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Not a Who fan, not the biggest live album fan. Perfect combo here. Not a bad album per say, just not one for me.
The “ legendary” Live at Leeds album! I’ve heard songs from this, but I’ve never listened to the whole album: hearing about the drums and base is one thing, listening to it loud all the way through is another: wow.
The Who — Live at Leeds The Who is one of those bands that you wish you could have seen live at the peak of their phenomena. Live at Leeds does make you feel like you pseudo attended a show but one thing I can’t get over with these older live show albums is the quality of them musicians. Maybe in 50 years the music has just changed so much that it’s too much to expect that our bands have radio ready quality in stage, but for The Who that task felt effortless. The guitars were crisp, the drums were powerful and the vocals felt smooth. You gotta give it up for The Who and this album helped prove that. Also, there’s a 12 minute version of My Generation on there and I didn’t notice until I went back over the track listing. Rating: 4/5 Stars 9/10
First live album, pretty nice
okay not bad
289. Ok
Det er liv her, men ganske traust låtutvalg eller? Tar seg opp litt på B-siden, men jeg er ikke overbevist.
Hørte på den korte originalutgaven, som kun var å finne på Youtube. Men merker det hadde gått greit med litt til. Deilig å bare høre noe ROCK av og til. Og spenstig med en 14 min lang versjon av "My Generation". Dessverre syns jeg ikke lyden får frem hvor hardt bandet går ut her. Og ja, jeg sjekka hi-res-versjon av noen av låtene på Qobuz også.
I've never been a big fan of The Who, but I ended up enjoying this one. I dug the rawness and the energy. Keith Moon's drumming in particular was a standout.
Enjoyable live set, the few songs that blended a number of their songs together was good. Sadly not to many “very recognizable” ones on this. 3.5 up to 4
One of the better live albums all things considered, but ultimately still a live album. Standouts My Generation 3/5
Vaca catch up
<3
I loved this album, but I love The Who, so there was probably some bias going into the listen. I did not know most of the songs on this record. I really liked “Substitute.” I enjoyed how interactive the band was with the audience. They were quite funny. But The Who is amazing because of their instrumental acumen (especially) Townsend) and Daltrey’s voice. I don’t know whether this is the right takeaway, but I think hearing live performances replayed is much more common and accessible than it was in 1970. There was a lot of hype around this being the most amazing live recording ever. I’m not sure that holds true over time now that there are so many live options to listen to, but I have a lot of respect for this body of work.
6.3/10. I don't really listen to live albums, I prefer the perfection that studio production creates. But this album was solid, it brought a lot of personality beyond the music, including the banter with the band and the crowd, missed notes, off vocals, etc. Still enjoyable, but it is clear that this was before their biggest works, as it included some songs that weren't theirs, and had that raw sound.
Great band energy. The bass and drums are just as good as the guitar.
Amazing to hear a classic band in their relative infancy with the power and swagger of youth. The live performance is flawless.
If you're not a live music enjoyer, that's fine. This is a pretty cool album and I wish I got to see the Who live at some point, but I was born about 40 years too late.
Terrific album. Really captured the occasion of a band at the top of their game.
Up there with the Sex Pistols at the Lesser Free Trade Hall in 1976 in music folklore. A high energy album capturing the thrill of the moment, which is not always the case with live recordings.
I’m perhaps going to be harsh but I didn’t think this was as good as the Lizzy Live album from a couple of weeks ago. Great range of songs but it didn’t take me to Leeds in 1970 (which by the way was a fantastic time in Leeds…. MoT)
What a performance. Moon bashing the drums like a 5 year old on a sugar rush. Entwistle quietly being the world's best bassist, ever. Townsend laying the groundwork for all punk guitar, 5 years before anyone needed it. And Daltrey trying very hard to be the adult in the room. A strong candidate for best live album ever made. 5*
4.5
The mix wasn’t always great, but I guess that’s because it’s a live album. I enjoyed the music a lot. It was interesting how many songs were covers, I feel like that’s less common these days. It was difficult to hear the chat between the songs, but the bits I caught were funny. Some of the instrumental sections in the medleys went on a little long for me, but overall I really enjoyed the album and would probably listen again. Also can’t believe I’ve never heard the transmasc anthem “I’m A Boy” before. Fav song: Young Man Blues Least fav: Amazing Journey / Sparks
The talking being a lot quieter than the music really annoyed me. Ended up not catching any of the chat to the crowd because I didn’t want my eardrums to be destroyed. Some decent songs in here but no showstoppers unfortunately. The medleys were surprisingly good though. Specific rating - 4.0 Fav song - my generation Least fav- amazing journey/ sparks
Really good energy but none of it really stayed with me. My Generation is iconic but there's a bunch of other shit on the track so if I wanted to listen to it this would never be the version I'd pick- after that the energy switched from fun to annoying. Favourite song: Substitute Least: Magic Bus
An okay live album
Drygt med livealbum
Voegt niets toe, geen nieuwe nummers, en niet echt bijzonder
A rockin' concert, particularly on the My Generation medley. A bit too cacophonous for my tastes, thought (as live shows tend to be for me).
It was fine, nothing stuck with me, I didn't hate it, but I didn't love it. Firmly at a 3 for me.
Two albums from The Who back to back. Ugh. Anyway: this started off ok but then it just kept going. I'm not a big fan of The Who and live albums are kind of annoying. This was fine. Too long. Too live! But better than having to suffer through the mumblecore bands I've been getting lately. All that to say 2.5 stars, rounded up because I am feeling kind.
Another dad rock album, this is getting tedious already 🫠 hoping for a bit more variation with selection soon. Not massive on the who so a live album is certainly a bit of a slog. Top bops: Didn’t save any of them
A lot of this album is a solid two. But in the end My Generation and Substitute lifted it up to three (I also quite like the talking to the audience)
3⭐️ it's a good album but not my style, even so, my favorite song was a quick one, while he's away!
Not specially a The Who fan. I don't understand why live albums are included on this list. Good drums, though.
More energised and enjoyable than the studio albums, but, unfortunately, I accidentally listened to the deluxe version and just before A Quick One, While He's Away - a song ostensibly about Pete Townsend being abused as a child - John Entwhistle shouts something about "A black raper." And, while Townsend reveals in his stage banter that he's insufferable, my heart went out to Pete, thinking about what an unpleasant experience it must have been dealing with Moon and Entwhistle, relentless "characters." I would hate to be in The Who. Notable that the bellowing lead vocalist is also essentially a non-entity. Altogther, The Who spoiled what was, until then, an uneven experience. 1.5 It’s interesting that ‘The Greatest Live Album of All Time’ cannot be had in its original form on streaming platforms. The 1995 remaster (1hr 24mins) is readily available as is the 2001 ‘Deluxe’ remaster (2hr 10mins) and Spotify and Deezer also have the 2010 ‘Super Deluxe’ (3hr 58mins) but the original (38mins) is not to be found. If it was only the case that ‘bonus tracks’ has been tacked on that would do of course, you could just ‘stop’, but the fact is that you have to get your skip button out more than once to access/recreate The Who: Live at Leeds 1970 as God intended it on any of those versions. How is that possible? Surely the masses are clamouring for the real thing? The Grail; the Carpenter’s Cup - no bloated, bejewelled imitations! Who wants to find themselves turned to a crumbling skeleton after 3hrs and 58mins while a wise old man (original vinyl print) pronounces that you ‘Chose Poorly’? People won’t stand for this blasphemous state of things. Surely they’re not going to take it? The truth is, probably, that it doesn’t matter. The idea that this recording in any of its forms at any of its lengths constitutes the greatest live recording ever made is ludicrous. It would take a modern listener to go in ready and willing to entirely delude themselves in order to hear it that way. The band are energetic - particularly Keith Moon’s right leg which isn’t aware of a bar of music that wouldn’t be improved by having four good kicks in it. This clatter, to give it full credit, anticipates Punk more plainly than manys another rock band in 1970 - much more than Led Zeppelin for example, who you can’t help thinking of during the blues covers here. But setting aside the mere energy I was left unconvinced that there was even a minute of good music happening beneath. Keith Moon, by way of being unremittingly, remorselessly ‘exciting’, becomes a really dull drummer to listen to over the course of even half an hour. Daltrey is awful - his version of the blues is purely imitative but also conspicuously vigorous - almost flexing; you can practically hear the gym shorts. I think Entwistle is a great player but he doesn’t do much here to survive the comparison with John Paul Jones insisted upon by the foregrounding of the blues covers. Townshend, what can I say? No doubt the greatest Paedophile Researcher that ever picked up a guitar, but I can’t say I can muster any enthusiasm for his playing beyond acknowledging that. Honestly, I’d rather sit through this again than My Generation or Who’s Next. I like the good heavy sound and the shambolic energy - both essentially missing to my ears from their timid, prissy studio albums. Marty tells me that the best stuff from this show is the Tommy material so I should hear one of those expanded editions. I don’t care how much better this gets than the Greatest Live Album Ever Made though. I hate this fucking band. I hate Substitute. I hate Magic Bus. I’d rather hear Patti Smith’s version of My Generation. I don’t need their fucking shit. 1/5
Yikes... I seem to be in the minority on this one, but I actually think I liked this album more because it was live. Some live recordings should not be on this list, but the ones I've heard so far have been made stronger by the fact that they were.
Wspaniałe płyty, których cierpliwie odsłuchuję tylko dlatego żeby mi smutno nie wisiały na liście. Muzyka w całości zapominalna, nieodkrywcza i po prostu, tak zwyczajnie, nudna, zwłaszcza że to wydanie live, a live'y, moim zdaniem, powinny wprowadzać nową aranżację i duszę w studyjne utwory. Do zobaczenia w nigdy.
gostei bastante, na verdade eu frequentemente não espero nada dos álbums e esperava nada de the who, porque já ouvi antes e desgostei, mas esse é bem bom. mas seria bem legal uma versão que não é extendida macho, como assim A quick one, while he's away fica insano de bom da metade pro fim!!!! seriam 5 estrelas se existisse uma versão que não é extendida
Great live album
Wow, what a great live album. Almost sounds like a studio album, but with much more excitement. Everything sounds so good on this album. Would have been amazing to see live. Some of the drum rolls just show how great Keith Moon can be.
Veldig bra album. Gøy å høre gammel The Who igjen
The album is incredible
Liked it, too long for me though. Good vocals. Heard of The Who today and was impressed.
The why tho
You must have had to be there.
The Who are an essential band, but as a live album and with plenty of other studio albums by The Who represented on the list, this is simply NOT an essential album to the list.
I echo others who ask…why a live album? I skipped any track that wasn’t on the original recording because why would I subject myself to 2.25 hours of The Who. Once I did that, this was actually fine. Keith Moon was a great drummer.
Great album. Thanks to this website I discovered The Who. Of course I knew who they were, but this made me listen to a whole album, and I loved it. blues guitars all over, nice voice, nice melodies.
2.5
6.0/10
This takes me back to my teenage years, I used to listen to this and the Who's greatest hits a lot on my iPod. Reminds me of after school study in particular. I had the deluxe extended edition then, but for this I only listened to the songs on the original 1970 version. It's really well recorded and captures the loudness of their song perfectly. I like the covers and the medlies and extended versions of the songs as well. I think it's great as live albums go, but docking 1 star because I think only a few live albums should qualify for this book.
Still on the fence about the Who, especially as they absolutely will not keep to my 3 minute rule. But this live album was quite fun to listen to.
Really good live album, great sound and great songs
Great live performance! Gives a good perspective of what it was actually like to attend one of the who's concerts in their prime. Rating: 6/10
Yet another live album. Apparently the original was only 37 mins, the Spotify link on here is to one that’s an hour and a quarter… which do I HAVE to play before I die??? What are the rules here?! Anyway… yes they’re good live. A mix of a few hits and some random covers, quite well selected covers that they completely made their own. But it’s just a gig. Can’t believe it was particularly innovative or influential in the scheme of things. I’ll stick to actual albums thank you very much.
Without My Generation and Magic Bus, it's barely a 3, an ordinary live album and a headscratcher for this list. Those 2 songs at least bring it to a 3.5 (4).
eh don’t like the sound just not very enjoyable also live albums seriously
“God of Rock, thank you for this chance to kick ass. We are your humble servants. Please give us the power to blow people's minds with our high voltage rock. In your name, we pray. Amen.” School of Rock (2003)
Decent, but as I hadn’t really delved in to The Who albums already, the live album was probably a step too far. Happy with what I heard but I will probably dive into the studio albums at a later date to find out more.
3.5
The Who were pretty good. I still love Quadrophenia and certain singles. And I rate them as performers. The My Generation medley on here was good; I imagine if you were there, it would have felt like the coolest thing ever. But I don't think they have a *hugely* strong body of work - it's certainly good in parts - and for me, they don't sound as good here as they do on their studio albums. I don't agree with most of the live album choices on here - they mostly seem to be 70s hairy blokes - and why discriminate in their favour? Unless it's something that was truly a unique moment, like Johnny Cash at Folsom Prison, let's not bother with live albums, especially the hairy, over long variety.
The who asked for this to be on the list???
Another day I'm grateful I checked the Wikipedia page for the album order instead of blindly trusting Spotify. This album wasn't bad at all, and I probably would have enjoyed being there in person, but I didn't really need to listen to this live album here. The album has great energy and highlights the artist's talents.
4.2 Very good and entertaining to listen to as a whole. A good live performance.
Really what was going on in the 70s. Most of this was long and I was bored and the songs I recognised didn't sound great live... Also listened a day late oops
this album is a bit of a trap, beware! the original version has 6 tracks, but there are two reissues that balloon first to 14 (1995) and then a two-disc set of 33. i’m ambivalent here; i like the who a little, and they’re a fantastic live band, but the two covers (summertime blues and shakin’ all over) are not welcome and this version of magic bus is creepy. a middling of the road 3/5 from me
I love The Who very much, but I never really understood why this album got so much praise. I always thought it was fine but unexciting, until I heard the 1995 expanded edition tonight, when it all made sense. Re-sequencing and recontextualizing the songs, adding back the stage banter, and letting the whole thing breathe (it's twice as long as the original LP), turned this from an okay thing into a really good thing. Apparently there's an even longer version, which puts all the Tommy stuff back in, but respectfully, I think I'll pass on that one for now.
I dislike live albums and this is no exception, regardless of the fact that I normally like this band.
It’s some good generic rock, I usually enjoy the who more. But this wasn’t super exiting. Maybe seeing it actually live would’ve been much more enjoyable
I am not a fan of live albums. Give me the studio
Who great....Leeds shows always great.
It's a good-but-not-great live album from a band that already has several albums on the list. The Who are a good live band but these mostly aren't their best songs.
This is nothing special by any metric - it’s a fairly standard Who album, it’s just ok as a live album, and it’s godawful as a list album. By the list’s own criteria this doesn’t qualify but it’s here anyway. The seven songs on here are largely already present on other list albums. This spot could have gone to a band that doesn’t already have four albums on the list but instead we’re breaking the rules to include something that just barely manages a three. Docking this a full point because it doesn’t belong here, waste of an entry. I’d dock it another ten points if it was the extended version with the dire crowd banter Also Summertime Blues is a shit song and Magic Bus is one of the all time worst
The classic live album
I love The Who, I just don’t need a live album unless the performances are extraordinary and in this case they are not. I’d rather listen to a studio album.
Damn, rock used to ROCK huh. Keith moon, just wild! It’s just so short but what a great snapshot.
The who? Oh, the band The Who. Yeah I never really liked The Who that much and I don't like live albums so it's gotta be a 1. Keith Moon is amazing though.
85
The Who are best live but I’ll rage against the live album machine again. Feels like padding to get to 1001. Would rather a different who album.
Great live show early in their careers
Not great sound editing. Good songs.
Bien
Bel live, bel rock
Normalito. Fortune Teller arranca igual que Caña seca y un Membrillo. Buenisimo, solo por esa coincidencia sube puntos. Sería un sólido 6. 7/10
Used to own the six track version of this on vinyl and, while I never became the kind of guy who kicks back with some Who vinyl, this is great and so much better than a lot of the late 60s stuff that shows up on here. They brought the rock in a way few others did back then.
Historically, I really haven't enjoyed listening to The Who. This was a little bit of a better experience. I think I prefer the live experience with these guys. I don't mind listening to them jam.
The 1,001 book argues the Who was best experienced live, not in the studio—and considering that, Live at Leeds may be their best album, period. It recommended the two-hour version for the full experience, and my second time through it, that still feels like a lot (unless you love Tommy). Still, it's hard to imagine the Who ever sounding better than this. "A Quick One, While He's Away" rules (thanks for introducing me, Rushmore soundtrack!), "Heaven and Hell" is great, and the nearly 16-minute version of "My Generation" works. And even the stage banter is charming.
It's The Who, live, at the peak of their powers - what's not to like. Well, the song selection could have been better. And some of the performances on their signature tunes aren't the highlights. But those are mostly quibbles. A great live record.
I mean hey, it's The Who. But it's live. Keith Moon is singular, but you start to realize why the backing vocals have been turned down.
Alright, but after a while it all stared to sound like the same song over and over again.
I accidentally listened to the deluxe album which was like being trapped with Nigel Farage and my dad talking about their pension and how the 70's were great. I don't think live albums should be here accept im certain circumstances and I hate concept albums. So a live album containing boomer humour and sprinkled with tracks from concept albums is about as bad as it gets. Decent guitar sound though.
Was liking it alright until the 5 minute preamble explaining every plot point of “A Quick One, While He’s Away”
Never listened to this Who live album. But know a lot of these songs and I’ve always liked The Who. Think I’m going to listen to the original track listing as the basis for this rating. The new expanded versions have a lot more songs. This is good to start. Just fun rocking hard rock. Great life music. Drums are full of life and loud in a good way. Just fun music. Good setlist. First half is just good. The My Generation jam is great. Probably the best thing on the album is the whole My Generarion track. Magic Bus is great too. It definitely closes the second half with some great live jams in good songs. This is great and it’s worth a listen. But not sure it’s anything more than just a really good live album. Feels like a 3 overall. Some great stuff but live albums need to transcend something more to really stand out and this just doesn’t get there. I did enjoy.
Really liked this album
This, if my memory's right, is a parody of the bootleg cassettes that were in vogue at the time, where audience members recorded gigs and then produced and sold copies out of the back of a van. Hence the bland album cover. The lack of real production values that go with live albums is supposedly compensated by the dynamism and the intimacy of the live performance. This doesn't work for me here. There are some great Who songs here (Substitute, Magic Bus, My Generation, Can't Explain), but the recording doesn't do them justice.
As ever, I’m sure this was great fun for the live audience, but it lacked clarity and sparkle to transfer this to my listening experience at home…
Sorta sets the standard for live albums.
I’ve really enjoyed The Who albums so far on this list but this one fell flat for me. It didn’t feel as cohesive and also felt it could have been turned up a notch. I don’t know maybe I’m just missing something because I know people love this album.
They do sound good live but idk I don’t need a live album on here.
Classic
#237 Heard Before? No. Generally I avoid live rock albums. Notes: - DRUMS DRUMS DRUMS DRUMS DRUMS DRUMS DRUMS DRUMS - my enjoyment greatly increased when I pictured them all as Muppets, especially with Animal behind the kit. - recording is meh. sounds like a live album in a stadium. the vocals suffer the most. - stage banter should have been cut, perhaps it was on the original release (I heard the expanded). they sound like morons. - none of these songs benefit from extended jam versions. the Who is at their best when things are tight. - i do have a soft spot for the overcooked basslines. Verdict: I can imagine having a great time miming along to this and pretending to be a rock star. But as a home listening experience, I found it tiresome. Listen Again? Nope. Although it was more fun than I was expecting.
Okay, we've finally reached the last Who album of the project. This time, we're ending things on a live album! Live albums for this project have been somewhat hit or miss, but Live at Leeds is absolutely a hit. This one's pretty good. In fact, while there are other live albums that I've preferred over this one, I think Live at Leeds might have the best energy of any live album I've heard for this project so far. It's just so fun! Of course, the band all have immense musical talent. Keith Moon especially just kills it on drums for this one! This is the kind of performance that made the Who a big deal early on in their career. Speaking of "early in their career," Live at Leeds is definitely more reminiscent of the band's early years than the later ones. I mean, the most prevalent song on this album is "My Generation." That was their first huge hit! The version here is pretty cool. It's nearly 15 minutes long and it also features pieces from other Who songs, specifically from the Tommy years. That's neat. I do prefer the Who's Next stuff and I wish some of it could've been here, but considering the fact that that album wouldn't come out for another year, I can't blame them for not having any of it here. Still, Live at Leeds is a great performance that I would've been satisfied with had I been there. Not my favorite Who project, but a good one nonetheless. 4/5.
The songs are good, but the live album didn't make it any better.
Certainly a good rock album, and probably was fun to be there. I didn't know the Who regularly performed Summertime Blues.
I was a little primed to dislike this, because it’s a live 60s rock band, and because the Spotify link sends you to the reissue which has the original tracks all mixed in with previously unreleased ones. But, overall, it ended up being solid enough (and largely avoiding self indulgent solos) that I couldn’t get too angry at it.
I know live albums can be a bit messy and spontaneous & that's supposed to be half the fun - but I think the 60s anthem sound of the Who, combined with the occasional blues-raping wankery sank this for me when combined with that live looseness. 'Tattoo' was especially bad and credit for 'Young Man Blues' should go to Mose Allison.
A good pick me up rock and roll classic, very long tho.
The Who is always great.
Why the obsession with live albums?
Never been the biggest Who fan and this doesn't change my opinion. A few songs I like but overall it's just fine
What a band, somehow still underrated in my view, loved it
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.
Hampered by 1970 technology of recording a live album
Too long but fine! It's not my jam but I like live albums. So it's like.... 3 music wise, - 1 for length, +1 for live. I think that keeps it at a 3 then!
Live albums are a sin. Exceptions being the MTV Unplugged stuff. Unfortunately, this is not one of them.
Pretty okay, far too long, no one needs 17 minute repetitive tracks.
I like The Who well enough, and this is a fine selection of their songs. I like the little bits of banter they have at times. I don't love this, but it was a pleasant time while it was playing.
It turns out that The Who put on a really good concert. The 25th anniversary edition of this album is a much better listening experience than the original release. The sound is much sharper and you can hear the audience and get a feel for the energy they provided.
Its good raucous energy!
Not just a greatest Hits style album as I feared The live element adds to it, sound is meatier and got a nice live feel. interactions with crowd push it up a level. Best Live one yet Id say.
Very good 70s rock
Yeah salright but the counts already be up themselves
One of the greatest live albums of all time especially the deluxe version with "Tommy" on disc 2. The drumming of Keith Moon keeped rolling on and could hear the echo's of Pete's guitar throughput the hall. Usually a bass guitar is hidden in the underneath in the beat, but here is up front and prominent. Like Roger Daltrey said, "Too much."
Минулого разу The Who отримали 2. Щось не думаю, що цей альбом значно кращий. Це виявився лайв. Стягнув два треки.
This is a wildly average live album. I have no idea why it's on this list. I can understand including a live album to represent what a band can do on stage, but this isn't the one I'd choose. There's nothing particularly bad about it, but there's also nothing that made me think, "Now this is why people consider this one of the great live albums." It just feels pretty ordinary. The Who have plenty of great material, but Live at Leeds did absolutely nothing to make me appreciate the band more.
Much higher energy and quality than the earlier studio albums. A lot of cool additions/improvisation. Even the worst songs on this album have their strong moments.
Classic Who Live Album. One of the best live albums i already own. 15 mins of My Generation / Medley is just an absolute audio orgasm.
Don’t like
Good album. It's quite interesting to hear live recordings.
Amo eles, poderosos dms!
Enjoyed this one a lot- has a bunch of the Who's early hits, and tons of energy and raw sound you expect from Rock music at that time.
The WHO were great live. PT rhythm playing is great
Hard to believe just how good this is. Keith Moon... come on
5 with a bullet!
People that don't like live albums.. something is wrong with them. Weird freaks. Put on Live At Leeds. Turn it up. Live life the way it's meant to be lived. This is organized chaos and it is beautiful. I also must add - the expanded edition from the 90s is the perfect version of this record. The original is too short, and the deluxe version with Tommy added sounds like shit. This is the sound of a band firing on all cylinders, and then stealing horsepower from every other band within a 1000 miles. Fuck yeah.
Amazing live album. Keith Moon at his crazy best!
Live performances can really be about the music in a way that a studio album can't quite compete with. I love hearing the musicians just cut loose on guitar or drums and it's always fun to hear the crowd. Feels a bit like time travel.
Pa ono, čak ni nije toliko grozno. Okej album. Može se lagano gruvati bez da postane predosadno, što ne mogu reći za većinu albuma na projektu. 3/5, 5/10
The Who - Live At Leeds Mer The Who, ja? Ok, Live At Leeds er liksom en av verdens beste liveplater, men er det egentlig live og er de egentlig i Leeds? Jeg veit ikke, men det jeg veit er at expanded-versjonen som ligger på Spotify både er bedre og dårligere enn originalutgivelsen. Bedre fordi det er mer av alt og man får mer følelsen av en faktisk konsert. Dårligere fordi det kanskje er litt mye av alt. Bedre fordi låtene som ble kutta til originalutgivelsen faktisk er skikkelig bra. Dårligere fordi… jeg veittafaen, jeg. Jeg liker plata for mye til å late som om det er to sider til dette her. Det er en av verdens beste liveplater. Jeg tror kanskje jeg synes det er den beste, selv om Bob Dylan Live 1966, “The Royal Albert Hall”-konserten, er heeelt der oppe den også. Og Live Seeds. Og Live At The Apollo. Og Kick Out The Jams. Og Johnny Cash At Folsom Prison. Og Sam Cooke Live At The Harlem Club 1963. Men Live At Leeds er best. 9/10
Øs-pøs angrep med gitar og rytmeseksjon. Øyeblikk som ikke kunne ha blitt gjenskapt i et studio, og på den måten rettferdiggjør konsertalbumet sin livsrett.
Blir litt for dumt å kopiere Motorpsycho så åpenbart og attpåtil rett og slett covre Young Man Blues. Makan! Helt grei plate, bra rytmeseksjon. Likte Tommy låtene best.
Ikke all verdens variasjon på originalversjonen med seks låter, men for en innsats og energi. På mange måter Tommys rake motsetning. Mange av de beste låtene ble utelatt, likevel funker det. En plate som er både enkel og uforståelig. Fascinerende greier.
The Who - Live At Leeds Eg har aldri vore noko tilhengar av liveplater. Med unntak av Neil Young si “Rust Never Sleeps” og noko Dylan-greier så høyrer eg eigentleg aldri på sånt. Desse er jo unntak fordi dei enten inneheld låtar som ikkje er utgitt tidlegare eller fordi tolkningane er så annleis at låtane blir som nye. Og jo, eg er heilt med på at desse innspelingane har bøttevis av puls, men eg vil liksom litt vidare kjenner eg. Og så må eg berre bruke anledninga til å sei at “My Generation” er ein heilt utruleg middelmådig låt, omdømet sitt tatt i betraktning. 5/10
Feels sort of cheap to put a live album on the list. Maybe to hear Keith Moon go fuckin bananas on the drums?
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
Enjoyed, especially hearing a raucous Leeds crowd which was a nice touch
This is a review of the 1970 release. 6 tracks, 37 minutes of live, guitar/bass/drums rock bliss. All you need for a first listen, and here's why. Lots of really "clever" reviewers on here. Live albums aren't a passing fad, and basically only started taking off in the mid-60s, but THIS was the one to really popularize the format. However, it was done very obvious reasons. First off, the Who themselves were at the time considered to be maybe the greatest live rock band playing at the time. Second, they weren't satisfied with their records overall, finding that the production took away from their signature sound, which live was bombastic, snotty, boisterous, and simply damn cool. Tommy was a huge hit, so they decided to do something different to showcase that. Finally, not everyone was able to see these bands in concert without traveling very far or being at the right place at the right time! This was a way to document that live sound. They decided to record a few concerts live, the first one at University of Leeds, and the second in Hull. The latter concert recording didn't work out as expected, but they had a ton of material from the Leeds show. The 1970 cut was approved by and narrowed down by Townsend. I had quite a lot of the Who records as a teenager, but I heard this one much later - to me, it was like listening to an entirely new band, though it was how they sounded all along. Rather than sticking to the hits, they did some awesome reworkings of blues cover tracks and some older tunes, with surprises. 3 covers, each one more badass than the last - listen to that blistering guitar/drum combo on "Young Man Blues", and listen to the lyrical content. The rage of being a young person today still rings true. As for the originals? "Substitute" is perfect bubblegum pop (with distortion!), "My Generation", maybe the most emblematic proto-punk song ever written, has a beautiful, surprising, intense medley showing where this band was continuing to evolve. Everything's here: beautiful melodic guitarwork, howls from Daltrey, metallic precision from Moon and Entwistle. "Magic Bus"? Love that noisy blues blast in the middle there. Quiet/loud/quiet dynamics in 1970! Unfortunately, none of the versions are perfect, and I've heard them all - either too disjointed or too long, but it sounds like they're having fun and working towards that huge sound that they would find on "Who's Next". I love how it sounds like they're playing right in front of you here, in your living room or garage. Imagine how that must have sounded to listeners in 1970. An essential classic - what a rock live album should be. 4.5 stars.
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
i don;t remember it now
I think they are better live
Not my speed but I can see why it's well liked.
First listen
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.
This is a great live album. It’s surprisingly clean quality as well given the time. Also quite funny to hear how almost polite the crowd is. There’s hits missing but The Who don’t miss on this one. It’s a great performance with great tracks. I don’t know enough about The Who to know if this is one of their iconic shows or not, it doesn’t quite feel it which is why I’m dropping to a four. Plus I don’t think live albums should always count in this bracket personally, as to me they’re two different things.
Not my favourite band. Just don’t get them.
listened to the extended '95 release. i liked this well enough but as with most live albums, this is probably essential listening for a big The Who fan but not for anyone else. highlights: young man blues, a quick one while he's away, shakin' all over, my generation, magic bus
Minus 2 stars due to paedo and racist banter.
Good as far as live albums go. Too few songs. Magic Bus is a plus.
I enjoy the raw sounds of live albums. I didn't know mostly all of these songs (besides My Generation and Magic Bus), but they were all good. 4.5/5 Favorite Songs: Heaven And Hell Young Man Blues Shakin' All Over My Generation Magic Bus
I hope I die before I get old
There are only two versions of this album on streaming, both with a ton of bonus tracks so I ultimately decided that nah, I’m just gonna listen to the songs that were on the original LP and call it a day. But what I heard was quite good indeed. Production-wise, this is just about as good as a live rock album can sound like while still sounding authentic and real, I'd say. The songs are, honestly, nothing that special to me, but I love when bands just jam away and let the songs live a bit live. It really is the kind of thing you see less and less these days, even in the more marginal corners of music, which is a shame.
Tämä on live-levyjen aatelia ja löytyy ainakin kahtena eri CD-versiona omasta hyllystä. Alkuperäistä vinyyliä ei valitettavasti löydy. Siinähän oli aika suppea otanta keikan materiaalista. Tupla CD, mikä sisältää Tommyn kokonaisuudessaan on ässä!
Not a huge fan of The Who but I thought this live album was pretty good! There were definitely a few anthems on this that got me hype
I didn’t really enjoy this
Previously unknown. OK.
Ignoring the very bloated re-issue/ special edition and listening to the original version at about 38 mins long, and I was reminded of what a great rock band The Who were. 6 great songs and 4 stars.
Pure by chance I listened to the expanded edition two days before this popped up in the generator. Decided to listen to the original edition for comparison. I find the shorter version much more refined. Still for an album often cited as one of the greatest live albums ever, many live albums I know beat this one. It's great music though.
The last 2 songs were realy enjoyable.
Excellent live album of a band at their peak. Top songs really well performed. Really enjoyed it.
Don't usually like live albums, however this album contained quite a few of classic tracks and they were performing brilliantly.
Du rock de l'époque, batteur au top
Sympa mais je préférerais voir le DVD live plutôt que de juste entendre
Je suis pas trop album live malheureusement je pense que j'aurais préféré la version studio
One of the best
I respect the who more than i love them
I don't think the live part adds much, and obviously the album does sound all over the place
Didn’t care for it.
I think I'm listening to the expanded edition, much longer than the standard track list. This is a solid live album. The production is pretty great - you can hear the different instruments and vocals clearly. I've never been the biggest Who guy and this doesn't include most of my favorite Who songs, so it'll likely end up pretty middling for me. Probably a straight 3.5 if we had half stars.
not my type of music tbh
Especially in the case of the 14-track version of this record, Live at Leeds is very arguably the greatest live album ever. Absolutely ferocious.
Live record, abnormally quiet intros and recorded talking segments. Impressive performance
What a fun romp this is. By far my favorite of The Who offerings I’ve had so far. Moon is all over the drum kit and relentless as usual. Must have been a blast to be there.
I have known about Live At Leeds for many years, through its hype as one of the greatest live rock records of all time. I’ve been nervous to listen to it because of that hype, as many similarly-hyped albums have ended up disappointing me through no fault of their own. Maybe it’s only because I came to it with this guarded mindset, but I do think this one lives up to its fearsome reputation! I love the mix; it’s clean enough that you’re free to concentrate on whatever instrument you like, and I love the drum sound in particular. It’s rather surprising to me as well that the ‘chaotic’ rock ’n roll energy has been so well-documented here, despite the technical precision of the recording; I would have expected that to undermine the rawness, but it doesn’t. The only complaint I have here is that it feels like a really odd track selection for a Who live album, even in 1970…there are so few normal Who songs on it! But they run so wild on the covers, particularly ‘Young Man Blues’, that I’m not bothered on a pure ‘entertainment’ level. This is a great one!
This kinda makes me feel like I'm in a sunny day car trip with friends
The who aren’t bad but live albums suck.
Another live album. It's The Who, and it's awesome, and therefore it gets 4 stars, but it's a live album and I'm not big on live albums.
I don’t want to listen to the who recorded in a studio, let alone fucking live
These dudes must have been super fun to see live at this time.
muy buenos
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
This album displays the unmatched power the Who had during this era. I used to listen to this concert from start to finish and the We're Not Gonna Take It/See Me Feel Me medley gets me every time. It's impossible to compare their studio albums to the live stuff and for that reason I totally get why this is album in on here.
It's not like it was bad, but definitely didn't feel relevant.
Oh what it would have been to experience them live and in their prime. As close as I'll ever get. Keith Moon as inspiration for Animal on the muppets really shines through on this album.
Hard rock.
I've never been super into The Who, but I enjoyed this a lot. 4/5.
Decent v
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
As a live album this was just fine, but The Who have overall aged pretty well compared to their contemporaries.
I’ve always felt that The Who were wildly overrated. The was fine though
I like The Who live, strips away all the unnecessary studio stuff and the convoluted and self-serious concept garbage. Plus the bass sounds thunderous
Amazing. Magic bus is a standout
One of the five best live albums ever recorded.
Pas fan. Un peu trop mou à mon goût. En plus c'était un live album.
Not entirely sure why live albums are on this list, but I think this one warrants its spot. I'll have to see if future albums deserve it over other studio albums with original songs. Anyways, loved the instrumentation on this, didn't understand a single word but it's fine. Favorite Track: My Generation (Live / Medley) - I love really long rock songs if they warrant their length by switching it up a bit every few minutes, and this one does.
One of those rare live albums that doesn't contain instantly memorable songs but moves along at breakneck pace to give you a feel for the ferocity of a Who live show. It’s super fast, gritty, and you can practically smell the amps smoking while Keith Moon goes absolutely wild on the drums. Even though it’s mostly covers and only has a few original hits like "My Generation," they really make every song their own. Stick to the original, shorter version of the album though, it skips the awkward stage talk and keeps the energy high from start to finish. It’s raw, messy, and a total blast.
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me gusta la música en vivo, agradable de escuchar
A pretty good live album! I wasnt blown away, but it was good.
Not terrible, but the fact it is a live album is kind of annoying to deal with
I do in fact really quite like The Who, even though I've found some of the studio albums on this list quite a hard retrospective listen; with accordingly harsh marks. This live set is where the band really make sense; the 'maximum R n' B' sound must have been spine-tingling to see live in this era. Really impressive performance. An absolutely massive sound for a student-union gig (or series of?). Must have been electrifying and must surely have blown a few minds (and eardrums). Also one of the very few occasions where a later, expanded edition actually makes perfect sense and it's probably an improvement. Fair play.
Not my favourite The Who album. It was fine, but I don't quite see why this live album was chosen?
Nice, crisp recording.
Not good
GREAT OPENING, substitute is SOOOO much FUN but after i'm a boy the album kinda fell off for me
This is a really good live album, but I just feel that live albums shouldn’t take up space on this list. Especially when there is such an underrepresentation of female fronted albums.
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.
The who?! Never 'eard of 'em! And I don't care much for live albums either. I guess they're from a time when you couldn't just watch random live clips online.
Top Tip: If you want to enjoy this, look up the track list to the original release in 1970 and listen to that, which is considerably shorter, cuts out the fluff and the reason this is so well loved to begin with. As soon as I skipped all those tracks this got a helluva lot better and I enjoyed it more than I thought.
decent rock. lacking something. prefer if it wasnt live
7.5/10
To be honest, and this is going to be quite probably an unpopular opinion... But, I didn't find this all that great. I've mentioned before how live albums aren't really my thing, and I think I just found this one a bit boring. Like I've said before, I'd much rather listen to a studio-recorded and mixed album than one that was recorded live. Everyone has different opinions on this, but I don't think I'm going to change my mind very easily on this. I enjoyed the medleys, as this was something different they had done to the original tracks. I also think, to be honest, to say this is live, the quality is really, really good. Other than that, I don't have too much to say about it. Favourite track: My Generation
I liked it, but I didn’t feel like you really got the live crowd energy.
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
One of the best and most iconic live albums out there. Really showcases the raw power of The Who in the early days. Keith Moon's druming and John Entwhistle's bass playing are absolutely insane. Could listen to this over and over (and have, I know nearly every word of this album by heart).
That guitar tone!!!
My Generation...It's so good.
Well that sure shows off the phenomenon The Who are. It must have been truly astounding to see them live.
The Who was a big part of the music of my childhood. They are clearly amazing musicians but I was just never that into them. I don't dislike The Who, but listening to this does not make me want to listen to more. "Substitute" is my favorite from this album.
I hadn't heard this live album before. I have given a lot of their records a spin throughout the years. This is a really great album; really fun to listen to, it must have been nuts to be there. You can hear the genesis of a lot of the rock to come in the 70s, right in here. Also, I think this version of The Magic Bus is the one played on my local classic rock station growing up, around when school got out every day. There is a deluxe edition of this with more material, I think I'll track it down.
Pretty much as good as you could expect a live album from 1970 to sound, although I'm sure I picked out a few overdubbed bits here and there. Pete Townshend is such an underrated guitarist, keeping everything locked down whilst Moon and Entwhistle embelish the crap out of everything, but showing some real chops of his own when given the chance.
Forgot I knew A Quick One, While He's Away. I like "I'm a Boy." More of a 3.5 if I could choose it.
Really good live album!
It just wasn't very good. Never been a Who fan.
has keith moon playing on the drums live (Entwistle underrated)
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.
Relisten
Listened previously. Expectations: High - Verdict: Masterpiece - Young Man's Blues rocks. Substitute rocks even harder, it's a masterpiece. Summertime Blues is great. The Who in full flow are absurdly good and this is full throttle. This version of My Generation with the parts from Tommy is absolutely amazing. Magic Bus is pure magic. It's a definitive live album. It's Live At Leeds.
Amazingly tight, even when they're jamming out. I cannot begin to imagine how loud and heavy it sounded in person.
Like the previous The Who album on the list (Tommy) this one is fun rock'n'roll, but ultimately just doesn't draw me in. Fairly unremarkable, and it being live was more a detriment than a plus.
Good album. However, I find it surprising that some people refer to this as the best live rock album ever. As far as I'm concerned, this is all about the medley in "My Generation". If not for this, I would give this 3 stars instead of 4. "Substitute" is also ok.
This is alright, and The Who are good But I'm rarely interested in live albums
I mean... this is one of my favorite albums. So. I'm always surprised at the number of covers here. Not that I'm complaining!
This is one of those records I can't possibly review with any objectivity. I've loved it for so long and through its many many many reissues that it's just part of the fabric of the universe. Still, I listen now, and it still thrills me, capturing The Who at their live peak. I listened to the 25th anniversary edition, but even in its original format, it's maximum r&b, as they say. It's worth noting that it sounds phenomenal, certainly one of the keys to its longevity
Pre Listen: First album from the Who, joy. I used to really enjoy The Who, but since then, I don't know how to explain it, I've gotten really tired of their sound. This will be their first album I've listened to in full in probably a decade. Lowish expectations, especially since I normally dislike Live recordings, but hoping to find maybe I don't dislike them as much as I remember. Listening to the original 1970 release. Notable Tracks: Young Man Blues - Ridiculously ironic song considering their generation grew up to hoard wealth and give even less to the young people of today, by almost every conceivable metric of capital. Fuck boomers lol. Shaking All Over - One from my playlist back in the day. Nostalgic. My Generation - Another certified classic, and one from my playlist that I've since removed. I think the reason I grew so tired of this song is the aforementioned irony on how *their* generation grew into one of the most problematic, disagreeable ones of all time. Post Listen: For a Live recording, it sure had better sound quality than most of it's contemporaries. A very well behaved live audience, or everyone's really far from the stage. I didn't hate it, it is still music from a band I used to adore at the end of the day. They're just too worn out for me to really get invested in. Like an old pair of sneakers that you don't want to wear anymore, I'm tired of the Who. 3/5
I’m not fond of live albums as a concept but I’ll admit they sounded fantastic here. Added a few of the songs from the lineup (their studio versions). This does make me wish I saw them live during their farewell tour when I had the chance. Oh well.
It was a perfectly fine live album as far as they go, and I like me some live albums as well, only I don’t really enjoy The Who’s music as much to enjoy a live album of their discography. Apart from that, it was all good.
The 1995 extended version with most of the tracks from the show is one of the best live albums ever along with Talking Heads' Stop Making Sense and Fishmans' 98.12.28 Otokotachi no Wakare imo.
Ok live thing, end was nice. 5/10
2hrs is 2 many. Weird mix. Maybe in the right context, but hardly an “album”, no?
Best so far, very fun and good storytelling
Great music but I'd prefer a studio album
I want to give it 4. I think it’s good. Just misses a 4.
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.
First live album on the list. Really incredible! It makes me get the who in a way I haven't before. The drums! The guitar! A lot of songs here i haven't heard. I'm a boy felt so current! The amazing journey sparks medley was a highlight for me!
Yikes! Well we had a five star yesterday... I suppose I couldn't ride that high forever. I've only heard Baba O'Reilly from this band before which I really loved! I think a part of me was hopeful this would be an enjoyable listen but the wiser part of me knew better. I've already had a live album from the 70s this week (two days ago in fact) and here we go again. That one was a two star and this one is worse... so yeah. There wasn't much further to fall, but Live At Leeds managed it. I don't love live albums unless I love the artist, and it can't be presumed you'll already love the artist with a project like this, as the point is being exposed to new music. All of this makes you think...why include a live album at all? The ones who love it will love it and the ones who don't are less likely to be converted - was there a point? I suppose if the LIVE part of the album is significant in some way - ie: they banter with the audience in a particularly endearing or relevant way, or perhaps if there is ONLY a live album to listen to and no studio recordings available but like... All we got from this live album is gross pedo stories about a girl guide , oh and racism too, 'a black raper' what the fuck??? Oh and apparently these two caricatures fornicate...wonderful. I'm liking The Who less and less by the moment. And I WANTED to like them going into this. This album achieved the exact opposite of it's goal. Don't include a live album of a band if their going to add a weird noncey song to their setlist half way through for... comedic value? Anyway, this did nothing for me, lyrically...sonically...emotionally...spiritually... The misogyny was as jarring as ever and I will happily never listen to this weird boring shite again.
Live at Leeds captures a confident and scarily proficient Who. The performances are electric, the banter is fun, and the recording is fantastic. The only thing holding it back is a setlist of questionable quality, but these things are subjective 🤷♂️
Highlights: I Can’t Explain, Young Man Blues, Substitute, Happy Jack, Amazing Journey/Sparks, Summertime Blues. 3.6
I also am not a massive fan of the who or live albums but thought this was quite good. It had a nice vintage raw sound and was quite light on the crowd noise.
I haven’t been that impressed by The Who but as live gigs go this seemed a great one. The music sounded crisp, the choice of songs was interesting and the banter was actually reasonably funny. A solid 4
good
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.
Absolutely bonkers good. Perhaps the best live rock album of all time? I have listened to this many times but was reminded how fantastic it is. The mix is terrific - bass tone is right up there alongside the guitar, drums are incredible, vocals are bang on, and, well, Pete's playing is at its peak.
Mehhhh
An amazing live album showing a band at their absolute peak. I don’t really have much critique to give and since this is my first Who album I realize some of my enjoyment was taken away just off the fact I didn’t know much of the songs before hand, but when you have rockers like the generation melody and young man blues it’s hard not to get sucked in. Fav tracks: heaven and hell, fortune teller, young man blues, substitute, I’m a boy, A quick one, while he’s away, and my generation
Prima. Maar boeit me verder niet.
nice drums
back to back The Who and it's a live album? that's it first album I'm skipping. Be grateful I listened to your other britslop
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.
Liked it, could study surprisingly well to it. Will have to listen to it again with full attention
I know that for many this is the holy grail of live rock albums, and the music warrants it. But is NO ONE ELSE annoyed by Roger’s between song narration!?!? Is this an episode of VH1 storytellers? The crowd seems to slow to a halt as well. Silence! But it still rocks hard. Listen to the extended versions available.
Selon moi un des meilleurs albums live de tous les temps.
The Who en grande forme! Maintenant je comprends le phénomène, tout se joue dans le live! J'ai même été pour la version extended, tant qu'à y être. Des belles guits distorsionnées, plein d'énergie, ça m'a plu! Quasiment le goût de retourner voir les 3 autres albums.
Comme Félix et moi on s'est dit, en Live on "catch" un peu plus la vibe des Who. Et on voit aussi la virtuosité de Keith Moon au drum
Ah, my nemesis, we meet at last, here you are – my least favourite album in my collection that I keep for “sentimental reasons” * – The Who – Live at Leeds – 3 STARS Playing side one, I will start off by saying that I am not the greatest fan of rock n roll. It feels like the dance music of its time, all that 12-bar blues can be a bit repetitive but done by the right people. i.e. the artists themselves, it can be vibrant. This just feels like poor cover versions to me. Then comes side two, I used to complain that Magic Bus feels like a 9-hour bartering session between two stoners about the titular “Magic Bus” (which in my head is always a Volkswagen minibus T2 painted purple with a daisy motif). But I have listened to it again and it is fantastic. So extra marks for this and My Generation. *One of the first albums I ever bought, found unironically in a bargain bin in Woolworths.
Live albums suck, sorry.
Good band but there’s too many Who albums on the list. Some interesting covers but the live album seemed unnecessary.
Good rock album with some untypical solos by Townshend, sounding more like Hendrix at times. Not sure it deserves its label as the best live rock album of all time, there are some serious contenders for that title but it’s pretty good. 4
Fun listen
Not even the biggest Who fan, but this was great.
Solid live album. The quality of the recording and the actual musicianship is very good, blows modern live music out of the water. Songs themselves were not that interesting but an enjoyable listen overall.
Awesome
The Who is great, but again I feel like I don't need to hear so many live albums. The drumming was tight tho!!
classic but not my style
Decent album!
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’