Damn, only one? It would be a toss up between Led Zeppelin and Lynyrd Skynyrd Skynyrd would nick it but ask me tomorrow……. I would add The Beatles but don’t think I could stand all the screaming 😮
I grew up hearing The Who but never really connected with them. Then, one day, my 14-year-old daughter came up to me and said, “Dad, The Who is on their 50th anniversary tour. Can we go see them?” After I wiped a tear from my eye, I said I would look at ticket prices. We got floor seats at Wells Fargo arena in Philadelphia and had a great time. Since then, my daughter and I have bonded over classic rock, attending concerts and even building guitars together. I am a blessed man. Oh, and Quadrophenia has become my most played album.
Two tears here. My daughter and friends went wild eyed when I played a Beatles song. "You know that song?!?!" Suddenly, Across the Universe, I was "the cool mom".
"Won't Get Fooled Again" is timeless. It is as applicable after every world election as it was when it was first written and performed. "Meet the new boss. Same as the old boss." Indeed.
"won't get fooled again"...best encore with intro for everyone to hold up their cigarette lighters. better than hotel calif., freebird, n dream on.........
@pcnotpc59 Townsend Wasn't talking about the puppet politicians. he was talking about the world controllers. The ones who control the politicians. that's why the new boss, is the same as the old boss.
As a teenager a biracial kid who was a outsider a outcast i lost my mother in my teens both the who and black sabbath changed my life both of their music got me through some tough times.
@@jhandle4196 that's good I only know a handful of moody blues songs I'll have to go and listen to those picks but that goes to show the power of music and it's effect on people
I can relate. Who , Sabbath. Moody blues. I'm not biracial but I was a young girl into hunting horses motorcycles. Not a girly girl. So I sort of spent a lot of time doing things by myself. I played pool by hours listening to these rock masters.Oh yeah. Hendrix. Lol. Mom called a lot of what I listened to Funeral music. So of course I want Sabbath played at mine. I'm 66 and still play Sabbath in my car. Along with some Uriah Heep.
I once tried to explain to my kids that some screaming in Rock n Roll is just screaming, but some is art. The scream in Won't Get Fooled Again was my example of art. It has to be the greatest scream in Rock history.
THE WHO! The ONLY band that was 4 LEAD musicians!!!! Roger On lead vocals, Pete lead guitar, John lead bass, and of course Keith on lead drums… And they made it work with fantastic results🎶🎶🎶🎶
This video of THE WHO performing WGFA at Shepperton Studios LIVE in 1978 is the absolute best CONCERT VIDEO/SONG performance of all time.....period. th-cam.com/video/UDfAdHBtK_Q/w-d-xo.html
Led Zeppelin's John Bonham was the true lead drummer. That's what separated him from everyone else. Jimmy Page, and John Paul Jones both agreed that the best thing that happened was Bonham otherwise they wouldn't have been much different then their first group yard birds. John's drummingstyle was unheard of in the 60s when he started playing with different angles... Look up Bonhams lead drum style.
I know I've said this before, but it's worth repeating: for anyone who still remembers a thing called "music", this channel is a treasure. Prof, you're the best.
The musical and creative genius of Pete Townshend has not been fully appreciated, IMHO. Personal problems aside, he's left a heck of legacy. Daltrey's vocals on the Who's Next album are at their peak and Won't Get Fooled is still as powerful an anthem today as it was 52 years ago. Meet the new boss....same as the old boss. Pretty impressive! Thanks, Adam!
I guess Townsend predicted the Carter and Clinton Eras, as the Clinton's in '72 were actually in the McGovern primary campaign; though as mentioned, Townsend should have ceded Hoffman a few more seconds at least, and the fantastic talent of Woodstock security chief Wavy Gravy, and his "please force" deserves real study and respect and not cynical dismissal. That said, getting fooled again, I feel is best exemplified by the "Environmentalist" factors doing elitist things like boosting Bay Area rents, causing housing shortages and homelessness with the support of too many Woodstock fans. You see the liberal elite repression best at the local level, like Hillary's Chappaqua NY.
Saw The Who this year at Badminton Gloucestershire with full orchestra, they were incredible both Townsend and Daltrey totally shook off their age and gave amazing value for money. In their prime they must have been out of this world.
I'm sorry. Despite you seeing the lead singer, and the guitar/principle songwriter, without Keith, and John, you didn't really see "The Who." And yes; in their prime when I was blessed enough to have seen them in the early 70s, they were all of that, and then some.
The opening synth loop of Baba O’Riley has been my ringtone for 20 years. Keith Moon is beating his drum like they owe him money. He hit so hard on this song.
@@pinky6863 I've used it on numerous phones. I used this ringtone maker website to edit the clip and make a sound file of it. Then I just transfer it to every new phone I get.
I had three copies of the Who's Next album ober the years. I literally wore two of them out. One of the best albums ever. The songs are still played in TV shows and films and still sound great. Timeless masterpiece. Thanks, Adam.
My Gran always gave me money for my birthday so I could buy the present I wanted. When I turned 18 what I wanted was The Who's latest album, It's Hard, which turned out to be their last studio album of all-new material. Found it, but I still had enough for another album. Decisions, decisions. Tommy? By Numbers? Who Are You? Naw, gonna go with Who's Next. Lots of songs I love there. Big shocker, it was the one song that I didn't know, Ox's contribution My Wife, which became my favorite cut on the vinyl.
Fun fact: According to Bruce Dickinson, singer of Iron Maiden, his scream near the beginning of "Number of the Beast" was a direct tribute to Daltry's scream in "Won't Get Fooled Again."
Early seventies music was so weak and bland. Pre punk, Daltry’s scream on WGFA was our tune. There were few earlier bands the punks respected: The Who, The Kinks, The Doors and The Velvet Underground. Maybe the Stones c. Beggar’s Banquet.
I've seen The Who about a dozen times over the years, Live they are absolutely electric. Oh how I wish I could have seen them when Keith Moon was still alive.
Oh how jealous I am of you. 12x having seen one of the greatest bands ever. I hate that you never got to see them while Keith was alive. He is one of my absolute, all time favorite drummers. I never got to see them even one time. Was always either too young, too poor or lived too far away to have to ability to see a show. You are very lucky.
I was at the Pontiac Silverdome concert, Dec. 6, 1975 as an 18 yo punk kid..over 80,000...we were pretty close, on the 20 yd. line. What a concert abd experience.....you can see a couple clips of it on the Kids are Alright film....oh, and it was $8.00 a ticket. Townshend is an absolute genius...what a band.
These guys are genius. Clearly driven by Pete, but every member of the Who is a monster talent. Always have been. I started to listen to them in 1976-77. Wasn’t old enough to have a stereo earlier. One of the most powerful canon of songs ever. Roger’s scream on Won’t get Fooled again is the most powerful I’ve ever heard and a seminal moment in rock history. IMHO.
Bon Scott's "Ride On" has been an anthem in my head my whole life. It's core message has saved my life more than once. Such a simple tune, but a strong message. I absolutely loved this latest episode 👍👍
@@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980 At 20:31 Adam says, "... Or just some other songs that have changed your life that we have to cover here." The OP's comment isn't that out of place as it might seem.
Loudest concert I ever went to. They played for over 3 hours including the 2 encores. I knew every song they played. The intermission was just Roger signing acapella for 3 songs. Absolutely left a mark on my soul. haha
Deep Purple held the record first in 1972. They also rendered 3 people unconscious. Then The Who in 1974. Guiness quit doing loudest bands as they didn't want people to go deaf trying to be the "loudest band" lol
I have a playlist of anti-establishment protest songs going back to the 1930s. It really does seem that the more things change, the more they stay the same. These songs reflect over 80 years of injustice. Everything from Billie Holiday's "Strange Fruit", and "We Shall Overcome", to the many protest songs of the 60s from artists like Bob Dylan and Sam Cooke, to the more recent "This is America" by Childish Gambino. Lyrics change to reflect current trends, but most are of the same theme, that "freedom" and the pursuit of happiness depend on one's wealth and concentration of melanin.
I had the exact same experience with this album opening my eyes. The entire thing is revelatory, but for me it was Bargain. The line "I'd gladly lose me to find you," hit me hard. It opened up music as poetry and even expanded my understanding of poetry and literature. The album is one of the greatest pieces of 20th Century art.
This has been my all-time favorite rock song since I was in about 8th grade. Even before I knew what it meant, I was just drawn to its sound. Truly one of history's greatest compositions
❤ This song and Love Reign Down Over Me are 2 of The Who's best...... and each song has a great scream! Pete Townsend is an absolutely genius songwriter. Wish I had seen The Who...... never did. Thanks for this Professor. We scream with joy every day you drop knowledge on us.
I was fortunate to score row 2 tickets back in 2007 (I think I don’t have the stub with me). 250.00 for two tickets on 2nd and it was amazing! I was surprised the stadium wasn’t at capacity, the Pretenders were opening. Damned good show
I got to see The Who mark 2.0 with Kenney. He is a good drummer, I don't mean to take anything away from him on that count, and he was a natural replacement for Keith because of their long-time friendship (that is, as long as they insisted on carrying on without Keith, which artistically was a bad move in my opinion), but it was still a disappointment - Kenney was no Keith. Sorry, Ken, but you know it at least as well as I do.
I love the extended synthesizer interludes in this song, Baba O'Reilly, etc. Brilliant!! And yes, the message of this song still stands up as true even today! Wow!
I've been a fan of The Who & their music since 1982. I was introduced to their music, through the final concert of their "farewell tour." December 17th, 1982 on pay per view. Being eleven years old @ the time of the concert, I was hooked by the first note. Since then, I've seen The Who an additional 7 times. For two & half years, I was corresponding with Pete Townshend via the postal service. We traded Birthday & Christmas cards in that time, I'll cherish those for the rest of my life. I have cds of all twelve studio albums, most of them are the deluxe version. I also have vinyl versions of "It's Hard", the original & fortieth anniversary deluxe. John Entwistle's "Too Late The Hero", Simon's "Sweet Sounds" LP & "Empty Glass" as well as "White City: A Novel" by Pete. I've also got vinyl copies of Roger's first album "Daltrey" & "Under A Raging Moon." The Who have been an amazing inspiration to my creative writing style, as well. Most of lyrics are written as rock operas, & as we all know. Pete not only started the concept, he perfected it. I've also found myself gravitating, towards bands that write in that style as well. Long Live Rock, Long Live The Who. 🎤🎸🎺🥁
That 1982 tour was a great entry-level experience of a once great band. If you start there and go backwards, it's like watching a mediocre pop band grow into a maniacal rock powerhouse! And going forward from there, their live shows just got better and better. Follow them in either direction and they only get better!
@@beenaplumber8379 being eleven @ the time, I did dive into their past catalog & I was like why didn't I hear of these guys earlier? In the years that have followed I've been impressed with their live shows, especially the years John was still alive. After John's death, the years with Pino, "Rabbit", Simon & Zak. Gave me the vibes, of the early WHO. Their two singles released in 2004, were fantastic. "Endless Wire" from 2006, was a great album. Many people didn't like the album for whatever reason, but I thoroughly enjoyed it. As I did, their 2019 album "WHO." I've seen them live three times @ the Hollywood Bowl. 2004, 2006 & 2019. I was extremely impressed with each show & the shows I've seen via dvd. Tommy Live (2016), Quadrophenia Live (2013), impressed me as well.
@@johntanner3122 I've worshiped Entwistle since I was maybe 4-5 years old (~1970-71), sitting with Mom and listening to her Tommy album, which she played constantly. I asked her what that low boom-boom-booty-booty-boom-boom sound was. "That sounds like a bass guitar, like the kind Daddy plays only lower." That led me to learning bass and being a mostly semi-pro musician and teacher for ~45 years. I actually met him when he was touring solo, not long before he died. Sometimes people are disappointed when they meet their heroes. I was blown away by what a nice, gentle soul he was (and disarmingly shy). Very different from his stage persona. My favorite post-Moon lineup was Ox, Roger, Pete, and Zak. Their other drummers were all fantastic (particularly Simon Phillips IMO), but Zak seemed to play by feel, like Mooney did, while the others seemed more focused on playing incredibly well. Zak is extraordinary. I saw that lineup in 96 or 97, when they were touring Quadrophenia. An incredible show, which I bet you have on DVD 🙂(I do!) I never went back to see them after Ox died. It felt too sad, the idea of seeing them without the most amazing, personally influential, understated yet flamboyant bassist ever. Pino's a genius, for sure, but he plays with his own sound (as he should), and there's a huge hole in the band. I've seen videos... I just couldn't bring myself to do it. Few people focus on the bass like I do, I know, but for me personally, with my weird emotional attachment to him, Ox was the heart and soul of their show. I'm glad Roger and Pete carried on, and I know they continued to put on fantastic shows for millions of people who love them. I'm glad you got to see them as many times as you did too!
@@beenaplumber8379 I met John ever so briefly, in 1994. It was @ a Roger Daltrey Orchestral Tribute to Pete & his music. That show, was in Palm Springs @ the McCallum Theatre. After the show I saw John by the tour busses, sadly there was a fence between us & I didn't want to intrude on him. So I just yelled out, "I loved his music & how much he had inspired me." He yelled back, "Thanks, it loves you too." Giving me a point & wink, as he entered a bus. That was my full & total experience with John, but it was enough of a memory to last me a lifetime. Later that same show, I met Roger, Simon, Billy Nicholls & Jodi Lynn Scott. Got pics & autographs with Roger & Billy. Though I didn't know it @ the time I also met Bill Curbishley, during the show. Yes I do have that dvd, along with just everything else WHO related. All the studio albums, live albums, as well as some bootlegs. 🤫😄 I have many of the books about, or written by the members of The Who. All four original members, biographies & autobiographies. All three of Pete's fictional works & most of the books written about the group, as a whole. @ the first Hollywood Bowl show, I met Eddie Vedder & Simon Phillips after the show. They were extremely cool, as everyone I've met through The Who. @the 2006 show, I met Rachel & Simon, getting his autograph then.
@@johntanner3122 Wow, you are the Who superfan! I guess I'm more like that with John than the band, and I'm more interested in his music than anything. When I met him it was after his solo show at First Avenue in Minneapolis. The roadies (i.e., the very young and very talented opening band, who seemed content to pay their dues to be part of the tour) were loading out, and I was standing in front of John's massive "Little Manhattan" bass rig, studying every bit of it while security were ushering everybody out. When the place was nearly empty, a guy I assumed was his road manager walked onto the main floor and announced that John was willing to meet fans in his dressing room, 2 at a time. I went in with my wife. It was like a private meet & greet thing without all the mobbing fans. He signed my ticket stub and shook my hand, along with his keyboardist Alan St. John (formerly with Billy Squier & others). He's always seemed very shy to me in interviews, and as the front man for his own band too. I think the 2 at a time meet & greet in his dressing room made it more tolerable for him to be with his fans without the crowds. He still seemed uncomfortable, but it seemed important for him to give us his time, which he didn't have to do. You and I have been to a lot of rock shows, I think. I've never seen an artist do that before. Maybe meet fans out back by the bus, but never meeting fans in their dressing room. It was just Ox and Alan, my wife & me, and that guy who I think was his road manager. Despite how I talk about him, I'm not into star worship. If I encounter celebs, I leave them alone. I even had an opportunity with Prince, at the height of his popularity, while Purple Rain was in the theaters, and I was a fan, but I left him alone, though my dad's girlfriend didn't. But I wasn't like that with Entwistle! My wife and I were the 2nd couple to go in to meet him. If I had known I'd have the opportunity to meet him in a quiet room I'd have thought of something meaningful to say or ask. We shook hands, and I thanked him for what he'd done for rock bass (pretty much inventing it) and for inspiring me - typical fumbling fan blabber. He could tell I was stumbling for words, and he and Alan had a quiet chuckle at my expense while they signed my ticket stub. Then he looked at me and thanked me in a way that felt sincere. My wife didn't know anything about either of those guys. She was mostly standing back and watching me make a fool of myself in front of my bass guitar god. John reached forward to offer her a handshake too. Alan did the same with me. It was awkward, I was a bit embarrassed, but they ended it on what felt like a sincere note of kindness. Since then I've had the impression that John, and maybe all the guys in The Who, really did appreciate us fans, like they know that we're the only reason they got to live their opulent dream lives. I mean, where are musicians without their audience? In the basement, working meaningless day jobs. And how many songs and albums has Pete written from the perspective of the fan? And that's the entirety of my encounter with Ox. (Sorry this got so long. I remember every detail of that encounter, and I love talking about him.)
I took a class in college titled "Philosophy through Rock n Roll" and we talked about this song. Gave me a new appreciation for The Who beyond the songs from radio. All time classic.
I attended my very first concert on July 23, 1967. The headliner act was Herman's Hermits. It turned out that The Who was the intro act. I had never heard of them, and immediately became a fan. In those early days they destroyed all their equipment at the end of the show. Awesome show! The next day I bought the 45 rpm single which has "I Can See for Miles" on side A and "Happy Jack" on side B.
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The Who, Pink Floyd and Zeppelin are heavily played on my Spotify. Even my wifes.The Who are still a powerful band to see live today, no backing tracks used all live.
Please don't use superlatives to describe art. There are so many great songs and songwriters to say anyone is "the most" anything. Let them each stand on the beauty they bestowed on the rest of us.
When I heard The End and When the Music’s Over by the Doors it was one of the most memorable moments of my musical awakening. When I heard Baba O’Riley and Won’t Get Fooled Again that was another huge moment of the same magnitude. Two great bands, four absolutely incredible songs
Who's Next is one of my all time favorites and one of the greatest albums ever. Even the editional songs they added for the CD version were great songs. Amazing
I had no idea about the opening synth of Won't Get Fooled Again! That's actually really cool! I may not agree with all of Townsend's philosophy, but I do believe that music can connect with us on a spiritual level.
Always loved this song, especially the line, "Meet the new boss, same as the old boss!" I saw their farewell concert broadcast on television and I remember telling my mom, "If he keeps that up, his arm is going to come flying off!"
I was 10 years old and hearing the incredible music of the time on a transistor radio. 10 years later after we purchased a proper stereo, the status symbol of our peer group, Who's Next was one of our favorite albums. We played it over and over. I hope the neighbors enjoyed it. In later years, as I listen to tracks like Won't Get Fooled Again, I am left wondering how a generation that grew up listening to this incredible music didn't do better. Should the day ever come when we are fighting in the street with our children at our feet, each side is likely to claim Won't Get Fooled Again as their anthemn without ever fully appreciating the message.
Love The Who! Believe it or not, there was a huge stigma attached to listening to their music in my hometown (Cincinnati) due to the tradgedy in 79. Even though I was young, I still remember all the news from that week in December. The number of people who blammed the band was staggering. It was a different time.
I was never a big concert goer.. however.. I did go see The Who in their “final tour” (one of.. how many??) in the fall of 1982 at Shea Stadium in NY. It was a once in a lifetime experience!! My biggest memory was that they played the synthesizer portion of “We Won’t Get Fooled Again”.. non stop for probably an hour or more as we sat waiting for the concert to start. We began to “feel it” in our whole body… the vibration!! Very memorable concert.. for sure!!
I heard this song because I love "Who Are You". I loved that they got a curse word on the radio, and I loved the killer dynamics of the song so I explored other Who material. I was blown the F away. This band is one of the greatest and always will be.
I grew up with The Who. I loved the music, but I was never somebody to focus on lyrics. The history of the group, the music, and the lyrics to, “Won’t Get Fooled Again”, had me scratching my head as to why I never knew this. You are 100% correct in suggesting that this song is as applicable today as it was then. Great show.
This is one of the tracks my great friend calls a value for money track on the jukebox, a long fantastic track that you never get bored of and Baba O' Riley has been my ringtone on my phone for as long as I can remember. A very distinctive start to a track. 🤘👍
I first turned on to The Who with rock opera Tommy. Boy, what a trip. I was barely 15 when I first heard it and blew my mind open. Then, when Who's Next came out, I sensed a continuity of sorts. I never knew it had been intended as another opera, but always sensed that there was a common thread in those songs. Won't Get Fooled really resonated with me. Does all the more so today. How many so-called 'revolutions' have come and gone in the same way since then?
At the risk of sounding redundant, or worse, trite, you rock, Professor. The research you, et al (?) do for these incredible videos is profound and comprehensive. You mentioned you yourself are one of the many who consider "Who's Next" is their "Opus," and truer words were never spoken. Every song is perfect, and "Who's Next" joins the pantheon of albums on which this rarity occurs. "Rumours," "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band," "Dark Side of the Moon . . ." Stop me now. Thanks again for starting my day on the right foot, erm, ear?
@@istankimjong-unbutcantstan3398 I'd love to write a comprehensive list . . . The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars . . . Fragile . . . Wish You Were Here . . . A Trick of the Tail . . . But I have more years behind me than in front of me, and that list would take every second of those few years. And I'd still be a fraction of complete. As far as I know, and my brain is rusty at times, "Don't Stop Me Now," is a song by Queen, but the album is "Jazz." So, while a great song, it didn't make my cut for perfect albums.
First saw The Who in 1967 at the Murray The K Shows. Went specifically to see the Who, sat through all the shows one day to see multiple sets. 46 years later, I still turn up the volume and crank out Who songs whenever I play my guitar.
Adam, thanks for all that you and y our team put together. Love this channel. Today's episode is about one of my favorite bands. BTW, The Who's Next album is their opus magnus.
Shared this song yesterdayafter talking to a friend warning civil war isn't the answer, then saw this today and heard my words coming from the professor! Timing is everything!
Great episode. Always loved The Who. They are classic rock legends. In my opinion, Who's Next is their best album. To open with "Baba O'Reilly" and close with "Won't Get Fooled Again", it just doesn't get any better than that. "Won't Get Fooled Again" has always been my favorite The Who song. An amazing song with a powerful message.
Wonderful show Adam....Roger is my hero as a singer myself....he's the one who got it all started. I thoroughly enjoyed you covering them...please do more WHO. We love you Adam
The Who was always my favorite. Nothing against The Rolling Stones but I preferred the Who precisely because of Townshend’s lyrics, music and performance. Maybe I’m not aware of the current songs but we need to hear much more like Won’t Get Fooled Again now.
One of the great songs on one of the great albums from one of the great bands in an era filled with great bands. I feel so lucky to have lived through that era.
The line "Meet meet the new boss, same as the old boss" has even worked its way into mass culture to the point where I have even heard the anchor of the NBC nightly news say it. Who's Next is definitely one of the ten best albums ever.
Right? Like a cultural meme (in the old sense of the word). I know there have been dozens of times in my life when I've mentally recited, "Meet the new boss, same as the old boss" in response to a situation.
Saw the Who in Springfield Massachusetts in 1974 absolutely brilliant will never forget that performance!!!! So powerful still gives me goosebumps when I think of the song we won't be fooled again
Saw the Who back in the late 80’s as a kid I got a job doing concert security worked back to back Who concerts. I was so excited to see them and the first night I was underwhelmed. They seemed lack lustre. Working again the next night the band tore the heads of of thousands of fans, incredible!!! I then came to the realization that doing over a hundred shows on the year long tour, they could have an off night. Was so glad I had the privilege of seeing the second show. So amazing
'Won't Get Fooled Again' - greatest individual song ever. 'Live at Leeds': greatest musical work ever created - greatest hard rock album; greatest metal album; greatest punk album...
Honestly, I have "favourites" at different times, it depends, but I love all their work, tbey are fantastic!! Seen them live many times in the 70's & 80's. Was a fan ever since Substitute & a very young mod. 😁🇬🇧👍
Great episode!!! This album was one of the first I bought back in the early 1980s. I’ve never heard these stories! Thanks, professor! And Behind Blue Eyes is the perfect change of pace on Who’s Next!
If you don't have a copy of Who's Next, run out right now it is a must for every music fan! Pete wrote a masterpiece with this song, capturing the anti establishment rebellion perfectly. 1967-69 changed music and rock and roll into more than just music, it demanded we think and get involved. Great episode professor, can you do Baba O'Reilly some time it is wildly misinterpreted by many.
When I was maybe 14, I used to listen to this song in my parent’s attack … the entirety of Who’s Next, in fact. Won’t get fooled, again … spoke to me all my life and still does! Oh, and yes, I got to see them live … all 4 of them …. I was lucky that way.
I have to say, I love the Who's Next album as well as Baba O'Riley and Won't Get Fooled Again, but to me, Bargain is the best song of that classic album.
Adam I think this is the first time I've seen you do The Who... A match made in heaven. I'd love to see you do more on them... Never a dull moment in their history LOL... You're a beautiful Force for good Adam.
At the time, synthesizers could only produce a single note at a time. Baba is the greatest composition written for and played on these one note wonders. This album made me splurge on a pair of Sony MDRV6 headphones. I can't describe the feeling of listening to it under those headphones for the first time.
'Who's Next' is one of the greatest albums ever. 1971 was, I think, the best year in rock and roll history. Not necessarily what was in the singles charts, but, man, the albums from that year! My son (I'm 63; he's 22, and a big fan of album rock) thinks 1972 beats it, but this album, on its own, makes that a silly idea to me. Every note on this entire album is etched into me. We had the 8-track when I was a kid, and we pretty much wore it out on the stereo my brother and I had in our attic bedroom, and for which we made our own speakers because we couldn't find any that had big enough woofers for this and other albums we wanted to hear LOUD. At the time, I knew nothing about the music's background and development, though the massage was very clear, even though I was a pre-teen when I first heard it. Since then, I've learned quite a bit of the back story, but as always, you've given me way more to mull over. Now do Baba O'Reilly (unless you already have: I can't keep up!)
I got to see the Who in 67 or so, at a high school "dance". Shawnee Mission South. Best school dance ever! I sat on the stage, mesmerized by Pete's playing, Rodger swinging the Mike around.
Brilliant. You always give us new discoveries and the excitement and enthusiasm is 100% enjoyable almost like I'm either hearing a song for the first time again or finding my youth. Please don't ever stop ❤️🤘
On a totally different note, I found it to be so appropriate as the entering song for the CSI Miami series, the legendary scream always coming when the shock of the newest crime scene makes itself known - a brilliant use of this - and then the concept of not being able to fool the subsequent crime scene analysts because the science can always point the way - if the CSI members could use their brainpower to not be fooled - just another dimension of this song
3rd stone from the sun back in the early 70's. my uncles used to play prog rock all the time at my grandparents. i remember hearing it and being blown away. i was 3/4 at the time. because of my uncles, i love prog rock as they played a lot of that back then.
Songs like this are symbolic of the creativity and complexity that embodied music in the 70s and even early 80s. It seemed to have faded out especially in the 90s. Grunge and alternative was monotonous, dreary and just plain boring compared to the dynamic and exciting sounds of the 70s and early 80s. Back in the 90s I yearned for the kind of music I grew up to as a kid in the 70s.
There was a little local country/rockabilly trio that covered Fooled. The guitarist did a wonderful job of playing the synth part on guitar. They would start the night with Vonda Jackson and Patsy Kline, progress through the rockabilly classics and finish blasting this out. It was a fantastic ride.
Pete Townshend is THE best rock lyricist in history, Daltrey is THE best front man/lead singer and THE WHO is THE best rock band of all time.....especially LIVE. And every member is at least one of the top 3 at their instrument in rock history.....period.
@@hotrox2112Only Kinks songs I recall are Your Really Got Me, All Day and All of the Night and that insipid Lola nonsense. I saw then LIVE once in Detroit 1979 with Ian Hunter and don't recall their set at all so it must have been lame...
Another great video, Adam. Thanks for this. I bought Who's Next when it came out. I was 17 years old. I Can See For Miles had been one of my all-time favorite songs and the Tommy a favorite album. So it was only natural that I wanted this album, even though I hadn't heard anything from it. Believe me, I was blown away, especially, of course, by Won't Get Fooled Again. Who's Next, is, in my view, one of the most important rock albums in history. It still sounds as fresh to my ears as it did more than 5 decades ago.
The Who definitely have no end to their explosive identity. It's true what they say about them, they really do have a lead guitarist, lead bass, lead drums, and lead vocals!
Ha, ha or as Pete Townsend said = " 3 geniuses & Roger". That's actually true, as Roger said this & added his quip of "thanks Pete". But I am sure back then Townsend really didn't appreciate Roger's skills & talents, but probably does now? I have seen them live, a few times, in the 70's at The Rainbow & at Hammersmith & in the 80's at the Albert Hall, They were brilliant, knocked our socks off... especially when Keith was alive!!
I didn't know any of this, I had all the who albums but never could get into them much, I still remember 'boris the spider' for some odd reason. But really fascinating stuff, how many musicians really get this muchinto the details anymore I wonder.
If anyone wants to know what a great double album would sound like, narrowed down to one, this is it. Since it was originally conceived as a double. Who's Next is a great album that gets lost in the great free for all that is early 70s rock. A fantastic era.
great presentation..you're so right how those 2 songs changed my life too and hearing them today ignite chills and high vibes. Forever thankful for The WHo
Poll: If you could see one band with all of their original members together (living or dead) for one night, who would it be?
Easy one. Fleetwood Mac.
Prince
Who
Rush
Moody Blues
Journey with Steve Perry.
The Monkees
Damn, only one?
It would be a toss up between Led Zeppelin and Lynyrd Skynyrd
Skynyrd would nick it but ask me tomorrow…….
I would add The Beatles but don’t think I could stand all the screaming 😮
I grew up hearing The Who but never really connected with them. Then, one day, my 14-year-old daughter came up to me and said, “Dad, The Who is on their 50th anniversary tour. Can we go see them?” After I wiped a tear from my eye, I said I would look at ticket prices. We got floor seats at Wells Fargo arena in Philadelphia and had a great time. Since then, my daughter and I have bonded over classic rock, attending concerts and even building guitars together. I am a blessed man. Oh, and Quadrophenia has become my most played album.
That's great! My daughter likes classic rock too. We've seen Night Ranger, Journey, Foreigner, Billy Joel, Def Lep, and Genesis together. 😊
You raised a good kid
Cool story man
Two tears here. My daughter and friends went wild eyed when I played a Beatles song. "You know that song?!?!" Suddenly, Across the Universe, I was "the cool mom".
Tried to write TEARS five times. Keeps posting years. Grumpy!
"Won't Get Fooled Again" is timeless. It is as applicable after every world election as it was when it was first written and performed. "Meet the new boss. Same as the old boss." Indeed.
Yup. As Carlin said, it's a big club and you ain't in it.
"There is no revolution, just power changing hands." - "Perfection" by Badfinger. Lyrics by another Pete, Pete Ham.
"won't get fooled again"...best encore with intro for everyone to hold up their
cigarette lighters. better than hotel calif., freebird, n dream on.........
@pcnotpc59 Townsend Wasn't talking about the puppet politicians. he was talking about the world controllers. The ones who control the politicians. that's why the new boss, is the same as the old boss.
The Who! Unique rock and roll band unequalled through time!
As a teenager a biracial kid who was a outsider a outcast i lost my mother in my teens both the who and black sabbath changed my life both of their music got me through some tough times.
The Moody Blues did that for many of us as well. Especially their 2nd through 7th albums are rich with insight, and inspiration.
@@jhandle4196 that's good I only know a handful of moody blues songs I'll have to go and listen to those picks but that goes to show the power of music and it's effect on people
I can relate. Who , Sabbath. Moody blues. I'm not biracial but I was a young girl into hunting horses motorcycles. Not a girly girl. So I sort of spent a lot of time doing things by myself. I played pool by hours listening to these rock masters.Oh yeah. Hendrix. Lol. Mom called a lot of what I listened to Funeral music. So of course I want Sabbath played at mine. I'm 66 and still play Sabbath in my car. Along with some Uriah Heep.
@@kevinmcc3147Emerson, Lake, and Palmer was similar to Moody Blues... ELP had some great tunes.
@@barbrice721Uriah Heep was deep on a lot of their "B" sides.
I once tried to explain to my kids that some screaming in Rock n Roll is just screaming, but some is art. The scream in Won't Get Fooled Again was my example of art. It has to be the greatest scream in Rock history.
THE WHO! The ONLY band that was 4 LEAD musicians!!!! Roger On lead vocals, Pete lead guitar, John lead bass, and of course Keith on lead drums… And they made it work with fantastic results🎶🎶🎶🎶
This video of THE WHO performing WGFA at Shepperton Studios LIVE in 1978 is the absolute best CONCERT VIDEO/SONG performance of all time.....period.
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They certainly were good leaders.
The Who and The Beatles are the only bands I know of where all four of the members sang lead vocals. Keith Moon only sang lead on a few songs.
Led Zeppelin's John Bonham was the true lead drummer.
That's what separated him from everyone else.
Jimmy Page, and John Paul Jones both agreed that the best thing that happened was Bonham otherwise they wouldn't have been much different then their first group yard birds.
John's drummingstyle was unheard of in the 60s when he started playing with different angles...
Look up Bonhams lead drum style.
I know I've said this before, but it's worth repeating: for anyone who still remembers a thing called "music", this channel is a treasure. Prof, you're the best.
The musical and creative genius of Pete Townshend has not been fully appreciated, IMHO. Personal problems aside, he's left a heck of legacy. Daltrey's vocals on the Who's Next album are at their peak and Won't Get Fooled is still as powerful an anthem today as it was 52 years ago. Meet the new boss....same as the old boss. Pretty impressive! Thanks, Adam!
Two undeniable rock legends.
I guess Townsend predicted the Carter and Clinton Eras, as the Clinton's in '72 were actually in the McGovern primary campaign; though as mentioned, Townsend should have ceded Hoffman a few more seconds at least, and the fantastic talent of Woodstock security chief Wavy Gravy, and his "please force" deserves real study and respect and not cynical dismissal.
That said, getting fooled again, I feel is best exemplified by the "Environmentalist" factors doing elitist things like boosting Bay Area rents, causing housing shortages and homelessness with the support of too many Woodstock fans. You see the liberal elite repression best at the local level, like Hillary's Chappaqua NY.
@@alan6832 Please leave politics out of these conversations. We all get assaulted by this too much already.
How’s his diddling book coming along?
@kingofallwhites not guilty, but one of you always have to comment I guess
Saw The Who this year at Badminton Gloucestershire with full orchestra, they were incredible both Townsend and Daltrey totally shook off their age and gave amazing value for money. In their prime they must have been out of this world.
I'm sorry. Despite you seeing the lead singer, and the guitar/principle songwriter, without Keith, and John, you didn't really see "The Who."
And yes; in their prime when I was blessed enough to have seen them in the early 70s, they were all of that, and then some.
@@jhandle4196 A bit harsh but so true.
@@jhandle4196 You are exactly right.
One of the most epic and iconic rock songs ever recorded.
No doubt. It still holds up today.
Straight Up.
The opening synth loop of Baba O’Riley has been my ringtone for 20 years.
Keith Moon is beating his drum like they owe him money. He hit so hard on this song.
I’ve even used it in video ads at my school!
"If you want your music to sound more powerful, hit the drums harder." Keith Moon...
@@pinky6863 I've used it on numerous phones. I used this ringtone maker website to edit the clip and make a sound file of it. Then I just transfer it to every new phone I get.
Beautiful gorgeous Keith Moon. I'!l love him forever!!! ♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️
There will never be another band like the Who! Long live the 70s!!!
"Won't Get Fooled Again" ranks as one of the greatest songs The Who ever recorded-Roger Daltrey's vocals still pack a mighty punch.
I had three copies of the Who's Next album ober the years. I literally wore two of them out. One of the best albums ever. The songs are still played in TV shows and films and still sound great. Timeless masterpiece. Thanks, Adam.
Quadrophina my favorite lp of all time
yeh i just saw the new remaster in.b.and n. today by coincidence nice analog 180gm about 30 dollars notes by pete
My Gran always gave me money for my birthday so I could buy the present I wanted. When I turned 18 what I wanted was The Who's latest album, It's Hard, which turned out to be their last studio album of all-new material. Found it, but I still had enough for another album. Decisions, decisions. Tommy? By Numbers? Who Are You? Naw, gonna go with Who's Next. Lots of songs I love there. Big shocker, it was the one song that I didn't know, Ox's contribution My Wife, which became my favorite cut on the vinyl.
Who’s Next is one of my favorites as well!
@@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980 That's because you have great taste and no doubt why we're friends. LOLOL
Fun fact: According to Bruce Dickinson, singer of Iron Maiden, his scream near the beginning of "Number of the Beast" was a direct tribute to Daltry's scream in "Won't Get Fooled Again."
I had heard that! Now I know it's true!
Amazing! Thank you for this info!
The more we know!
Never Question Bruce Dickinson!!!!
Early seventies music was so weak and bland. Pre punk, Daltry’s scream on WGFA was our tune. There were few earlier bands the punks respected: The Who, The Kinks, The Doors and The Velvet Underground. Maybe the Stones c. Beggar’s Banquet.
Watching them perform this live decades ago was a true highlight of my life!
I've seen The Who about a dozen times over the years, Live they are absolutely electric. Oh how I wish I could have seen them when Keith Moon was still alive.
Same! WHAT A BAND!
@@ProfessorofRock You're the best Prof. Keep doing what you do. These videos are incredibly well done.
Oh how jealous I am of you. 12x having seen one of the greatest bands ever. I hate that you never got to see them while Keith was alive. He is one of my absolute, all time favorite drummers. I never got to see them even one time. Was always either too young, too poor or lived too far away to have to ability to see a show. You are very lucky.
I was at the Pontiac Silverdome concert, Dec. 6, 1975 as an 18 yo punk kid..over 80,000...we were pretty close, on the 20 yd. line. What a concert abd experience.....you can see a couple clips of it on the Kids are Alright film....oh, and it was $8.00 a ticket. Townshend is an absolute genius...what a band.
I almost want to go back to their prime years just to see Keith Moon play.
Keith Moon´s insanely brilliant drumming on this classic is the highlight for me.
It's organised chaos. Love it.
Kind of a dogfight between the synths, drumming, vocals, and guitar work. The song hits perfectly on every possible cylinder.
The Shaman versus the matrix
Also the drumming on I Can See For Miles..
John's bass is fantastic
These guys are genius. Clearly driven by Pete, but every member of the Who is a monster talent.
Always have been. I started to listen to them in 1976-77. Wasn’t old enough to have a stereo earlier. One of the most powerful canon of songs ever.
Roger’s scream on Won’t get Fooled again is the most powerful I’ve ever heard and a seminal moment in rock history. IMHO.
Bon Scott's "Ride On" has been an anthem in my head my whole life. It's core message has saved my life more than once. Such a simple tune, but a strong message. I absolutely loved this latest episode 👍👍
Good comment considering we just talked about AC/DC.
@@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980 At 20:31 Adam says, "... Or just some other songs that have changed your life that we have to cover here." The OP's comment isn't that out of place as it might seem.
Loudest concert I ever went to. They played for over 3 hours including the 2 encores. I knew every song they played. The intermission was just Roger signing acapella for 3 songs. Absolutely left a mark on my soul. haha
They were in the Guinness Book of World Records as the loudest band for most of the 70's and 80's
Deep Purple held the record first in 1972. They also rendered 3 people unconscious. Then The Who in 1974. Guiness quit doing loudest bands as they didn't want people to go deaf trying to be the "loudest band" lol
Who’s Next and Live at Leeds are top 5 for me. They get better the more I listen. Absolute masterpieces 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
The My Generation mashup on Leeds is insane. I love it to pieces.
Pete’s words seem prophetic, considering what is happening in the world today!
So true.
I have a playlist of anti-establishment protest songs going back to the 1930s. It really does seem that the more things change, the more they stay the same. These songs reflect over 80 years of injustice. Everything from Billie Holiday's "Strange Fruit", and "We Shall Overcome", to the many protest songs of the 60s from artists like Bob Dylan and Sam Cooke, to the more recent "This is America" by Childish Gambino.
Lyrics change to reflect current trends, but most are of the same theme, that "freedom" and the pursuit of happiness depend on one's wealth and concentration of melanin.
Not really. He was commenting on the past revolutions.
@@LazyIRanch Omg Strange Fruits. Creepy but lovely song. And the performance is epic.
His words were very clairvoyant!
One of the most powerful albums ever done, which is a statement for sure. The Whol owns a large chunk of history in the Rock and Roll story.
Yes they do!
Even the cover art is iconic!
@@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980 absolutely!
Definitely one of the greatest rock anthems ever. The volume goes to 11 every time I hear it. Thanks.
I had the exact same experience with this album opening my eyes. The entire thing is revelatory, but for me it was Bargain. The line "I'd gladly lose me to find you," hit me hard. It opened up music as poetry and even expanded my understanding of poetry and literature. The album is one of the greatest pieces of 20th Century art.
I agree. It's perfect.
It’s such a powerful line alone.
That sounds like a "Jesus" reference....... well he did advocate prayer....
Bargain is not a love 💕 song it's about God most people think it's a romantic love song it's not
This has been my all-time favorite rock song since I was in about 8th grade. Even before I knew what it meant, I was just drawn to its sound. Truly one of history's greatest compositions
And if the government didn’t want people to hear this track then they failed miserably because it’s been played on rock radio for 50+ years!! 🤷🏻♂️
And you can dance to it!
❤
This song and Love Reign Down Over Me are 2 of The Who's best...... and each song has a great scream!
Pete Townsend is an absolutely genius songwriter. Wish I had seen The Who...... never did.
Thanks for this Professor. We scream with joy every day you drop knowledge on us.
Daltrey's vocals on these tunes is epic!
I saw them on their Farewell Tour in 1982.
The Who has become The Two!!! Copyright, patent pending!!
I was fortunate to score row 2 tickets back in 2007 (I think I don’t have the stub with me). 250.00 for two tickets on 2nd and it was amazing! I was surprised the stadium wasn’t at capacity, the Pretenders were opening. Damned good show
I got to see The Who mark 2.0 with Kenney. He is a good drummer, I don't mean to take anything away from him on that count, and he was a natural replacement for Keith because of their long-time friendship (that is, as long as they insisted on carrying on without Keith, which artistically was a bad move in my opinion), but it was still a disappointment - Kenney was no Keith. Sorry, Ken, but you know it at least as well as I do.
They blew my mind in the 60's/70's and they still do!
"Who's Next" changed my life too.
I love the extended synthesizer interludes in this song, Baba O'Reilly, etc. Brilliant!! And yes, the message of this song still stands up as true even today! Wow!
This is why it’s timeless!
"Won't Get Fooled Again" is a song you play to someone from another planet to demonstrate rock n roll music !!!!
Exactly! Have you ever seen the Who Live?
@@ProfessorofRock unfortunately no. The 'biggest' bands I ever saw were the Rolling Stones(1997), Bruce Springsteen('80, '99) and The Police (1982).
Exactly. If aliens asked, “What is classic rock music?” then play this.
I've been a fan of The Who & their music since 1982. I was introduced to their music, through the final concert of their "farewell tour." December 17th, 1982 on pay per view.
Being eleven years old @ the time of the concert, I was hooked by the first note. Since then, I've seen The Who an additional 7 times. For two & half years, I was corresponding with Pete Townshend via the postal service. We traded Birthday & Christmas cards in that time, I'll cherish those for the rest of my life. I have cds of all twelve studio albums, most of them are the deluxe version. I also have vinyl versions of "It's Hard", the original & fortieth anniversary deluxe. John Entwistle's "Too Late The Hero", Simon's "Sweet Sounds" LP & "Empty Glass" as well as "White City: A Novel" by Pete.
I've also got vinyl copies of Roger's first album "Daltrey" & "Under A Raging Moon." The Who have been an amazing inspiration to my creative writing style, as well.
Most of lyrics are written as rock operas, & as we all know. Pete not only started the concept, he perfected it. I've also found myself gravitating, towards bands that write in that style as well.
Long Live Rock, Long Live The Who.
🎤🎸🎺🥁
That 1982 tour was a great entry-level experience of a once great band. If you start there and go backwards, it's like watching a mediocre pop band grow into a maniacal rock powerhouse! And going forward from there, their live shows just got better and better. Follow them in either direction and they only get better!
@@beenaplumber8379 being eleven @ the time, I did dive into their past catalog & I was like why didn't I hear of these guys earlier? In the years that have followed I've been impressed with their live shows, especially the years John was still alive. After John's death, the years with Pino, "Rabbit", Simon & Zak.
Gave me the vibes, of the early WHO. Their two singles released in 2004, were fantastic. "Endless Wire" from 2006, was a great album. Many people didn't like the album for whatever reason, but I thoroughly enjoyed it. As I did, their 2019 album "WHO."
I've seen them live three times @ the Hollywood Bowl. 2004, 2006 & 2019.
I was extremely impressed with each show & the shows I've seen via dvd. Tommy Live (2016), Quadrophenia Live (2013), impressed me as well.
@@johntanner3122 I've worshiped Entwistle since I was maybe 4-5 years old (~1970-71), sitting with Mom and listening to her Tommy album, which she played constantly. I asked her what that low boom-boom-booty-booty-boom-boom sound was. "That sounds like a bass guitar, like the kind Daddy plays only lower." That led me to learning bass and being a mostly semi-pro musician and teacher for ~45 years. I actually met him when he was touring solo, not long before he died. Sometimes people are disappointed when they meet their heroes. I was blown away by what a nice, gentle soul he was (and disarmingly shy). Very different from his stage persona.
My favorite post-Moon lineup was Ox, Roger, Pete, and Zak. Their other drummers were all fantastic (particularly Simon Phillips IMO), but Zak seemed to play by feel, like Mooney did, while the others seemed more focused on playing incredibly well. Zak is extraordinary. I saw that lineup in 96 or 97, when they were touring Quadrophenia. An incredible show, which I bet you have on DVD 🙂(I do!)
I never went back to see them after Ox died. It felt too sad, the idea of seeing them without the most amazing, personally influential, understated yet flamboyant bassist ever. Pino's a genius, for sure, but he plays with his own sound (as he should), and there's a huge hole in the band. I've seen videos... I just couldn't bring myself to do it. Few people focus on the bass like I do, I know, but for me personally, with my weird emotional attachment to him, Ox was the heart and soul of their show. I'm glad Roger and Pete carried on, and I know they continued to put on fantastic shows for millions of people who love them. I'm glad you got to see them as many times as you did too!
@@beenaplumber8379 I met John ever so briefly, in 1994. It was @ a Roger Daltrey Orchestral Tribute to Pete & his music. That show, was in Palm Springs @ the McCallum Theatre. After the show I saw John by the tour busses, sadly there was a fence between us & I didn't want to intrude on him. So I just yelled out, "I loved his music & how much he had inspired me."
He yelled back, "Thanks, it loves you too." Giving me a point & wink, as he entered a bus. That was my full & total experience with John, but it was enough of a memory to last me a lifetime.
Later that same show, I met Roger, Simon, Billy Nicholls & Jodi Lynn Scott. Got pics & autographs with Roger & Billy. Though I didn't know it @ the time I also met Bill Curbishley, during the show. Yes I do have that dvd, along with just everything else WHO related. All the studio albums, live albums, as well as some bootlegs. 🤫😄
I have many of the books about, or written by the members of The Who. All four original members, biographies & autobiographies. All three of Pete's fictional works & most of the books written about the group, as a whole.
@ the first Hollywood Bowl show, I met Eddie Vedder & Simon Phillips after the show. They were extremely cool, as everyone I've met through The Who.
@the 2006 show, I met Rachel & Simon, getting his autograph then.
@@johntanner3122 Wow, you are the Who superfan! I guess I'm more like that with John than the band, and I'm more interested in his music than anything. When I met him it was after his solo show at First Avenue in Minneapolis. The roadies (i.e., the very young and very talented opening band, who seemed content to pay their dues to be part of the tour) were loading out, and I was standing in front of John's massive "Little Manhattan" bass rig, studying every bit of it while security were ushering everybody out. When the place was nearly empty, a guy I assumed was his road manager walked onto the main floor and announced that John was willing to meet fans in his dressing room, 2 at a time. I went in with my wife. It was like a private meet & greet thing without all the mobbing fans. He signed my ticket stub and shook my hand, along with his keyboardist Alan St. John (formerly with Billy Squier & others).
He's always seemed very shy to me in interviews, and as the front man for his own band too. I think the 2 at a time meet & greet in his dressing room made it more tolerable for him to be with his fans without the crowds. He still seemed uncomfortable, but it seemed important for him to give us his time, which he didn't have to do.
You and I have been to a lot of rock shows, I think. I've never seen an artist do that before. Maybe meet fans out back by the bus, but never meeting fans in their dressing room. It was just Ox and Alan, my wife & me, and that guy who I think was his road manager.
Despite how I talk about him, I'm not into star worship. If I encounter celebs, I leave them alone. I even had an opportunity with Prince, at the height of his popularity, while Purple Rain was in the theaters, and I was a fan, but I left him alone, though my dad's girlfriend didn't. But I wasn't like that with Entwistle! My wife and I were the 2nd couple to go in to meet him. If I had known I'd have the opportunity to meet him in a quiet room I'd have thought of something meaningful to say or ask. We shook hands, and I thanked him for what he'd done for rock bass (pretty much inventing it) and for inspiring me - typical fumbling fan blabber. He could tell I was stumbling for words, and he and Alan had a quiet chuckle at my expense while they signed my ticket stub. Then he looked at me and thanked me in a way that felt sincere. My wife didn't know anything about either of those guys. She was mostly standing back and watching me make a fool of myself in front of my bass guitar god. John reached forward to offer her a handshake too. Alan did the same with me. It was awkward, I was a bit embarrassed, but they ended it on what felt like a sincere note of kindness.
Since then I've had the impression that John, and maybe all the guys in The Who, really did appreciate us fans, like they know that we're the only reason they got to live their opulent dream lives. I mean, where are musicians without their audience? In the basement, working meaningless day jobs. And how many songs and albums has Pete written from the perspective of the fan?
And that's the entirety of my encounter with Ox. (Sorry this got so long. I remember every detail of that encounter, and I love talking about him.)
I took a class in college titled "Philosophy through Rock n Roll" and we talked about this song. Gave me a new appreciation for The Who beyond the songs from radio. All time classic.
I attended my very first concert on July 23, 1967.
The headliner act was Herman's Hermits. It turned out that The Who was the intro act. I had never heard of them, and immediately became a fan.
In those early days they destroyed all their equipment at the end of the show.
Awesome show! The next day I bought the 45 rpm single which has "I Can See for Miles" on side A and "Happy Jack" on side B.
"YOU ARE AWESOME AT PRESENTING THE MUSIC THE ARTIST THE THOUGHT AND STRUCTURE INCLUDING THE TIME OF THE MUSIC.
THANK YOU THANKS FROM BROOKLYN NY BLESSINGS CHEERS
👍💯🙏☕️🥞🧇🍳🥓🌮😁🤜⚾️🤛
The Who, Pink Floyd and Zeppelin are heavily played on my Spotify. Even my wifes.The Who are still a powerful band to see live today, no backing tracks used all live.
Townshend is the most genius writer in Rock. His lyrics are on a whole ‘nother level.
….This note should become somehow pure in its wildness…
Please don't use superlatives to describe art. There are so many great songs and songwriters to say anyone is "the most" anything. Let them each stand on the beauty they bestowed on the rest of us.
When I heard The End and When the Music’s Over by the Doors it was one of the most memorable moments of my musical awakening. When I heard Baba O’Riley and Won’t Get Fooled Again that was another huge moment of the same magnitude. Two great bands, four absolutely incredible songs
Who's Next is one of my all time favorites and one of the greatest albums ever. Even the editional songs they added for the CD version were great songs. Amazing
I agree. SO great!
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I had no idea about the opening synth of Won't Get Fooled Again! That's actually really cool! I may not agree with all of Townsend's philosophy, but I do believe that music can connect with us on a spiritual level.
Music can change who we are and help us improve as human beings.
Always loved this song, especially the line, "Meet the new boss, same as the old boss!"
I saw their farewell concert broadcast on television and I remember telling my mom, "If he keeps that up, his arm is going to come flying off!"
One of the best songs EVER! Still relevant today, musically and philosophically.
I was 10 years old and hearing the incredible music of the time on a transistor radio. 10 years later after we purchased a proper stereo, the status symbol of our peer group, Who's Next was one of our favorite albums. We played it over and over. I hope the neighbors enjoyed it.
In later years, as I listen to tracks like Won't Get Fooled Again, I am left wondering how a generation that grew up listening to this incredible music didn't do better. Should the day ever come when we are fighting in the street with our children at our feet, each side is likely to claim Won't Get Fooled Again as their anthemn without ever fully appreciating the message.
The Professor of rock always makes me appreciate my favorite music even more then I did --- I don't know how he does it, but I love it!
Love The Who! Believe it or not, there was a huge stigma attached to listening to their music in my hometown (Cincinnati) due to the tradgedy in 79. Even though I was young, I still remember all the news from that week in December. The number of people who blammed the band was staggering. It was a different time.
Yes. I saw them a few months later in NC. My mother was appalled but only found out after the fact. I was just 14 years old. What a great band!
What tragedy?
@@grantperkins368 The Who concert stampede in Cincinnati 1979 that killed 11 people.
@@HNXMedia💥 thanks very much!
I was never a big concert goer.. however.. I did go see The Who in their “final tour” (one of.. how many??) in the fall of 1982 at Shea Stadium in NY. It was a once in a lifetime experience!! My biggest memory was that they played the synthesizer portion of “We Won’t Get Fooled Again”.. non stop for probably an hour or more as we sat waiting for the concert to start. We began to “feel it” in our whole body… the vibration!! Very memorable concert.. for sure!!
Awesome presentation. I'm 75 and lived it. Wow!!!
I heard this song because I love "Who Are You". I loved that they got a curse word on the radio, and I loved the killer dynamics of the song so I explored other Who material. I was blown the F away. This band is one of the greatest and always will be.
I grew up with The Who. I loved the music, but I was never somebody to focus on lyrics. The history of the group, the music, and the lyrics to, “Won’t Get Fooled Again”, had me scratching my head as to why I never knew this. You are 100% correct in suggesting that this song is as applicable today as it was then. Great show.
This is one of the tracks my great friend calls a value for money track on the jukebox, a long fantastic track that you never get bored of and Baba O' Riley has been my ringtone on my phone for as long as I can remember. A very distinctive start to a track. 🤘👍
I think I need to change that to my wake up alarm on Alexa.
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My all time favorite rock song.
I first turned on to The Who with rock opera Tommy. Boy, what a trip. I was barely 15 when I first heard it and blew my mind open. Then, when Who's Next came out, I sensed a continuity of sorts. I never knew it had been intended as another opera, but always sensed that there was a common thread in those songs. Won't Get Fooled really resonated with me. Does all the more so today. How many so-called 'revolutions' have come and gone in the same way since then?
Love, love, love, your shows! Always learn so much. Thank you for what you’re doing.
At the risk of sounding redundant, or worse, trite, you rock, Professor. The research you, et al (?) do for these incredible videos is profound and comprehensive.
You mentioned you yourself are one of the many who consider "Who's Next" is their "Opus," and truer words were never spoken. Every song is perfect, and "Who's Next" joins the pantheon of albums on which this rarity occurs. "Rumours," "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band," "Dark Side of the Moon . . ." Stop me now.
Thanks again for starting my day on the right foot, erm, ear?
I wholeheartedly agree about Who’s Next.
Didn't you mean "Don't Stop Me Now" by Queen?
@@istankimjong-unbutcantstan3398 I'd love to write a comprehensive list . . . The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars . . . Fragile . . . Wish You Were Here . . . A Trick of the Tail . . .
But I have more years behind me than in front of me, and that list would take every second of those few years. And I'd still be a fraction of complete.
As far as I know, and my brain is rusty at times, "Don't Stop Me Now," is a song by Queen, but the album is "Jazz."
So, while a great song, it didn't make my cut for perfect albums.
It’s a Greatest Hits studio album
First saw The Who in 1967 at the Murray The K Shows. Went specifically to see the Who, sat through all the shows one day to see multiple sets. 46 years later, I still turn up the volume and crank out Who songs whenever I play my guitar.
Adam, thanks for all that you and y our team put together. Love this channel. Today's episode is about one of my favorite bands. BTW, The Who's Next album is their opus magnus.
Shared this song yesterdayafter talking to a friend warning civil war isn't the answer, then saw this today and heard my words coming from the professor! Timing is everything!
Great episode. Always loved The Who. They are classic rock legends. In my opinion, Who's Next is their best album. To open with "Baba O'Reilly" and close with "Won't Get Fooled Again", it just doesn't get any better than that. "Won't Get Fooled Again" has always been my favorite The Who song. An amazing song with a powerful message.
Meet the new boss, same as the old boss.......possibly the truest line in a song, ever.
*Very Well* described, Adam, and duly Acknowledged..... with a _"minute of silence",_ too in appreciative memory for the Incredible Keith Moon.
Wonderful show Adam....Roger is my hero as a singer myself....he's the one who got it all started. I thoroughly enjoyed you covering them...please do more WHO. We love you Adam
The Who was always my favorite. Nothing against The Rolling Stones but I preferred the Who precisely because of Townshend’s lyrics, music and performance. Maybe I’m not aware of the current songs but we need to hear much more like Won’t Get Fooled Again now.
amen, the stones just don't compare in my book.
One of the great songs on one of the great albums from one of the great bands in an era filled with great bands. I feel so lucky to have lived through that era.
The line "Meet meet the new boss, same as the old boss" has even worked its way into mass culture to the point where I have even heard the anchor of the NBC nightly news say it. Who's Next is definitely one of the ten best albums ever.
Right? Like a cultural meme (in the old sense of the word). I know there have been dozens of times in my life when I've mentally recited, "Meet the new boss, same as the old boss" in response to a situation.
Once seen live. Forever Cherished never forgotten !!!
Who's Next is simply the greatest hard rock album ever released.
Saw the Who in Springfield Massachusetts in 1974 absolutely brilliant will never forget that performance!!!! So powerful still gives me goosebumps when I think of the song we won't be fooled again
Saw The Who at the L.A. Sports Arena in 1980 had 5th row center seats. My ears were ringing for 3 days after that. Man they played loud.
Saw the Who back in the late 80’s as a kid I got a job doing concert security worked back to back Who concerts. I was so excited to see them and the first night I was underwhelmed. They seemed lack lustre. Working again the next night the band tore the heads of of thousands of fans, incredible!!! I then came to the realization that doing over a hundred shows on the year long tour, they could have an off night. Was so glad I had the privilege of seeing the second show.
So amazing
'Won't Get Fooled Again' - greatest individual song ever.
'Live at Leeds': greatest musical work ever created - greatest hard rock album; greatest metal album; greatest punk album...
Amen!
It’s up there.
So many flashbacks go with that tune of life during the 70's. Thanks for the memories.
Baba o riley is my fav "Who" track....great job "wont get fooled again"..🇬🇧👍
thanks!
Honestly, I have "favourites" at different times, it depends, but I love all their work, tbey are fantastic!! Seen them live many times in the 70's & 80's. Was a fan ever since Substitute & a very young mod. 😁🇬🇧👍
Great episode!!! This album was one of the first I bought back in the early 1980s. I’ve never heard these stories! Thanks, professor! And Behind Blue Eyes is the perfect change of pace on Who’s Next!
If you don't have a copy of Who's Next, run out right now it is a must for every music fan! Pete wrote a masterpiece with this song, capturing the anti establishment rebellion perfectly. 1967-69 changed music and rock and roll into more than just music, it demanded we think and get involved. Great episode professor, can you do Baba O'Reilly some time it is wildly misinterpreted by many.
YEs of course!
If anything WGFA is a warning.
I listened to it digitally via TH-cam and I agree with you!
@@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980 I love Behind Blue Eyes on this album, great song but the album is
@@MyName-pl7zn That is a great song.
When I was maybe 14, I used to listen to this song in my parent’s attack … the entirety of Who’s Next, in fact. Won’t get fooled, again … spoke to me all my life and still does! Oh, and yes, I got to see them live … all 4 of them …. I was lucky that way.
I have to say, I love the Who's Next album as well as Baba O'Riley and Won't Get Fooled Again, but to me, Bargain is the best song of that classic album.
Adam I think this is the first time I've seen you do The Who... A match made in heaven. I'd love to see you do more on them... Never a dull moment in their history LOL... You're a beautiful Force for good Adam.
Thank you Adam, this was a very good episode.
Glad you liked it!
Absolutely my favorite song and album by the Who...thank you Prof!
Top tune that ended up as Who`s biggest hit of 70`s 80`s peaking at 14 here in Australia ; album peaked at 3 and spent 25 weeks in our Album chart
Good info, Peter. Thanks 🙏
The Who is one of my favorite groups, very sophisticated lyrics and great sounds!
At the time, synthesizers could only produce a single note at a time. Baba is the greatest composition written for and played on these one note wonders. This album made me splurge on a pair of Sony MDRV6 headphones. I can't describe the feeling of listening to it under those headphones for the first time.
'Who's Next' is one of the greatest albums ever. 1971 was, I think, the best year in rock and roll history. Not necessarily what was in the singles charts, but, man, the albums from that year! My son (I'm 63; he's 22, and a big fan of album rock) thinks 1972 beats it, but this album, on its own, makes that a silly idea to me.
Every note on this entire album is etched into me. We had the 8-track when I was a kid, and we pretty much wore it out on the stereo my brother and I had in our attic bedroom, and for which we made our own speakers because we couldn't find any that had big enough woofers for this and other albums we wanted to hear LOUD. At the time, I knew nothing about the music's background and development, though the massage was very clear, even though I was a pre-teen when I first heard it. Since then, I've learned quite a bit of the back story, but as always, you've given me way more to mull over.
Now do Baba O'Reilly (unless you already have: I can't keep up!)
Perfect!
1971 is definitely the best year for music in the 70s. It’s right up there with 1967 and 1984.
I got to see the Who in 67 or so, at a high school "dance". Shawnee Mission South. Best school dance ever! I sat on the stage, mesmerized by Pete's playing, Rodger swinging the Mike around.
The sound of my childhood! I'm pretty sure I wore out my album.
Who’s Next is a must listen.
Brilliant. You always give us new discoveries and the excitement and enthusiasm is 100% enjoyable almost like I'm either hearing a song for the first time again or finding my youth. Please don't ever stop ❤️🤘
On a totally different note, I found it to be so appropriate as the entering song for the CSI Miami series, the legendary scream always coming when the shock of the newest crime scene makes itself known - a brilliant use of this - and then the concept of not being able to fool the subsequent crime scene analysts because the science can always point the way - if the CSI members could use their brainpower to not be fooled - just another dimension of this song
That’s such a good use of the song!
3rd stone from the sun back in the early 70's. my uncles used to play prog rock all the time at my grandparents. i remember hearing it and being blown away. i was 3/4 at the time. because of my uncles, i love prog rock as they played a lot of that back then.
Songs like this are symbolic of the creativity and complexity that embodied music in the 70s and even early 80s. It seemed to have faded out especially in the 90s. Grunge and alternative was monotonous, dreary and just plain boring compared to the dynamic and exciting sounds of the 70s and early 80s. Back in the 90s I yearned for the kind of music I grew up to as a kid in the 70s.
There was a little local country/rockabilly trio that covered Fooled. The guitarist did a wonderful job of playing the synth part on guitar. They would start the night with Vonda Jackson and Patsy Kline, progress through the rockabilly classics and finish blasting this out. It was a fantastic ride.
Pete Townshend is THE best rock lyricist in history, Daltrey is THE best front man/lead singer and THE WHO is THE best rock band of all time.....especially LIVE. And every member is at least one of the top 3 at their instrument in rock history.....period.
No argument here, but I'd
stack up Ray Davies lyrically
Catalogue to matching Pete's.
@@hotrox2112Only Kinks songs I recall are Your Really Got Me, All Day and All of the Night and that insipid Lola nonsense. I saw then LIVE once in Detroit 1979 with Ian Hunter and don't recall their set at all so it must have been lame...
Another great video, Adam. Thanks for this. I bought Who's Next when it came out. I was 17 years old. I Can See For Miles had been one of my all-time favorite songs and the Tommy a favorite album. So it was only natural that I wanted this album, even though I hadn't heard anything from it. Believe me, I was blown away, especially, of course, by Won't Get Fooled Again. Who's Next, is, in my view, one of the most important rock albums in history. It still sounds as fresh to my ears as it did more than 5 decades ago.
The Who definitely have no end to their explosive identity. It's true what they say about them, they really do have a lead guitarist, lead bass, lead drums, and lead vocals!
Perfect band.
@@ProfessorofRock Exactly
Ha, ha or as Pete Townsend said = " 3 geniuses & Roger". That's actually true, as Roger said this & added his quip of "thanks Pete". But I am sure back then Townsend really didn't appreciate Roger's skills & talents, but probably does now?
I have seen them live, a few times, in the 70's at The Rainbow & at Hammersmith & in the 80's at the Albert Hall, They were brilliant, knocked our socks off... especially when Keith was alive!!
@@mossygreen2790 ahh they have their charm as humans alright!
@@RC32Smiths01 oh definitely & it's what we Brits call humour & being sarcky (sarcastic) 😁, it is (or was??) a way of life 😁👍
I was lucky to see them in 70s great memories four men who rock my world 🎸🎶
I didn't know any of this, I had all the who albums but never could get into them much, I still remember 'boris the spider' for some odd reason. But really fascinating stuff, how many musicians really get this muchinto the details anymore I wonder.
Wikipedia and Who”s Next documentary has the same info.
Thank you. Whenever I need a mood booster, I play one of your videos. Learning and entertainment and nostalgia. Thanks again!
By far, the best scream, on the best album, from the best band (of their type) in rock and roll history!
I have to agree!
It’s a musical achievement for sure.
A mantra for humanity - lets take it up! Each one of us can add to the change - believe it.
Always a favourite album and I still have it. xxx
If anyone wants to know what a great double album would sound like, narrowed down to one, this is it.
Since it was originally conceived as a double.
Who's Next is a great album that gets lost in the great free for all that is early 70s rock. A fantastic era.
For sure!
I also highly recommend!
Gets lost? Where have you been? 😆 😊
great presentation..you're so right how those 2 songs changed my life too and hearing them today ignite chills and high vibes. Forever thankful for The WHo
treading dangerous territory here
He’s made it clear where his sympathies lie. 🇷🇺