The Who - Athena 1982

[catgodessathena]

Oh what a pretty name!!! teehee

[avg1919]

The BIG 8 CKLW, don't remember hearing The Who on that Windsor station. I do remember Arther Penhollow on WRIF FM Detroit. 1971 was my transition from AM to FM. What an impact for the music industry and the listeners!

[icinglover95]

Roger Daltrey can hold me close and feed me!!

[urah2525]

Was this the SCHLITZ Tour?

[Dogamus01]

Ted Nugent compared to The Who? Phhhhht! Nugent is a nut-ball hack who had one hit, the inane "Cat Scratch Fever". How could anyone even mention him in same breath as Townshend?

[Dogamus01]

Ted Nugent compared to The Who? Phhhhht! Nugent is a nut-ball hack who had one hit, the inane "Cat Scratch Fever". How could anyone even mention him in same breath as Townshend?

[cutis1000]

This song doesn't work as well as a live tune, I'm afraid.

[badhead]

@cutis1000 i think it would work well at a small gig, but not a large one like this

[poli7021]

please i need bootleg on mp3 ..THE WHO LIVE SHEA STADIUM 12 OCTUBRE 1982 ¡¡¡¿¿¿ SEND ME SOME URL YOU TO DOWNLOAD ...

[LIZZARD6000]

I would soooooo do that! Yummy!

[dagoelbravo]

saludos desde Lima , linda cancion , que lindos recuerdos...THE WHO

[88napolitano]

Just sooo much different than with Moon.I still love them tho!!!!!

[jasonpp1973]

Who's on the drums here? Can't be Kenny Jones since he's a single bass drum player.

[helmuthb]

@jasonpp1973 Yes, it is him!!

[psychodelicrock12]

@jasonpp1973 He upgraded to a double bass drum. I prefer single bass drums. I really like the drum playing of KENNY JONES.

[videostan]

This is kind of a weird video. It seems Pete is pissed cuz the sound and lights are shit, it being Shea Stadium.

I wonder how they felt playing this style and how it compared to their "mod" days. Its almost as if they had come full circle.

They never moved much past "Its Hard", as a quartet. Jones never had that drive.

But so much of the presentation was based on the "cool '80's". And the director never shows the definition of cool, John Entwistle. Dumb Ass.

[RefinnejLincoln]

Love Roger and Pete-

[portvuelapsley]

THEY SOUND GREAT ON THIS VID...LOVE THIS SONG..

[crackheadmanning]

shes a WHORE

[TrickyTolles64]

@crackheadmanning Cheap Trick

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[moontheloon1969]

should have stayed a solo pete track theresa russell mucked his head up!

[booeyats1]

You can see the look of disgust on Pete's face, he has said in numerous interviews he did not like playing Shea. I love the Kinks too and Davies is an awesome player and a true MOD band! Long Love Peter Dennis Blandford Townshend!!!!

[catkisser]

"Face Dances" is the better CD for me. On "Its Hard" I only liked "Athena" and

"Eminence Front". I like pretty much ALL of "Face Dances" . I wish "Athena" was on that CD.

[agilblom]

To be a rhythm guitar player like Pete...

[invaderzimgirl14]

completely 100% disagree they sound amazing here!!

love the outfits!!

[rconley1957]

I LIKE THE SONG THE WHO IS THE WHO BUT IT THE 80 THE BEST TIME 4 ME RON

[tbmang12]

I love The Who, but they sound like shit! Check out the live version of The Kinks "Low Budget" to hear a real guitar player, Dave "The Rave" Davies.

[cungar1001]

@randallisrandy You have got to be kidding. Your favorite Who song? Have you heard anything off Quadrophenia, Who's Next, Tommy or The Who Sell Out?

[whonut]

Very underated song. Wish they'd play it again.

[cornjuicy]

This show was my first concert, I was 13 years old. I was so excited in the days leading up to it. I had a dream/nightmare one night before the show that there were TVs as Shea and I just watched the TV instead of the band on stage. And guess what? At the actual show there was the biggest TV screen I'd ever seen above the stage. LOL. I forced myself to not look at it.

[tabbygail7]

I saw them in Louisville on this tour. They played this one as one of the encores with Twist and Shout. Never forget it. My ticket was my birthday present from my sister.

[robdryan]

thanks for posting this..its funny how timeless the who's music is. i first heard this song summer 2001 and since then this song always reminds me of the girl i hung out with that summer.

definitely a great memory.

[lakefloor]

Daltrey is ever the professional, rehearsed and ready to knock em dead! He puts everything into his performance. His voice is unmatched!

[loyaldude10]

@lakefloor ---good word for Roger's vocals----unmatched is right

[lakefloor]

Saw them on this tour in '82. Strange enough they didn't perform this song which was their latest single. Great show either way.

[cjf799]

I saw an interview they only played it at 3 shows ofcourse this at Shea Stadium

[sidewinder169]

i was at this show...twas a crazy night @ shea, the who and the clash with david johannson as the opening punching bag...a real punker vs rockers kind of night

[MikeHirsh]

most of the videos Ive seen from this tour I never seen Pete look so un inspired

at JFK he looked like he was having fun?

[MikeHirsh]

I was 13 at JFK 1982 Pete side 2 sections over from stage 25 rows up or close to it this was my third concert... I missed Hooters walked in on Santana

1 elvis 1975 Nassau NY

2 steve martin 1979 arts center holmdel NJ

[dersh65]

Saw them at JFK in Philly on this tour. They didn't play this.

[bradf68]

How were they at JFK? I think it was an afternoon show.

[dersh65]

It started in the afternoon. It was an all day event. There were a few openers including Santana and the Clash. Great day. First time I ever saw them. I've seen them like 30 times since then. Can't wait to see them play the Superbowl Feb. 7.

[cheappassion]

Pete plays such pretty chords..... :)

[jstraszewski]

they sound so good

[hampden12]

rodg sorry mate loved yi for many years but yi look like a right cunt in this wan.....poor ol' 80's eh..redeemed yirsel many times oe'r....shame aboot the miami vice look....sure youre equally ashamed wi' that ol' get up...no?

[zaki94ali95]

damn good song, athena. haha i said it like a hilly billy

[whonut]

A song they should play again!

[PieLady4]

Hay! That's my name! Soo werid! Good song too. :)

[robertnobody]

This is rare, they only played this song a few times on this tour.

[russell111]

Love this song, its just a shame Pete looks a bit bored. But sure its no secret that he didnt want to play Shea stadium.

[Rawego]

nope. this song rocks. that line about a "castrated leader" is classic. one my all time favorites by the band.

[tootstanner]

This is everything about the Who i hated, the slippery slope into total naffness! From being the ultimate band of the 70's to this crap along with songs like Sister disco, the who went very bad at this point..Townsend has totally lust the plot with his writng etc,"man in a purple dress etc" The Who r dead, Long live the Who

[badhead]

you better you bet is good

[SirusX11]

Man in a Purple Dress is a fantastic song. It has real meaning behind it. Their newest album is actually very good, although without Keith and John they don't have the manic energy that made them so great in the past.

[foppa123]

I agree about Endless Wire

[redsoxfan713]

I disagree completely. This was the style of the times... They gave it a shot and made some great songs along the way.

[GeddyBre]

It's a sound check or rehearsal for a video of some sort... not a live audience other than the crew and a few of their friends.

wasn't the video for this song a performance of the song? I agree a lackluster rendition of this song.

[ThemanfromZambodia]

That is the actual show. Its part of a 45 minute segment filmed by the BBC.

[zonal442]

pete looks REALLY bored...not one of the Who's better songs though

[1blueeyes1980]

Good song...wish Keith Moon could have been playing the drums on this one!

[EuchridEucrow1]

Yep, this song didn't work well on the stage at all. Great recording, though.

By the way, where did Roger get that wonderful gold game show host blazer?

[caiofons]

Sounds like Sting.

[bonjovilvr3]

best band ever

some people don't like their 80's material but i personally love it all...

it's different and just shows what they r capable of

like this has a almost islandy vibe

and then u listen to face dances took my money or something like that and it's just freakin crazy!!!

they rock and always will

[amostv]

they rocked in the 60s, 70s, then again with you better you bet and athena...pete is a genious...he will crank out art no matter what year it is...its just the death of keith slowed them from wanting to produce more albums....the who...the first band to ROCK....thats my final answer

[bonjovilvr3]

agreed 100%

[celticmuse44]

Thank you, ShorthandedGoal! This is the very first time I have heard The Who play Athena live. It sounds to me like uptempo-reggae; a dance tune really. I still love it! The Who did not play this song at their 1982 Farewell Concert in Toronto. I still have my simulcasted FM bootleg. It is also not on the official 'The Who Live From Toronto' cd, 2006. Great show though.

[ajgreekgoddess]

I LOVE THIS SONG! But I might be biased, my name is Athena :)

[sabresfn2661]

roger is the best live singer of any band

[leesmommyishot]

The only song after Moon, besides iFront, worth listening to.

Roger looks like that shemale that married Sylvester Stallone and then was with the dude with the clock on VH1.

[mdbueche]

what about you better bet?

[drummer78]

I'd say Another Tricky Day is worth listening to as well.

[Womanflo]

@leesRoger Daltrey has been considered one of the sexiest men on the planet. that looks like a transsexual is a vile insult to a great singer who is legend. you are legend?. are clothes and hairstyles of the 80 idiot!mommyishot

[leesmommyishot]

@Womanflo I'm entitled to my opinion - I'm probably a bigger fan of the Who than you ever can imagine.... You're the idiot.

[Womanflo]

@leesmommyishot It's great that you and I are big fans of this brilliant band, but I will not allow anyone to insult Roger for me the most wonderful man on earth. He is great!

[pcurry59]

Pete what great clear and precise guitar playing.They were one of the greats.

[jcordj66]

True dat, but he struggled on his leads and solo's. Never noticed it until Ted Nugent made the comment. Of course Ted also exclaimed Jimmy Page sucks so there you go...

[whobeatle]

Townshend wasn't the shredder, maybe, that Nugent is, but Nugent wishes he could sing and write like Townshend. I'd argue that today, Townshend, between 2000 and today, is the better guitarist. I like Nug's views on a lot of things, but not on Pete's guitar playing. Townshend and The Who will always be more important.

[jcordj66]

True dat, good call my friend.

[mrbobevans]

@whobeatle Ted Nugent is a nobody. In twenty years, no one will even know his name. Pete Townshend is a genius. They should never be uttered in the same context.

[wolfsblood07]

@mrbobevans Why put Ted Nugent down? He's always been 100% rock. Ted Nugent was a huge part of the 1970s hard rock scene esp. in the American heartland. Detroit was a huge market for both the Who and Ted Nugent.

[urah2525]

@wolfsblood07 CKLW?

[wolfsblood07]

@urah2525 I was listening to 101.1 WRIF in Detroit back in the day, which played all the great bands of the 60s, 70s and 80s including The Who, Ted Nugent, Led Zeppelin, Cream, Jimi Hendrix, The Rolling Stones, Van Halen, etc. When I first started listening they still played the Beach Boys and the Beatles, this was around 1980-81.

[kubrick681]

@wolfsblood07 I remember that

[wolfsblood07]

@kubrick681 Right on, brother! Back then WRIF might play a Beach Boys song like Don't Worry Baby right after a song by Led Zeppelin or the Who. In those days it was all good rock and roll.

[Jmeister109]

well ted nugent has issues

[B2B76]

Shea Stadium rarely ever has hosted concerts, only a handful of artists have played there. The Beatles of course, the Police in 1983, Billy Joel, the Stones and of course the WHO!

[Fakename70]

Aren't Springsteen and the E Street band gonna close it down this summer?

[B2B76]

Acually Billy Joel just played the final 2 concerts at Shea a few weeks ago. When the Mets season ends, so will Shea.

[Jmeister109]

i actually think grand funk railroad played there too

[tomthefunky]

@B2B76: Actually Shea did host quite a few concerts back in the sixties. They were usually package-type shows with a host of bands on the same bill. Usually though, the audience weren't allowed on the field in order to protect the grass. Same thing with Yankee stadium. It's usually football stadiums that host the most concerts anyway. Since football season is played in the fall and winter, the stadiums are available in the early summer for concerts. Baseball stadiums are in use during that time.

[pighardcore]

Beautiful SONG AND THIS REALLY EXCELLENT GUITAR

[badhead]

Weird they did not play this much when it was a single

[glockinmypocket]

Thanks for the vid.