LOVE IT!| FIRST TIME HEARING The Who - I Can't Explain REACTION

[@davidahart2113]

You'll both dig the Who song, "Love, Reign O'er Me." It's an absolute masterpiece!

[@TheGallows978]

agree. I suggested this to them a while back. They would love his singing.

[@danhelphrey6260]

The whole Quadrophenia album, but 𝙀𝙎𝙋𝙀𝘾𝙄𝘼𝙇𝙇𝙔 this song!

[@queenbeedat8726]

Love it...

[@Kuesel68]

I told them already several times :D Actually Quadrophenia as the best rock opera ever which influenced so many more has to be listened as a whole even though some songs sting out like this one or the best bass-line song The Real Me.

[@tomlewis9207]

Hands down the best song I've ever seen performed live. Daltrey was so raw and passionate in his delivery.

[@b62boom1]

Pere Townshend is the reason I first picked up a guitar. Behind Blue Eyes is an absolute classic!

[@danielb2993]

"The Real Me" from Quadrophenia would knock your socks off.

[@panamafloyd1469]

Once read an interview back in the day from The Ox. Said he'd seen his bass part transcribed to sheet music, and his brain nearly exploded.

[@sumonjamal1653]

"I can't explain" was the first original song Pete Townshend (guitar) wrote which The Who recorded in 1965 and released as a single... At the time, they were an R&B covers band - the footage was from The Who's early gigs when they would play clubs and parties cos they were a 'mod' band w/ Beatles -style haircuts. Keith Moon had just joined The Who on drums and made them an explosive live band. Townshend said he heard another UK band called The Kinks who had released a hit single "You really got me" and wanted to emulate that guitar sound... At the time, Pete Townshend was 20 and Roger Daltrey (vocals) was 21 when "I can't explain" was released. The BBC would not air the single but pirate radio at the time (which played music by The Beatles, The Kinks, The Rolling Stones) played "I can't explain" and made it The Who's first hit... A bigger hit single came soon after - "My generation"... which elevated The Who into superstardom by 1967. Scorpions recorded a hard rock version of "I can't explain" in 1989.

[@nocturnaldruid2191]

Keith Moon made The Who The Who. I will die on this hill.

[@gotham61]

They recorded this in 1964 when Roger and John were 20, Pete was still 19 and Keith was just 18

[@jollyrodgers7272]

I CAN'T EXPLAIN was released in the US in Dec., 1964 - in the UK in Jan.'65.

[@jollyrodgers7272]

I CAN'T EXPLAIN was released in the US in Dec., 1964 -> but in the UK in Jan.'65.

[@Peejay1966]

The Seeker is an often overlooked Who classic.

[@howardhales6325]

True.

[@lesknight5416]

Got to agree 👍

[@PanarchyInTheUK]

Possibly my favourite Who track!

[@ninjar0se867]

Absolutely

[@ninamravlja3632]

The entire Who’s Next album is stellar ❤️❤️

[@rbrearey]

One of the best. Wish the whole Lifehouse would’ve come out at that time

[@panamafloyd1469]

@@rbrearey , I still remember finding/buying a used copy of Pete's "Who Came First". 'Oh, this is what else would have been on that Lifehouse thing!', I thought.

[@Thejazzfan66]

No disagreement here. And to think that Townshend had a completely different project in mind, and took some of those songs and made Who’s Next. Incredible!

[@michelleb9808]

One of the biggest albums of my music life.

[@corvus1374]

Keith Moon was one of the greatest drummers ever.

[@neillenet291]

💯

[@davidburton9136]

"Love, Reign O'er Me" is one you don't know that you need to listen to, but you owe it to yourselves!

[@LoveOldMusic808]

It was either this song or "I Can See for Miles" that my older brother got that sent me down the Who rabbit hole. Love The Who.

[@surlechapeau]

Jay & Amber, you'll love their "5:15" and "Love Reign O'er Me"!!!!

[@judydalton3812]

yes!!!!!!!

[@elegantirony78]

Also, The Real Me awesome bass driven song

[@kevinrsmith2947]

Oh yes, from Quadrophenia, which was a much better rock opera than Tommy.

[@vordman]

@@kevinrsmith2947 Quadrophenia was the last really great Who album. A timeless classic.

[@chrismcdonagh688]

In a way, we're jealous of you guys too because you're hearing all this great music for the first time and feeling the same as we did when we first heard it.

[@brownie1341]

My favorite song from the early Who. I played this to death on my 8-track player. My other favorites were some weird ones such as "Boris the Spider", "Pictures of Lily", and "I'm a Boy"

[@terryrogers8304]

I could use some "Boris the Spider", where's he gone now, I can't see.

[@Hill7219]

@@terryrogers8304creepy, crawly

[@Zentrix-24]

My intro to The Who was "I can See For Miles".....and I've bought most every song they made.....Such a great group w/timeless songs.

[@kbob1163]

According to Pete Townshend, the main influence for this song was "You Really Got Me" by The Kinks.

[@trevorsaunders580]

Yes I can understand that.

[@redpine8665]

Jimmy Page of Zeppelin plays on this, not lead though.

[@forakermm]

The Who does not have a bad song in their repertoire. In my mind they are the original punks, or the godfathers of punk.

[@leefriedman9882]

Generally true as I love The Who, but I never liked Eminence Front. Easily their worst “hit.” I remember when it came out, and I was so disappointed in them.

[@donjackson5522]

@@leefriedman9882 Agreed. Eminence Front I will actually turn off if it comes on the radio.

[@forakermm]

Eminence Front is one of my favorite songs.

[@Augfordpdoggie]

tons of cringy lyrics Magic bus?

[@tommack9395]

Pete Townshend coined the term "power pop" back in the sixties when asked about their music. Back in the early sixties there were kind of two teenage cultures mods and rockers, The Who were in the mod crowd.

[@gotham61]

This was their first single as The Who, back in 1964 when their early Mod roots and style were still on full display. Mods were a cultural group that dressed a certain way, rode decorated scooters like you see at 5.22, and listened to bands like The Small Faces and The Who. They were constantly at war with a rival cultural group called Rockers, and the two groups would have massive fights in southern English beach resorts in the mid 1960s.

[@damonhines8187]

As represented on the record and in the movie of 'Quadrophenia'.

[@TwylaCastleschouldt]

Going up in the 70’s was AWESOME ! I had so much fun and miss those simple times . Everyone was happy and wasn’t afraid to live life and love people .

[@johnvalentine9575]

The Real Me covers all aspects of their music. Strong vocals stirring lead drums you won’t believe and the bass to die for.

[@mrwomby5007]

Yes, my favourite Who track.

[@donjackson5522]

Amber will love the horns too.

[@CW-mx7eb]

The perfect rock song.

[@lauriewyatt9055]

Yes, this song has all elements of an amazing kick ass rock song. One of my absolute favorite WHO songs.

[@andyw.8452]

“Pictures of Lilly” is another great old school Who song!

[@RJ986S]

I 'second' this suggestion. 'Pictures of Lily' is an absolutely amazing song. It also has a _teenage angst_ sub-theme running through it, lol. 🙂

[@carly1264]

My goodness, this takes me back so many years.

[@ndlouder]

Anything from Quadrophenia, arguably the greatest rock album ever made.

[@O_Towne_Bear]

No argument here.

[@bobcorbin3294]

The video for this song looks like it steps straight out of the quadrophenia timeline

[@ellet6560]

QUEEN & THE WHO are my fave Brit bands. Never boring.

[@StatsJedi]

"Love Reign O'er Me" is so different from anything else they did. Please try it next.

[@richardkint6531]

The Who's first charted single in the states, reached #92 in 1965. Yes, they were between 18 and 21 when this song debuted. Gotta play "Love Reign Over Me" or "See Me, Feel Me" next or some Pete Townsend solos like "Face The Face" or "Rough Boys" Thanks. 😎

[@cptneedham]

Amber, I'm so happy you mentioned "Eminence Front". That was definitely not their most commercially successful song, but it has always been my favorite; in The Who's great catalog of music! It's good to know I'm not alone. Jay, I also love Baba O'Reilly, it just got a little overplayed, but it is still an awesome song! Keep the great music and reactions coming! ☮&❤

[@Chris8-0]

This is the mod era in england. It's the same scene all the british invasion bands started in. Italian scooters, expensive suits, and army parkas. You should think about reacting to the WHO's version of "heat wave."

[@chrishackett554]

This was The Who’s go to show opener for decades.

[@magneto7930]

They opened with Heaven and Hell in the 70s, and they opened with Substitute and My Generation in the 80s. I'm curious when they opened with I Can't Explain. That was usually number two on the list, but I didn't know they opened with it.

[@chrishackett554]

@@magneto7930 1969 and 1970 Heaven and Hell was the opener with I Can’t Explain as the second on the set list. Starting in 1971 I Can’t Explain started the shows until the 1980 tour with Substitute. 1982 It’s Hard tour with My Generation first and I Can’t Explain second, Substitute third. 1989 was Tommy Overture. 2004 until the 2010 Quad Tour. 2014, 2015 tour they occasionally started with Who Are You, 2016 until until the 2019 and 2023 tours which started with Overture.

[@magneto7930]

@chrishackett554 thanks for the info. You said decades, I assume you meant years. Either way, I think I got my facts straight now. I definitely remember them opening with I Can't Explain on The Who by Numbers tour. Everything else is a little hazy unless I look it up, although I did see them open with My Generation in 1982.

[@purplenewbalance]

Pictures of Lily please. Early Who got me going.

[@jrox6091]

I have early memories of this song during the British Invasion era. Was very pleased when they opened with it during an appearance in my town in maybe 2013. Made me smile. Can't Explain and can't sit still! Zak Starkey, Ringo's eldest son, played drums with them. I was in my 50s but finally got to see them. Yeah! For more, some of my faves are Happy Jack -1966, Join Together (With the Band)-1972, or Athena-1982. All great listening. Blessings ❤

[@vordman]

I'm glad you two love The Who. You've got fantastic taste.

[@Jukka-hk1mb]

The Who is always fun to watch. Apropos early to mid '60s...there were so many great instrumental hits in that period, and it seems to me that You have so far omitted that genre altogether. Let me give some examples: - Since it's summer, I think it is high time to play one of the all time surf-rock classics: Wipe Out by The Surfaris. - Other super popular classics of this style and era include Telstar by The Tornados, Walk, Don't Run '64 by The Ventures, and Apache by The Shadows. - For a more mellow, beautiful, and relaxing summer instrumental of the era, nothing beats Stranger on the Shore by Acker Bilck. Fun fact: This is one of the very few songs that have traveled to the moon. In 1969, the crew of Apollo 10 picked it as one of the songs they recorded on a cassette tape to take it with them in the command module.

[@KatazeevTheWizard]

"Boris the Spider!", "Magic Bus", "Rough Boys", "Love Reign Over Me"

[@pgmadnesssmith5370]

The Who Live at Leeds! Magic Bus or My Generation!😊

[@vicprovost2561]

The entire My Generation jam off Live at Leads is their greatest live moment for me, just off the charts good.

[@andymageen5308]

I was so lucky to have been there that night. Caught the bus home just vibrating the whole ride. ✌️

[@adeptusmagi]

yeh until a house fire i had the original brown paper bag version with all the extras inside

[@tacocanada1888]

young man blues

[@aarongoldstein7614]

Daltrey, Townsend, Moon, and especially Entwistle look so young here.

[@jonnno243]

Grew up during the 60s enjoying songs like this. Great times.

[@neilscarratt3568]

SONG IS OVER INCREDIBLE !!! AND THAT WAS THE FAB WHO'S FIRST SINGLE FROM 1965 🤔👌🎸🎤

[@BoondockRoberts]

and those kids jamming out there would go on to be one of the most influential rock bands of all time.

[@db-gb5xi]

Okay if we're going back to classic UK bands, how about some more from The kinks? - Celluloid Heroes, Rock N' Roll Fantasy, Dedicated Follower of Fashion, Stop Your Sobbing, Destroyer, (Wish I Could Fly Like) Superman, Low Budget, Don't Forget to Dance

[@adamdalton3492]

The Kinks , apeman is my favourite of theirs. Great band

[@rayutube]

Yes to Celluloid Heroes and A Rock n Roll Fantasy. Also, their last single Scattered.

[@unclefuggly7149]

@@adamdalton3492OMG, the Kinks Schoolboys in Disgrace album is fantastic

[@magneto7930]

Love Reign O'er Me by The Who, that's the one you need to hear next!

[@tylerhackner9731]

Love this incredible band

[@tommathews3964]

You just can’t imagine how different the whole world was at this time! I really miss the innocence, the sense of “discovery”, just so, so different!

[@robbielux8353]

Early Who is always the best because they had so much soul and angst..when this came out in 1965 they were between the ages of 18 and 20. This is my favorite era of this band and I feel it is their most influential era as it still influences young musicians till this day. Some other songs from this period you two should check out is Substitute, Pictures of Lily, Happy Jack, Anyway Anyhow Anywhere

[@JimScholfield]

I've been following The Who since this was first released and I was very young. The 60's were wild.

[@ednicholson7839]

The next Who song I would do is “A Quick One While He’s an Away”. This is them as they’re about to completely change rock music - just before their rock opera Tommy. There’s a great live version of it from the film Rolling Stones Rock and Roll Circus. The Who are so good that the Stones felt they were upstaged and didn’t release the film until a few decades later. There are a few other great performances in the film, including John Lennon performing with Eric Clapton and Keith Richard’s, but The Who are the best.

[@mperezmcfinn2511]

The Who were ridiculously on point in the Rock & Roll Circus but Jethro Tull turned in a savage performance as well.

[@cindyp1033]

Maybe the first Who song I remember hearing. Loved it then at age 14 and now!❤

[@johntarnowski9086]

Greatest Rock Band Ever

[@GeorgetteHolloway-g4q]

Their song "Pictures of Lilly" was a great hit back in the 60's that you really need to hear. It's one of my absolute favourites of theirs.

[@hammerofmariotos]

I just saw Roger live in San Diego on May 6, and the guy has still got it. He went from making jokes, introducing rare songs we never hear live, telling stories, and even quieting down a fight taking place in the crowd till it broke up. I think you should listen to some things off their 2019 effort 'WHO'. They still make beautiful, unique music. It is one of my favorite records of theirs.

[@marysweeney7370]

I love the early sound of the Who. I like Magic Bus. and Young Man Blues.

[@rrailguitar2211]

You haven't really gotten to know The Who until you've seen their live performances. The best one is "A Quick One While He's Away" from the Rock And Roll Circus show. Or try a number from their Woodstock performance. Or check out "Young Man Blues" "Summertime Blues" or "Heaven And Hell" from their Live At Leeds LP. And yes you should revisit The Kinks, who had, in the early days, the same producer and used some of the same studio musicians as The Who. "All Day And All Of The Night" "Til The End Of The Day" "David Watts" "Victoria" "Destroyer"....the list goes on.

[@fionnmaccumhaill3257]

Don't fret Amber, "Squeeze Box" is my favorite Who song also. My uncle used to come over to my house and play it on his acoustic guitar. What a treat for a kid!

[@BGNOLA]

The first band I saw underaged in a club were mod revivalists and they covered "Squeeze Box

[@johndelia9408]

Iron Butterfly - In A gada Da Vida. Epic and psychedelic

[@BritIronRebel]

At the time, British kids were either mods or rockers. Mods ride scooters and rockers ride motorcycles. Rockers wore black leather and jeans while mods wore loud fashionable clothes like you see here. The Who and the Small Faces were mod bands.

[@alrivers2297]

Except Ringo. When asked he said he was a mocker

[@BritIronRebel]

@@alrivers2297 That's true! I remember him joking that.

[@DrBrianSmithDC]

Love Reign O'er Me - not just a great song, but an amazing Daltrey vocal performance

[@djl9919]

The Who, just awesome. Rock on Rob Squad

[@CW-mx7eb]

Real Me - Rocks HARD and the bass is really turned up. Killer.

[@andrewgurudata2390]

I just saw Roger Daltrey live a couple of weeks ago at a casino show. For 80 years old, the man still rocks! He did some awesome versions of The Who stuff with a violinist doing the parts that were done on keyboards originally - it was fantastic! I definitely recommend seeing his tour for anybody who has a chance to do so!

[@longlivetheboleyn1917]

The who a produced masterpiece film called Quadrophenia. Must watch. Based of the youth culture in the 60s "The Mods"

[@lauriewyatt9055]

The story is also about Jimmy, a teenage boy who suffers with Schizophrenia. The fact is that Pete Townshend addressed this terrible mental issue Farrrrrrrrr before we ever really heard anything about it back in the day. The album is indeed a masterpiece, and the film is quite good too.

[@bobsmythe1439]

One of my favorite Who songs! Thx for hitting it!

[@VIDSTORAGE]

Magic Bus and The Punk and the Godfather are two stellar songs by The Who that you dont want ta miss baby

[@stevemarchant3670]

I was dancing like nobody was watching at a Who tribute band gig last year - 62 yrs young! It was recorded and had to deal with the comments at work on the Monday. lol

[@Escapee5931]

Same here! I've never been the coolest guy in the room, but always make sure I have the best time I can.

[@Markhypnosis1]

This was released in 1965, well ahead of their time. They were around 20 years old, and I believe Keith Moon was only 18 or 19.

[@DojoOfCool]

I go back to those days of the British Invasion and The Who were part of it with their first hit My Generation. Then Can't Explain came along in 1964 and yes that was a great time to be young, there was music everywhere. I saw The Who in concert back then on their Magic Bus tour.

[@j.jennings1722]

Terrific song from their early years. I personally can hardly wait for the two of you to react to The Who classic "Love Reign O'er Me," which is one of the greatest songs ever created, IMO. An awesome masterpiece. ❤😀✌

[@georgewilliams4258]

Their first single and till this day they open their concerts with it.

[@user-ow7vd4ju1s]

My first exposure to the Who was Happy Jack in 1966 on an AM station in the middle of the night in San Fernando, CA. It was so odd and undecipherable I was hooked and have stayed hooked to this day.

[@bjornolofolsson2669]

An absolute must is "Young Man Blues" from the Isle of Wight in 1970. It will blow your socks off!

[@garethjamesdavies6850]

The Who were the ' Mods' . They were super cool. Try ' my generation '. 😊

[@albertscanlon2005]

Oh wow.. so so young. Man ... music in the old days so much better for sure ..so young and individual with the feel of their music. Sad today.. scared of individualism and spontanaiety. So much more expression. Reminds us how cool and tech free these bands were.I recommend watching the film Quadrphoneia with The Who's sixth album Quadrophenia as background music as to a feel what it was like for young people back then. It was all about the music back then for sure. Your so right no iphone's or record or judged just the feel of the music. Time machine please!!

[@jollyrodgers7272]

They're just kids here! I had this on their album MEATY, BEATY, BIG AND BOUNCY, released in 1971, but a compilation of older stuff - this song was released in Dec. 1964. Also on that album is MAGIC BUS - my favorite version.

[@PanarchyInTheUK]

Bowie loved this track so much he included it on his album of covers, Pin Ups.

[@drg3712]

Can’t Explain for me is the Iconic Who song. Even more so than My Generation

[@howardhales6325]

Favourite Who song... "Behind Blue Eyes". Second favourite... all the others.

[@longlivetheboleyn1917]

Also before they became the who they were called "the high numbers" checkout "gotta dance to keep from crying"

[@stevepettit2064]

Glad you listened to this and you both noticed how cool that guy was in the striped top went all down the floor with the harmonica he nearly walked off with the whole video top man cool.

[@elegantirony78]

The Who is one of my favorite bands from the 70s era. They incorporate lots of instruments, like horns & piano. I always hear a little Motown Funk Brothers beats going on in Who songs

[@stevenblock9712]

This was released in the U.S. in Dec. 1964, ten months before My Generation, their first big U.S. hit. So about a year after the Beatles arrived and certainly a big part of the British Invasion. In this video, drummer Keith Moon is 18, Pete Townsend is 19, and Roger Daltrey is the old man at 20.

[@kathyrizzi8754]

I liked this song by The Who, anything from the 60’s is great in my book, love it! 👍💚💚

[@Kuesel68]

The Who were huge fans of The Kinks who just hit the scene 2 years earlier or so and they wanted to recreate this raw proto-punk style. They were here around 20-22 btw. Not to forget that members the Beatles and Led Zeppelin were also that young when they made it big,

[@Agg1E91]

You hear so much of a cohesive sound from them that it's fun to listen to something so early in their career it's almost like hearing some alternate reality version of them. Listening to Rush's first album, or early pop/rock Michael Bolton is like this.

[@skycarl]

Had to grin, this is a song we played in our Garage band back in 1966

[@caseydavis8434]

Amber’s vibe reminds me of the Who -“Happy Jack” , if you haven’t done “Happy Jack” you won’t regret it! Love you guys ! Your my go to reactions peeps

[@jaysiegel4742]

this song came out the same year i did ✌

[@jaysiegel4742]

(1965)

[@michelleb9808]

Essential early Who. Definitely up there as one of my top 5 favorite bands ever. Hard to suggest a song, SO many are brilliant seriously. I think you guye would love Love Reign o'er Me

[@sammcbride2149]

Such a dynamic band.

[@SupernalOne]

that's it, house party dancing! back in the day - The first Who song I remember hearing is Pictures of Lily, which was so different from anything else, so raw and intense (for the time)

[@stevev7191]

some good WHO "pure and easy, Happy Jack, Going Mobile"

[@exley8100]

Don't know if you guys have done "Long Live Rock" by The Who yet but it's a great song. The live version from Toronto in 1982 is awesome. Not the greatest audio but the performance is awesome. Thanks for your videos guys!

[@Chris-mu4us]

Checkout their performance at Woodstock, especially "Summertime Blues" and "See me, feel me" both classic songs.

[@paulmoore845]

One of the greatest British bands ever. Up there with the Stones and the Beatles. You should give Elvis Costello a listen, especially Oliver’s Army or Good year for the roses.

[@richardmartin9565]

At friday night dances we had a kid we called Wolfman. He was one of those guys with no rhythm or smoothness, but he was part of the scene. He was who he was. Come to think of it, I dont recall how other kids danced.

[@michaelwebster8389]

All those early singles are worth a look. This clip is mixing a bit of early footage of an early gig with a promotion clip for Can't explain, but there are some great TV show appearances from that era. The tv show appearance on Ready Steady Go of "Anyway anyhow anywhere", "pictures of lilly", "magic bus" and "I'm a boy" are all great.

[@Thejazzfan66]

Maybe because of the success of albums like Tommy and Who’s Next, it’s easy to forget the 60’s era Who singles. They’re great!!

[@Mando-hereafter]

The Who’s lead singer has a song “without your love” that’s amazing

[@garywheeler9855]

There’s a song by the Who that y’all will enjoy. It’s on the “Who Live at Leeds” album. Both the studio and the live versions are very good. It’s a jam song. The title is “Magic Bus”.

[@hollylooyeah]

Great choice Amber! Squueze Box is def one of my all-time favs too 😊 Also, there was a 2nd lead singer of The Cars. His name was Ben Orr. He was my favourite.

[@p.goldman1885]

The WHO is my favorite band. Great reaction. Great comments and observations. I have seen The Who 3 times 1982, 1989, 2008?, and Roger Daltrey Solo. Check out "Join Together, New Song, Another Tricky Day, You Better You Bet...ALL Great tunes. Peace to all. 🙂

[@Mike-jl1rl]

The Who and The Band, the two most unique bands in rock. Oh and add Jethro Tull to that list!

[@acb9231]

Great song, great band! Next, ya gotta check out Long Live Rock, Leaving Here, However Much I Booze, Pure and Easy, and Love Ain’t For Keeping. ✌️

[@jameskirschling7887]

One of my all time favorite Who songs, I heard it the other day. I'm pretty sure you would like the song The Kids Are Alright, it's from around the same time period. You have made my night tonight Robb Squad. Sundays are terrible for television, I don't watch the three majors anymore. Anyway, this made me smile and I'm off to watch the ZZ Top reaction.

[@Jude_196]

Reign O'er Me: BANGER!!! But: I love just about ANY WHO SONG!!! LOVE THIS VIDEO - they just look almost like BABIES!! THANKS, YA'LL!!!