Check out this video I made at a famous location used by The Who. kzread.info/dash/bejne/rIimmsxxcszggs4.html

@martinmahony149

11 ай бұрын

Let my love open the door. Classic.

@pbajnow

11 ай бұрын

Demographics. Folks that liked the Who have had access to retirement money for 15 years. Look for an 80;'s band next. Not that I don't adore the Who. Who's Next is just worth a whole turntable in ones cabin. But, I'd remix the tracks. I think tha story would be why are the lesser tracks so shoddily mixed?

@bmojo7118

10 ай бұрын

I am in Selvin, IN. Where you at Otis?

@davidmajor4484

3 ай бұрын

Can imagine hearing "Bargain" as a theme for a television series

@richeaton5752

Ай бұрын

I'm One and Naked Eye

'Ain't singin' for Pepsi Ain't singin' for Coke I don't sing for nobody Makes me look like a joke This note's for you'. - Neil Young

@linjicakonikon7666

3 ай бұрын

Neil Young has made himself look like a joke so many times, I'm surprised it still bothers him.🤡

@Vince-lq3ve

3 ай бұрын

@@linjicakonikon7666 How do you say you are insecure without saying you are insecure.

I just listened to Rough Mix today. Pete and Ronnie Lane's 1977 album. Fantastic !

@mattrogers1946

Жыл бұрын

My favorite solo album.

@custom55

Жыл бұрын

@@mattrogers1946 It's being released as a 1/2 speed master LP, along with Empty Glass.

@mattrogers1946

Жыл бұрын

@custom55 I saw that, already in my wishlist.

@buckodonnghaile4309

Жыл бұрын

That is a great album. Ronnie Lane was a special one. Cheers

@costabotes9107

Жыл бұрын

Yes! A timeless classic. Very underrated.

Pete’s the man. He almost single-handedly intellectualized the rock form with Tommy.

@anotherjoshua

11 ай бұрын

Almost is right. Dylan did it first.

@2high2die

11 ай бұрын

@@anotherjoshua not sure how you call early Dylan rock, but I get your meaning.

@ZeligUbique

3 ай бұрын

Tommy was a tank ! Quadrophenia was the numbah !

@That_Guy_Says_Hi

3 ай бұрын

It's a very adult feeling to realize that, not only did we instinctively back a winner with an eternal sound, no one else had aimed any higher than our guy, our music.

Went to a Stone Temple Pilots show and overheard a young lady saying she didn't know the opening act Cheap Trick. When they took stage she looked amazed and started to sing along. Between songs she said she used to hear them in the car when she was little. Sometimes we just need reminded.

@kevinmetcalfe7126

10 ай бұрын

They live inside of my head!

Pete is a total genius, and he’s written songs and developed themes no one else can even imitate. I love that he’s still working

@randyvant3058

Жыл бұрын

I would say the same about his guitar playing. Unique and pure genius.

@ErikCuddles

Жыл бұрын

and thinks to freaks and geeks you know who he is

I saw the Who's debut at the Fillmore in 1967. It was also the first time I took LSD. That show is permanently impressed on my memory. They did both their albums that were so far released, and they did all their singles, a couple of unexpected covers ("Everybody," by Tommy Roe), and they introduced their brand-new single "Happy Jack". Pete smashed two sonic blue Stratocasters (one at the end of each set), and ended the second set also using a Telecaster in front of his amp just for a feedback drone, while playing the Strat. The opening band was the rather incongruous Loading Zone, and the whole evening was started out with a set by The Cleanliness And Godliness Skiffle Band.

@LemonLadyRecords

Жыл бұрын

Who's Next was next level for me, as were so many albums released in 1971-72. Tommy was also a fav, but the tightness and every aspect of Who's Next was superlative (accident of conciseness, too, because it was meant to be a rock opera, but the only thing I wish is that Pure and Easy had been on it in its entirety (a little is on the end of Song is Over), as it's so joyous and musically fits. The Who saved me from my first and only iconic Orange Sunshine trip (not my first or last LSD trip!)... And my 1st time with a psychedelic Pink Floyd (Ummagumma's weird "Several Species of Small Furry Animals Gathered... "). Things were getting very weird, then someone put on The Who's Live at Leeds, and the familiar world came back! In the most pleasurably musical way possible. That's an iconic Who album, showing them at their amazing performance peak. At 70, that's a great memory of my 18yr old life. It was an amazing trip, on amazing LSD, that you can't take anymore, because Sunshine wasn't distributed much past then, thanks to the DEA. So pure and easy, but crazy potent and wondrous. I fear Live at Leeds isn't the same anymore, remixed and auto tuned, as the original sounded like a well worn record, or bootleg, and they packaged it as such. They really were the first punks! But it didn't matter, even on audiophile equipment. Also watch Monterey Pop, a 1968 festival film where they blew every West Coast band completely off the stage, including Janis Joplin, and held their own against Hendrix, who was Pete's, and every other guitar player's, main concern.

@spitfireaace

10 ай бұрын

I was six in 1967. I saw the Who in Seattle in 1982 with Clash opening. In the Kingdome.

@richierugs6544

9 ай бұрын

and i saw them in same building but it was the Village theater---the first rock show i ever went to---never did a ballad or slow blues, they sang like angels and then they smashed everything----incredible

@ice9snowflake187

9 ай бұрын

@@richierugs6544 Different building- It was the "old" Fillmore in San Francisco.

@elaztec.aztecca

8 ай бұрын

The Cleanliness and Godliness Skiffle Band? Please elaborate on every and anything you can recall about this interesting act!!! Thank you!!!

I think I got hooked on the Who with Magic Bus on Live at Leeds....I also loved the whole Who's Next album...one of the great rock albums in my view.

@22bikerbob

Жыл бұрын

Yes!!! 5 /17/23

This made me think about the times I used to lay awake in my room in 1971 when I was a senior in high school, with a little radio to my ear, waiting for the station to play Won't Get Fooled Again which they did at midnight, every night, for a month or so. That Who's Next album is an absolute ripper. Still love it to this day.

@rickdelvecchio3239

Жыл бұрын

Same here, but I was a year or two younger. Loved every sound, every idea on that record. ‘Black ash from the foundry, hangs like a hood, but the air is perfumed, by the burning firewood’ - the lyric combined with the vocal and guitar created an instant world that’s still with me more than 50 years later. And that’s just one example, I could name 20 more.

@its1one

Жыл бұрын

I'm still laying awake in my room. I always will

“Can’t Explain” is the greatest two-minute power pop song ever written, and I’ll defend that all day long. Not only a great tune but the lyrics even have meaning (in 1964 when it was written!)

@loosilu

Жыл бұрын

The Who used it as an opening song for their shows for years. Pete said he knew how the show would go based on how that song went. I love watching their performances, because the second it starts, Keith Moon instantly looks like a fanboy, going "THIS IS MY FAVORITE SONG!"

@tonym994

9 ай бұрын

being a WHO fanatic, I love 'I can't explain' as a single. but when they became an arena band, it just was forever played too loudly. great pop song, but MOD/arena just don't go together. at Woodstock and before that massive event, they opened w/ 'Heaven and Hell', which was more suitable for massive volume and crowds. BTW, TheCLASH sort of lifted the basic riff/idea from that beloved single, when they recorded 'Guns on the Roof'. and I love that tune, too. I think they gladly sounded like The'Oo, in tribute.

@collinwhitley5971

9 ай бұрын

@@tonym994 yeah but I can’t pass judgement on what a song became years later. My comment above is strictly talking about the Shel Talmy produced 7” single released in January 1965, not it’s performance as a bloated arena rock song later. I agree that none of the Who’s earlier material (pre-68) lends itself to being played in a stadium.

@briankorbelik2873

5 ай бұрын

Yes, I remember the Who opening with that song. Funny, even after all the brilliant songs Pete has written over all these years, (It's presently, Christmas Day 2023), I still love "I Can't Explain" the most. Cheers all!

@vincentbrady4263

3 ай бұрын

agree 100% I get chills every time, it's powerful.

Pete Townsend definitely a force in Rock music. Who's Next is the still a favorite collection of fine songs 50 years later, and I still am in awe of the Woodstock 69 performance. Love the story of him clobbering Abbie Hoffman. Live at Leeds is a fantastic live album and showcases his talent on guitar, balancing the riffs with the rhythm, and command of the amplifier. one of the finest artists of rock music

@richierugs6544

9 ай бұрын

he actually slammed Abbie in the waist right off the stage, we were really close to see it

I enjoy a lot of the earlier Who tracks. “I Can See For Miles” is one of my faves.

'I am an Animal' from "Empty Glass' is my favorite song by Pete Townshend.

@BluesSky

Ай бұрын

One of my favorites too and Exquisitely Bored is more relevant than ever.

Neil is one of my favorite musical poets.

3:44 - Goin' Mobile - hands down. Pete's acoustic riff accompanied by Keith Moon's BALLISTIC drums and then the outro electric guitar solo and MOOG while Keith and John lay down what sounds like a musical thunderstorm. It stands the hair up on my neck every time I hear it. Maybe the fact that Roger sat this tune out was a plus? The whole song sounds like Pete and Keith got together by themselves and said - "Let's write one tune together for just us."

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I love Pete’s songwriting and guitar work. I was in Golden Gate Park a few years ago when the Who were playing the Outside Lands festival at the nearby Polo Grounds. I could hear them as clearly as the crowds could inside! They were great. My favorite Who song is A Quick One from the Stones’ Rock and Roll Circus.

@meanmud1

Жыл бұрын

YES - Agreed! I was in High School when The Kids Are Alright came out, I just couldn't understand why that version was kept hidden for all of those years.

@Barry101er

Жыл бұрын

@@meanmud1 Legend has it the Who were too good and Mick felt the Stones we under par (the Stones went on last, at 3AM (?) and everyone was toast by then).

@meanmud1

Жыл бұрын

@@Barry101er Not only that, but they went back months/years later to try to deliver a worthy performance and couldn't - thus they scrapped it for quite a while.

@kennedyterence4209

Жыл бұрын

@@meanmud1 Midnight Movie favorite!

@finch45lear

Жыл бұрын

I love Young Man Blues from Charlton 1974.

The Who is unique in so many ways. Two rock operas. Two movies made based on their albums. From the High Numbers to Moon checking out, there will never be another band that helped pave the way like they did.

@user-vq4di9mp4e

9 ай бұрын

indeed. An absolute cornerstone of rock music.

Pete is a genius. I have been a Wholigan for 20 years (I'm 40) I read his autobiography and play guitar because of him. Petes style is very influence by his jazz banjo playing pre-Who. Freaks ands Geeks is by the another genius...Judd Apatow. Brilliant show that lasted only a short time but with a huge impact.

@mattrogers1946

Жыл бұрын

Same here!

Wow.....excellent, poignant commentary on 2 of the most interesting souls in the music industry! Well done, mate! 👍👏

What I love about Neil Young is he’s a great singer songwriter and he doesn’t care what anyone thinks?

@paddyt4043

3 ай бұрын

Remind me again why his music was removed from Spotify.?

@MsTdougherty

3 ай бұрын

@@paddyt4043 Neil Young pulled his music from Spotify. It was not removed.

@MsTdougherty

3 ай бұрын

@@paddyt4043 Neil Young was not removed from Spotify. He removed his songs from Spotify as a matter of principle.

@paddyt4043

3 ай бұрын

@@MsTdougherty yes I know that is what was so sad about it , he betrayed what he wrote about his songs by doing that , I had alot of time for him previously to that , I sincerely hope a manager made that decision with out his properly thought out approval...it was all over c19 info ...which is so stupid . I saw his charity gig in san Jose 3 times ,

@MsTdougherty

3 ай бұрын

@@paddyt4043 Paddy you said he was removed from Spotify. You are wrong. He chose to no longer be on Spotify. Paddy Neil Young does not need Spotify.

I saw The Who for the 1st time in 1967 when they opened for Herman’s Hermits at Philadelphia Convention Hall

Baba O'Riley (Teenage Wasteland) for me is one of those songs that brings everything back in an absolute acute flashback. Memory of time, place, weather, cars, people in my life, and actual olfactory recall from the first time I heard it. Wouldn't it something to see Pete and Neil chopping together. Thanks Otis, good one.

@randyvant3058

Жыл бұрын

I remember buying Quad. Every day for months I’d come home from school and play Quadrophinia. He made something that really got to me.

@LlyleHunter

Жыл бұрын

I had Quadradphenia in quadraphonic

@websurfer5772

11 ай бұрын

I always think about Baba O'Riley when I hear, "In the future you will own nothing, eat bugs, and be happy." 🎶Out here in the fields, I fight for my meals🎶

@arnold-hu4vk

Ай бұрын

@@websurfer5772 the quote 'in the future you will own nothing etc.' was not serious, you do know that?

Glad to hear Pete mentions "Strangers", a song Dave Davies (not Ray) wrote for The Kinks and was added as a "bonus" track on the "Agravation" CD. Great song.

@elkigirl123

2 ай бұрын

My favorite Kinks song

Hey Otis, I went to my first Who concert in 1970, at Anaheim Stadium in So Cal (home of the Angels). What an eclectic and interesting line up! John Sebastian, solo, on a stool with an acoustic guitar. Blues Image (Ride Captain Ride) and Leon Russell! Incredible show. This was just a year after Tommy came out, so their set list was heavily Tommy. Ridiculously good, not to mention Leon at the top of his game. Aside: i witnessed the worst bad trip I think I’ve ever seen…the young man was in a very scary place…he disappeared into the infield crowd and I often wonder about what happened to him.

@loosilu

Жыл бұрын

John Sebastian!!!! he's the one who tie dyed Roger's cowboy outfit from that tour.

Not long after i got my license, and got my first car on the road, a 66, 6 cylinder Mustang, 3 friends and i piled into my car, and went to see The Kids Are Alright at what used to be called a Midnight Munchee Movie! Glorious! I taped a number 4 on my Memphis Les Paul the copy the very next day. "Pure And Easy," is great. Not many songs ABOUT music seem to be very good. "Love Reign O'er Me" is another one. Beautiful. It totally lives up to the grassndiosity of the priduction and arrangement. But it strips down to voice and guitar really well too.

Otis I found your vids late last year and have been privileged to enjoy them since. Your commentary is elemental and speaks from the path of true heart...thank you for sharing!

I love Pete's guitar on "Eminence Front", but I think his magnus opus is Love Reign Over Me. That composition has some amazing producing, arranging, and my vote for greatest Rock vocal performance by Roger Daltry.

@josephreilly6328

Жыл бұрын

"People Forget"

@kencade6544

3 ай бұрын

The pearl jam cover at the who tribute is an amazing cover. Gave ne a whole new respect for Eddie's vocals

I totally get that an artist would not let their compositions be used in commercials & movies. Neil is dedicated to his vision. No one else’s. Otis - you’d have made a great English Lit major.

Favorite Who song: So sad about us. Haven’t seen any of these movies or TV shows.

I remember the Who on the radio as a kid in the early 70's. Then later I remember sitting and to listening to all of "Tommy" in front of a Sear's bought Lloyd's stereo (8 track and record stacking turntable - ya buddy!), with my Koss headphones on and being blown away with the power of the band, the songs, Pete's incredible guitar work and can't forget Moon's drums playing - wow! the man's rhythm was on the edge of chaos ~ like nobody else. I saw two of their "final concerts" over a period of 10 years ... LOL I wonder - how many of us ended up with bleeding & torn finger nails trying to imitate Pete's windmill guitar strums on an old acoustic guitar?

Pete's right. "Who who, whooo are you" from the CSI opening made my wife and my daughter both ask me who's singing this fantastic song - both excited from the moment it came on.

Otis, I loved this. So much of it hit me right where I live. There was no one to turn me on to the Who. I discovered them in junior high via the Who's Greatest Hits, the one with the Union Jack on the cover. The perfect album for teen angst, plus it was my secret. Won't Get Fooled Again still sticks with me. Thanks for the message in a bottle.

❤great video Otis,always enjoy your perspective and presentation . Seen The Who many times. Always a great show. Live at Leeds was a new bloom unto my ever growing lifetime musical bouquet And Neil has a beautiful bloom there too. And it’s beautiful when old music comes alive for the first time to a newer generation. I’ve experienced that with youngers and it’s amazing to me. You know that quality is always quality no matter where it lives.

Neil did compose music for a movie. Just him, old black,and a fender amp. The movie is a bit artsy but, I really like it. It's called Dead Man, starring Johnny Depp. I think that's the way to go. If you wants Neil's music for a movie, have him score it!

@Whiteyholmes08

Жыл бұрын

Dead Man is an awesome soundtrack by Neil Young… Johnny Depp is cool in the movie…

@dahlbaker

Жыл бұрын

Journey Through the Past...

@BluesSky

Ай бұрын

I remember there was some great behind the scenes of Sampedro tearing into Jarmusch calling him a dilettante

The Who is my favorite band. It’s so hard to pick a favorite. I seem to love them all. But it’s interesting how different time periods sound great in their own way. Like the Pictures of Lily era or the Who’s Next era or the Kenny Jones era. All great music to me. Thanks for posting this video.

Pictures of Lily! Too many to choose from! LOVE Pete! Thank you!❤

Always do…what you can, with what you’ve got. Always! It’ll go a long way! Never wait for the perfect situation…it’ll never show up! Thanks Otis!

Pete Townsend “Brooklyn kids” would be my favorite. Saw them in Philly

Thanks for the pointer to Rough Mix. Gorgeous album!

I have to say Eminence Front is probably my favorite Townsend tune but I'd be hard pressed to explain why. I know its not the best thing he wrote but something about it..... I reckon it brings me back that special space & time in my youth. I also feel Live at Leeds is arguably the best live recording ever!!!

@sansaranirvana6859

Жыл бұрын

I love "Eminence Front" too! The sound of it is very unique and rather hypnotic. The lyrics are very visual too... such as "the spray flies as the speed boat glides" or "the snow packs as the skier tracks." The song also holds a special place for me because some of the lyrics make me think of a birthday party for Kenny Jones that I very fortunately got to attend at the bar in the Hotel Navarro in New York City... "Come and join the party Dress to kill Won't you come and join the party Dress to kill, dress to kill Drinks flow People forget That big wheel spins, the hair thins People forget Forget they're hiding..."

@ungermadison66

9 ай бұрын

Because Townshend sings it!

@BluesSky

Ай бұрын

One of the “toughest “ riffs ever , sets a mood like no other

You are awesome Otis. Don't forget it!

@porcello2007

4 ай бұрын

Both Pete and Neil are still getting noticed by this latest generation. There are a couple of reasons. The music that is being made today is somewhat reductive and can't easily reach wider audiences because the architecture that used to do that, record co's and radio stations, don't have as much influence. But let's face it: from the birth of R & R till the birth of on line streaming- that was the Golden age of Pop music. Younger generations are finding this music if they want to on streaming services, the world of music is so much bigger than it used to be. We are listening to music differently. Otis, your approach is like a mini musicology course. So glad I found this message in a bottle floating along in the internet. Thank you.

Lots of good on ya insight for songwriters. Thanks bud. 😎🎶🙏💗keep on keepin on.

Love your videos, Otis. Keep on truckin'!

My 2 fave Who LPs: Live at Leeds and Who by Numbers. Solo Pete: the 4 LPS between 1977 and 1985 are so good- Simon Phillips on drums; the studio bands always great (Pino, Tony Butler, Phil Chen, Chucho Merchan, Mark Brzezicki, Jody Linscott- even Gilmour!)

Pete Townsend’s”WON’T GET FOOLED AGAIN “ a ROCK Masterpiece ! I must say one of the best ever written.TheWhoRocks!!!Thank You Otis! You’re The Man brother!

Otis ,the "Happy Jack" commercial you were thinking of was for the Hummer Vehicle of all things. 😂

I really enjoyed the content of this video. Thank you for uploading it.

Love both Neil and Pete. If you wrote the song and still own it do whatever you want with it. Thanks for the very good content. New subscriber here. Thanks

Speaking of music placement in movies, the way Cat Stevens was used in Harold and Maude is one of my favorites. Favorite Who songs- The Seeker with a nod to Boris the Spider (because Entwistle).

@BluesSky

Ай бұрын

Harold and Maude is a true masterpiece. I’ll never forget the day my high school girlfriend dragged me along to see a matinee,between her and the movie I felt like my whole world view was transformed in a moment.

I was in college when Tommy came out and really got into it - would listen to it on headphones at the student center. I was so great to see them do it at Woodstock. Also, I saw them a couple of years ago and they had some orchestration with them - the Tommy parts were very much like the album. ❤

@richardedwards5310

Жыл бұрын

TOMMY is still my favorite rock opera. I think it kind of started the genre of "Rock Opera."

Thanks for your show that’s always enlightening! I love The Who and Pete and I love Neil Young’s choices. Also, there’s something wonderful I heard in the sea recently about just plain and simple. He doesn’t have to do anything anymore that he doesn’t want to do in essence he said I’ve bought my freedom which is a wonderful place to be, and I imagine as an artist, of course, either way I’m glad I was alive during both of those guys arc of work because some of the crap that is called music today. I just can’t tap my foot or rock my soul with so thanks for my time and thanks for all guys still putting it out .

@timishere1925

Жыл бұрын

I'm sorry, but you heard something of interest in the sea? What is meant by the sea?

@timishere1925

Жыл бұрын

Sorry again. Who or what are plain and simple. I'm having a rough day. Thank you.

@scottsalter6400

Жыл бұрын

I’m sorry that was a typo something of interest in the show I enjoyed the interviews I’ve seen ofNeil lately

@timishere1925

Жыл бұрын

@Scott Salter Gotcha. Thank you my friend.

When talking about classics like The Graduate, not only did the music elevate that movie but when you look back on it, the movie elevated that song into the pop culture consciousness. Mrs. Robinson will forever be tied with that movie and vice versa.

Harold and Maude is a great example of an artist's body of work playing a crucial role in the film. Cat Stevens music reverberated with the soul of the film in a way that elevated both. peace

@lf3361

Жыл бұрын

Cat Steven's music should NEVER be played Today. He is a terrorist supporter. I used to love his stuff

The Seeker is perfect for the American Beauty movie

Loved this. Big Who fan and fan of Pete. Could, and have .. literally could listen to Pete just talk about music in interviews all day.. Have his biography in audiobook form, and love to hear him read it. So interesting to hear him talk, and talk about how his and other’s music is used in film and tv. Freaks and Geeks is a great example of some of the best uses of Pete’s songs in media. Perfectly used. But i do also respect Neil Young’s decision to not let his songs be used in other media.

The talk about Otis helping a friend with a commercial jingle reminded me of a great song and subsequent movie. I brought the kiddo there recently and got a few pictures in front of the cafe that stands there today.

I can understand many artists/musicians being wary of their work becoming "product" to hawk some one else's wares. But there are some films where a cleverly curated list of songs both serves the film and reaches a newer audience, eg. Goodfellas, Apocalypse Now. Even the Marvel films have been astute in finding great songs for some of the more memorable moments. Watching the film "Arkansas" turned me onto The Flaming Lips. "Behind Blue Eyes" is a big fave.

I started listening to a deep dive on you, Otis. I was BBQing & was really digging it. You got some great stuff. I’m buying a lot more.

Can't resist mentioning that a close friend of mine, Dewar McLeod, recently published a detailed account of the "Tommy" saga: "Tommy, Trauma, and Postwar Youth Culture." Dewar's a history prof who's written a lot on popular culture, but this book also has a strong personal thread -- Tommy was the first album he ever bought and it changed his life.

@websurfer5772

11 ай бұрын

Sounds like a good book. Wish it was on Audible or Kindle. I'm disabled and can't read a handheld book very easily.

Pete started rock as we think of it, in soooo many ways !! 🚬😎👍

Hi OTIS, I look at it both ways and love that Neil Young keeps his music out of movies , how ever he has done sound tracks to some like western with Johnny Depp and Dylan movie also the whole after the gold rush was a sound track music for a movie that never made it for the public, he also used his music in his own movies. Young said he will never use his music in commercials. I respect his right to not let just anyone use his stuff , unless he gives folks the ok.

Neil Youngs Harvest Moon is played in A Quiet Place, so he must have aloud that one I guess. Perfect too. It absolutely just breaks the tension of the movie at the right time. It made me recall what a beautiful song it is and rediscover the album...Beautiful . Thanks for the great post too thanks

@JeanBakula

11 ай бұрын

It's also used in Eat, Pray, Love

Live at Leeds and Quadriphenia (never saw the film) - also love Niel Young- Zuma and Tonight's the Night

PT has always been one of my fav guitar players/ songwriter/ performer.

PT is a very talented artist. I love his synthesiser work as well as his guitar work. Magical stuff.

My brother and I covered a lot of who songs in our three piece band back in the early 80’s. I still come back to I’m One as a personal fave. Pete’s solo stuff is also in my top songs list. I am an Animal is a masterpiece for me. Another great video. Thanks.

Otis, thanks for answering my question! Got me grinning from ear to ear here LOL. I'm sure glad that initial 4 track recording got you off and running! Beats doing tree work, huh? ;)

When the French horns open up on Pictures of Lilly always a fav. Thanks Otis for your 9' Problem song its great

Eminence front is my favorite. Love the build up of each musical instrument adding color or weight to each section. It’s so mesmerizing. I like working to this piece ; creates a deep focus zone. So enjoyed this reading of yours. Just found you! Reading other comments and I totally forgot Magic Bus! Had started art school and met a nice guy on the bus. Wow, forgot about those days!

@websurfer5772

11 ай бұрын

Oh yeah, I haven't heard Magic Bus in so long. Gotta listen to it right now.

Please keep doing these, Otis. The Who, Neil Young. Love this. I remember when I got my first guitar, and learned I could slide the E shape up the neck and the heavens opened up as I figured out " I can see for miles". Then the A shape, it was fantastic! That was well over 50 years ago. Still makes me smile to think about that!

My group of friends felt we hit a high note with release of the Who’s, Who’s Next. I also enjoyed Squeeze Box, Magic Bus, and Eminence Front. I was always listening for the sound of Keith Moon when I listened to the Who. John Entwistle’s contribution to bass playing should never be forgotten.

@lthompson7625

Жыл бұрын

Bob, l sat a few feet from them when they played at a small venue in Liverpool 1971 . They were trying out most of the tracks from ‘Who’s Next’ before going on a major tour. The album hadn’t even been released. Ears were totally blasted , but probably the best concert that l ever attended ..

@wittry2

Жыл бұрын

@@lthompson7625 that sounds fantastic! Very cool memory. Thanks for sharing!

@lthompson7625

Жыл бұрын

@@wittry2 It gets more memorable Bob. Near the end of the concert the crowd were shouting out for them to play a popular Who live song at the time, ‘ Water’. Keith Moon had a bucket of water near his drum kit. He picked it up and threw it over all of us sitting on the floor near the stage! Claim to fame, Keith Moon drenched me😃

@wittry2

Жыл бұрын

@@lthompson7625 you got Mooned! Great story! Thanks!

Pete's rhythm guitar playing is out of this world. Try just the acoustic bit on pinball wizard. Not impossible but incredibly cool. The dexterity the man has is fantastic!

So I'm a huge Townshend fan , pound for pound my favorite acoustic guitar player . His rythym hand and chord vocabulary is second to none.. Now Neil Young grew up ten miles up the road I'm sittin on. I happen to revere the man and so does anybody that lives here

It's very hard for me to just make a short list of favourite Who songs but basically mono mixes of the early singles, the 1968 Who outtake Melancholia, live Who recordings from '68 - '78, all of Quadrophenia, Imagine a Man and the early 80's outtake It's In You. I also listen to Pete's Who demos on a regular basis. The early 70's Who's Next/ Lifehouse demos are especially phenomenal and in a lot of cases his demos for Face Dances are better or at least rawer than their Who versions.

neil's expecting to fly was used very appropriately in coming home 1978

Pete Townshend was my entry into listening to music and I am still in love with his songs, playing, and The Who. He is the real deal and works hard. I love that Pete has always wanted the listener to find their own meaning in the music so that it something dear to the listener. Neil Young sold his catalog to BlackRock; that's his value system.

Pete had it spot on about Neil Young. My favorite who song is Squeeze Box!

Fun to find your Melancholy album on ut music. Thanks for calling it out. The backstory adds a lot of context to the listening.

I started with a kmart cassette recorder in 1970. By 1974 me and some buddies went in together and got a used Dokorder 4-track reel to reel. We loved that thing.

Favorite Who songs - "Young Man Blues", "My Generation", "Summertime Blues." Saw them in Atlanta - 1970. One of my all-time favorite concerts! Scorsese and Tarantino are among the best at using music in films.

One of the highlights of my life was hearing Pete Townshend talk in admiring terms about a song I wrote that was used in a fan tribute about his novella “The Boy Who Heard Music.” It happened during an episode of the web chat show “In The Attic” on my birthday around 2006. He and I met a few times after that and he even did business with the company I worked for. He’s a wonderful man. He is so great with fans of his music.

CSI = Who Are You. Huge impact. -Great segment! Thanks for your thoughtful takes.

@rumeaug

Ай бұрын

+ wont get fooled + baba

Otis have you heard Bowie's cover of 'Pictures of Lily'? I think it's worth a listen. My favorite Who album is Who's Next, favorite song is 'Won't Get Fooled Again'. But there are so many! 'My Wife' from John Entwhistle is some superb dark humor too. I often thought of it with a couple of the guys I was with, maybe following in her footsteps lol. That was around the time I quit dating musicians. I should have known better, being one myself. But no... I saw The Who in Memphis at the Mid-South Coliseum, early 70s. Pete was wearing the white jumpsuit, playing the red SG, bouncing all over the place until he collapsed the front of the stage and came within a whisker of falling on top of me. He settled down a bit after that. A bit.

Otis. I recently found your site and subscribed. Is there a bio or something I can read about your musical history?

Love The Who.. and Neil Young. Both have many many great songs. Magic Bus is one of my favorites from The Who... along with Won't Get Fooled Again.. one of those is my kick off track when I press my who play list.

Cohen Bros. "Raising Arizona" soundtrack was cool as hell. I forget who the artist was. Of course the soundtrack for the ground breaking film "American Graffiti was epic! Great video!

I saw The Clash open 'Combat Rock' for The Who at Candlestick Park in 1980. Their first encore brought the house down when Roger Daltry and Pete Townshend blasted into "Well shake it up, baby ... Twist and Shout" - needless to say, the crowd went wild.

@MikeHunt90731

8 ай бұрын

1982 and they didn't play Candlestick park

@BluesSky

Ай бұрын

Saw that tour at Shea Stadium, incredible show

@BluesSky

Ай бұрын

Yes ‘82, I still have the Union Jack bandanna from the show

There is a great video on KZread called Neil Young goes record shopping, finds his own bootlegs (1972). It’s worth the watch.

@martinriepma5009

Жыл бұрын

That’s a great video! The clerk’s reaction when Neil tells him he’s gonna take the record without paying for it because “it’s MY music..” and the ensuing call to the record store owner are priceless.

Volkswagen tv advert where the main memorable component is Nick Drake’s song Pink Moon exposed his unique creative vision to many millions of listeners who never would have enjoyed his music otherwise. P.S. Thanks for your vid’s; they’re great!✌🏽

"Sleeping Dog", "Jools & Jim", "Empty Glass" ... his demos of "Cache Cache" etc. - anytime you have just Pete & a guitar it is magic. And agreed "Strangers" may be the best Kinks song, period.

Neil Young did allow 'Old Man' to be used in the movie 'Wonder Boys'. Great song and great movie too.

@davidkareus8167

Жыл бұрын

I think Dylan won an Oscar for best song in the Wonder Boys

@bluesky0924

Жыл бұрын

@@davidkareus8167 yes he did for 'Things Have Changed' 🙂

White jumpsuit, Gibson SG, the best! Naked Eye is one of my favorites. The Seeker is another. All of Quadrophenia. Also, A Quick One from Rolling Stone rock and roll circus shows a band at the top of their game. Live at Leeds, Live at the Isle of Wight, Who's Next! Saw Pete solo twice, and lost count at around 24 times for The Who. My favorite Band.

@Claytone-Records

Жыл бұрын

You’re are talking about the tune from Odds and Sods, unless it’s on another lp somewhere. Love that lp and I can hear the refrain ‘But it doesn’t really happen that way at all…’. That tune and Golden Girl which evolved into Tommy. Great rock and roll airplane crash song.

Hello Otis...just found you. Great show. Seems like you were an exception to my standard advice about entering the business ... "you can't make a living, only a killing." I think you should write the update of Johnny Appleseed,

Listened to this today and tonight watched the movie 'Joy' staring Deniro, jennifer Lawrence and Bradley Cooper. Had 'Expecting to Fly' in the movie. Written by Neil Young performed by Buffalo Springfield. Thanks Otis

“Eminence Front” is my favorite Who song. Is the acoustic record you recorded still available? …I need to order that one.

I heard Pinball Wizard when I was 8 years old and loved the sound. Inspired me to learn to play. Got to stand in front of him a few years ago and tell him what an inspiration he has been in my life.

Love Pete ......have a great week Otis

Well said Otis,Respectfully..If it’s somebody’s music they can do anything with their music.

Fave Townshend/ Who song: Bargain. It hits like a desperate plea for redemption from a lost soul. It also has one of the most beautiful bridges ever put on record. Yes, it is my desert island Who song!

@johndurant8687

Жыл бұрын

I agree Ryan, and I've always loved the way Keith Moon wouldn't let the song end, he just keeps playing!