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| From | Benjamin Lukoff <lukoff@gmail.com> |
| Subject | Re: Loud criticism of The Who? |
| Date | Thu, 11 Feb 2010 09:48:15 -0800 |
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On Thu, Feb 11, 2010 at 9:36 AM, Rob Toomey <rob@splitsville.com> wrote:
> Seriously, you haven't lived until you've seen The Mini Opera from the
> Stones' Rock and Roll Circus portion of "Kids".
> It was the reason that Circus wasn't released for 30 years, as the Who
> absolutely blew them away.
>
>
Indeed. In the words of Keith Richards, "and now, ladies and gentlemen, dig
the Who!"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D32-Fswl-Nc
> Never saw them with Moon, but saw them several times, including all of
> "Quadrophenia" in a little hall in Paris. I was 5 feet away from Pete. Best
> concert I ever saw. Zak was not Moon, but a more than able stand in. And
> the
> Ox solo in "5:15" was jaw-dropping.
>
>
Something like this? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TVl39LBZGMw
And then of course this version of Won't Get Fooled Again:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oP65fJu7_J4 — right around 7:30 is classic
And the exploding drum set on the Smothers Brothers Show:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ijRh-Qpv2gM
Man, you *need* to see this movie.
--
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