FIRST TIME EVER LISTENING TO THE WHO - Won't Get Fooled Again (REACTION!!!) 

"Meet the new boss....same as the old boss." might be the most iconic line in rocknroll history.

A journalist once asked John Entwistle, the bass player, about his always standing still during shows, and he replied that someone had to keep still to anchor everything down, otherwise the other three would fly off the stage.

The entire Who's Next album is a masterpiece. Quadrophenia, as well...

Keith Moon's last ever performance.

Won't Get Fooled Again is, and always will be, the greatest rock song ever made.

This was an actual live performance, so it's not mixed like the studio version. Each of the four are legends: John Entwhistle on bass, Keith Moon on drums, Roger Daltrey on vocals, and Pete Townsend, guitar and songwriter.

That is one of the most iconic bands ever..

Jay, look close a t Keith Moon the drummer, He actually has his headset duct taped to his head so that he don't lose them!!

Listen to the studio version, Moon’s brilliance will shine thru

The bass player, John Entwhistle, was one of the pioneers of how to play the bass like a lead instrument! His nickname was "Thunder Fingers" for a reason!! 💙💙💙💙

Welcome to The Who. Best drummer, best guitarist, BEST BASE! best rock vocals. LEGENDARY!

The drummer was legit crazy. Hes considered one of the best drummers ever

The Bass player, John Entwistle is an insane base player. Gotta here “515” and The real Me.

I saw The who play this at the Edmonton Sundown London in 1973 my ears are still ringing.

The guy on the Bass is "John Entwistle", probably the one of the best bass players ever they called him thunder thumbs, show a little respect.

I queued all night for tickets to see The Who at the Newcastle Odeon, England in 1973 and it was one of the most exciting concerts I ever saw - my ears were still ringing the next morning!

They were known for ripping up all their instruments at the end of the show. Townsend went through so many guitars. If you want vocals and drums, react to Love Rein O'er Me, and stay all the way to the end. Moon the Loon goes off at the end.

They called Keith Moon "Loony Moonie." He was a crazy beast on the drums (R.I.P) ; John Entwistle on bass was known as "The Ox", (R.I.P.), Roger Daltry is the only person who can do their main vocals. Pete Townshend on guitar was known for his antics and "the windmill" with which he tore his rotator cuff. The Who were multi-talented for sure. Don't know how this was accomplished in this live show, but the keyboards are isolated synthesizers "between 2 organs" by Pete Townshend. They were also known for smashing their instruments on stage for fun, occasionally. LOL

Best rock Band of All Time!👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

In listening to the Who for close to 50 years now I have never before heard pointed out the distinction between Pete's most animated guitar player ever and John's most stoic bass player EVER! This, after I'd all but given up expecting to hear interesting new insights. Excellent!

That bass player was voted rock bassist of the century by some publication around 2000. He pretty much played lead bass. I saw them live and when he really showed off, I said to my friend, I would have bet that was impossible.

Had the record for the loudest band ever for a long time. These guys would blow your mind and your head off! haha

Out of west London , England , very early 1960´s. A gift to the world . You are most welcome .

The Who.The greatest rock band ever.Welcome to the world of Loud!

You should watch John Entwistle's isolated bass video of this performance!

John Entwistle is an amazing bass player.

The greatest rock band of all time. All playing lead.

Watch their performance of A Quick One while he's away from the rolling stone rock and roll circus show and you will see Keith Moon in all his glory.

The Who - a Quick One While He's Away live, especially either the Rock and Roll Circus or live at London.

It's a looped keyboard-used an early sequencer for the studio versions recorded 1970-71

If recommend go to RU-vid and check out John Entwistle’s bass lines to Won’t Get Fooled Again there. John’s bass got separated from the full band mix. Watch that and see why his bass playing was always unique and damn powerful. His nickname was THE OX !!

Nice reaction...The greatest true Rock band ever...

Q How do you do that pinwheel guitar strum? A "You bleed, you rip your fingernails off" - yeah Peter worked hard.

It’s fun to watch a young person discover and enjoy a song that I’ve loved since I was 13

Try We Don't Get Fooled Again the studio video you will definitely see Keith going off

Saw them 3 times front center. I stood on some shoulders one whole concert. Looked right in Roger's eyes.

Saw the Who back in the 60's. I'll never forget how amazing they were

The Who & RUSH my two all time favorites!

Go find their version of Magic Bus. This group can kick if you give them a chance. Glad you enjoyed it.

One of the most awesome and profound rock songs of all time.

John Entwhistle who played bass for The Who also died a few years ago. He was in the Who from the beginning, He is this video, dark hair and quiet. He was an outstanding base player who played very like it was just a regular guitar. He was known as "The Quiet One.' Until he started playing. He smiled at me during a concert in NC..Most big bands never make it to the carolinas. The Bass player wrote "Boris the spider' which is on Last Generation which is their first album. Boris the spider is on You Tube. Pete was probably high.

The guys in RUSH were fans of The Who, and I have heard recordings of RUSH doing a cover of WHO songs

There is no scream in rock and roll as iconic as that scream in this song.

One of the greatest live bands ever.

This is one of the best Rock songs performed by one of the best live Rock Bands ever. Fabulous !!

I always say start off with the studio or the original version the group released rather than a live performance... they have so many you never know if you're getting a quality recording and camera angles... what is this case you hit a homerun what a great video

This song is history repeating itself over and over.

That background sound was a synthesizer. The Who were one of the first bands to use it in their music .

You weren't the only one to shed some tears the first time they heard this song while watching this video....✌

I sliced my hand open trying to windmill like Townshend. He was a mad man!

Hahahaha. Everybody is like Wait for it at 10:33 this was good conceet footage and been ages since I saw it, but that studio version with that Yell is amazing. The Who was probably my first favorite band before I got into Van Halen. Loved their stuff. The energy was just amazing. And this has to be like 74??? 77???? Just rocking!

THE WHO at the Grande Ballroom in Detroit ROCK History

Just my $0.02 you would have been much better off with the studio version of this one - audio quality wasn't very good. Other recommendations by The Who: - A Quick One (While He's Away) - The Real Me - Love Reign O'er Me - 5:15 - Baba O'Rielly

The keyboard part was created on a Lowery organ running through either a VCS3 or an ARP 2600 (both listed in the album notes). And the keyboard is ACTUALLY what was on the Demo tape of the song, which they couldn’t better in the studio, which also explains the unseen Acoustic guitar heard clearly during the section leading up to Keith beating the sh!t out of the drums.

When the drummer has to duct tape his headphones to his head...... he is the man!

John Entwistle was regarded as a top 5 in the history of Rock if not 1 or 2 he was an innovator for sure, good on ya Jay Rah for picking up on that

"The duality, bruh." Indeed!

You picked the right one to watch. This is the definition of rock and roll.

Jay Rah, a real cool tune by The Who is "Another Tricky Day" (the official video), released in 1981. 😊✌

10:38 the most priceless expression, hands down, of any reaction song ever. I immediately crushed the subscribe button. That I had to take a screen shot of and share with friends. PRICELESS! Yes! That is the feeling this song has on people. You have to love music! Thanks for this video. Way cool.

Pete Townshend used a Lowery organ of that era, a model which had a built in echo effect. He then ran it through one of his effect pedals to get the sound. This was in the studio of course. Live it was a backing track recording of that studio work, that I believe drummer Keith Moon activated with a switch. Moon wore the headphones so he could clearly hear the recorded underlying organ riff, and could keep time with it. They did something similar with Baba O’Riley, from the same album and period. That’s what I’ve read and remember anyway.

The greatest song of all time!

For I know that the hypnotized never lie DO YA!

Welcome to the greatest live band of all time in their pomp and the two surviving members are still pretty awesome in their mid 70s

interesting thing about Keith Moon is, unlike a lot of drummers, he didn't use hi-hats. All of his rhythm came from either ride bells or sweeping the crash. You'll also notice his toms go both directions, so he can do rolls either right of left-handed as he pleased.

some of the best musicians in rock all in one band. Listen to more !

The beginning of the song was a sampled keyboard which was a fairly newish thing back in the '70's, but originally played by Pete Townshend in the studio. Hence the headphones that Keith is wearing. Keith was bad with dealing with sequencers, so they gave him the headphones to keep him in time. the Who in their prime was a locomotive. A machine. An unstoppable force that would crush you, kick the shit out of you and have you coming back for more. There was no one better live in their prime. Maybe Queen? Or Kiss for the sheer showmanship. And John Entwistle is regarded as one of the most influential and musical bass players of his or any other era. There was really no one doing what he invented in the mid '60's turning the bass into a lead instrument. If there's a Mt. Rushmore for bass players, he would definitely occupy a spot.

Love seeing you react to this band, amazing! I was lucky enough to see them live and this is one band that their live performances are a must!!!

Young man blues live version from Isle of wight concert 1970. A classic performance by the Who.

That video was shot very shortly before Keith Moon died and honestly, he was a shadow of his former self at that time. If you want to hear his drumming at his apex, check out the album Live at Leeds or the Isle of Wight festival footage available on RU-vid. That’s Keith at his best.

Greatest drummer.

From the incredible Who's Next album. Won't get fooled again was a #1 song in my region here in Ontario Canada. ♥️🎼🎶🎵🇨🇦

The studio version will give you much better quality sound.

The intro keyboard sound was a Hammond organ through an ARP synth and then sequenced. Basically just holding down the chords and then letting the sequencer do the rest.

I can listen to most of the who with just moons isolated drums. It's amazing.

Saw them live when I was 18 i am now 52 and it still affects me the same way!!

Y'all know some great music, what I grew on. Thx for brightenin an old gal's nite. I don't have to imagine, ha, glad those days are over but the music lives on

I seem to remember seeing something about them, that said the keyboard sounds were made by the bass player, and that he came up with it.

Thank you Jay, from an old Canadian man. You are very thoughtful. I enjoy your reviews.

Keith Moon "the loon" one of the all-time great rock drummers. The instrument you can't figure out was one of the very first synthesizers. The Who were one of the greatest live bands of all time (and the loudest!), for a real treat try "Young man blues" live at the Isle of Wight.

Pete Townsend said the John Entwistle (bass guitarist) was the lead guitar Player and he just filled in around him, lol!

When it comes to the Who, for pure energy I do believe the "Live at Leeds" album takes the cake.

they play live to a backing track (tape). keys were recorded in studio by Pete.

This was also the era of "screaming guitars", which may explain the softer?drums.

They are one of the best

Look closely at Keith Moon on drums. They had to tape his headphones to his head to keep them from flying off while he drums.

Saw them in concert back in the day. Wish I could say I remember it 😉

Bassist John Entwhistle was one of Geddy Lee's heroes as was drummer Keith Moon for Neil Peart

One of the best screams in rock. Imo

Late to your channel and late to commenting on your reactions. I like your insights so I am going back over past videos to find songs I tend to favor. I saw The Who about 16 years ago and they were old with a different drummer. That is how you know a true group of dedicated musicians. The Real deal.

Keith is a maniac on the drums. John Entwhistle on the bass is one of the best bassists ever. He plays it like a lead instrument. Like others said, listen to his playing on that video which isolates his playing.

Possibly the BIGGEST influence on the guys in Rush. Lots of great songs to react to. And if you ever watch any of the CSI shows, listen for The Who at the beginning.

By far, the best version of the song, great live perfomance

Peace from Canada! Love this version... stoned up and hitting hard!

The hypnotized never lie. Do Ya.

john entwisel on the bass was so good just stood there but watch his hands

PS: Perfect reaction to The Scream.

The duality ~ excellent 👍 my friend 😉

Pete Townsend spent a lot of time programming the MOOG synthesizer for this album. That's the keyboard sound you can hear in the background.

Don't Forget about The Who possessing one of the best bassists to walk the face of the earth (or not walk because he's like a pillar on the stage): John Entwistle AKA The Ox. Good song that really highlights the bass is "The Real Me"