I saw them a few years back, 2008 or 2009, at Hope Estate Winery in the Hunter Valley when they toured Australia. They had so much energy and put on a great show. I would definitely see them again given the chance. Support was Counting Crows which was an added bonus
That show will always be special to me. It was the last concert I took my sister to before she passed away. When I think of her I think of that night and it makes me smile
... My buddy and I had second row seats just left of center- a little bit closer to Roger Entwistle. Roger was the epitome of cool and his fluid bass lines were incredible.... /quote]
... My buddy and I had second row seats just left of center- a little bit closer to Roger Entwistle. Roger was the epitome of cool and his fluid bass lines were incredible....
ha ha you are old!
Best of all, Brian has some photos from that show that he shared with me! I will try to get them scanned this evening and post them here.
Brian, you rock!
"The stars are all connected to the brain."
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... My buddy and I had second row seats just left of center- a little bit closer to Roger Entwistle. Roger was the epitome of cool and his fluid bass lines were incredible....
ha ha you are old!
Best of all, Brian has some photos from that show that he shared with me! I will try to get them scanned this evening and post them here.
Brian, you rock!
Thank you Who Princess. That would be great and would both verify my having been there and my ancientness.
“The fear of death follows from the fear of life. A man [or woman] who lives fully is prepared to die at any time.”
OK, it took me a few days to get to it but HERE and NOW we have photographic evidence that Brianlux saw The Who way back in the day. These are scanned b/w prints so I know the quality isn't ideal but they are awesome just the same.
Pete looks like he's about to windmill here:
And this is the stance that Who fans call the Birdman:
And this is a very cool shot of John and Keith:
What I love about the last one is that Keith is playing his custom made Pictures of Lily drum kit.
You can see a lot of the detail on the drums, at least on the print that Brian sent me.
Thanks, Brian, I love these pics!
"The stars are all connected to the brain."
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OK, it took me a few days to get to it but HERE and NOW we have photographic evidence that Brianlux saw The Who way back in the day. These are scanned b/w prints so I know the quality isn't ideal but they are awesome just the same.
Pete looks like he's about to windmill here:
And this is the stance that Who fans call the Birdman:
And this is a very cool shot of John and Keith:
What I love about the last one is that Keith is playing his custom made Pictures of Lily drum kit.
You can see a lot of the detail on the drums, at least on the print that Brian sent me.
Thanks, Brian, I love these pics!
AWESOME, Who Princess!! Thanks for posting them!
It was a great show! Thank you Paul S. and David M., two of my high school buddies, for being there with me and turning me on to all kinds of great music.
So cool to see these on the internet!
“The fear of death follows from the fear of life. A man [or woman] who lives fully is prepared to die at any time.”
A friend of mine and I saw The Who in (if I remember correctly) January, 1968 at The San Jose Civic Auditorium-- around the time when "Magic Bus" was released.
The opening band was Blue Cheer. Freaky! Awesome! Blue Cheer's set was a raging storm that quite literally made The Who seem tame. I thought they had gotten a girl to play drums. He was gorgeous and freaky in long flowing blonde hair. But as much as I was totally engrossed by Blue Cheer's set I had a spitting head ache during intermission.
The Who set was fantastic. They didn't play as loud in those days so the sound was strong but not overpowering. My head ache vanished quickly as each familiar song filled the air. The band was great that night! My buddy and I had second row seats just left of center- a little bit closer to Roger Entwistle. Roger was the epitome of cool and his fluid bass lines were incredible. Keith Moon was in top shape- a blur of arms accenting and punctuating every song perfectly - he just blew us away. Roger Daltrey's voice was in fine form and he had already perfected his moves including throwing the mike and catching exactly on beat- every time! And Pete Townshend was great. He seemed really focused- no bull shit. Played the songs with full attention, did the windmill, threw the guitar up in the air a few time, made his body and guitar into an "x" front and back and set off the smoke bombs to feedback. Perfect.
It was a great show! Thank you Paul S. and David M., two of my high school buddies, for being there with me and turning me on to all kinds of great music.
So cool to see these on the internet!
Wow, Brian. Those are awesome. A little slice of history. Thanks.
Sorry. The world doesn't work the way you tell it to.
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Several times 8 in all the last was here in S Florida the last show in 2008 March for my birthday. Roger had a very bad cold laryngitis and had to cancel a couple shows. You could tell he had voice issues but he battled through them to give a wonderful farewell performance to Florida.
The best though was Wash DC on their 25th anniversary tour at RFK Stadium in front of 50k. They rocked the house as they were so loud but not distorted. The Stones toured that same year and blew them away by far as they also played RFK Stadium. I'd rather see The Who 10x's more than The Stones.
peace
*We CAN bomb the World to pieces, but we CAN'T bomb it into PEACE*...Michael Franti
*MUSIC IS the expression of EMOTION.....and that POLITICS IS merely the DECOY of PERCEPTION*
.....song_Music & Politics....Michael Franti
*The scientists of today think deeply instead of clearly. One must be sane to think clearly, but one can think deeply and be quite INSANE*....Nikola Tesla(a man who shaped our world of electricity with his futuristic inventions)
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A friend of mine and I saw The Who in (if I remember correctly) January, 1968 at The San Jose Civic Auditorium-- around the time when "Magic Bus" was released.
The opening band was Blue Cheer. Freaky! Awesome! Blue Cheer's set was a raging storm that quite literally made The Who seem tame. I thought they had gotten a girl to play drums. He was gorgeous and freaky in long flowing blonde hair. But as much as I was totally engrossed by Blue Cheer's set I had a spitting head ache during intermission.
The Who set was fantastic. They didn't play as loud in those days so the sound was strong but not overpowering. My head ache vanished quickly as each familiar song filled the air. The band was great that night! My buddy and I had second row seats just left of center- a little bit closer to Roger Entwistle. Roger was the epitome of cool and his fluid bass lines were incredible. Keith Moon was in top shape- a blur of arms accenting and punctuating every song perfectly - he just blew us away. Roger Daltrey's voice was in fine form and he had already perfected his moves including throwing the mike and catching exactly on beat- every time! And Pete Townshend was great. He seemed really focused- no bull shit. Played the songs with full attention, did the windmill, threw the guitar up in the air a few time, made his body and guitar into an "x" front and back and set off the smoke bombs to feedback. Perfect.
Did both bands do "Summertime Blues" ??
I know Blue Cheer did but I don't think The Who did. Interesting idea though! I wonder if that's where The Who got the idea to start covering that song?
“The fear of death follows from the fear of life. A man [or woman] who lives fully is prepared to die at any time.”
Variously credited to Mark Twain or Edward Abbey.
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It was a great show! Thank you Paul S. and David M., two of my high school buddies, for being there with me and turning me on to all kinds of great music.
So cool to see these on the internet!
Wow, Brian. Those are awesome. A little slice of history. Thanks.
Thanks, Edson. Good times!
“The fear of death follows from the fear of life. A man [or woman] who lives fully is prepared to die at any time.”
A friend of mine and I saw The Who in (if I remember correctly) January, 1968 at The San Jose Civic Auditorium-- around the time when "Magic Bus" was released.
The opening band was Blue Cheer. Freaky! Awesome! Blue Cheer's set was a raging storm that quite literally made The Who seem tame. I thought they had gotten a girl to play drums. He was gorgeous and freaky in long flowing blonde hair. But as much as I was totally engrossed by Blue Cheer's set I had a spitting head ache during intermission.
The Who set was fantastic. They didn't play as loud in those days so the sound was strong but not overpowering. My head ache vanished quickly as each familiar song filled the air. The band was great that night! My buddy and I had second row seats just left of center- a little bit closer to Roger Entwistle. Roger was the epitome of cool and his fluid bass lines were incredible. Keith Moon was in top shape- a blur of arms accenting and punctuating every song perfectly - he just blew us away. Roger Daltrey's voice was in fine form and he had already perfected his moves including throwing the mike and catching exactly on beat- every time! And Pete Townshend was great. He seemed really focused- no bull shit. Played the songs with full attention, did the windmill, threw the guitar up in the air a few time, made his body and guitar into an "x" front and back and set off the smoke bombs to feedback. Perfect.
Did both bands do "Summertime Blues" ??
I know Blue Cheer did but I don't think The Who did. Interesting idea though! I wonder if that's where The Who got the idea to start covering that song?
it seems as if most rock historians always refer to Blue Cheer as the first metal band.
I know Blue Cheer did but I don't think The Who did. Interesting idea though! I wonder if that's where The Who got the idea to start covering that song?
No, The Who were doing Summertime Blues regularly back when they were still the Detours, before Keith Moon joined the band. It was such a regular part of their shows that many people accused Blue Cheer of stealing it from The Who. It started out as an Eddie Cochran song. He was always more popular in England than in the U.S.
I know Blue Cheer did but I don't think The Who did. Interesting idea though! I wonder if that's where The Who got the idea to start covering that song?
No, The Who were doing Summertime Blues regularly back when they were still the Detours, before Keith Moon joined the band. It was such a regular part of their shows that many people accused Blue Cheer of stealing it from The Who. It started out as an Eddie Cochran song. He was always more popular in England than in the U.S.
Thank you, Who Princess- I didn't know that. Which means that is quite possible both bands did the song that night. I tried finding set lists for both bands for that show but haven't been able to come up with them.
It's funny how memories of events that happened 44 years ago are a little patchy.
“The fear of death follows from the fear of life. A man [or woman] who lives fully is prepared to die at any time.”
forget what year it was. forget exactly what age i was other than a teenager. it was huge. st. louis, missouri busch stadium. my friend and i were beyond smokin drunk. i don't remember much other than getting sick on some classy women in their 40's or 50's and my buddy and me rocking out. it was fantastic. people everywhere and the who were about 1inch tall.
It's funny how memories of events that happened 44 years ago are a little patchy.
Tell me about it! People tell me I'm lucky because I saw Jimi Hendrix in May 1970.
Just don't ask me what he played!
Wow- how cool! I also saw Jimi- same tour- at Winterland in S.F. in October, 1970. On the bill were the hot and steamy The Buddy Miles Express and a mellow solo acoustic set from Dino Valenti. Poor Dino- he played between Buddy and Jimi and his folky set didn't go over so well- everyone was anxious to see Jimi. Because he had been plagued with equipment trouble that night, at then end of Foxy Lady Jimi flashed us the peace sign and rammed the head of his strat straight into one of his Marshall stacks and really tore things up. He was fuming and we all just went crazy watching him have at it! Oddly, my fondest memory of that show was standing in line outside Winterland before the show listening to Jimi's sound check. It was just Jimi and his guitar and the sounds he was creating were bouncing around the walls like aliens in an electric dream. It sent chills up my spine!
Oh, and I have slides I took at that show. Most need cropping but two of the shots of Jimi are sweet and one of Noel Redding is particularly awesome (not bragging- I was just a kid with a Kodak and some good luck). Only a handful of people have seen these and I have them in a fireproof safe. Word has it the Hendrix family isn't keen on people releasing photos of The Experience without their permission. Someday I'll figure out what to do with them.
“The fear of death follows from the fear of life. A man [or woman] who lives fully is prepared to die at any time.”
Variously credited to Mark Twain or Edward Abbey.
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Tell me about it! People tell me I'm lucky because I saw Jimi Hendrix in May 1970.
Just don't ask me what he played!
Wow- how cool! I also saw Jimi- same tour- at Winterland in S.F. in October, 1970. On the bill were the hot and steamy The Buddy Miles Express and a mellow solo acoustic set from Dino Valenti. Poor Dino- he played between Buddy and Jimi and his folky set didn't go over so well- everyone was anxious to see Jimi. Because he had been plagued with equipment trouble that night, at then end of Foxy Lady Jimi flashed us the peace sign and rammed the head of his strat straight into one of his Marshall stacks and really tore things up. He was fuming and we all just went crazy watching him have at it! Oddly, my fondest memory of that show was standing in line outside Winterland before the show listening to Jimi's sound check. It was just Jimi and his guitar and the sounds he was creating were bouncing around the walls like aliens in an electric dream. It sent chills up my spine!
Oh, and I have slides I took at that show. Most need cropping but two of the shots of Jimi are sweet and one of Noel Redding is particularly awesome (not bragging- I was just a kid with a Kodak and some good luck). Only a handful of people have seen these and I have them in a fireproof safe. Word has it the Hendrix family isn't keen on people releasing photos of The Experience without their permission. Someday I'll figure out what to do with them.
Reading your story and Who Princess makes me want to invent a time to go back to classic events like this. Awesome....TOTALLY....Awesome
Peace
*We CAN bomb the World to pieces, but we CAN'T bomb it into PEACE*...Michael Franti
*MUSIC IS the expression of EMOTION.....and that POLITICS IS merely the DECOY of PERCEPTION*
.....song_Music & Politics....Michael Franti
*The scientists of today think deeply instead of clearly. One must be sane to think clearly, but one can think deeply and be quite INSANE*....Nikola Tesla(a man who shaped our world of electricity with his futuristic inventions)
It's funny how memories of events that happened 44 years ago are a little patchy.
Tell me about it! People tell me I'm lucky because I saw Jimi Hendrix in May 1970.
Just don't ask me what he played!
Wow- how cool! I also saw Jimi- same tour- at Winterland in S.F. in October, 1970. On the bill were the hot and steamy The Buddy Miles Express and a mellow solo acoustic set from Dino Valenti. Poor Dino- he played between Buddy and Jimi and his folky set didn't go over so well- everyone was anxious to see Jimi. Because he had been plagued with equipment trouble that night, at then end of Foxy Lady Jimi flashed us the peace sign and rammed the head of his strat straight into one of his Marshall stacks and really tore things up. He was fuming and we all just went crazy watching him have at it! Oddly, my fondest memory of that show was standing in line outside Winterland before the show listening to Jimi's sound check. It was just Jimi and his guitar and the sounds he was creating were bouncing around the walls like aliens in an electric dream. It sent chills up my spine!
Oh, and I have slides I took at that show. Most need cropping but two of the shots of Jimi are sweet and one of Noel Redding is particularly awesome (not bragging- I was just a kid with a Kodak and some good luck). Only a handful of people have seen these and I have them in a fireproof safe. Word has it the Hendrix family isn't keen on people releasing photos of The Experience without their permission. Someday I'll figure out what to do with them.
Wow, that is awesome! Just the idea of seeing Jimi at Winterland makes me feel dreamy.
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That show will always be special to me. It was the last concert I took my sister to before she passed away. When I think of her I think of that night and it makes me smile
Brian, you rock!
Thank you Who Princess.
Pete looks like he's about to windmill here:
And this is the stance that Who fans call the Birdman:
And this is a very cool shot of John and Keith:
What I love about the last one is that Keith is playing his custom made Pictures of Lily drum kit.
You can see a lot of the detail on the drums, at least on the print that Brian sent me.
Thanks, Brian, I love these pics!
AWESOME, Who Princess!! Thanks for posting them!
It was a great show! Thank you Paul S. and David M., two of my high school buddies, for being there with me and turning me on to all kinds of great music.
So cool to see these on the internet!
Did both bands do "Summertime Blues" ??
Wow, Brian. Those are awesome. A little slice of history. Thanks.
The best though was Wash DC on their 25th anniversary tour at RFK Stadium in front of 50k. They rocked the house as they were so loud but not distorted. The Stones toured that same year and blew them away by far as they also played RFK Stadium. I'd rather see The Who 10x's more than The Stones.
peace
*MUSIC IS the expression of EMOTION.....and that POLITICS IS merely the DECOY of PERCEPTION*
.....song_Music & Politics....Michael Franti
*The scientists of today think deeply instead of clearly. One must be sane to think clearly, but one can think deeply and be quite INSANE*....Nikola Tesla(a man who shaped our world of electricity with his futuristic inventions)
I know Blue Cheer did but I don't think The Who did. Interesting idea though! I wonder if that's where The Who got the idea to start covering that song?
Thanks, Edson. Good times!
it seems as if most rock historians always refer to Blue Cheer as the first metal band.
http://youtu.be/c-jpQWdh3BY
Thank you, Who Princess- I didn't know that.
It's funny how memories of events that happened 44 years ago are a little patchy.
Tell me about it! People tell me I'm lucky because I saw Jimi Hendrix in May 1970.
Just don't ask me what he played!
"Hear me, my chiefs!
I am tired; my heart is
sick and sad. From where
the sun stands I will fight
no more forever."
Chief Joseph - Nez Perce
Wow- how cool! I also saw Jimi- same tour- at Winterland in S.F. in October, 1970. On the bill were the hot and steamy The Buddy Miles Express and a mellow solo acoustic set from Dino Valenti. Poor Dino- he played between Buddy and Jimi and his folky set didn't go over so well- everyone was anxious to see Jimi. Because he had been plagued with equipment trouble that night, at then end of Foxy Lady Jimi flashed us the peace sign and rammed the head of his strat straight into one of his Marshall stacks and really tore things up. He was fuming and we all just went crazy watching him have at it! Oddly, my fondest memory of that show was standing in line outside Winterland before the show listening to Jimi's sound check. It was just Jimi and his guitar and the sounds he was creating were bouncing around the walls like aliens in an electric dream. It sent chills up my spine!
Oh, and I have slides I took at that show. Most need cropping but two of the shots of Jimi are sweet and one of Noel Redding is particularly awesome (not bragging- I was just a kid with a Kodak and some good luck). Only a handful of people have seen these and I have them in a fireproof safe. Word has it the Hendrix family isn't keen on people releasing photos of The Experience without their permission. Someday I'll figure out what to do with them.
Reading your story and Who Princess makes me want to invent a time to go back to classic events like this. Awesome....TOTALLY....Awesome
Peace
*MUSIC IS the expression of EMOTION.....and that POLITICS IS merely the DECOY of PERCEPTION*
.....song_Music & Politics....Michael Franti
*The scientists of today think deeply instead of clearly. One must be sane to think clearly, but one can think deeply and be quite INSANE*....Nikola Tesla(a man who shaped our world of electricity with his futuristic inventions)
Someday somebody will say, "Wow, you saw Pearl Jam how many times?!"