The Weird Story of Baba O'Riley by The Who

[@MusicMongoose]

Is Baba O’Riley your favourite Who song? If not - what is?

[@OfficialEvermore]

“The Real Me” “Love Reign O’er Me” It’s a tie. Both are straight bangers!

[@frankfurter63]

" Christmas" from Tommy. It summarizes what the album's about.

[@lilajagears8317]

Behind blue eyes.

[@Joel_Roberts]

Who Are You. Epic.

[@lilajagears8317]

@@Joel_Roberts I will admit that Rogers voice never sounded better, very "gruff " the only thing that ruins "who are you" is Pete's constant WHOO WHOO garbage. Otherwise it was a great song.

[@JoshMaxPower]

I did a triathlon in 2010 and almost collapsed. The song got me on my feet and motivated me to finish. LONG LIVE THE WHO MAXIMUM R&B

[@MusicMongoose]

That’s awesome man! Well done 💪💪

[@Charlie-f4q4o]

No your rong

[@sciencedaemon]

Wrong. Your belief in the song did that. It could have been any song you had a strong feeling about. I just ran this morning and convinced myself towards the end that I had ran ten less kilometers. Next thing I knew I was running faster, legs not hurting as much. It is all in your mind.

[@noserly]

You did it! You got a chance to tell people you ran a triathlon. You should put some stickers on your Subaru so everyone on the road knows too.

[@boogernights1]

Cool story bro

[@plasma3211]

Pete Townsend is a musical genius. We are so fortunate that he didn’t burn out. I love his stuff!

[@diatonicdoug6525]

There is not a single bad song on Who’s Next. Played it to death when it came out

[@johnhoover3345]

I still play it to death in 2024. FANTASTIC ALBUM

[@tmjudd1]

I'd have never guessed the true origins of this song. I'm an old fart from the Vietnam Conflict Era. I love the song, but always thought it was written about the jungle fighting and all of the youthful kids being killed during that bloody debacle. Every time I hear that song it takes me back to those days...

[@Anglo_Saxon1]

"It's only teenage wasteland..." yeah ,I can see your point mate.👍

[@tmjudd1]

@@Anglo_Saxon1 Right from the start of the song... "Out here in the fields, I fought for my meals"... yadda, yadda, yadda.... and so the song goes. Right place in time and the right words for the place. It totally fits the scene(s) that will forever be burned into my aging mind........

[@lukeblackford1677]

I thought the same thing.

[@henrydrake8463]

It's wild how good lyrics can take on an entirely different meaning when filtered through the mind and experiences of the listener.

[@Obleo575]

Inayat khan’s daughter, Noor although a pacifist, was a British WII spy. A wireless operator working with the French resistance. Refusing to leave France and her partisans without a radio she was captured and executed. I love Baba O’ Riley and often wondered about the name. I was a teenager when it came out. Thanks for the insight

[@JohnCunningham-sy5ug]

Remember playing this LP over and over Master piece😊

[@backcountrylifemagazine6912]

Just last week, while driving with my 12 yr old daughter, I introduced her to Baba O’Riley…and more Who tunes….. She’s a huge fan now too.

[@danielcobbins8861]

Pete also recorded a solo album, in 1972, called "Who Came First." Two songs from "Lifehouse," are on the album, "Pure and Easy," and "Let's See Action." There are pictures of Meher Baba, on the album jacket, and there is a prayer song titled "Parvardigar."

[@jaymo8206]

I knew what Baba O'Reily was about when my music teacher in the 70's shared his story about being a devotee of Mehar Baba. He had stickers and prints of Baba in the classroom. Not only that, he actually knew Pete Townsend as a fellow devotee. My teacher also had the letters him.and Townsend exchanged. We were blown away knowing our teacher knew a musical legend personally.😊 Correction: Isle of Wight Festival was in August 1970. Was the 2nd to last gig Jimi Hendrix played at before his untimely passing in September 1970.

[@timmotel5804]

I saw Hendrix 2 times.

[@suzycreamchez123]

Great story. Thanks for sharing.

[@jerrymcdaniel4539]

Behind Blue Eyes is my Favorite. Won’t get fooled again a close second. Baba O’Riley is a good song too but I have a better appreciation of it based on this video. This album is in my top 5 of all time.

[@g-woody]

Pete was sooooo ahead of his time, he basically conceptualized digital created audio based on analog inputs. Before that kind of technology was available.

[@donyoung7874]

I think he was among the first people to have a small home recording setup.

[@bluesrocker91]

@@donyoung7874 I took a deep dive into his home studio setups for a college project a few years back. It's really quite fascinating (if you're into recording and music production)... Not many realise just how much of an electronics geek he actually is, but in the late '60s he was building his own patch bays and other pieces of equipment from scratch.

[@10th_Doctor]

Just to note, Baba is not a name either first or last, it is an honorific which means father, grandfather, wise old man, or sir in Persian. It is used as a mark of respect to refer to Hindu ascetics and Sikh gurus.

[@MusicMongoose]

Good to know - thanks!

[@ivan_vasilj]

Also means Grandmother in many Slavic languages

[@reddwood4971]

True my dads side of the family was Sikh and my Grandfather was called Babaji and my grandmother Bibiji.

[@MrScroogedmcduck]

Excellent

[@TomLaios]

Also means Dad in Greek.

[@MrChetanG]

The whole album of "Who's Next" was my favorite front and back. Listened to this album hundreds of times. The Who was one of the greatest Live bands to every play!!! I saw them live in concert 3 times in the 70's.

[@jeffoff7795]

There was a great Joe Pera episode about Baba O'Riley. It was just a sweet, innocent ode to the joy of music. That Lowrey organ part is really innovative. I doubt anybody ever imagined you could do that with the primitive rhythm function.

[@roberthanks1636]

Going from "Lighthouse" to "Who's Next" was a brilliant move. Sometimes less is more, a lot more.

[@patrickreilly7256]

Wow... nice information.♡. The song left an indelible mark in my mind as well as my heart. In 1990? We were at a Grateful Dead show at Sam Boyd stadium in Las Vegas. The band was.ending its 2nd set when my eldest son 2-3 yrs old disappeared. The stadium, seats and field were packed. Soon all exits in all directions would empty out. I panicked. I grabbed the gaurds, sent walki-talki everywhere. His name is Grail O'Riley. 35lbs. Tye dye shirt. I was besides myself. Just then, the Grateful Dead stepped on stage for their encore and broke into the WHOs "Baba O'Riley". Never done before by them. Thanks Jerry ♡. Needless to say my son was fine. Chased a balloon up several rows where a couple had him wait for his parents. "Out here in the feilds....it's only teen age waistland"

[@tinahs8269]

Wow...that's so much more complicated than I imagined. I always thought Baba O Riley was a nickname of someone's grandmother (like Nana or Nonna in some cultures) and the song was an examination of the youth culture as seen from the eyes of a much older person, who valued hard work (in the fields, for example) over wasteful teenage pursuits such as lounging, listening to rock music, and consuming certain substances (ie the line "we're all wasted") I guess I get this from the fact that the same guy wrote " My generation"

[@robnewtonvideo]

A half-hour version before editing! It's already epic!

[@roberthutchins4584]

That one song fundamentally changed my lifelong appreciation for music.

[@sciencedaemon]

Wow. That means you never listened to any other good music that exists. Definitely nothing inspirational from classical and jazz existed before this one song in your mind.

[@chuckpadgettmusic]

We all start with one song that makes us sit up and pay attention. Not every child is born fully appreciating music for what it is. You are obviously an exception.

[@DoubleACbg]

An edited version of “Baba O’Riley” was utilized as the theme for the US television show CSI: NY, the second spinoff from CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (which utilized an edited version of another Who song, “Who Are You” as its theme song)

[@timmotel5804]

Good Day. I just finished listening to your posting of Gimmie Shelter. WoW. Excellent. I just finished listening to this posting. Also Excellent. I taught myself to play drums in 1964. The BEATLES & The WHO were instrumental (pun intended) in my playing. The Ed Sullivan Show, each week with his musical guests, showed me how to play. So many great bands and music. You do wonderful work. Enjoyable, educational and bringing back old memories. Keep it up. Peace & Best Regards P.S. I've seen the WHO 3 times. Twice with Keith & once with Kenny Jones.

[@MusicMongoose]

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[@timmotel5804]

@@MusicMongoose Yes, I have subscribed. Best Regards

[@davidcoleman757]

Incredible. Spinal Tap on a swimming pool's worth of acid couldn't have come up with this. It's a fantastic song though, and pretty much a flawless album. Great post; a fascinating story well told.

[@dn-sf]

All of the wild video effects really distract from what you're trying to say. It would be interesting to see a version of this without all the flashes and color smudges and stuff like that. It's unwatchable. Best to simply listen to it Your excellent story and biographical information everything else about it is truly great

[@ahcapella]

I assumed that the maddeningly jarring visuals were a means of sidestepping/outsmarting KZbin’s fascistic _“Ooh! Ooh! You’re using someone else’s copyrighted material!”_ algorithm.

[@talldave1000]

I'm subscribed. Great channel. Plus, I love The Who

[@MusicMongoose]

Thanks for the sub!

[@StarDarkAshes]

Always one of my favorite from them and during the early 90s and late 80s I was on tour with the Grateful Dead and I was so stoked the first time I heard them cover this song.

[@justdiane5]

The Dead played Baba O'Riley?! I've got to search the archives now! 😃

[@peterwills5533]

Fascinating and very informative; thank you. I've been a big Who fan for years though I can't say I know masses about the band. I was however lucky enough, because of my connection with a disabled home in Bognor Regis, to be on many of the sets during the filming of Tommy. One quick story. The scene you show at 1.15 is in a Naval scrap yard in Portsmouth and the large silver balls were, I believe, redundant steel buoys; which is why they have handles attached to them! As I remember it there were huge two rows of these piled high with young birch trees growing through them. All old and black someone with a massive spray gun just went out, sprayed the whole lot silver (one side only) and there you have giant silver balls in Tommy's holiday camp. I've always thought this was an inspired piece of film-set location finding and I hope whoever thought of it got the praise they deserved. Thanks again for the post, much enjoyed.

[@MusicMongoose]

Amazing insight about the filming - thanks so much for sharing that!

[@fredericksaxton3991]

John Pounds Scrap yard, famous for scrapping old subs, small surface vessels and also a seller of WW2 armoured fighting vehicles. The whole site is being cleared and prepared to now build 800 ish appartment block of flats, with about 20 car park spaces only(!)

[@PhilipRawbon-rk8uv]

Crazy insight..thanks for this! I really had on idea..an the song still blows me away..lol..saw them live at Oldchella

[@MusicMongoose]

The song is a technical marvel 🙌

[@PhilipRawbon-rk8uv]

@@MusicMongoose indeed!!

[@ivan65t]

One of the great Who songs! Cool back story. Crazy, after all these years of hearing it.

[@truvakaplan2376]

Back in 1979 when I myself was in Teenage Wasteland. I loved this song but did not know the title until after I saw the 1979 Kids are Alright movie. In July 1979 in Towson Maryland

[@Shemers42]

I have always wondered why it is called Baba O'Reilly. Unfortunately, I couldn't even make it halfway through this video, so I still dont know.

[@MusicMongoose]

Your loss pal

[@RogueA.I.]

I thought it was fascinating

[@drecklydave9594]

The yoof of today: no staying power!

[@chuckpadgettmusic]

Maybe he can consdense it into a one minute tiktok video for you some day.

[@babaoreally8220]

My favorite group since 1965,the year I graduated.A variation of one of my favorite songs by them shows up in my avatar.They also Han some really fun songs,like Boris the Spider and Happy Jack.They were just so creative and versatile.

[@FriedEggTV]

lurve the teenage kicks doc and dire straights one keep the goooood work

[@MusicMongoose]

Thanks!

[@susangirardi3655]

Okay Pete Townsend is way smarter than I ever imagined.

[@sciencedaemon]

Got arrested for kid pr0n some years back.

[@susangirardi3655]

@@sciencedaemon it was fake.

[@sciencedaemon]

@@susangirardi3655 cope harder, townsend did.

[@sciencedaemon]

@@susangirardi3655 so, all the media, police, have put out fake information about an arrest hat actually happened and the court results where he was caution against accessing cites where he got the images by using a credit card. Uh huh. sounds more like he had a very expensive lawyer to get him off with a slap on the wrist. Anyone else would have gone to jail.

[@briankehew579]

@@sciencedaemon Not the story - he reported it himself on his own website, told everyone about this horrid thing he found. Months later, they came to question him; checked all his computers - no other incidents but the one he'd already reported to internet watchdog groups to have the site taken down. Facts matter.

[@davidketterer2157]

Had to suffer through those flashes, etc. to wtch this

[@MusicMongoose]

Thanks for the feedback. The effects are stylistic choices but also to avoid unnecessary difficulty with KZbin's Content ID system. I'm working on different ways to show content in my videos now, with less flashes, etc... Stay tuned

[@outlaw4a]

Yeah, I gave up at about 4 minutes, but it seemed already just repeating clips.

[@backwashjoe7864]

I lucked into just listening to this one! :)

[@chuckpadgettmusic]

Did they clamp your eyelids open and force you to watch it like they did poor little Alex in A Clockwork Orange? Bastards!

[@davidketterer2157]

@@chuckpadgettmusic 80/20 rule

[@Superluckyhappytime]

The whole pinball thing was schtick aimed at an influential music critic who loved pinball machines. It could’ve just as easily been about a deaf, dumb and blind soccer player. What a great band full of heavy hitters, though. God bless The Who.

[@davidclaycomb4287]

Mehar baba looks like Ron Jeremy

[@JimWelsh-f6l]

I have been a big fan of the who and Pete Townshend. since the 60s and now I am 65 years old and I am still a who freak. Pete Townshend is a musical genius. listen to the song relay. from 71 he is talking about the internet which wasn't even being talked about yet.

[@travismiles5885]

The opening of this song has been my ringtone for 20 twenty years.

[@oneoldboytotheothers]

Okay, I'll bite - silly sausage. Incredible video, thank you. Baba has always been my favourite Who track.

[@MusicMongoose]

You found the secret message! Here’s a cookie 🍪

[@criticalthinkersrule]

Baba O'Riley might be a good song for a trip to the loo, but if you're constipated and need more time you better go for Won't get Fooled Again with it's 8.5 minutes. Both are long songs that never get boring or overly repetitive. Add to those two Behind Blue Eyes. Three of the best rock and roll songs ever, from one of the best albums ever IMHO.

[@ptklip]

Great video. Thank you!

[@MusicMongoose]

Thanks!

[@KevinWindsor1971]

Middle age waistline I got a spandex waistband Middle age waistline Not a crumb gets wasted... My belt's BUSTED!

[@HeatherDavis-wd2bo]

😂

[@reederjulian2112]

@@KevinWindsor1971 LOL! I'm there! 10/10/1972!

[@markp6062]

Huh, Very interesting! thanks for doing the research and filling us all in.

[@MusicMongoose]

My pleasure!

[@MLFranklin]

It was the closing tune for our local evening news back in the mid to late 1970s. Memorable.

[@NewGoldenAgeOfTerra]

I found this historical story very moving for some reason. Thanks.

[@MusicMongoose]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@knifetimestory]

This was fantastic. Thank you.

[@michaelbujanda8785]

Baba O'Reilly sounds epic to me!!! It has a catchy sounding intro to the song 🎵!!! Plus, I like that piano and bass intro ! When the drums and guitar kick in!!!! Whamo!!!! Its like punch in my face!!!! 😊 Rogers vocal performance is spectacular!!!! 😊

[@RenataCantore]

Thank you for your excellent presentation and telling us about The Gypsy fiddler's name❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@MrMoneyHelper]

Thank you for explaining some of the lyrics of this song. I feel better knowing what they mean.

[@lorettahookano6139]

Listening to the song after it’s history would be icing on the cake !

[@JelMain]

Don't forget, this must be read alongside psychodelia, with different approaches even within the band, as Keith Moon gradually succumbs to the drugs. It's rather a question of origins, too: Jagger, Bowie, Lennon, each have their own take, without diving into the depths of Concept Rock Tommy reflects, with Yes, Genesis, Focus setting the stage for Lloyd Webber, as the story-telling concept migrates from the world of Literature and Stage.

[@amitpratap7551]

When I was in love as a teenager, "No one knows what a sight" used to soothe me in depressing time.

[@richierugs6544]

Pete is my favorite rock personality, he is brilliant like no other, his demos are spectacular, I just marvel at everything he's done. The Bob then Jerry.

[@buzzedalldrink9131]

do you marvel over him beating peeedo charges?? I do Any normal person would be in jail

[@richierugs6544]

@@buzzedalldrink9131 no, it's justice, he didn't download anything, he wanted to see if it was as easy as he suspected--believe what u want

[@buzzedalldrink9131]

@@richierugs6544 BS you don’t go there “ for research” any normal ( non peedo) stays far away from anything like that. He got away with his crime because he is famous and probably bought his way out of jail. Why don’t you try the same thing and see what happens tp you. Don’t defend a peeedo it makes you look just as bad

[@jtotheb-ip2hh]

I visited the shrine of Avatar Meher Baba on Van Ness in Los Angeles, near Hollywood. We watched a video about his life and then visited the gift shop which had a bunch of stuff with the words "Don't Worry, Be Happy" printed on them. Pretty unimpressive. My recollection was that his vow of silence was only 7 years long, not until death as said in this video. I may be wrong on that. In any case, great video!

[@cuervojones4889]

"I don't need to fight to prove I'm right and I don't need to be forgiven" Classic

[@giorgiobarchiesi5003]

Reminds me of “String Theory”, which in physics describes all elementary particles forming the cosmos as little vibrating strings. According to that, everithing, including people, would be made of those strings. Perhaps generating a harmonious blend that resonates with the universe intrinsic order. 😉

[@reederjulian2112]

@@giorgiobarchiesi5003 yeah that's it!

[@worldonfire1539]

Lol, and all these many years I thought the Who was singing about teenage death in the fields and jungles of Vietnam! Ha! Joke's on me. Oh well, it's good to know the truth at last! Who's Next is definitely my favorite LP of theirs. Baba O'Reilly and Going Mobile are my favorite tunes. Loved the Who back in the day, and love them still. They are truly a force to be reckoned with!😄💙💙💙✌️

[@georgeprice4212]

8 of the 9 songs were initially part of a story called “Lifehouse”. The one that wasn’t? “My Wife”, composed by John Entwistle.

[@MusicMongoose]

Didn’t know that - thanks! 😁

[@traviskeeler5655]

B.O'R is one the ONLY tunes that I CANNOT still and listen to....when that violin kicks in at end my body HAS to move....lol...Took my 16 year old guitar prodigy son to see "The Who" ( Pete and Roger anyway...) for his very first concert and made a memory I'll NEVER forget. Thanks guys.

[@Geoduck.]

Baba O'Riley by The Who was huge on FM radio while I attended High School. I wore out the 8-track.

[@Bwiser63]

I loved The Who growing up in the 70’s & 80’s but I was never into Rock Operas and I’ve never seen TOMMY maybe I should give it a look and see what I might of missed.

[@familydogg1234]

Been a Who Fan since 1971- of course I know Meher and Terry.

[@JD-tg5ib]

Many people don't know this. But it is what Guru Meher Baba said to Pete Townsend that shaped the man he is.

[@MsLeenite]

Whatever Who song I'm listening to at the moment, is my favorite.

[@MikeGervasi]

The title translates to "Father O'Riley"

[@LieutenantSandcastle]

I NEVER would have guessed that the synth sound at the beginning of the song is actually an ORGAN set on 'Marimba Repeat' and does not use a sequencer at all. Mind blown!

[@MusicMongoose]

I know! It’s crazy!

[@donyoung7874]

@@MusicMongoose I think it's sound generated from information about Pete or other members of the Who, fed into a computer. It was originally intended for a project called Lifehouse and if I remember right, music fed into computers was a big part of the story. It wasn't a simple Marimba Repeat setting on an organ.

[@ahcapella]

Here’s a guy recreating the keyboard part on his *Lowrey TBO-1* organ. kzbin.info/www/bejne/eJizpZ6pg9aVec0 Be sure to watch it past 1:08 where Pete’s vocal track is added!

[@LieutenantSandcastle]

@@ahcapella Dude! That is so DOPE! Thanks so much for sharing that! Seriously.

[@ahcapella]

@@LieutenantSandcastle You’re welcome! My jaw kinda dropped as I watched it.

[@rvnmedic1968]

I just turned 77 a week ago and your video and comments inspired me to listen to Riley O'Baba! It's been on my playlist for a few years and on special occasions I sit on my deck with the Magic Box blasting the weird, crazy tune out loud while I smirk and drink my Gin and Tonic and it all becomes clear. Cheers, Bob from Upstate NY

[@sativagirl1885]

nothing is more inspiring than Knighted old geezers smashing guitars.

[@philiparmstrong2815]

Who's next is in my top 5 of all time. Every song is a hit.

[@harryhocus7367]

Few bands have had more of a deep impact on me than THE WHO!!

[@donyoung7874]

Hard to pick a Who favorite. I like Won't Get Fooled Again, Love Ain't For Keeping, and 5:15 a lot. I saw them twice at the Richfield Coliseum in Cleveland, Ohio.

[@franko2886]

....And I thought it was their Irish Granny.

[@colinbodnaryk7518]

I liked that idea. The "violin" solo definitely adds to that idea

[@fordjohnson5321]

Lighthouse is clearly in Townsend’s “Psychoderelict” Give a listen. One of my favorite concept albums.

[@PatrickMcCarty-z5o]

Am radio, 53 Chevy p.u. my brother at the wheel pulling our boat on a Delta road ; this song played,best day of my life

[@lawrencetaylor4101]

Away was I blown whilst listening to this anthem for the first time.

[@j.d1614]

I always thought O’Riley was the farmer who put the sheep’s rear legs inside his rain boots as the sheep bounced screaming Bah bah

[@NaomiEric820]

Are all those X some sort of copyright strike avoidance? Super annoying. Really on point narrative, well done 👍

[@MusicMongoose]

Yes, it's to avoid being flagged unnecessarily by KZbin's Content ID system. I'm working on ways to avoid it in my future videos. Thanks for the feedback.

[@jacksonmacd]

​@@MusicMongooseI'm glad to hear there was a valid purpose.

[@VX_XI]

Pete Townshend is the best songwriter of all time. Even better than McCartney / Lennon, Ray Davies, Bob Dlyan etc. Not only was Pete during 1965-1967 not writing songs about the usual stuff that was coming on the radio during the time (aka sex, relationships etc) but his songwriting had much more angst, grit and rebellion to it and even diving into storytelling narratives like A Quick One While He's Away. Concept albums like The Who Sell Out further proved this. But when Tommy, Who's Next and Quadrophenia came along. It only showed more of his genius songwriting upon his own take upon life, the human condition and society as a whole. I have never related more to a character like Tommy and Jimmy in my life and I believe anyone can really. But what solidifies him as the best songwriter ever, is that he is the only songwriter I know ever that had an idea so ambitious and so ahead of its time (aka lifehouse) that no one in the world in 1970-1972 could understand it, or even grasp the sheer complexity of it. But the story is timeless when looked at now. The world wasnt ready for that much genuis, however I wouldve really wished they went along with the album anyways. It woudlve been one of those albums that wouldve bewildered everyone back then like The Beatles from 1965-1969, but it wouldve over the course of the years become something almost terrifyingly genuis. Sometimes i think that Pete Townshend mightve been a time traveller and was born in the future but went back to 1964 to form a band.

[@AlexMackenzie-nx5qq]

The album Who's next also has behind blue eyes, another huge song

[@mr.timebombman2230]

Townsend was sure happy when that internet finally became a reality years later.

[@tixximmi1]

I like that part where the one person said, the Universe is held together by a harmony. Zappa said the Universe is just one NOTE.

[@hj-clone]

Frank said, "of all the religions, music is the one that delivers the goods"

[@MikeGervasi]

Pete said it first.

[@oughtssought1198]

half a century since I read it, so maybe the memory is exaggerated, but the opening pages of Tolkien's The Silmarillion is eloquent on that theme

[@timmotel5804]

I saw Zappa at the Miami Pop Festival in 1968. Always loved & respected him.

[@e-boyspacetime1499]

Pete also goes into that with his song "Pure and Easy" =D

[@TheDevnul]

He’s a guy in a field Who fights for his meals

[@greatsilentwatcher]

Always enjoyed the song.

[@paulnolan4971]

Very good. Subbed.

[@MusicMongoose]

Thanks for the sub!

[@pulsarlights2825]

"The Relay", "Join Together", "Let's See Action" and "Pure and Easy" were all "Lifehouse" songs that could or should have been included on "Who's Next"....

[@garandjunkie1046]

pete is the einstein of rock///

[@BigElCat]

Fascinating. I really glad they abandon the 'Lighthouse Rock Opera'. A world without the Who's Next album would have become that dystopia in rapid order.

[@derekk2732]

Pete Townshend is a fucking genius on so many levels, fuck he's awesome.

[@sweethands4328]

I actually learned something 👍

[@MusicMongoose]

That’s a relief! Make sure you’re subscribed - you might learn more! 😁👍

[@sciencedaemon]

Yeah, that this video contains propaganda because the creator didn't do good research.

[@MusicMongoose]

@@sciencedaemon huh?

[@greggusan]

Honestly, the flashes and Xs made this unwatchable.

[@davearonow65]

Then just try listening to it, as I did. I was listening, doing something else, and not watching. The story was captivating. I never even realized there was a video to complain about until you pointed it out. Then, I went back to listening and not watching, and it was still captivating. The story is in the words. The video is an afterthought.

[@charliebryer2802]

The Who was given the credit they deserved in my opinion. I do think the ‘smashing their instruments’ gimmick played a part. Got them noticed and raised their profile but overshadowed their actual talent.

[@MikeGervasi]

All that bit about feeding information into a synth was only in Pete's head. There's really no way to convert that kind of information into anything you could use to program or patch.

[@MusicMongoose]

Absolutely 👍

[@chuknchez4920]

One thing that is overlooked about this song that this an homage or carbon copy of The Velvet Unferground’s “Seet Jane” complete with its intro and identical bass line.

[@ForARide]

Velvet Underground's John Cale played the repetetive pipe organ on Nico's song Frozen Warnings from 1968, using the same technique. Cale and Terry Riley collaborated on their Church Of Anthrax lp from 1971.

[@kenpearce3269]

Love the Who! ❤

[@barnabyaprobert5159]

This is so funny, I just assumed that "Baba" was a nickname for "Barbara". Barbara O'Riley.

[@acdc689]

Anywhere I can hear this "30 minute" recording?

[@BarryHWhite]

i was thinking about this 2 days ago i swear.

[@zulubeatz1]

Who's Next ? is my favourite Who album.

[@wombatski100]

I'm not a massive Who fan but I love this track

[@MusicMongoose]

It's a classic! Thanks for being subscribed 😊