It's not a sequencer It's a Lowrey Berkshire Deluxe TBO-1 organ using its marimba repeat feature. The modal approach used for the synthesizer track was inspired by the work of minimalist composer Terry Riley. Pete Townshend, a member of The Who, was one of the first and most creative users of synthesizers in rock. He used the ARP 2500 on the song "Won't Get Fooled Again" from the album Who's Next.
@@andyo3689 my brother started early 80's with electronic music, when sequencers would screw up. To this day, he still doesn't have a backup. I play bass and have a duplicate of most gear just in case.
Yep! It's been used in a lot of other stuff as well. That's why I laughed when she thought she never heard it. EVERYONE has heard at least part of this song at some point lol
I knew the song Magic Bus, but one day way back when FM radio was great, I heard the Live at Leeds version of MB on FM radio in Los Angeles. It is so completely different to the studio version, and it forced me to buy Live at Leeds. Great album!
This song WAS used on an episode of "House", but it was also used as the theme song for 'CSI: NY". Each version of CSI used a different song by The Who for its theme.
Whatever your feelings about the song itself, it has to be acknowledged that it is one of the most bizarrely original, out of nowhere, songs ever. This one along with others on the album has Pete doing things with synthesizers and sequencers that nobody was doing at the time. This was in middle of one of those extraordinary hot creative streaks true geniuses have from time to time that ran from Tommy through Quadrophenia.
Movie? It's the tune of CSI New York. Your last video Don"t Get Fooled Again for CSI Miami, Who Are You? for the original Crime Scene Investgation and its reboot CSI Vegas, and I Can See for Miles for CSI Cyber.
Couldn't agree more. Right underneath The Beatles as far as I'm concerned. A fantastic - and varied catalog. Especially their work up to this point (1971), although there's great stuff right up to 1978, when Keith Moon died. Also: greatest live act in rock. Nobody can compete with The Who onstage, not from that era.
"Bargain" would be a great one to try next...it's the next song on the album and it showcases all of them. You'll hear powerful bass there, but also very melodic bass.
The Who have so many great songs, most with high production aspects, but my favorites come from their earlier live performances. The raw power and energy they produced in the early 70's was unmatched. Live at Leeds' My Generation is one of their most EPIC - a 15 minute medley with one bangin' riff after another.
One of rocks top 5 bands all time. Two of the best albums of all time Who’s Next and Quadrophenia. Love Reign O’er Me is their masterpiece song. Who’s Next is best rock album cover of all time.
I remember when this came out. I went to an electronics store. Discrete quat was the thing and Quadraphonia was in quad. It was incredible standing in the middle of 4 speakers and having the sound whirling around me.
Glad that your appreciation of The Who is beginning to change. Who's Next is a 10/10 album. There's not a duff note on it. Tommy and Who Live at Leeds especially the long version of My Generation which was earth shattering for the time followed by Magic Bus.
The Who had such a positive impact on so many bands that followed them, you mentioned prog rock, The Who started that whole trend, and many successful bands openly acknowledged the influence of The Who.
I already know she will like it. I’m a Who junkie and Pete Townsend super fan. You also reacted to the deep cut Going Mobile. Waiting to see Alexia reaction to the drum intro from the mad man human tornado Kieth Moon. Dahltrey's powerful vocal is unmatched and when mixed with Pete’s high tenor totally epic. Great reaction guys long live the NicknLex channel.
Incredibly complex song for 1971. Pete was using synths and sequencers in a way nobody had done before. The Who pioneered so many aspects of rock and many rock genres were sparked by their innovations.
It's just an incredible piece of music. A masterpiece if ever there's been one. It manages to sound futuristic, contemporary and historic all at the same time.
Wonderful reaction. ❤ Yep, truly a song for the ages. And yes, "Who's Next" was a quantum leap for the band and the whole rock genre. The second track, "Bargain," is another personal music fave. 😊
Great reaction to a great song. Must listen Who songs: 1)'Who Are You' 2) 'Eminence Front' 3)my favorite Who song 'Behind Blue Eyes' - and 2 live songs, 4)'Young Man's Blues' and 5) 'Magic Bus'. Live At Leeds is good but there could be better quality out the for the live version of those 2 songs. Don't worry they won't block you. That's a pretty good list of killer Who songs. Enjoy your channel..
It is a perfect album. What is extraordinary is that it was salvaged from a big multimedia project that caused Pete to have a mental breakdown. Live, Roger plays the violin solo on harmonica.
I agree that the music is not necessarily complex, but the transitions between the phrases is sheer genius. they are as seamless as you can possibly get.
I saw the "Who's Next" tour at Cobo Hall in Detroit. One thing for which The Who were famous was playing really LOUD!!. It was a fabulous concert, not only the music, but also the stage antics of the band, put together to entertain fans in those arenas seated way up in the back of the balcony at the rear of the arena. Which was where I was seated. I think it was a third balcony. It was a Friday or Saturday concert, and my hearing didn't return to anything near normal until the following Wednesday. You not only heard the music of The Who back then, you felt it in your chest, and in the vibrations of the floor underneath your feet.
Pete Townshend is one of the best lyricists in the history of rock. The Who is the union of a powerful music with great lyrics. The CSI series used songs by The Who in the openings of all it versions. Hugs from Brazil
A comment about this song. In '72 I went to see ELP at the Civic Arena in Pittsburgh and there was a delay in them coming on. They had a problem with Keith's Hammond which was understandable as he would punish that thing, stab it with knives, knock it over ...etc. While the techs were working of course they played the music of the time and this one they played. I don't remember any other songs in the playlist but this one. So when I hear Baba I'm 18 and waiting with nervous anticipation my favorite band at the time.
I love the wild slavic polka stuff at the end. The Who and Townshend always brought in snippets of styles and sounds that you think wouldn´t fit into their hard rocking music/songs - but somehow did. It made their kind of hard rock so varied and refreshing, they never bored.
There's a great vid on how Pete Townsend did the keyboard intro. It's actually a Lowery Organ or similar brand organ run through some odd brand Synthesizer.
Yeah, and there was a bizarre story behind it. Townsend thought that you might be able to "hear" people's souls if you fed various data (such as astrological charts) into a computer controlling a synth. The results for two people he admired (named Baba and Reily) sounded remarkably similar, and that was the foundation of the song's intro. They added the "O" because they thought the violin at the end sounded Irish lol
Thanks Nick and Lex! Imagine a rainy December night 1975. Skinny 17 yr old kid feeling the old Chicago Stadium( since torn down) thinking it would crash down during this one. Anthem is a good point Nick. What a track.
Rush is not the only progband who loved The Who. The Canterbury/RIO progband Art Bears made a kind of tribute to the band with their song "In two minds" on the album "Hopes and fears" (1979) and the drummer Chris Cutler has mentioned Keith Moon as one of his favourite drummers.
Loved the reaction to 'Won't Get Fooled Again.' Loved this reaction too, another classic track. Keep on keeping on NicknLex. Cheers from Glasgow, Scotland.
Actually this was long before the use of sequencers. Like Won’t Get Fooled Again, Pete was using the Repeat mode on his organ and then running that sound through some guitar effects boxes. When you listen to music from this age remember these masterpieces were made with stone tools. No computers. Very few tracks. No automation. As creative as the music was, to get these results you had to be brilliant in the studio. Because there were fewer studio tricks you also had to be a way better musician than now.
So true. Bands at this time get mad respect for not only making great musical arragements but for the production with tech they had. Something unique that makes the 70's so great.
FROM THE SAME TREMENDOUS WHO'S NEXT ALBUM.. PLEASE THE SONG IS OVER, BEHIND BLUE EYES AND GETTING TUNE...SUPERB AND QUADROPHENIA AGAIN BOTH 😄 5.15,I'VE HAD ENOUGH,DOCTOR JIMMY AND THE INCREDIBLE LOVE REING O'ER ME.. AND WHO SINGLES HITS FROM THE 60'S. I CAN SEE FOR MILES,I'M A BOY, SUBSTITUTE,I CAN'T EXPLAIN AND THE KIDS ARE ALRIGHT AND PINBALL WIZARD,PICTURES OF LILY AND WHO ARE YOU AND THAT'LL DO FROM THE TREMENDOUS WHO !!! ??? HA GRRRREATTT 🎸🇬🇧🧨🍻🎤👊
I probably mentioned this when Nick reacted to this song before, but it's worth repeating for Alexia. After 9/11, Paul McCartney organized a concert for New York City to benefit the Robin Hood society, and as a thank you to all the First Responders, who were admitted free and given free beer. The Who were the first to say yes, and at the concert on October 20th 2001, they played a 30-minute set that was terrific. It turned out to be the last time they would perform with John Entwistle, their bass player, as he passed away in 2002. In 2008, The Who received the Kennedy Center Award, which was the first time the award was given to a musical group. Four of their songs were performed by famous artists, the last being "Baba O'Riley", performed by Rob Thomas. As the Teenage Wasteland section began, the back of the stage opened to a large group of New York City firefighters and police officers singing "teenage wasteland, it's only teenage wasteland," and Pete Townshend and Roger Daltry were moved to tears. It was beautiful. I'm glad Lex got to hear this one with headphones, but sometime, (maybe when the neighbors aren't around!) put on this one and "Won't Get Fooled Again" and crank it up for the full effect of these epic Brit rockers!! 🎵❤️🎵 Debbie P.S. I miss your warm brown eyes, Lex!
I can definitely see The Who's influence on so many different genres of music. They influenced punk but also progressive rock, especially Pink Floyd and Rush
The Who are a phenomenal band with an amazing back catalogue. Mod music is often overlooked as a genre and has a lot to offer, in particular The Jam as a Mod/Punk band and Paul Weller on his own who was the lead singer. See Me, Feel Me is one of my Who favourites and the Woodstock live version is brilliant.
As a teen in the 70s I could never bring myself to like The Who. Townshend cannot resist adding distracting bridges to all his songs, most of which are really good otherwise. Or so I thought until I heard Eminence Front, which is perhaps the best rock song of the 80s. It's one of my all time favorites and there's no distracting bridge in the middle. I've been a fan of The Who since then, distracting bridges and all.
Most of the songs were for a project called Lifehouse which Pete Townsend shelved. Who’s Next is a fantastic album and these were the songs that were potentially thrown away!
No one has ever sounded like the Who. Very much an original sounding band. They had influences on punk bands with they're aggressive style and angst. Easily a top 10 band of all time.
On January 28, 2008 when we launched Rock 100.5 in Atlanta, THIS was the song we chose to play first...As you said, "Epic, an anthem, defined a generation"...As for Hugh Laurie (Dr. House"), he is an amazingly talented musician...He not only sings, he also plays piano, guitar, harmonica, drums, and saxophone!
I saw The Who live at Madison Square Garden back in 1972. They played four shows in a row that week. The first night (I found this out later) they had a lot of sound problems and the band was pissed. I was there the second night, which happened to be there 10th anniversary as a band. It was by far the best concert I have ever seen, and I’ve seen a lot of concerts over the years. The performance, the sound, everything was perfect!!
I can understand you getting overwhelmed by Quadrophenia, it is an epic album with so much going on before you even get to the massive album closer Love Reign O’er Me which for me is one of the greatest pieces of music ever recorded. I would’ve suggested starting with The Real Me where you will hear some amazing bass playing by Roger Entwistle and then move straight to the album closer. Quadrophenia really needs patience because it really rewards so much.
I also agree with the other two Letter B songs off one of my very favorite albums, Who's Next....Bargain and Behind Blue Eyes. Other popular songs include Who Are You and some fun stuff from Tommy like Listening To You; Amazing Journey or Eyesight to the Blind. One of the most surprising thing about the band is how many very different sounding songs and genre you can find in their catalog that are all very easily identifiable as the Who thanks to the uniqueness of each member and their playing style...the exceptions only after we lost Keith Moon in 1978 and perhaps when Pete or John sing lead. Glad you changed your mind!!! They are one of the most influential rock bands and it seems like they were ahead of their time; but the truth is...their music is timeless as far as I can tell. Love seeing young people discovering and enjoying the only bands and songs I consider music...😂😂😂 Gosh, I sound ancient!!! 😂😂😂😂
I don't know what I love most: the iron maiden shirts, the song itself, or the fact that you heard it on House, which is one of my favorite shows/movies ever. You guys made my day a littler more awesome. Thank you!
I love how open you are to all kinds of music, old and new. The Who was really out there back in the day. Smashing instruments after performances. I didn’t really get that at the time but understand it now based upon the times. Love you guys.
There is a short video on You-Tube showing Pete using one of the first synthesizers used in music. It is the size of a bathroom. Great Reaction for a great song.
Lighthouse what's meant to be Pete Townshend second rock opera. Theme being the philosophy of townsend's guru Baba O'Riley. The rest of the band could not make sense of it,, so it was abandoned. The fiddle player is Dave arbus of East of Eden. By the way, the movie quadrophenia is better play the album about Mods in Brighton.
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“Behind Blue Eyes”
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Yes! And I love Pete’s solo version from Deep End Live.
Took me a while to pinpoint what had changed about Lex.
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Couldn’t shut off my brain last night trying to get to sleep the whole time I was thinking about the words and music to behind blue eyes
It's not a sequencer It's a Lowrey Berkshire Deluxe TBO-1 organ using its marimba repeat feature. The modal approach used for the synthesizer track was inspired by the work of minimalist composer Terry Riley.
Pete Townshend, a member of The Who, was one of the first and most creative users of synthesizers in rock. He used the ARP 2500 on the song "Won't Get Fooled Again" from the album Who's Next.
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@@andyo3689 my brother started early 80's with electronic music, when sequencers would screw up. To this day, he still doesn't have a backup. I play bass and have a duplicate of most gear just in case.
@@Fonpol68 I’m a fellow bassist. I was Greg Lake’s guitar and bass tech back in the day.
He didn't use the ARP. He played organ through EMS VCS3 filters on Won't Get Fooled Again.
@frankmarsh1159 whatever Pete said this in an interview on TV
Hearing the Who is only half the show, the Who must be seen as well as heard to really be appreciated. No one has more energy on stage
Agreed the greatest live band !
"Who's Next" arguably The Who's best album!
Just topped by Quadrophenia 😅
@@volkerthienenkamp9720 Name one song from Qaudrophenia that tops Baba O'Reilly or We Don't Get failed Again?!
@@maureyrca Love reign o‘er me
@@volkerthienenkamp9720 For those that like concept albums. I don't.
Just bought the 50th anniversary vinyl
The song was used as the theme song in the opening sequences in the series CSI: NY, which ran from 2004 - 2013
Yep! It's been used in a lot of other stuff as well. That's why I laughed when she thought she never heard it. EVERYONE has heard at least part of this song at some point lol
Great band - The Who, Live at Leeds 1970 was the first Who album I heard. Loved it. Cheers guys 👍🍁
I knew the song Magic Bus, but one day way back when FM radio was great, I heard the Live at Leeds version of MB on FM radio in Los Angeles. It is so completely different to the studio version, and it forced me to buy Live at Leeds. Great album!
The My Generation jam there is legendary, they were the Power and Glory of Rock that album!
Growing up in the 70s, Live at Leeds was in virtually every album stack of everyone you knew.
@@SMccrate01 Certainly was in mine !! It was an album you HAD to have.
Watch The Who do this live from Shepperton Studios in 1978 . . . epic.
Do it!😅
all the songs/videos from Shepperton Studios are amazing
This song WAS used on an episode of "House", but it was also used as the theme song for 'CSI: NY". Each version of CSI used a different song by The Who for its theme.
"Love this part !!!"--House
So glad you gave them another chance Lex. Thank you both for cheering my weekend up! ❤
Whatever your feelings about the song itself, it has to be acknowledged that it is one of the most bizarrely original, out of nowhere, songs ever. This one along with others on the album has Pete doing things with synthesizers and sequencers that nobody was doing at the time. This was in middle of one of those extraordinary hot creative streaks true geniuses have from time to time that ran from Tommy through Quadrophenia.
Movie? It's the tune of CSI New York. Your last video Don"t Get Fooled Again for CSI Miami, Who Are You? for the original Crime Scene Investgation and its reboot CSI Vegas, and I Can See for Miles for CSI Cyber.
Fantastic band with a huge catalogue of music!
Couldn't agree more. Right underneath The Beatles as far as I'm concerned. A fantastic - and varied catalog. Especially their work up to this point (1971), although there's great stuff right up to 1978, when Keith Moon died. Also: greatest live act in rock. Nobody can compete with The Who onstage, not from that era.
"Bargain" would be a great one to try next...it's the next song on the album and it showcases all of them. You'll hear powerful bass there, but also very melodic bass.
@@davidburton9136 Entwistle was a big influence on me. I had brighter tone. I'm 55 now. I hope to pass with hookers and blow👍
Behind blue eyes is also on the album. Great song.
And that whole album is the who's absolute best. A real 70's classic.
My favourite Who song from my favourite Who Album. Before my time but the early 70's really was a golden age for rock music.
The Who have so many great songs, most with high production aspects, but my favorites come from their earlier live performances. The raw power and energy they produced in the early 70's was unmatched. Live at Leeds' My Generation is one of their most EPIC - a 15 minute medley with one bangin' riff after another.
What an album opener. Anthemic, and ushered in new musical territory. Great job!
One of my favorite Who songs.
Amazing...I watched CSI...I loved the opening
The Who were the best live act ever for a rock band. They were a force. Isle of Wight and Woodstock concerts are worth a watch.
Keith Moon wore headphones toa click I believe
Moons drums drive this band on , along with Entwhistles superb complex bass runs . Moons drumming was unique in that he didn't use a high hat !
One of rocks top 5 bands all time. Two of the best albums of all time Who’s Next and Quadrophenia. Love Reign O’er Me is their masterpiece song. Who’s Next is best rock album cover of all time.
I remember when this came out. I went to an electronics store. Discrete quat was the thing and Quadraphonia was in quad. It was incredible standing in the middle of 4 speakers and having the sound whirling around me.
Glad that your appreciation of The Who is beginning to change. Who's Next is a 10/10 album. There's not a duff note on it. Tommy and Who Live at Leeds especially the long version of My Generation which was earth shattering for the time followed by Magic Bus.
The Who had such a positive impact on so many bands that followed them, you mentioned prog rock, The Who started that whole trend, and many successful bands openly acknowledged the influence of The Who.
I already know she will like it. I’m a Who junkie and Pete Townsend super fan. You also reacted to the deep cut Going Mobile. Waiting to see Alexia reaction to the drum intro from the mad man human tornado Kieth Moon. Dahltrey's powerful vocal is unmatched and when mixed with Pete’s high tenor totally epic. Great reaction guys long live the NicknLex channel.
The Song is Over from this same album is also a must listen. 👍
Incredibly complex song for 1971. Pete was using synths and sequencers in a way nobody had done before. The Who pioneered so many aspects of rock and many rock genres were sparked by their innovations.
The live version recorded at Shepperton studio at the same time as "Won't Get Fooled Again" has Roger Daltrey on harmonica replacing the violin.
It's just an incredible piece of music. A masterpiece if ever there's been one. It manages to sound futuristic, contemporary and historic all at the same time.
Wonderful reaction. ❤ Yep, truly a song for the ages. And yes, "Who's Next" was a quantum leap for the band and the whole rock genre. The second track, "Bargain," is another personal music fave. 😊
The real me by the Who. Some of the best bass ever. TRULY
Just Daltrey and Townshend left now, but if you get a chance to see them in concert, GO! In their 70’s and they still rock!! 🔥
Great reaction to a great song. Must listen Who songs: 1)'Who Are You' 2) 'Eminence Front' 3)my favorite Who song 'Behind Blue Eyes' - and 2 live songs, 4)'Young Man's Blues' and 5) 'Magic Bus'. Live At Leeds is good but there could be better quality out the for the live version of those 2 songs. Don't worry they won't block you. That's a pretty good list of killer Who songs. Enjoy your channel..
Not my favorite band, but there are a lot of songs by them that I absolutely love. And John Entwistle was an incredible bassist (for Alexia).
What a wonderful reaction! Thanks for pressing on with the Who!
It is a perfect album. What is extraordinary is that it was salvaged from a big multimedia project that caused Pete to have a mental breakdown.
Live, Roger plays the violin solo on harmonica.
I agree that the music is not necessarily complex, but the transitions between the phrases is sheer genius. they are as seamless as you can possibly get.
I saw the "Who's Next" tour at Cobo Hall in Detroit. One thing for which The Who were famous was playing really LOUD!!. It was a fabulous concert, not only the music, but also the stage antics of the band, put together to entertain fans in those arenas seated way up in the back of the balcony at the rear of the arena. Which was where I was seated. I think it was a third balcony. It was a Friday or Saturday concert, and my hearing didn't return to anything near normal until the following Wednesday. You not only heard the music of The Who back then, you felt it in your chest, and in the vibrations of the floor underneath your feet.
“Bargain” is next. ❤
Absolutely.
Behind Blue Eyes, another great song off this great album!
Bought in 72 age 22 now 74 still love it, brilliant album, girl on violin played in Curved Air
I thought it was Dave Arbus who played that crazy and wonderful gypsy violin coda to "Baba O'Reilly". But I guess you know different?
Pete Townshend is one of the best lyricists in the history of rock. The Who is the union of a powerful music with great lyrics. The CSI series used songs by The Who in the openings of all it versions. Hugs from Brazil
Two songs from Quadrophenia that I highly recommend you go back and give a second listen to: "The Real Me" and "Love Rein O'er Me."
Imagine hearing this as a 14 year old, just blows your mind. Pete Townsend is an amazing composer
Phenomenal song from possibly the best rock and roll album of all time
Yep, even "My Wife" is pretty good. The horns save it.
Quadrophenia is better.
A comment about this song. In '72 I went to see ELP at the Civic Arena in Pittsburgh and there was a delay in them coming on. They had a problem with Keith's Hammond which was understandable as he would punish that thing, stab it with knives, knock it over ...etc. While the techs were working of course they played the music of the time and this one they played. I don't remember any other songs in the playlist but this one. So when I hear Baba I'm 18 and waiting with nervous anticipation my favorite band at the time.
You would have heard this on the tv.
The first 4 CSI franchise tv shows used Who songs for their intro and outro.
You guys need to react to the entire Who's Next album. Their best album & one of the greatest albums of all-time!! ❤🎸
Quite possibly the absolute best Rock tune ever, and won't get fooled again full stop dont argue its simply not logical ✌️🇬🇧✌️
You can find videos that isolate on John Entwistle and Keith Moon separately in live settings performing Who classics.
I love the wild slavic polka stuff at the end. The Who and Townshend always brought in snippets of styles and sounds that you think wouldn´t fit into their hard rocking music/songs - but somehow did. It made their kind of hard rock so varied and refreshing, they never bored.
"I get my back into my living". Boy, if that ain't the truth. Daltrey=THE Voice.
One if the greatest Rock voices in music Roger Daltrey just epic
And of course PT KM & JE great band
Who are You another great track to listen 🎶
Hola!!! Temazo!!! Muchas gracias!!! Saludos desde Temperley, BsAs.
There's a great vid on how Pete Townsend did the keyboard intro. It's actually a Lowery Organ or similar brand organ run through some odd brand Synthesizer.
Exact.
Yeah, and there was a bizarre story behind it. Townsend thought that you might be able to "hear" people's souls if you fed various data (such as astrological charts) into a computer controlling a synth. The results for two people he admired (named Baba and Reily) sounded remarkably similar, and that was the foundation of the song's intro. They added the "O" because they thought the violin at the end sounded Irish lol
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Thanks Nick and Lex! Imagine a rainy December night 1975. Skinny 17 yr old kid feeling the old Chicago Stadium( since torn down) thinking it would crash down during this one. Anthem is a good point Nick. What a track.
Lex your eyes were freaking me out I was getting ready to call Sam and Dean Winchester from Supernatural to sort you out.
Yes, I am used to your warm brown eyes- are you trying colored lenses?
Rush is not the only progband who loved The Who.
The Canterbury/RIO progband Art Bears made a kind of tribute to the band with their song "In two minds" on the album "Hopes and fears" (1979) and the drummer Chris Cutler has mentioned Keith Moon as one of his favourite drummers.
Epic. This and “ Won’t get Fooled Again”. Epic.
Loved the reaction to 'Won't Get Fooled Again.' Loved this reaction too, another classic track. Keep on keeping on NicknLex. Cheers from Glasgow, Scotland.
one of rock's greatest albums Who's Next
Actually this was long before the use of sequencers. Like Won’t Get Fooled Again, Pete was using the Repeat mode on his organ and then running that sound through some guitar effects boxes.
When you listen to music from this age remember these masterpieces were made with stone tools.
No computers.
Very few tracks.
No automation.
As creative as the music was, to get these results you had to be brilliant in the studio. Because there were fewer studio tricks you also had to be a way better musician than now.
So true. Bands at this time get mad respect for not only making great musical arragements but for the production with tech they had. Something unique that makes the 70's so great.
FROM THE SAME TREMENDOUS WHO'S NEXT ALBUM..
PLEASE
THE SONG IS OVER, BEHIND BLUE EYES AND GETTING TUNE...SUPERB AND QUADROPHENIA AGAIN BOTH 😄
5.15,I'VE HAD ENOUGH,DOCTOR JIMMY AND THE INCREDIBLE LOVE REING O'ER ME..
AND WHO SINGLES HITS FROM THE 60'S.
I CAN SEE FOR MILES,I'M A BOY,
SUBSTITUTE,I CAN'T EXPLAIN AND THE KIDS ARE ALRIGHT AND PINBALL WIZARD,PICTURES OF LILY AND WHO ARE YOU AND THAT'LL DO FROM THE TREMENDOUS WHO !!! ???
HA GRRRREATTT
🎸🇬🇧🧨🍻🎤👊
This album reps The very best of Rock and Roll music. In a thousand years this album will still be around and revered!
This song is Epic in culture
I probably mentioned this when Nick reacted to this song before, but it's worth repeating for Alexia.
After 9/11, Paul McCartney organized a concert for New York City to benefit the Robin Hood society, and as a thank you to all the First Responders, who were admitted free and given free beer. The Who were the first to say yes, and at the concert on October 20th 2001, they played a 30-minute set that was terrific. It turned out to be the last time they would perform with John Entwistle, their bass player, as he passed away in 2002.
In 2008, The Who received the Kennedy Center Award, which was the first time the award was given to a musical group. Four of their songs were performed by famous artists, the last being "Baba O'Riley", performed by Rob Thomas. As the Teenage Wasteland section began, the back of the stage opened to a large group of New York City firefighters and police officers singing "teenage wasteland, it's only teenage wasteland," and Pete Townshend and Roger Daltry were moved to tears. It was beautiful.
I'm glad Lex got to hear this one with headphones, but sometime, (maybe when the neighbors aren't around!) put on this one and "Won't Get Fooled Again" and crank it up for the full effect of these epic Brit rockers!!
🎵❤️🎵 Debbie
P.S. I miss your warm brown eyes, Lex!
I love the album photograph of the band urinating on the concrete slab...."Who's Next?" Very funny!
My wife and I saw them in concert in Cleveland, Ohio when they performed this song. A lot of people think this song is called Teenaged Wasteland.
Because the concept is taken from a song called Teenage Wasteland they made for Lifehouse before it was shelved.
I can definitely see The Who's influence on so many different genres of music. They influenced punk but also progressive rock, especially Pink Floyd and Rush
Who's Next should definitely be on an album poll, guys. One of the best rock albums ever!
The Who are a phenomenal band with an amazing back catalogue. Mod music is often overlooked as a genre and has a lot to offer, in particular The Jam as a Mod/Punk band and Paul Weller on his own who was the lead singer. See Me, Feel Me is one of my Who favourites and the Woodstock live version is brilliant.
As a teen in the 70s I could never bring myself to like The Who. Townshend cannot resist adding distracting bridges to all his songs, most of which are really good otherwise. Or so I thought until I heard Eminence Front, which is perhaps the best rock song of the 80s. It's one of my all time favorites and there's no distracting bridge in the middle. I've been a fan of The Who since then, distracting bridges and all.
Hugh Laurie loves Van Halen as well, he plays jazz piano and guitar plus sings pretty damn good.
That was great thanks. Now you gotta do the other really epic track of the album: Behind Blue Eyes.
In my opinion, The Who made the first proto metal song - the song My Generation.
Most of the songs were for a project called Lifehouse which Pete Townsend shelved. Who’s Next is a fantastic album and these were the songs that were potentially thrown away!
Deserves an album reaction. Best Who album. Sold a gazillion copies.❤❤❤
“You never want it to end” exactly
Hugh Laurie is a jazz pianist. He also plays guitar, and several other instruments. A true artist.
I got this song on throwaway 33rpm disk as a promotion for this album and song.
No one has ever sounded like the Who. Very much an original sounding band. They had influences on punk bands with they're aggressive style and angst. Easily a top 10 band of all time.
Dave Arbus played violin. Guest Artist.
Roger did a version of this in some studio, and featured Mik Kaminski from ELO on the (famous) "blue violin".
Great song and album, do Behind Blue Eyes as others recommend, another epic, amazing song by one of Rock's best. Enjoy! 🔥🎵🎸🎤🎹🎶🔥
On January 28, 2008 when we launched Rock 100.5 in Atlanta, THIS was the song we chose to play first...As you said, "Epic, an anthem, defined a generation"...As for Hugh Laurie (Dr. House"), he is an amazingly talented musician...He not only sings, he also plays piano, guitar, harmonica, drums, and saxophone!
I saw The Who live at Madison Square Garden back in 1972. They played four shows in a row that week. The first night (I found this out later) they had a lot of sound problems and the band was pissed. I was there the second night, which happened to be there 10th anniversary as a band. It was by far the best concert I have ever seen, and I’ve seen a lot of concerts over the years. The performance, the sound, everything was perfect!!
I can understand you getting overwhelmed by Quadrophenia, it is an epic album with so much going on before you even get to the massive album closer Love Reign O’er Me which for me is one of the greatest pieces of music ever recorded. I would’ve suggested starting with The Real Me where you will hear some amazing bass playing by Roger Entwistle and then move straight to the album closer. Quadrophenia really needs patience because it really rewards so much.
"Won't Get Fooled Again" and ''Baba O'Reilly"--great LIVE performances, the Who at Shepperton Studios. You should watch those.
I also agree with the other two Letter B songs off one of my very favorite albums, Who's Next....Bargain and Behind Blue Eyes. Other popular songs include Who Are You and some fun stuff from Tommy like Listening To You; Amazing Journey or Eyesight to the Blind. One of the most surprising thing about the band is how many very different sounding songs and genre you can find in their catalog that are all very easily identifiable as the Who thanks to the uniqueness of each member and their playing style...the exceptions only after we lost Keith Moon in 1978 and perhaps when Pete or John sing lead. Glad you changed your mind!!! They are one of the most influential rock bands and it seems like they were ahead of their time; but the truth is...their music is timeless as far as I can tell. Love seeing young people discovering and enjoying the only bands and songs I consider music...😂😂😂 Gosh, I sound ancient!!! 😂😂😂😂
The older I get more I appreciate the Who
"The Happy Ones are here"...
I don't know what I love most: the iron maiden shirts, the song itself, or the fact that you heard it on House, which is one of my favorite shows/movies ever. You guys made my day a littler more awesome. Thank you!
My God, what happened to Lex's eyes? I'm used to those big, gorgeous, brown eyes. This is just throwing me for a loop!
For me, this is their best album. Not a weak song on it.
All the CSI series spin offs use Who songs as title melodies, from that they might be the most recognizable for you.
I saw them play this live 4x.
I love how open you are to all kinds of music, old and new. The Who was really out there back in the day. Smashing instruments after performances. I didn’t really get that at the time but understand it now based upon the times. Love you guys.
There is a short video on You-Tube showing Pete using one of the first synthesizers used in music. It is the size of a bathroom. Great Reaction for a great song.
The Who Sell Out from 1967 is another worth listening to ..They were young and brash and looking for anything to make a noise with..
Lighthouse what's meant to be Pete Townshend second rock opera. Theme being the philosophy of townsend's guru Baba O'Riley. The rest of the band could not make sense of it,, so it was abandoned.
The fiddle player is Dave arbus of East of Eden.
By the way, the movie quadrophenia is better play the album about Mods in Brighton.