The Who - A Quick One (While He's Away)
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- Performed live at The Rolling Stones Rock And Roll Circus and filmed on 11 December 1968 at InterTel (VTR Services), Stonebridge Park, Wembley. Look out for Keith Moon hurling his side tom drum across the stage at 4’26”. The Who’s performance was deemed to be the best of all the artists who appeared that night. Directed by Michael Lindsay-Hogg and produced by Sandy Lieberson.
Recorded before a live audience in London in 1968, The Rolling Stones Rock and Roll Circus was originally conceived as a BBC-TV special. Directed by Michael Lindsay-Hogg, it centers on the original line up of The Rolling Stones -- Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, Brian Jones, Charlie Watts, Bill Wyman (with Nicky Hopkins and Rocky Dijon) -- who serves as both the show’s hosts and featured attraction. For the first time in front of an audience, “The World’s Greatest Rock and Roll Band” performs six Stones classics. The program also includes extraordinary performances by The Who, Jethro Tull, Taj Mahal, Marianne Faithfull, Yoko Ono, and The Dirty Mac. A ‘supergroup’ before the term had even been coined, the band was comprised of Eric Clapton (lead guitar), Keith Richards (bass), Mitch Mitchell of The Jimi Hendrix Experience (drums), and John Lennon on guitar and vocals.
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Music video by The Rolling Stones performing “Sympathy For The Devil”
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You know the Stones were watching this from the audience and thinking, oh shit.
Just watching Keith Moon is visually exhausting.
It's said that he was the inspiration for the Muppets' Animal.
🤣
i know.
Add Townshend’s leaping and windmilling along with Daltrey’s mic spins and I’m DEAD! The Ox as stoic as ever but his lead bass is a force unto itself!
Moon was awesome I love the guy
It’s literally the best live performance in the history of rock.
I watched RnR Circus when I was very young and The Who's performance changed me forever - I honestly barely remember anything before or after, they filled up the entire movie with their performance, absolutely incredible.
Undoubtedly! I was going to make the same comment!
It's up there alright.
I second it.
agreed.
When I'm having a bad day...nothing is better than watching this. Nothing.
Cured my current bout of depression.
I literally just watched it for the 99th time....just to make me happy
Impossible to argue with that
Yeah sex is cool, but have you ever watched A Quick One (While He’s Away) Live at the Rock And Roll Circus on a bad day?
Can't attack the truth
Alternative title: The Who vibe check The Rolling Stones while being guests to their event.
WHO-YAAH!
YES. I watched the complete show and the Stones set is weak tea compared to this. OMG! Maximum R&B!
@@tsmith1487 imean its all good songs, but they're so tired... Sympathy for the devil still holds up, but the rest is pretty weak
MothmanGhost What are you saying PELOTUDO
In fairness to the Stones performance, they had been up all night and didn't go on until the early morning. Still, even at their best I don't think they could perform like this.
Keith Moon's energy could power a city for decades.
I first saw them in 74 and they were still tremendous then.
You mean the shit he was on. The shit that killed him.
As Pete said one Evening to Roger on a trip with an Acidicated water Baloon.
What was that guy called again, Nikola Who🫢??????????, I've never heard of him before, 🤔 but I've heard of Kieth Moon. 💯😎
That's my baby God❤rest him
"The scariest moment of my life is when Keith Moon decided he liked me"
-Joe Walsh
Keith Moon was out of this world what an incredible drummer,
The power of Pete's guitar just charge my phone to 97%
Ye
The power of Keith's drumming charged my phone to 103%
It left my iPhone smoking
Who riffs are the best ringtones ever!!!
It made my Samsung's battery explode.
This is probably my single favorite musical performance of all time.
Same
Only in the UK could such a weird, wonderful band like the Who crop up. Absolute pinnacle of 60s rock.
Mine too mate.
Check out Who Isle of Wight
Same!
I love when Pete tunes his guitar a few minutes into this song.
I mean it's absurd how good this band was from around 68 to 73. Untouchable.
Really the only band that was better than them during that period in terms of skill and charisma was Led Zeppelin.
Led zeppelin were not better than the who live back then!
How about 1976-1980 Prime Rush Era. Rush Hemispheres, Farewell and 2112 blew everyone at that time. Rush and The Who are my heroes,.
You mean ‘65 - ‘71
Beatles were better.
Seeing Brian Jones cheering at the end of this vid make me smile
By that time he was basically being ignored/held back. I think he knew that performance was going to piss Mick off.
man you smart
He's just and trully enjoying n appreciating that incredible performance!!!..hum,well i think so!!!whatever,what a sensational event😉😎🤠😋
@seven proxies Yup it wouldn't have taken much LOL
Oh, that's MARVELOUS!!
I swear to god, Keith Moon is the embodiment of Rock n Roll.
no kurt cobain
@@arno2441
BWAHAHAHAHAHAHA he was the biggest parasite rock n roll ever had 😂😂😂🤣
Absolutely without peer. Some idiot said cobain. He was week as a Tuesday.
He was a fucking genius. Unique, lush, mad, gorgeous, absolutely relentless. No one played the drums like him.
@@JonShade-fy2gm You left out "funny." Keith Moon was a very, very funny man. It was a huge part of his persona: the impish prankster who lived his entire life as if it was a high-speed joyride in a stolen car.
A masterclass. Blew everyone away that day.
A Quick One is five songs in one - the energy, the spirit, the sheer power of this performance.
And who knew John had such an amazing falsetto.
as a long time Who fan I was blown away today by the performance of a lifetime. I never reacted to a live show that way it was a good time during not such good times.🎸
Keith Moon here is truly electrifying. SO much expression and presence. The others are actually amazing, but Moon is just so expressive that he becomes the central figure for most of the performance. Townsend pulls off some iconic moves, and manages to draw attention, then Daltry swings his mic, but you just cant help watching that drummer. This might be the greatest single live song performance I have ever seen. The result is so beautifully free that it dispels fear and raises the human spirit. I suppose the greatest accomplishment of any art form. Impossible to follow.
Yeah, all these years later, I had forgotten how much I liked Keith Moon's playing. No one sounded like him, fills throughout the verses and choruses, instead of at the ends of them. I see where Animal of the Muppets got his style from. I found myself focused on him the whole time.
Brian Jones, at 7:26 whistling for this performance, no ego or jealousy of The Who, just happy they gave a brilliant performance. Great guy. His slide guitar on "No Expectations" is probably my favourite musical moment of the Circus. The Who were the most explosive, but something about The Stones' performance of "No Expectations". That was by far their best performance at the Circus.
Hey "tz," You've nailed it! Dead on! ... a bit like "da OO!" if you don't mind my sayin...??
@@michaelg2478Certainly NOT "Sympathy for the Devil" - LOL!!
Tough to top, @tz77813, but I'll give you 2 performances I would argue are even better:
th-cam.com/video/Gu9HhYv0C7E/w-d-xo.html
th-cam.com/video/UDfAdHBtK_Q/w-d-xo.html
It is utterly astonishing how a band could go this ape-shit and still be as tight as the proverbial watch spring. GOAT
I read somewhere they had just come off of an Australian tour and were still very well rehearsed.
I think I figured out what made the Who so special. Entwistle's flying bass lines meld with Moon's maniacal drumming, Townshend's driving rhythm guitar rides along with and above Entwistle's bass, Daltrey's power vocals feed off Townshend's guitar, Townshend's vocals soar from Daltrey's, and Entwistle's vocals span from the bottom to the top to bring it all together. They are the most complete and comprehensive band to have ever performed rock 'n roll.
Keith Moon is the craziest drummer of all time. Absolutely brilliant and unique.
overplay
I love his drumming style. Reminds me of Animal from the Muppets.
The fucking best. Born to do nothing else. Glad he didn't get into a job that involved driving anything like a truck for instance. It wouldn't have lasted long and changes would have had to be made to whole industries.
Not as good as Ringo when it comes to serving the song.
YESSSS
Legend Has it that John Lennon who was on hand,,, sat stunned and simply said "MY GOD" after the WHO's performance..
i'd love that to be true or have video of his reaction!
Its been mentioned multiple times that its true..On longer versions I believe...
nice
@@johnwhitworth9074
Saw them at Woodstock, they did the whole Tommy opera somewhere around 3 am. Lucky me, to be 18, the right age, the right places, the right time for the best era of rock and roll.
Wow Lucky you indeed
I’ve seen the entire set,but I only heard of Pete hitting someone with his guitar that got up on stage while they were playing. In my opinion,when Keith was alive,probably the best live show I’ve seen. Saw them in 75 @ the summit,Zeppelin there in 77. Poor Page was pale,frail & painfully pencil thin…could still play.
Ps. You are very fortunate to have seen them. I would’ve love to see them on the 73,74 tour.
hi ! i’m doing a project on human proximity and music for my cinema class, i’m graduating in may and i have to hold a small exhibit! would you be interested in describing your experience of seeing the who at Woodstock? just a brief paragraph on how you felt? i’m exploring the general feeling of woostock and what music brings to people ! have a good one man
@@marklagrone3326 Pete was pissed that Abbie Hoffman came onstage and interrupted their set. There are a few vids on TH-cam that play the entire thing, and you can hear the argument, but Peter wanted to kick his ass. Also, and I love and respect Jimmy Page, but unfortunately, that's when he started using heroin. Thankfully, he kicked it and didn't become a casualty.
Thanks for the heads-up where I can @ least hear that shouting. And yes I’m happy Jimmy finally got that monkey off his back. Thanks again !
Keith Moon was basically 12 drummers in one.
jmw! u. sed it in my book!!!!!!!
Yes! And as much as I hate saying it, look up "Pete Townsend does not like Keith Moon AS A DRUMMER" and you will be amazed at what Pete has ALWAYS felt about one of the all-time great rock drummers ever. Don't take my word for it, google it yourself. And ignore the relatively more recent comments about his being glad both Keith and John are dead--he misspoke and that's not what I'm talking about. Go back a little further and you'll find he's said FOR YEARS that he didn't like Keith's drumming. Sadly, it makes perfect sense in light of the apparent emphasis on, and preference for, very straight-ahead drumming from of those succeeding Keith in The Who's drum seat. Great players Pete appears to have asked NOT to bring attention to the drumming but instead play what I consider unfortunately routine R&B timekeeping. Look it up. And go figure.
Townshend has always been a study in contradictions. I believe he has given interviews and has said things without thoroughly thinking them through. I've read and heard a lot of interviews with Townshend and I think what he found fault with Moon was his live playing. But who knows. Maybe he heard something they recorded and wondered if it could've been done differently; like a drum fill, etc. Me, I wouldn't change a thing. I absolutely love his drumming.
@@carlweaver3243 A study in contradictions - How well put !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
@@dantean I’ve heard Pete say the geniuses in the band were Keith Moon and John Entwistle
Doesn't matter how many times I've watched this performance over the years, it always gives me goosebumps. The energy present here is just off the scale.
Yes, it is something out of this world. Since I first watched this (around 1985) I´ve never ever been as impressed by anything else, and, mind you, I´ve spent most of my life buying records & listening to everything that I could possibly listen to.
Not only energy, but originality.
Amen!! 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
So true my friend.
REASON #1
MOON THE LOON!!
I MISS HIM
This isn't a band, it is a force of nature!
Look at Pete's face at 7:20. He knows, they just played the ever loving shit out of this song, and blew anyone else off the stage that dared to stand next to them. They were entering their own league. No one else comes close. They are, without a doubt, my favorite rock band EVER~!
No one else comes close, but they are forgiven.
Saw them live last week awesome
I couldn’t agree with you more!!! Long live The Who! Greatest rock n roll band of ALL time!!!
Stop making sh-t up. He was satisfied by their performance - nothing more. TH-cam idiot.
December of 1968. This is before The Who released Tommy, Live at Leeds, Who's Next and Quadrophenia; before their epic performance 8 months later at Woodstock. Their best was yet to come. Jagger knew he had better keep his Rock & Roll Circus buried, though he allowed The Who to release this on their 1979 Rockumentary--The Kids Are Alright.
Some moments from this performance that show why The Who is the best live band ever:
0:59 - Pete tunes his guitar while playing
1:27 - Pete’s windmilling arm knocks down the overhead drum mic and it hits Keith in the face. Neither of them miss a beat.
3:41 - How does Keith get that floor tom on top of his kit so quickly?!? And then tosses it over his head and comes back in perfectly on beat!!!!
6:18 - When did Keith have a chance to pour water on his snare? Listen to John’s “opera” voice!!!!
6:41 - NO band has ever played with more energy. Any guitar player who has ever tried windmilling can tell you how hard it is but Pete NEVER misses.
7:09 - Pete raises his falling mic back up with his nose!
Plus all throughout, John’s bass playing, Keith’s drumming, three part vocal harmonies all NAILED. The Stones were INSANE to ask THE WHO to open for them!
Kevy Nova never noticed any of that! Thanks!!
@Kevy Nova Nice work dude! Excellent points made about a jaw-dropping performance.
I've read somewhere that they shot the performance 3 times, then mixed all of them with the best shots. Maybe it explains partially how Keith Moon pour water on the drums.
Brian Jones at the end of the video whistling, smiling and waving.
It was always said that the Stones hated their performance. After watching a clip of the Stones I thought they did a great show, they too were at the peak of their powers(minus the fading of Brian Jones)
The Stones could have invited any other group at the time to perform at their "Rock And Roll Circus" and they would have owned it. The one group they shouldn't have invited was invited and no matter how great a band the Stones were, they didn't have the presence or the power of the Who. The Who were the reason the Rock And Roll Circus was shelved. An unintentional but remarkable feat by The Who
I’ll never get tired of watching this. Probably the best performance ever by any band.
Best I ever saw K.
I'd say the best on TH-cam. Word is that they did this right after a tour, so they were tight as hell.
My dad was lucky to have been around in the ‘60s (I was born in ‘73) and he saw Hendrix, The Who, Zeppelin, etc and he always said that Hendrix and The Who were the two most impressive. Zeppelin was a letdown.
A metalhead of the 80 s. The Who could cream every one of them. Hardest rocking band of all time. They didn’t need to be heavy metal to do it. This is the band of all time greats.
Devo at Don Kirchers Rock Concert 1979 is my personal favourite. This is a very close second.
The tightest band in history. The way Moon throws the floor Tom and it hits the ground as the beat comes back in! You can't teach that.
And this, ladies and gentlemen, is most probably why this whole show took so long to ever be gazed & amazed upon.
The. Fucking. Who.
Let’s face it. The Who blew everyone off of the stage on this day.
I have to be honest I've seen them a few times and once at hyde park about 6 years ago. They still blew everything away and I'm a Paul weller fan
During this time, the Who was ferocious and more powerful than just about anyone.
On any day and still today
@@sparker931 Eh, they were ok.
I think the stones sympathy for the devil smashed everything else to be honest. Matter of opinion to be honest. I keep trying, but just can't get onto the Who
There's no one who drums like Keith Moon, he's my favorite to watch.
He's a show unto himself.
Ditto!! And that double bass! A true show man
Keith was a show unto himself.
Can’t even count the times I’ve forced the people in my life to watch this documentary… amazing
Documentary? Rock and roll circus?
@@fergaldigney9767rockumentary maybe 😂
The best 7 minutes,36 seconds on TH-cam
The Who showed everybody at that gig who was boss.
It was The Rolling Stones show. But they stole it
Very true.
Nope, The Who are small against the others. Much less sold records, much less audience on the few tours.
Its only a matter of taste.
@Fred Sausage I can only assume you're being facetious.
Still blown away from this. No wonder it took almost 30 years to be released.
They’re killing so hard in this performance that John Entwistle accidentally emotes a traceable amount of enjoyment at 6:18-6:20
NO WAY!! 🤪
Lmao! 😄
Rip John Keith and Brian 3 talented musicians
He laughs at Keith at the “her man’s been gone bit”. Always makes me smile
Right back to work
Watching this in 2024 and still getting excited. OMG this is so good and timeless!!!
When Pete is saying “You’re all forgiven” at the end with his reassuring smile, I just feel everything gonna be alright for ever, I feel like the whole world has been forgiven and that we are all walking on the path of salvation and repentance. Actually I think that’s exactly what the entire Who’s music has always been all about.
I never really knew what this song was about when I first heard it. But it was those very same words that lured me to the song when I was a teenager. You're absolutely right!
Won't be fooled again..
I don't think it's that deep or is it? 😂
@@Scarlett_Azure you're probably right. I guess everyone can interpret it in their own way.
@@Scarlett_Azure Knowing the fact that Pete Townsend has always been into spirituality, religion and philosophy and so on, I don’t think it is totally weird to analyse his work in the light of his thinking. His music such as Tommy or Quadrophenia are all clearly about spiritual redemption, salvation ect.
The lifelong search for the greatest ever rock/pop performance ends here. This is it.
It was very fortunate that this footage was properly stored, then restored. It's truly one of a kind.
For a man with such a deep voice John Entwistle had rather an impressive falsetto singing voice.
Best falsetto of rock. The whole colour of the vocals on this song depends on it
YUUUUU ARE FORGIVVVENNNNN
@@Inferno11_ You're all forgiven!
100% He had an interesting way of singing in the studio. He had trouble with his "R's" so he'd sneak an "L" in from time to time. Take a careful listen to "Whiskey Man" from "A Quick One" and you can hear it.
@@SopranoLili I love me some falsetto, and absolutely agree that John's use of it here really fills the song out. For me though the best falsetto belongs to another John, John Frusciante....
The Who at their peak and at their peak, they were truly unmatchable and untouchable. Anyone who dislikes this doesn’t know music. Period.
*"The Who at their peak, and at their peak they were truly unmatchable and untouchable."
(just correcting the comma placement for you)
Can't believe that was 55 years ago the who and the stones were incredible that night what I'd give to have been there
Just like the midget said..."Oh that was marvelous" ...Damn right it was ..
Keith Moon at his absolute, most incredible, manic, magical, athletic BEST. That means the BEST of drummers. All of them. Period.
Quite possibly the greatest live performance by any band any where
Came here to say the same. What a fucking performance!
Totally agree... very powerful performance and Keith Moon on plutonium.......fuckin magic...
I ain't gonna argue with that. But about 14 months later they did it again with Live at Leeds.
Is any of you guys know about Live at Leeds 1970 was cought on camera or is available in VHS or DVD ? I am willing to pay few hundreds of Dollars if there is an official video footage.
aint gonna argue but you should watch the rooftop performance of the beatles, live at the hollywood bowl the beatles, live at pompeii pink floyd, the wall live pink floyd, oasis familiar to millions, led zep live at madison square garden all are amazing that you must watch
Arguably the greatest single performance in rock and roll history - yes, l think it’s that good.
And the original version on their 1966 album was a snooze fest!
Radical Nation Hardly...this version was that much better.
You are absolutely fucking right sir 🤘 Wiping away tears of joy
No argument from me.
Definitely
You had John Lennon, Eric Clapton, Keith Richards, and Mitch Mitchell jamming together that night - and it still paled in comparison to this performance. Amazing.
Yes - they didn’t even come close.
in fact that the entire Rolling Stones were there that night
The Who had a lot of showmanship
And Taj Mahal
Come to think of it, I feel the same way
I watched this so many times, i'm starting to think i'm mentally ill
Here Here JD.
🙏🙏
This ladies and gentlemen is why The Who are the absolute pinnacle of rock
Hear here!!
7:26 Brian Jones whistling approval, one of the last available live moments of Brian
Looked like willem Dafoe lol
no one wanted to see the Who outperform the Stones than Jonesy. by then he'd had enough.
Brian Jonestown Massacre
@@dylanwesley3964 Yeah, you are right. What the fuck?
@@TheMicahwitz i love anton newcombe's band
Well it's no surprise that this performance never aired on TV. On their best day the rolling Stones could never match that eneergy
The stones would not release this video for all most 40 years. Cause it showed how much better THE WHO IS THEN ANY BAND OUT THERE. And still to this day 2023. THE WHO IS AND ALWAYS WILL BE THE GREATEST ROCK BAND EVER.
Absolutely! Greatest rock band of ALL TIME and greatest rock performers of ALL TIME!!
Townshend, greatest mind in rock history (sorry, Zappa).
Quadrophenia, greatest rock album ever recorded.
I've been a musician my whole life and NOBODY that knows me in my business will ever waste their time arguing any of this with me. LOL!
~JSV
@@jsv438 I have been saying that same thing. Pete Townshend is a musical genius. Genius. I have seen the who 5 times. There's no rock band that comes close to the who. Greatest drummer greatest bass player one of the best front men. And a guitar player who plays it like no other and he is a musical genius. The WHO greatest rock band ever ever. And You do know a lot about rock music. Am 64 and I have been a who freak since the late 60s.
@@user-zr9bh7nq3m RIGHT-ON!
Here's another thing too. Many bands of this 60s - 70s era were sort-of the "firsts", or the pioneers, or influencers of certain things, with respect to what we all know rock music has become. For instance; Hendrix, Pink Floyd, Zeppelin, The Beatles, Bowie, Queen, Zappa, Rush, The Stones, even Devo, etc etc. They all more or less brought something of their own that others incorporated or mimicked or were influenced by. Something we forget and look past though, is that before The Who, we really didn't yet have the true image or the defined persona of the "rock star". The crazy behaviors that were being reported from their tours in the Tommy and Quadrophenia days. Then the performance of those stories were brought to life in their stage presence, proving that yes, indeed, there is no question these were the wild bunch that had been reported destroying hotel rooms, smashing their instruments, and driving a Rolls Royce into the pool. The Who really were the ones that deserve credit for pioneering that image of the "rock star lifestyle".
And remember, before Pete, we didn't yet have the 100watt amp. The only reason bands like The Beatles needed bigger and louder amps was because the venues were getting larger, filling up with more people, and the those bigger crowds were starting to get loud as well, so they need to contend with that---but only so they could be heard. Before The Who, no rock bands were on this quest to be so deafeningly loud as merely part of the experience! That really became a stigma that stuck with them for years. And the talked about story in the early days as being a Guinness Book of World Records title holder for the loudest performance truly help solidify that image of them.
I wonder sometimes, at what point in their lives, as things were progressing for The Who's success, did Chris Stamp and Kit Lambert actually realize the monster they helped create had taken on a mind of it's own and was about to devour the entire world. With all the respect I have for the origins of these musical acts and pioneers of their time, I don't even think Jimi Hendrix was as explosive and creative as Townshend and The Who. Without them, someone, somewhere, would have eventually brought us something similar, but even WITH the history of this band in existence, and all their years of influence, they remain unparalleled. Even Kiss with their huge fiery stage shows could try to summon some demon and blow up the stage with an atomic weapon, but they still wouldn't possess the raw talent and intellectual genius that commands one's attention and transforms the consciousness the way The Who did to the world in the 1970s.
Zappa was capable of blowing your mind... but Townshend was capable of changing it.
~JSV
same here, n1
The Rolling Stones were trying to run this literal circus, were operating on no sleep, and by this time Jones had lost his battles with his inner demons.
They didn't release the video because they were more embarrassed about their own performance, especially compared to many of the great performances put on in that show.
BTW - I'm not saying that this isn't one of the greatest live performances ever caught on film. It absolutely is.
Amazing that the guy doing the falsetto in this song, is the same guy doing the basso profundo in “Boris the Spider”… while laying down some of the best bass lines in rock.
What a fucking beast The Ox was.
The whole band is on, but John Entwistle is the unsung hero of this performance.
that bass at 6:47
Peter DiMeo singing falsetto and playing bass. Incredibly hard to do... John Entwistle and Brian Wilson did it best. Glen Campbell said it’s like trying to rub your stomach and pat your head at the same time.
John’s falsetto is actually beyond belief. Perfectly on key, and powerfully delivered. It can’t be real; it must be a trick.....
YESSSSS!!!! Give it up for The Ox!!!! R.I.P. John Entwistle
saw him solo on the tube on how he plays...
Evidence that The Who were best band ever in 7 minutes of film - superb 🤘🏽
No overdubs, no auto tune, just pure, perfect rock and roll.
I absolutely cherish seeing Keith Moon sing to himself during Pete's vocals at around 5:04. We lost him (he lost himself) way too soon.
Creedence's drummer did that too. Shows total devotion to the music.
It's a shame Keith never really came out of his shell before we could get to know him.
The Who at their best. They will always be the best. No one can ever out rock them.
With John Entwhistle and Keith Moon , there was no better ....RIP ....You both will be forever missed and remembered.....🎸🥁🔥💪👊🙏
Keith’s drumming is its own genre
moon rock
@@Inferno11_ You just gotta love it when he tosses the drum. I wonder if one lucky fan got to keep it.
@@Cissy2cute would be my most prized posession
I once heard him described as “the best Keith Moon style drummer in the world”, and while it might have been intended as a backhanded compliment, it is kind of true. He can't be compared to other drummers.
I’m convinced this is the greatest live act ever in music
Tied for first with several others.
wow.
It was/They were.
Definitely up there
James Brown on line 1 😉
Entwistle's bass! Dude could fucking play!
Amazing that they only had one song to play and still blew the stones out the water. I watched the whole thing and only come back to watch this. I'm 27
I'll never forget watching for the first time "The Kids Are Alright". What a documentary.
Yes, for those of us in the States who knew little of their pre-Tommy days, the entire film was a revelation, this performance particularly striking.
Same here. I saw it and was hooked!!!
Keith Moon’s finest moment.
It was so good, even Brian Jones was brought out of his fog for a few minutes.
LOL!! GR8 comment!!
I've seen this clip scores of times. Each time I am absolutely floored. No band in music history can match the raw energy of The Who in their prime.
Я думал у барабанщика голова оторвётся,а у гитариста рука отлетит. Мик Джаггер все равно лучший !
The Who owned the Rock n Roll Circus!
Pound for pound, the best ever live band. Talent to burn and great showmen.
You can still feel the electricity and energy 50 years later...i get goosebumps watching this clip, its so freaking outstanding!!
The 567 dislikes. You are forgiven...
I dunno man🤔 A dislike for this gem may be the unforgivable sin!
😂
😂 I know how it feels...
You are all forgiven
I can't believe it
Do my eyes deceive me?
567 dislikes? U perhaps a schoolmarm?
Raised on some remote farm?
But it seems, trolls are at it again
Can't believe they are at it AGAIN!!
I’m liked some tunes, I must admit
Before The Who, that were pure shit
And danced to songs that had no snap, and later realized, were just crap
You are forgiven, you are forgiven, you are forgiven
Good Lord. That's the greatest thing I've ever seen or heard.
A wild performance of one of the most unusual pop songs ever written. Inspired by tragic incidents in Pete’s childhood, the pathos gets buried by the frenzied performance. The quality of the performance, particularly the harmonies, is so good that the performance seems to be lip-synced. It isn’t of course, and seeing The Who so young and powerful and just approaching their peak is a absolute treat for any rock fan.
Full on. Pete and John nail the vocal harmonies while at the same time playing very intensely. Even they themselves rarely did it so well.
@@doolally1478 so i'm not the original commenter, but i think something definitely happened to pete in his childhood that he was working through, whether it was to people around him or himself, imo there's enough continued themes in pete's lyrics to suggest something. this song, 1921, (and most of the beginning of tommy), i can see for miles relate to infidelity, with tommy being infidelity in parental figures. the image of manhood and the perception of masculinity and especially childhood masculinity (tattoo, substitute (also referencing infidelity), i'm a boy, rough boys. and so much of tommy references child abuse (1921, cousin kevin, fiddle about) that i think pete was working through a lot of his childhood and upbringing. and a lot of my favorite singles from this era reflect those.
@@isabellewonn754 hmmmm.....
Very interesting
@Isabelle Wonn
Townshend was sexually abused as a child , in the who he was a supporter of charities for child abuse, he carried a heavy trauma on himself for years and got too carried away when he decided to try and expose the banks and sites of illicit child content by using the credit card which he instantly cancelled straight away . He was attacked by media and arrested for this but nothing was found in any of his 7-8 computers whatsoever but one thing the police and media failed to mention for over a year of the court trial and attacks on Pete's name - the fact that he sent an email to a someone high up in the police force notifying them of what he was about to do before using credit card.........that email conveniently didn't get mentioned until a long time after
@@isabellewonn754 IIRC, he spoke much later in life about how he was abused by his grandmother as a child, and he struggled with processing that for decades.
There's nothing more rock and roll than Keith Moon singing along while keeping the band right on the edge of that fine line between chaos and brilliant manipulation of rhythm.
God, I love how keith moon plays the drums
Some folks are agile, some folks are powerful. Moon had a unique combination of both. The greats do.
I have watched this 3 times already... Today
Good innit? Glad it's back up on YT.
Correction, 4 times
What sorcery is this?? This video was off of TH-cam for so long!
As a youth, I never rated The Who until I saw this video, writing them off as milking interchangeable power chords - I was so wrong about the depth and complexity of their music. Now they're a Top 3 band for me. ❤
One of the greatest live performances ever
Many have said that. It's wild.
They were Stones' support band originally Detours
Nobody drums better than Keith Moon. Nobody.
Best "Keith Moon Style" drummer in history
"Oh that's marvelous" You can say that again a hundred times!
I've been watching rock and roll since 1964, and this is probably the greatest live performance I've ever seen. No wonder Jagger (I don't believe either Jones or Richards would have been so mean-spirited) suppressed the film for so long- The Who handed the Stones their arses on a plate.
Moon is the GOAT. There will never be another like him.
I can never take my eyes off of Keith during this... he sucks you into his world.
I was thinking the same thing! Funny dude
Dude was unbelievable!!!
The sheer power of unmedicated adhd. And such a brilliant drummer. The best.
Anyone else hear him screaming?
@@tsmith1487 that ADHD... it gives and it takes away. Right here, it was giving in shed loads. He owned this.
Keith moon jesus, never seen anyone drum like that
All filler all the time 🤣
And you never will...
Yes,..Moonie was rather Christ-like I suppose....cheerio dear boy
Hands down the best Keith Moon-type drummer to ever hit the skins.
Nor. Heard!!!
This was the birth of the Rock Opera right here.
Just watching keith moon in the background is entertaining in itself
I gotta say, The Rolling Stones is a fantastic band, but inviting The Who to their TV special show was like presenting your taller, better looking friend to your girlfriend.
It's like leaving your girlfriend alone with McCartney
@@loosilu it’s like leaving your girlfriend alone with Johnny Sins
@@cjm-jr9xk 😂
Exactly
Great comment!
After Keith died the band was never the same. Here we can see they were on top of their game and just kill it. Moonie was so good and he doesn't get talked about as much as I think he should be.
I've never witnessed a better live performance.
Wow, I come back to this every once in a while and it just blows me away.
What an amazing piece of music, and what a mind blowing performance.
Be Happy
One reason this is so good is that's its on the verge of being out of control, like music is in charge, not the musicians. Like its THAT close to exploding and killing everyone in the room.
And Moon certainly had a history with his drum kit exploding…
^ I really like this comment. It really sums up the incredible energy & tension of the performance
Love this comment, well put
They are possessed! I love it!!
I agree. The music is playing them.
There are times when something makes you realize what rock n roll is....this is one of those moments. Insane genius...
this is absolutely rock n roll.
@@bluebellbeatnik4945 Look what passes for music now. Especially cheating with the auto tune.
@@Cissy2cute It does not pass with us!
Keith developed the technique of leaning dramatically backwards on his stool as a method of fighting off back pain and increasing his drumming stamina. In his biography the author calls it "Drum Yoga" and estimates Keith was able to play for up to double the amount of time before back pain set in.
how can this be live on a tv show ridiculous ....greatest live performance ever wow
One of the funnier things about this song: from 4:48 to 5:03 they're all singing "cello, cello, cello, cello, cello, cello". I've read that Pete Townshend wrote the song with the idea that cellos would be playing during that part. However, the record company refused to pay for cellists and the band didn't have the money to hire cello players either, so they just sang "cello, cello, cello".
I think they're singing "tell him, tell him, tell him, tell him."
Even John said he would play it
@@Philmoscowitz It does sound like that, but it is actually "cello".
Thats true. At least I read that as well in the liner notes/booklet in my CD copy of the 1966 album. It was a reissue, obviously, from like 1998, or 9 I wanna say...When I recently saw them this last fall in Seattle with the Orchestra, I was so hoping they would play it to see what it would sound like with an actual cello. They didn't, but killer show regardless.
Before I heard that story (years ago)- I thought they were singing "jealous jealous jealous jealous"...
For anyone who doesn't know what The Who were all about, this is the video to watch. The song writing, the raw power, the vocals, Keith looking appropriately insane, the overdrive, the arm swinging, the equipment flying, this is The Who at their absolute best.
Incredible!
Perhaps one of the greatest rock performances ever.
Worked for the band in 71 and yes Moon was before his time.
Worked for them as what?
Maybe he was an alien.
I’ve been saying it for 40 years- The Who , in their prime, are the single greatest live rock band in history.
Without a doubt! I believe that they should have disbanded in 1978 after Keith Moon died.
I think that not disbanding after Keith Moon's death somewhat blunted The Who's greatness.
The older I get, the more true this seems....
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@@paulkersey9553 Yeah I was saying the same thing earlier today. I saw both line ups; one in 76, the other in 79. The 76 gig (Charlton) was out of this world; 79 was a non event by comparison.
Friends I tend to agree about quitting after Keith’s passing. Page and them knew after Bonham died they couldn’t continue as LZ. I’ll say this with respect to baker and Peart , no two drummers were as critical to their bands than moon and bonzo. Ever in history of rock.
Pete notwithstanding, in many ways moon WAS The Who.
This was the reason The Rock and Roll Circus was not officially released until 1996. Apparently the Stones were so jealous of The Who’s performance they could not let themselves release the Rock and Roll Circus. The Who were that good.
i gota say the who out did em. then. big time.... but on ...and......over time...... the stones found it too. jus. me sayn... its true!
The stones overall are the better band. And tell that to all the views their live performances from the rock and roll circus got.
True statement!
@@Danny-id3fe the stones represented a counterculture more so for me but honestly were not a very good live band, not like a Led Zeppelin, not like Grateful Dead or The Who. The stones put on a good performance, Mick Jagger as a frontman at this time was very entertaining and charismatic
Well it's true. They got smoked
If there is a better Keith Moon live performance, I do not know of it.
keith moon,you dont just hear and see him,YOU CAN FEEL HIM THROUGH ON A COMPUTER
There's not a single flaw in this video. It's fifteen minutes of pure glory, since I watched twice before writting this.
15 minutes? Were you watching it at half speed? LOL!
@@townshendshean he said he watched it twice
@@finnhoffman actually it is. You should learn some maths. :D
@@finnhoffman yes and this is roundabout 15 Minutes