Reviews (page 10 of 13)
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I like a live album in general, but this one stands nowhere near the great live albums. It seems pedestrian, and that's before you get to the shit about the mini-opera which feels incredibly dated 50 years later. Certainly this is nowhere near the class of the Sam Cooke live album and goes to show just how patchy some of the "great" albums from the 60s and early 70s are.
Realmente, é um bom álbum ao vivo (diferente de 90% deles), não sei dizer se é o melhor deles, mas de qualquer forma não acho que justifique entrar na lista dos melhores álbuns.
it's good live blusey psych rock, but nothing i haven't heard other places many times before.
The original six tracks are a possible 5, but if you listen to the whole concert, it is possibly 3. I enjoyed The Who for the first time.
Tattoo is my new favorite song… its just satisfying to listen to
I quite like some Who stuff and I also find some of their stuff quite annoying. I had read years ago this was "the best live album ever". The Who are certainly competent at what they do, it just never particularly excites me. It's decent enough.
This album stands as a great showcase for each member of the Who-- each a master of their craft in their own right. Tonally, every facet of their personality is on display from their whimsy in Happy Jack, Substitute, Magic Bus to their ferocity in Young Man Blues and My Generation.
What an album. Perfect for listening to really loud in the car. Let’s have a smile for an old engine driver
Guess you had to be there. After hearing so much about this performance/album for so many years, I was eager to finally take role time to listen. Not coming into this as a fan of The Who, and not exiting as a fan either. Mediocre live recording (granted maybe best available in the 70s) of a concert that, to the uninitiated listener, does not sound momentous nor historic.
"Live at Leeds" is the first live album by English rock band the Who. It was recorded at the University of Leeds after the Who recorded and toured for their album "Tommy." It was also their only live album released while the group was actively recording and performing with the line-up of Roger Daltrey (vocals, harmonica), Pete Townsend (guitar, vocals), John Entwistle (bass, vocals) and Keith Moon (drums, vocals). The album is considered one of the best live albums ever. Commercially, it hit #3 in the UK and #4 in the US. The original album has six total songs including three cover songs. They open with a cover of Moe Allison's "Young Man Blues." The first thing you notice is the incredible sound of Townsend's guitar. He slashes riffs. Moon's drums are chaotic as expected. A driving interpretation with a number of starts and stop. "Substitute" sounds petty similar to album version with a clean and very loud sounding guitar in the mix. John Entwistle gets a chance to assist with the vocals on their cover of Blue Cheer and Eddie Cochran's "Summertime Blues." Guitar blasts and solos highlight this version. Roger Daltrey shines on their cover of "Summertime Blues." Moon's drums are non-stop. The version of "My Generation" is a medley with parts of their songs also including "See Me, Feel Me," "Sparks" and ending with "Naked Eye." There's a bass solo and the band never really stops in the 15-plus minute long song. Moon's percussion opens the album closer "Magic Bus." Townsend's guitar is in and out. Daltrey on Harmonica. Maybe, Moon's finest performance. The song ends with a jam and in chaos appropriately. Well, I agree this is one of the best live rock albums that I've heard. Unhinged is a good description of the band but the performance is also loud and both loose and tight at different times. I've heard a few musicians say that Townsend's guitar tone and sound is what every rock guitarist is trying to achieve. Maybe exaggerated but I'll go with it. His guitar sound and Moon's drums are just spectacular. A great album that everyone should listen to. It's also worthwhile listening to the expanded versions of this album as well.
Live at Leeds presents The Who's iconic songs in a live setting, but falls short of capturing the band's full live impact. While there are notable tracks on the album, the live performances lack the punch and cohesion found in their studio recordings. The inclusion of medleys feels disjointed and disrupts the flow of the album. Despite these shortcomings, Keith Moon's enigmatic drumming style adds a unique element to the live experience. I guess you just had to be there to fully get this. NUMBER OF BANGERS - 2 STAND OUT TRACK - I Can't Explain
Great music. Wish there was less chatter.
The Who has fine musical chops, but they’re not exactly Keats. I just don’t get the hype
A quite frustrating album to rate, as it’s a live recording on only 6 songs (3 of which are covers). The covers are actually pretty good with Moon’s frenetic drumming consistently being a highlight, and the extended version of My Generation works surprisingly well (extending a sub-3-minute banger into a 15 minute jam/medley). Magic Bus is a quite underwhelming closer, itself lasting about 7 minutes but by far the least energetic performance on the record, and stops this one from being a 4
Wow pretty god album. #75
I was surprised to hear banter from The Who.
This confirms that I love The Who.
Ég er með pínulitla fordóma fyrir tónleikaupptökum þegar ég veit að það eru tónleikaupptökur en svo þegar ég hlusta á tónlistarupptökur eða er ekki að pæla í því þá skemmti ég mér konunglega og það var ákkúrat þannig með Live At Leeds. Þetta eru tónleikar sem ég hefði viljað vera á. Gott stöff sem ég er alveg líklegur til að setja aftur á ef ég kemst yfir fordómana mína.
The heavier sounding songs sound great, and its hard not to be amazed with Townsend's mastery of the guitar creating a melodic soundscape that requires such varied technique and adaptation live.
A good flow to the set list. Palatable background music. Kept me awake and my head bobbin so there’s that much
Live, greatest hits….of course its good. 4/5
The Who is who they are. Good music but never been a big fan.
first listen great live who album
Didn’t really do anything for me
It’s a good album that showcase why the Who were such a good live band 4 stars
Learned I don't care for The Who. At all.
Audio battle between guitar and drums
Interesting listen.
Live album, skipped
I love the Who but didn’t like all the talking…they have much better albums than this one!!
It was ok, but admittedly a bit underwhelming. My Generation always holds up. Substitute was a new one for me and probably my favorite of the songs I hadn't heard.
4.5
Most of the reviews here are complaining about live albums being on the list at all. Couldn't disagree more. There are way too few lives, DJ mixes, compilations, demos, special releases etc. in this book. Live albums are a specific format/artform which gets slander for no real reason. So many bands sound incredible live and dull on the studio releases. The raw energy of the real show cannot be fully encapsulated by an mp3 (or flac or wav or whatever), but it can get you close the original experience. And that's assuming the live album is a 1:1 mapping of the live show to audio, which often isn't the case. Sometimes you have recordings from more than 1 show, sometimes the recordings are altered (to have a better sounding release), sometimes it's a special performance designed for live audience and the live album is the only way to listen to it (by design). Numerous other examples, but you get the point - live album is a slightly different, but equally valid artform. Now after this defense of the live album format™, let's talk about Live in Leeds. Spoiler alert: it's not among the best live albums out there. I'm a moderate The Who fan, love a lot of their songs (especially early ones), but they have only 1 album worth listening to all the way through (Who's Next), and even that one has some filler. However, they're a very good live band. The rawness and the jam/improvisational feel elevate most of the songs here. It's still an inconsistent release, but there's a lot to like here. Young Man Blues has never sounded better, Summertime Blues cover doesn't even have an official studio release (I think?), 15-minute My Generation medley rips. Substitute is my fave song here, it's one of their best tracks. Keith Moon's thunderous drumming is the highlight, he's free to do as he pleases in this live setting and it makes for some of the best drumming you'll hear. Overall, well worth a listen, but not essential imo.
Es gibt wenige Live Alben, die mir gefallen. The Who geht manchmal, dann wieder viel zu langatmig.
Balladen sind wunderbar Die Rockigen Stücke mag ich nicht so gern
Great album. Love the expanded version.
I'm a fan of The Who and have seen them live before and thought they put on a great show. With that being said, I just don't think this album is interesting enough to have made this list. The selling point here is that you get a time capsule into one of the biggest UK classic rock bands, from before they wrote some of their biggest songs ("Baba O'Riley", "Who Are You", "Won't Get Fooled Again", etc.) You can either choose to listen to the entire extended edition that's available on streaming platforms or pick out the 6 songs that made the original track listing (check Wikipedia for that) to save yourself about 40 minutes. Somewhat bizarrely, of the original 6 song track listing, 3 songs are covers. And the song most people are going to recognise ("My Generation") becomes a tedious jam/medley session that goes on for close to 15 minutes. I'm very unlikely to ever revisit this album and so for that reason, it gets a 2/5 from me.
Now I understand why this is so highly regarded live album. I hadn’t heard such a hard rock The Who earlier.
Last thing I needed on a stressy Monday morning. 15 minute medley of ‘My Generation’? No thanks.
I really struggle with The Who. Despite the fact Entwhistle is probably one of, if not the best bass players ever and Moon is a great foil. I just really dislike Daltrey’s delivery and Townsend’s guitar style. So this is probably my ‘favourite’ Who album given there are more rock out moments/sections where you can really feel a great live performance, but you have to sit through so much filler parts and songs to get there (Happy Jack ffs).
Sounds like a great gig, not sure if you would get away with the girl guide/engine driver ditty nowadays. Bass and drums keep it chugging along but points lost for operatic nonsense.
Frickin rocks.
Who - The Who - Who else :-)
Others pending that have pleasantly surprised me!
Nah, not for me.
Meh, I mean I’ve never been able to click with the Who, a lot of songs about trying to be a man or something.
The Who are really good and what I consider classic Rock. 5/5
shit boring as fuck
It’s good but it’s live
I'm not really into The Who and I'm not really into live albums.
Ok
Something so pure about this era of The Who. No frills, no prog production bullshit, just absolute rockers.
Eh. Not my thing. Especially the moments when the crass culture of the band and crowd came through. This might be the first album that not only I wasn't into but I couldn't really see why it was on the list.
Daora
6.5/10
Energetic. Lots of good tracks
Just not my favorite Who album...
BEST LIVE ALBUM, EVER!
Decent album. Nice listen. Bit boring 2.4
A lot of it was a different style than I was used to from them, and I liked it a lot.
Not a huge fan of British Invasion tbh
Don’t tend to like live albums and I also don’t know The Who much deeper than Who’s Next and the singles, so I’ve never given this a go til now. But it was a lot of fun with a number of really strong live takes. The medleys and jams are great, take a lot of these songs to the next level and they have some good patter with the crowd.
It’s a good album, but sort of a compilation. I don’t generally rate live albums as highly. They have to really blow me away. This one is certainly entertaining, if you are a Who fan. It’s not my favorite listen, though. I rate it 3rd of the 3 Who albums so far.
Great stuff…heard a rumor some years ago that the show in Hull the next night is considered by some to be even better…hard to imagine
Once upon a time I would have said this is one of the greatest live album ever. But I haven't listened in a few years. Listening again, I'm giving this four stars. It's still very good, but ultimately, The Who are a very good, but not truly great band. I've bought some of their albums. I've even been to a concert. Who's Next is amazing, but this is before that, and the rest of their albums are simply good, not great. The energy and raw power of this performance is very good, however, and the songs are still good, so 4 stars.
It was good but nothing I’d go back searching for again!
I liked it overall, a mix of songs I knew and didn’t. I dug the longer/ improved ones
Giving this a 2 cause it's an unremarkable live album
Live-optræden, rock med lidt psyk, ikke sikker på at live gør det bedre
The original track listing is not very interesting. Three covers and a whole side of guitar solos.
I do not get why live albums that have songs from a number of other albums by the same artist are even on this list.
mmmm no me gustó mucho salvo una canción xd
It was good, a little unnecessary, but good.
Great album from a great band
Don't love live albums. This was pretty good though, even though I'm not a 15-minute song person. Favorite Track: Young Man Blues
Gear: DCA ÆON 2 Noire Mix: beeindruckend (für eine Live-Aufnahme vor einem halben Jahrhundert!) Musik: es gibt legendäre Live-Alben mit Daseinsberechtigung auf dieser Liste - dieses hier ist keines davon Wertung: 🦉🦉/5
Ja, The Who sind eine Bank. Aber das Album ist für mich eher Durchschnitt. Es tröpfelt so vor sich hin.
Faible consommatrice de lives d'habitude, je dois bien admettre que celui-ci de The Who est vraiment prenant ! Si riche que je l'ai écouté plusieurs fois de suite pour apprécier les différents arrangements ou medleys qui sont proposés dans le set. Un bon moment !
I'm not usually a fan of live albums, but I do really enjoy the energy in this one. It makes sense that so many people consider this to be the 'definitive' live rock album. This has some really great songs on it, definitely one that has me reconsidering my take on live albums, but also not one that I'm likely to revisit a ton. 3/5
Idk how many stars I can give a live album… but this was great for one of those!
Live guitars are great
This was absolutely explosive. Even though there was some unnecessary jamming, I could tell that they were just full of energy and locked in together
Always love the Who..the guitar, the drums, the sincerity, the humor
Kinda weird
As far as Live albums go, this is pretty good.
It's OK for what it is, the best live album ever? No. I was entranced by Roger Daltry's monologues in between the songs, rather than the songs themselves, which is a bit of a worry. But I did like some of Townsend's guitar work. So a mid 2.
Rocky and rolly
Liked it 7/10
Bah.
This is fine, not as boring as I thought it would be. Not sure why it made the list though.
What a show this must've been. Never heard this album but felt like I knew it. Keith Moon was unreal.
I love the Who but.... this live album was not for me.
Very good. 4.5
schöner frischer 1970er Rock, klassiker und unbekanntes
Great one
Love The Who, not a big fan of Live albums
A perfect live document of pre arena Who.
It was all just fine, not really my thing and no standout songs for me.
I much prefer who’s next but the band, especially Keith, sound amazing on here.
I think this isn't my genre Fav songs: tatoo :->
sure plays a mean guitar
The Who is a band I have always liked. The problem with "like" is it is not "love." I am not a fan-girl. Just I like them, I will generally tune in if something of theirs happens to be on the radio or in a store somewhere. The biggest problem here though, is not with liking or loving or a willingness to listen. It is that I am 100% sure if someone were there, in Leeds, this would have been an absolute life memory. But with no visuals but an album cover and crappy speakers... the (likely epic) 2 hour runtime just became a chore... So this amazing and worthy show by an A class band just doesn't translate well in our watered down digital age. At any rate, great band, poured their hearts out for their fans... Yeah!
this rendition of my generation is too damn long oh my god.. also nothing about this album really intrigued me too much. they seem like cool dudes but the music is not very interesting. I also like how you can tell from the cheering that the audience is British lmaoooo
Longest album ever. Okay stuff.
I enjoy live albums, but I am surprised that they are included on top 1000 list. Almost all of these songs are from a studio album. Overall, a solid live album.
Nice entry
Estupendo directo de un grupo que destaca en sus actuaciones. muy bueno pese a que todavía no están algunas de sus mejores canciones (futuras).
Not a fan of the who but this is good stuff
Very rarely are live albums better than studio albums, and this is an example.
I can only find the expanded version, which I do think is pretty good, but I have to imagine that the impact of the original single album version was greater when it was first released. I don’t think it quite stands out against other live albums on this list, I don’t think I’m going to be returning to it with the frequency I do James Brown At The Apollo, Johnny Cash’s Prison Recordings, or Live And Dangerous. But it’s still a fun listen, I was never bored during the hour and 15 minutes
Alright, wish it wasn’t a live album though
I did not know that Roger was so engaging with the crowd. His voice sounded good back then live. I always knew Peter was good on guitar but he really goes off live. Moon is great on percussion and bass is solid as well. Despite 17 minutes of My Generation, this is a very good live album. Magic bus was a great send off.
I like the explanation of the songs, but 2 songs combined should not be close to 30 minutes. I don’t want to hear a story in half an hour. I would want it to be in <7 minutes
Eh, didn't really like. Not sure this album really had a chance with me cause I don't normally like live albums all that much so maybe that should be taken into consideration when viewing my review. They sounded pretty good instrumentation wise but I could not understand about 80% of what was being sung. Also fun little trivia, Green Day did a cover of "A Quick One, While He's Away" on 21st Century Breakdown. I thought it was a weird and strangely long song when I first heard them do it and I think it is just as weird and even longer upon hearing the original live.
yes they are a talented band, but don't think a live album needs to be on here. especially with the super long tracks. I'm happy to listen to a handful of Who songs, but this was about 30 minutes too long. 2.5
Well it’s just a typical live album, just like the rest of them. Obviously this was supposed to be one of the first live albums to come it, which was groundbreaking for its time, but other than that, it’s definitely good music, you can’t go wrong with The Who.
One of the best live rock albums ever. The Who was on their game that night and recorded some legendary tracks, including all of “Tommy” live
Another who album that is too long. I don’t mind some of their songs but damn can they be long. I do normally like a live album however I think that’s because I normally know the album before hand and then it’s just a fun new version. However this was just a longer more boring version of what I assume to be an alright album originally
Enjoyed this album. Having a live album allows you to get a feel for the band more.
The Who are a wildly skilled band. Even just listening to the drums alone on each song is great. Good live album. Very tight all around. It's almost unreal that this recording isn't from a studio.
Moon killing it on the drums. John Entwistle's bass is sounding beefy. Fun stuff here. I find myself also in the camp that live albums seem like an odd choice for a list of albums you need to hear. I liked this and it was a fun experience, but I'd probably seek out the studio versions more often than not.
It's a lot. Live albums are hit or miss. Solid album(s) but bordered on overkill.
Great atmosphere in this live album. Decent playing. But it is a live album soooooo
7/10. Need to give it a better listen through but good vibes in the background.
Pretty good, Happy Jack is a great song
Ok not the best who songs and of course live recording has a different quality
I live near Leeds. Not actually in it but visit at least every two weeks to watch the mighty Leeds United (WAFFL, WACCOE, MOT etc). Speaking to others about this album I wish I had a pound for everyone who says they were there because I’d be rich. I’m a massive Who fan and a regular gig goer in 1970 so I often wonder why I never went. As I recollect it wasn’t until the album came out that I knew it had taken place at all so wonder if it was a low key by invite affair as the gig was specially organised with another at Hull so that it could be recorded. Anyhow I bought the album on release day and still have it intact with most of the memorabilia tucked inside the inside pouches. The only thing missing is the “Maximum R&B” poster which took pride and place on my bedroom wall. Wish I still had this and no idea where it went. Think Mum must have binned it when I moved away from home. As regards the music - well “It’s the bleedin’ Who innit” Was there ever a better live band? I love every second of this recording and often play it. The recording captures the energy and excitement of the gig wonderfully. You can’t exactly close your eyes and be there as this would need 100’s of sweaty bodies next to you jumping and swaying, but it goes damn close. The 6 songs on the original album are all you really need to get a flavour of The Who in those times. Later releases included the other songs on the set together with the Hull gig recording’s and are great to have but the original 6 work just right for one solitary listen. Highlight for me is My Generation. Begins with a great rendition of the classic song and then meanders beautifully but powerfully against the backdrop of the Underture from Tommy enabling every band member to display their undoubted talents. They were really on top form. This album means a lot to me and my memories of that time in 1970. Even as a live album it hints of the greater things yet to come. Certainly in my Top 10 of all time and at the top (so far 66 albums in) of this list.
Yes
Pristine performance Too much chit chat in between But good enough though
Meh
Ich mag the Who
A great document of the energy this band had in its prime. Sounds like a lot of fun to be there.
This album has reinvigorated my appreciation for The Who. Their rhythm section is awesome. Keith Moon is so much fun to listen to on drums. He steals the show on a lot of these songs. The live setting lets them really rip. Sometimes (like on the silly story suite “A Quick One, While He’s Away”) The Who can focus too much on concepts and ideas. But here, in front of a live crowd, roll n roll is mostly the focus and they play pretty hard. This is probably the only time I’ve heard them tip into heavy metal territory. The final minutes of the “My Generation” suite get nice and heavy!
It's good, it's got a lot of good energy. Fun listen. Keith Moon is the real star of this one, it's like he was just this powerhouse of force behind the kit and it makes the energy go through the roof!
3.5
Its the Who. Its bound to be good
I would feature other songs on a live album.
Young Man Blues Amazing Journey / Sparks
Pls stop giving me with live albums
Erm, like 3. Nice live album but i wasn’t wowed
I generally find live albums quite enjoyable (I know it’s not common sentiment) and this one was no exception.
Very good.
Live
Not a Who fan but I remember this one being really popular back in the day.
Studio versions probably better
Mostly Instrumental, interesting
There's quite a few The Who tracks that I like, but I hate live albums. There's very few live albums that actually work, as far as I'm concerned. This isn't really one of them. It's not bad for the most part, but it's certainly not good.
Live music > recorded music. Recorded albums > live albums.
the 3rd album by The Who in 97 days and as shit as the rest, worse in fact due to no Pinball Wizard.
Amazing
Second half was best half
It's rare that a live album truly captures what it would've been like to see a show first-hand, or to sound any good at all, to be honest. It happens, but not often. Live at Leeds had some of those moments where you feel like you're listening to a really cool jam session, but they're not enough to warrant five stars. Maybe if it was a studio recording, but not for a live album.
Love The Who, but good gravy, I hate listening to live albums.
etwas zu metallisch rockig
Great music for a live album. Not sure any version of My Generation needs to be that long, but the album rocks!
English rockers play blues rock
The raw power of the original 4 lineup with the whimsy and quirk, and a medley of everything they have ever done up to this point.
What an album
Great performance with a good medley to boot. Extended versions also worth a listen
Good stuff
I listened to the full extended edition, all ~77 minutes of it, and I have to say, while I appreciate the brevity of the original release, it feels insane that they chose Substitute over Tattoo or Happy Jack, for example. Also, I'll say it: you don't need a 15 minute version of My Generation. Half that would have been plenty.
The who back when it was just a power trio plus a singer. keith moon and jon entwhistle drive the show, elevating the blues and early rock n roll based tunes. it's good, but i probably prefer the studio stuff.
This didn't get me quite as much as the other stuff from The Who I've listened to. Maybe because it's live?
An iconic progressive rock band but this was not one of their better album releases. Their studio recordings coming later were much stronger.
I love The Who. Had not heard this specific live album. A little long for listening and some songs ok. Still think they are good live though.
Didn't really feel it
Short and sweet, this one has good tracks with great highlights. The ending tracks of the live versions of My Generation and Magic Bus are amazing. The other tracks are cool as well, all the tracks have this young and careless energy. I understand why people don’t like live albums, but this is lit.
Bri’ish people making great music= 3 Bri’ish people playing great music LIVE= 3.5 Young Man Blues slaps
cool.
So good 1 2 blues punch on first side my generation with medley 2nd side substitute all era banger. Doesn’t even need future baba, fooled or 515 or o’er me to be so great. Once heard who live was a bit scary - this reinforces that idea. Notes: ive never got the magic bus thing. Still 5 stars easy
Hard to be unbiased about this one- The Who was my favorite band growing up. And this is the best live album of all time- dont @ me!!!
This absolutely riled me. Disgusting paedophilic songs about train drivers seducing girl guides, who might I am are 14 and below and "seducing and fornicating". The live geers from the crowd made me so angry and disgusted. I'm not sure this as a live album added anything. So distracted by this struggled to care about the rest of it
Some when I listen to the Who for a long time it all sounds the same. I do really like them but it can be a bit much after a while. And Chole's right, A Quick One, Whilst He's Away is mad and creepy.
Cool
The embodiment of dad music so I love it
Probably one of the best live performances recorded ever. Bit long tho. 4 stars.
It was a decent listen but don’t get the hype. Rating: 3.0
live albums are the perfect background music but would never choose to listen to this over literally any of their other albums ... still really enjoyed solid 7/10
It aight. Had some good moments and some ok moments. Also why it gotta be live? - 6/10
everything sounded the same to me… fine not bad but unexciting 6/10
Usually I like live albums, but their energy-free talking between tracks killed the vibe for me. It’s extra disappointing because the individual songs were pretty good. 7.5/10 for the songs, 5/10 for the album
5/10 - It was definitely an album. It was so mid but it seems like there were some songs that were medleys or crossovers of different songs so it being live was important. I bet if I knew more The Who songs I would love the medleys.
Generally not a fan of live music, I like some of the songs but the studio versions are better in my opinion 6/10
Pretty solid as far as old rock, but I don't understand why this list has so many live albums that just don't need to be here. 6.5/10
I've always found The Who to be made up of talented and fascinating musicians, but I've never found any of their songwriting compelling. There are moments where it comes together to sound great but it'll be a minute of a 6 minute song, really hoping it'll click one day but currently to me it's a lot of awesome bells and whistles attached to a piece of plywood. That being said, a live album is a way better way to experience this setup and Townshend's playing on this album absolutely rips a lot of the time so fuck it, I had fun
If only for the second half
# Playlist track - Happy Jack # Notes - I don't really understand the role of this album in the list. - This isn't a really interesting compilation, nor a particularly good recording for me. - Not recommended.
A highlight from the long-lost era of great live albums. The covers are fire in this! John Entwistle's bass never sounded better.
Can't stand live albums.
Wont get fooled again
The original album has 6 songs and half of them are covers. I used to hear the cover tunes on the radio and it made me disinterested in getting the album. I've been a Who fan for a long time and there are lots of their albums I'd pick to listen to before this one. But it's a smokin' live document of a great band.
Very clean sound for a live album. Shocking that it's their only live album with the full lineup. Nearly 15-minute version of My Generation? That's the stuff...
How can you not like The Who? Everything that makes them great is on display in this album. Still, I’m not sure there’s too much that makes this live album better than any of their studio albums. But it’s nice to hear the banter. Keith Moon’s drums sound terrible.
The Who at their best. I listened to the original album which only contains 6 songs including 3 covers and a 15-minute version of “My Generation” with some awesome jam elements. I also listened to some sort of super deluxe version which I believe contains the whole concert, a little over 2 hours long, which includes a full performance of the album Tommy and a considerable amount of banter between songs. My favorite bit of banter is Daltrey narrating what the lyrics describe in “A Quick One, While He’s Away”. It’s interesting to me what they chose to release on the original LP of Live at Leeds. They could have easily made it a double album and included bits of Tommy or perhaps some other amazing live songs like “A Quick One” or “Happy Jack”. Still a great live album, but surprisingly I prefer the full live set to the condensed 37-minute version.
Fun, but not super fun.
One of the best live albums
This makes me feel like my head is being split open, I'm drenched in sweat, and the third beer is hitting. Imagine being at this show. If you're reading this and enjoyed Live at Leeds, please check out their performances at Isle of Wight and Hull. They absolutely rip.
Favourite song - Substitute
I don't really want a live album.
Fine but I don’t think I’d put it on again. I like My Generation though.
When will good music return from The War?
Meh
No me gustan las grabaciones en vivo.
Pretty good live album. I guess I need more context on why it's amazing.
Nice solid live album. No socks blown off, but wouldn't kick it out of bed for eating crackers as long as it brought enough to share.
I know I am in the minority, but I am not a big Who fan. I appreciate the musicality and really like some of their songs, but they are really not for me.
Hard rockin 60s goodness
Perfectly fine. If you love The Who I’m sure this hits deeply. I can enjoy two or three of their songs before I need some variety. Not sure if this is an essential live album. Anyway I wouldn’t be mad if somebody played this but I won’t ever choose to listen to it again. 2.5/5
Un album sans doute très sympathique que j'ai malheureusement écouté en essayant de rattraper une erreur que j'avais commise au travail. Une histoire de repas organisé par erreur à ma demande pour fêter le licenciement d'un salarié. L'intervention du magicien avait coûté bien trop cher à l'entreprise pour être décommandée.
Les Who sont une belle bande de sacs à merde
Good recordings. But don’t love the super long tracks
pleasantly surprised, i actually really liked this
the who live album. Good stuff. 3
Another very long live album, why there's so many on this list I don't know. Don't like the Who, while this included some of their older songs which are more palatable the Tommy stuff and other 'experimental' tracks are really dull. They hardly ever play a minor chord, it's just straightforward 'rock'. Heard enough Who to last me a lifetime now, please no more.
I mean it is a good album, and sounds great, but I'm on the fence about live albums being included on the list. Having read the history and the purpose of the album I can understand this one a bit more, but even so. My Generation was notably good, 2.5 stars.
Why another live album!? The 15 minute version of My Generation didn't help either. I'm sure it was great to see it live but not with headphones in an office.
I don't really get the inclusion of this. It isn't bad at all, but it's just a live set. By all means include multiple the who albums, but nothing here seems to make it worthy of being on the list. 3
One of a handful of greatest live recordings. Wish they had put more of it down on this pressing. The My Generation medley is one track I pick the needle up and move back for a replay.
The vocals were lost in the version
A Quick One, While He's Away - Live
Legendary live show turns out to be less amazing than you'd expect. Despite the band being on sensational form, and the recording quality is impeccable, the song selection seems a bit strange - lots of vintage rock and roll and not enough Who bangers. Magic Bus though
i don't really like live albums, don't know why this is here but it's fine i guess (?). i think that someone that has actually studied music can enjoy to the fullest the live performances from the musicians, maybe i'll change my mind.
live albums just aren't very good
The Who at their best....
None
I like!
Best live album of all time.
Really good album and well mixed for a live album. The Who isn't my favorite, but I really enjoyed this.
I've heard great things so I wanted to LOVE it. The first half disappointed me but then I started appreciating how much it rocks. After listening to it all the way through I gave the first half another chance. Still not loving it but still a really good album. I would like to give it 3.5 stars so I'm rounding up to 4.
Strong performance by one of the all-time greats.
The original LP is a good selection
A cleaner sound than I would have expected for how I understand live shows from The Who to be. I enjoyed it, fondly remembering how silly some of their songs are.
Rating: 8/10 Best songs: Heaven and hell, Tattoo, I’m a boy, Shakin’ all over, My generation
No está mal, pero no me evoca nada
Why the actual fuck is this on here. I've only listened to two songs and no hate on The Who, but it's getting a 1star to send a message to whoever decided this was an essential listen.
Too long n too bland, not for me. Some cheeky lyrics which are fun but otherwise just not something I'm gonna get into. One and a half. Fave track: Shakin' All Over
Some classic songs in there I couldn’t help but feel a bit detached from. Thought I’d like it more. Two and a half. Fave track: A Quick One, While He’s Away
Enjoyed that.
Eh, not really my jam. Classic for sure, but not my cup of tea.
Often cited as one of the greatest live rock albums of all time up there with Deep Purple and the Allman Brothers Band and yet I've never listened to it before. Must say I was rather disappointed, quite a shambles overall.
I like the Who well enough, but not live albums. I tried, but this was a meh
I like The Who as much as the next guy but this hardly feels like their best album. Putting it in context, it seems like it was probably a return to form after 'Tommy'. And maybe for 1970, it was a particularly impressive live rock album. By today's standards, it sounds fine but I'd take a studio album over this any day.
It's a long concert full of energy and long guitar solos. This is because it was the psychedelic era but not necessarily The Who made psychedelic rock. Their style was very characteristic and thanks to them, multiple rock genres like hard rock evolved to something more.
did not listen
Okay
Not really sure what every ones problem with live albums seems to be, especially when the mix very good like this one is. I have not listened to much of the Who, but I like the energy on this album more than studio stuff from what I remember. A few luls, and some strong points, good drumming throughout. Will I listen to again: 30%
Previously rated: Who's Next (5/5) ******************** There were three versions of this on Apple Music (Bonus Tracks, 40th Anniversary, and Deluxe Editions), none of which resembled the order or run time of the original listed on Wikipedia. They were all at least twice as long. I made a playlist with just the original songs and it was still 5 minutes longer than it should be. Close enough. It simply rocks. Daltrey's voice sounds great. Drums and bass are thumpin'. Guitar wailing. 5/5
energetic, not distracting for a live album, still easy to listen to
It’s insane how good they sound live…
I understand why this is loved but as many have said not sure why a live album is included here
I’ve listened to this before and typically hate live albums. Not this one. The sound mixing was good except during the exposition and it was easy to be transported into another space.
A really great album. Just very long. I did enjoy most of it, a lot!
Thank You!
Annoying voice
Of it’s time. Great to hear Keith Moon giving it his best. I think you have to have been there. I think the digital versions lose a bit of the magic.
Personal rule of thumb: I'm not inclined to include any live album, as good as it is, in my own list of 1001 "essential" albums. There are already too many stellar and important LPs missing in Robert Dimery's list, so I think you should leave some precious room for those instead. Besides, more than half of the songs in the original version of *Life At Leeds* are covers, and covers are certainly not the sort of thing The Who are remembered for today, as hectic as the performance for those covers is. That said, I *might* break my own rule of thumb for a couple of "particular" and unmistakably iconic live albums such as Nirvana's *Unplugged In New York* or Johnny Cash's *At Folsom Prison*. As hard as you try to follow rules, in the end, music appreciation will always be a subjective business, right? 😉 8/10 for this live album (5 + *3*). Number of albums left to review: 313 Number of albums from the list I find relevant enough to be mandatory listens: 308 Albums from the list I *might* include in mine later on: 168 Albums from the list I won't include in mine (many other records are more important to me): 224 (including this one)
Nicht mein Fall.
Nice but don't great. May be in that moment of music history was great, right now for me it's not.
When I saw this album come up , I thought "Oh, great. More pub operas." But the Who has always sounded best to me when they're not so serious and this definitely fits the bill. Plus they're really good -- this was a good show. I had a great time listening. I wish there was less sanctimony around these live albums so that some of it could be cleaned up a bit. Even something as simple as leveling out the chatter in between songs so that I'm not turning the volume up and down all the time.
I think I like their stuff better on studio recorded albums.
Gran Album, producido de una forma bastante peculiar ya que el sonido es directo y si bien es mucho más limpio la interacción con el público no se siente tan vívida. Aunque eso complementa un poco cuando Roger habla al final de algunas canciones.
A couple of solid hots but a lot of filler too.
I like ‘My Generation’ and that’s it.
Le son aurait probablement été meilleur sur un disque non live, mais j'ai hoché de la tête tout le long.
love it!
More punk than punk. More heavy than metal. The Who were a different breed live. (10/10).
I liked the sound of this (very lofi and garage) but I guess sits because of the recording xD I didn't like the actual songs that much
Live
I love live albums. This one is pretty raw. The Who were at the top of their game here. In the wake of Tommy, The Who were really working on their live sound and wanted to put out a live record. Unfortunately, I don't think the tracklist on here was the best choice. We don't really see any Tommy tracks, and 3 of the songs are covers. However, this is still an explosive live performance. Keith Moon is absolutely insane on the drums.
Sorry. It's good. I just don't like this type of rock.
I Can’t Explain the Amazing Journey of this album. My Generation will be Shakin’ All Over when they listen to this. Who is this album by again?
Best live album ever
Great, rocks hard, better than the studio albums I think. Especially the instrumental tracks and medleys.
Very long. Some decent jams, probably would’ve been fun to have been there live, but ultimately I don’t need to listen to that much of The Who consecutively.
Never wrote a review for this one my first time listening to it, but finally came back after a few hundred albums and needed to bump it down a bit. There are some really fantastic live albums out there, and this one does not hit any of the same highs as those.
Not sure why this one is on here. Live albums probably shouldn’t be on the list. I prefer the studio recording for almost all of these songs. My Generation and Magic Bus are pretty good though.
I’ll admit that I can’t really rate this since I was in and out of it on a work site. Seems like it has a lot of character with their little quips betwixt songs. Who doesn’t love The Who.
No
The band sounds like they are all having a really good time.
The talking bits were fun for what must have been an epic concert
This is definitely a more familiar genre to me. The music was awesome, but I’m docking it for being a live album. I couldn’t hear anything they were saying between songs.
Loved it
Interesting album. The difference between the original cut and the extended cut is night and day. Extended version is fine if you are already bought in on The Who (which I'm not), but the original cut rocks from the start and doesn't have as much chaff. I'm glad I took the time to listen to both. That said, it's still The Who. I just don't connect with their music. The his were always fine to me and the deep cuts just feel weird. Keith Moon is electric but a bad drummer. John Entwistle does so much work just keeping him in check. Roger Daltrey's vocals don't sell me and Pete Townshend is a monster guitar player from an era of monster guitar players. I don't feel any differentiation with them. They sound better live than in studio in my opinion but I'm still not going to listen again.
Good one!
Passabler Hard Rock.
- these guys can't sing very well - the drummer is great - any of these songs would be really good backing track for a 70s flashback in a movie - I recognize Substitute! First one I've heard before on this album. - Points for interesting arrangements. Not just verse/chorus/verse/chorus. Lots of weird, fun stuff happening. - The song I'm a Boy leaves something to the imagination, lyrically - I think all of these songs are in the same key. As a matter of fact, these songs all sound kinda the same.
No strong feelings either way. Undeniably good album, but not something I'd put on intentionally. I'd also rather watch a video/doc of live performance and not heard a live recorded album.
You never know what you will get with live albums, as the recording varies a lot (especially older gigs) but this sounds reasonably good. The Who were at their top and Keith Moon's drumming is even better live. Roger Daltrey's voice sounds way better than when I saw him a couple of years ago. They would put out more hits after this, and there are parts where it drags on a bit (I wonder if it is just the extended version I am listening to?) but I like this!
We’re getting a lot of 70s stuff right off the bat here, huh? I’ve always been lukewarm on The Who, but that said, getting to listen to Keith Moon destroy the drums for 77 minutes was fun. Tattoo is my favorite song by The Who so nice to hear it sound good live. Also am a fan of Substitute, Can’t Explain, and A Quick One While He’s Away. Also twice they really sounded like Led Zeppelin, once in the jam in My Generation. Super interesting since LZ's first album and tour was in '69, and this is early '70. Coincidence? Hey, they sound great, but I'm probably never going to put this album on. The Who are missing … something. Like, they're good, but not interesting to me.
Not a big fan of live vinyls
Awesome rock concert. Heaven and Hell gets things kicked off right away and never loses momentum from there. Young Man Blues was probably the peak.
Listened Before? N Nice live album and a nice snapshot of the Who before Keith Moon got booted and died. I enjoyed it. Added to Library? N Songs added to playlist: Happy Jack
Really good album and well mixed for a live album. The Who isn't my favorite, but I enjoyed this.
I'm generally not a big fan of live albums, and this one did nothing to change my mind.
lässt mich kalt
Subpar songs, but live! That makes it worse!
One of the greatest live albums ever.
Great live album. A classic.