Love Ain't For Keeping - The Who

[zoomeristen]

A track from the New York sessions.

[Malvezzi87]

isn't this song what rock n roll is all about?

[DoctorWho1983]

Quite a treat to hear this version, especially with Leslie West, I do prefer the Who's Next version with Roger on vox, but this is awesome!

[raptorraptuator]

Always great to discover another version of a classic.

[mcleanartists]

Nice solo, a bit of Leslie West in there.

[juan13579run]

who is the lead guitar? and who is the rhitym guitar?

[ssdivizion]

This is a better version from the original,that's my opinion! original has his own beauties,but this is more lively,simply more -ROCK- ;o)

[mrnevsky1983]

I don't remember this being on the Odds & Sods LP but I lost that album over 20 years ago.

[lakefield2112]

this is just a damn good version of one of their best songs!

[juliano66]

My copy has Roger on vocals, not that this ain't good..

[grgharrison9]

Coldplay is the next who just kidding lol

[ChrisZoso22]

Oh man, how have I never heard this? It kills.

[Jimi456blues]

The acoustic version is so much better.

[psuro]

Underrated song by Pete and the boys.

[yootesa1515]

classic ! awesome

[unknownkingdom]

Wow, I should read the album notes! I had no idea Leslie West played on this. The guitar sounds just like him, I can't believe I never noticed.

[dyedinsoul]

how i love this song

[sirronald69]

*****

[miridobro]

when the music was "playing"

[Gruntfuttock100]

What an awesome sound. Kudos to the great Leslie West as well.

[townshendrocks]

subscribed :)

[torb2904]

Great version as well! It's curious that the version, I've got of the album, there it doesn't figure.

[grantjames333]

Both versions sound great. But to me the true ideal version would have had Roger doing vocals and Peter just handling the ripping guitars. I guess that's getting a bit greedy though.

[thankyoupourlavideo]

@grantjames333

Pete did not play lead on this.

[gumbyonacid]

@thankyoupourlavideo  leslie west on lead guitar-

[thankyoupourlavideo]

@gumbyonacid

Yep.

[fezzappa]

leslie west plays the lead.....

[smokintony]

Fuckin love this vision, the original is great but this blows it away, love the false ending

[beelzabubba]

@foppa123 -----> studio out-take; Townsend on vocals

[Exilemainstreet]

This was THE version.

[ScottLansky]

pete was always supposed to sing this...he sang it on the demo

[newenglishsound]

@ScottLansky

Pete wrote virtually all Who songs during the 70s, he typically did the demos playing all instruments and singing all vocals himself. I don't know about extrapolating that Pete was "supposed" to sing this from hearing him sing the vocals in demos. That'd be like extrapolating that Pete should play the drums instead of Keith, since he played some drums on his demos. I think this version would fit better with Roger's raspy voice though.

[ScottLansky]

@newenglishsound

Hey New English....understand your point on my point....the Scoops give us the demos....but I disagree and think Pete was supposed to sing this on the album....this was a bring forward song from Lifehouse....and if Pete recorded it in studio it may have been better? By the way....the guy who posted Leslie West played the lead on this was exactly correct....same lead as Missippi Queen...listen to the back end of it....same lead.

[niithaiiziithah1]

gosh now i see where red hot chili peppers got the picture idea :O

[beelzabubba]

@niithaiiziithah1 ----> at this point EVERYONE is influenced by something, whether they realize it or not.

[moocher52]

who classic!!

[yukonxl16034]

actually leslie west plays second guitar on this

[fezzappa]

leslie plays lead for sure

[GreenRiver72]

@yukonxl16034 oh shit really? I never knew that. Was this at the Young Vic or another 1971 venue? I first heard this cut on the Alice Cooper show in 2007, then found it again on Who's Next Deluxe. Best version of this song hands down.

[mcleanartists]

@yukonxl16034 ha I heard that before I read it, great!

[kirksART]

Leslie west plays lead on this track .

[npaflas]

KICKASS!! 

Moon is just killing it here.

[xxIceNinexx]

boy that keith sure is a great guitar player...lmao...oh these kids...thanks for posting...

[FoolFaces]

Sounds like a Flanger.

[quinnkcq]

Thanks. that's actually what I thought at first also.

[1973teledeluxe]

Most likely Pete playing an ARP synthesizer which he was pretty intrigued with around this time.

[txeire]

ok, pete played most of the guitar though right

[Smitty489]

no keith moon played most of the guitar. You dumb shit of course he played most of the guitar he was the only guitar player, fuck off

[BlueRednGrey]

Of course Pete did play the guitar mostly, but in some rare gigs, Rog actually played the guitar.

[BlueRednGrey]

(with Pete of course)

[txeire]

great guitar work by Pete. love this tune.