Maximum r'n'b by a very young mod band called the high numbers who had the sense to change the name of the band back to THE WHO,THE REST IS ROCK HISTORY
Barney sounds the same, I volunteered to takes coats at the door. I lived Eastcote, Ruislip, Pinner & went to Ealing Art school. Can’t find any others from the ‘Groundcourse,”
Well I was there. I was guitarist in The Macabre - we were often a support band for The Who at that time. I lived in Greenford. Keith lived in Sudbury/Alperton borders - all the others were from Acton/Chiswick areas.
@@danielmoran9902 hahaha …. Yes I did … played guitar in a band called Macabre. Felt like we were supporting them every week for about 6 months but was probably more like every two weeks. I knew Keith pretty well and got into my band because I’d worked with Johns mum, Queenie, for 6 months.
Nothing soft here, that sound is still good hard rock and blues in 1964 Keiths drums totally push the sound over the edge into the more energetic vibe that a lot of other bands didn't have.
Keith Moon used Premier drums back in those days, perhaps not coincidentally a very similar kit to Ringo Starr's before he switched to Ludwig. Btw, Ringo switched to Ludwig, perhaps not coincidentally, after observing Andy White in EMI studios with a kit very similar to the one Starr would make famous.
@bertspeggly4428 I agree. Drumming comes down to timing and technique, not complication of the setup or superfluity of chops. Some of my very favorite drummers played basic drum sets and kept their flare to a minimum.
Now that’s some in-your-face filmmaking. Amazing. And five years later they were playing in front of 400,000 people at Woodstock. Crazy times. Interesting to see that Pete wasn’t doing much singing in the early days.
@anonymusum Maybe not from Day One, but The High Numbers/The Who sounded pretty damned good for a fresh group with teenaged members. I started a group like this back when I was in high school, and believe me, we didn't sound this good. Our drummer didn't have as good of chops, and our vocals were anemic. However, in a short time we developed some pretty good harmonies, our drummer bought a better kit, and we started to gel. We still weren't as good as The High Numbers; but then again, the songs we attempted were more complex.
The band opens with "Oh Poo Pa Do" by Earl King. It's a classic New Orleans R & B song, it's a standard in our house. My sons grew up to it and my grandson loves it! We play it a lot at Mardi Gras!
The Who were such a great band from the very beginning! Keith Moon sounds great even on a basic kit. Very early footage with Pete using Fender amps. Great clip.
This is flippin' ace; everything I love about early Who. So much energy: chunky and ringing guitar, massive bouncing bass, heavy and frantic drum flourishes and screamy vocals. You can almost hear Can't Explain forming at one point in song one, I think. They own Ooh Poo Pah Doo, a song I either love or hate, depending on who is covering it. If I had to choose, only being able to see one band live ever, The Who in around '65 would be my choice. I love this.
Unparalleled stage presence even then. Four very unique characters who came together and the rest, as they say, is history. The 'Orrible 'Ooo - never bettered, never will be.
I’ve seen The Who, Stones, Zep, Hendrix, all up close in their primes. All amazing but in terms of stage presence and Charisma I’ve got to give the prize to Jagger and The Boys. Not to mention that of those 4, the Stones are the only band that make people dance!
@@jessewolf7649While It's hard to compare their different rock styles, I started buying Stones and Beatle records first, along with the Kinks, and the Animals--- But, the fact remains that they both have been a dynamic force in Rock music for over 50 years!!!!
I wasn't old enough by a few years to get in but used to sit outside the entrance door ,on the wall and get totally mesmerised by the music within this small basement club.What was I to know this was going to be such a big influence on the music scene and that Harrow and Wealdstone was such a Mecca for the new mod and soul sounds of this era. Living only a mile way I couldn't wait for Tuesday nights to listen to them both as the High numbers and The Detours .Even saw Moon as drummer for the Beachcombers where they practised at the conservative hall behind Harrow on the Hill station. I just loved the excitement that was happening so close to home. Anyone recognise any local Harrow mods in any of the shots inside? Railway now gone but the 4 blocks of flats built on the site do hold the names of all 4 members of the group. So it should. Love to here from any Harrow mods and their memories.
Ace story, fella. I'm now 29 years olde, The Who been my favourite group ever since I rented the VHS „Whos's Better Who's Best“ from the Potsdam library and saw scenes of the same crowd set to „I Can't Explain“ - the first tune on the VHS. Damn, these guys over here are like family to me, there totally is a connection. Hate nowadays elektro-muzik in Klubs would enjoy going to the good olde Railway every day possible. *÷* How olde were you, how long you lived in that area and did you finally get in later?
Fynn D. Preston O'Sullivan Was 12 /13 but sadly not till I was15 did I get in and by then Ska was coming in to its own. Have seen the boys many times since last at Hyde Park few years ago.
I remember when I was very young in the late sixties, I was more into science etc, but THE WHO made an impact. Tommy, etc. I remember in October 1971, I was twelve, and this snobby kid came in playing Baba O'Reilly on a tape deck. The intro mesmorized me. I had never heard sounds like that before. I asked if I could have the casette. He told me to fuck myself. Anyway I asked who it was, the teacher said Cat Stevens, so I went to all nearby record stores trying to find that "Cat Stevens" song. Finally a rock station played it and said who it was. I have had fifty copies of WHO's next since. I remember my parents thought I was amusing when I would air guitar to Pete, with their LIVE and LEEDS lp, the feedbacks in Shaking All over. Funny.
John Entwistle's bass performance is marvelously thunderous and ties in perfectly with Moon's drumming while weaving with and complimenting Townsend's rhythm/lead guitar. I wish their first song on this video was recorded on album. If it's this great in the raw, it's hard to imagine if it could be even better in studio. RIP John and Keith.
This is excellent video history for history's sake. But as a performance, or even something remotely musical or entertaining????? Come On Now (great reference, look it up) this blows. Especially Pete. I saw the Who in Atlanta in 1970 and in a word, they were awesome. Excellent, outstanding.... But this is drivel.
Brilliant film! I'm pretty certain that I have a guitar identical to the one played on this film by Pete Townshend. It's a 1964 Rickenbacker I bought when I was a punk in about 1978.
The original Pub Rock - takes me back a few years - I can remember the taste of bitter at 9 pence a pint and the girls you could snog a minute after meeting them. Free love and great music 😄!
Townsend was a tremendous Smokey/Miracles fan...even penning "Substitute" after obsessing over how Smokey sang that one word in "The Tracks of My Tears"
-Those shades he's wearing, along with the Clark Kent wayfarer sunglass styles were big from 1958 to '67. The Wayfarers from 1951 to 70. Both styles were reborn in the early 80's to now.
tabbygail7 Lol Now the rest of the story! I played a song for my ex back in the day called 2 + 2 . My wife to be didn't understand that it was a protest song and stated whoever this is probably didn't go to far, then I informed her that it was Bob Seger! We ain't together no more.
When i was 8 my mom & i would watch the smothers Brothers. We watched the who. When the spectable was over all she said with a smile. That was nice. She really enjoyed it.
I've loved The Who since 1978 when I first heard Live at Leeds. I know nothing about the Mods except what I've heard in Townsend interviews. This video had me captivated. I see that this band was already energized and pushing the envelope in '64. I dig that the audience was a dancing audience. Lucky bastards.
This was typical of the time's. Band's were employed to DANCE VENUE'S. No listening. Also the ALL did 'cover's', even the Stone's & Beatle's. And YES, We sure were 'lucky bastard's' Who else got to 'dance' feet away from live band's ??????????????
@@HTJB60 I have danced all of 1-2 feet from mike stands in clubs and theaters in the 80s and afterwards with some excellent bands, but they were not the Who.
godstomper they evolved and kept it fresh, the were a music Mecca....so much music in a decade and a half, all different, all incredible. Cover band to pop band to the first rock opera to the synth on who's next to quadraphenia....and everything else....and each had solo work too....
they(the who) not led zeppelin(whos first 2 albums are straight up plagiarism or so iv'e read ) were the best live band in the world from 65 till 81 when i saw them in feb 81in Glasgow wow still had the lazer from the kids are alright doc, they were awesome that night but the tension between Daltrey and Townshend was buzzing all through the gig but it made for the best live band in the world and still my fav gig.ps just wish i had been about 5 yr older so i could have seen moon but 3 out 4 was still awsome
Dies ist eins der besten Smas (Videos) auf youtube. Bin stolz drauf, daß The Who meine Lieblband sind. Mod Pride til We Die, Fellas! Potsdam Mods, Deutschland.
Love this…and it only further shows how amazing Keith Moon was on the drums even early on. If you look close toward the end, you can see him run off and trash a hotel room 😮
Not especially into the Who but l am impressed by the material they chose to cover. No internet and you could not hear this stuff in the radio. In this respect they were no different from the other great British bands of the era who all had good sets of ears planted firmly to the ground. They picked up on music, mostly black, largely ignored by the mainstream on both sides of the Atlantic. They then played it back to Americans who were barely aware of the riches right in front of them. All because they listened without the filter of racism…
@@roygavin8219 That was London but young musicians seemed able to pick up on the good stuff all over the country. It’s really quite remarkable when you think about it. It was what fuelled the British Invasion and laid the foundation for what became and still is a powerhouse global industry.
Oh, thanks for that...I was 16 then; 76 now...couldn't touch a Prelly or a Bomber, ..it'd do me in. But they really were exceptional. They came up to the North West in '64 and were gobsmacked to find it heaving with Mods in Mohair not greasy parkers
They aren't just standing there, there is some definite magic going on - just listen to the force in which the music is delivered - certainly no PUB band.
What a location. Curtains tightly closed, so that the neighbours couldn`t see what was going on. Youngsters that are now in their late (maybe)early 70s swaying to the music. Short time before "My Generation" became one of the first proto-metal songs. A short but intensive documentary of times long gone.
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Barney sounds the same, I volunteered to takes coats at the door. I lived Eastcote, Ruislip, Pinner & went to Ealing Art school. Can’t find any others from the ‘Groundcourse,”
Well I was there. I was guitarist in The Macabre - we were often a support band for The Who at that time. I lived in Greenford. Keith lived in Sudbury/Alperton borders - all the others were from Acton/Chiswick areas.
Congrats on those good times and many thanks to all those kids. They were "alright".
@@ChristopherDowning That’s such an outstanding band name. Did you leave any evidence behind?
@@ChristopherDowning You supported The Who?
We need to know more!!!
@@danielmoran9902 hahaha …. Yes I did … played guitar in a band called Macabre. Felt like we were supporting them every week for about 6 months but was probably more like every two weeks. I knew Keith pretty well and got into my band because I’d worked with Johns mum, Queenie, for 6 months.
Nothing soft here, that sound is still good hard rock and blues in 1964
Keiths drums totally push the sound over the edge into the more energetic vibe that a lot of other bands didn't have.
Keith on the tiny 4 piece kit with two cymbals. And he still shreds
Keith Moon used Premier drums back in those days, perhaps not coincidentally a very similar kit to Ringo Starr's before he switched to Ludwig.
Btw, Ringo switched to Ludwig, perhaps not coincidentally, after observing Andy White in EMI studios with a kit very similar to the one Starr would make famous.
@@BigBri550 The less drums the better, if you ask me. For instance, Martin Chambers of the Pretenders. More drums doesn't make you a better drummer.
@bertspeggly4428 I agree. Drumming comes down to timing and technique, not complication of the setup or superfluity of chops. Some of my very favorite drummers played basic drum sets and kept their flare to a minimum.
Ringo Starr set lol
@@BigBri550 I agree. Levon Helm is the perfect example.
Now that’s some in-your-face filmmaking. Amazing. And five years later they were playing in front of 400,000 people at Woodstock. Crazy times. Interesting to see that Pete wasn’t doing much singing in the early days.
I love this! Post teenage white R&B ...seeds of hard rock and heavy metal!
seeds of hard rock and heavy metal: Jazz
OMG!!! Keith Moon looks soooo young. Wow. What an incredible clip of early Who.
Keith would have been either 17 or 18 when this was filmed. Pete would have been 18 or 19. Truly amazing to see them so young.
@@ARichardP Moon The Loon was 18 when this was filmed.
It kind of looks like he already has a bald spot.
This band kicked ass from day one!
And the younger the better in good old Pete’s case.
No, they did not.
@anonymusum Maybe not from Day One, but The High Numbers/The Who sounded pretty damned good for a fresh group with teenaged members.
I started a group like this back when I was in high school, and believe me, we didn't sound this good. Our drummer didn't have as good of chops, and our vocals were anemic. However, in a short time we developed some pretty good harmonies, our drummer bought a better kit, and we started to gel. We still weren't as good as The High Numbers; but then again, the songs we attempted were more complex.
Can you say they kicked arse? It doesn't seem to look right.
"Arse".
They're British not American.
What a find, The Who barely out of their teens. Keith was still in. So young, so raw, so obviously already talented.
That second song, "I Gotta Dance To Keep From Crying" written by legendary Motown songwriters Holland-Dozier-Holland... that's just catchy as hell!
Daltrey looks so cool!
*Whogasms*
The band opens with "Oh Poo Pa Do" by Earl King. It's a classic New Orleans R & B song, it's a standard in our house. My sons grew up to it and my grandson loves it! We play it a lot at Mardi Gras!
Self Correct - Earl's good friend, Jessie Hill wrote Oh Poo, Jessie is an uncle to Trombone Shorty and James Andrews. Famous New Orleans music family.
Wow - that's the most ancient Who I've seen yet - fabulous!
The Who were such a great band from the very beginning! Keith Moon sounds great even on a basic kit. Very early footage with Pete using Fender amps. Great clip.
Yeah, Pete is playing through Fender amp. Pre-Marshall era.
Blimey! Early windmill at 2:47!!
(some smart birds there too, as we mods used to say).
Reading Daltrey's book and just finished this part. Great footage. They are so YOUNG!
A lot of us were in 1964.
I'm 52 but If I could go back in time and see The Who again in their early days this would be one stop I wouldn't miss
This is flippin' ace; everything I love about early Who. So much energy: chunky and ringing guitar, massive bouncing bass, heavy and frantic drum flourishes and screamy vocals. You can almost hear Can't Explain forming at one point in song one, I think. They own Ooh Poo Pah Doo, a song I either love or hate, depending on who is covering it. If I had to choose, only being able to see one band live ever, The Who in around '65 would be my choice. I love this.
Always loved the Who, but didn't know how good they were back in the day until I saw this.
What a great piece of Rock History The who. I remember 1964 as one of the great years for Music.
... Am I the only one thinking that Keith was adorable??? B)
Wow, these songs were so ... UAAAA!!! I should have been there in the 60's!
Hell no. He was gorgeous. I saw him first.
Don Brogan :)
Dream on, Walter! :-)
@@wylier clever film reference
Unparalleled stage presence even then. Four very unique characters who came together and the rest, as they say, is history. The 'Orrible 'Ooo - never bettered, never will be.
Is this *The Who?* Am listening to Roger Daltrey interview (on RTE,
an Irish TV Channel) by comedian Tommy Tiernan. Very interesting!
I’ve seen The Who, Stones, Zep, Hendrix, all up close in their primes. All amazing but in terms of stage presence and Charisma I’ve got to give the prize to Jagger and The Boys. Not to mention that of those 4, the Stones are the only band that make people dance!
@@jessewolf7649While It's hard to compare their different rock styles, I started buying Stones and Beatle records first, along with the Kinks, and the Animals--- But, the fact remains that they both have been a dynamic force in Rock music for over 50 years!!!!
Their energy !!!! What a brilliant video...captures the era and the optimism for what was to come....never see the likes of this again...
I wasn't old enough by a few years to get in but used to sit outside the entrance door ,on the wall and get totally mesmerised by the music within this small basement club.What was I to know this was going to be such a big influence on the music scene and that Harrow and Wealdstone was such a Mecca for the new mod and soul sounds of this era. Living only a mile way I couldn't wait for Tuesday nights to listen to them both as the High numbers and The Detours .Even saw Moon as drummer for the Beachcombers where they practised at the conservative hall behind Harrow on the Hill station. I just loved the excitement that was happening so close to home. Anyone recognise any local Harrow mods in any of the shots inside? Railway now gone but the 4 blocks of flats built on the site do hold the names of all 4 members of the group. So it should. Love to here from any Harrow mods and their memories.
Good f&%king lord. To have had your eyes back then!!!
Ace story, fella. I'm now 29 years olde, The Who been my favourite group ever since I rented the VHS „Whos's Better Who's Best“ from the Potsdam library and saw scenes of the same crowd set to „I Can't Explain“ - the first tune on the VHS. Damn, these guys over here are like family to me, there totally is a connection. Hate nowadays elektro-muzik in Klubs would enjoy going to the good olde Railway every day possible. *÷* How olde were you, how long you lived in that area and did you finally get in later?
Fynn D. Preston O'Sullivan Was 12 /13 but sadly not till I was15 did I get in and by then Ska was coming in to its own. Have seen the boys many times since last at Hyde Park few years ago.
That's incredible.
Great story, man. Thanks for revealing it.
I remember when I was very young in the late sixties, I was more into science etc, but THE WHO made an impact. Tommy, etc. I remember in October 1971, I was twelve, and this snobby kid came in playing Baba O'Reilly on a tape deck. The intro mesmorized me. I had never heard sounds like that before. I asked if I could have the casette. He told me to fuck myself. Anyway I asked who it was, the teacher said Cat Stevens, so I went to all nearby record stores trying to find that "Cat Stevens" song. Finally a rock station played it and said who it was. I have had fifty copies of WHO's next since. I remember my parents thought I was amusing when I would air guitar to Pete, with their LIVE and LEEDS lp, the feedbacks in Shaking All over. Funny.
Cool-- Did you notice Pete windmilling in the video??
This is incredible footage; they sound like every young band just starting out; they sound like my high school band!
Big thanx for uploading. The kids are alright.
This is pure gold!
vc e fotografo amigo , e BR
John Entwistle's bass performance is marvelously thunderous and ties in perfectly with Moon's drumming while weaving with and complimenting Townsend's rhythm/lead guitar. I wish their first song on this video was recorded on album. If it's this great in the raw, it's hard to imagine if it could be even better in studio. RIP John and Keith.
TOWNSHEND! DUH!
Not very often they used Rickenbacker's at the same time
This is excellent video history for history's sake. But as a performance, or even something remotely musical or entertaining????? Come On Now (great reference, look it up) this blows. Especially Pete. I saw the Who in Atlanta in 1970 and in a word, they were awesome. Excellent, outstanding.... But this is drivel.
@@chrisbotelho7212 No the sound is not good but remember how old this is and what it was recorded on.
Keith Moon was REAL "STEADY" for this gig., the boys got better and he went "jazzy".
Absolute fuckin wow....First time I've seen this full video....
Love it, thanks Roger!
AND THAT IS HOW YOU DO IT KIDS
Brilliant film! I'm pretty certain that I have a guitar identical to the one played on this film by Pete Townshend. It's a 1964 Rickenbacker I bought when I was a punk in about 1978.
Have you still got it?
The original Pub Rock - takes me back a few years - I can remember the taste of bitter at 9 pence a pint and the girls you could snog a minute after meeting them. Free love and great music 😄!
wow rogers voice 😍
still great 60 years later
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makes the hair stand up on the back of me neck , fab
Was an early 80s mod but would have given up 20 years to have been around then!! We are he Mods!!😘
I gotta dance to keep from crying - Bloody excellent, they should have released that one.
Townsend was a tremendous Smokey/Miracles fan...even penning "Substitute" after obsessing over how Smokey sang that one word in "The Tracks of My Tears"
The bootleg is on yt
-Those shades he's wearing, along with the Clark Kent wayfarer sunglass styles were big from 1958 to '67. The Wayfarers from 1951 to 70. Both styles were reborn in the early 80's to now.
I don't think these guys have much of a future... Probably be forgotten in a couple of months.
Just a passing fad :)
tabbygail7 Not trying to cause a sensation
tabbygail7 Lol Now the rest of the story! I played a song for my ex back in the day called 2 + 2 . My wife to be didn't understand that it was a protest song and stated whoever this is probably didn't go to far, then I informed her that it was Bob Seger! We ain't together no more.
that's what Roger Daltrey's music teacher told him.
@@mikedrennan8303 When Bob rocked.
When i was 8 my mom & i would watch the smothers Brothers. We watched the who. When the spectable was over all she said with a smile. That was nice. She really enjoyed it.
YOU CAN TELL THE MODS WHO ARE ON SPEED!
not arf , chewing their faces off !
lol
yeah sure can, i think Moonie is one of them too lol
Did plenty of that just over twenty years later at the 'Pink toothbrush'!!! LOL
The guy at 3:59 and the lad in the breton shirt.
Roger looks like preppy Lou Reed
Thanks for posting. What a gem!
Brilliant a great time to be alive and a teen saw the band in 65 in Sudbury then the Who.
Thank you!!! I live for this kind of thing. I'm stoked
Fantastic footage - thanks for posting!
I've loved The Who since 1978 when I first heard Live at Leeds. I know nothing about the Mods except what I've heard in Townsend interviews. This video had me captivated. I see that this band was already energized and pushing the envelope in '64. I dig that the audience was a dancing audience. Lucky bastards.
This was typical of the time's. Band's were employed to DANCE VENUE'S. No listening. Also the ALL did 'cover's', even the Stone's & Beatle's. And YES, We sure were 'lucky bastard's' Who else got to 'dance' feet away from live band's ??????????????
@@HTJB60 I have danced all of 1-2 feet from mike stands in clubs and theaters in the 80s and afterwards with some excellent bands, but they were not the Who.
things changed so fast in 6 years.
godstomper they evolved and kept it fresh, the were a music Mecca....so much music in a decade and a half, all different, all incredible. Cover band to pop band to the first rock opera to the synth on who's next to quadraphenia....and everything else....and each had solo work too....
they(the who) not led zeppelin(whos first 2 albums are straight up plagiarism
or so iv'e read ) were the best live band in the world from 65 till 81 when i saw them in feb 81in Glasgow wow still had the lazer from the kids are alright doc, they were awesome that night but the tension between Daltrey and Townshend was buzzing all through the gig but it made for the best live band in the world and still my fav gig.ps just wish i had been about 5 yr older so i could have seen moon but 3 out 4 was still awsome
and nine below zero were the support a good band for a change
Dies ist eins der besten Smas (Videos) auf youtube. Bin stolz drauf, daß The Who meine Lieblband sind. Mod Pride til We Die, Fellas! Potsdam Mods, Deutschland.
great filming and sound.the
editing is art
As good as Godard
They were at their peak...most bands are at their peaks in their beginnings.
Seriously? This is the peak? What???? Pretty sure Pictures of Lily and Magic Bus are better. Even overblown Tommy is better.
1969-1972 was arguably their peak. They had only just begun.
Wow what a neat vid ! How I wish I had been there. Fun times for sure.
Live at the hotel dancing and rocking sing along must say Bravissimo
The beginnings of greatness.
Priceless
Keith was such a fluid drummer and natural
Love this…and it only further shows how amazing Keith Moon was on the drums even early on. If you look close toward the end, you can see him run off and trash a hotel room 😮
Thanks for sharing!
Just down the road from me, 10 years before my galavanting.
I love this
BRILLIANT !!!! :)
They were coolest with the rics
I have read that Keith had drumming lessons from one of London's leading drummers; that is why he was so good.
I think it was Carlo Little
..." Are you a Mod or a Rocker?
Ringo..." I'm a mocker..
Still sounds like totally glued together, it's magic how a good band gets it out and the rest of us can only sound awful.
I think they will make it!
Raw and raucous. Just imagine the smell: all those sweaty youths
The Who, Mods and pills
I was 11 years old in '64
Wow,both Entwistle and Townsend both with Rickenbackers.
11 aout 1964 50 ans d'histoire avec The WhO
that's the most I have seen Entwistle move
So very punk and raw, I love it! All those people with lit cigarettes in the confined space is kinda scary though.
Interesting...... very interesting ✌️👍. TFTM
Not especially into the Who but l am impressed by the material they chose to cover. No internet and you could not hear this stuff in the radio. In this respect they were no different from the other great British bands of the era who all had good sets of ears planted firmly to the ground. They picked up on music, mostly black, largely ignored by the mainstream on both sides of the Atlantic. They then played it back to Americans who were barely aware of the riches right in front of them. All because they listened without the filter of racism…
Doble's Folk and, Jazz shops in Charing Cross Road were the fonts of all wisdom.
@@roygavin8219 That was London but young musicians seemed able to pick up on the good stuff all over the country. It’s really quite remarkable when you think about it. It was what fuelled the British Invasion and laid the foundation for what became and still is a powerhouse global industry.
I didn’t know about the Who at this point, but I looked at the bassist and thought “oh! Maybe others were playing like Entwhistle back then” LOL!!
This is totally rad.
excellent sound
Are you a mod or a rocker? I'm a mocker.
PAUL McCARTNEY 1964
NOW HE SAYS THEY WERE MODS
Rubbish! It wasn't Macca, it was Ringo who said that.
it was McCartney who said they "We were little mods"
But Ringo made the I'm a Mocker joke, which is what I was referring to.
yeah it would be ringo
I loved keith moons drumming in those early days
Always wonder if any of the people at shoots like this have seen themselves as kids after all these years.
Moon is so beautiful
Nice solid pop music very singalong stuff what we all liked back then !
Love it!!! I'm here to watch Keith!!!
They were better once they started doing their own material, but even this early they had a hell of a stage presence.
+Gregory Eatroff Pete knew this, heard the kinks and wrote i can't explain less than a year after this
TRUE M8
I believe The Kinks were their favorite band at the time!!!!
@@tony671 yeah, the Kinks were a huge early influence on the Who.
Ah! Those were the days with short guitar straps that only allowed the guitar to hang below your chin.
Strange seeing a tame Keith Moon, playing on a basic 4 piece kit.
How things changed later. 🥁 🥶
That was fantastic! Thanks! :0)
From a maxing Mods to one of if not the greatest Rock band of all time. From oo bop bob ooo to Wont Get fooled again . Brilliant,
Oh, thanks for that...I was 16 then; 76 now...couldn't touch a Prelly or a Bomber, ..it'd do me in. But they really were exceptional. They came up to the North West in '64 and were gobsmacked to find it heaving with Mods in Mohair not greasy parkers
Happy 80th birthday to Roger Daltrey!
No wonder bands like Thee Headcoats picked up on this sound.
Keith moon is the great drummer charisma ❤
Crazy footage
Keith was allright since the start, and good drum sound too
They aren't just standing there, there is some definite magic going on - just listen to the force in which the music is delivered - certainly no PUB band.
It's roof smashing time!
The Railway Hotel, must be close to a local primary school if Pete ‘the book writer’ Townsend is there
"I won't stop trying 'til I create a disturbance in your mind..." Very apt...
What a location. Curtains tightly closed, so that the neighbours couldn`t see what was going on. Youngsters that are now in their late (maybe)early 70s swaying to the music. Short time before "My Generation" became one of the first proto-metal songs. A short but intensive documentary of times long gone.