The 60's is the roots of *heavier rock* among the bubblegum and love songs, there were bands like the Who, some Beatles, the Stones, Jethro Tull, Led Zeppelin, Black Sabbath, Deep Purple, Steppenwolf and many many bands were exploring the "Hard Rock" sounds....lest we forget the heavy blues of Jimi Hendrix, Cream, Early Fleetwood Mac, Santana...... so yeah... "Heavy Metal Thunder" was born to be wild in the 60s.

You like concept albums. The Who's album "Tommy" was rock's 1st rock opera concept. Their "Isle Of Wight" festival performance truly captures the live greatness of their legacy. Their album "Who's Next" is also a true classic.

The most interesting thing about these songs are how they represent the sea change in popular music that happened in the mid-60's. It's not something that hit and changed everything immediately. Just for fun, check out the top 100 as compiled by Billboard Magazine for 1967. "I Can See for Miles" comes in at #98. I duet by Frank & Nancy Sinatra, "Somethin' Stupid", comes in at #7. Singles were big sellers back then, and the "Top 40" radio format dominated the AM airways. FM radio barely existed. The Top 100 list is interesting in its variety of genres. Down at #68 you'll find "Gimme Some Lovin" by The Spencer Davis Group, featuring the vocals and organ of 17-yr. old Stevie Winwood, and possessed of a groove so heavy it falls down into the cellar. So, "heavy" music was out there in 1967. If I had to pick the advent of a heavier style of rock music, I'd pinpoint "Satisfaction" by the bad boys of Rock n' Roll, the Rolling Stones, released in 1965. We went crazy over the processed guitar sound, something which is now standard. You rarely hear just plain old plucking on electric guitar strings anymore, but how you could run a twang through an amp and alter its sound was pretty new and amazing back then. Maybe the Yardbirds were toying with new guitar sounds in the mid-60's, too, but they were not an enduring group that produced a lot of output. The Cream put out their first album "Fresh Cream", in 1966, then Disraeli Gears in 1967, and then produced a very heavy sound, too, for that era. My point is that you shouldn't lump all of the '60s in with the '50s. The Music changed in the second half of the '60's decade. With the advent of dozens of FM radio stations, the Top 40 format faded away, helped along by disgust with lots of payola scandals around the nation where songs only got played if the record label slipped a cash envelope to station managers and DJs. Purchasing tastes changed, too, with people beginning to buy albums rather than singles. You could dial in an FM station that played all-rock music, or all R&B music, or all soft rock music. It was a forerunner of the current highly fragmented music scene where fans can zero in online to precisely the genre they want to hear and ignore everything else. In part, KZfaq music reactors are fun to watch as they venture outside of their comfort zones and discover amazing songs they would never have otherwise had the opportunity to enjoy.

I love this band and this song. Keith Moon slaughters the drums, John Entwistle's bass is a tense pulse and Pete Townshend's guitar is emphatic. Roger Daltrey's voice has not yet reached its maturity but he gets the job done easily. From 1964 to 1968 there were mostly a singles band, in 1969 they released "Tommy" a double album that changed everything. In 1968 they appeared on the Rolling Stone's project "Rock and Roll Circus" but because The Who were just off touring their performance put the Stones to shame and it got shelved for 28 years. You should react to them performing 'A Quick One (While He's Away) to see them in action.

"I Can See For Miles" is what inspired Paul McCartney to write "Helter Skelter".

This song is all about the drums. No one else could do what Moon did on this track.

Baba O’Reilly and Won’t get fooled again two fantastic songs by them...they have so many great songs

Check out some great early Who songs like I Can't Explain, Substitute, I'm a Boy, My Generation, The Kids are Alright, and Happy Jack. I Can See for Miles is basically early-mid Who from 1967, two years into their recording career. Very far out stuff.

I'm sure you will get to more Who eventually. You won't believe how much they evolve in just two or 3 years from this song going forwards. That's why I wanted you to start with a few earlier songs before you get into their peak years. Also why I am really digging that you plan to go back to Jethro Tull's beginnings and then follow their growth.

So early in their career Pete was writing great singles and after this song, which he thought was about perfect, he thought what do I do now? So he decided to write the first ever rock opera "Tommy" Pete Townshend is a musical genius! The Who are without a doubt one of the greatest bands ever. 🎶🎸🥁🎸🎶🙂🔥

A good song! “We Won’t Get Fooled Again” is one of their best!

such a weird and wonderful album. it was done with the concept that you are listening to the radio the whole album...complete with commercials for Odorono and others. my brother had it in his collection so as a little kid i threw this on the record player (it wasn't a stereo....and they weren't 'turntables' yet ;O).....and really enjoyed it. this is a great tune

I was 11 years old when I first heard this on the radio and fell in love with it, and The Who!

It was a joke product placement. This song (and album) came out in 1967. The Who and Led Zeppelin came on the scene and blew everyone's mind.

Love progressive rock, but finally real CLASSIC rock! Would love to hear a lyrical analysis of the Who's "Behind Blue Eyes", hauntingly beautiful. Also, The Who > The Stones, 7 days a week.

Arguably the most *menacing* drum part ever recorded in rock. Interesting how the guitar in the instrumental break supports the drums.

In the US "The Who Sell Out" was their second LP. "I Can See for Miles" was a so-so hit in late 1967.

Ive been a WHO fan for 40 years + and this is still my favorite song and probably the definitive WHO song (Baba O'Riley not withstanding). Love seeing young people experiencing it for the first time!

The Who Sell Out was the first true stereo album by the band. Their previous album was in fake stereo, where bass is on one channel and treble is on the other.

This song was a kickass rocker back in the day when you consider we were still dependent on AM radio for our music. Most all songs then had to be about 2 minutes if they had any hope of radio air play. 1967 was when this came out and you nailed it! Heavy for the music that was getting air play. British Invasion and Summer of Love all in one year. Dude... wish you were there with me. You’d have loved it! The song is menacing more than sarcastic. I have powers to know what you’ve been up to and you been cheatin’ on me. Yeah, nothing to deep at this point with The Who.

Cool song from a cool album. Good intro to the band. They do songs that are like radio commercials about beans and deodorant. And there are two versions of the song ‘Mary Ann with the Shaky Hand’

Please check out Getting in tune by The Who, I know most won’t recommend it first thought, but it’s a great track

Early Who were some of the heaviest rock going. Check out Bargain, Substitute, Boris The Spider, My Wife, Trick of the Light.

"A Quick One (While He's Away) --- Pre-"Tommy" but you can see the experimentation.

The live version of 'won't get fooled again"

Drums and the bass are outstanding

Best who are the albums Tommy, Quadrophenia, and Who's Next, Live at Leeds - 4 out of the greatest rock albums ever

The Who "Love Reign O'er Me" is the whole band at its superb best!

Just found your channel, good one! I was born when that record was released.. 😉

Ah yes the WHO. I had the distinct pleasure of seeing them live for the first time in the mid 70's. It was the most incredible concert I have ever seen hands down and I have seen a LOT of concerts in my day. It was a total sensory experience. They were SO LOUD and so tight I was literally speechless when it was all over. Great choice for a reaction! Edit: If you really want to get into some vintage WHO I would strongly suggest listening to "The Who Live at Leeds" especially "My Generation", "Summertime Blues", I Can't Explain" or even "Substitute".

Thanks for starting with early Who. I was 15 when this came out and I think it's imprtant for you to see a group develope musically over the years. Magic Bus is another good song from this period. The Who Sell Out was a concept LP, an afternoon of listening to the radio. All the tracks run into each other with with ads, ads that are songs and songs that are ads. It is also the genisis of the Tommy LP. A lot of the songs are about the main theme of Tommy, the physical senses. The last song, Rael, is the backstory of Tommy's father going off to war.

The drums are amazing in this.

When I first heard this in the 1960s, I envisioned an approaching thunderstorm.

Love this song (and the entire "Who Sell Out" album is amazing). The first concert I ever attended, at age 13 (don't know how I talked my parents into that one), with opening act "The Who", and then one hit wonder "Blues Magoos" and headliner "Herman's Hermits". The Who stole the show, "wrecking" their instruments and amps for the last song.

The Who are unique in that there's a heavy dose of humor in their output -- Pete Townsend style. They are a unique treasure! Check out "A Quick One While He's Away" or "Boris the Spider" or "Happy Jack". Way cool!

We had this thing before computers. It was called the school of hard knocks. We didn't have parents. We went outside to play in the snow for 4 hours. and, came inside to eat liver and onions. We never spoke to our parents in those days. The who was an act of rebellion. an expression of feelings. don;t talk about tense if you've never experience it before. growing up in the 60' s was TENSE. music was the only outlet for kids in those days. their parents didn;t talk to their kids. children were seen and not heard. rebellion was a thing of the day.

I don't know who told you to go earlier than the other reactors. Who's earlier stuff is good but the Tommy / Quadrophenia /Who's Next era is definitely the best.

memories,,,sigh ty

More early Who? Try My Generation and Substitute.

Satire "The Who Sell Out" with photos mocking The Who "selling out".

You should also hear Call Me Lightning, and for an oddity Boris The Spider.

No that's not 2 drummers just in case you thought SO! It's Keith Moon with his huge drum kit going crazy!

Definetely check out Baba O'Riley and Won't Get Fooled Again

Try listening to the album Who's Next like "Teenage wasteland".

It's a tough call but I think this is the greatest rock song ever. The opening alone is epic. BTW when you said about it "sounding heavy" check out "Stroll On" by the Yardbirds or "You Need Loving" by the Small Faces.

You are right, they were a heavier sound for the time. Here in the US we had a boom and then a recession, but in England their post-war era was much rougher and harder on the working class. They developed a generally rougher and grittier sound and then brought it to the US with the "British Invasion." Then in the US rockers were pushing back against all the folk, bubblegum, pop and soft rock and developed a much harder sound (hard rock.)

The Who and The Stones, I saw then both The Who at the Garden last year and The Rolling Stones at Giant Stadium last year.

This is not a serious song. Townshend wrote it because he wanted a hit. It isn't really a typical introspective Who song. The structure and instrumentation were far ahead of their time, but the lyrics were still firmly in Moon, June Spoon love and revenge songs. Townshend was incredibly disappointed that this didn't go higher in the charts. After that, he went back to his art school roots and started to reveal his inner dialog in his lyrics. Like most bands in the mid-sixties, they started out as a dance band, and then Dylan came along, and music got serious. That;s when "rock and roll" became rock.

it is also about "intuition " and .... SOME of us have a psychic vision ....i was always right about mine ...even tho it was vague ....i seemed to always sense it,,,, hence the lyric "i know that you have cos their is magic in my eyes " this song reflects that kind of sentiment for me . .

Other really heavy 60's songs include Eight Miles High by the Byrds, St. Stephen performed live by The Grateful Dead, Search and Destroy by The Stooges, Communication Breakdown by Led Zeppelin, and You Really Got Me by The Kinks.

A lot of Townsends themes and lyrics contain a level of "mysticism", also no one had heard a bass sound like this before.

Acid days and Mescaline nights.

If you have Spotify check out Pete Townshend's demos, recorded at home. Also, this song was big with a lot of Vietnam veterans who found out their partners had been with others while they were overseas.

I think it's an interesting interpretation about paranoia. I also think it can go in spite of the teller claiming to have actually seen these things. It can be a part of the paranoia being sure that things had happened, that had not.

. Keith Moon ...goes...absolutely...NUTS !! .

People ask who was the greatest rock group. Most will say Beatles or Rolling Stones. To me, it's The Who. Don't touch Pinball Wizard unless you intend to listen to the whole album "Tommy" as it's an opera that tells a story. Jump over to their album "Who's Next" and pick up some of those songs. Roger Daltrey's voice is a powerhouse, Pete Townshend was a music writing genius, amazing guitar player, John Enwhistle was amazing as a bass player and Keith Moon was a lunatic on drums. The Who was around in the 1960s, they came into their own in the 1970s. They sang this song at Woodstock.

The goods gone by the Who is a great one off their My Generation Album 1965

"The Who Sell Out" kinda imitated radio. Between each song on the LP is a fake commercial.

'Ole Audiophile here, For ions the Who were traumatized by an incident inside my state of Ohio in Cincinnati. It was never their fault but the promoters who sold out a 19,000 seat arena as general admission, first-come, first-serve. The ensuing fistfight at the limited number of doors they opened led to an all-out riot with folks getting trampled to death underfoot. Ever after, the phrase ''I'll step on you to see the Who' became a huge thing that lasted too long.

You're the only other person i've ever heard posit that perspective: the 'paranoid mind' interpretation, but that's how i have always heard it too. For some reason, when people really CAN see for miles, they don't gloat or lord it over anyone because seeing the truth is usually sobering and humbling i think.

the picture is from Tommy.

Toensend i would guess is manic/ depressive smashing guitars and other equipment and going into sullen moods. Creating his own messiah then being a prophet of doom. Heith Moon the drummer and one of the greatest, was totally bonkers. I love some of their songs.

The 1960s had great music. I think you will find this out as you continue to explore it.

Your intro brought a big 😀

The Who - Pictures of Lily.

There was some "heavy" music in the 60s. Check out Steppenwolf and some of Cream's heavier stuff.

You have the coolest hair in the Reaction Video world. Yes. Pete Townshend is a certified genius. I think your on the trail with your interpretation. Pete was/is famouly self-destructive. An angry young man. Pete can see for Miles because he is a modern day prophet. I Can See For Miles. One of the two greatest one-note solos in rock. The other being Neil Young's Cinnamon Girl. Who's Next and Quadrophenia will be your favorite album within 6 months.

Pete Townshend wrote this song after his first LSD trip at the Monterrey Music Festival in 1967.

in my day ( 50s and 60s) we had heavy music Black Sabbath for one.💚♫

Who...Boris the spider

You should react to the entire Rock Opera Quadrophenia.

There’s also the context of LSD in 1967... a girl friend who wasn’t cool. But she can’t see for miles and miles... time to break up with un hip girls

The Who Sell Out - a joke product placement. Early Who is good, but songwriter Pete Townshend became much more sophisticated in his heaviness. He also played l By the way, punk was a late 60s product - see Iggy Pop.

The Who Sell Out is a concept album, poking fun at American "top 40" and British "pirate radio" stations. They intersperse the songs with commercials and public service announcements. It's all hyper and happy and kind of silly, and this song is the last track -- in that context, it's not just about a guy who realizes his girlfriend is cheating on him, it's the scales falling from the eyes of an entire generation that's finally realizing how much they're being played by a music industry that wants to sell them pimple cream and baked beans and "coke after coke after coke after Coca-Cola!" This album is looking at "Mod" life from the inside just as it's giving way to the hippie era (there's a fair bit of psychadelia in the album), and it kind of bookends Quadrophenia, which looks back at the mod scene from the cynical, disillusioned viepoint of 30ish rock musicians who aren't middle-aged yet but can see it coming.

He's high on baked beans!

He's simply calling her out.

It all started in the 60s...

Interesting take on it, gives a kind of stalk-y creepy tone to it. It really does play like someone who is paranoid and always thinks someone is cheating on them. I always thought they caught someone in the act. Now I don't know.

Baba O'Reilly, Won't Get Fooled Again, You Better You Bet, Pinball Wizard, Love Reign O'er Me...

It's really a damn shame that Hendrix's half sister won't allow much of his material on youtube. For incredible guitar work and heaviness of the 60's, Hendrix changed everything about the guitar and everything you love about Rock guitar playing, he's partially responsible for. I hope somewhere along the line you get to hear some Jimi Hendrix.

LOL Baked Beans.. i.e. Tommy

It was joke product placement. The other side of the album cover showed the other two members supposedly promoting other real-life products. In its original form (meaning LP), the album had funny stuff recorded in the interludes in between the actual song tracks. If I remember right, that was mostly also fake ads. And on the end of Side 2, there was a chant after the last song that went "Shut it off... shut it off... shut it off..." and if you had a cheap record player without automatic stylus retraction, the end groove would play "shut the d* thing off" forever.

I see other reactors who don't pause the video and it isn't taken down B.s.

It's not that complicated. He is saying he is clairvoyant--"there's magic in my eyes". It's not ironic or symbolic.

I like the naked eye 👍

I suspect that Jimmy Page was adding extra guitar on that track.

Had limited funds as a kid and had to choose which rabbit hole received my attention... Who or Zeppelin... I went with The Who. Quickly made my way back to a deep dive with Zeppelin when older and had more disposable income. I enjoy experiencing the how a band produces a whole album rather than a song here and there, especially from the masters who generally had many gems and an occasional filler vs the other way around, one hit surrounded by clunkers...

a brutal frontal assault on what might be a comfort zone going forward in a relationship; and a highly effective hit on homeland America's marketplace during the ongoing British Invasion at the time. 5 stars. :)

Fantastic early song though their very best album is The WHO’s Next. Any and every song is great with Won’t Get Fooled Again as Rock and Rolls ultimate theme song.

Who live at leeds.

"The Who" didn't really catch on until the released their bizarre "opera" "Tommy". I always preferred their LPs of individual songs.

This is really early Who, They progressed and went through many different phases. They have so many great songs. I'll suggest Love Reign O'oer Me for your next one.

I would recommend Behind Blue Eyes by The Who. Especially if you are liking the more Gothic tunes.

Worst day of my life when I realized that I wasn’t paranoid…🤪

Commodificatin of their music

This seems like someone far away, maybe in Vietnam, and they have someone keeping an eye on, and repoting to them what is going on at home with his girl. Don't know, just supposin'.

If you want to see something very funny, watch The Who performance on the Smothers Brothers show. It is on KZfaq. You will not believe what happens at the end of the performance.

You just opened up a can of worms.................

please do the who's song "Don't get fooled again" please please -- it is one of my favorites and i listen to it every time ther is an election -- whether it is state or national -- it makes me think and pray i dont get fooled again

"I can see for miles" suggests while he was away on tour he had friends who saw his girlfriend cheating.