Amazing Journey -- The History Of The Who

Starman · Nov 4, 2007

Huggy said:

Fenian_Bastard said:

Starman said:

The performance of "Won't Get Fooled Again" which closed out "The Kids Are Alright," Keith Moon's final recorded performance, still stands as their pinnacle.

It's as if they all knew it was the last time they'd ever all play together, and even Moon, who had sounded tired and drugged-out for his final couple of albums and tours, pulled himself together to recapture the fire of 1967-71 one last thunderous time.

I'm sure the version from "Concert from New York" is great, but still, it's only half the band.

The Petty documentary is very cool as well, but leaves a lot of stuff out (hardly any mention whatsoever of his involvement in the Wilburys.)
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Actually, the Concert For New York is three-quarters of the band. The Ox was still alive then. And Zak Starkey was as good a replacement for Moonie as they were ever going to find -- especially after the unfortunate Kenney Jones Era. The "Fooled Again" from The Kids Are Alright is an interesting story. They'd played it once, but the director, Jeff Stein, didn't think he had a definitive take so he got all ballsy and went up to them and asked them to do it again. They all went up the wall but came out, pissed off to within an inch of their lives, and tore through the song. THAT'S the performance that's on the film.
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Dave Marsh's book on the Who, Before I Get Old (easily the definitive story of the band), tells that story in detail. After the first run through, the fans were yelling for songs they hadn't done yet and that's when Townshend holds up his guitar and challenges someone to come up and get it off them.
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I remember the story about Stein -- I don't know if it was in the Marsh book or not -- going backstage after the first take of "Fooled Again" and just ripping into the band, getting right into Townshend's face, saying the take was shit (from most reports it was pretty good) and a huge brawl nearly breaking out backstage. They stomped back on stage ready to kick the ass of anybody who got in their way.

Huggy · Nov 4, 2007

Starman said:

Huggy said:

Fenian_Bastard said:

Starman said:

The performance of "Won't Get Fooled Again" which closed out "The Kids Are Alright," Keith Moon's final recorded performance, still stands as their pinnacle.

It's as if they all knew it was the last time they'd ever all play together, and even Moon, who had sounded tired and drugged-out for his final couple of albums and tours, pulled himself together to recapture the fire of 1967-71 one last thunderous time.

I'm sure the version from "Concert from New York" is great, but still, it's only half the band.

The Petty documentary is very cool as well, but leaves a lot of stuff out (hardly any mention whatsoever of his involvement in the Wilburys.)
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Actually, the Concert For New York is three-quarters of the band. The Ox was still alive then. And Zak Starkey was as good a replacement for Moonie as they were ever going to find -- especially after the unfortunate Kenney Jones Era. The "Fooled Again" from The Kids Are Alright is an interesting story. They'd played it once, but the director, Jeff Stein, didn't think he had a definitive take so he got all ballsy and went up to them and asked them to do it again. They all went up the wall but came out, pissed off to within an inch of their lives, and tore through the song. THAT'S the performance that's on the film.
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Dave Marsh's book on the Who, Before I Get Old (easily the definitive story of the band), tells that story in detail. After the first run through, the fans were yelling for songs they hadn't done yet and that's when Townshend holds up his guitar and challenges someone to come up and get it off them.
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I remember the story about Stein -- I don't know if it was in the Marsh book or not -- going backstage after the first take of "Fooled Again" and just ripping into the band, getting right into Townshend's face, saying the take was shit (from most reports it was pretty good) and a huge brawl nearly breaking out backstage. They stomped back on stage ready to kick the ass of anybody who got in their way.
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Yeah, that was in the Marsh book (don't think it's in the movie because I haven't seen it for a while). Townshend called him every name in the book but they went out and kicked some ass on that one. The verison of "Baba O'Riley" from that show is pretty good too.

Fenian_Bastard · Nov 4, 2007

Starman said:

The performance of "Won't Get Fooled Again" which closed out "The Kids Are Alright," Keith Moon's final recorded performance, still stands as their pinnacle.

It's as if they all knew it was the last time they'd ever all play together, and even Moon, who had sounded tired and drugged-out for his final couple of albums and tours, pulled himself together to recapture the fire of 1967-71 one last thunderous time.

I'm sure the version from "Concert from New York" is great, but still, it's only half the band.

The Petty documentary is very cool as well, but leaves a lot of stuff out (hardly any mention whatsoever of his involvement in the Wilburys.)
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Starman --
Just FYI.

The faces on the firemen make the clip worth it, and I am sure that's John Cusack singing along at the beginning.

Moderator1 · Nov 4, 2007

If it isn't Cusack, it's his identical twin brother.

Van Lingle Mungo · Nov 4, 2007

Starman said:

The performance of "Won't Get Fooled Again" which closed out "The Kids Are Alright," Keith Moon's final recorded performance, still stands as their pinnacle.
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In the deluxe "The Kids Are Alright," one of the bonus tracks is an isolated Entwistle bass track from that recording. It's basically a 9-minute solo.

Bubbler · Nov 5, 2007

Man ... I thought the doc was good, but they were hard on Entwhistle at the end.

Maybe I missed it, but I was disappointed to not see any footage from the greatest live performance ever, their version of A Quick One from Rock 'n Roll Circus (also in Kids Are Alright). Townsend's riff that kicks off the last third of the song has no equal in rock 'n roll history. Greatest ever.

I was also disappointed not to hear the definitive live version of Sister Disco, Squeeze Box or Athena.

didntdoit19 · Nov 5, 2007

Fenian_Bastard said:

Starman said:

The performance of "Won't Get Fooled Again" which closed out "The Kids Are Alright," Keith Moon's final recorded performance, still stands as their pinnacle.

It's as if they all knew it was the last time they'd ever all play together, and even Moon, who had sounded tired and drugged-out for his final couple of albums and tours, pulled himself together to recapture the fire of 1967-71 one last thunderous time.

I'm sure the version from "Concert from New York" is great, but still, it's only half the band.

The Petty documentary is very cool as well, but leaves a lot of stuff out (hardly any mention whatsoever of his involvement in the Wilburys.)
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Starman --
Just FYI.

The faces on the firemen make the clip worth it, and I am sure that's John Cusack singing along at the beginning.
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That performance was electric, and made The Who my favorite band. Still are six years later. (Damn, it's already been six years since 9/11.)

Fenian_Bastard · Nov 5, 2007

Bubbler said:

Man ... I thought the doc was good, but they were hard on Entwhistle at the end.

Maybe I missed it, but I was disappointed to not see any footage from the greatest live performance ever, their version of A Quick One from Rock 'n Roll Circus (also in Kids Are Alright). Townsend's riff that kicks off the last third of the song has no equal in rock 'n roll history. Greatest ever.

I was also disappointed not to hear the definitive live version of Sister Disco, Squeeze Box or Athena.
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That was the best thing about "The Kids Are Alright."
Love the fountain drums.

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