John Entwistle and Chris Squire often fought for the title of the best bass player. John won out, being voted bassist of the millennium. I cherish them both but John will always be the best, to me. A true pioneer of his instrument.
This was over 50-plus years ago - rock & roll performances like this don't exist anymore. Pete Townshend co-founder, leader, and guitarist for The Who, started the arm-swinging power chord moves; Keith Moon is a drumming Icon, John Entwistle a Rock Bass innovator; and Daltrey Singing - they all played Lead. Amazing band. Legends.
First time I've ever seen you bro. You just popped up here on RU-vid for me with "Young Man Blues" live so I'm going to subscribe and I'm going to hope and pray that you play more of The Who. Known by so many as the greatest band ever
Keith Moon was the greatest rock drummer ever. Live, in his prime, there was nothing like him. Holds true to this day. In fact, as a live act, no one ever came close to The Who.
Very cool. You are one of the few young metal guys actually going back to something that pre-dates Black Sabbath or Deep Purple. That drummer is Keith Moon, the anti-christ to every jazz drummer back then. Bill Bruford of Yes had "I Hate Moon" written across his sneakers. Unfortunately for Bill, The Who were a major influence on Peter Banks and Chris Squire! The thing about The Who is they were essentially led by the drummer, with guitar player Pete Townshend playing off of him. It was John Entwistle, the bass player, who was the actual time keeper. If Moon and Townsend went a bit off the rails they'd use Entwistle to get back on track. Great f*cking band, and a bit under-appreciated these days IMO.
I just subscribed. I'm not sure why. It was probably because I am a serious Who fan. And also I like your vibe. I'll be watching and maybe a few suggestions and a few critiques. 😎
Legend has it that Keith Moon lived next door to Steve McQueen in Malibu. Keith liked to practice into the wee hours and and Steve McQueen couldn't sleep, banged on Keith's door and almost beat the snot out of him. 😅
There is a saying: "Your favorite drummer's favorite drummer is Neil Peart". Neil Peart's favorite drummer was Keith Moon. Also, when asked what his "desert island album" would be, Geddy Lee said "Who's Next" by The Who.
The Ox, or John Entwistle, the bassist simply stood and played providing the foundation and sound harmonics that Moon and especially Townshend powered off of. Pete was especially on this day rifting on top of incredible bass lines. Daltrey, Moon always the frenetic drummer performer and Townshend then went off! Such energy! Such power! They were a foundational rock band for so much that came later, whether it be metal, punk or grunge.
Nic, "The Kids Are Alright" is a doc about The Who. You'd enjoy seeing them early on the Smothers Brothers TV show, (it opens the doc). ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-GZ0CaF5nw20.html
They began this set at 2' clock in the morning...there were charged like an electric powerplant at 2 o'clock!! Do you imagine?!😵💫😵😜 Who could do the same nowadays? Simply NOBODY
no pete invented this arm thing and breaking stuff first punk band before punk times friendly rival from hendrix these bad boys from london were on stage since early 60
I don’t know if Pete Townsend was the first to do the wind mill guitar strum, but he did make it a trade mark of his playing..... as well as smashing up his guitar. Keith Moon on drums also made a personal trade mark of destroying his drum kit and hotel rooms....... keeping the band poor despite their professional success. lol
I know this comment is late coming, but I want to say that when you watch this video understand that The Who had toned it down by that time in their career.
