similar experience. taped the 1989 radio city show, lost the cassettes, been searching the boards for a bootleg for 2 decades. 2 weeks ago, the 1989 radio city show was posted here - not to be missed - the horns, the hammond b3/leslie, simon's drumming - it is all here. it is phenomenal...
@ZourkaMoog I've recently posted a better quality video dub of this, it probably shows up in the "related videos" or click my username to view my channel homepage.
I was lucky enough to hear this live on KSHE 95 "Real Rock Radio" in Saint Louis MO, in real time......as a drummer, I was obviously VERY happy when I learned Simon was replacing Kenny Jones. (Sorry Kenny---but I saw Simon live when I was 15 at a drum clinic at Hickson Junior High---and he opened with Space Boogie) From that moment on---I was "Hooked on Phillips" forever.
A fantastic show. I remember this came on the radio as a live broadcast and I taped it on cassette. I still have it, but no cassette player. Wish this would come out on CD or DVD.
@jwphx1962 You must have taped it off of PYX 106 - I was the DJ on the air that night - tha's why I wasn't at the show, I had just gotten the job and din't want to ask for the night off.
@upst8 Not sure about PYX 106. It was aired on a local classic rock station here in the Phoenix area. It was probably a nationwide broadcast. Do you know if this has ever been released on any format? I'd love to find it.
@jwphx1962 I didn't realize it was nation wide! Don't think there's a pro release of this anywhere, live video of the show was uplinked to the BBC so someone must have the whole thing. I only have the 12 minutes or so that aired on the local ABC-TV affiliate that night.
@jwphx1962 I will say there are some killer clips here on youtube of them rehearsing at the Glens Falls Civic Center for the few weeks prior to this tour.
I recorded the 'Tommy' Radio City show live off the radio-I dumped it to reel to reel and it is a coveted recording-Simon is perfect on it and blows all the right gaskets at all the right times-no stupid star walk-ons-simply the best version of Tommy live you could ask for.
I WAS FRONT ROW CENTER DETROIT! I PAID A SECURUTY 20 BUX! 45 bux 4 front row ceneter but i shoulda went right. me and townshend had some exchanges. i love him the most
What an amazing show this was! One of the best live Who shows i ever saw! Thanks for posting this, and sorry it took me so long to find it here on Youtube!
I could have done without Pete wearing those Armani suits that whole tour. I know he likes to wear loose fitting clothes on stage so he can jump around but it's just not very rock and roll.
Anyway, this gig was actually a warm up gig to iron out the kinks. They played Radio City Music Hall in NYC a night or two later, then played four nights at Giants Stadium in New Jersey. I was at all four of those nights at Giants Stadium. I was eighteen. Great memories.
I remember listening to this being broadcast live "as it happened". That was a big deal then and I even recorded it on cassette. I have since seen it but would love to own it on DVD. Anybody know where this entire concert or tour is in its entirety?
As far a Tommy goes, I listened to this as a kid in the early 70's and have worshiped it ever since. What a genius piece of work.
@SH3L70N Thats a joke! Simon is so far technically and musically ahead of Moon that theres not even the slightest comparison between the two. To be honest, the only time I really ever enjoyed listening to The Who was when Simon did the tour with them or when Kenny Jones was with the band. If I want to hear the sound of a drumset falling down a flight of stairs, I would listen to Moon, but since I would much rather listen to a phenominal musician, I'd listen to Phillips any day.
I saw this `89 tour on the west coast and the Overture was very impressive. Simon Phillips is a brilliant drummer and the only one to come close as an alternative to Keith Moon....
I went to one of the shows with my son at Foxboro stadium, it was one hell of a concert. Daltrey was at his best on that tour. I've since then seen them a number of times, they are gettin' on, but can still belt it out.
@remingol I caught them in Toronto on this tour - it was great but I still wished I'd seen them in this little hockey arena pictured in the clip here! I saw Quadrophenia at Madison Square garde, and Albany, too - that was pretty cool.
ah the concerts we should have gone to... I was around working in Saratoga living in Albany and these guys were playin this in Glens Falls, where the heck was I?????
Thats sums it up nicely. Simon is amazing. But Zak is a better fit. Especially since Keith taught him how to play. I met Zak backstage at a Daltrey sings Townshend show in Saratoga, NY and gave him a bottle of Goldschlager. I interviewed him, but it is on reel-to-reel and I have no way to dub it.
@tommyrock69 I know Pino is great and all, but nobody will ever come close to The Ox. We'll see what happens at the Super Bowl. They got away with losing Keith (sort of) but without John- sorry, doesn't work for me....
Well..there was this incident with his severly wounded hand, being smashed on the tremolo-bar while doing the windmill..maybe it had to do with that (on the DVD you can see his band in sort of bandage.)Second, on the original albumthere is awhole lot of acopiustic guitar , too. And his acoustic style maybe even is harder to copy than his electric guitar style.
I was 17 yrs old when this show happened in my hometown of Glens Falls NY. The tickets for this show sold out in 45 min. I was lucky enough to have a best friend who knew somebody who had a ticket up for sale. The ticket cost 50 bucks in which I begged and pleaded with my mom for the cash to buy it. Poor mom buckled and I went and saw this exact show. Finding this on YouTube and being able to watch it gives me chills. One of those concert moments you never forget. Thanks Mom!!!!!!!
where did you get this video ?... my best friend and i took a chance and drove up to glens falls to see this show and it was incredible!! This was a small venue and made for the perfect Who experience, I saw them again on the same tour in a stadium and there was no comparison ... that might explain the flamboyant stage (was designed for a bigger stage)... anyway who cares? It rocked and you missed it!!!
This is The Who without bollocks! Townshend on acoustic. Some studio perfect cunt wearing Zildjian t-shirts making boring noises on the drums. Thank god this latest version of The Who brings their live rep back to a respectable level from this all-time low!
Christ, Simon Phillips has played with everyone from Jeff Beck to Toto, Jack Bruce,Michael Schenker, Jimmy Page, Derek Sherinian etc and in the Modern Drummer Hall Of Hame. He's just as good as Keith Moon. Besides, it's easy to judge someone watching a video with a shitty quality like this.
Frankly you are a twat. If you don't know who Simon Phillips is and think he's a studio session player your comments are drivel. This was The Who at their most powerful.
I don't give a fuck who he is. I know what I heard and what I heard on this tour was Las Vegas-ized, beat-perfect robotics. No soul and certainly no rock and roll whatsoever. Fantastic if you want to provide the music for Tommy On Broadway or Tommy On Fucking Ice. But not The Fucking WHO playing Tommy live!!!!
Hmmm, you are an idiot then. SP has been the most sought after drummer for the last 30 years for his flair, creativity and power. Calling it robotic is about as far from the truth as it's possible to get. He plays every gig differently. You seem to be suggesting he sits there with charts. You must have a chip on your shoulder about Kenney Jones or something because your views are skewed. This is The Who with Pete Townshends stalwart solo contributors - doing their best tour.
If your idea of live, exciting rock n roll is a perfect drummer's perfectly complex beats, good on yer. You probably didn't mind Kenney Jones as well.
Actually I always though Kenney Jones was a dull drummer who was brought in for no better reason than he had a history in sixties rock. and his style didn't suit at all. Phillips was much more in the tradition of Moon, and there were a number of tracks that were performed in 89 without the rest of Deep End, which you liken to Las Vegas.
Do I like a drummer to be perfect? If your idea of perfect is robotic then no, but if it means a bloody good musician who has a very distinctive style and power, who feels his way though a song and reacts to the musicians around him rather than just constructs 'complex beats', then yes. Phillips has often been heralded as bringing out the best in the musicians around him, a favourite of Jeff Beck, Stanley Clarke, Russ Ballard and, surprise surprise, Pete Townshend. Amongst many many others.
Yep, you are right. It is the Overture, "It's a Boy" and "1921." I had to put "Amazing Journey" in a seperate clip because of youtube's 10 minute restriction.
I was at this concert - my first real date with my now wife. To think The Who would play a town as small as my hometown (population 13,000) is just amazing. To see Tommy performed, and then more Who hits was awesome. Less than a mile from my house - I could have walked to the concert.
I'm not sure if they recorded the whole show themselves. As I recall - our local ABC-TV affiliate helped uplink this to a satellite for air on the BBC, but also broadcast this 12 minute segment on the local news that night (which was very sporting of them). So, whether they kept the feed going past 12 minutes and somebody somewhere recorded it - I don't know. This is all I've ever seen.
On an 1989 appearance on the radio show Rockline, Pete Townshend stated his first choice of guitarist for the 1989 tour was David Gilmour but Gilmour had to turn it down as he had another leg of Pink Floyd's Momentary Lapse tour (a second European jaunt). This was my first concert at the old Foxboro Stadium in July of 1989. Great show!
Don't hate it..Pete's more of a rhythm guitarist anyway and the acoustic gave the music more depth soundwise. They were able to turn down the volume and get a fuller richer sound with more musicians
Simon Phillips is my favorite drummer of all time. He is one of only 2 guys (Zak being the other one) who can fill Keith Moons shoes - no offense to Kenny Jones who is great as well, but Phillips is in Neil Pert territory.
i saw the first stadium show of the tour after this rehearsal in toronto at the c.n.e 23 rows back,i was 16, my dad let med skip school to go downtown london ont. to wait in line for tix,then we saw them a few weeks later at the silverdome in detroit ,2nd last row from the top,,lol !got interviewed on the detroit news before show,,phoned home to mom to tape it.still have it on beta.lol!i feel old now,i bought this show on 2 cd set early 90's.neat to see the video so many years later..thankyou!
6/69 who played tommy old winterland s.f. 2 nites in a row. elbows on the stage in front of pete's amps 1st nite , the ox's 2nd. owsley both nites . have seen all the great ones live many times jimi , eric , stones ,GARCIA et al. these were the GREATEST sets i ever saw. to this day am still dazzled high& speechless from these shows. no wonder pete is deaf. boys played s. blues twice each nite. said they were taping it all. would kill for them.
Pete also shattered one of his wrists in a biking fall. I think that actually had as much to do with his troubles on electric gtr as the hearing dmg. He rehabbed the wrist and from like 98-99 on you can really tell the difference.
Well, this came at a time just after he'd taken several years off due to the tinnitus (ringing in his ears) from cranking up the amps all those years. Not to mention catching a cymbal to the melon from Keith Moon's exploding drumset. So, you can't blame him for wanting to keep it mellow. He's back on elecric these days, though.
This is excellent but Pete is too good of a guitarist to be strumming away on the acoustic. Think how much better this would be if he were bashing away on lead.
You're welcome - too bad the video ends when it does. I've posted the remaining three or four minutes as "The Who - Amazing Journey Glens Falls, NY" (or something like that) it's probably in the related sidebar there
Probably My favorite Who piece is the intro to Tommy. Man I wish I could have been there for this. I had a copy of this whole performance on cassette. I bought if a guy who was working on the boat that takes you out to the statue of liberty. Back in CA, I left my boom box on top of my car when going to work one day. The tape was in it. I drove away and didn't look back. I was more pissed about losing the recording that losing the box. Thanks for posting this.
Ha ha, poor Daltrey. He has nothing to do during this most sexcellent instrumental so he plays tamborines. I'd never want to be in a band without being able to plan an instrument.
I'm sure a lot of people enjoy watching him but I've never been a fan of watching a singer dance around or whatever during an instrumental. I've always thought it's annoying when the camera focuses on the singer during instrumentals.
I'm pretty sure that I saw the Who at the Grande Ballroom before we ever had seating and rules, and people were stupid-more intent on getting the best place. I guess we lucked out seeing groups before they got really high demand. The only thing that upset me at what happened to be a fantastic concert, was when they smashed their equipment. There were lots of kids who would love to have a hand-me down guitar and speakers. The Who were very very talanted and we enjoyed them very much.
I looked it up. July 13, 1968. Funny, Pink Floyd was on the billboard, but for the life of me, I don't remember them playing. (I've seen them twice). I think the tickets were like $3.00 each!
When you've got a stand-in drummer like that, your backside is definitely covered. Very impressive. Pete is looking properly 80's-ish, with the jacket, ponytail, and obligatory Takamine.
True! abigailjazz,you have NO IDEA what you´re talking about..In the original broadcasting of this show Pete , before introducing Simopn Phillips at the Bows as LAST MUSICIAN TO COME ONSTAGE , he made a speech about the biggest mistake ever going on as the WHO with adifferent drummer (poor Kenny Jones, did his best though) after KM death..this is not included in the DVD anymore, as far as I know.
Whatever you say about Keith not being technically good, he changed the role of drummers forever. Instead of the drummer just "keeping the beat", he made the drummer part of and in some cases the star of the show. Without Keith, drummers would still be going "boom cha boom cha". While bonhom did help change the role of drummers away from that, moon changed it much more.
Oh, man...what memories. I was at this show. I audio bootlegged the whole thing. It came out great, and ended up making its way all over the world. I was in the 2nd row; had tears in my eyes.
MAN, this "another minute and a half" is 1:30 into Amazing Journey-the heart of Tommy!!! This was the main song of the album, that was just constructed around this song! PLEASE PLEASE SET IT UP HERE!!!!
OK - it turns out I have the whole 'Amazing Journey' and a few seconds of Sparks - which I am uploading right now. I did a better quality dub this time. I may even go back and rerip this clip. I've got it on Betamax, too - but no way to play it.
Look..Roger smashed his tambourine.
dongtingwong 5 months ago
similar experience. taped the 1989 radio city show, lost the cassettes, been searching the boards for a bootleg for 2 decades. 2 weeks ago, the 1989 radio city show was posted here - not to be missed - the horns, the hammond b3/leslie, simon's drumming - it is all here. it is phenomenal...
ZourkaMoog 5 months ago
@ZourkaMoog I've recently posted a better quality video dub of this, it probably shows up in the "related videos" or click my username to view my channel homepage.
upst8 5 months ago
'21', is so soulful, what a beautiful job by Roger all those years ago.
paddy9i99 6 months ago
I was lucky enough to hear this live on KSHE 95 "Real Rock Radio" in Saint Louis MO, in real time......as a drummer, I was obviously VERY happy when I learned Simon was replacing Kenny Jones. (Sorry Kenny---but I saw Simon live when I was 15 at a drum clinic at Hickson Junior High---and he opened with Space Boogie) From that moment on---I was "Hooked on Phillips" forever.
headshop 6 months ago
I taped this off the radio. I still have the cassette and I'm looking for a digital replacement.
beachbumsailordude 6 months ago
A fantastic show. I remember this came on the radio as a live broadcast and I taped it on cassette. I still have it, but no cassette player. Wish this would come out on CD or DVD.
jwphx1962 7 months ago
@jwphx1962 You must have taped it off of PYX 106 - I was the DJ on the air that night - tha's why I wasn't at the show, I had just gotten the job and din't want to ask for the night off.
upst8 7 months ago
@upst8 Not sure about PYX 106. It was aired on a local classic rock station here in the Phoenix area. It was probably a nationwide broadcast. Do you know if this has ever been released on any format? I'd love to find it.
jwphx1962 7 months ago
@jwphx1962 I didn't realize it was nation wide! Don't think there's a pro release of this anywhere, live video of the show was uplinked to the BBC so someone must have the whole thing. I only have the 12 minutes or so that aired on the local ABC-TV affiliate that night.
upst8 7 months ago
@jwphx1962 I will say there are some killer clips here on youtube of them rehearsing at the Glens Falls Civic Center for the few weeks prior to this tour.
upst8 7 months ago
@jwphx1962 ive got the full dvd from the show in los angeles from same tour its on a 3 disk set you can still buy it i think if thats any help
fortress8 7 months ago
I recorded the 'Tommy' Radio City show live off the radio-I dumped it to reel to reel and it is a coveted recording-Simon is perfect on it and blows all the right gaskets at all the right times-no stupid star walk-ons-simply the best version of Tommy live you could ask for.
buschnic61 10 months ago
@buschnic61 I remember that broadcast - I think I taped it, too. No idea what I did with it..
upst8 10 months ago
I WAS FRONT ROW CENTER DETROIT! I PAID A SECURUTY 20 BUX! 45 bux 4 front row ceneter but i shoulda went right. me and townshend had some exchanges. i love him the most
lovedandhis 1 year ago
What an amazing show this was! One of the best live Who shows i ever saw! Thanks for posting this, and sorry it took me so long to find it here on Youtube!
suredunno 1 year ago
I could have done without Pete wearing those Armani suits that whole tour. I know he likes to wear loose fitting clothes on stage so he can jump around but it's just not very rock and roll.
Anyway, this gig was actually a warm up gig to iron out the kinks. They played Radio City Music Hall in NYC a night or two later, then played four nights at Giants Stadium in New Jersey. I was at all four of those nights at Giants Stadium. I was eighteen. Great memories.
tomthefunky 1 year ago
Entwhistle is saying to himself, "Love ya Keith, old bloke, but good riddance"
BARRIEMOREBARLOW 1 year ago
This tour sounded too watered down, too many instruments on stage, it does not seem like the real The Who
kpax45 1 year ago
Amazing how this performance just has more POWER than stuff that's played "harder" and "faster'." Something about DYNAMICS, eh?
ballhawk387 1 year ago
keith moon kicks more ass
wantmychicken 1 year ago
I remember listening to this being broadcast live "as it happened". That was a big deal then and I even recorded it on cassette. I have since seen it but would love to own it on DVD. Anybody know where this entire concert or tour is in its entirety?
As far a Tommy goes, I listened to this as a kid in the early 70's and have worshiped it ever since. What a genius piece of work.
jwphx1962 1 year ago
@SH3L70N Thats a joke! Simon is so far technically and musically ahead of Moon that theres not even the slightest comparison between the two. To be honest, the only time I really ever enjoyed listening to The Who was when Simon did the tour with them or when Kenny Jones was with the band. If I want to hear the sound of a drumset falling down a flight of stairs, I would listen to Moon, but since I would much rather listen to a phenominal musician, I'd listen to Phillips any day.
A169KL 1 year ago
@SH3L70N : Zak is like his Dad. Competent but not great. Simon Phillips is in a class by himself. Zak would agree....
whyyeseyec 1 year ago
@AntiTraci
You better you bet!
SnugglySara 1 year ago
Thanks upst8
MrSvc2010 1 year ago
I saw this `89 tour on the west coast and the Overture was very impressive. Simon Phillips is a brilliant drummer and the only one to come close as an alternative to Keith Moon....
whyyeseyec 1 year ago
My parents would've never let me see them at Rich Stadium that tour. I was afraid to ask because of how overprotective they were.
SnugglySara 1 year ago
I went to one of the shows with my son at Foxboro stadium, it was one hell of a concert. Daltrey was at his best on that tour. I've since then seen them a number of times, they are gettin' on, but can still belt it out.
remingol 1 year ago
@remingol I caught them in Toronto on this tour - it was great but I still wished I'd seen them in this little hockey arena pictured in the clip here! I saw Quadrophenia at Madison Square garde, and Albany, too - that was pretty cool.
upst8 1 year ago
@upst8
The most beautiful human on earth!
SnugglySara 1 year ago
ah the concerts we should have gone to... I was around working in Saratoga living in Albany and these guys were playin this in Glens Falls, where the heck was I?????
TonyJenRock1 2 years ago
I know, I missed it, too. I had just started a new job and didn't want to ask for the time off.
upst8 2 years ago
Entwistle must have been ecstatic to be playing with someone who could keep time!
vergedrums 2 years ago
They were never better than when Simon Phillips did this tour with them. His playing brought them to a whole new level.
A169KL 2 years ago 4
@A169KL Fuck off! 1989 is the who at their worst
MrTriss83 1 year ago
@MrTriss83 I argree!! Think the positive posts of simon are nuts! ZAK STARKEY
01HILARYKEEGAN 9 months ago
actually townshend called it the Who On Ice.
billheartyface 2 years ago
i love overture its so hard and cool
5150zac 2 years ago
Daltrey is a beast
knuckle9 2 years ago
@knuckle9
My angel!
SnugglySara 1 year ago
Simon plays "Amazing Journey" with a lot of energy. I love it. When that shit go, it go!
Pastalet 2 years ago
"the drummer sucks!",ha ha ha ha ha,you clearly no fuck all about drumming, look up simon phillips on youtube and educate yourself.
karlmo34 2 years ago
Simon is AMAZING. But, Mr. Starkey is closer to what this band needed after Keith's death.
As for Pino replacing The Ox...
Hmmm.
I'm just glad these guys still go out and play.
tommyrock69 2 years ago
Thats sums it up nicely. Simon is amazing. But Zak is a better fit. Especially since Keith taught him how to play. I met Zak backstage at a Daltrey sings Townshend show in Saratoga, NY and gave him a bottle of Goldschlager. I interviewed him, but it is on reel-to-reel and I have no way to dub it.
upst8 2 years ago
@tommyrock69 I know Pino is great and all, but nobody will ever come close to The Ox. We'll see what happens at the Super Bowl. They got away with losing Keith (sort of) but without John- sorry, doesn't work for me....
jkllad 2 years ago
@tommyrock69 Yes- Simon is WAY too good for this.
MrHenryrules 1 year ago
The Drummer sucks!
k5steel 2 years ago
i cant beleive they kicked off so close to were i live. if only it wasnt four years before i was born
finisher21799 2 years ago
How so? And even if he does, what's that have to do with my previous comment?
Herreken 2 years ago
Damn my sweetie's gorgeous!!!!!
SnugglySara 2 years ago
Simon Phillips simply ROCKS! This is the most alive & vibrant Tommy I've ever heard.
vader5001 2 years ago
Well..there was this incident with his severly wounded hand, being smashed on the tremolo-bar while doing the windmill..maybe it had to do with that (on the DVD you can see his band in sort of bandage.)Second, on the original albumthere is awhole lot of acopiustic guitar , too. And his acoustic style maybe even is harder to copy than his electric guitar style.
zebonaut 2 years ago
Did you tape the 12 minutes that they aired on WTEN, or did they air the whole thing somewhere else?
upst8 2 years ago
I was 17 yrs old when this show happened in my hometown of Glens Falls NY. The tickets for this show sold out in 45 min. I was lucky enough to have a best friend who knew somebody who had a ticket up for sale. The ticket cost 50 bucks in which I begged and pleaded with my mom for the cash to buy it. Poor mom buckled and I went and saw this exact show. Finding this on YouTube and being able to watch it gives me chills. One of those concert moments you never forget. Thanks Mom!!!!!!!
izbadd1102 3 years ago 6
Good story - I live in South Glens Falls. I had just started a job at PYX 106 when they announced this show and didn't want to ask for the night off.
upst8 3 years ago
taped this live in '89....Still have a shitload of Eagle Talon commmercials to show for it!!!
brokenhoghead 2 years ago
where did you get this video ?... my best friend and i took a chance and drove up to glens falls to see this show and it was incredible!! This was a small venue and made for the perfect Who experience, I saw them again on the same tour in a stadium and there was no comparison ... that might explain the flamboyant stage (was designed for a bigger stage)... anyway who cares? It rocked and you missed it!!!
vdublin1 3 years ago
This drummer is fucking awesome! He is almost as Keith Moon would come again on earth to destroy the mankind with his drumsticks
belejSLO 3 years ago
I saw this tour show in the US at the meadowlands right up front- I was completely blown away-will never forget it!
sullyrock 3 years ago
This is The Who without bollocks! Townshend on acoustic. Some studio perfect cunt wearing Zildjian t-shirts making boring noises on the drums. Thank god this latest version of The Who brings their live rep back to a respectable level from this all-time low!
SkipLockwood 3 years ago
you're obviously an idiot. simon phillips at his finest. inredible sound and tight as fuck.
brewin101 3 years ago 2
I agree on Phillips, Skippy is obviously clueless.
speedbird49 3 years ago
Christ, Simon Phillips has played with everyone from Jeff Beck to Toto, Jack Bruce,Michael Schenker, Jimmy Page, Derek Sherinian etc and in the Modern Drummer Hall Of Hame. He's just as good as Keith Moon. Besides, it's easy to judge someone watching a video with a shitty quality like this.
tuttskifruttski 3 years ago
Frankly you are a twat. If you don't know who Simon Phillips is and think he's a studio session player your comments are drivel. This was The Who at their most powerful.
redfoozle 3 years ago
I don't give a fuck who he is. I know what I heard and what I heard on this tour was Las Vegas-ized, beat-perfect robotics. No soul and certainly no rock and roll whatsoever. Fantastic if you want to provide the music for Tommy On Broadway or Tommy On Fucking Ice. But not The Fucking WHO playing Tommy live!!!!
SkipLockwood 3 years ago
Hmmm, you are an idiot then. SP has been the most sought after drummer for the last 30 years for his flair, creativity and power. Calling it robotic is about as far from the truth as it's possible to get. He plays every gig differently. You seem to be suggesting he sits there with charts. You must have a chip on your shoulder about Kenney Jones or something because your views are skewed. This is The Who with Pete Townshends stalwart solo contributors - doing their best tour.
harnois75 3 years ago
If your idea of live, exciting rock n roll is a perfect drummer's perfectly complex beats, good on yer. You probably didn't mind Kenney Jones as well.
But that concept never was The Who at their best.
SkipLockwood 3 years ago
Actually I always though Kenney Jones was a dull drummer who was brought in for no better reason than he had a history in sixties rock. and his style didn't suit at all. Phillips was much more in the tradition of Moon, and there were a number of tracks that were performed in 89 without the rest of Deep End, which you liken to Las Vegas.
harnois75 3 years ago
Do I like a drummer to be perfect? If your idea of perfect is robotic then no, but if it means a bloody good musician who has a very distinctive style and power, who feels his way though a song and reacts to the musicians around him rather than just constructs 'complex beats', then yes. Phillips has often been heralded as bringing out the best in the musicians around him, a favourite of Jeff Beck, Stanley Clarke, Russ Ballard and, surprise surprise, Pete Townshend. Amongst many many others.
harnois75 3 years ago
Also, only the first 5:20 is Overture. You should just say "first 9:30 of the album".
:P
Tranchera 3 years ago
Yep, you are right. It is the Overture, "It's a Boy" and "1921." I had to put "Amazing Journey" in a seperate clip because of youtube's 10 minute restriction.
upst8 3 years ago
Is that Roger's tambo broken at around 2:45?
I wouldn't be surprised.
Tranchera 3 years ago
Yeah, you're right - the skin (head?) is flapping around. I never noticed that!
upst8 3 years ago
I was at this concert - my first real date with my now wife. To think The Who would play a town as small as my hometown (population 13,000) is just amazing. To see Tommy performed, and then more Who hits was awesome. Less than a mile from my house - I could have walked to the concert.
DiamondRabbit 3 years ago
Awesome clip, but the quality sucks.
Aqualung71 3 years ago
This is from my vhs copy and I have a crappy vcr. I have this on Super Beta, too, but no way to play it.
upst8 3 years ago
WOW! SO POWERFUL
wrsawy 3 years ago
still no substitute
whoanjo 3 years ago
yeah fantastic!
ggn6 3 years ago
Is this out on dvd, and if not WHY NOT??
iggy35 3 years ago
I'm not sure if they recorded the whole show themselves. As I recall - our local ABC-TV affiliate helped uplink this to a satellite for air on the BBC, but also broadcast this 12 minute segment on the local news that night (which was very sporting of them). So, whether they kept the feed going past 12 minutes and somebody somewhere recorded it - I don't know. This is all I've ever seen.
upst8 3 years ago
Gilmour is brilliant but I want Pete playing lead on all Who songs.
cfg7777 3 years ago
Great Version!!!
cuentaunica 4 years ago
On an 1989 appearance on the radio show Rockline, Pete Townshend stated his first choice of guitarist for the 1989 tour was David Gilmour but Gilmour had to turn it down as he had another leg of Pink Floyd's Momentary Lapse tour (a second European jaunt). This was my first concert at the old Foxboro Stadium in July of 1989. Great show!
obcpwaves 4 years ago
Wow it would be cool to see Gilmour play with them here.
longliveWHO515 3 years ago
Don't hate it..Pete's more of a rhythm guitarist anyway and the acoustic gave the music more depth soundwise. They were able to turn down the volume and get a fuller richer sound with more musicians
knouraee 4 years ago
w il codinoooooooo!!!!!!
rock3viso 4 years ago
This is great... W THE WHO.
aesposito091 4 years ago
Simon Phillips is my favorite drummer of all time. He is one of only 2 guys (Zak being the other one) who can fill Keith Moons shoes - no offense to Kenny Jones who is great as well, but Phillips is in Neil Pert territory.
LEROTHECAT 4 years ago
Sweet!!
Nur100etc 4 years ago
i saw the first stadium show of the tour after this rehearsal in toronto at the c.n.e 23 rows back,i was 16, my dad let med skip school to go downtown london ont. to wait in line for tix,then we saw them a few weeks later at the silverdome in detroit ,2nd last row from the top,,lol !got interviewed on the detroit news before show,,phoned home to mom to tape it.still have it on beta.lol!i feel old now,i bought this show on 2 cd set early 90's.neat to see the video so many years later..thankyou!
sharp1972 4 years ago
Toronto CNE is where I saw it, too - second row from the back.
upst8 4 years ago
6/69 who played tommy old winterland s.f. 2 nites in a row. elbows on the stage in front of pete's amps 1st nite , the ox's 2nd. owsley both nites . have seen all the great ones live many times jimi , eric , stones ,GARCIA et al. these were the GREATEST sets i ever saw. to this day am still dazzled high& speechless from these shows. no wonder pete is deaf. boys played s. blues twice each nite. said they were taping it all. would kill for them.
grandcanyonmaster 4 years ago
Not to be Left for Dead or Taken Away....
duddave1 4 years ago
I miss the OX
Jiggs46 4 years ago
Pete also shattered one of his wrists in a biking fall. I think that actually had as much to do with his troubles on electric gtr as the hearing dmg. He rehabbed the wrist and from like 98-99 on you can really tell the difference.
mercuryman67 4 years ago
Well, this came at a time just after he'd taken several years off due to the tinnitus (ringing in his ears) from cranking up the amps all those years. Not to mention catching a cymbal to the melon from Keith Moon's exploding drumset. So, you can't blame him for wanting to keep it mellow. He's back on elecric these days, though.
upst8 4 years ago
This is excellent but Pete is too good of a guitarist to be strumming away on the acoustic. Think how much better this would be if he were bashing away on lead.
cfg7777 4 years ago
You're welcome - too bad the video ends when it does. I've posted the remaining three or four minutes as "The Who - Amazing Journey Glens Falls, NY" (or something like that) it's probably in the related sidebar there
upst8 4 years ago
Probably My favorite Who piece is the intro to Tommy. Man I wish I could have been there for this. I had a copy of this whole performance on cassette. I bought if a guy who was working on the boat that takes you out to the statue of liberty. Back in CA, I left my boom box on top of my car when going to work one day. The tape was in it. I drove away and didn't look back. I was more pissed about losing the recording that losing the box. Thanks for posting this.
SOCM 4 years ago
He played a little guitar on this tour when I saw them in
Toronto
upst8 4 years ago
Sweet! Thank you!!!
kottmeier 4 years ago
This is super.
LilliePuttin 4 years ago
Man, this rocks!
geocam2 4 years ago
Ha ha, poor Daltrey. He has nothing to do during this most sexcellent instrumental so he plays tamborines. I'd never want to be in a band without being able to plan an instrument.
Herreken 4 years ago
Man, he´s THERE. Giving his ENERGY! YOU´RE UNDERESTIMATING! You wouldnt say the FANS in the SOCCER-STADIUM are USELESS, would you ?
zebonaut 2 years ago
I'm sure a lot of people enjoy watching him but I've never been a fan of watching a singer dance around or whatever during an instrumental. I've always thought it's annoying when the camera focuses on the singer during instrumentals.
Herreken 2 years ago
I'm pretty sure that I saw the Who at the Grande Ballroom before we ever had seating and rules, and people were stupid-more intent on getting the best place. I guess we lucked out seeing groups before they got really high demand. The only thing that upset me at what happened to be a fantastic concert, was when they smashed their equipment. There were lots of kids who would love to have a hand-me down guitar and speakers. The Who were very very talanted and we enjoyed them very much.
LilliePuttin 5 years ago
You were lucky to have seen them so early on. This clip is from the first tour I ever saw them - 20 years after when you are describing!
upst8 5 years ago
I looked it up. July 13, 1968. Funny, Pink Floyd was on the billboard, but for the life of me, I don't remember them playing. (I've seen them twice). I think the tickets were like $3.00 each!
LilliePuttin 4 years ago
When you've got a stand-in drummer like that, your backside is definitely covered. Very impressive. Pete is looking properly 80's-ish, with the jacket, ponytail, and obligatory Takamine.
DrMalPracktiss 5 years ago
Releived when Keith died? Are you kidding me?
thewho905 5 years ago
True! abigailjazz,you have NO IDEA what you´re talking about..In the original broadcasting of this show Pete , before introducing Simopn Phillips at the Bows as LAST MUSICIAN TO COME ONSTAGE , he made a speech about the biggest mistake ever going on as the WHO with adifferent drummer (poor Kenny Jones, did his best though) after KM death..this is not included in the DVD anymore, as far as I know.
zebonaut 2 years ago
A lot of people disliked this tour. I saw a couple of the shows and was completely blown away by them.
plugman1963 5 years ago
Whatever you say about Keith not being technically good, he changed the role of drummers forever. Instead of the drummer just "keeping the beat", he made the drummer part of and in some cases the star of the show. Without Keith, drummers would still be going "boom cha boom cha". While bonhom did help change the role of drummers away from that, moon changed it much more.
Kruezoraxe 5 years ago
Simon will never replace Keith but you gotta give him credit. If Pete thinks you're good enough to perform for the Who, you must have some chops.
Drumyke 5 years ago
no one beats keith, although this was an incredible show. i was there, and will always prefer all the times i saw The Who with Keith.
suredunno 5 years ago
Beat Keith by miles and miles??
You shouldn't be allowed to listen to The Who.
cutiger1984 5 years ago
Excellent! As you wrote, awesome power indeed!
IvorTheEngineDriver 5 years ago
This show was great!
luongosucks 5 years ago
townshend said more with his one note solos than most lead guitar players ever managed to say
mrgare5050 5 years ago 2
Quite the contrast with the other stuff I've seen from this tour. This has tons of rock & roll power.
Tuningspork 5 years ago
Frikin awesome!
longliveWHO515 5 years ago
This has so much energy, that it makes me want to cry!
keinonahkatakki1986 5 years ago
Oh, man...what memories. I was at this show. I audio bootlegged the whole thing. It came out great, and ended up making its way all over the world. I was in the 2nd row; had tears in my eyes.
matttheking 5 years ago
That's all I have - except for maybe another minute and a half. I cut it just shy of 10 minutes because I thought that was the limit on youtube.
upst8 5 years ago
MAN, this "another minute and a half" is 1:30 into Amazing Journey-the heart of Tommy!!! This was the main song of the album, that was just constructed around this song! PLEASE PLEASE SET IT UP HERE!!!!
zebmagnus 5 years ago
It might not even be that long - I'll have to check.
upst8 5 years ago
OK - it turns out I have the whole 'Amazing Journey' and a few seconds of Sparks - which I am uploading right now. I did a better quality dub this time. I may even go back and rerip this clip. I've got it on Betamax, too - but no way to play it.
upst8 5 years ago
MORE!~
cordlox 5 years ago
Jesus Christ that man can sing!
knuckle9 5 years ago
Roggie!!!!
SnugglySara 5 years ago
Kickass!
thegorn68 5 years ago