Reviews (page 10 of 13)
Mukavasti lähti aamu käyntiin tällä levyllä. Eipä tuo live-tallenne varsinaisesti tuo mitään lisää ja aavistuksen ihmetyttää miten voi nousta listalle? Esim. Maidenin livessä yleisö mylvii ja laulaa mukana niin se tuo jotain lisäarvoa tallenteeseen ja välittää tunnelmaa.
Olishan ollut hienoo olla paikalla, mut puuttu kaikki omat suosikit setlististä, joten ei harmita. Mut osaa ne silti biisei tehdä ja esittää niitä
The original album is pretty short, the deluxe and 40th anniversary editions are for the die-hard Who fans - really long. If I could make my own playlist of about half the songs, I think it would be pretty great. Rating it for the original version (37 minutes): it is weak considering all the songs that they would have added. 3/5 The longer versions have more of the better songs, but it's also filled with a lot of songs that are fine... but just too much for one sitting. 3/5 as well.
I was like “this does not sound live at all!” “We’re they all by themselves or what?” Then I read they did not record the audience and it made more sense to me. Excellent versions, great recording
so much better than the birds, and thank the gods i was wrong about eric clapton being part of this fun album
I feel like live albums are better if you are either intimately familiar with the band or have been to an awesome concert. Not sure they're talking about my generation but still a good fun listen.
Haven't heard much of the Who before this. The first few songs have nice chord progressions, vocal harmonies. They're energetic rock & roll songs. The bass and regular guitar seem to play solos at the same time. I was suprised not to hear any synths; just guitar, bass, drums and vocals. The seventh track is definitely the most outstanding of the songs heard up to this point, and after this track the songs get longer, more interesting and just funner. I appreciate them playing a 15 min track. Honestly the whole record feels bland without any keyboard instrument. I can tell the musicians are talented, the drummer especially, but all the songs kinda feel samey. I will probably not be able to distinguish any of them songs after a day from listening to this record.
Was fun. Some new songs I didn’t hear before.
If you're anything like me, you listened to a lot of Zeppelin in your early teen years and in short order, you pretty much knew all those albums backward and forward. Then in the early 2000s, they released 'How the West Was Won', and every track on it sounded 1000% better than any of the albums. It pumped a few extra gallons of blood into each one of those songs. Anyway, that's what I hope for whenever I hear a new live album. I didn't get it here, but most of the hits sound great - great energy behind them. Much like other Who albums, though, this feels like it goes on too long.
What's interesting to me about The Who is that they kind of have the energy of a garage rock band mixed with the grandiosity of a great prog band. That totally works for me in theory. Like 100%. In practice, I think it's why I prefer them on the radio versus on an album. Every time you hear a Who song on the radio it rules, right? I'll take "Behind Blue Eyes" over "Ain't Seen Nothing Yet" every single goddamned day of the week. "Won't Get Fooled Again"? Sure! Yes. Definitely better than "Blinded by the Light" for the 9th time today. I don't get tired of those songs on the radio the way I do some others from the era. But in the album setting it just doesn't work as well for me. I do love "Who's Next" - it's for sure the exception to the rule. But listening to this admittedly terrifically performed set had me longing for a commercial break. And that's okay. It's just *who* (ahem) they are.
Gefällt grundsätzlich durchaus. Vielleicht ein anderes Album von The Who?
Best Song: My Generation. Iconic rock song. In retrospect, it's actually kind of surprising that the "stuttering" effect works as well as it does here. Worst Song: Happy Jack. Lyrically, all I can imagine is "Simple Jack". Overall: Significantly more boring than I expected. Not a lot exciting here, especially given that this ought to have the added energy of a live concert. Also, The Who's tendency to write story-based tracks seemed really cool to me when I was younger, but now that I've heard it done so much better by other bands, I find these a bit lackluster.
Nice way to start, this one has been in my go to comfort cart since forever. Yes, it is worthy of its spot.
Great album. The Who are fantastic
My dad's favourite band and a very energetic fun album. I am very biased due to the good memories of the who in my lounge room but the band seemed to really just go for it in this show
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Pretty rockin' stuff. This one's hard to rate after just one listen, but my gut says 3. It could very well deserve a 4.
Great moments -- "young man blues" shreds, the extended solo part of "my generation" is cool. Not always sure about the songs though
Já, já. Þetta er allt í lagi. Óþarfi að hafa síðustu tvö lögin svona löng samt. I got bored.
J'aime bien le groupe mais j'ai trouvé le live pas dingue
pas nul mais pas vraiment dingo
6th June 2022 Listened in the afternoon while writing BBC application. Last night in the flat! Got a roosters and watched stranger things, perfect. Must have been a classic concert, I like the long medleys and rambling songs. Finished off with a nice bit of magic bus. 3.5 if I could.
I love the Who but the discussion about a A Quick One While He’s Asay is not only really long but SUPER creepy
I like the Who, but this live album was a little middling. If I happened to be at the concert, it would probably be a different feeling, but live albums usually don't do it for me.
Lubię ich muzykę, ale ich późniejsze albumy są lepsze. Ciekawe aranżacje utworów, chociaż przy ponad 17-minutowym My Generation chyba 2 razy myślałem, że to już nowa piosenka. Nie pomogło też to, że mieszkanie obok jest remont i jak kuli płytki/wiercili w ścianie to nie za dużo było słychać.
Not a bad live album
Nothing spectacular. I generally like live Who albums since I like the crowd interaction and their demeanor, but music on this one just isn't that special. With that said, the sound is good for a live album.
Keith Moon is a great rock drummer and the cover of Young Man Blues slays, but this didn't wow me quite as much as I expected
I've always had a problem with the Who...Moon was ace. Townshend is a bit too arrogant and Daltrey has a grating voice. The Kinks wrote better songs but didn't get the adoration (at the time..) I still don't get how this album is so revered. Its ok.
Very boring as far as a live album is concerned
As others have expressed, I don't see why you would put live albums on here, would love to see the explanation stated in the book. But that said, it' filled with energy that is not always found in their studio albums, and maybe that's actually a good reason to also hear some of a bands live albums. Ok It might be because it's the only live album that features Keith Moon on the drums. Cause he's really fucking good. Ok, "Young Man Blues" really fucking slaps. Get's pretty boring after a while. But great album. 3
Live classic rock. British.
Normally I don't care for live albums but I enjoyed this recording a lot.
This should have been better. The Who's hits are great, and for some reason they decided to insert a bunch of filler and bad covers into their setlist. When they actually played a decent song, they inserted a bunch of barely related, bloated solos. Can you imagine plunking down actual cash to see this? Best track: Happy Jack - Live
Great songs but live albums never quite recreate the inperson experience.
I'm a pretty big fan of live albums, but this one just felt lacking that special something that made it great. I did enjoy the longer extended versions of songs on the 2nd half of the album, but it wasn't anything to phone home about. 2.5/5
I wanted to like because it’s The Who but I was honestly disappointed. Kind of stopped paying attention to it after a while
A live album that felt like it captured all the high and lowlights of a concert - including lots of interspersed talking and long ass guitar solos. I'm not sure if it was the way it was cut in studio or not , but it seemed to drag on a little towards the end. Best: Shaking All Over Worst: Amazing Journey/Sparks
There are glimpses of talent along with chaos throughout this live album. Also on show are examples of The Who’s tendency to take a bad idea and double down - these mini operas are tiresome beyond belief and A Quick One, While He’s Away is seriously problematic, particularly in light of Townshend’s later legal troubles. One highlight of the record is actually being able to hear The Ox’s astonishing bass playing - usually on studio albums the bass seems inexplicably pushed down in the mix. That said, The Who were once described as a band with four soloists and that shows here - each seemingly playing their own track, not quite working together as a satisfying whole. There are stretches of the album where the listener can simply doze off - the extended My Generation for one. The best work is the run of older tracks - Substitute, Happy Jack and I’m A Boy - along with the rock and roll covers, where they really do feel like a band making music together.
Idk man de va fine!!!
This was fine, I don’t think I have the fawning adulation for The Who required to call it great though
frekar decent shit hlustaði á þetta á meðan ég sofnaði
In comparison to their other work this is more average rock
Quite a heck of a lot of songs on this one. Great live hard and bluesy rock, very much reflective of what The Who was at the time. I like a good amount of their music, and this is a bit more raw and gritty than the usual Who fare I listen to, but I can imagine what a fun rockin' show they put on back then. Not something I'll come back to as an album, but that's just because of where my listening preferences are these days.
I wouldn’t have been able to tell if it was live. Just sounded like a different recording of the same songs
Nope, ik ben niet zo van de live registraties. Maar de muziek is wel grappig. Vrolijke deuntjes en het publiek zingt lekker mee. ***
I'm not real big on live albums. There are a few that were wholly better than the original recorded content. Frampton, Cheap Trick, are two exceptions that I can think of off the top of my head where the live versions are some of their best material. I still love live shows. Having worked in the industry, I've seen over 400 bands live. I'm just not a fan of live albums. I gotta be there. Gotta see their energy. But, too frequently, the singer can't hit the same notes they hit in the studio. Often those higher notes or hitting pitch can add to a greater emotional response. Further, vocal chords get tired on long tours. Sound isn't as good in an auditorium. It's more the rule than the exception. Even Robert Plant doesn't sound nearly as good live. My beef isn't with live music, it's with recordings of live music.
Nice. I don't like The Who, but keith moon's drumming and some of their early singles are nice.
The Who are obviously more of a live band. This was better than Tommy, but I realized I’m just not much of a fan.
The Kids Are Alright. I feel like this would've been a better listen if I was more familiar with The Who's studio output. Really only knew I Can't Explain, My Generation and Summertime Blues before this and was lost with some of the songs halfway through. There were highlights though. Depsite not knowing what snippets were included, I dug the My Generation melody. Substitute, A Quick One, and Fortune Teller were really good as well.
Estilo un tanto definido de uno de los grupos pioneros del rock inglés. Alguna canción muy conocida. Personalmente, no sorprenden en nada. Se dejan escuchar, aunque sin mucha sorpresa.
Pretty cool, though there were more covers than expected which threw me off a bit.
pretty good, especially for a live album 3.5
The Who are not my favourite group by any means. Some of their classic tracks are brilliant but otherwise they’re just alright.
Never a huge fan, but a solid live album. Apart from the medley. Play the whole tracks goddamn it!
It's fine
Maybe too much hype(?) but this wasn't as transcendent as I'd hoped. 3.5/5
Felt like I was there
Plenty of great solos and songs. The who really sounds great live even though I don't know too many of their songs.
I feel about this live album the way that I generally do about live albums, which is that this concert probably would have been awesome to experience live, but that listening to it on a recording is a poor facsimile for that experience. All of the poor sound quality with none of the thrills. At least it isn't a double album 3/5
goede rock maar ik zou er niet zelf veel naar luisteren
The Who are mint, not even heard much of their stuff but what I've heard all seems mint. Good album, heard Substitute before. Easy 3
Tricky one to judge. As a live album I think it ticks most of the boxes (good musicianship, some tight segues between tracks, English rock band bantz) but the setlist is a little hit and miss for me (a lot of my favourite Who songs came later), and I have to be in the right mood to enjoy the extended classic rock jams. It's gonna have to be another 3.5. Which means another 3. Despite bonus points for Happy Jack.
good tunes, prefer studio albums really
Good stuff
Songs are all good but I'm just not a big fan of live albums. The show was probably amazing, album really isn't.
hög lägstanivå men förstår varför ingen har lyssnat på albumet
Un buen live. Está buena la historia de A Quick One, While He´s Away y Summertime Blues me gustó. Cumplidor.
No soy fan de The Who y tengo que decirles que lo escuché por que leí los reviews. Que buen disco, creo que tienen una energía muy diferente en vivo a lo que hacen en estudio (y que banda no lo hace? Pero pues the who no me gusta) se escucha que si le atascaban a los instrumentos y eso sí me gustó.
Como disco en vivo me pareció muy bueno: entretenido, buena selección de temas, ejecución impecable, interacción con el público, etc. Y en teoría es considerado de los mejores en vivo de la historia, y más si consideras el año en que fue hecho. Por otro lado, creo que The Who tiene mejores cosas que aportar a la lista y por eso siento que con 3 está bien.
Joitain välispiikkejä oli, mutta en oikein muuten saanut tästä sen kummempaa live-tunnelmaa. The Wholla on joitain hyviä stygejä, mutten ole sen kummemmin tästä rockin klassikkobäbändistä niin kovin innostunut. Perusvarma kolmonen.
Enjoyed the second half if the album more that the first.
It's The Who...
3
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I nice mix of original The Who songs and Rock 'n' Roll covers. A nice curio, but not as exciting as some of their other songs.
Chaotic rock.
Fun live experience.
-not my taste, folky rock vocals a solid 6/10 first impression
With 32 tracks there were many songs that I like from the Who. I would have preferred listening to the studio recordings, rather than live. I also have a hard time with a few of the tracks from Tommy, and this concert was essentially Tommy + additional tracks. "My Generation" was a fun listen, to hear the collaboration between each of the band members. "I Can't Explain" was also good. There were tracks that reminded me of other bands who were around at the same time as the who. For instance, "A Quick One, While He's Away" reminded me of the Beach Boys. This album let the music from the Who express a little bit more of the context of music of their time.
Good sound quality. I'm not a fan of The Who. It felt a bit monotonous - tracks sounded a bit similar.
The who reminda me of my childhood and my dad. a live album might not be the best place to start becuase i dont know a tone of the who
Seems somewhat subdued by today’s live standards. Good stuff though
Pretty good for a live album, can’t help being too long. Not a big fan of the who but it was ok.
Not great, but good. Poor sound quality, and why the he'll do bands feel rhe need to drone on about nothing in between songs.
Sounds quality was a bit low and seemed a bit dated
3/5 it was niceish, but nothing stuck
Näe det va inte nå vidare, tråkigt, skramligt, tror det va en låt som va ok, 3/5
Their bassist is mad good; singer isn't so good but it works and the British accents give them points from me lol. I reckon I could get into The Who coz this album is pretty decent, it's some cool rock/punk rock stuff, and some good guitar work in there. Some issues: their songs are quite fun but I'm like meh, only kinda catchy. Also, I was laughing hearing the hecklers but then they started being racist and I was like ah fuck no.
Bueno, sólo una canción se me hizo demasiado cuesta arriba, así que supongo que bastante bien para lo que esperaba.
Listened through once on my laptop speakers and was unimpressed. Gave it a second listen through on headphones and the difference is night and day! The strength of this album comes from the power of the guitar and drums and also the storytelling and lyrics both of which benefit greatly from being able to hear. Was surprised at how funny some of the stories were. Not a fan of this being a live album, but its impressive a live album made it onto the top 1001 albums of all time. 3.5 stars but rounding down bc live album
pretty cool
6.5
È sicuramente più complesso giudicare un album live rispetto ad uno in studio, ma posso dire di essere rimasto sorpreso per la qualità dell'esibizione dal vivo. Si sente che gli Who sono dei performer nati. Musicalmente riescono ad essere compatti (non so quanto di questo sia merito del mix) come pochi altri artisti dell'epoca ma soprattutto di oggi. Non consiglio di sentire la versione deluxe se non si è "fan" del loro intero repertorio. In qualunque caso, se penso al "rock", di sicuro le sonorità che permeano quest'album rappresentano appieno la mia idea del genere.
Oh, the Who. These guys wrote the book of pre-punk rock and roll. This is a fun listen, but it's odd not to hear the audience. This just sounds like a studio recording. Also. 15 minutes for "My generation?" No thank you.
Who? Ja, was soll ich sagen. Live Album halt.
Not the biggest fan of live albums in general. This is pretty good. John Entwistle and Keith Moon really shine on this one. 6/10
In general, I'm a Who fan. This was fine, a little rambling at times it felt like, and not a ton of my faves from them.
The Who is Gwhood. Get it?
Super high, almost punk-rock energy, which is wild for 1970. The Who is the Who, legends for a reason and this album puts that on display for sure. Why do I keep thinking I'm listening to Jimmy Page singing, or an Alex Lifeson hook? The Who definitely has a pretty unique sound but you can hear that 'classic' 70s rock influence that this album either gave or borrowed throughout, which is pretty cool
I feel like I was supposed to like this. Was this good? Live albums -_-
I'm not much of a fan of live albums except for a few outstanding ones. This is good rock for sure, but it's live...
Not my cup of tea but quite good to see what rock was in the 60s
Live recordings, especially from this era, anyways bother me a bit
Over hyped by the book. I think some of the songs sound better on the studio albums. I didn't like the talking between tracks, it sounded like Spinal Tap
new some songs
All the songs blended together to me.
Perhaps the peak of 70s arena rock. It's respectable for what it is, but this sort of music doesn't really excite me anymore.
A pretty enjoyable, if not long-winded live album
I enjoy The Who and I’m usually not a fan of live albums but this was good
Not bad but fails to leave a lasting impression, instruments too loud, many cover songs, album came before their biggest hits
The songs are good, but the live album didn't make it any better.
Why the obsession with live albums?
Had 2 strokes listening to this. Did they just throw metal buckets at eachother?
Not saying there aren't great live albums, but this isn't one.
Pretty okay, far too long, no one needs 17 minute repetitive tracks.
Fine, it's The Who, but live albums just shouldn't be on this list imo
Not bad, I like the who but don't love them but overall I enjoyed the album
I thought this album was kind of a slog. Idk if it was just the audio on mine but I also could barely hear the rally bits. I enjoyed the music more than the singing but it was kind of a miss for me.
I am a fan of neither The Who nor live albums, so this was kind of a double whammy for me.
This is supposed to be one of the best live albums of all time? Yikes
Aight, cool solos. Not that interesting for me though
Maybe it's just today, maybe it's that I've grown older, maybe it's the weather, but I am really not vibing with this album. Some music needs to be left in the concert hall. I really did not enjoy this album and I typically love The Who. I have to give it a low score because I felt at times like I was just suffering through it. It's getting a 4/10, I may revisit in the future when I'm in a different mood but this time around just sucked.
I didn’t really enjoy this
Previously unknown. OK.
Je suis pas trop album live malheureusement je pense que j'aurais préféré la version studio
I don't think the live part adds much, and obviously the album does sound all over the place
Didn’t care for it.
not my type of music tbh
Live record, abnormally quiet intros and recorded talking segments. Impressive performance
The who aren’t bad but live albums suck.
Ho apprezzato sicuramente le parti puramente instrumentali, soprattutto in "Magic bus", "My generation" e "Sparks". Purtroppo non posso dire che ho apprezzato così tanto il resto dell"album", non è esattamente il mio tipo di musica, di certo non lo riascolterei volontariamente, eccetto alcune canzoni.
Fine, not really my thing
I don’t like The Who, but my dislike of The Who in this instance is trumped by my dislike of live albums.
2.5
Pas fan. Un peu trop mou à mon goût. En plus c'était un live album.
me gusta la música en vivo, agradable de escuchar
Not terrible, but the fact it is a live album is kind of annoying to deal with
Not good
GREAT OPENING, substitute is SOOOO much FUN but after i'm a boy the album kinda fell off for me
i really contemplated this whole list after this album like istg i havent heard a singular album that i would at least call iconic
I really have tried to listen to, and to like, The Who over the past years. I appreciate a few their hits like Baba O'Riley, Pinball Wizard and Wont Get Fooled Again. But when I go beyond these, even to My Generation, I just find them to be a bit crap. So clearly albums are a problem in general but Live albums where the singing is also rather dubious are just plain rubbish. And this live album had none of my favourite Who His (probably not written by 1970) plus the singing was rather dubious. Beyond the 1001 albums I'll not be playing The Who again.
I like The Who. I’m sure they’re phenomenal live. But this album isn’t it. This has no right being on this list. Might as well just throw a greatest hits on there at that point. Be better
I have gotten a lot of '70s stuff lately, which is cool. I of course know The Who, but this album seems to have been released just before they put out the record that became their biggest and featured the largest hits still played today. This album has a raw, live sound, but it is well-balanced and the playing is tight. In some weird way this is The Mark, Tom, and Travis Show but in England and 30 years earlier; the bass sound on the album is great (and played with a pick!), the drummer is fantastic and they have these in-between song bits where they are cracking (bit more polite) jokes.
2hrs is 2 many. Weird mix. Maybe in the right context, but hardly an “album”, no?
It’s mediocre and me personally I don’t have any occasion where I would listen to this album, really any live album, but the songs are not that special either.
I listened to this album. It didn't click with me - I appreciate the LIVE fun they seem to be having, the storytelling, the fun, and all of that. But I'm not sure I love the music itself - it's great, but it does not resonate with me. I should come back later for a new listen of this album.
Eh I don't think it should include live albums Also I don't love the who anyways so didnt connect.
I was 5 songs in before I realized I was listening to the deluxe edition of this album, so then I had to piece together the original track listing from the remaining tracks on the deluxe edition and by the end of it there was just way too much of The Who for me. They're funny, though.
Mehhhh
Huh? A live album that's under an hour in length? I'm only saying that because I've very nearly torched through all of the albums on this list that are over an hour in length, of which this wasn't a part. The Who are scalping their fans, honestly. I always though the engagement with live albums was that you were getting more music for the price of a regular album. Anyways, this is the fourth Who album that I'm going to listen to. Perhaps I'll come to favour it given that there will more than likely be a few songs in here that I recognise. Here goes. Man. The streaming releases of these live albums have been real annoying thanks to how disrupted the track lists are, and this live album might just have the most scattered of them all. I thought this was okay. It has many solid guitar riffs, the vocals are adept and there are some fun audience interactions, though this music just doesn't resonate with me as much as it should. Perhaps the fact that this album was recorded in a tiny little room on a university campus subconsciously detracts from the grandiosity of these performances, but I'm just not feeling it. The songs have solid beginnings but don't really go anywhere. I can't say I was enthusiastic about that 15-minute cover of My Generation, either. Overall, I was kind of left twiddling my thumbs for much of this album. Still, I respect the competence of these performances and the concise runtime. Book time. The Who are best experienced as a live act, whereas their studio albums strip them of their eclecticism. "Live At Leeds, then, is not just possibly the greatest live album of all time; it is almost certainly The Who's finest moment." The two-CD deluxe edition of this album from 2000 is apparently the definitive release. The entry closes out by saying "Live At Leeds is as pure as heavy rock gets." Wikipedia says this live album was the only one to be recorded with the original lineup of the band. The Who had tried to record a live album during their Tommy tour, but were dissatisfied with the outcome. Their show at Leeds University was booked with the express intent of making this performance into a live album, with the sound being more rough and experimental as a result. The album cover concept was taken from a live a Rolling Stones album, with the intent being to make the release look like a bootleg recording. That's amusing. Widely considered to be one of the best-ever live albums. Performed well, with the album making the top ten in eight of the ten countries where it charted. Yeah, this album appears to have earned its stripes. I cosign this inclusion.
Live albums suck, sorry.
I don't know what the rate this as nothing really stood out to me but also it didn't make my ears bleed.
The music in this album is great. The Who—well, The Who is legend. But good live albums are few and far between. It’s just too hard for the sound mixing to do justice to an experience that, usually, can only be truly appreciated in that specific time and place.
I am a massive fan of a live album, unfortunately however not of this one. From start to finish it felt like the band were literally playing for themselves and it didn’t feel like it was for the fans. The banter between tracks even felt like an in joke between the band members and what on earth was the trying to justify the track ‘a quick one’ If I was a fan of the Who I would have been so disappointed to have been at this gig, even the ‘my generation’ mix, just give us the best song properly and then do some jamming etc but no not even enough of that to keep me satisfied. Disappointed 4/10 Best track- ‘magic bus’ Worst track- ‘a quick one’
I don't really enjoy concerts or their recordings unless I know the music well. I guess I just have a hard time picking out lyrics when it's not the studio recording. I don't know the Who, so the flare of hearing this stuff in a concert setting is actually a detractor to me.
Big Who fan here. But come on! I think live albums can be on the list but they have to be EXTRAordinary. This sounds like ass! It is the most stilted performance ever. And it sounds like ASS! Tommy's live portion was far more immersive and spontaneous. I have never listened to this album and now I wish I could go back in time!
If this list has taught me anything, it's that I don't give a shit about The Who. And, surprisingly, I really don't like Keith Moon's drumming style. The sound quality is incredible. If you didn't hear the crowd, you'd be hard pressed to convince me this wasn't recorded in a studio.
Has some classic songs but I wish they'd stop with all the live albums.
I like the Who, but this album isn't great. It comes from too early in their career for some of their cool later material, and the audio quality is ok, but not great. It doesn't make for essential listening.
06/10 Meh. Nothing special
This is my bias, but a who live album on this list is diabolical
Bonkers drumming. Didn't like music. Another band I can't get on with.
I do like some Who, but this just seemed a bit flat.
Again didn't really do much for me, but was OK, 2.5 stars
Great
I don't like The Who, and this live album didn't do anything for me that couldn't have been explained in a studio album.
Rubbish
this was kinda grating to listen to and i can't even explain why. woe, away with ye, doctor The Who!
the songs on this album are better on other albums :)
Weird to include a live album make up of songs that will already be on the list I don't particular care about The Who and this isn't a great way to listen to my first album by them. Doesn't seem like a particularly well recorded album and I can't hear anything special about it but I might be missing something Just seems very eh
Lyckas behålla livekänslan rätt bra och tre fina modssinglar spelas "Substitute", "Shakin' all over", "My generation" (dock i nåt vedervärdigt medleyformat). Även om det förstås finns bättre versioner så är det ändå betydligt roligare låtar än resten som är tämligen unket. Sexspårsoriginalet klarar en tvåa med bred marginal, går du på den dubbla cdversionen blir det värre...
Den här liveskivan kan absolut ha sitt berättigande. Men ser ingen vits med att ha med den i boken. Jag hör inget som sticker ut eller tillför något till originalen, i den mån jag är bekant med dem.
Bättre än the Who-album vi haft med tidigare. Därmed nye sagt att det är bra. Bandet slamrar på utan någon större finness. Keith Moon är som vanligt den stora behållningen. Allt för ofta känns det emellertid rätt mycket som ett soundcheck. Det kommer liksom inte igång. Svag tvåa.
I’m not a jam band fan and this was too close to that.
Great band but why include a live album
Naw
This blows
I guess you had to be there...
Not usually a big fan of live albums, and this is no different.
Very old to my ears - in the wrong sense of the word.
not for me
4/10 - damn this would've been a boring concert
Kind of all the same but fun anyway, enjoyed it while cooking
I have a positive association with the Who, but haven’t listened to much of them - so I was looking forward to this. Unfortunately, didn’t turn out to be what I hoped - the extended version felt interminable, the singing sounded like screeching at times, and none of the songs felt memorable.
So this is supposed to be one of the greatest live albums ever? I'm just not getting it. Partly I find Keith Moon's drumming very irritating, but the songs just don't seem like great versions. The 15 min long My Generation just loses interest as it goes on.
It’s fine. Not a huge The Who fan as it is, this a decent live performance.
live messy long songs folk
Are we supposed to be reviewing the original album of six songs, or the extended edition that the Spotify link takes you to? Either way, I’m not a huge fan of live albums. This is fine, I like the Who, I’ve seen them live, but you can’t recreate that feeling through wireless headphones on a train to Birmingham
These 20/25/30/etc reissue albums aren’t doing these 1001 albums any favors. This album was originally 35 minutes long but is now over 2 hours with all the special releases. Like they only thought 6 songs were good enough to release in 1970, but then some idiot convinced them to rerelease with 100 tracks, 90 of them just a sonic assault on your senses. Boo
Not a huge fan of a live album...
I disklike prog , they also copy some zep some stones and i also hate live wonder why it's here must have been nice to see it live , not to listen 55 yrs later though
>live album shiggy diggy
Not a fun listen at all.
This is not a serious band. Now I'm older, I'm tattooed all over My wife is tattooed, too A-rooty-doot-toot, rooty-tooty-toot-toot Rooty-tootle-tootle tattoo, too
Not only was this a live album, but it wasn’t even a live album where the band innovated or improved on the album versions.
Live album, live album score. Maybe the gig was the biggest shit back in the day, but in 2026 I am not feeling it. Music ok tho.
Odd album to include imo. I didn't hate it I just don't think live albums should really be in this book unless they do something special. "My generation" would be the special thing in this album and while it's a decent song the extended version was barely recognisable as the same song after the first song concluded. It's not comparable to notable extended songs I've heard at shows/live albums namely "you made me realise" and "into the endless night" I think this album was well recorded which unfortunately detracts from what I find appealing about live albums. You miss out on the rawness that live music benefits so much from
Okay no more dad rock please
The Who is alright I like some of their stuff but live albums really need to justify their existence and this one just does not
Kinda more musical than lyrical, not very hard rock-y.
non mi piacciono
Solo perché è un live
Nije lose
Something for the super fans. (The spoken introductions were unique for the typical concert recording)
Like most live albums on this list, I’m not sure what makes this particularly stand out. Like yeah they sound good here and it’s cool to hear the interaction with the crowd, but The Who have such a great catalog that you don’t need to go into the bin and give me something average like this.
I thought I liked The Who, this album changed my mind
4 hours long
Hmm. Bit disappointing from a band I like.
Hmmmm I don't think so babes! Just guitars and drums and waiting for things to happen.
Why do we need a live album by The Who now
I mean…this is fine. I'm not a fan of The Who and generally not a fan of live albums. So this was about what I expected.
I don’t hate the who, it I DO hate live albums being on this list. For those who haven’t heard me rant about it I’ll keep it short, live albums shouldn’t be on this list they should have their own list. Live albums and studio albums have completely diffferent parameters for reviewing, so I really don’t know how you rate them against each other. But regardless this is just so not my tempo. Nothing about this album got me excited cause it just felt like a boring “beat of” album. It’s just so boring and forgettable, and it will not be something I’m thinking about in the future.
Meh.
Not a fan of The Who, at least not this album
The Who have this reputation as a loud, rebellious rock band, so I don't understand why they sound so damn whimsical all the time
i just don’t like live albums unless i already know the music
Oli sillee iha fine. Rehellisesti en kuunnellu kovi ajatuksel, enkä tuu varmaa ikinä enää kuuntelee. Ei vaan ollu mun juttu Paras biisi: Young man blues Arvosana:2,25
live albums are only good if you already care about the band and i'll stand by that
Not a fan.
I'll be honest I don't really enjoy live albums and I think they're a bad way to first really experience an artist, and outside of the "Baba O'Reilly" episode of Joe Pera I have not really listened to The Who As far as it stands now I kinda liked a couple songs but I need a better more cohesive way to hear them than "Live At Leeds"
I dislike The Who, and I dislike The Who live even more.
😖 vro
-tired of British bands from the 70s and 80s -why put a live album on here?? -I like My Generation usually but why is it so long? and most of the rest of the album is just meh
While I actually like The Who and have listened to this LP, allegedly one of the greatest live records of all time, I just don't care for it. I don't see the appeal. They strike me as an incrdibley sloppy live act.
No me interpeló
Accidentally started the Deluxe version of the album. I did not appreciate the extra songs. I get it's a live album so a cover like Summertime Blues will show up. It was probably the best song, but they managed to butcher that one too. And "My Generation" would be good if it wasn't 15 friggin' minutes long... I do not like the Who, I don't like them When or even Why either.
I tried numerous goes at this as my 1001 journey has been a little bit start / stop due to being busy on this occassion. I cant shake that this is just a bit flat on the vocals and to add to that it seems like a repetition with dull riffs. There are most certainly interesting sections but what value they have is eeked out for so long I loose interest. Not particularly top of my list at the best of times and this live version is worse not better. A miss from my perspective.
This is a very long live album that I don't think showcases the best of The Who. Maybe I just wasn't in the mood for it, but the recording didn't seem great and the tracks were almost as rambling as the spoken interludes. Do we really need a 17 minute version of 'My Generation'? The music was interesting in places with some prog-like noodling that would suddenly break into a crescendo of early rock. I think I will likely find some enjoyment in The Who, but this album felt more like something that would appeal to mega-fans rather than a good entry to the band's catalogue. Perhaps you had to be there...
It's a good live album but I always feel that live recordings should be kept off the list because it's cheating the game. My generation is already a classic but a 14 minute version would never be recorded in the studio or sold as a single, live recordings should be purely for the fans who couldn't get a ticket and they may as well buy a tour t-shirt off eBay to wear while listening to it.
#54/1001 🇬🇧 Never listened to this before, but have been to my fair share of gigs at Leeds Uni Refectory and seen the Blue Plaque. Its not a venue that i really care for but i'll try not to let that affect my review. There is no doubting the raw power of a band at the top of their game, but 3 of the the tracks here are cover versions. It could be argued that the 2 tracks on side 2 are overlong, but i guess representative of a live set. I've never liked the lyrics of Substitute so its the cover version that appeal more to me. The extended version perhaps is more complete than this which seems like a snapshot. Best tracks: Young Man Blues, Shakin All Over.
I like The Who, but this was average
Not my favorite era of The Who's music. I mean, it's good for a live album, but I largely didn't care for most of the songs in the first place.
I thought I'd be more interested, but the overly long songs did not impress
This is giving live albums a bad rap
question for us all: should live albums be allowed to count for this list? especially since I’m imagining some of the same songs could have already appeared elsewhere in here. no double dipping!! thankful to not listen to 2 hours of this because I didn’t like it that much was very surprised that one of the lines in summertime blues was also used in a pj harvey song i quite like
The man just doesn't have the charisma
I didn't finish it. I don't like the singing.
Not good. Not 1 star but not a lot more than that.
Rivigt, bra tempo Trevlig live spelning Enformigt Bästa låt: ingen men magic bus Mediokert
Lacked the direction and purpose of a normal album. The songs were okay, all of them were okay listens but nothing to write home about. All-in-all a very classic Dad-rock album
Live albums are generally for proper fans of an artist or a way to get a greatest hits of live versions. Unfortunately whilst i dont mind the who my interest does not extend to a live album on which only Substitute and My Generation really peak my interest. My patience was already wearing thin before i reached the introduction to A Quick one…. And at that point i was broken. Their cover of Summertime Blues is frankly atrocious. Fortunately the last three songs are the album’s strongest, but the damage has been done and the studio versions are far superior
I don’t really like The Who, live or otherwise - it says a lot when the thing I enjoyed most on this was their cover of “Shakin’ All Over.” A 20-minute version of “My Generation” is so unnecessary by any standard. The less said about that creepy little interlude after “I’m a Boy” the better.
I am still sceptical about the general principle of live albums appearing on this project, no matter how great sounding that live album is. And it's not even that I'm against the idea of live albums in general as I own some (of bands I adore). But *seeing* a band live before you die makes more sense to me than listening to a record of a band live before you die. This specific album was fine, but I'd much rather have heard some of these songs for the first time in the way they were originally intended to be heard. 2(.5)/5
The Who: Big rock energy is cool. I don’t really love any of their songs. Keith moon kinda does the same thing throughout all the songs, he’s overrated I think. What was going on with that My Generation “Medley”? It was like a bunch of extended intros that never really land any where. Felt long. We’ve had a few who albums so far -maybe this is the beat one because it’s live and like a greatest hits and I can be more forgiving for bad sound and sloppy playing 2.5 3?
I liked this more as it went on but I don’t understand the purpose of a live album unless it’s really different (like the Metallica album)
Legal, talvez pra noite e tal... mas cansativo/repetitivo para o dia-a-dia.
Fine
One of the first live albums where i prefer the studio version of ever song
No idea why this is on here. Not the worst thing I've ever heard, just not worth a listen at all, way too long
Yep
I don't get why The Who are considered great. I like the skill of Keith Moon on the drums, but the vocals just don't do it for me.
Idk, not that great if I'm being honest.
Nothing really bad, nothing really good.
Favourite Songs: Substitute
why is there a live album?
I love the live sound, it’s a bit too dragging for my liking, however there would be tracks I would revisit solely due to relatability in songwriting, but songs like a 16 minute track I can’t really look forward to.
Le live était sympa mais j'avais pas les refs des musiques et ça m'a pas plus entrainé que ça, mauvais jour
The first song was badly timed so I listened to a mono version. I am not a fan of live albums but understand why they exist...still...not my cup of tea.
The who? What? Where? Found this disappointingly boring. Never listened to much who and won't be in the future
2/5 not for me, why is this essential best: -
I mean, they can play. But why the fuck is a live album on the list when they have so many other albums as well?
3/10 Best songs: Shakin' All Over Live albums should never be on an "essentials" list - they are inherently on a different playing field than studio albums, which makes it pointless to compare. I listened only to the 6 original tracks on this album: later versions were expanded to 2x longer than the original. Typical 70s rock music; lots of drums, bass, and guitar, not great vocals. The solos are just excessively long and get quite dull (My Generation, I'm looking at you). I just don't see the point in this album on this list.
Fake
Naaah.
I don't know. It sure got energy. But so does a nuclear power plant. And I'm not a fan of that either.
okay, not my favorite.
Boring……
It was fine. Live silliness and a 60s rock band with a great drummer and some cool variances from the Rolling Stones and Beatles
Yeah I hate the Who
would actually hate being at this concert Would I listen again? No Deserves to be on this list? No 2.3
5/10 - wouldn't listen again
Wasn't really my vibe. Not bad, but I wouldn't listen to it again on my own.
In my opinion, a live album has to be really special for me to enjoy it. This album was not. Drums were neat, though.
Why is this here? There are already four other The Who records on this list ...
Meh. Live album.
Well it turns out I don't like live albums ! At least not this one
I just cant enjoy it. I like rock but this isn’t it. The lyrics suck and feel empty while the rest of the song has no clear rhythm.
Love the horns. Love the groove.
Quite nice, bring on Tommy
ik weet nog dat Praag souvenirwinkeltjes allemaal volhingen met The Who merch (??) uh ja verder vond ik deze niet echt super goed ofzo
Nonce
2/5 weak 6/10
Good for a live album and listening to earlier who that I was less familiar with. More wholesome rock and less jam band and drug influenced
It's Brexit rock at its finest. It's so fucking long and so fucking boring. At least it has a quick one whilst he's away, which in my opinion is their best song.
Rock n Roll i sitt essé. Skrikig röst och feta gitarrer direkt från live-spelningen. Förvånansvärt tråkig, repetiv, händer inte särskilt mycket trots att det låter och ger en inbillning av att det skulle göra det. 2/5
I do like The Who, quite a bit, but I've never really cared too much for this live LP. I know, I know, "It's the best live LP ever !!". Yeah, I'm not having it. Way too long and drawn out and quite a few songs I'm not that crazy about to begin with. Oh well.
Difficult to rate, had some decent songs - I liked 'A quick one whilst he's away' and 'Magic Bus' had some cool harmonica, the start of my generation was good but it didn't need to be 15 minutes long. Other than those songs nothing stood out overly and Im not a huge fan of the way Rogery Daltrey sings. 45/100 Score edited 28/01/26
As others have said, let us enforce the NO LIVE ALBUMS rule. Except for the Sam Cooke one, that one fucking slaps.
Trodde jag gillade The Who innan det här projektet!
Vill inte ha fler livealbum. Men ja, det var väl starkt framträdande. :)
Men sluta med långa live-album.
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I like The Who, but I don't like live albums
Weirdly dissonant. 2/5
I'm getting the charm of a live album but I just found everything..loud Tracks to Track: I Can't Explain
This feels superfluous when there are already 4 other The Who albums on the list (3 of which I've listened to). It's a well-done live album, I guess, but I don't really know what justifies it being on the list. It's just inferior to the studio version of the music, and you also get weird pacing and tonal shifts because it's not a regular album.
Wasn’t a fan before listening and somehow didn’t experience a mystifying conversion afterwards.
Probably great, but not for me
2 stars We don't need no live albums. The Who were clearly a good live band, and having that documented is great. But we don't need to pretend like this is a must listen to album. It's not an album, it's something else entirely. I only listened to the original version because why would I listen to the entire concert? The album was what they released on vinyl, so I only had to do 40 minutes of it.