Overture - The Who (Live at Leeds)

1970

[@johnkramer2866]

A legendery live album! The ouverture Tommy unforgetable and a revolution in the Rock history!

[@chickentwisties2298]

Now you can see why Keith Moon didn't have do drum solos he played all the integral parts of a drum solo in his music it's insane 😳

[@babyshambler]

My dad was there. We saw them together, same venue in 2006. Fucking hot night!

[@txeire]

the ULTIMATE Who album in all their live fury and genius

[@timkrugman817]

You can't have everything in a four piece band

[@BrianOlmstead]

Just listen to Pete's chord structures, amazing even to this day and age. Simply the best rhythm guitarist of all time. The band just follows, and the magic is real.

[@dirkbag22]

They rip into these songs ferociously, and then soft spoken Pete says a few words. Incredible.

[@TheWillywolly]

Tightest version of Tommy ever. Just amazing.

[@7rays]

My very first concert June 7th 1970 at the New York Metropolitan Opera House. I was 12. It changed me forever. Every time i listen to this album, it takes me right back to that show...

[@theonewhoknows2]

I used to be able to play this version when i was younger. Love it

[@johnoberle9750]

Just listen to that Gibson SG growl at 3:46 Killer!

[@BeatlesHarryPotter7]

"It's an opera innit? Yeah, shut up!" Lol Keith.

[@johnoberle9750]

Greatest Rock band of all time. Go back to the ticket booth with more money you under paid.

[@luvbasses5487]

An absolute delight for the ears. The one thing I miss here is the Hammond organ-drenched choruses! It's the icing for sure.

[@chrissnape9537]

I saw the Who 3 times never with Keith so 😥 I love everything about the band its different than anything

[@timpenfield5]

Sounds so much like Rush, it's even called overture. The Who , a most influential band

[@VictorSilva-wl7qb]

Rush is influenced by The Who! I love Rush, and if i not wrong, Alex Lifeson is REALLY influenced by Pete, mainly by his focus in Rhythm Guitar and not only in Solo, and Geddy Lee saided that the god of Bass is Entwistle, so... Yep!

[@jamestcallahanphotographer]

Uh…Rush sounded like the bands who came before and influenced them (in their early days)…The Who…and Sabbath…a bit…and Zeppelin…and it’s amazing where they took it.

[@xvonfrankenstein]

Rush might sound like The Who but The Who never sounded like rush.

[@spookedhorse]

Townshend plays rhythm better than most play lead.

[@scandiman68]

one of the all time greatest instrumental numbers!

[@graaarm]

It's a bleedin' opera!!!

[@MrDuncanBelfast]

That was great. I think Overture is the only song from Tommy where I prefer the studio version to the Leeds version, because of the french horn.

[@johnoberle9750]

The growl of Pete`s Gibson SG live I love. @3:47 love it.

[@TheColdfloor]

I love this!!I love the lyrics too...."Listening to you....."Great teenage memories from the Who.

[@spookedhorse]

Released 50 years ago, today. 5/16/1970

[@heynow4512]

"The next thing what's following..." Luv that line

[@ThePogle]

i would like to thank the hells angels england members who looked after me all those years ago. respect!

[@RegionRatForever]

They were two 1970 shows set up with the intent of recording a live album. The strategic purposes were twofold: to remind The Who's audience that they were a loud rock band and not some opera group, and to buy Townshend some time while he came up with the Next Big Thing. Hull is the show at which they failed to record the bass for several songs early in the show. They ended going with the other show; Therefore, it's Live at Leeds.

[@jpollackauthor]

They actually recorded the entire tour. Townshend gave something like 30 recordings of every show to a friend, asking him to pick the best cuts. The friend didn't take any notes and simply told Pete everything from each show was great. Pissed off, Pete told the friend to burn the tapes (a decision he regrets to this day), and scheduled the Hull and Leeds shows for recording.

[@georgebethos7890]

RegionRatForever Excellent comment and accurate!

[@missescookie]

ABSOLUTELY AMAZING!!! as always!!!

[@philipclayberg4928]

Moon (at another performance): "Shut up! It's a f----in' opera, ain't it?"

[@johnoberle9750]

Keith Moon 👊

[@elisaloba]

magnifique tout une époque pour ma tribu the who at Leeds RIP à mes amis thanks for sharing

[@edwardpasby5051]

Perfection

[@marquisor]

great great great!!!! thx for up! and best parts are the guitar "scrambles" at 2:50 ff and 3:30 ff listen to it and you know what i wanna say, but what do i say, just listen to THIS GREAT MUSIC!!!

[@johnw3574]

If you saw them in 1969 or 1970 you got your money's worth they played for 3 hours easily with the exception of Woodstock where they played for an hour.

[@winfriedgareis9551]

🔥🔥🔥

[@teresathomley3703]

"Seven!!"

[@daviddavis3155]

Moonie Rules

[@chrismorfas7515]

"Assemble the musicians." lol

[@Cesar_Octavio]

¡¡¡Soberbio!!!

[@dralfredcarroll9567]

It's odd how the whole of Tommy has a slightly out of phase sound to it when the rest of Live At Leeds doesn't

[@idle44]

Of course it is: and always has been considered thus.

[@Luxmaxnike]

Probably playing the tambourine, the official vocalists instrument.

[@51362879]

Too bad this got cut off early...

[@thiggs93]

The rocker otera. Opera.

[@johnkramer2866]

Love is a good energy and weapons are not needed! ( Cupido is a historical mistake). But....... love is sometimes an unguilty serious game! When you give love a good name. Thanks "sweeties". ❤😊😅😂

[@ludehead]

@maida1982a Well put

[@MrSnaggletooth666]

whats the difference live at leeds and live at hull? is the same show or not?

[@jpollackauthor]

One was recorded at Leeds, one was recorded in Hull.

[@johnw3574]

Jesse P. Pollack some nights are better than others. The echo from that leeds show is incredible. You can really hear it on my generation.

[@jayaybe1]

Roger says in his book that the Leeds show was too loud and it made him over sing. He says he sang better at Hull and that is the superior recording 😀.

[@MinatoNamekaze4]

I -3 Keith :)

[@alsaxe1]

not the same show..hull was recorded b4 leeds if i remember right.....but they were two different shows

[@nicholasmunves7306]

Two different shows in two different cities, put together on one album.

[@jpollackauthor]

One city, one night - Leeds, 2/14/1970. The Hull show wasn't released until four decades later.

[@izzapoppin]

i was enraptured...and then...what happened?

[@mikuz007]

1:23 "ITS AN OPERA ISNT IT AND SHUT UP"

[@HugoMasekela]

Too much chit chat!!!!