General Music Chat

Darned kids!

If everyone liked the same bands, wouldn't it be a boring world? There's a few listed that are bands I do like.

Vinnie

I must assume you never saw the Who live. I was no fan but after a concert in 1970 I certainly was.

Lead Zep opened for the Who and I though nobody is gonna beat their performance. Well - wrong again.

I submit 'Who Live at Leeds' as a contender for best live rock album ever.

Talbot

Vinnie

I must assume you never saw the Who live. I was no fan but after a concert in 1970 I certainly was.

Lead Zep opened for the Who and I though nobody is gonna beat their performance. Well - wrong again.

I submit 'Who Live at Leeds' as a contender for best live rock album ever.

Talbot

mike, there's so much you and i will NEVER agree on but, damn....LIVE AT LEEDS? yep, right there with you, man!

it's neck and neck between that and THE BAND's "Rock Of Ages". just depends on which i happen to be listening to!

The re-released Live at Leeds (double CD) has so much more. Was Mothers- Fillmore 71 ever re-released? At 45 minutes, you know that wasn't a full show we got ot hear.

The first time I got to see the WHo live was the year that Entwistle died - had tickets already for the show, so it was a disappointment to have Pino Palladino palying - a good bassist, but no JE. I had seen him a ocuple of years earlier on the Walk Down Abbey Road tour.
Seen the Who twice more since then, mst recent was the 2013 Quadrophrenia tour - awesome!

Late 60's when I first became interested in rock music and was inspired to become a musician, the bands I was excited about, Jimi Hendrix, Cream, Allman Bros., Hot Tuna, Santana, Fleetwood Mac, Quicksilver MS, all played long blues & jazz influenced jams .. the norm for live rock bands in the late 60's early 70's was to stretch out tunes from their studio albums. When I bought the Who's Live At Leeds, it seemed cool at first, but then I felt a bit disappointed after a few repeated listens ... to me, Townsend sounded anemic when soloing, and Who songs were not very bluesy. The music seemed more British.

In retrospect, I think the Who, more than any except for the Beatles, have been the biggest influence on the way rock music has developed since then.. That is probably why I don't like about 98.5% of rock bands since 1973.

I like rock & roll coming from out of the New Orleans sphere of influence, not so much London's,

interesting stuff and take.

In retrospect, I think the Who, more than any except for the Beatles, have been the biggest influence on the way rock music has developed since then..

i'd be interested to hear you talk more on that.


The Who was pretty big for me and my mates back in the day. i do get what you're saying about their take (or NON-take) on the blues. Entwhistle was a huge looming figure for me on bass. even though i play nothing like him...i did come away with some of his ethic that the bass isn't limited to just providing low end pulse...

...thanks misters entwhistle, casidy , mcartney, and jamison for that!

Amen to the bass players noted above and I'll add Stanley Clark.

Talbot

is it just me, or do you guys feel their is something sinister about Kid Rock?