic basplayer. he plays it like a lead guitar.
I have this whole performance (Who at Isle of Wight) on DVD. The Hendrix and Jethro Tull sets as well. Epic.
This was when the Who was the best live band in the world. Not all bands I was into back then have aged well over the years. I was very much into Deep Purple in the early 70s but their music hasn't aged that well for me. The Who is the opposite. Particularly before Who's Next, their music has aged very well. And this is their best song imo.
I was there.They were very good and very,very loud.They were the best live band I ever saw and I saw them all including Zeppelin !
Wow! Just watching this performance on video and listening to it on audio leaves me speechless, every time. I can't imagine seeing this live. It makes my flesh crawl.
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This is a great performance. I used to marvel at the drum fills on the Live at Leeds version of this song when I was first learning to play drums in the early 80s. Entwistle was one of the all-time great bass players, he was just incredible.
The who in period 1967 to 1977 was the best rock band live in the world. I have never seen them live. But have Live atLeeds/ Hull and seen many live performance on DVD formats
My God! The boys were firing on all cylinders that evening weren’t they? What a performance! Pete was in full windmill mode and ripping some really nice licks.
Ripping off a thumbnail as well I'm sure! Awesome performance here of course!
The harmonics from “The Ox’s” bass allowed Pete, Keith and Roger to each play lead, sometimes together. Quintessential Who - Raw power, energy, rebellion, stage presence and incredible musicianship. Almost impossible to upstage Keith Moon’s drumming, but when Pete’s lead, feedback and theatrics on top of John’s booming bass hit their groove here Keith’s drumming seemed almost background. My all-time favorite live performance. Lucky enough to see them live not long before Keith’s passing. A spectacular show!
All 4 are incredible artists, but for me, Keith Moon steals the show every time. I just can't take my eyes off of that little wild man! "Live At Leeds" is a must listen
I absolutely adore Keith.
My Eyes immediately are drawn to him
Harri... The Who, live at the Isle of Wight is available, and it kicks ass...
Great cover and one of their best versions of it. For what many call their finest moment, try the My Generation jam from Live at Leeds, an incredible 15 minutes of the pinnacle of rock, for audio only. Enjoy! 🎵🎸🎤🎹🎶
Amazing performance Pete Townsend is a genius, can we have some Frank Zappa Harri he's another genius worth investigating
Nobody could top the Who live, especially during this Tommy period. The entire Isle of Wight concert and Live at Leeds - showcasing the the Who's brilliant songwriting and mesmerizing stage performance! Fortunately the Isle of Wight show was pro shot and completely intact, a far cry from the Woodstock performance.
Id say one of their greatest performances along with wewont get fooled again with Daltreys legendary scream
The Who released an album called "Live at Leeds" that I wore out a couple copies of out. Saw the Who playing with the Grateful Dead, The Beach Boys and Commander Cody and his lost Planet Airmen. Great Show.
Hard to go wrong with THE WHO !!
lead guitar pete
lead bass john
lead drums keith
lead singer roger
I was at this gig. We also had ten years after, ELP and the Doors saturday night before the Who. Then Tull and Hendrix on sunday. Jealous? you should be!😉
They took the blues to the MAXIMUM!
Saw them a few weeks before in Columbia, MD. USA. I was about 10 feet away on Townshend's right. 250mg of Sandoz. Pure ENERGY! The best concert ever and will always be etched in my mind, even 53 years later.
This performance occurred at about 2am on the Isle of Wight in 1970 that night/morning. It must have been incredible to hear that wall of sound from The Who that early morning! On a similar note, the sun was rising in the east when The Who wrapped up their performance at Woodstock. I think their Woodstock set started at about 3am and finished around 4:30am.
I saw the band on this tour In Denver Colorado at a venue named MAmmoth Gardens. Low ceiling ex Roller rink. I was about thirty feet in front and center. Imagine about two hours of this and I left A lifelong Who fan. It was like being massaged and assaulted simultaneously. THe promoter, Barry Fey, said it was one of the best three shows he ever promoted. And he promoted them all. This brought back such memories there we tears of Joy streaming....
This was indeed some of the best live WHO I have seen.
The Who brought it every night. Not every performance was recorded in those days.
Yes, Standing ovation
Keith Moon's drums are so f****** incredible. Best drummer ever
The Who was a band with a lead rhythm section!
I saw The Who as the opening act for The Doors in 1968 at the Singer Bowl in Queens NY. They performed on a rotating stage which malfunctioned and stopped rotating altogether by the time the Doors performed. The Who were relatively unknown in the US, but I thought they were great. A wild night followed by a riot.
Was that in Forest Hills?
@@joelliebler5690 Flushing Meadows
I saw them open for Herman's Hermits in 1967. Strange combination but obviously memorable.
@@marcyjordan5439 As strange as Jimi Hendrix opening for The Monkees. I actually saw Jimi Hendrix (not with The Monkees) for about 25 minutes. His amp blew and that ended the show.
Don't know if it's already been mentioned but you should search for John Entwistle isolated bass which you just hear The Ox playing the bass on Won't Get Fooled Again it is mesmerising to watch. He was and probably still is the best rock bassist ever.
John Entwistle was voted bassist of the millennium... and I still say he's underrated
I agree, he was That Mind-blowing
John Entwisttle was one of the best bass players ever. in an interview he said that the skeleton jumpsuit was so tight that he could hardly move.
The Blues had a baby, and they called it Rock and Roll!
Most people don't understand, there were two (2) bands both The Who. There was the The Who in the recording studio that used their talents to produce singles, albums, films, rock operas to make their records. Then there was the Original The Who and they were sincere, crazed, hard driving, crazy, insane Live Rock Performers in Capital Letters and this is what The Who lived for. Maximum R&B This film now called a video is the real Who. I doubt anyone under 50 appreciates what you are seeing. Live, no editing, no auto fixing anything, it's live, crude, rude and over the top without any digital help.
I don’t think you know what you’re talking about. There’s only one Who…the same on record as in video. I saw them when they started out in England and followed them throughout their career. Please explain what you mean by ‘both bands The Who’.
I'm well under 50 and I can dig it.
The who were totally different live than they were in the studio Zeppelin was totally different live than in studio too !
Excellent Miss B! I love the Who and this is absolutely fantastic. 🎸🇨🇦💜
Gald you liked it Cynthia.
You're a Who fan like me and love to see the live version. 🇨🇦🥂🇺🇲💜🎵🎶
@@missblondie2393 Yes I absolutely loved it, I do love The Who as well. Hope you’re keeping well Cynthia.❤️🇨🇦🇺🇸
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I enjoyed this performance, but I prefer the version on 'Live at Leeds.' Unfortunately there is no video of that concert.
Check out the Live at Leeds vinyl :)
Yes, the video adds another dimension, but sound and performance wise, the best version is on the Live at Leeds album. I honestly think that is the finest live album ever released. The Who at their peak.
Pure Rock Energy!
The whole album live at Leeds is one of the best
The original LP was great. The expanded anniversary CD release was a revelation.
I agree Live At Leeds is greatest performance unfortunately I couldn't find a Live version to play.
This isn't too shabby tho
THEY WERE THE BEST NO BAND COULD MATCH THEM LIVE KEITH, JOHN, ROGER AND PETE ALL GREAT PERFORMERS AND MUSICIANS THEY WERE SUPREME AND S
TILL ARE BLESS THEM LONG LIVE THE WHO
Thing with The Who live,it was ALL improv! Pete Townshend,Roger Daltry, John Entwhistle,Kieth Moon
I was lucky enough to see them in 70s great band Great memories four guys who rock the world and mine 🥁🎸🎶👍
This was one of the few songs by The Who not written by Townshend or any other band members. It was written by Mose Allison, described by Pete as a jazz sage. Born in Tippo, Miss., the idiosyncratic Mose had a laid-back singing and piano-playing style all his own. He might not have recognized what The Who did with his song. Historical note: When Pete was young (perhaps before he picked up his first guitar), he was visiting a friend who somehow got all these super cool records from the U.S. His friend put on some Mose, and Pete was smitten, wildly imagining he could sing like this obviously black man. Pete was dumbfounded when he saw on the album cover that Mose was clearly white. Years later, Pete said this is when he first started to think that maybe he could sing, too. And, yes, Harri, John (The Ox) Entwistle was a spectacular bassist who could keep up with whatever Pete and Keith were laying down.
Fantastic pick. The Who is one of the very best. Thanks Harri.💞
There's half a million people in the audience. It's the Isle of Wight Festival, 1970.
Miss Blondie, thanks for this, it takes me back to when I saw The Who's "last concert" in 1983 at JFK Stadium *(102,000 attendance!).* Amazing daytime/nighttime show, that featured two incredible warm-up bands: The Clash, followed by, Santana!! I put "last concert" in quotes because that's how it was billed, but as you know it ended up not being anywhere close to their last concert. lol
They really were something else, happy to know another Who fan
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Tommy... The best Rock Musical theatre ever
Isle of Wight
Tanglewood ‘70
London Coliseum ‘69
Unreal. 🎸💥
The WHO were always intense!!
There’s a famous performance of theirs on the Smothers Brothers show in the US in the 60s. Tommy came over after the song was done and was like, “you all were great! You were great and you were great and…well, you were kinda sloppy,” looking at Moon. 😂
Saw The Who several times late 60's till...well, my memory is hazy after then! But they still prove why they persist into the next century when you watch all 4 incredible talents. Possibly only the Beatles & LZ had comparable killer line ups. But these days I listen way more to Mose Allison (the composer) because I have the Old Man Blues.
Good pick! I love that clip. The Live at Leeds album has a version of that song that's even better.
Keith's bass pedal or the skin broke on his right bass drum, you can see him pointing it out to his roadie in the beginning and they change it while hes was playing, perhaps during the next song. They say that the energy at a Who performance was so great that you felt like you were floating off the ground..
I can no longer listen to music because my ears are so damaged from disease. This is a terrible loss for me and my grief is huge. The Who in live performances at Leeds and the Isle of Wight are untouchable. The skill, the passion, the energy are monumental. I watch Harri because he reviews songs that are in my memory and I can "hear" them that way.
I just saw your comment, I'm so so sorry for the loss of your hearing. As music is a huge part of my life since a young child I can only imagine what you're feeling. I am in full agreement that This and Leeds were their best, I wanted to use The Live at Leeds version but unfortunately I couldn't find it on TH-cam (I need a better magnifying glass) Harri is the best reactor on YT and you would know most of all he truly listens to the music and feels it. Please know that I'm sending you comforting thoughts and music is in your heart, no one or any disease can take that from you
@@missblondie2393 when I read your kind reply I wept. Then I read it to my wife and became teary again. Thank you. Music is an essential thing. It is alive and powerful. I once owned many hundreds of albums. Music was with me always. It still is, just in a different way.
@@paulsmallriver6066 you're so very welcome and I'm so glad to know you listen to music in a different way
I imagine it would be the feeling of having a song stuck in your head, when that happens and it happens quite often I can hear the music from inside of me
The music in your heart is forever
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Check out the version of YOUNG MAN BLUES on the LIVE AT LEEDS album. I still haven't found a version to top it personally. Just CRANK IT UP and close yer eyes and marvel at the ENERGY.
Great vid. THNX for keepin' the flame alive !!
Live at Leeds my favorite album try magic bus next.👍🏼😎
The Who the greatest all time!
Nigel Tufnel's green skeleton shirt must have been inspired by John's skeleton costume. 🤣
They were very special.
A lot of noise (great noise) coming from 3 guys on instruments and Daltrey's powerful POWERFUL voice Which I know is an instrument too). I have this performance on DVD and watch it a lot. Just hearing them from this time period is amazing, but seeing them too. Wow!!
Peak Who performance. Great choice. Thanks
And, this is only the 3rd song in the concert that night. They still had "Tommy" to perform, and hit's and album tracks. This is one of my favorite Who performances too. And with the whole concert viable on disc in their early prime! The Isle of Wight Festival of 1970 was full of talent, and a lot of conflict between the crowd and the concert management. Track down the documentary "Message to Love" edited in the mid-90's that is an overview of this famous concert.
Thank you for your great reaction Harri and I agree just watching these four brilliant musicians and performers is exhausting in the best way possible
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There's a CD of this performance from the Isle Of Wight Festival 1970. It's a 2-CD set. It's the entire set of The Who.
Best band ever. The bass player is John Entwistle.
THE ONE AND ONLY OX!! Enough said!!
Harri, they are the greatest live and studio rock band ever
Haven’t seen or heard this gem before.
A classic live ROCK performance.
A very different but just as classical with regards to ROCK played live is Cold Chisels version of Wild Thing.
If you feel anything for rock, then you must SEE and hear the Chisels live version featuring a very feral Jimmie Barnes. lol
It's metal before metal in aspects. The palm muting rock chords. Cool.
That feedback… fucking love it…
Keith Moon playing the first third with a single bass drum
As far as pure, exciting rock music, they are my favorite
Rare band of true artists top to bottom. Other examples are Rush and Queen.
The Bass Guitarist extraordinare is John Entwistle. The Ox. Thunderfingers. The Quiet One. THE GOAT.
I listen to isolated tracks of his bass. He's pretty mind-blowing looking like he's waiting for bus while being the base with his bass , the others are so passionate and great and John's bass is a huge part of their sound.
A Legend
Wow! That was awesome! Great find Harri! I totally enjoyed that. They’re so young!!!! Fantastic 🌺✌️
Ciao Harri, one of the best live ever done. You should check more performarces from Isle of Wight live, I reccommend you "Water"
I love discovering new performances ❤ I probably never would have come across this performance on my own. 🤯😁😁😁🥰
When I found this I downloaded it immediately.
The Who live is intoxicating to watch.
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I completely agree with Miss Blondie!
You're a very wise man 😉
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First time hearing this one. Wow i wish that was how i made money looks fun
I would say Live at Leeds for the Audio alternative to This concert video.
This is the best version of young man blues, most of the other ones are slower like the original track.....this version is a lot faster more like punk or metal, in my opinion it's the greatest in history, how many bands where influenced by the WHO? I like lot's of other bands from 60s- 70s, but the who just have that raw power ,especially in the early 70s, they influenced my music...high on fire baghdad is a good example 🔥🔥🔥🔥
Harri, the audio version on Live at Leeds is even better. No video of that performance, however.
Gli who sempre n 1❤❤❤
Try the who live at Leeds...unbelievable live who concert at there very best ..its an album
1st time i ever heard F Bomb dropped on a recording
The camera hardly focuses on John Entwistle, so viewers may tend to overlook the incredible job he did on bass. For a moment, ignore all the other instruments and just listen to the bass to appreciate his immense talent with the instrument.
Pet was the first guy to smash hie guitar up, the Hendrix followed.
Their performance of this song live at the London Coliseum in 1969 is even better!
No band wanted to follow The Who. If I remember right, I think I read somewhere that The Rolling Stones didn't want to release the Rock n Roll circus concert movie until years after it was made. because Jagger felt like The Who showed them up. its like trying to follow Hendrix at Woodstock after he lit his guitar on fire.
Ya time travel would take me there…
Live at Leeds will take you there
It's actually a Mose Allison song . You might wanna check him out. I think you'll like him he's different..😊
great analysis
the london s bad boys playing some punk rock before punk
Isle it's O.K now Try st The Olimpic Stadium. You'll be shock !!
For a tighter 1970 performance, check out Tanglewood.
I think keith was having problems with his right bass drum as you see him motion to his drum tech then you see someone on the floor to his right fixing the issue. Very smooth would not have even known it if didn't see it . At the 33 second mark.