The Who - Documentary (1982)

A huge thank you goes out to the YouTuber that posted this documentary about The Who's tour in 1982. I can never get enough of this stuff!

The Who - Roadies Documentary (1972)

A quick clip of The Who in Sweden; part of a roadies documentary shot in 1972.

Pete Townshend On Keith Moon

Pete Townshend discusses Keith Moon and the lifestyle the late drummer was leading during the filming of the movie Tommy, which came out in 1975.

The Who - I'm London (1979 Passaic)

Let's go back to September 10, 1979 and the Capitol Theater in Passaic, New Jersey. Pete Townshend makes up "I'm London" using the riff from "Join Together." The song was never recorded for any studio albums and was only used one other time during the 1979 tour.

Roger Daltrey 1970 vs Roger Daltrey 2011

Roger Daltrey 1970 vs Roger Daltrey 2011 by Scott Akister

A nice job by Scott Akister who weaved together Roger Daltrey singing "Young Man Blues" on the 1970 album Live at Leeds with Daltrey doing the same song at a concert on his tour of Tommy earlier this month. Akister wrote in the description on Soundcloud.com that only some of the vocals are from the concert on February 14, 1970 while the rest were recorded on July 13, 2011 at the Cliffs Pavilion concert in Southend, U.K.

Roger is sounding very good on this current tour as does his backing band which consists of Simon Townshend on rhythm guitar and vocals; Frank Simes on lead guitar; Jon Button on bass; Loren Gold on keyboard; and Scott Devours on drums.

Pete is Stone Deaf.....or Maybe Not?

Roger Daltrey told the Daily Mail that Pete Townshend is "almost stone deaf" in an interview published on July 15. Townshend responded on TheWho.com a couple of days later and wrote that he isn't stone deaf and is planning on joining Roger next year for a tour of Quadrophenia. The entire post is below:

Pete is Stone Deaf...... or maybe not?

My hearing is actually better than ever because after a feedback scare at the O2 Indigo in December 2008 I am taking good care of it. I have computer systems in my studio that have helped me do my engineering work on the forthcoming Quadrophenia release. I have had assistance from younger forensic engineers and mastering engineers to help me clean up the high frequencies that are out of my range. The same computer systems work wonderfully well on stage, proving to be perfect for me when The Who performed at the Super Bowl and doing Quadrophenia for TCT at the Royal Albert Hall in 2010. I'm 66, I don't have perfect hearing, and if I listen to loud music or go to gigs I do tend to get tinnitus. DON'T WE ALL????

The reason I am not on the road with Roger is that this is entirely Roger's adventure, one that is bringing him great joy. I don't belong on this Tommy tour. I wish him well, sincerely, and I look forward to playing with Roger again doing Quadrophenia next year.

The Who - It's Your Turn

Back to the 1980s and "It's Your Turn" which is from The Who's 1982 album It's Hard. Some places have it that this is the B-side to "Athena." I checked Wikipedia and "A Man Is a Man" was the B-side. Just to further confirm that this is correct I found the "Athena" single being sold on ebay here.

I like this song and I don't believe that The Who ever played it live. Also, for whatever reason it was not released as a single. The interesting thing about the song is that John Entwistle wrote the lyrics, but Roger Daltrey is singing it. There are not many instances where this happens - if there are any at all - and off the top of my head I can't think of one.