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I figured this deserved its own thread. I'm no giant devotee of the Who, but I can tell you seeing them live is a powerful experience. I'd also suggest that if you don't "get" The Who you must get Live at Leeds (the new expanded verison is great - twice as many songs). If you've listened thoroughly to Live at Leeds and still don't "get" The Who, so be it, but I think that album, sonically at least, captures their live impact pretty well.

 

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I'll check that video out. I got into The Who way later than I should have. A couple years ago I got to see an exhibition about the band at the Rock and Roll Hall Of Fame museum. It was pretty amazing. They even had some of Pete's SG's that weren't broken!

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Entwistle tune from "A Quick One".. Got to see them a couple of times with K. Moon (one at small outdoor venue show 1971 for Who's Next-- great seats near the stage).. Once after K. Moon died, Kenny Jones from Small Faces on drums..

Named a cat named Boris because of this song..

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Hear Hear!

I still remember that 1970 or 1971 can't remember the date but the show at the Arena in San Diego Ca. They were doing the "Who's next" tour man nothing has ever come close......at least for me.

 

My brother was at the concert where Moonie passed out and Daltry asked if anyone in the audience played drums......

 

I don't know what it was... maybe the Cow Palace.

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Saw them twice in the old old days. Fantastic. Live near Cincy, but later years when they announced the festival seating policy for a Floyd show and my feet didn't touch the ground for 100 yds at one opened door, I passed on The Who the next month. We all know what happened.

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I wish I was born 40 years ago, listening to Live at Leeds/Woodstock bootleg/any other live show by them makes me want to see the original band even more. Shame that alcohol and drugs had to snuff Moonie and Entwhistle, but rather they go out while they could still do their thing than watch them get old and fall apart I guess. Townshend is on my list of all time favorite guitarists/songwriters, the reason I started using thick strings and heavy picks were because I read about the kinds he used back in the day. I would kill to get me a time machine...

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