Songs That Changed Music: The Who - My Generation
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In 1965, The Who were on their way to becoming one of the biggest bands in rock music history, with their legendary stage shows, powerhouse sound, and rebellious attitude. But the song that transformed everything for the band’s career, also revolutionized rock history. With “My Generation” The Who created a rock anthem which would define a generation’s identity and represent the spirit of rock ‘n roll for ages to come.
The story behind “My Generation” has spawned many fabrications over the years, but the song’s meaning undeniably lies in the disconnect that the post-war generation of British youth felt from their parents’ and grandparents’ generations during the sixties. Townshend recently reflected in 2019:
‘My Generation’ was inspired by the fact that I felt that as artists we had to draw a line between all those people who had been involved in the Second World War and all those people who were born right at the end of the war. Those people had sacrificed so much for us, but they weren’t able to give us anything - no guidance, no inspiration…nothing, really. We were what we used to describe ourselves as disenfranchised. We weren’t allowed to join the army, we weren’t allowed to speak, we were expected to ‘shut up and enjoy the peace.’ And we decided not to do that.”
“My Generation” remains a critical piece of rock history because of how it shaped music and even rock’s identity. It defined rock by its attitude. Perhaps one of the most iconic moments in the song occurs in the first verse when Daltrey cries out “I hope I die before I get old”. In a song all about generational conflict, this declaration asserted the youth culture as the true leaders of the future. And as the post-war generation aged, the song remained an anthem of their identity- one which constantly redefined their conception of aging. As the decades progressed, they declared that rock’s spirit would transcend age.
With “My Generation” The Who created an anthem that would not only define their generation but also transform rock history. A song of power, identity, attitude and the epitome of rock’s spirit, it has lived on for over a half a century, teaching new generations what it means to rock ‘n roll.
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What other songs do you think changed music? Let me know below!
Jive Talkin by the Bee Gees, Come Sail Away by Styx, Everybody Wants to Rule the World by Tears for Fears, Lola by the Kinks, What a Fool Believes by the Doobies, Bennie and the Jets by Elton John
Give up the funk
Relax by Frankie goes to Hollywood spy in the house of love was not was 2 monster club tracks
Born to Run - Springsteen
How about True Love Ways by Buddy Holly? Still the best vocal sound I’ve ever heard.
This whole "... that changed music" series is just gold!
Thanks ever so much Grace! That means a lot!!
+1
I have to put a plug in for the version of this number on the "Who - Live at Leeds" album. I was lucky enough to be in the Leeds University Refectory when it was recorded and the whole set had the place rocking. One of life's memorable moments.
Wow!! You were there when one of the greatest albums of all time was recorded?? That amazing
Unbelievable. It I could be alive for one moment in history, it would be that one. You have been touched by God.
If I had a time machine, that’s one of the first places I’d go!
I envy you!
Wow, what an amazing memory to have!
I can understand why "My Generation" is included in a "Songs That Changed Music" series but the The Who track that captured my attention was the release prior to this "Anyway, Anyhow, Anywhere". I was 18 years old when it was released in 1965 and it changed my music horizon.
Fantastic! Thanks ever so much for sharing Sharon!
The story I heard regarding Roger Daltrey's stutter was that he was imitating the way young mods used to talk while they were on uppers. I have no idea if that's true but it certainly plays into the notion that the song was meant to highlight the generational divide. Either way, its a classic tune.
I'd love to see you break down "21st Century Schizoid Man" by King Crimson. Not quite as underground as the Velvets or Big Star but similarly under-appreciated by the masses and hugely influential in their own way. Perhaps they are even more overlooked now, which is a real shame.
Thanks for the great videos!
Hard to believe it was so soon after Beatles pop took over the world that the Who took things to this level of expressive rebellious chaos.....and did it SO WELL.
Indeed! Such an important song!!
I don't think it is possible to explain how singularly amazing each of the four members of the Who were. But as a drummer, I must focus on the most overlooked and under appreciated Keith Moon! What? overlooked? Under appreciated? Yes! As a wild man, endless prankster and presumed crazy person. His persona was enormous. Few figures in rock loom as large. But as a drummer? He was simply one of the most remarkable, musical, powerful and creative drummers I have ever heard. He had stunningly fast hands and he played with a completely unorthodox approach. Crashes placed where they had never been played before. Rapid fire snare drum fills. But his greatest asset was the fact that he didn't play with a hi hat for most of his career. Having two kick drums, he would use his left foot (which would normally be on a hi hat) on his left kick drum and that kept straight time..(often solid 8th notes) and then his right kick played all the syncopations with the snare drum. That combination resulted in an insane onslaught of relentless forward momentum and thrust. No one ever played like that before or since.
I am not sure there was a more potent band between 1968 - 1971 ish. Just a staggering band!
Agreed regarding their awesomeness in the late 60s, but I don't believe Moon has been underappreciated or overlooked- his drumming is well- documented and much talked about. The only Rock drummer Buddy Rich gave kudos to lo!
@@randalclarke5487 I don't completely agree. And Buddy Rich praised Danny Seraphine from Chicago. I never, EVER heard him compliment Keith Moon. But...doesn't mean it didn't happen. I just never saw or read about it anywhere. Buddy HATED rock drummers for the most part. He praised Steve Gadd as well. My point being...there is way more talk about "Moon the Loon" than his actual drumming. In my 49 years of drumming that has been the way I have seen it. Does he still get praise? Sure! But just like Ian Paice...who for some unknown mystery..never seems to be mentioned in the same breath as Bonham, Mitchell, Baker...etc....Moon is many times left off.
Buddy Rich - Direct quote. The late, great American jazz drummer Buddy Rich once in the 1970s sang his praises when show host Johnny Carson The Tonight Show asked if there were any drummers he’d have his eyes on, the answer was:’There’s this kid from Canada, Whitey Glan, and he’s pretty amazing.” As large as his legacy was, his friend Munro said Glan was humble. “He was not just a great drummer, he was a great human being,” Munro said. But “he wanted a quiet life.”
@@pjones8404 Didn't Ian Paice refer to himself as the Buddy Rich of rock?
@@clarencewatson8366 no. That was something others said about him. Ian was never that boastful and far to humble to even think it of himself. In m opinion.
@@pjones8404 Ah ok - I'm glad to hear that. For some reason I thought he said it about himself. He is a lovely humble man.
12:50 - 13:30 - You'd be surprised how many players think John is doing that on bass.
"My Generation" reminds me of when I first heard the tremolo riff from "How Soon is Now" or "Don't Dream It's Over." Great hook, lyrics, and something ethereal. I had to know more!
Agreed! Absolute masterpiece!!
The greatest rhythm section of all times … Moon and Entwistle … period
Amazing
40 years playing guitar and just realizing that Pete is downtrend a whole step. Makes all the difference in the world. Great breakdown of the song.
Thanks ever so much
I think AC/DC used the same tuning on a lot of their songs, it does make quite a difference.
Wow... As soon as I tuned down and played the main riff, it was very much an “of course it’s tuned down, you t***t!”’ moment. I’ll add it to the ever growing list of wonderful things Ive learned from your videos! A million thanks!
Thanks ever so much! Yes, that makes it all make sense!
Haha awesome stuff!!
@@SixStringAlliance you rock Jamie!!
I will watch or listen to anything by or about the Who. A very enjoyable video, especially the break down of the guitar and bass parts.
I still think Won't Get Fooled Again is the single greatest rock song ever produced, hands down.
Thanks ever so much! Yes, amazing song!
1965! These guys were so much ahead of the time, it still surprises me to this day. I love everything about this band. ❤️
Pete Townshend is my favorite songwriter of all time.
Definitely in my top 10 greatest of all time!!
Mine, too! The Who is Love and I Love The Who!
Through and through man
The Who @ Wolverhampton Town Hall (mid-1970’s, can’t remember precisely) was probably the best live concert I’ve been to. The energy was off the scale.
That's amazing!!
Real sophisticated! That is why it sounds so great!
Masterpiece
You just reinforce how The Who (along with The Kinks, also produced by Talmy at the time) were the band to beat all bands in the mid-to-late 1960s. Commercial as all get out, relevant, sonically innovative, and the best rhythm section in the game (Entwistle and Moonie). This was truly one of the game-changing songs.
I grew up listening to The Who, Led Zeppelin, the Beatles, etc but when I got my bass when I was 15 or so in 2003, my dad sat me down and had me really listen to My Generation and The Chain, telling me “Songs like these are what you should aspire to be able to play without thinking if you’re serious about this.”
A song that you just never tire of hearing, a classic, and one that you just cannot get enough of hearing the individual genius elements that make it what it is.
The first time I heard this song back in 1965 , It was like nothing ever heard before. The Bass solo is incredible! Thanks.
Thanks ever so much for sharing
Way to go! Push the rock and roll.
Thanks
The Stone Roses, now The Who. Brilliant! From the 60-70s, The Who gets played the most, with Quadrophenia being played more than any other album in my collection (and the film is fantastic too). However, Won't get fooled again, Baba O'Riley and Pinball Wizard still give me goosebumps; pure energy. Even though I can't play a note from any instrument, I love the series and the stories of how the music comes together. Keep up the good work :-)
Wow! Jamie's tone today! Phenomenal!
Thanks Liam 🎸🎸
Yes! Jamie rules Liam!
@limelight81 thanks ever so much!
@@SixStringAlliance you rule my friend!!
Bravo Jamie and Tony for going into such detail. My Generation is a beautiful noise. Thank you Warren.
Thanks ever so much!
I always enjoy the Songs and Albums That Changed Music episodes, but, being 65 years old, the the last couple - the Who and Jethro Tull - just knocked it out of the park for me. The Stuff I grew up on, but always with new insights. Well done as always Warren! Thank you.
Thanks ever so much! I appreciate your kind words
No matter how times I hear this song, the power of the bass always gets me - never gets old
Agreed 100%!
Thanks for explaining the stuttering part of Roger's lyrics. That's the one thing I have wondered about for a long time.
Thanks
One of my Who's favourite song ! Can't believe you made an episode on it, what a day
One of the best rock songs period
Agreed 100%!
This song will never get old.
Agreed
I'm 73 (and a couple of days) and "hope I die before I get old". Saw the Who a few time's during the early single's at a Dance Venue in Camberly, Surrey called the Agincourt. One was litterly only feet away from them and yes, they smashed up their instrument's. So, "AM I OLD" ? Not while I can still crank up the volume to 'starting to distort'. The one great thing about being my age IS; I grew up with so much fantastic music, great Fashion (being a Mod) and later in life discovering 'Hippydom' about 10 year's after it was Fashionable. Still a 'hippy' at heart, Gardening, Cycling (Ebike) and eating wholefood because of it's taste. A back cataloge of around 60 year's of Rock Music.... EAT YOUR HEART'S OUT if you missed out. MY GgggggggggENERATION WAS THE BEST.
I've seen many shows at the Agincourt! Love that venue!
@@Producelikeapro WOW... The Promoter there was HOT.... A question for you. Been trying to think were I saw Sonny Boy Williamson ? Any idea's within "Scootering distance" ?
@@HTJB60 hmm maybe in London? I saw most of my Blues shows in London
Until the last minute, Moon is playing a swing/shuffle variation, which I don’t believe he or any of his replacements ever took up live, and I’ve heard thousands of versions. My favourite memory of the power of MG took place at a sweaty dance club years ago and after a lull the DJ dropped My Generation and the place exploded. Crazy, bruise-induced dancing for the first two minutes and then the free-for-all bit kicks in, breaking the tempo, and everyone kinda wandered away EXCEPT for the punks who took this as a cue to turn the dump over. On came the house lights and we were all told to leave. Fist fights and broken glass. My Generation still leaves a mark! Great document. Thanks!
I'm a french, it's a mental work to listen for over 30 minutes of dense informations in US english... So I didn't watch the video entiretly...
But I understood that you said that THE WHO's My Generation is a major hit single of the 60'... As a real true WHOligan, It's enough for me to put a tumb up :-)
Merci beaucoup! Thanks ever so much for watching! I only have one comment 'US English'? Haha
@@Producelikeapro Am... sorry if I make a huge mistake but sometimes it's complicated with the english and accents and it's a big melting pot in my brain ^^
Jamie's contribution here is amazingly helpful! TY Jamie! And thank you Tony, also.
Thanks ever so much Brian! Jamie rules!!
Thanks Brian!!
Liked the demo of the guitar tuned down 1 step.
I like the pop song The Kids are Alright. So many good Who and Kinks songs through the years.
Agreed 100%!
High school trying to put together a band, our drummer invited a friend over to become our bass player. First thing he played was the My Generation bass solo. He was in. We’ve been best friends now for 40 years.
That's very cool!
The Who have made countless classics, but My Generation certainly hit the masses and society in a way that represents the 60s youth and beyond!
YOU'RE BAITING ME WARREN 😈
Great followup to the Shel Talmy interview. 👏🏻
Since Pete Townshend is the very reason I picked up the guitar (nearly 39 years ago), please allow me to impart some things here.
First, I was impressed to see that Jammie caught on to Pete tuning down a whole step, and nailing all the chord shapes and guitar parts. He even got the little single note fills that most people mistake for John Entwistle's bass. The one thing here is that Pete's sound is much cleaner and always has been, despite common misperception; Jamie's sound is quite crunchy here. Pete recorded "My Generation" on a Rickenbacker Rose Morris 1997 (330 in the U.S.) using the bridge pickup. (Rickenbacker 6 and 12-strings were used on the entire debut album, also entitled My Generation.) Pete DID NOT play through a Marshal amp on this album. He plugged in to a Fender 6G6B Bassman and a Fender G6A Pro, both going in to early Marshall 4X12 cabinets with Celestion AlNiCo speakers. (The same speakers that Vox used in the AC30and AC15, but left silver, not painted blue). The Rickenbacker guitars were outfitted with Rickenbacker 470 flat-wound guitar strings, made by Maxima in West Germany. They were quite heavy by post-1960's standards, but standard fare at the time: .013-.054 (sometimes up to .056.). I can provide you with photos, as I have quite a few sets in my stash. 😇
I'm glad to see that Tony more or less got the information about John Entwistle's equipment info correct as well. LaBella discontinued the round-wound Danelectro Long Horn bass strings quite a few years ago, and just recently discontinued the flat-wounds. The strings "The Ox" used on the his '65 Jazz Bass for this recording were what is known as the "Deep Talkin' Bass" falt-wound strings, and are LaBella's most famous product; still their best seller today. Oh, and the particular set used is known as the Original '54 set; the same set used by James Jamerson and Donald Duck Dunn-and quite HEAVY! (I recommend the three lighter gauges that LaBella makes.) By 1966 Entwistle had created the Rotosound RS66, so bye-bye flat-wounds. As Tony said, he did use a Marshall amp plugged in to the same type of Marshall 4X12 that Pete used. There are some tracks on the first album that sound like the speakers in Entwistle's cabinets(s) are going to explode; you can hear the speaker distortion at times.
There are some tracks on the first album where you can hear a compressor/limiter on Pete's guitar(s). This is most likely either a custom made unit by Sean Davies, or possibly a Fairchild (660/670) as IBC had both.
Hope this is helpful.
Thanks again for this and the Shel Talmy interview!
Indeed! Thanks Stu! Yes, Jamie doesn't have a Rickenbacker and opted for the Tele to get the sound as close as possible! Many thanks, Warren
Nice interview with Shel Talmy who has been very overlooked historically. He totally understood the sound the Who (and the Kinks) were going for and got it onto tape. I believe he was very strict and authoritarian (despite his young age) and wasn't well liked by Pete at the time. But he really captured their sound perfectly using new mic techniques he invented. Pete has later acknowledged Talmy's good work.
What a brilliant idea to show the guitar parts. I agree got to talk to Glyn.
Awesome interview and an amazing segment by Jamie! As always PLAP rocks!
Thanks ever so much William!
Thanks William 🎸🎸
@@SixStringAlliance great work Jamie!
Jamie I had no idea you had a channel! Why the HECK isn’t this channel all over! Some really great stuff, just watched your I Would Love To tutorial. Subscribed!
"Won't Get Fooled Again" would be a great one also. I saw the Who in Buffalo, NY in 1979 when I was on tour with my band "Earth Opera". I have never before or since seen a band that could EXPLODE with volume and dynamics as the original band with Moon!! Truly an inspiring performance.
Agreed amazing performance! What a wonderful song!
Thank you, I learned a lot there. Your collaborators are great as well.
Thanks ever so much Delius!
Love this series. Really helps understand and appreciate classic songs.
Some time in early 1965, my then 16yo father's blues combo had blagged a gig at The Bure Club in the New Forest. They were on first, followed by some other local band, then probably The Federals or The Senators. Next was Dave Dee and The Bostons, on the cusp of being Dave Dee Dozy Beaky Mick And Tich. Late announced headline that night was a band that the previous year had been known as The High Numbers.
My teenage father opened for The Who!
Of course, at that age, he was back home in bed by the time they even arrived so didn't meet them, alas.
I was in my forties before he told me..! I'd been involved with music over twenty-five years before he bothered to mention it..
One of if not THE BEST of your videos Warren! Wonderful information and history behind the band and the track. I am 68 years young and music that jumped on me in the middle 60's still inspires me to this day! I own a live sound production company and still play bass, Spot on MATE!!
Thanks ever so much Bill!
Thank you for a wonderful excursion into history.
Thanks Serge!!
Love Jamie and Tony explaining the parts. Again an excellent video!
Thanks ever so much!!
Thank you 🎸🎸
Very good video - a mini doc. Thank You!
Thanks ever so much
Knocked it out of the park again, Warren. Fascinating story and your analysis of the material, the production, the people and the point in time is flawless. Beautiful.
Thanks ever so much
I thought I knew everything about this song, but this was terrific and added a lot. Jamie and Tony really show the parts in a great way, showing the realistic artistic intent and capability of the artist rather getting bogged down on minor irrelevant details. As always great series.
This was fantastic. Can't wait for more Who content! My vote is for Albums That Changed Music: Who's Next. (And Quadrophenia, and Tommy!)
Absolutely brilliant break down of an immortal beast of a song! Thank you for asking your friends to join in they really helped to show that Townshend and Entwistle were brilliant then. And Shel Talmy's interview was a very cool addition. Keep up the good work!
Thanks ever so much Lee!!
Great presentation on My Generation by the Who, with a clear definitive on the bands influence on all following music. As a Mod myself and a musician and now producer/sound technician, I aspire, even now to take influences from the sixties. I would love you to do a vid on another iconic, yet understated band of the 60’s, that being the Small Faces, who in my opinion had one of the most brilliant and influential rock singers, the brilliant Steve Marriott. My personal favourite of theirs was ‘All or Nothing’ but the band had so many great tracks, Tin Soldier etc etc. Great work Warren. Karl
Totally with you here Karl!!
Once again Warren, many sincere compliments for the work you and your musician cohorts are doing. About two thirds of the way through watching this video I had a flashback to watching the BBC/PBS program “Rockschool” in the ‘80s…
I use to watch Rock School every week on the BBC when I was a kid!!
@@SixStringAlliance The same series was re-broadcast in the States on PBS, but with introductions from Herbie Hancock. It was the coolest thing on TV for us young musicians.
@@jameslewis8227 I loved Rock School!! Great show!
@@Producelikeapro I spent a couple hours last night looking for the Rockschool episode with John Entwistle as their guest. I couldn’t find it, but I did find this little gem: th-cam.com/video/cGjjlbxBALE/w-d-xo.html
Brilliant! Thanks for this. A brilliant song, everything about it is great; the attitude, the lyrics, explosive drums, bass and a bass solo(!), searing vocals, backing vocals, the guitar riff, feedback, slashing chords, pick dragging, down the string, the morse code toggle of the pickups of his Rickenbacker. In essence, a chaotic, (still) exciting rock n roll gem.
I was a teenager in the 90'... Nirvana was the iconic band of my generation... I was the black duck at school, I listenend 60' music... But once I had the opportunity to present to my classmates My Generation from Live at Leeds, I became the "coolest guy" of the school ^^
Thanks ever so much for sharing!
Similar ! Nirvana had 4 great songs and The Who did ! Beatles about 70 and the Stones about 40 ! Ok
Great video, thanks Warren! The birth of attitude . . . the Who were a primal force, with brains to boot. Unbeatable
very cool- and timely!
Thanks ever so much!
Thanks again for another good one Warren!
Thanks ever so much!
Read Townsend's memoir and was very intrigued by the section where he talked about writing this one. Thank you for this complement. It really did change everything!
Glad you enjoyed it! Thanks ever so much!
What a great video. Wonderful to see Tony and Jamie's input!
Thank you.l glad you enjoyed it!
Mate, great content. This is obviously going to be compared to Beato but your content seems to be much more accessible to the non muso whilst still being great for the musos. My virtual hats off to you.
You’re very kind! Thanks ever so much
Like A Rolling Stone. Thank you Warren, wonderful info and analysis! I have often thought of LIRS and MG as the first punk songs. But, then, think about just a few years earlier with the beginnings of Rock and Roll. Little Richard, Jerry Lee Lewis… they were pretty punk too! Love your work.
I learned so much. Thank you. Keep 'em coming!
Thanks ever so much Bob
Excellent piece of work here, as usual.
Thanks ever so much Scott!
Great choice, fantastic music, fantastic lyrics...loved you and your fellow musicians insight, brilliant 👌
Great series. They are giving me a much greater insight into these songs and have definitely changed how I listen, not just to these songs but to others. I think songs that changed music have to be just that: songs (and productions) that changed something of made people look differently at things - we all have our own game-changers (for me these include The Ronnettes; Be My Baby, Nirvana's Smells Like Teen Spirit as well as The Sex Pistols' God Save The Queen, along with many more).
Very well done Warren. Thanks for posting.
You're very welcome!
It's weird to say this about one of the biggest bands ever, but I think The Who are deeply underrated in rock history. They were leading rock and roll and constantly changing and reshaping it for at least 10 years, yet you get people waxing lyrical for hours about the deep influences of David Bowie (very well deserved), Led Zeppelin (deserved) and people will just not shut up about Pink Floyds boring non-songs, but where are the ten hour long multi-part documentaries about the legacy of The Who?
The Who is definitely one of the ten artists/groups that has most shaped today's, perhaps just second behind The Beatles. But their ten-plus years of groundbreaking somehow are rarely mentioned.
Great collective of information. Immense respect for you Warren for you to take the time out to feature such historical and ground breaking music. There are so many twists and turns in songs that changed music, some of which you have covered but if I was to name one then maybe the start of progressive rock. I'm thinking of Procal Harum and Whiter shade of pale which stayed at number one in the charts for a good while which seem to paved the way for later prog rock bands like, Moody Blues, ELP, Yes etc.
Huge fan of Procal Harum and Whiter Shade Of Pale! I’ve covered it on here before! Covered the song in a demo that is
When watching the Shel Talmy interview, I so knew this episode would come! 😄 And I'd always thought it was the bass playing those guitar licks in the verses as shown by Jamie! And I had known the Danelectro story around Entwistle's solo but not that he'd actually used a JazzBass in the end! And Keith had also broken the bass drum pedal during his first jam with the other Who guys, by the way 😄 Some new things learnt about a song I'd known for nearly all my life! Thank you for the video! 😀
Thanks! A great video and lesson on this song. I’ll appreciate it even more now.
There's nothing better than getting notified of a new video in your channel. Always sure to be a good time!
Congragulations on a genuinely noteworthy production. Haven't watched anything as interesting and insightful on The Who in a long time. Brilliant breakdown on the guitar and bass parts! Love the way Glyn Johns creeps in at the end.. is that interview possible? 🤔 Fair play Warren you some pup..
Stellar video Warren. It would be tremendous if you could do another one on The Who that highlights Pete's numerous innovations to songwriting and stagecraft.
F-f-f-f-brilliant video Warren! Great interviews and ‘smashing’ instrument ‘breakdowns’ by Jamie and Tony. Really enjoyed it very much 🙏😎
Haha thanks David!
Stumbled onto your channel a while back and really glad I did. Love your videos.
Thanks ever so much!
Warren thank you so much for Tony Franklin's great insight to John Entwhistle..rocks greatest bassist.
Thanks ever so much Peter!
That's a big claim, perhaps hard rocks greatest bassist, but times change. In later eras you get people like Peter Hook and half a dozen others who sound nothing like Entwistle, but who were each innovative in their own way.
I love their rendition of My Generation and Magic Bus from the Live at Leeds album, magical indeed 😊
Agreed! Masterful!
Greatest Rock band ever!
Incredible band!
Love this series. Always well presented and full of great info on legendary bands and timeless songs.
Thanks ever so much Rune!
Great video as always Warren. They were certainly a force in music!
Yes, they were Terry!
Every time Tony Franklin shows up it is a treasure.
I agree!
Thanks ever so much Mike!
@@jorgosagb thanks ever so much!
I'm a huge Bond fan, and when I listen to Tony here, his voice reminds me of a younger Desmond "Q" Llewelyn.
Great review and loved the guitar and bass demos and details! I always loved the bass solo in this song! Very cool! Do Won't Get Fooled Again by the Who also! Great synth history on that song!
Thanks ever so much!
Well done, thanks!
Thanks ever so much
wow, great job with this you guys. excellent retrospective.
Thanks ever so much
The early Who songs were very impactful for me. It always struck me that their sound was almost a style or genre onto itself. There was no other band that sounded like The Who. And Townsends melodies were very unique.
Wonderful video, thank you!
Its unusual but this is actually interesting. Well paced, quotes I've not seen/heard, bits of details I didn't know. Good job! Sign me up!
As for the song, I remember it coming out. I didn't latch on to the "social" commentary -- "Hope I die before I get old" was interesting but not anthemic to me. I was 11. I was into music, not "meaning," but I had hormones. It was cacophonous and weird but didn't really grab me. What's the stuttering about, simple composition, nothing really there for me.
What got my young attention was The Who's "" that followed. Maybe it was less significant, but it blew my mind as "My Generation" didn't. The drumming, the structure, the confidence and power of it. It got me into drumming and interested in who is doing what, when, who has names . . . .
Lyrics aside, I think it's a better song, and I think Townshend thinks so, too.
But your analysis is great. I'm a fan.
Thanks ever so much for your wonderful comment! I really appreciate it
Thanks for this👍
I’m happy to see.. I’m doing artistic license.. trying on many songs trying to be exact to the record is a life time of frustration..
Top Quality Content Warren...Thanks mate x
Always nice to see Tony Franklin on your videos.
We love Tony!
Best one yet! Thanks for posting! 💜
Keith Moon was an enormous influence on the late, great Neil Peart. Speaking of which, I'm sure there's a video or two to be made in this series about Rush!
Yes! I love Rush!!
Love to see a series from you that takes music styles or trends or what not from it's first breath through generations of artists...
Marvellous idea
I'm currently in the middle of Pete Townshend's autobiography (it's excellent) so I'm double excited to watch this video!
Fantastic
THE song that defined the 60s! 1 of my faves!
Thanks ever so much!!
@@Producelikeapro Indeed! YW Warren! It was a great look at 1 of the defintive British pop/rock songs and bands of the 60s & beyond! I learnt a LOT about how it was played on guitar & bass! and NOW I know WHY I could never make it sound RIGHT! LOL! Duhh drop tunings!
Cheers Guv! \m/
@@DMSProduktions thanks ever so much! I’m glad to be able to help!
@@Producelikeapro Warren, you are such a lovely, genuine bloke, and a bang up musician! Cheers!