Drummer reacts to "My Generation" (Live on the Smothers Brothers) by The Who

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@davescurry69 9 ай бұрын

The destruction was planned but the explosion was planned by Keith alone. Unbeknownst to everyone else, he loaded his bass drums with explosives before the show and you saw the result. A piece of one of his cymbals ended up in his leg and the explosion sent him flying off the drum riser, lol. It remains the most incredible TV performance of all time.

@sirslice7531 9 ай бұрын

And Pete is still impacted by Keith's explosion.

@sib183 8 ай бұрын

keith bribed the stage hand to include more black powder for the show ender, i think it was 10 times the amount originally planned. this based on what books have told me, but i don't have the titles at my fingertips.

@robertsaul234 9 ай бұрын

The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour was the #1 show in America when it was canceled due to it's lampooning of the government and replaced by Hee Haw. This clip is from the great documentary on The Who called "The Kids are Alright". RIP Mooney, The Ox, and Tommy Smothers.

@CliffordLake 9 ай бұрын

Pete experienced hearing loss because of this.

@dougj7295 9 ай бұрын

Glad you go to this. Keith Moon was a true madman. Townsend said the prank started the loss of hearing in one of his ears.

@michaelgray4964 9 ай бұрын

Without telling anyone else, Keith packed his bass drum full of flash powder and set it off. Unfortunately he misjudged how much was needed and you see the result. The Smothers Brothers were a former folk act who had a variety show. They were what passed for liberal TV in the late 60's - they were doing marijuana jokes long before television censors were ready for that. This was a legendary performance. The production title is because this clip was the opening scene of a Who documentary called "The Kids Are Alright", which is full of rare clips, well worth tracking it down and watching it.

@beatmet2355 9 ай бұрын

The whole movie this is from should be reacted to. It’s exciting, musically and also hilarious.

@NancyMoran-r3b 9 ай бұрын

That’s Tommy Smothers. It’s the Smothers Brothers variety show. They were two funny guys . Dick Smothers is the straight guy and Tommy is the goofy one. Their show was taken off the air because their humor started including criticism of the Vietnam war. They pushed the envelope like most other entertainers did not want to.

@MikeOstrowski-iq8wf 9 ай бұрын

Legendary, nobody destroyed their equipment on stage on live tv before this !! …….you got to check out “My Generation “ (Live at Leeds) !!

@bobschenkel7921 9 ай бұрын

This is the first scene in the movie "The Kids Are Alright", a really cool film about the early part of The WHO's career. Many clips of deep cuts like "Pictures Of Lily" and "Happy Jack". You can see Pete fingering his ear, because it was the beginning of his going deaf. Thanks Keith, you can call me John.

@patrickcadge-moore6916 9 ай бұрын

The Smothers Brothers also debuted Mason William's "Classical Gas" that was backed by a kaleidoscopic visual of hundreds of classical paintings and which as far as I know, has never been rebroadcast because they didn't have the rights to any of those images. Blew my mind as a little kid

@chrisowoc3463 8 ай бұрын

The WHO ARE LEGENDARY FOR SMASHING EVERYTHING ON STAGE EVERY PERFORMANCE

@rydelldownward7808 9 ай бұрын

I love how they totally aren’t taking the lip synch seriously. There are times when neither Keith nor Pete are playing what we’re hearing. It looks like they pre-recorded a “live” track.

@stevenspringer1599 9 ай бұрын

I got to see them on tour with 'Blue Cheer' and both bands were dressed like that and both did their versions of Summertime Blues...good times

@lordbyron6293 9 ай бұрын

Blue Cheer's version of Summertime Blues is excellent...I like it even better than The Who's version.

@bostonwhofan 9 ай бұрын

While Pete's hair was still smoldering, Keith Moon was laying on the floor in front of his drum kit. Keith's leg got cut from shrapnel flying off the exploding drum. Bette Davis was also a guest on the Smothers Brothers show that night, and supposedly she fainted from fear when the explosion happened.

@Gravel-Idle 9 ай бұрын

As others have said they had a plan for a small explosive charge in the bass drum for a bang at the end but Keith persuaded the effects man to put in way more than was sensible ending up with the resultant explosion and injuries. You can see from Pete’s hair and dazed look that he was really close to it when it went off.

@frankyrubful 17 күн бұрын

I was lucky enough to see the Who in 1968. At the end of the show they smashed all their equipment and there were explosions etc ,,, I them saw the stage version of Tommy with Roger as Tommy and Keith as Uncle Ernie, then in 1973 when they presented Quadrophenia for the first time. Lastly in 2009. Love ‘em all

@genegarrett3372 9 ай бұрын

I watched this show.

@timholder6825 9 ай бұрын

The drums were meant to explode in the finale, but not like that. Keith got the special effects guy drunk and persuaded him to pack 10x the flash powder into the squib. Pete's hair was set on fire, he suffered permanent hearing damage and Keith got a hit and cut by a shard of cymbal when one of them shattered. They didn't call him Moon the Loon for nothing.

@scottgelb2650 9 ай бұрын

The Who holds the Guinness World Record for the loudest band, reaching 126 decibels (dB) during a concert at The Valley in London on May 31, 1976. This was measured 32 meters (105 feet) from the speakers and is roughly equivalent to the noise a snowmobile makes. The Who's performance beat Deep Purple's previous record of 117 dB, set in 1972 at the London Rainbow Theatre. However, Guinness later canceled loudness as a measure of achievement to protect music fans' hearing. Its

@Peejay1966 9 ай бұрын

Ah, this is also the opening scene of the wonderful documentary The Kids Are Alright. The A Quick One (While He's Away) live performance you watched recently is also in this, as are Won't Get Fooled Again and Baba O'Riley from Shepperton Studios. It's a funny and thrilling documentary.

@MaddyN999 9 ай бұрын

Please hit “Don’t get fooled again”Live at Shepperton Studios

@tommelle5074 9 ай бұрын

I believe that was the last performance with the Who before his death!

@DENVEROUTDOORMAN 9 ай бұрын

Yup gotta do that...Don't know why wimpy boys always just request the studio version

@ignatzmuskrat3000 9 ай бұрын

Pete said that explosion wrecked his hearing more than two decades of loud gigs did.

@Jude_196 9 ай бұрын

Planned ONLY by KEITH!! Knew you weren't ready for it....none of us were, either! LOVED The Smothers Brothers Show! THANKS, LEE!

@johntarnowski9086 9 ай бұрын

Greatest rock band ever

@NigelOrmsvik 9 ай бұрын

I saw them at the Guildford Surrey England University in I think 74, a friend of mine was a roadie and got me in on stage about 40 feet from Pete. People 3 miles away complained about the noise that night, and I lost my hearing for 2 weeks. Now have severe Tinnitus, but would experience it all again no hesitation.

@Beatlejamie 9 ай бұрын

Apparently, at different times, two members of The Who added to the recommended amount of explosives in the drum kit (not knowing the other had done it). Watch again and you’ll see shrapnel from Keith’s cymbol hit him in the arm and injure him quite badly. You can see him grab his arm just after the explosion.

@pierretoureille7359 9 ай бұрын

"What the fuck just happened?" was not an uncommon question from folks seeing the early Who for the first time.

@shemanic1 9 ай бұрын

A Wonderful Performance.

@TTM9691 9 ай бұрын

Right on! Love The Who! I'm sure you can tell that this was a mimed performance (with live vocals), but The Who are such amazing performers that it doesn't matter (and of course the infamous explosion!). That's the beginning of a FANTASTIC movie, "The Kids Are Alright" which is just a compilation of incredible live clips. You can literally just work your way through that movie for reactions! Keith (and Pete) are incredible in all of 'em. An incredible version of "Young Man Blues" from the London Coliseum is in that movie.

@hugh8329 8 ай бұрын

Punk before punk, except these guys could actually play.

@alrivers2297 9 ай бұрын

Yeah that wasn't planned except by Keith. The funniest part is Pete's hair sticking up and Roger laughing his ass off. If you notice after the explosion Keith immediately runs off because a shard of metal went into his arm. Crazy stuff 😂

@mijmijrm 4 ай бұрын

this clip was taken from the intro to a movie documentary about the History of the Who called: The Kids Are Alright. ps: my favourite Who track = Waspman (1972 written by Keith Moon), the flipside to the single: Relay.

@j.jennings1722 9 ай бұрын

As a kid in the '60s, I remember watching this episode as it aired for the first time on a black & white TV, and I thought it was the wildest thing I had ever seen that wasn't in a movie or on the news. It was shocking to watch, but I also thought it was rebellious and cool AF. What a trip! ❤✌

@MrsRosencranz1 7 ай бұрын

The folks in the booth said that the glass actually bowed when the explosion went off. There were dampeners on the mikes so we didn't get the sound of explosion quite like they did in the studio. Dickie was standing with Bette Davis off-screen and when it went off she dropped the ciggie she was smoking, snuffed it out with her foot and said. "Well that was a big bang!!" Dickie had to get on the platform and then take control of the show.

@nikosalmpanis-ty3jt 9 ай бұрын

The start of film"The kids are alright".

@Wizardjudge 5 ай бұрын

That explosion is what Pete claims began his battle with tinnitus.

@damonhines8187 9 ай бұрын

The Smothers Brothers had a half-hour sitcom before their variety show, featuring Tommy's tag-line "Mom always liked you better", addressed to brother Dick, the straight man and bassist of the duo. Tommy Smothers also played on John Lennon's 'Give Peace A Chance', recorded in a Montreal hotel room during John and Yoko's honeymoon bed-in for peace.

@rydelldownward7808 9 ай бұрын

Check out “The Real Me” and “Love Reign O’er Me” - the beginning and the end of the epic Quadrophenia.

@yenlard6683 9 ай бұрын

Whole album is needed.

@BertJamesMcKinney 9 ай бұрын

Keith and the props guy were drinking together. Watch John protect his bass from the blast.

@MrGb1965 8 ай бұрын

I believe this cut was recorded in an L.A. studio. Excellent version.

@yenlard6683 9 ай бұрын

You really need to check out the documentary “The Kids are Alright” It’s definitely worth it. Also the My Generation medley from Pontiac Silverdome in 75. Epic

@tommelle5074 9 ай бұрын

More collection of awesome clips than a documentary. I had the soundtrack to it on vinyl since its released the DVD with bonus tracks, one with a camera on John for a whole song. John does not like to draw attention to him while playing. Hardly moves while the rest of the seemed crazy. Off stage he was as crazy as Keith. God I miss The Who!

@scottgelb2650 9 ай бұрын

Townshend attributes his tinnitus to a memorable incident during a 1967 television appearance on the Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour, where drummer Keith Moon's explosive-filled drum kit caused an excessively loud bang, directly affecting Townshend's hearing.

@stannelson8306 9 ай бұрын

Keith being Keith, having fun!

@gadam53 9 ай бұрын

Great Reaction, Priceless, No one owned a stage like Townshend and The Who!!!

@alloccasionsgiftwrapping4767 9 ай бұрын

They always did that in concert. Smash at the end! Saw them do it live on their farewell tour 1981.

@johnnyparis10 9 ай бұрын

I don’t remember seeing this as a kid, and we watched “The Smothers Brothers” variety show every week, and had some of their comedy albums, too. Tommy and Dickie Smothers were excellent musicians, playing folk music, but also had a killer comedy act that incorporated their music. You would like to see them in one of their videos. As to Pete and his anger issues, this is legendary and has a lot to do with (along with John Lennon) growing up in post-WW II England when times were really hard and the adults were shell-shocked from how much their country lost in terms of blood, soldiers, money and time. He also had some serious, personal inner demons which (I believe) has dealt with for the most part. This was 1967, and the Who would be one of the main acts at Woodstock just 2 years later…..

@dalemcmillan7231 9 ай бұрын

The WHO were Amazing ❤

@walterpanovs 9 ай бұрын

There's a great TV clip of their "I Can See for Miles," featuring Keith's amazing drumming. It was their only USA Top Ten hit.

@fenderchamp8241 9 ай бұрын

Many versions of this song. THE BEST, Live at Leeds. The changes are awesome.

@ac9110 5 ай бұрын

Yes, the explosion wrecked Pete's hearing to this day.

@johncampbell756 9 ай бұрын

This is how the documentary The Kids Are Alright starts. Pete was bending over in front of Keith's bass drum when Keith's explosive went off. You can see the front drum head is gone. His tinnitus began right then. He and Roger are both pretty much deaf now. Even though they tour together, they have no relationship off stage.

@gerrydantone6834 9 ай бұрын

I was a Who fan at the time and watched this live! Yes, it WAS planned except Keith Moon put some explosive in his drum kit but didn't tell the others. Pete said afterward that he lost his hearing because of this.

@TedArchbold-ih3tc 9 ай бұрын

Keith put an explosive device in his drum kit unbeknownst to anyone. The cymbal cut his arm. Pete said later that the explosion hurt the hearing on one at. When I saw them on this show I knew something new had just arrived.

@mojorider8455 9 ай бұрын

ha! that's where Townshend said his hearing loss began!

@GiannaEmme 9 ай бұрын

They were crazy 😂

@dougca7086 9 ай бұрын

The Smothers Brothers comedy hour was very controversial during that time it was a number one show on television and they took it off because of talking too much about the draft and the Vietnam War but you could react to the Smothers Brothers comedy skit and other live performances on the Smothers Brothers show

@brianshockledge3241 9 ай бұрын

As your favourite Who track is Eminence Front watch them do it live in 1982.

@yenlard6683 9 ай бұрын

Absolutely 🔥

@nikosalmpanis-ty3jt 9 ай бұрын

I tell you to see this video,it's amazing🤘.

@alanhall2216 9 ай бұрын

I keep looking out for your full Tommy album review/reaction L33.

@L33Reacts 9 ай бұрын

You're gonna keep looking, probably. The full album thing is off the table for the who. Attempted quadrophenia and it was blocked so I'm taking a break from full albums.

@aceball7076 9 ай бұрын

This is great! Vintage.

@toddk2737 9 ай бұрын

Moon had an explosive device put in his bass Pete just happened to be standing in the wrong place

@msfoodiediva 9 ай бұрын

Thank u for playing this

@davidburton9136 9 ай бұрын

The story I heard was that when they did the explosives during dress rehearsal, it came off like "a wet fart", I think Roger called it. So, both the crew and then, separately, Keith loaded some extra explosives. Pete blames his hearing loss to this event.

@steveshattah 8 ай бұрын

Oh boy I want to see your reaction to this video.

@hongfang2348 9 ай бұрын

Pete suffered hearing loss from that explosion at the end of the song

@bobsongs2023 8 ай бұрын

Most acts on variety shows except for the SB in those days were not 100% live. The doors on American Bandstand was a playback. But them on Ed Sullivan was live. I love the mime performances where they are too lazy to at least have a guitar cord plugged in to make it look half real. The Smother's Bro's were great because there were no VCR's or MTV in 1967. We had limited access to our rock favorites TV performances. Smothers Brothers, Ed Sullivan , American Bandstand, Shindig and Hullabaloo had mid 60's Rock performances. For early live rock Hullabaloo was great. The Rascals, Chuck Berry and the Beatles doing a fantastic "Kanas City".

@panktendeez5548 7 ай бұрын

It was planned, and everyone who needed to know, knew. That is to say Keith. Keith knew. The others knew (or should have known) as they are known to have been well- advised to expect random explosions when in the vicinity of Mr. Moon.

@genegarrett3372 9 ай бұрын

this was total rebellion. Parents were shocked. The end of the world was nigh.

@stevedotwood 9 ай бұрын

That was their act at that time

@gmgroucho77 9 ай бұрын

Moonie and cherry bombs were a heady concoction.

@BaccarWozat 9 ай бұрын

For more of Keith Moon's madness, check out the Who's "Cobwebs and Strange".

@AirDOGGe 9 ай бұрын

It is estimated that Pete smashed hundreds of guitars over the years. He broke 35 in one year. Crazy times.

@dhfenske 9 ай бұрын

I recommend to you that you go through all the songs that are in the movie The Kids are Alright with us here on the channel, and then watch the movie. The movie has convinced me that The Who are the best live act ever. They are SO fun and entertaining.

@WilliamEdwards-ko8sc 9 ай бұрын

hate to say it buuuut you need to listen to My Generation from Live at Leeds. you will not regret it. love the channel,

@jasonralph4286 9 ай бұрын

Live at Leeds was the second album I bought after. The Rolling Stones Got Live if You Want It. I think I was 12 and my parents were probably shocked but I was the last of five kids so they were probably just tired and happy that I was the last.😂

@charlesharris2749 9 ай бұрын

That was the same year I saw them in Dallas. I was 16, just got my drivers license and some girl talked me into taking her to see Herman's Hermits. Well, the opening act was The Who, and they did Summertime Blues, Happy Jack, and My Generation ... and some more, then they destroyed their instruments on stage. WTF! This was Texas, man. No one had ever seen anything like it. For me, my musical life was changed forever!

@TheHogsEarReport 9 ай бұрын

Opening for Hermans Hermits was the Who's first US tour, 1966. Also on the bill was The Blues Magoo's. I have a Herman's Hermits tour program from that tour.

@jamessomers8808 9 ай бұрын

I like that you like eminence front. I think my favorite is mommas got squeeze box.

@MrGb1965 8 ай бұрын

If you haven’t seen 1967 Marquee Club or 1973 Voorburg, there are more MG versions to watch.

@msfoodiediva 9 ай бұрын

Love reign ovr me or going mobile by the who are a must

@jonathanroberts8981 9 ай бұрын

Tommy Smothers’ schtick was playing the “dummy.” He was actually quite sharp. Note that he walks in at the end with a cheap guitar rather than his high-end Guild.

@LisaThomas-xz3ki 9 ай бұрын

I heard an interview with Pete long ago where he said in the early days, he couldn’t afford to buy guitars, so he would go to music stores and just kinda walk out with a guitar. Hence why he started smashing guitars during sets. Keith intended to put explosives in his drum kit, he just overdid it…as was his personality.

@ChrisKyle-om5wi 4 ай бұрын

Explosion was planned but Keith got pyrotechnics guy drunk and got him to put in 10 times the amount of explosive.

@MrThumbs63 9 ай бұрын

Check out Moon's pupils. The Kids Are Alright is an excellent movie.

@mikeross14 9 ай бұрын

I heard Keith got some damage by extra charge in the explosive! the destruction is part of the act since Monterrey Pop, this made Hendrix lite his Guitar on fire to Top them!

@DENVEROUTDOORMAN 9 ай бұрын

Should have only done this version

@toddk2737 9 ай бұрын

And that is what caused Pete's hearing problems all his life

@Robert-tj3qq 9 ай бұрын

Relax Gameboy , the sky isn't falling . They were getting down on the Smoothers Brothers show

@donpardo2510 9 ай бұрын

@L33Reacts it began accidentally but Pete would call it auto destruction as art. At this point in their career they were deep in debt because of constantly replacing equipment

@mamared56 9 ай бұрын

The Smothers Brothers had a great show but were considered controversial at the time. The Who were known to destroy their instruments after performances. Their trademark move.

@StevenBreault-o2f 9 ай бұрын

Keith Moon asked their demolition guy to add a double dose, then Keith added more. He got shrapnel, literally

@coinneachmaclellan3121 9 ай бұрын

I saw them in 1967...they triggered off smoke bombs in "dummy" amps while Townshend destroyed a Telecaster guitar and Moon kicked his drums all over the stage...Entwhistle being the last man left on stage took off his bass, dropped it butt end on the floor and walked off..

@DENVEROUTDOORMAN 9 ай бұрын

Should here the bass solo on 515

@jonathanroberts8981 9 ай бұрын

A friend - who is a bit weird - contends Moon couldn’t possibly play that hard the way he held the sticks. She thinks he could project psychic energy through them. Hope everyone enjoys this idea as much as I do. 😊

@rdhudon7469 9 ай бұрын

Keith discovered "The Cherry bomb" and went over the top and loaded his bass drum full of them . He also was destroying hotel plumbing because he loved to flush them as well and caused a tonne of damage.

@chitownlee 9 ай бұрын

Keith put a small amount of dynamite in one of his bass drums. Pete suffered hearing hearing loss from it.

@jasonralph4286 9 ай бұрын

Wild Man! I loved The Who but it always made me cringe when they ruined their equipment at the end! Then Hendrix is out there lighting lighter fluid on his guitar. How did we survive our teenage years? Lucky to be alive to enjoy those amazing years...