Any diehard Who fans out there? Got a question re Live at Leeds

[ailsagirl]

In the "My Generation" cut, there are a medley of songs. Some
of them instrumental, some of them vocal. Does anyone know which
songs these are?

They're a few where Daltrey sings

can you see me
coming out to touch you

Then there's another

so...very long
too bad, too bad

Then a lot of riffs, some of which I think are from Tommy
but I'm not sure.

Thanks!

[Aragorn]

1. I'll try

but this thread may well move away before I can answer - if I can. I have the release from about 30 years ago, and that may not be the same anyway. What's the date (copyright date maybe?) on the version you noted?

Anyway, email me even if you post your reply so I can get it to if I succeed.

Quadrophenia - best anti-drug movie ever. But 2 of the Who died from alcohol/drugs.

[ailsagirl]

2. Much appreciated

The Who are the best rock&roll band ever. They
leave everyone else in their wake. They STILL
kick ass.

It's very sad about Keith and John. Keith
seemed like an accident waiting to happen, but
I'm surprised that the ox would die like that.

Anyway-- if you could try, I'd appreciate it.

PS I'm unable to PM you-- so I'll keep an
eye on this thread...

PPS I'm not familiar with Quadrophenia... yet!

[conscious evolution]

3. Quad is an awesome movie

I highly reccomend it.

I've never noticed that about My Generation.I'll give it a listen.

[ailsagirl]

4. Yes-- the Live at Leeds version of MG is 15 minutes long...

So there's a LOT of extra stuff on that track...

[conscious evolution]

6. Definitely has

other songs mixed in.
I wonder if this was recorded when they toured Europe with the Dead.They were the ones that originated the mixing of songs like this and I would not be surprised if the Who picked it from them.
Thanks for posting your question.I would have never heard this otherwise.

[ailsagirl]

9. Ahhhh... you're welcome. The Who ROCK!!!!!!!!

[wilt the stilt]

25. way bedore when they toured with the Dead

I saw them 5 times around that time. Once at the fillmore East before Tommy

[ailsagirl]

5. OK-- "Naked Eye" is one of them... beautiful

[ailsagirl]

22. And the 2nd half of Sparks-- which is all instrumental

[conscious evolution]

7. Holy shit

I just listened to the 15 minute version.
FUCKING AWESOME!!!!!!

[ailsagirl]

8. YIKES!! Cool

I can't get enough of them!!

:fistbump:

[old mark]

10. I think Live at Leeds is possibly the best live album recorded

in that period, maybe the best ever. Townsend hated it, thought it was a less than their best sound.
I actually wore out a copy of that record back when it actually was a record.
"Substitute" is just great, too, as is "Summertime Blues".
I don't think there is a bad minute on the entire thing.

mark

[ailsagirl]

12. According to Dave Marsh...

Live at Leeds... is the most ferocious, visceral rock the Who
have ever recorded. The record is so molten with energy that at
times it resembles the heavy metal of Deep Purple and the atomic
blues of Led Zeppelin-- music derived from ideas implied in much
that the Who had previously recorded. Live at Leeds is absolutely
nonstop hard rock.

[conscious evolution]

13. I have to agree with this

There is no other live album I have ever heard that has the energy Live at Leeds has.
Ive worm out album,eight track and cassette versions myself.

I remember seeing an interview with Hendrix where he says the worlds greatest guitarist is Pete Townsend.He said all of his best performances were ones where he and The Who were on the lineup.He was just trying to not be embarrassed by Pete.He said his rig was straight up copied from pete's rig.
Not a bad endorsement,imo.

[ailsagirl]

14. Interesting... Rolling Stone has Hendrix the number one guitarist

while they stuck Townshend WAY down the line at #50...

http://www.rollingstone.com/news/story/5937559/the_100_greatest_guitarists_of_all_time/30

[Wilber_Stool]

11. i believe

"coming out to touch you" is from
"Tommy". Not sure about the other.

[ailsagirl]

15. Makes sense

But Naked Eye is featured pretty prominently, I've learned

[Wilber_Stool]

16. Well,

L@L was recorded 14 February 1970. Naked Eye didn't come out till '73 or '74.

[ailsagirl]

18. Mystery solved...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Live_at_Leeds#Release_history

Under Release history, third paragraph:

My Generation is drawn out into an almost sixteen minute
medley including "See Me, Feel Me" / "Listening To You", "Sparks",
the instrumental riff from the end of "Naked Eye", "The Seeker,"
and a number of other mostly unfamiliar themes.

[onager]

17. This may help...

"My Generation" is drawn out into an almost sixteen minute medley including "See Me, Feel Me" / "Listening To You", "Sparks", the instrumental riff from the end of "Naked Eye", "The Seeker," and a number of other mostly unfamiliar themes...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Live_At_Leeds

While "Naked Eye" didn't come out until much later, Townshend might have already been working on it in 1970. Or maybe he just had that particular riff stuck in his head as a personal earworm, and tossed it into the mix.

[ailsagirl]

19. Hah!! You beat me to it!! :) n/t

[onager]

20. But..but your post is on top of mine!

W-a-a-a-h! Dammit, I'm going to whine to the moderators!

Just kidding. Obviously this is one of those cases of great minds thinking alike!

:hi:

And in a desperate attempt to make this post on-topic...

Who fans with cable should keep an eye out for Listening to You: The Who at the Isle of Wight from 1970.

I was channel-surfing the other night and caught part of it. I think this was on either Sundance Channel or IFC.

[ailsagirl]

21. I'll drink to that!! :=D

Do they kick ass or what??

:toast:

[BCAtlanta]

23. From my extended liner notes

available here:
http://www.thewho.net/linernotes/LiveAtLeeds.htm

On the Canadian version of Live at Leeds this track is broken down into the following songs: 1a. My Generation (Townshend), b. See Me, Feel Me (We're Not Gonna Take It) (Townshend), c. Higher (Townshend, Entwistle, Daltrey, Moon), d. Overbridge (Townshend, Entwistle, Daltrey, Moon), e. Coming Out To Get You (Townshend, Entwistle, Daltrey, Moon), f. Underture (Townshend), g. Driving Four (Townshend, Entwistle, Daltrey, Moon).

I'd take this with a grain of salt (pardon the cliche) as others noted above, it doesn't mention "Naked Eye" that is certainly in there.

-Brian in Atlanta
The Who This Month!
http://www.thewhothismonth.com

[Number9Dream]

24. Isle of Wight DVD

A few months ago, a friend loaned me a terrific DVD: The Who - Live at the Isle of Wight Festival. It contained the best Who concert footage I've ever seen; From 1970, and the set included much of "Tommy" as well as "Magic Bus" and others. I saw them in '73 at Madison Square Garden, and the Isle of Wight set was better.

http://www.amazon.com/Live-Isle-Wight-Festival-Special/dp/B000ION7CQ/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=dvd&qid=1253796566&sr=1-1