First time hearing The Who "Eminence Front" Reaction | Asia and BJ

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[@DanielFrost21]

The bass line is insane.

[@mneugent7658]

Trying to watch Entwistle's fingers can toss a brain into a seizure like back when kids would play pac-man for hours on end.

[@JohnsonTheReal]

@@mneugent7658 Don’t want to be the kill joy but this bass part really isnt all that impressive or difficult. Definitely extremely funky!

[@mneugent7658]

@@JohnsonTheReal I was referring to watching Entwistle in general. There obviously is no video footage of Entwistle in this reaction.

[@CHAUNCEY.GARDNER.]

@@JohnsonTheReal Lemmy and Geddy said the same thing about the OX,they loved his playing because he was BUSY,he took a basic line a funked it up and some spice,The Real Me,is just plain of the charts playing.

[@chopperdeath]

This is a vibe song.

[@detomaso_6235]

Arguably their most epic song that you haven't done yet is "Love Reign O'er Me." Roger Daltrey's vocals are incredible on it.

[@scottNNJ]

The piano intro on that song is incredible as well.

[@scottlaughlin9897]

My fav. Hands down!

[@markdraine3571]

Agreed..Glad you mentioned it. I've thought about them that as well...Cannot do them all, but they want to hit that one for sure.. Maybe some early Who , as well, such as Can't Explain and I Can See For Miles .

[@joelliebler5690]

Oh so true.

[@afficial83]

thought pete sang that one?

[@ericsmith6615]

Wife here..My very favorite song from the Who..The instrumentation of this song is off the chain!!! Interesting fact: This was toward the end of their career toogether..But.., they would still come together to put on an amazing concert.."Imminent front" "a put on" FOR the fans...Notice in the end of this video they all ignore each other and get into separate cars to leave their concert..And Yes Asia ..,the funk of this song is 🔥FIRE!! And..BJ..You're so on point....Yes

[@bobschenkel7921]

One of the rare WHO songs where Pete Townsend takes the lead vocal, and Roger Daltry just does some backups, and actually does some rhythm guitar work on the song. The album was called "It's Hard", I think, because they were trying to still be The WHO without Keith Moon. Replacement Drummer Kenny Jones was a good professional drummer, but he was not Keith Moon, nobody else is or ever will be. I did see The WHO on this tour, and the show was awesome, but again, no Moon. The Eminence Front is all about the false fronts people put up, especially in the showbiz world, and how they are hiding their true selves for a public personna.

[@jhamler1]

It makes you wonder, though. Keith Moon was inimitable, of course, but we'll never know how this song would've sounded with him on the skins. Or vice versa for all their other hits. It makes you realize how important the drums/rhythm section are to a tune. Perhaps the MOST important aspect/foundation of modern music when you really stop and analyze it.

[@MaverickSolo_115]

It’s not often you heard a Who track with Townsend on the vocals, but when he stepped up. You knew he was gonna blow you away. The greatest band to come out of West London. No questions asked, no quarter given.

[@blauer2551]

Didn’t Pete write this song?

[@bobschenkel7921]

@@blauer2551 Sure, he wrote most of them.

[@robertbreedon9137]

Saw them Dec 17, 1982 Maple Leaf Gardens Toronto, Canada I was 15yrs old only time I ever seen them live. This concert was broadcast live across Canada and United States it was also recorded for a double live album.

[@surlechapeau]

Asia & BJ, you'll love their "5:15" and "Love, Reign o'er Me" !!

[@Incomudro1963]

The bass line and snare are fantastic.

[@jimfreeman2640]

Entwistle's bass in this song always gets me... Pete Townsend was doing some solo stuff around this time, with a similar sound.... You should check out "Give Blood", the live version with David Gilmour...

[@alexdrummer2175]

Yes! Give Blood "live" is amazing. Simon Phillips is a beast on drums!👍

[@jimfreeman2640]

@@alexdrummer2175 Every time I watch it I wish they would show more of Simon... He definitely kills it....

[@joelliebler5690]

Yes some good solo songs by Pete.

[@stewpot6998]

White City Fighting is the same song as Hope by Roy Harper and Jimmy Page. Same music different use. David Gilmour wrote it.

[@notgivennotgiven7776]

Yeah, Give Blood live is awesome

[@jeffrobar4055]

Entwistle's bass on this song is phenomenal, basically like everything he does.

[@petervandervlies6427]

My nr1 rockband. Saw them first time in Amsterdam, back in 1972. Best and loudest sound i've ever heard. Fan for life. Check out the LIVE AT LEEDS album,please. Still one of the best live albums ever. Great reaction 👍 👊❤😁from Holland

[@musicairplanes4884]

I can relate. They were my first concert in 1967 at the Hollywood Bowl along with The Association, Sopwith Camel, The Everly Brothers and The Animals. The Who headlined and broke up their instruments at the end of the show. After that I was totally hooked on live music. I am now 71 and still going to concerts.

[@petervandervlies6427]

@@musicairplanes4884 great, i still go to concerts too Four weeks ago i went to a Genesis concert in Amsterdam, with my daughter. Funny to see all the wheelchaires and walkers 😁👨‍🦼🧑‍🦯 1967 i was 12 years old, a little young for a big concert. Thank you for your reaction, Greetings from the Netherlands 👊😁👍

[@ugadawgs1990]

Loudest band is Spinal Täp, but The Who are a close #2.

[@petervandervlies6427]

@@ugadawgs1990 Spinal Tap's amps go up to eleven, that is verry loud 🤣🤣👍👊

[@debjorgo]

To me, certainly up there in the Who's top 5. Eminence Front, it's a put on. You're putting on airs, pretending you are something you are not. And you are hiding who you really are at the same time. I always thought this should had been a CSI theme song too. "Dress yourself to KILL!"

[@MaverickSolo_115]

They were going to make a CSI London and this would have been the theme song.

[@patjackson8649]

Townshend is an underrated guitarist who rarely tops "expert" lists. Honestly, this intro guitar solo is so brilliant. It almost talks you into the feel, the anger, of the song before you hear a word. One of my favourite songs from one of my favourite bands. Really glad to see you enjoying it - ah! I was typing this during the intro and then you said what I was thinking :)

[@markallan5484]

Pete is a not a string-bending technique wizard, but he is brainy, passionate and inventive. That's a winning combo for me.

[@patjackson8649]

@@markallan5484 my favourite guitarist is Graham Coxon and you can see Pete's influence in how Graham plays; he has the same qualities. Extremely intuitive, individual, and dedicated to ensuring his playing is enhancing the feeling of the song more than showcasing his own skills (at least when he's with Blur)

[@AsiaandBJ]

Rock on!

[@sourdiesel9193]

that's because Townsend will tell you he the greatest, while shitting on everyone else ! Pompous Ass

[@Citizenesse8]

I know people have interesting thoughts on whether or not this is hardcore The Who but I love this song. You got to listen carefully to the words because as funky as the beat is, it's saying something really important. Glad you guys are really enjoyed it.

[@jeffjones6221]

Even as an 80's tune, this one still hung onto some 70s roots of the band.

[@jeffjones6221]

@@dolfin9879 yes a bit of a muff...and I'm old and should know better! I've listened to all of it, mostly in the 70s as a 10 to 18 yr old...they were a ground shaping band.

[@elegantirony78]

Eminence: a position of prominence or superiority. 2 : one that is eminent, prominent, or lofty: such as. a : a person of high rank or attainments -often used as a title for a cardinal. b : a natural elevation. So he is saying that these displays of power are a front or a put on.

[@centuryrox]

This is one of those songs you play driving down the main drag of your city, 15 mph, windows down, at volume 10, on a warm summer night, as you take in the sights and smells of the city...and occasionally yelling "it's an eminence front!".

[@mattgarfinkle978]

🎯🎯🎯

[@redplanet9162]

Or cruising a big ass smooth highway like the Belt parkway in Brooklyn autumn evening windows down music pumping

[@raymondreid4987]

This bass player John Entwistle is one of the main reasons for picking up the bass. He stands like a statue but his fingers are constantly hitting theses flawless runs that just adds to Pete Townshend's lead work and Rodger Daltrey's rhythm work.

[@daleburkett4141]

John Entwistle drove this song with his bass riffs and driving bass. Long live Thunderfingers!!

[@chuckconner3694]

Saw them in Lexington, KY in 1982 when they were supporting this song/album on Tour. It was their "farewell" tour and an awesome show. The funny thing is, they still tour today!

[@Wrangzilla]

Sometimes goodbyes take awhile….. lol

[@RandyHall324]

Ha! Similar story - saw them in 1989 for their 25th Anniversary Tour. Thought that was the end of their touring. Hell, the T-shirt I bought at that show is even older than that. It still fits - kinda.

[@wayne8498]

Didn't realize how good this was till I got older. Good choice, good ear.

[@abc456f]

This is my ring tone!!!! Great song.

[@MrJoseph6119]

This song just kicks butt! Love me some WHO! enjoy!

[@krisdoggett483]

Love this song. Check out their songs "Bargain", "The Seeker", "Can You See the Real Me", and "This Song Is Over". The Who rock🤘

[@peteseegiii3201]

BJ's face froze when that bass first hit em. You know how you say, "Dude be frontin'."? That's what he's talking about. It's a front. A put on. A facade. An image. The things people hide behind.

[@andytraiger4079]

Well said! When this song first started playing on the radio I was a kid. I asked my mother what "eminence front" meant. She thought for a bit, and then even though she never heard the song she responded "It's a put on." Not knowing what a "a put on" meant I was completely confused how she had guessed the next lyrics to a song she never heard before!

[@mikeg.4211]

It's not about forgetting people. It's about rich and famous people to using distractions to forget that they are hiding from their personal problems and from fear of death.

[@chrisa4695]

Their best song of the 80’s. Also their funkiest. This song features Pete Townshend on lead vocals and Roger Daltrey on rhythm guitar.

[@IZZY_EDIBLE]

Drinking game for this channel: 1 sip every time Asia laughs. 1 gulp every time B.J. says, "In regards to. . ." I can personally get through about 3 & ⅔ reactions before I'm completely hammered. Cheers!

[@joekuul8769]

I always loved the video for this song, for some reason. Just the band members showing up at a gig, setting up, etc.

[@iliketowatch.]

In the song, Townshend sings about the delusions and drug use of the wealthy and hedonistic. The lyrics describe a party in which people hide from their problems behind a façade. Townshend has introduced the song in live performances with: "This song is about what happens when you take too much white powder; it's called 'Eminence Front'". -Wikipedia The Who's lyrics usually work on several levels at once. (This song is a good example of that; "party" is used to mean a festive gathering of people and also a political party.) A lot of their songs are hard for non-Brits to understand because they are about British politics and society.

[@rullvox5912]

They were such an influential and eclectic band, and the bassist, John Entwistle, would hold the individual notes longer and with more resonance than other bassists did.

[@theheepster]

A totally atypical sound for The Who, but so great and very underrated. The Who could also do funky stuff. Love it. IMO one of the best Bands in Music History.

[@keithosmond5730]

Always liked this song. I thought it was hilarious when GMC used it a few years ago in their ads - clearly they paid no attention to the lyrics. It's almost as ridiculous as the time Kraft used the song Psychotic Reaction as the music for a Kraft Dinner ad.

[@bigbow62]

This one has Peter Townsend (lead guitar) singing this classic 🎤 😎 🎸

[@kdbadk]

The beat drops HARD in this one. 👍

[@jimbessett2392]

BJ you were asking what Eminence Front meant, this will give you an idea; A song by the rock group The Who about the facade one erects, or the pose one assumes, whether from pride, arrogance, insecurity or some other motive, in order to conceal his or her identity or essential self. The song lists various happenings, the pursuit or occurrence of which causes us to forget that we conceal ourselves as such. Eminence fronters: Name-droppers, power trippers, title proclaimers, bling wearers, etc.

[@davidsmith5899]

John Entwistle was one of the greatest bass guitarists in rock history......Pete Townshend also a brilliant lead guitarist

[@debraconaway6763]

Must hear " .magic bus " the who live at leeds. You will totally dig it! I saw then in 1974..I think my ears are still ringing!

[@debraconaway6763]

Excellent jam "live at leeds magic bus!:

[@suzanneanderson6921]

Yeah, that intro is bomb! And the bass....!Great song!

[@robertreyna3913]

Can't believe BJ did not notice that this is the song the Dallas Mavericks come out on court to for years

[@levpoplow7354]

Thank you for reacting to this song! I haven't heard it in a long time and had almost forgotten how great it is. The way the sounds are layered it's one of the most "musical" Who songs

[@ralphfiligenzi6180]

This is one of those songs that puts you in kind of a trance with the repetitious music and you just roll with the flow, great stuff.

[@kathleenarchacki7875]

Great group..Great song. These years were unbelievable with the talent of our musicians

[@sportslife5129]

The irony is that the Dallas Mavericks use this song for their starting lineup introductions.

[@noneyabiz8225]

I will never forget hearing this song for the first time. Was 1988 and was driving a 5.0 mustang coupe on the beltway of Washington DC around 2 in the morning. Was passing people like they were sitting still. On the rock station, DC/101

[@tommaxfield6039]

Love hearing the guitar solo at the beginning of the song.......Amazing song by a great band!

[@jax4538]

“They already had you invested in the song”… bj I’m a journalist at a daily newspaper. You really should start writing reviews. That line is classic. Contact me please.

[@TheMkamix]

That guitar and the heavy base in this song are fantastic.

[@F3502000]

This is one of my absolute favorites from back in the early MTV days!

[@easyrolling]

This was a major musical change for The Who . The end of the disco era. , they touched on it with a little groove. Their best song of the 80s as they fizzled out as a band as the decade wore on. Townsend on lead vocals.. Try Give Blood as others suggested. Super reaction..

[@somersetcace1]

I love Pete Townsends explanation of this song. "Eminence Front" was written around a chord progression I discovered on my faithful Yamaha E70 organ. I hesitate to try to explain what it was about. It's clearly about the absurdity of drug-fueled grandiosity, but whether I was pointing the finger at myself or at the cocaine dealers of Miami Beach is hard to recall."

[@Agg1E91]

Just hit me: Wow! 40 years ago!

[@evanmiller7795]

"Come and join the party. Dress to kill." The lyrics in this song are so cool

[@TheCornishCockney]

Funky as this is,the live version is such a blast.

[@alexwimmer3389]

Thanx to Asia & BJ. This is one of those songs that needs no introduction, just listen and fly...................

[@raymondreid4987]

The master John Entwistle, Thunder Fingers ⛈ this song has one of the best lead bass that just builds.

[@jeremygray1331]

This song has more of a groove than most all Who songs. I always think of it as a Pete solo offering backed up by his Who mates. Indeed some of my Who purists friends dislike it. I love it.

[@chrisa4695]

I love it and agree with everything you said. Given that Townshend wrote all The Who songs, I believe it was conceived for his solo album.

[@senseandsensibility3636]

My favorite WHO song…Rock + Funk = Perfection. It’s a great groove, right? Great reaction…thanks! :)

[@dnnymitc]

This has been the intro song for the Dallas mavericks just about since Cuban bought the team.

[@rickmenasco322]

And BJ's wearing a Mavs cap too!

[@brycehongola2425]

It’s one of those songs that is eternal in its beat and quality ☮️🌵

[@donaldshaffer9275]

Pete Townsend was a genius utilizing the synthesizer in its earliest generation of technology

[@bapc3billneeley]

I love watching people react to great music they were never going to hear!

[@tbnobs]

There is something for everyone in this song a brilliant performance

[@162berto]

Loved that you guys did this song But you missed an opportunity to see them really bring the FUNK live with the video of their Toronto December 17th 1982 performance The really bring ALL THE SMOKE with the lyrics Where the guitarist Pete Townsend takes lead vocals and tears it up with his guitar The song’s about wealthy people with power make decision that negatively affect those without money or power while they enjoy their wealth and power Even though their decisions can mean life or death for the powerless Townsend at one point changes the lyrics to come and join our party dress to F@&king KILL And and after saying It’s a put on he screams Bull 💩 Bull💩!!! To make the point Check it out but make sure the video is of the Toronto Dec 17th performance You folks are the best and most intelligent mature reactors out there🔥🔥✊🏿🔥🔥

[@chrisa4695]

Great performance. I’ve seen it.

[@Stephenconder]

Pete Townsend is a very underestimated lead vocalist. He usually lets Roger belt his lyrics out .It’s nice when it’s straight from the horse’s mouth . The Ox kicking a nice bass line and Kenny doing his best

[@nthdegree1269]

good point...the first time I really got.. Don't Get Fooled Again was just him with the acoustic guitar 1979.

[@greeneyesinfl9954]

There is an old TV show called Name That Tune, Asia reminded me of it. I can name that tune in two notes.....

[@tamelahardyman1876]

This particular WHO song takes me thru the journey of my 61 years....

[@markallan5484]

I love writers who say a lot in few words. "I would have written you a shorter letter but I didn't have time" is a well-known Mark Twain quote. Laid-back jazzman Mose Allison (also a favourite of Pete Townshend) is a songwriter whose lyrics personify economy. "Sun shines; people forget" are four of the most impactful words ever set to music.

[@chicagocubs71]

Asia & BJ, the first time I ever heard of Eminence Front was on the TV show called Miami Vice on one of their episodes they used that song. Check it out, I put it on ur show.

[@therealmillerman]

To me the lyrics are throw aways. The reason I love this song is the groove laid down by John Entwistle on bass and Kenney Jones on drums.

[@dianesaienni5466]

"Eminence noun 1 the quality of being famous and respected in a particular area of activity. 2 an important or distinguished person.

[@holdtightadele8017]

Only John Entwistle can make such a simple baseline sound so amazing.

[@mikeferris408]

This song n "you better, you bet" are my favorite! O.... n "behind blue eyes"

[@tammydean3003]

One of my favorites with Pete Townsend doing the lead vocals. ❤

[@nostalga44jo]

The WHO has a massive catalog!

[@markriobr]

Always been a Who big fan , was living in L A when they had a concert at The Coliseum . Was October 1982 and was right after they released this album . They played 3 songs , was already on cloud 9 when that one began . From the first note I knew was from the new record , and I was dancing even before the intro solo . When Pete start singing my mind had already explode and became my favorite Who song . Had all their songs in mind and Love reign on me was no longer my favorite . When the concert was over first record store I saw on the way back home bought the album and the K 7 . Got in the car put it on , volume all the way up and was one of the best time I had driving a car

[@cadleo]

Good song. Their earlier stuff is incredible

[@SweetThing]

Eminence Front: Name-droppers, power trippers, title proclaimers, bling wearers, etc.

[@NebulizerChi]

Standout track from an otherwise lacking album ---indelible riff, solid groove, nice bridge...really holds up well now 40(!) years later

[@bobkennedy5585]

Always one of my favorites from them. It modernized them in my mind.

[@dragonfire1842]

Love this song! Still on my playlist.

[@patdonnelly9392]

Oh Yes! Haven't heard this in forever..This sends me right back to '82.I was 20 yrs. old, from Jersey living in Ca. and everything, especially the music, was cool and alive!! I'm 60 now, and tho the word is a big fat mess ..I'm glad I still find that spark of excitement in some things that I had back then.

[@BiggestMikey]

Grand Theft Auto San Andreas put me on to SO MANY JAMS back in the day! This was one of them life-altering joints...running away from the cops 🤣

[@hampyonce]

About 20 years ago, I was out galavanting with a set of twins, about 12 years younger than I am, and this song came on the radio. They were jamming hard and wondered aloud who sang this song. I said "Who". They said "what". They refused to believe it.

[@bocajarro]

Funny that BJ has a Dallas Mavericks cap and this is the song the Dallas Mavericks use to introduce its players at home games.

[@tomscott3]

Right on, bro and sis! That's my theme song right there! Used to play it once a day, every day, on the way to school/work. Best song ever written: the lead-in, the vocals, Pete's guitar work, the lyrics.....everything. Many things in life really _are_ an eminence front. They've done a live orchestral version with the NY Symphony Orchestra that's killer too, if you can find it. The guitar intro _and_ the outtro are unsurpassed. Pete puts so many half and full rests into the last 4 measures, it's extremely tough to play. The meaning in this tune is so deep on so many levels. Our legal system is the epitome of an "eminence front." Very Best Regards, Tom Scott Author ● Speaker ● World's Leading Expert on the Corrupt U.S. Legal System _Our American Injustice System_ _Stack the Legal Odds in Your Favor_

[@davidboivin7996]

Another great Who song with a funky vibe is Magic Bus the Live At Leeds version.

[@johntarnowski9086]

Greatest Rock Band Ever 🤘 😎 🤘

[@mztweety1374]

Saw them at work in 2019(?) now this song is in my playlist

[@jeraldkimball494]

The Who was one the best rock groups of all times in my opinion. This was my jams growing up. I was always listening to them.

[@ravishingrickrude3721]

BJ rockin the Mavs fitted and eminence front the music the Mavs use for the starting lineup intro. Coincidental as hell

[@mumuspain2086]

My childhood was flying a helicopter around San Andreas listening to this song!

[@michaelblaydes2259]

The Mavericks use this song to introduce the team every game, and they've been using it since Cuban bought the team in 2000.

[@johnroberts5637]

John Entwhistle earning his "Thunderfingers" nickname on this one. RIP to one of the baddest men to ever strap on a bass.

[@joelliebler5690]

Great tune and a change in style just as the’80’s we’re kicking off!

[@rullmourn1142]

"Eminence" is high power or fame, so an "Eminence Front" is the illusion of such, as Pete Townshend indicates with the line, "It's a put-on." He said the song is about "the absurdity of drug-fueled grandiosity," possibly related to the Ativan detox program he went through shortly before writing the song.

[@greetingz1540]

This is the song that the Dallas Mavericks used during there Championship run in 2011

[@kdcustomwoodworking]

I think you have to watch the song live from Toronto to really see how good the Who were live . I was at the concrete in 82 in Toronto the sound would split you in half the Who never did thing half ass.Pete was getting sober this is only a couple of year after Moon OD .Pete reliazed life was more important not the fake fame . That concrete in Toronto was supposed to be the last concert of the WHO they wanted to leave on top.

[@markwilliams5606]

Groove 🎸🎶🎶🎶🇬🇧

[@craigmarkowski7156]

The very very beginning of this song sounds exactly like a song titled (Fool if you think it's over) by Chris Rhea , It's Identical !

[@jonstein9200]

My favorite who song . Reminds me of the pilot of Entourage when they are rolling up to premiere

[@mrcoldshower2823]

How TRUE this song is; people put on .... They really jam live. I was a bartender at a sports arena in college and got to see the tail end of their concert; it was sold out. The staff commented at how polite the band was to everybody. Now their fans, lets say they are different, don't get me started. LOL