THE WHO.... Options

[Mark VI]

How much of this did they have? That footage has been seen briefly in TKAA. Did they have more than one tune? I have a bootleg of The High Numbers. They were stretching it out onstage even back then.

more footage then i had ever seen. maybe 2 songs, but not complete.

[John D]

Judging from the brief clips of Happy Jack and I'm A Boy I have seen from the London Coliseum show, it looks like one that could potentially match Tanglewood. Still, Tanglewood is by the far the best I have seen. I watched it all again this past Saturday night.

The Happy Jack clip from the Coliseum is a cool Keith bit (Isle of Wight is my other favorite for Keith shots). A clean complete Tanglewood would be a fantastic release.

Happy Jack - London Coliseum

This post has been edited by John D: Nov 5 2007, 05:32 PM

[Christóbal]

You know, I really hadn't listened to The Who in years & years. When I was a kid, I used to spin their records non-stop, but over time, I guess I just got sick of 'em.

But then I saw them play for the firefighters, back on 9/11, and I was like "Awesome!!!" I remember being really excited to see them play after so many years. And then, crash and burn, John dies right when they're about to go on tour. I had planned to see them but decided it just wasn't going to be worth the money without John.

Flash forward to the other day when I caught their VH1 show. Now I'm psyched about The Who again! Seeing Keith play. I mean WOW. They were soooo good. I'd forgotten how good.

Maybe I'll spin one of their albums this week. I think my copy of The Kids are Alright is still OK. Not sure if my record player still works though.

[John D]

Check out these clips - >THIS< has some nice stuff, including some shots of Pete playing a seriously compromised ES-335.
>THIS< has some lovely auto-destruction stuff (including the strat-spin clip that is a part of many Who features).

[Charlemagne]

You know, I really hadn't listened to The Who in years & years. When I was a kid, I used to spin their records non-stop, but over time, I guess I just got sick of 'em.

But then I saw them play for the firefighters, back on 9/11, and I was like "Awesome!!!" I remember being really excited to see them play after so many years. And then, crash and burn, John dies right when they're about to go on tour. I had planned to see them but decided it just wasn't going to be worth the money without John.

Flash forward to the other day when I caught their VH1 show. Now I'm psyched about The Who again! Seeing Keith play. I mean WOW. They were soooo good. I'd forgotten how good.

Maybe I'll spin one of their albums this week. I think my copy of The Kids are Alright is still OK. Not sure if my record player still works though.

John dies right when they're about to go on tour. I had planned to see them but decided it just wasn't going to be worth the money without John.

Not to be mean or rub it in, but that probably wasn't the best decision. By all accounts their Great Woods/Tweeter show immediately following John's death was pretty amazing actually. Anyway, I completely understand your logical as I felt the same way at the time.

[anatomicallyincorrect]

The official band website is now online here


Roger's blog cracked me up:

MESSAGE FROM ROGER

Welcome to The Who's first online home. I feel about as useful as a pork chop in a synagogue with all this Internet bollocks. I suppose it keeps millions of people in virtual conversation, which saves them getting too burned by reality, but as you may have gathered I'm not a big fan of it. I'm always ready to be won over though and will endeavour to give it my best shot to keep it interesting.

It's a bit of an empty room here at the moment (not all the furniture's arrived yet) but it's a start, which will evolve and grow to be a useful resource for you to keep up with what The Who is up to. And it's great to have our music and our history as a band and as individuals in one place. Even if it is virtual.

I hope you enjoy it. But do me a favour; leave the screen turned off sometimes. Go out. Get a life.

Be lucky,

Roger

[Colorsoundkid]

Live at Leeds! That was in heavy rotation when I was in HS. My older brother bought it for me for my birthday.

[Rev. Brixx]

Just played Dolly Dagger the other nite on a digital jukebox, blew a lot of peoples' minds, bra!! I like the way out shit like If 6 Were 9, I especially liked it back in the day on some Sunshine, Double Barrel, or Microdot, bra!!

and then poppin a LEMONDROP to pass the fuck out,bra!!!

[TOPPER]

and then poppin a LEMONDROP to pass the fuck out,bra!!!

That's how we rolled, bra!!

[Rev. Brixx]

That's how we rolled, bra!!

thats how i'm still rollin,bra!! With a bullet full of sugar in my pocket and some psilocybin in my cereal!

[TOPPER]

thats how i'm still rollin,bra!! With a bullet full of sugar in my pocket and some psilocybin in my cereal!

A few zippers in the morning, bra, that's hardcore. Of course, I rarely leave the house without a packed one hitta, bra!!

[Rev. Brixx]

A few zippers in the morning, bra, that's hardcore. Of course, I rarely leave the house without a packed one hitta, bra!!

i hear ya! At times i stick a tab in my eye just incase i need it later,bra!

[TOPPER]

i hear ya! At times i stick a tab in my eye just incase i need it later,bra!

Fuckin' brilliant, bra, the best was taking 2 hits, bra, and pullin' an all nighta out in the woods.

[Rev. Brixx]

Fuckin' brilliant, bra, the best was taking 2 hits, bra, and pullin' an all nighta out in the woods.

dude we gotta do shrooms n go to Prospect! Just trust me on this ,bra! I gotta ya!

[Christóbal]

John dies right when they're about to go on tour. I had planned to see them but decided it just wasn't going to be worth the money without John.

Not to be mean or rub it in, but that probably wasn't the best decision. By all accounts their Great Woods/Tweeter show immediately following John's death was pretty amazing actually. Anyway, I completely understand your logical as I felt the same way at the time.

Yeah that's pretty much what they said in the VH1 documenatary. Shucks.

[TOPPER]

dude we gotta do shrooms n go to Prospect! Just trust me on this ,bra! I gotta ya!

Sad to say those days are over, bra. You wouldn't want your lawyer all trippin' on shrooms while working your case , now would ya, bra?

[LocalWiseMan]

I highly recommend The Kids Are Alright. One of the greatest rock and roll movies of all time. If not the greatest.

Absolutely right.

I know many here will disagree, but the fact that the Who carried on without Keith Moon was the pinnacle of cynicism. Moon was not just a sideman who could be replaced. Ditto for John.