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Bassist John Entwistle was once asked by a reporter why he stood so still and calm during their live shows, and he responded, "If someone didn't anchor the rest of them down, they'd all go flying off the stage."

To me, Noel Gallagher of Oasis best summarized how The Who performed, "Well, they're all playing lead aren't they? Lead vocals, lead guitar, lead bass, lead drums."

Keith Moon was the drummer, he lived like he played which is why he died at 32, shortly after this concert.

The Who are the originators of Stereotypical wild Rock and Roll stage performances, Many guitars, mics and drum sets were harmed in the making of their concerts, and we were here for it.

The bass player Is John Entwistle known as Thunder Fingers, he plays it like a lead guitar!The whole band are icons!!!

The Who taught the world how to be rock stars. Each player was a virtuoso. Enjoy your Who journey.

The movie Alien was being filmed in the studio next door, and the cast and crew came over to watch this. They asked the Who if they could borrow the bands light show, for the movie. There are scenes in the Alien that use the Who's light show.

Roger Daltrey's scream is considered one of the most iconic in rock history. When they were recording the song in studio, the rest of the band, lunching nearby, thought Daltrey was brawling with the engineer!

The greatest scream in rock history

The Who are an English rock band formed in London in 1964. Their classic lineup (1964-1978) consisted of lead vocalist Roger Daltrey, guitarist Pete Townshend, bassist John Entwistle and drummer Keith Moon. They are considered one of the most influential rock bands of the 20th century. Their contributions to rock music include the development of the Marshall stack, large public address systems, the use of synthesisers. Part of the 1st British invasion. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:British_Invasion_artists The Who were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1990. Their first single as the Who, "I Can't Explain" (1965), reached the UK top ten, and was followed by a string of hit singles including "My Generation" (1965), "Substitute" (1966) and "Happy Jack" (1966).

Bassist John Entwhistle, Still unmatched as the best rock bassist ever. definitely the GOAT. He always figured that he might as well stay still with everyone else going nuts in the band. Plus his bass parts are beyond complicated and melodic and solidifys the band's sound.

"Meet the new boss, same as the old boss" became quite a catch-phrase for my generation. Whether referring to a revolution, a new President, or just a promise from anybody that went unfulfilled.

I've seen The Who too many times to count. I've met every member of the band except Keith. But one of my favorite live performances of theirs is the night they performed at the Concert For New York City, several weeks after the atrocity of 9/11. It was so amazing to see the firefighters, police officers, EMT's, and first responders with tears of joy streaming down their faces while seeing the energy of The Who live, after all the tears of agony over the previous few weeks. At one point, a NYC police officer tossed his official NYPD cap onto the stage. Roger Daltrey (lead vocalist) picked it up and said "I'm not worthy of wearing this" and handed it back to the police officer. I was never prouder of the band than I was that night.

This was Keith Moon, the drummer's, last gig with the band.....died of a drug overdose a few weeks later. I saw them a number of times in the 60's and 70's and again a few years ago at Wembley Arena.

This is one of those bands where every member is a legend in his own rght that scream and the slide is one of the most iconic moments in rock history. If I were producing a 20 minute video on this history of rock n roll I would have that clip as the opening 10 seconds

Watch Keith’s exploding bass drum on The Smothers Brothers, and watch The Who completely outclass The Rolling Stones at the Rock & Roll Circus! 🎸💥

Important trivia; the synthesizer you hear at the beginning. At that time synthesizers were the size of a small room. Pete Townsend had to program the sound you hear. It didn't come pre programmed. That is a testament to his brilliance in composing.

This was recorded on film rather than digitally (which wasn't a thing back then) and recently enhanced which is why the quality is so good. The guitarist, Pete Townshend (pronounced without the 'h') is their main writer. They did a couple of rock operas, both made into films. "Tommy" features Elton John, Eric Clapton, Tina Turner to name but a few.

When you hear more recent bands being wild they are emulating The Who. They wrecked hotel rooms, threw TVs out of windows, Keith Moon drove his Rolls Royce into his pond and they would regularly smash up their equipment on stage. They were the ones who put the sex, drugs into the rock and roll. Keith moon (AKA Moon the Loon) took a handful of assorted pills before going on stage one night and collapsed on his drum kit resulting in Pete Townsend having to ask if anyone in the audience could play drums. (He did recover). They picked one of them and he did a great job. Moony was completely unhinged and his light went out way too early. This song was used as the theme tune to CSI Miami. ✌❤🇬🇧

Yes, this band is the reason those things exist. 🎸💥

All of John Entwistle's energy went into his fingers.

Great band! Always known as "The Most Exciting Live Band in the World!"

Oh, my, what a big rabbit hole you're just going down, the Legendary The WHO! the band are: Roger Daltrey - Vocals Pete Townsend - Guitar John 'Thunder Fingers' Entwistle - Bass Keith 'Madman Moon - Drums, (Whom incidentally, casually dated my Mum for like 2 weeks😂) This band are awesome. 👊🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

There is a video of the Who 10 years before this at the Rolling Stones Circus TV program, where they opened the program for the Rolling Stones with "A Quick One While He Is Away", and blew the Stones off the stage. When you see that performance, you will realize that the Who were always this good.

The whole album : who's next is a masterpiece,behind blue eyes ,baba O'Reilly classics .

This was filmed at Shepperton Film Studios at the same time as the film Alien was being made. The crew of Alien popped into the studio to watch this recording and were so blown away with the laser show they borrowed it for their film.

This was released in 1971, when the US was deeply mired in the Viet Nam war, parents and children were out in the streets protesting for and against the war, it was starting to come out out that the US President was almost certainly a criminal, and US society, the leader of the world in many ways, was in absolute chaos. Four anti-war protesters had been shot dead by national guard troops barely a year before at Kent State. Into this mix, this absolute ANTHEM dropped, and among young people it was a smash hit. That scream spoke for a LOT of young people's rage. By the way, you may have heard this band more than you think. This song was adapted and used by Anthony Zucker and CBS as the theme song to "CSI: Miami". CBS adapted two other very well-known songs by The Who for the theme songs to two other "CSI" iterations. The most fitting was the first one, for the original "CSI" - "Who Are You?". Perfect for a detective show.

The bass player is John Entwhistle, aka “The Ox”. He was a phenomenal bassist and the stoic force in the band. RIP

Won't Get Fooled Again. Add to it Baba O'Riley from the same album and you have a 1-2 punch that cannot be beaten. The organ solo at 11:00-12:00 is spectacular.

Love watching Keith on the drums, one of the best. Left us far too soon.

Too be fair, Pete on lead guitar was probably off his head. Keith Moon on drums almost certainly was. One of The Who’s trademarks was the ritual destruction of their instruments and equipment on stage at the end of their concerts. They were also known for their outrageous antics off stage whilst on tour.

The Who are phenomenal. One of the greatest Drummers ever and one of the greatest Bass Players ever. The bass player. John Entwistle always acted stoic

That was so much fun! I loved how you quite correctly notice that the bass player (John) never moves! He's the "anchor" of the band, visually. But his fingers are going crazy, as you noticed! He stands completely still except his bass playing is like non-stop soloing! Keith, the drummer, actually died weeks after this performance, this is his very last time behind a drum kit and I must say: he's way out of shape. When he was younger, he was the fastest, wildest drummer. Pete, the guitarist and songwriter and Keith were the most flamboyant. There's another great clip from this performance, "Baba O'Riley", but in general my favorite Who clips are from the 1965-1972 period.

Yes, The Who and Pete Townshend in particular invented all these 'rockstar' things, smashing your guitar, the windmill, ... The drummer, Keith Moon, was the inspiration for Animal in the Muppet Show. He is considered one of the best rock drummers of all time. One time, he filled his drum kit with explosives, without the rest of the band knowing about this. He got hit by a metal shard in the leg. The bass player, John Entwistle, was known as the Ox. His fingers do amazing things while his expression looks bored, it's just how he was 🙂

Keith Moon, the greatest drummer of all time! Definitely check out the 'Who Are You' promo video from 1978. Unfortunately Keith died only a few months after it was filmed, however it gives a real insight into their energy in the studio.

OX! As he known(John) the bass guitarists, he didn't like being called a bassist ,he liked being called a bass guitarists and he played the bass like a guitar, and is concerned one the best there was!RIP OX! WE MISS YOU!

Hi Stacey, Ok, so The Who and Won't get fooled again. That song is the last song on an Album called Who's Next which is my personal favorite. The album starts out with a very similar type song called Baba O Riley. Like bookends they frame the album. Baba O Riley is equally perfect in my opinion. So, a few quick "Who" facts. Their catalog is really quite extensive. In 1988 they went on tour and they started the tour with 4 1/2 hours worth of music to be played and almost none of it was unfamiliar with every fan in the audience. Ultimately they shaved about a hour off the set list due to their just being too tired to play that long, night after night. They have a couple of "Rock Opera's" known as Quadrophenia and Tommy. The band members are Roger Daultry (singer) Pete Townsend (Guitar) Keith Moon (drummer) and John Entwistle (bass guitar). Keith Moon passed away shortly after the tour you saw last night. The current drummer with the band is Richard Starkey who is the son of Ringo Starr, the drummer from the Beatles. So, depending on where you are in the US, Riger Daultry is on tour by himself this spring/summer if you wanted to see him live. According to Pete Townsend and I'm not trying to be morbid here, these are his words, I think we have one more tour in us and then we can go off and die. That is a recent statement from him. They are now in their 80's. My very brief song picks for you since there could be many, are: certainly, Baba O Riley; Behind Blue Eyes; Eminence Front; and Love Reign O'er Me. Cheers, Ken P

Super fun reaction! For you AND for us! The Who was in many ways unequalled. "Was the bassist yawning?" LMAO! He was famous for his chill as well as for being one of the best bassists ever. Pete Townshend is a musical genius, and as guitarist/singer and writer of most of their songs, it's not surprising he was on fire during the show. Thanks for rewinding ten seconds!! It's good for YOU and for US!

From same concert Baba O Riley 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥❤️✌🏼

Glad that you have entered into the musical treasure trove known as the Who. So many great tracks to choose from. Some suggestions among many: 'My Generation', 'Substitute', 'Happy Jack', 'I Can See For Miles', 'Who are You?', 'Squeeze Box', 'Baba O' Riley', 'Magic Bus', 'Pictures of Lilly', 'Reign Over Me', etc. And then of course there is the Tommy soundtrack with such as classics as 'Pinball Wizard', 'Listening to You', etc.

Another joyful reaction and welcome to "The Who". Another talented group of great individual artists. They have a few concept albums "Tommy" and "Quadrophenia" which showcase each of them.

I've saw the Who 3 times in the 70s with Keith Moon and 4 or more times since, with my kids! They are the best live band ever and I've seen almost all, even in their 70s. Their studio stuff is amazing and their live shows almost as good, quality wise.

One of the great live bands of classic rock.

I have seen The Who in concert 3 times. They are my favorite live band. And this is my favorite Who song.

Greatest Rock Band Ever

YOU HAVE TO watch this song from The Who. Live "A Quick One, While He's Away" played at a circus concert. They are very young there. Love the channel

They used this song as the CSI Miami Theme Song. The Who also made the Rockopera Tommy ( Elton John did the song Pinbal Wizard).

When I saw them in Seattle, guitarist Pete Townsend was playing a strat with a whammy bar. When he was doing his signature windmill strums he actually put the whammy bar completely through his hand. He actually finished the show in extreme pain.

The bass player is NOT yawning. He is John and he is always laid back! Sadly he is know longer with us. He is a legend, Jesus..just watch his fingers!!!

Classic Who!!! Saw them in concert. BEST EVER! Keep looking at them.

In my humble opinion, the greatest hard rock track ever put to vinyl.

Stacey Late Keith Moon, drummer was the basis for Muppet's Animal. He and John Entwistle died many years ago. Only Roger Daltrey, singer and Pete Townshend, guitarist continues today with Zak Starkey on drums (Ringo Starr's son).

I am convinced that Pete CAN'T play the guitar unless he is hopping and jumping around, all over the place.

Yess.. The Who was one of the most wild and energetic rockband ever.

The ox was actually a wild man off stage. Keith's partner in crime. Led to some angst with Roger who was a health junkie and perfectionist.

The calm, almost immobile bass player is something of a tradition in classic rock bands. It's similar with Bill Wyman of the Rolling Stones, who mostly just stood there, played great, and didn't show much expression.

The guitarist is Pete Townshend. David Gilmour collaborated with him on his 1985 Album White City: A Novel. You should look for the songs 'Face the Face' and 'Give Blood' with David on guitar

Top tier musicianship; Preston gets a gold star for suggesting this one in particular because it’s one of the best live performances ever. John chilling out in comparison to the crazy kids & their antics😅 & Keith taping his phones to his head so they don’t fly off.

The show wasn't over until guitarist Pete Townshend smashed a guitar, and the tour wasn't over until drummer Keith Moon had trashed a hotel room. Some say the Muppet Animal was developed based on Keith Moon. Right down to Animal's drum playing style. Although I never saw a Muppet wearing headphones held on by duct tape. If you noticed, the mellow bassist John Entwistle, had two water bottles attached to his mic stand. One was usually filled with water. The other was John's secret. Some claim it often was Southern Comfort & brandy. But rarely, if ever, did he miss a note.

Yeah, they were the prototype rockband. They invented this sh*t! Treble intensive bass sound (the bass player invented most of modern rock sound and designed the strings to sound so. Keith Moon on the drums invented exploding drums, and destroying hotel rooms completely, and taking drugs and alcohol to the point, where he passed out during a concert from horse sedatives and generally modern rock drums with a lot of toms. Pete Townshend was deaf on one ear from the exploding drums, because Keith Moon took more than double of the explosives, because he wanted it to be really big on the TV show where it happened. At times they were the biggest rock band, but yet near broke, because Keith Moon had so many destroyed hotel rooms to pay. Once he brought the band to return to the hotel, because he had forgotten something, and they did. He forgot to destroy the room. They started destroying guitars and amps on stage. They were among the first to use lasers on stage, to use synthesizers, they were the top headliner and main Saturday night act in Woodstock.They invented rock operas and produced incredibly good movies of them (Tommy, Quadrophenia). and they also invented the windmilling, the microphone loops, experimented with ways to distort the guitar sound VERY early by razor cutting the speakers and so much more. Yeah. The things you mentioned are happening because of them, until today. An amazing band.

Great reaction, Stacey! I saw them perform live in the mid-70s...one of the best concerts I've ever seen.

6:20 - the concert film/doc this is from, The Kids Are Alright, has a great interview clip from earlier in their career - circa late 60s/early 70s iirc - where guitarist Pete Townsend is talking very passionately about his concern that the band might get complacent and inevitably become "sort of a cabaret act", to which drummer Keith Moon mutters "that's ridiculous"... and then proceeds to do a handstand on the table, and then Pete, getting the joke of it all, grabs a bottle of brandy and proceeds to have Keith chug it, *WHILST STILL UPSIDE DOWN, MIND YOU,* and starts vocalising mock circus/music hall music. That was The Who to a tee.

Gotta check out the whole album. Who’s Next and Quadrophenia are classic rock masterpieces

Their performance of Young Man Blues , live from the Isle of Wight is a really good one.

Great reaction to a great band, I have always loved this song and it was one of the first songs I learnt on guitar. They were known for extreme high energy live performances as well as smashing their instruments from show to show. Keith Moon on drums was one of the all time great an very inspirational to drummer's world over. Pete Townshend is a rhythmic genius.

The singer, Roger Daltrey, did indeed hit someone between his eyes with microphone when a member of the audience threw a sharpened penny and cut him below his eye.

I always wondered about Daltrey hitting someone with that mike, too..But he had it down to a science! Were they always this wild on stage? Pretty much, and even wilder off sometimes with the hotel room destroying after concert parties . But no one could deny thier musicianship and creativity...They were critically and commercially successful thier whole career. (And yes, Pete was the creator of the "Windmill" )

Love it,great band,saw them 6 times,so loud and amazing

Your patron picked an excellent performance for your first The Who experience! Fantastic reaction!!!

Tha reason that the film quality is so good for 1978 is that it was filmed at Shepperton Studios. A famous British film studios where they filmed The Omen and the first Superman movie. I think they were filming Alien at the time of this recording

This was filmed for use in the movie "The Kids Are Alright" which is why the quality is so good.

Addicting??? From a man that saw them “5” times over the years, 1st 1970, you have discovered THE greatest Rock Band of all time. And yes, they were always this energetic. And “THIS” song is THE rock anthem. I can never pass by a review of this show.

Keep in mind, this was being played live in front of an audience a way back when. Rock and Roll ruled ... I saw them in concert as well ... they were (and still are ) Amazing !!!KZfaq and internet was just a thought back then. Pete Townsend on lead was quite the character, he usually destroyed his guitar at the end of each concert. Looks stupid but thats the way it was. The audience loved it. They were so far ahead of other bands. Special effects ruled as well.

One of the best ever! Don't forget to notice the words: they're heavy. Best R&R scream ever, too. Bassist is unreal. Try: Baba OReilly, from the same concert; Who Are You? (promo version); Love, Reign O'er Me (official video). No one was like them; they're special, and there are dozens - dozens - of great songs.

I grew up with this music, I'm 70 years old. Met Roger a couple of times at the local pub. Roger is now a farmer here in Sussex UK. Has now got a brewery running LOL.

You have no idea gow destructive this band was. The drummer once turned on the tub in their hotel room then blocked the door with a towel and flooded the room and another time drove a car into the hotel swimming pool. They tore out the front row seats at MSG once and at the end of a concert would destroy their instruments and amps so there was no more encores :) Theres a video of them on the Smothers Brothers show singing my Generation where the drummer but explosives in the bass drum and blew it up

Got to see them twice in concert. Amazing shows.

Greetings from Scotland. Greatest Rock 'n' Roll band in the world.

The thing about the energy of this performance was that they were exhausted. It was shot for the documentary "The Kids Are Alright", and after several attempts at shooting this and "Baba O'Reilly" director Jeff Stein told them what they had was not good enough to be the end of the film. So dog tired and furious, they went back and NAILED IT. In the end credits, they can be seen storming offstage in total anger, but they got two performances for the ages. The whole film is an absolute must-see.

John Entwistle (the bassist) was very stoic on stage but he made up for it with the havoc he and Keith Moon (the drummer) caused elsewhere. All four members were/are masters of their craft. Destroying their instruments was one of their signatures and Moon blew up his drum kit with explosives on the Smothers Brothers Show on US TV. They also appeared in the 1976 Guiness Book Of Records, listed as performing the loudest ever rock concert. This clip is just a few months before Keith Moon passed away aged only 32 and John Entwistle died of a heart attack (aged 57), brought on by years of substance abuse, in 2002, just a day before The Who were to begin a US tour. On his passing, Entwistle's estate was faced with a huge tax bill and the irony is that he worked in the Inland Revenue (British tax office) before he joined The Who (R.I.P. John and Keith). Roger Daltrey (the lead singer) is one of rock's great frontmen and Pete Townsend (guitar) is one of the great innovators with his guitar playing, song writing, including some of the first rock operas (Tommy and Quadrophenia) and pioneering the use of programable synthesizers.

They are in the rock ‘n’ roll Hall of Fame!

As a bass player myself I can honestly tell you that John Entwistle was one of the greatest bassists of all time. There is one song where he plays a very long and very difficult bass line that would highlight just how good he was. RIP Mr. John Entwistle. ❤

The quality looks so good because it was shot (in 35mm?) for the film "The Kids Are Alright". The story I heard is that this was the SECOND performance of this song for this particular night, performed before a select group of invited guests. The film director didn't think the FIRST performance was as good as they were capable of and had the nerve to actually ask this tempestuous band to play a more "definitive" version of the song. That angered the band...they had thought their job done for the evening, after all, and who was this director to tell them their performance hadn't been up to standards anyway? But they went back out there, and this was the result. They were NOT going to have it said that they didn't give it their all. So, the energy level was partly fueled by anger, but they would draw their energy from wherever they could. I was lucky enough to see this original configuration of the band, and they were easily the best band I ever saw. The virtuosity, the voices, the showmanship, the energy...no band could match them in all those categories.

I saw them in 1978 right around this time. Was a blast. Standing next to Bill Walton, great BB player who just died. Brings back some memories.

When you talked about your initial reaction to the treatment of the guitar and that the guitar looks so nice, it reminded me of this quote from Pete (don’t know if he really said it): "Some fool in the Bee Gees said, 'You wouldn't break a Stradivarius, would you?' The answer is, 'Of course I wouldn't break a Stradivarius.' But a Gibson guitar that came off a production line? F@&$ it!”

The Who is the reason why concerts now have a decibel limit. They were incredible in concert even if not playing as loudly as they once did. Pete used to smash up his guitars at the end of the shows. When he does it now, it is only to donate the guitar to charity since it is worth more if he smashes it to bits

This was recorded on film, that’s why it looks so good. Anything that was actually recorded using film, even back 100 years will be great quality if it is scanned to an electronic format properly. The poor quality video that is so prevalent from the 70’s thru 90’s is typically just because, compared to film, old video was very poor from a resolution, color depth, dynamic range, and a host of other perspectives. Unfortunately, with the increased ease of use and lower production costs of video it became the predominant recording medium starting in the 70’s. But without it we may not have as much music footage (film term, lol) as we do. So I can’t hate on video too much.

About time 😂 one of my favourite bands of all time ❤ 3 films and thousands of amazing songs

Pete Townshend was the lead guitarist and he was the creative force behind the band. They had several hits in the mid-60’s (“My Generation”, “Happy Jack”, “I Can See for Miles”, Magic Bus”). Then Pete Townshend wrote the rock opera “Tommy” which was mind-blowing-Leonard Bernstein thought it was magnificent.. “Tommy”, along with the albums “Who’s Next” and “Quadrophenia”, are Townshend’s three masterpieces. His lyrics are marvelous. Keith Moon was one of the greatest rock drummers, Roger Daltrey a great vocalist, and John Entwistle was a highly talented and influential bass player. Search KZfaq for “Thunderfingers” and you can see the trailer for free.

The Bassist, John "the Ox" Entwhistle A.K.A. Thunderfingers, lets the sound from his bass do the rocking.

You said it - "the dynamics". There's been no greater rock band than The Who, for incredible dynamics between band members and between musical moments. I speak as a huge fan of Led Zeppelin and Queen, but The Who had both of those bands beat at least on this one attribute.

first concert 1981 Cotton Bowl Dallas Tx Long time ago!!! Deep well! First of many. Good times

This was shot at Shepparton Studios. Not that far from where I live. I saw The Who live, and the bass player, John Entwistle, was nicknamed the Ox (Thunder Fingers) because the length of the bass was within his easy reach. Many at the time had to alter their hold to reach the full neck. That cost valuable micro seconds. They’re truly amazing memories. “Here’s the new boss, same as the old boss”. Too true lol

The guitarist, Pete Townshend, is a genius…his writing is up there with the very best in music (Pink Floyd!)…probably their best two albums are Quadrophenia and Tommy…well worth investigating. The laser show so impressed some visitors from the neighbouring film studio where the movie Alien was being filmed, they asked if they could use it in the film (maybe the sequel Aliens). The best live band ever…big Johnny Entwistle on bass was the rock that held things together while the other three went bananas!

John Entwhistle and Keith the Loon Moon. Two extremely talented musicians. RIP both you

The book I read that discussed the filmimg of this sequence claimed that they were exhausted from playing a full show when the director asked them to go back on and do this song. They found the energy somehow. Don't stop here: there's TONS of great footage and great songs from these guys.

I was 16 in 1966 and The Who was one of the local groups who played regularly in South London. I saw them half a dozen times. In those days it cost 5 shillings to get in.

Pete Townsend had probably hoovered up industrial quantities of speed here.

Gotta watch the version of "My Generation" from the Smothers Brothers TV show. They put a small pyrotechnic in the bass drum to explode at the end of the song. Keith Moon secretly replaced it with like a pound of dynamite. When it went off it almost blew off the guitarist head. It lit his hair in fire and i believe he had permanent hearing loss from it.