Great song! I really like their early stuff from the 60's-70's. They are considered one of the most influential rock bands of the 20th century & have sold over 100 million records worldwide. They have so many great songs such as "I Can't Explain", "The Kids Are Alright", "My Generation", "Substitute", "I Can See For Miles", "Who Are You", "Won't Get Fooled Again", "Baba O'Riley", "Behind Blue Eyes", "Boris The Spider", "Pictures Of Lily", "Pinball Wizard" etc.
This came out in 1968 which you could call the year of the electric guitar. So here comes this off-the-wall acoustic oddity from the Who and it was a nice little breath of fresh air. Of course, live they turn it into an electric guitar rave!
Haven't heard this song in quite a long time. Very happy to see your reaction. I really enjoyed listening to the Who in high school. One day in art class I sang, "Mama's got a squeeze box she wears on her chest, when daddy comes home he never gets no rest!" The teacher says, "go to the principal's office NOW!"
Thank you Maddy! You are actually listening to basically the first band to be considered hard rock or heavy. Metal wasnt a thing yet, but their physical style helped that evolution. Their live performances (remember this is the mid to late 60s!) were visually bombastic and LOUD! At one time considered to be the loudest band touring. In the annals of rock history, their influence was immense from showmanship to musical talent - and creating the BIG sound which you not only hear, but feel during the concert experience. Obviously most bands later on took these qualities to another level which we know today. Pete Townshend: Writes and produces vast majority of their material along with tremendous guitar work (he's not a noodler or shredder). His chord phrasing and live "windmilling and slashing" are his credo. John Entwhistle: To this day, still one of the best and highly recognized bass players. "Thunder Fingers" was the stoic anchor while all hell was breaking loose on stage with the other members. Keith Moon: Also is recognized and appreciated as one of the all-time best rock drummers and entertaining to watch live. Roger Daltrey: One of the strongest voices in rock history. (Listen to his mid-song scream in "Won't Get Fooled Again"!) Also could handle a microphone and its cord, by twirling it in huge circles above his head and to his side. Entwhistle and Moon both passed many years ago, but their legacies & influence live on as The Who still continue to thrive with Daltry and Townshend along with a fine lineup of musicians including drummer Zak Starkey, son of Ringo Starr.
Great song but for me, the definitive version is on Live at Leeds, in some ways, the WHO's finest audio live show. Tremendous instrumentals in this song and the My Generation jam, you really need to hear them sometime. Best ever stuff. Enjoy! 🎵🎸🎤🎸🎹🎶
Superb. Thank you. I played this to a bus driver I knew & years later at his Funeral, this was played in respect. I painted up a toy bus for his grave. Maybe , "I Can See For Miles", "Who Are You", "Won't Get Fooled Again", all by the Who.
The Magic Bus was the quintessential hippie vehicle. Author Ken Kesey (One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest) converted an old school bus into a hippiemobile, which they named Furthur [sic], in 1964. His Merry Pranksters, young people who made fun of anything and everything conventional, rode around the country in it, from northern California where Kesey lived, to anywhere. It was driven by none other than Neal Cassady, on whom author Jack Kerouac based a character called Dean Moriarty in his 1957 novel On the Road. Cassady was considerably older than the other Merry Pranksters. He had a penchant for amphetamines, chiefly benzedrine, and never stopped talking. He was quite a colorful character, although his second wife, Carolyn Cassady, told me (and also wrote) that he actually was miserable at that time and felt he was nearing the end. He died in 1968, 4 days shy of his 42nd birthday. He hung around with a bunch of authors who called themselves Beats. Columnist Herb Caen of the San Francisco Chronicle called them beatniks, as a nod to Sputnik, the first artificial satellite -- it was launched by the Soviet Union October 4, 1957, close to the date On the Road made it to the bookstores. Ken Kesey held what he called Acid Tests on his farm in La Honda in northern California. They were parties where people imbibed Lysergic Acid Diethylamide a.k.a. LSD. Author Tom Wolfe wrote about Kesey's scene in the book The Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test. Neal Cassady, Allen Ginsberg, Hunter Thompson, and the Hell's Angels attended these events. Thompson thought the Angels would go completely crazy and start killing people if they took acid, but the opposite happened. Acid mellowed the Angels. All in all, a wild time.
One of many greats by The Who - I had that album, but it 'disappeared'. I'm sure the album had a longer version. This has that classic Hambone Rhythm (often called Bo' Diddley beat - but much older than him, as it's traced back to W. Africa). Those are 'claves' and often used in caribbean/latin folk music.
There is a great (and very different) version of Magic Bus on 'Live at Leeds,' considered by many one of rock's best live albums. My favorite tracks are 'Young Man Blues,' 'Shakin' All Over' and 'My Generation.' The last track is about 14 minutes long and may actually be the highlight of the album for me (because so much great stuff is happening in what actually is a medley of various songs).
Interesting choice. Of all the great singles that The Who recorded during their prime years (1965-1978), this one is probably the least indicative of their essential style. It's a cool song, but the version on their 1970 live album LIVE AT LEEDS absolutely kills this one. Then, for good measure, it backs over it. Twice.
Hi Maddy - Just another classic old band "The WHO" beautiful song from my youth - NOW try a new band called "The HU" (specifically "Wolf Totem", "Yuve Yuve Yu" and the brand new "This is Mongol"... ...fantastic new rock. I'm looking forward to your reactions!
You want a great tour of great songs, listen to all of Meaty Beaty Big and Bouncy. Every song's a classic from the early Who years, when they were more of singles band. I Can See for Miles, Pictures of Lily, My Generation, ... classics
this was back in the days when they weren't making any money (in spite of being one of the biggest bands in the world) because they would completely destroy their instruments, amps, drums and everything after each show!!! cost them a sh*t-ton of money! hehe
Had you not heard The Who before? They are close to being in the same tier as The Beatles and The Rolling Stones (some would argue that they are). They pioneered quadrophenic sound and Tommy and Quadrophenia are really masterpieces of albums.
The Who are great, but to be honest they are highly overrated. Still an amazing band, but in my opinion, not as great as some of their fans seem to think. I still banged my head to the song so it's worth the listen(even if it's probably the 2326431 time I've heard it😅)🤘🏼
The sticks are Claves. And they are perfect for this song without doubt.
Great reaction Maddy.
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Great song! I really like their early stuff from the 60's-70's. They are considered one of the most influential rock bands of the 20th century & have sold over 100 million records worldwide. They have so many great songs such as "I Can't Explain", "The Kids Are Alright", "My Generation", "Substitute", "I Can See For Miles", "Who Are You", "Won't Get Fooled Again", "Baba O'Riley", "Behind Blue Eyes", "Boris The Spider", "Pictures Of Lily", "Pinball Wizard" etc.
This came out in 1968 which you could call the year of the electric guitar. So here comes this off-the-wall acoustic oddity from the Who and it was a nice little breath of fresh air. Of course, live they turn it into an electric guitar rave!
Great old Who song. Getting towards the end of the song they changed the "Magic Bus" lyric to "Magic F**K" - They were Bad Boys and young.
Haven't heard this song in quite a long time. Very happy to see your reaction. I really enjoyed listening to the Who in high school. One day in art class I sang, "Mama's got a squeeze box she wears on her chest, when daddy comes home he never gets no rest!" The teacher says, "go to the principal's office NOW!"
Teacher did not understand that they were talking about an accordion, hey!
@@Rick-or2kq Exactly 😄😄😄
Thank you Maddy!
You are actually listening to basically the first band to be considered hard rock or heavy. Metal wasnt a thing yet, but their physical style helped that evolution. Their live performances (remember this is the mid to late 60s!) were visually bombastic and LOUD! At one time considered to be the loudest band touring.
In the annals of rock history, their influence was immense from showmanship to musical talent - and creating the BIG sound which you not only hear, but feel during the concert experience. Obviously most bands later on took these qualities to another level which we know today.
Pete Townshend: Writes and produces vast majority of their material along with tremendous guitar work (he's not a noodler or shredder). His chord phrasing and live "windmilling and slashing" are his credo.
John Entwhistle: To this day, still one of the best and highly recognized bass players. "Thunder Fingers" was the stoic anchor while all hell was breaking loose on stage with the other members.
Keith Moon: Also is recognized and appreciated as one of the all-time best rock drummers and entertaining to watch live.
Roger Daltrey: One of the strongest voices in rock history. (Listen to his mid-song scream in "Won't Get Fooled Again"!) Also could handle a microphone and its cord, by twirling it in huge circles above his head and to his side.
Entwhistle and Moon both passed many years ago, but their legacies & influence live on as The Who still continue to thrive with Daltry and Townshend along with a fine lineup of musicians including drummer Zak Starkey, son of Ringo Starr.
Great song. I love the lice version of Live at Leeds. I enjoy your reactions to the music that was the soundtrack to my youth.✌️❤️🎶
Live at Leeds...such a great LP!
Great song but for me, the definitive version is on Live at Leeds, in some ways, the WHO's finest audio live show. Tremendous instrumentals in this song and the My Generation jam, you really need to hear them sometime. Best ever stuff. Enjoy! 🎵🎸🎤🎸🎹🎶
Not just the Who's but one of the top live shows of all bands
Superb. Thank you. I played this to a bus driver I knew & years later at his Funeral, this was played in respect. I painted up a toy bus for his grave. Maybe , "I Can See For Miles", "Who Are You", "Won't Get Fooled Again", all by the Who.
"I want it,i want it ,i want it"
Great reaction, Maddy! This song was one of the first songs I ever heard by the Who. I was still in high school at the time.
When I was a kid I thought claves were short for clavicles ... but, they're not, they're just claves. Great reaction, thanks!
The Magic Bus was the quintessential hippie vehicle. Author Ken Kesey (One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest) converted an old school bus into a hippiemobile, which they named Furthur [sic], in 1964. His Merry Pranksters, young people who made fun of anything and everything conventional, rode around the country in it, from northern California where Kesey lived, to anywhere. It was driven by none other than Neal Cassady, on whom author Jack Kerouac based a character called Dean Moriarty in his 1957 novel On the Road. Cassady was considerably older than the other Merry Pranksters. He had a penchant for amphetamines, chiefly benzedrine, and never stopped talking. He was quite a colorful character, although his second wife, Carolyn Cassady, told me (and also wrote) that he actually was miserable at that time and felt he was nearing the end. He died in 1968, 4 days shy of his 42nd birthday. He hung around with a bunch of authors who called themselves Beats. Columnist Herb Caen of the San Francisco Chronicle called them beatniks, as a nod to Sputnik, the first artificial satellite -- it was launched by the Soviet Union October 4, 1957, close to the date On the Road made it to the bookstores.
Ken Kesey held what he called Acid Tests on his farm in La Honda in northern California. They were parties where people imbibed Lysergic Acid Diethylamide a.k.a. LSD. Author Tom Wolfe wrote about Kesey's scene in the book The Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test. Neal Cassady, Allen Ginsberg, Hunter Thompson, and the Hell's Angels attended these events. Thompson thought the Angels would go completely crazy and start killing people if they took acid, but the opposite happened. Acid mellowed the Angels.
All in all, a wild time.
Hey, Maddy, I expanded my comment since I got your response.
One of many greats by The Who - I had that album, but it 'disappeared'. I'm sure the album had a longer version. This has that classic Hambone Rhythm (often called Bo' Diddley beat - but much older than him, as it's traced back to W. Africa). Those are 'claves' and often used in caribbean/latin folk music.
Compare that to Love Reign O'er Me. Young musician grow into great musicians. 😊 Same people, such an incredible change.
They are called Claves.
There is a great (and very different) version of Magic Bus on 'Live at Leeds,' considered by many one of rock's best live albums. My favorite tracks are 'Young Man Blues,' 'Shakin' All Over' and 'My Generation.' The last track is about 14 minutes long and may actually be the highlight of the album for me (because so much great stuff is happening in what actually is a medley of various songs).
John Entwhitsle said he didn't like playing "Magic Bus".8 minutes of playing in "A"
Oh cool! More awesome memories. 💖 Thanks Maddy.
Glad you enjoyed it!
Interesting choice. Of all the great singles that The Who recorded during their prime years (1965-1978), this one is probably the least indicative of their essential style. It's a cool song, but the version on their 1970 live album LIVE AT LEEDS absolutely kills this one.
Then, for good measure, it backs over it. Twice.
Roger voice on this is excellent.-
I always just assumed the Magic Bus was drugs.
Pete said Thruppence and Sixpence might be about the rising price of Acid.
He wants to buy the bus because it is costing him so much money to get to her.Everyday he waits in a Queue “Line”to get on the bus which he hates too.
Keith Moon ! The first
The song is great!!!
The Who never had a number one on the song charts
an indictment of the charts
🎶 You Can't Have It ! 🎶
Oh. That's called the two sticks to hit together.
Hi Maddy - Just another classic old band "The WHO" beautiful song from my youth - NOW try a new band called "The HU" (specifically "Wolf Totem", "Yuve Yuve Yu" and the brand new "This is Mongol"...
...fantastic new rock.
I'm looking forward to your reactions!
Thank you for reacting to the greatest band ever!
It's two sticks being hit together. They're called claves (clah-vay).
I love this early Who stuff although I like the later stuff too of course. But yeah it also check out Pictures of Lilly.
You want a great tour of great songs, listen to all of Meaty Beaty Big and Bouncy. Every song's a classic from the early Who years, when they were more of singles band. I Can See for Miles, Pictures of Lily, My Generation, ... classics
They are called sticks,lol.
this was back in the days when they weren't making any money (in spite of being one of the biggest bands in the world) because they would completely destroy their instruments, amps, drums and everything after each show!!! cost them a sh*t-ton of money! hehe
Oh heck yeah!
Try the live versions of this. Far more powerful and animated.
You gotta do The Final Countdown MADDIE!!! Keep rippin ass GODDAMMIT!!!
Magic Bus = A man who wants to to buy the bus that he takes to get his girlfriend every day. (Pete Townshend).
Young and in love with out a car 😢 Tragic ☺️..
Great Reaction smiling through the song...✌️🥰❤️
You should do Baba O Reilly or Pinball Wizard next
Metro bus
WoW
Had you not heard The Who before? They are close to being in the same tier as The Beatles and The Rolling Stones (some would argue that they are). They pioneered quadrophenic sound and Tommy and Quadrophenia are really masterpieces of albums.
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Great choice, Maddy... You are the best...
You're the best!
@@MaddyReactions Not really... I'm just a bass player from New Jersey...
I believe they're called Rhythm Sticks...
Suggest: Request: Julia Westlin's acapella cover of Sia's - Elastic Heart
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Peace...
Fun song thanks
Squeeze Box
The Who are great, but to be honest they are highly overrated. Still an amazing band, but in my opinion, not as great as some of their fans seem to think. I still banged my head to the song so it's worth the listen(even if it's probably the 2326431 time I've heard it😅)🤘🏼