ALL MOD NO CONS – The Who & QUADROPHENIA (1973)
QUADROPHENIA (1973): No other songwriter has been able to express teenage angst as well as Pete Townshend – and there is no other album like ‘Quadrophenia.’
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The Empire and the States: The Kinks & ‘ARTHUR’ (or the Decline and Fall of the British Empire);
‘ARTHUR’ (1969): Seeking out a song with more astute social comment than ‘Shangri-La’ is not worth the effort. It hasn’t been recorded.
NUMBER CRUNCHING – The Who & ‘THE WHO BY NUMBERS’
Townshend is not exactly reveling in his own misery, but on ‘The Who By Numbers’ addresses the problems facing him and The Who with brutal honesty.
WHO LEADS THE WAY – The Who & ‘LIVE AT LEEDS’……
‘Live At Leeds’ has umpteen examples of The Who pushing their incredible talents to the limits of a genre they had created.
FOR PETE’S SAKE – Townshend talks the talk (London: 6/11/19);
This being Pete Townshend, the most articulate rock musician of his generation, he was fascinating, funny and as one has come to expect, foul-mouthed.
PEOPLE ARE ON THE PITCH, THEY THINK THE WHO ARE ALL OVER: Wembley Stadium – August 1979
Wembley Stadium – August 1979: With closed eyes, for a few seconds it was if nothing had changed. But opening them brought back the harsh reality Keith was gone.
THE KINKS – The Empire and The States………….
‘As a song and group performance ‘Shangri-La’ is matched in rock music history on a handful of occasions – but never once bettered.’
BOYS ON FILM: The Who & ‘THE KIDS ARE ALRIGHT’
With Moon’s last live performance captured for posterity, it emphasises the sense of finality forever attached to ‘The Kids Are Alright’
WHO’S THE SINGER? Roger Daltrey ‘Thanks A Lot Mr Kibblewhite’ autobiography review
As The Who develop into the greatest live act rock has ever seen, Daltrey gives a fine account of what it feels like to connect with an audience at such times.
MEMORIES THAT DON’T F-F-F-FADE AWAY – THE WHO triumph at Charlton
CHARLTON 31/5/76: The next day I awarded each song played a mark out of 10. ‘Amazing Journey’ must have been astounding; I gave it 12.