John Entwistle pisses me off for two reasons: 1) He plays the bass so effortlessly he makes it look easy. Which it is not. 2) He died. RIP John, we still love and miss you...
The problem with radio these days is neither the station owners nor the on air people playing the music know what good music is. They will repeatedly play crap but good music like this they will not play. There is so much great music that never gets played on the radio.
I'm a huge Keith Moon fan but Kenny Jones held it down on this album. The man does not get enough credit. No matter who stepped on the throne after Keith, they were going to get a hard time from some of the fans. Any musician that has listened to Face Dances can tell you that Jones is no slouch.
@@eser8167 Yes. It's true. They did splurge a little for some of those late 70's major arena tours. But it was not a staple or focal point, or distraction for their live musical delivery. They were like a four ring circus with Mad Man Moon behind the skins.
@@gr.vo.3058 Yeah, I see your point. Also, funny thing is, Entwistle had blonde hair just died it black for 15 years so he'd be easier to differentiate from Daltrey.
1970s Girl Band...you just don't know what to look for...Oh Yeah...We Don't Get Fooled Again...Just ask MAN-Donna, LadyBoy Gaga, the Backstreet Girls and the Spice Boys...It is all of them...
1000% AGREED. MOON IS MY ALL TIME FAVE DRUMMER GOD. BUT HE DID PARTY HIMSELF TO THE GRAVE. KENNY WAS THE PERFECT REPLACEMENT. HE DID HIS PART THRU OUT THE 80'S. ROCK ON TP!!!.
my Father used to tell me to " never let go the coat"...my Father just died. Listen to the lyrics... the lyrics are deep and watch Pete. There is NOTHING lame about this song for me....don't get no more chances... forget the war dances".... and then i never let go of his coat until he took is last breath.
*nikoletta* I see that your post is three years old. How are you faring now? I lost my mother to cancer about 18 months ago, and now i am caring for my soul-sick father. Losing his wife of 50+ years changed him. I never realized it while she was still here, that it was their friction relationship that motivated my father to do things. He would get angry at her nagging him, then he would go get something done. Now with her gone, he just doesn't do anything anymore. We have a Jeep sitting in the garage with the block cap removed, & the cylinders & pistons exposed. It is just as it was when my mother's health left. We have a ceiling fan in a bathroom hanging by wires, because it burnt out, & my father removed it, but he has yet to finish replacing it. He is not who he was. She was the closest person i had on earth. I know that i am still in the grief process -and i think i will always be. The fact that i miss her is not going away. There is no "get over it". Moving on is one thing, but getting over it is a ridiculous expectation. I find that talking to her helps. Especially when i am in the kitchen. I do a lot of the cooking for my family, and being there helps me reconnect with my mother, and the many hours we spent there together since my childhood. And i try to remember all the things she taught me. And so many times i want to ask her a question again, but she always answers back that she already taught me this, and that i have to trust myself that i know what to do. And i hope my gushing made some grain of sense.
@@budahbaba7856 Be easy on him. I lost my wife or 38 years last August and have transformed into someone I do not know or care to know. I am not bad but I am just not there. When you lose your soulmate you lose yourself as well. We both died last August only I get to stay and dwell in survivors guilt and hell. If only a pact would be given where both could go at once maybe then and only then would it be fair. He is still your Dad just different and changed forever as he longs for his mate. Dont ever let go the coat!
What a great song and a great album. They were at the top of their game. Even though Keith was gone, Kenny was ok, and John was there to provide such a great bass lines. When John died, that really took the wind out of the Who’s sound. They were never the same again.
I have always loved this song, it's at a time when The Who were doing stuff for a older generation. Pete's solo albums in this time period showed him at his songwriting peak. Solo albums that had no filler but unfortunately at the time very underrated and missed by many radio stations & MTV. White City & Empty Glass are two absolute must have albums by Pete Townshend. Albums that could easily sit in many people top 10 albums of all time.
very underrated song. Love the jangly guitar on this one. Makes me think of the winter coat I wore from 15-25 years old because I was too poor to get a new one
This song is about your Family's Coat of arms But it always reminded me of a favorite Coat that I lost one crazy night. I had to get many years out of a coat and like you they were hard to come by for me also.
@@patrickgorham7679 I never knew what 'the coat' referred to so that's interesting. But I loved the song anyway - perhaps partly because the words intrigued me.
As many have stayed hugely underrated. This is my favorite Who song. The musicology and camera work takes you through a musical journey of appreciation for Roger and the band and whoever wrote this song. You are free to imagine and map the meaning of the lyrics to suit your mood. Roger takes care of inflection and facial expressions as he subtly but powerfully puts his heart into it vocally.
KENNY JONES IS A GREAT DRUMMER . VERY HUMBLE KNOWING HE HAD TO FILL IN SOME HUGE SHOE'S FROM DRUMMER GOD KEITH MOON!!!!!!!!!!. KENNY YOU WERE A PERFECT REPLACEMENT FOR THE WHO TO CONTINUE INTO THE 1980'S.
+SickAgain75 he wasn't a good fit for songs that Keith played on. Kenney fit in w/the music that pete wrote post Moon. Pete's writing changed after keith died. Kenney's drumming fit that music, not Keith's, in my humble opinion..
+albert russo TRUE! BUT THE WHO WERE CONSIDERING BREAKING UP AFTER MOON'S DEATH IN 1978. KENNY'S DECISION TO JOIN THEM GAVE THE WHO LIFE TO CONTINUE INTO THE 1980'S. , AND THEY CONTINUED THEIR MUSICAL LEGACY INTO A NEW DECADE.
That is one funny thing about the Who, i have noticed. They do not seem to be an easy band to "cover", because their sound was so much more than the sum of its parts. It was not what they did, it was the way they did it. It was not what was composed, but rather the personality spiritual force behind the composition.
I'm kinda surprised this song never made any greatest hits albums by the who. This is a mostly forgotten but very good song by them. But they had so many great tunes I guess you couldn't get em all on there.
At a time where Pete struggled with what material was better served for the band or himself. Did Roger struggle with getting the hang of hangin' in there someday? Many do but the lyric's more tailored to Townshend. Still, they do a fabulous job all around here. Great and rare crooning by Roger.
This is the first album they did after Keith Moon died. This is my favorite song they ever played on every level. Plus having Kenny Jones from the old Rod Stewart days is a huge plus, I'm a drummer myself and I've always admired Kenny Jones as a solid drummer , as well as the Who as top shelf musicians.
Kenny is ridiculous underrated. The only drummers who I have really connected with are Kenny Jones and Keith Moon. I remember thinking Moon’s drumming on Quadrophenia sounded like beautiful war drums, like the sound of a marching army. Kenny’s drumming on Ogden’s Nut Gone Flake (especially Happiness Stan) was the first time I was ever truly blown away by a drummer. He just had such finesse and power on that album. I wish he could’ve repeated that with The Who. He is the only drummer I could be satisfied with replacing Moon.
rediscovering this beautiful song hadn't heard since I was about 13.i saw the title and it's like i knew I remembered liking the song back in the day.Good to download and hear again
I was looking at that Rickenbacker Townsend is playing and I thought "Is that one of the one's he played back in the 60's ?" then I realized he probably smashed all of those.
American Naval coat worn by Pete here , LT(jg) rank , and in another photo I recall w/ Ronnie Lane he sports the 4 stripes of a full Captain . Perhaps Pete has a fascination with the sea ? Yeah , imagine the worth of all those old Rickenbacker's and Gibson's that he destroyed . Maybe it's best he's not sailing a Destroyer . lol
Actually,there was one Rickenbacker Pete (like his '52 American Telecaster) never took on the road,and it's the one on the album. Whether it's the same one in this video,I don't know. But,there's at least five guitars Pete has he never takes on the road (the Gretsch - which he can be seen with on another video...and while it "met it's fate" during the performance,Pete did get it repaired - the Rickenbacker 12 string, the Fender Telecaster,a Studio Use Gibson J200 and a Gibson SG).
Yea, tough to imagine. I also think of the all the Dodge Chargers destroyed for the Dukes of Hazzard TV show. Between 75 and 220. If I could just have one of those Rics and one of those Chargers....that would be a good day.
I stumbled upon this song I did not know that they sang this song never heard it before and I've heard a lot of who songs but it's a great song but then again can't go wrong with the who in my opinion they're just an amazing band and if you get a chance watch the movie quadrophenia buy the movie own it download it do whatever you have to do it's a great movie
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gotta love this tune... makes me feel like dancing
@spadge321 I believe you're right. If I'm not mistaken, this is either dedicated to or is about Townshend's spiritual mentor Mehar Baba. Also, all three members wanted Kenny Jones to return for the reunion shows starting in the late 1980s, but he declined. There had just been too much tension on the 82 farewell tour. Remember Bob Geldof comparing getting the four of them together for Live Aid to getting one man's four ex-wives together? LMAO!
To all who question Kenny’s drumming ability, you should seek out the Small Faces first album from 1966. There are times it sounds like Kieth is playing on it. Very similar style in the early years. Kenny was a very capable drummer who could play wild as Moon when needed.
Every sixties band like The Who and The Rolling Stones went through this 'mellow 80s phase' is what i call it, it shows that the time was more relaxed and settling down.
Driving around with my brother, listening to this new Who tune, he says to me: "What's this song about ?" I said, "Mom". "Right", he says. I don't know why I remember that moment in time so well. I miss my brother....and my mother!
U have great taste. Ive only recently subscribed to youtube, so lm obviously a couple of years out of date. Suffice to say, the who r 1 of my fav bands. And r i p to your beloved mother and brother. Dont let go of the coat catherine.
The Who at their poppiest ... this was one of my favorite songs of the summer of '81. At the time, some critic remarked it was like Paul McCartney & Wings LOL.
Original Paul was replaced in 1967 by Billie Shears Campbell who is 3 inches taller, oval face instead of a round face, and hooked nose...search Sage of Quay channel...NOTHING IS REAL...
To me, this album "FACE DANCES" is an underrated gem of The Who's catalog. I like the tighter drumming of Kenny Jones and the focus on melody in the songs. As an 11-year-old lad this record (and I mean vinyl record) was my first real introduction to The Who. I had heard The Who in the 70s of course, "WHO ARE YOU" had been 3 years by then and I heard alot of their other, older tunes on radio. But this album really grabbed me and combined with the videos on MTV I was sold. Heck, I really dig "IT'S HARD" as well.
Is that the same soundstage at Shepparton where they filmed the Kids Are Alright performances of Baba O'Riley and Won't Get Fooled Again? I know they stored all their touring gear there back in those days and the Kids Are Alright bits were filmed in one of Shepparton's massive soundstages.
Kenny filled a spot. I enjoyed them live with him, and the two albums, but when he "left" and Simon Phillips came in, it all went back up a gear. And yes, Zak is perfect.
Just heard this song for the first time in well over 20 years on SAT radio . Forgot how good this tune was . Unlike the Stones (which are good in their own right) , The Who really had some innovative music for being categorized a hard rock band and Daltrey is one of the most underrated lead singers from his generation.
the who brill bnd Rodger daltrey excellent singer beautiful rock voice and great ballad singer brill band don't get filled again and who are you and substitute my fave xxx
John Entwistle pisses me off for two reasons:
1) He plays the bass so effortlessly he makes it look easy. Which it is not.
2) He died.
RIP John, we still love and miss you...
seems to used his palms as fingers
he don't do anything real special
@@jasperchance3382 And YOU did?
Slight of hand technique
Beautiful comment
Classic tune, rarely played on the radio...very underrated in my opinion.
Yes! I agree!
Absolutely.
The problem with radio these days is neither the station owners nor the on air people playing the music know what good music is. They will repeatedly play crap but good music like this they will not play. There is so much great music that never gets played on the radio.
daltrey's screams at the end here are as cool as ever!!!!
I actually like Pete’s demo version better but this is good
This is one of my favorite songs by The Who. I'm glad it was overlooked by radio, so they didn't play it to death and I can still enjoy it today.
AGREED -- MY FAVORITE TOO -- DALTREY WAS SUPERB ON THIS
❤❤❤ but why??? It's a great song
@@brendaamata9233 It IS a great song; one of my favorites. I'm just glad it wasn't played on repeat on the radio to the point of burning it out.
That's what makes it special.
I'm a huge Keith Moon fan but Kenny Jones held it down on this album. The man does not get enough credit. No matter who stepped on the throne after Keith, they were going to get a hard time from some of the fans. Any musician that has listened to Face Dances can tell you that Jones is no slouch.
No Neck Tatoo's, Dyed Hair, Nose Rings, Gold or Diamond Teeth, All Black Contact Lenses, Lasers, Lights, Fog, etc etc etc...... Just pure talent!
👏🏾 👏🏾 👏🏾 👏🏾👏🏾
The Who had really famous concerts with laser lights and fog. Just look at the live version of Won't Get Fooled Again that they put up from '77.
@@eser8167 Yes. It's true. They did splurge a little for some of those late 70's major arena tours. But it was not a staple or focal point, or distraction for their live musical delivery. They were like a four ring circus with Mad Man Moon behind the skins.
@@gr.vo.3058 Yeah, I see your point. Also, funny thing is, Entwistle had blonde hair just died it black for 15 years so he'd be easier to differentiate from Daltrey.
1970s Girl Band...you just don't know what to look for...Oh Yeah...We Don't Get Fooled Again...Just ask MAN-Donna, LadyBoy Gaga, the Backstreet Girls and the Spice Boys...It is all of them...
"Sure to get the hang of hanging in there someday" - classic Pete line.
And then find a boy. Pete said that too.
Classic line by Townsend... I agree!
One of my favorite Who lines.
Give Kenny a break....Moon is my hero but by this time he would probably be in rehab and or a wheelchair..sad to say
1000% AGREED. MOON IS MY ALL TIME FAVE DRUMMER GOD. BUT HE DID PARTY HIMSELF TO THE GRAVE. KENNY WAS THE PERFECT REPLACEMENT. HE DID HIS PART THRU OUT THE 80'S. ROCK ON TP!!!.
This song makes me feel happy. The Who is my comfort music.
my Father used to tell me to " never let go the coat"...my Father just died. Listen to the lyrics... the lyrics are deep and watch Pete. There is NOTHING lame about this song for me....don't get no more chances... forget the war dances".... and then i never let go of his coat until he took is last breath.
it was a line from his guru Meher Baba. never let go of the hem of my coat in times of trouble just like footprints in the sand thing w/ Jesus.
*nikoletta* I see that your post is three years old. How are you faring now? I lost my mother to cancer about 18 months ago, and now i am caring for my soul-sick father. Losing his wife of 50+ years changed him. I never realized it while she was still here, that it was their friction relationship that motivated my father to do things. He would get angry at her nagging him, then he would go get something done. Now with her gone, he just doesn't do anything anymore. We have a Jeep sitting in the garage with the block cap removed, & the cylinders & pistons exposed. It is just as it was when my mother's health left. We have a ceiling fan in a bathroom hanging by wires, because it burnt out, & my father removed it, but he has yet to finish replacing it. He is not who he was.
She was the closest person i had on earth. I know that i am still in the grief process -and i think i will always be. The fact that i miss her is not going away. There is no "get over it". Moving on is one thing, but getting over it is a ridiculous expectation. I find that talking to her helps. Especially when i am in the kitchen. I do a lot of the cooking for my family, and being there helps me reconnect with my mother, and the many hours we spent there together since my childhood. And i try to remember all the things she taught me. And so many times i want to ask her a question again, but she always answers back that she already taught me this, and that i have to trust myself that i know what to do.
And i hope my gushing made some grain of sense.
@@budahbaba7856 Be easy on him. I lost my wife or 38 years last August and have transformed into someone I do not know or care to know. I am not bad but I am just not there. When you lose your soulmate you lose yourself as well. We both died last August only I get to stay and dwell in survivors guilt and hell. If only a pact would be given where both could go at once maybe then and only then would it be fair. He is still your Dad just different and changed forever as he longs for his mate. Dont ever let go the coat!
Bless your dad!
I won't let go the coat.
Pete Townsend! Is he a musical Genius, or what!!!!
Roger Daltry is THE Voice of the who though!!
Arguably the most prolific rock and roll musician ever
Even when they weren’t great they were fucking awesome. Love Pete.
Stefan Hamilton Um, can you tell me WHEN they weren't GREAT...please? Cause I never thought of The Who as Not Great.
Yes he is!
Another Tricky Day was the best song from this album.
Henry TheGreatAmerican that one and how can you do it alone were my two favorites
The Quiet One is pretty ballsy too
Another tricky day
"Cry if you want" was a cool number too.
@@gr.vo.3058that's from It's Hard, not Face Dances
Face Dances is really an underrated album.
So was "It's Hard".
@@georgeprice7922 Other than "Eminence Front" I barely listen to It's Hard, but I do love Face Dances. Always have. Sounds like a Pete solo record.
Did you steal my money?
@@georgeprice7922 its hard хуже
Also, The drummer passed away and this album has the new drummer do it has a different sound. I like. Rip Keith Moon.
Dam these guys could just do no wrong!!!!!! I wish classic rock stations would play these hidden masterpieces....
Back in the late 70s and early 80s they did play hidden gems on what is now called classic rock stations
I agree. Been saying for years: Classic rock stations that play more/mostly B sides. We have heard "I want you to want me" too much!!!!
Their hidden masterpieces are better than most groups' top songs.
This is a fine piece of music.
Why would today's classic rock stations play masterpieces like this?? I mean there's all that bon Jovi
What a great song and a great album. They were at the top of their game. Even though Keith was gone, Kenny was ok, and John was there to provide such a great bass lines. When John died, that really took the wind out of the Who’s sound. They were never the same again.
If you listen to the latest LP, tho, you will hear their signature sound come through, albiet minus the Ox' bass.
Love the Spanish guitar sounding solo in this 🥰
Beautifully timeless video. This and "Athena" are my secret favorite Who songs.
haha i know what you mean
I wouldn’t say they should be secret at all, Athena is one of the weaker it’s hard songs though
Honestly, in my opinion, they don't have a bad song. Pete Townshend is the greatest songwriter in the rock era.
@@KMeehan5150 tied with Ray Davies
I agree - they are both wonderful. I don't quite know why, but i love them every time I hear them. Genius
I forgot about this classic! Great f'ng tune!
PT on a Rickenbacker. Good times!
Classic track! One of my all time favourites, and voted 'song I'm most likely to sing when drunk' for more than 10 years running!
I have always loved this song, it's at a time when The Who were doing stuff for a older generation. Pete's solo albums in this time period showed him at his songwriting peak. Solo albums that had no filler but unfortunately at the time very underrated and missed by many radio stations & MTV. White City & Empty Glass are two absolute must have albums by Pete Townshend. Albums that could easily sit in many people top 10 albums of all time.
I don't know. I think "eminence front" is pretty cutting edge and could reasonably be accepted by a later generation.
@@mikereiss4216 Easily. It's a timeless jam. Imho.
Yes mine
@@mikereiss4216 eminence front was sadly ignored by the radio where I live, almost like once Moon was gone so was the band
Mamamamama my generation?
“So I live my life tearing down the runway
Sure to get the hang of hanging in there someday”
Awesome payoff line at the end.
A beautiful song beautifully played.
+smellthisordie Damned straight my friend, one of my favourites
very underrated song. Love the jangly guitar on this one. Makes me think of the winter coat I wore from 15-25 years old because I was too poor to get a new one
This song is about your Family's Coat of arms But it always reminded me of a favorite Coat that I lost one crazy night. I had to get many years out of a coat and like you they were hard to come by for me also.
Don't know where you get that from it is about his guru Meher Baba and his teachings.
Jangly yessss! ;-)
I LOVE jangly guitars- and the syncopation on this track is just great. I can't sit still when I hear it.
@@patrickgorham7679 I never knew what 'the coat' referred to so that's interesting. But I loved the song anyway - perhaps partly because the words intrigued me.
Just the best people to grace the earth. I love you boys.
Not one of their epics, but I really like it. Cheers me up when I'm feeling low.
Not trying to be epic. Just making an impact in the eighties. A classic song for that era.
YOU CAN NEVER LET GO OF THE COAT!!! BELIEVE DAT!!!
Perhaps their most underrated song.
Pure magic
As many have stayed hugely underrated. This is my favorite Who song. The musicology and camera work takes you through a musical journey of appreciation for Roger and the band and whoever wrote this song. You are free to imagine and map the meaning of the lyrics to suit your mood. Roger takes care of inflection and facial expressions as he subtly but powerfully puts his heart into it vocally.
KENNY JONES IS A GREAT DRUMMER . VERY HUMBLE KNOWING HE HAD TO FILL IN SOME HUGE SHOE'S FROM DRUMMER GOD KEITH MOON!!!!!!!!!!. KENNY YOU WERE A PERFECT REPLACEMENT FOR THE WHO TO CONTINUE INTO THE 1980'S.
+SickAgain75 he wasn't a good fit for songs that Keith played on. Kenney fit in w/the music that pete wrote post Moon. Pete's writing changed after keith died. Kenney's drumming fit that music, not Keith's, in my humble opinion..
+albert russo TRUE! BUT THE WHO WERE CONSIDERING BREAKING UP AFTER MOON'S DEATH IN 1978. KENNY'S DECISION TO JOIN THEM GAVE THE WHO LIFE TO CONTINUE INTO THE 1980'S. , AND THEY CONTINUED THEIR MUSICAL LEGACY INTO A NEW DECADE.
+albert russo I agree
Daltry didn't like his drumming. Pete thought it was fine. Ringo's kid is the perfect replacement
I agree. Loved Kenny with the Faces. Now there was a perfect fit!!!
a great follow up that American Radio totally ignored too bad I thought it was better than You Better single at least its on top 5 album spring 1981
It's a great song,by an awesome bamd
love you Roger...bring me my coffee now..:)
Beautiful!
.....just always liked the way it sounded.
That is one funny thing about the Who, i have noticed. They do not seem to be an easy band to "cover", because their sound was so much more than the sum of its parts. It was not what they did, it was the way they did it. It was not what was composed, but rather the personality spiritual force behind the composition.
"Кто"-это особое настроение! Мне очень хорошо, когда слышу их музыку❤!
будь здоров, мой русский друг
@@alancurtis7289 спасибо😘💕!
Like a mix of Paul McCartney & the Police - very au courant for '81. Still wonderful now.
That 80's Who.
I'm kinda surprised this song never made any greatest hits albums by the who. This is a mostly forgotten but very good song by them. But they had so many great tunes I guess you couldn't get em all on there.
At a time where Pete struggled with what material was better served for the band or himself. Did Roger struggle with getting the hang of hangin' in there someday? Many do but the lyric's more tailored to Townshend. Still, they do a fabulous job all around here. Great and rare crooning by Roger.
hmm....
Yeah I have to say this just really sounds like a Pete Townshend song
"So I live my life tearing down the runway
I'm sure to get the hang of hanging in there someday"
I can remember riding my Honda 750 through the streets of Elmhurst Illinois the day I bought this album, and I thought what could be better than this.
"sure to get the hang of hangin' in there someday"
John Entwhistle rocking a Steinberger bass.
1:15 simple, but tasteful guitar solo
I remember MTV showing this vid three or four times as day.
YEP
Yes, rotating it with "Another Tricky Day" and "You Better You Bet". MTV was at its peak.
@@haybill3000 with Pete doing his, 'I want my MTV', bit. Wow, it's been awhile...
More like 3-4 times an hour
I was about to write the same. I was a newly minted teen in Jan 82. Amazing decade.
This is the first album they did after Keith Moon died. This is my favorite song they ever played on every level. Plus having Kenny Jones from the old Rod Stewart days is a huge plus, I'm a drummer myself and I've always admired Kenny Jones as a solid drummer , as well as the Who as top shelf musicians.
Jones did a great drum work! I love his playing in The Quiet One, Another Tricky Day, You Better You Bet, Athena, a lot of songs!
I think Athena and The Quiet One are where Kenney Jones shined
Moon can, my favorite work was with Moon- but this is terrific- KJ was under rated
@@christinecollins6648 kenny was good, but roger didnt think he suited the band. Shame, but 1 has to respect roger,s opinion, the ultimate frontman.
Kenny is ridiculous underrated. The only drummers who I have really connected with are Kenny Jones and Keith Moon. I remember thinking Moon’s drumming on Quadrophenia sounded like beautiful war drums, like the sound of a marching army. Kenny’s drumming on Ogden’s Nut Gone Flake (especially Happiness Stan) was the first time I was ever truly blown away by a drummer. He just had such finesse and power on that album. I wish he could’ve repeated that with The Who. He is the only drummer I could be satisfied with replacing Moon.
Good days of MTV... Today all the rap and that destroyed the joy once was of watching MTV
Rap is no-talent garbage
Lorenzo L. Atom Heart mother
rediscovering this beautiful song hadn't heard since I was about 13.i saw the title and it's like i knew I remembered liking the song back in the day.Good to download and hear again
This Who album is very underrated IMHO
Pete never looks better than when he's a Rickenbacker in his hand!
My new old fav Who song
I hear NOTHING wrong with Kenny Jones Drumming. Why do so many say he was the wrong drummer for them??
Kenny Jone’s only crime was that he was the replacement for the greatest drummer who ever lived.
Happy Birthday today(September 16) to drummer Kenney Jones. Cheers!
this is definitely a Baba song of Pete's referencing Beloved Baba's Damaan.
Baba Gnoush
Didn't know what it meant when I was a kid, but loved the tune. I'm trying to not let go the coat 2023. This always helps.
Thank-you so much for posting this in black & white!
It was recorded that way. Jim Morrison said life was better in black and white!
I was looking at that Rickenbacker Townsend is playing and I thought "Is that one of the one's he played back in the 60's ?" then I realized he probably smashed all of those.
American Naval coat worn by Pete here , LT(jg) rank , and in another photo I recall w/ Ronnie Lane he sports the 4 stripes of a full Captain . Perhaps Pete has a fascination with the sea ?
Yeah , imagine the worth of all those old Rickenbacker's and Gibson's that he destroyed . Maybe it's best he's not sailing a Destroyer . lol
Actually,there was one Rickenbacker Pete (like his '52 American Telecaster) never took on the road,and it's the one on the album. Whether it's the same one in this video,I don't know. But,there's at least five guitars Pete has he never takes on the road (the Gretsch - which he can be seen with on another video...and while it "met it's fate" during the performance,Pete did get it repaired - the Rickenbacker 12 string, the Fender Telecaster,a Studio Use Gibson J200 and a Gibson SG).
Yea, tough to imagine.
I also think of the all the Dodge Chargers destroyed for the Dukes of Hazzard TV show. Between 75 and 220. If I could just have one of those Rics and one of those Chargers....that would be a good day.
I heard he borrowed this RICKENBACKER from PAUL WELLER.
Love me some Face Dances, one of my fav records of The Who!
I agree!!
I got this album when it came out. This was my favourite song on the album. Thanks!❤
Entwistle on bass. Holy crap what a talent.
Amazing
Sometimes I wonder if The Who realized how cool they are.
One of their Best.You better You Bet !Never let Go The Coat.
I stumbled upon this song I did not know that they sang this song never heard it before and I've heard a lot of who songs but it's a great song but then again can't go wrong with the who in my opinion they're just an amazing band and if you get a chance watch the movie quadrophenia buy the movie own it download it do whatever you have to do it's a great movie
gotta love this tune... makes me feel like dancing
Un des derniers albums des who , sans keith moon et john entwistle, qu ils reposent en pays ❤❤😢😢
Kenny Jones is one of the GREATEST DRUMMERS EVER ! There are no best at anything - just many incredibly talented people .
I like Rogers outfit!
@spadge321 I believe you're right. If I'm not mistaken, this is either dedicated to or
is about Townshend's spiritual mentor Mehar Baba. Also, all three members wanted
Kenny Jones to return for the reunion shows starting in the late 1980s, but he
declined. There had just been too much tension on the 82 farewell tour. Remember
Bob Geldof comparing getting the four of them together for Live Aid to getting one
man's four ex-wives together? LMAO!
Watch The Ox at 2:01. Oh boy... he made it look SO easy.
And with Kenny Jones they were still a great band
KIETH.... KEITH I followed your chaos ..... my life is chaos 😅🤣🇬🇧🏴☠️🏴☠️🍻 ... made a wonderful living 🏴☠️
John Entwistle looks so odd playing a headless Steinberger bass
no one can replace moon but this music is its own thing..and still fucking great!!
A rare gem of a song.
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To all who question Kenny’s drumming ability, you should seek out the Small Faces first album from 1966. There are times it sounds like Kieth is playing on it. Very similar style in the early years. Kenny was a very capable drummer who could play wild as Moon when needed.
TIGHT.
That's your guitar sound
Every sixties band like The Who and The Rolling Stones went through this 'mellow 80s phase' is what i call it, it shows that the time was more relaxed and settling down.
Well The Who where going New Wave because bands like Duran Duran or INXS where getting popular
well actually it was cus keith dies
It shows that it's a Bill Szymczyk production.
Pete and Joe Walsh are friends. I'm sure Joe recommended him.
Kenney Jones was the PERFECT drummer for The Who after Keith died and this video proves it. LONG LIVE KENNEY!
Rog said in his book he thought about giving Kenney paintbrush drumsticks.
The WHO: brilliant!
Used to think they sang
" don't let go Nicole"
Take my hat off to Kenny Jones - anyone who stepped into Keith's shoes had to be better than good..!
And he was!!!
Driving around with my brother, listening to this new Who tune, he says to me: "What's this song about ?" I said, "Mom". "Right", he says. I don't know why I remember that moment in time so well. I miss my brother....and my mother!
It is about your Coat of arms and your Family
patrick gorham I like our interpretation better.
U have great taste. Ive only recently subscribed to youtube, so lm obviously a couple of years out of date. Suffice to say, the who r 1 of my fav bands. And r i p to your beloved mother and brother. Dont let go of the coat catherine.
I saw the who in Denver in 1982
Ox playing a Hesdless bass😮
Interesting contrast of old- (Townshend's Rickenbacker 360) and new-school (Entwistle's Steinberger).
The Who at their poppiest ... this was one of my favorite songs of the summer of '81. At the time, some critic remarked it was like Paul McCartney & Wings LOL.
Original Paul was replaced in 1967 by Billie Shears Campbell who is 3 inches taller, oval face instead of a round face, and hooked nose...search Sage of Quay channel...NOTHING IS REAL...
To me, this album "FACE DANCES" is an underrated gem of The Who's catalog. I like the tighter drumming of Kenny Jones and the focus on melody in the songs. As an 11-year-old lad this record (and I mean vinyl record) was my first real introduction to The Who. I had heard The Who in the 70s of course, "WHO ARE YOU" had been 3 years by then and I heard alot of their other, older tunes on radio. But this album really grabbed me and combined with the videos on MTV I was sold. Heck, I really dig "IT'S HARD" as well.
Hi great song I love it the. Who
KENNY.....THE ART OF COOL SMART THIGHT GROOVE DRUMMING
Is that the same soundstage at Shepparton where they filmed the Kids Are Alright performances of Baba O'Riley and Won't Get Fooled Again? I know they stored all their touring gear there back in those days and the Kids Are Alright bits were filmed in one of Shepparton's massive soundstages.
I want my MTV .......
John with a Steinberger!
Pete looks good and plays good in this vid!!!!!
Kenny filled a spot. I enjoyed them live with him, and the two albums, but when he "left" and Simon Phillips came in, it all went back up a gear. And yes, Zak is perfect.
Zak is no keith, but he almost completley changes the drumming style but it somehow fits perfectly!
Entwistle fingers are magic!
Just heard this song for the first time in well over 20 years on SAT radio . Forgot how good this tune was . Unlike the Stones (which are good in their own right) , The Who really had some innovative music for being categorized a hard rock band and Daltrey is one of the most underrated lead singers from his generation.
Les stones sont 1 groupe de pub c'est pète Townshend qui à dit cela bien parler pète ( Guy platteau Marseille France)
the who brill bnd Rodger daltrey excellent singer beautiful rock voice and great ballad singer brill band don't get filled again and who are you and substitute my fave xxx
Ann Muirhead great fkin singer
I broke up the "420 likes." Sorry fellow potheads....!