The very best way to appreciate the excitement is through the The Kids Are Alright film - sadly, this only scratches the surface and a forthcoming DVD project (which I can't expound on at the moment) should certainly put that to rights.
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But yes, I agree that The Kids Are Alright is a stunning portrayal of The Who as they should be meant to taken - not seriously.
Now I do like The Who. And live they are very good, especially with Keith and John. But they aint Queen in my book. Freddie is the best frontman ever. End of. And I wont listen to any arguments about that. You can't beat Queen live. Not Zeppelin, not The Who, not U2 (although they would disagree because they seem to have gone right up themselves lately). But The Who are great. If you have never listened to them then start! Who's Next is brilliant!
Certainly is - infact, Queen could do worse that look to release something along the lines of Who's Next Deluxe.......
> You can't beat Queen live....
All subjective - I know some people that think Rod Stewart is the best front man ever...... As a dynamic band, The Who have the edge. Each player is a genius in his own right - clearly Entwistle was a better and more influential player that Deacon and KM was a far better drummer than Roger ever was.
Pete played his own style without the flashy licks and solos Brian got into.
I'm partial to 'By Numbers', although 'Who's Next' is one of the classic albums of the 70s. I think I've heard just about every song from that album played on the radio in the past ten years or so.
I have no idea if Brian was being modest and nice, or he meant it...but I'm not a Who fan myself.
I like "Tommy", and a FEW songs like "Leader Of The Band", "LOve Reign Over Me"..but that's about it. MY Mother and my brother love The Who, the way I Love Queen.
My Mom and My brother own every album by The Who and my brother has seen The Who back in the late 70's in concert.
They think I'm bonkers for loving Queen and owning all of Queen's albums and going on and on about Queen...but I think they're bonkers for loving The Who.
I also might add that I know you all here me say that Freddie is the greatest singer, showman, frontman, songwriter, ....and sexiest, hottest..
Well you should hear my Mmom go on about Roger Daltry...all she ever does is talk about how she wants to shag him....
And my brother thinks that Pete Townshend is THE GUITAR GOD!....which of course I can only say...
NOT!
And I would have loved to have seen Queen kick The Who's asses!!!!
Roger (circa 1975) is the one person that I would have given my right arm to be if I was given the chance. He was THE archetypal front man 1969 - 1975 - physically in imaculate condition and a voice that knocks over walls.
He also has the benefit of being THE most down-to-earth person I have ever met. A truly humble guy.
Wierd thing about The Who. I have seen several documentaries or read several articles about other bands...who played...either WITH or OPENING for The Who...and I always here.."Oh such and such band kicked The Who's ass, even Daltry or Townshend said so. yada, yada
One is at The Monterey Pop Festival in San
Francisco United States, when a still relatively unknown Jimmi Hendrix went on BEFORE The Who, metaphorically set the stage on fire, then Hendrix Literally set his guitar on fire. I saw an interview with Pete Townshend and Pete actually said..."Well how the hell do you follow that up? I Didn't know what to do after that performance. So for lack of anything better, I smashed my guitar". or something to that effect. Townshend was totally intimidated by Hendrix.
Then Lynyrd Skynyrd Opened for The Who I think at The Ile of Wight Festival...and KICKED The Who's asses. Same thing I've seen Daltry and Townshend say they were actually pissed...because a then fairly unknown, opening act...creamed them.
So...The Who aren't all that..even if you ask The Who!!!! Though I guess Brian is a Who fan.
Fantasy Concert...would have been nice to see Queen and The Who share the bill back when both were in top form and actually see by the audience, fans or not of both bands...who did the ass kicking.
But for me...in concert yeah..Daltry is a good showman..to me he is alot like Paul Rodgers..The Who even do similar music. Daltry considers The Who owing its roots to R&B. Remember their album, The Who maximum R&B. So yeah. Like Free, The Who are good showman, talented musicians and songwriters with Tommy which I like alot (but I don't love it.)
Also music critics say The Who are pioneers and invented "Rock Opera" with "Tommy"....Bullocks! Freddie & Queen invented Rock Opera with BoRhap...no critic I've ever read ever give any credit to Freddie & Queen for their pioneering work with Rock Opera..at least not to the extent that Queen deserve.
I have seen some critics point out that Queen and BoRhap was "inventive" with as they call it "Mock Opera", which is like a back handed compliment/insult.
And Tim Rice (who wound up writing with Freddie on Barcelona) with Andrew Lloyd Webber perfected the Rock Opera musical theater better than The Who with Jesus Christ Superstar anyhow...Which I LOVE.
So The Who are not all that. Really. Overrated by critics who adore them but hate Queen, and I have no idea why. No taste or intelligence I guess.
But for my money...Queen not only are FAR more talented, but did FAR more for inventing and pioneering the art form and landscape of music and popular culture than The Who.
Tommy came out in 1969. Bohemian Rhapsody came out in 1975. Queen did not invent rock opera. Neither did The Who, but they merely perfected it.
Say all you want about The Who, but they have kicked serious ass in their day. Live, they were amazing. The onstage chemistry between the four might not have been the chummiest, but they could blow anyone off the stage. Listen to Live At Leeds for proof.
The Who also had their 'down' periods, and opinion is divided between who was better at Monterey - Hendrix or The Who. They both didn't want to follow each other on stage as they both knew one would blow the other out of the water, and, unfortunately for The Who, Hendrix closed Monterey and was thus ingrained in peoples' memories.
While you're doing some of your journalistic research there, you might want to check out peoples' opinions of the Concert For New York in 2001, when The Who came on and completely wowed the audience. There were firefighters with tears in their eyes as they were singing along to The Who's performance, and the general consensus was that they were the best band of the day, period.
And, having watched that performance when it first aired, I would have to wholeheartedly agree.
I remember watching The Concert for New York in 2001 and brought to tears after watching Jimmy Fallon's 80s medley performance, which was even worse than Adam Sandler doing Opera Man.
I've never seen such a pathetic performance in my whole life. They should have left all the SNL idiots out of the show.
Btw, The Who truly gave the best performance that day.
Queen are in my Top 5 best bands The Who are Top 10 and I think you all know I am a major Pink Floyd fanatic! Floyd relied on music and spectacle and larger than life graphics on their covers to sell records. Also, PF were one of the earliest bands to make pyro a part of their act. The burning gong on Set the Controls, the explosions on Careful With That Axe, the plane crashing at the end of On the Run and the fireworks on One of These Days. Also, they pioneered use of dry ice onstage. Queen were great cos Freddie was the major rock showman and Brian was the guitarist whom would just rock out.
Paul Mcartney credits The Who's "A Quick One While He's Away" from the "A Quick One" (or "Happy Jack" in the USA) album as being the precursor to EVERYTHING the Beatles did post 1967 and the major influence behind "Sgt. Pepper".
The Who did share bills with The Beatles in late '64 and early '65 whick kicked off the great friendship between Keith and Ringo.
As for The Who saying that other bands are / were better than them, name me one band that doesn't do that? They all have a great deal of mutual respect for each other's art to the point where they are self-effacing. Pete's credited all kinds of people that supported them as being better than The Who (Toots and the Maytalls, Labelle, Jethro Tull, Free etc). There's no point reading too much into that.
"I'll tell you fuckers something, alright! Now listen. Just fucking listen and shut up, right! This is a fucking rock and roll concert, not a fucking tea party! Alright!"
