Recommendations of the Editorial team
When Pete Townshend, Roger Daltrey, John Destle and Keith Moon took up on a grandstand of the Oval Cricket Ground in Südlondon on September 18, 1971, the approximately 40,000 music in the audience had already made music behind them, including from The Faces, Mott The Hoople and Lindis fern.
According to eyewitness reports, The WHO crowned the benefit gig for the hunger Leidenders of Bangladesh with an all previous powderizing performance. In contrast to bootlegs circulating from this, this mixer recording can be credibly conveying this.
The WHO only shortly after “Who’s Next”
The LP “Who’s Next” was just a month old, songs like “Behind Blue Eyes”, “Won’t Get Fooled Again” and “Bargain” (no “Baba O’Riley”) seem so excited and fresh, especially Townshends seamlessly between Funk, Psychedelic and Hard Rock Rocking at the end of the end of Usistles “My Wife”.
The short “Tommy” segment (“Pinball Wizard”, “See Me, Feel Me”) still sounds inspired, not quite as the somewhat experienced oldies “I can’t explain” and “substitutes”.
The surprising highlight here is a rousing version of Marvin Gayes “Baby Don’t You Do It”, a “Naked Eye” and one of the very best live takes from “Magic Bus” (crispy in Leeds), ended by the dull surcharge of a Gibson SG on the stage boards and Keith Moon Demoneage Drums.
An unadorned document including cable hums and temporarily unmistakably (but flying) guitar, as you wish in times of AI. It is all the more regret that the cover design was apparently entrusted to one. A star deduction.
