THE WHO Eminence Front (Toronto 17th dec 1982)

Video with sound from bonus It's Hard CD
Keyboards: Tim Gorman
Drums: Kenny Jones

[@janxander6535]

John Entwistle kicked some serious ass on the bass on this song. He played bass like a lead guitar. RIP John!

[@heathercollins4432]

Yes...

[@surfsup5757]

He had large hands. He was always all over the fretboard.

[@janxander6535]

@@surfsup5757 Gotta love large hands!

[@markmason450]

Pete RIPPIN on the lead guitar work too

[@donbrogan3158]

It's orgasmic through decent headphones Jan.....😜

[@willk7184]

Who else wanted Pete's intro solo to go on like five minutes longer?

[@bradlawler4627]

I play guitar and I play that solo with backing track . Super fun

[@turkeeg7644]

Please Sir......could I have some more?

[@laconjo]

This guy.

[@mycompute1]

Me. Me. Me! Just the time that these guys sounding Perfect Live!!!

[@christianfrueh7600]

😎👍

[@NickoFilipo]

And as always, John gets 2 seconds of footage for an entire body of work! Insane how epic the bass riffs are

[@maurih1games]

but this mix isnt the best to hear it. missing the punch in their usual bass lines

[@misternewman1576]

Greatest bassist of all time.

[@johnsciackitano4634]

No shit!

[@sheldonpackwood5800]

John basically puts on a bass clinic from 2:45 on. It just gets more and more intense the further the song goes. Best bass player ever at playing 'lead bass' and never losing the groove.

[@toddgilleylen3438]

Same with John Paul Jones of Led Zeppelin!

[@melvincreasy7517]

One of the greatest songs ever made in history!

[@chouchoumuse2729]

Yes, but Daltrey would have sung it a million times better.

[@johnlamaestra138]

I agree! Dancing in the kitchen with my wife. One of the best of ALL TIME!

[@KittyGrizGriz]

🎶 💃 💃 💃 💃 💃 🎶

[@CarlEhrlich-wf5km]

Perfect rock song

[@sgt.thundercok4704]

It's a horrible song with a horrible title.

[@cubswincubswin]

This song is still so badass! 😎 Who else is listening in 2021?

[@fiestamanana5656]

Never stopped listening to this. But stopped listening to the Kenny haters many years ago!

[@jasonfitz4595]

Lookout mnt Alabama

[@jasonfitz4595]

ROLL TIDE ROLL

[@tomeemerson]

yep, March 2021. Nope, can’t understand what he said either!

[@tomeemerson]

@@mrsplanetmaster9 yet the WHO, world health organization months ago recommended against lock downs. harrumph. great music!

[@amyevans1118]

The Who saved my life while growing up in an abusive home. I can always put there music on and Escape to another world, even to this day. Thank you to The Who for freeing me when I needed it.

[@alanlawson8291]

OMG...Amy....i too grew up in a very psychological and physical abuseive home. The Who and many other rock bands saved my life literally ever week. I could escape just like you and I knew I felt safe....even if it was only 30 minutes....or longer if I was lucky. Both of my parents were alcoholics and my good old mom abused pain medication and drank like a f...ing fish as well as my good old dad...parents....yeah right. I feel my connection with you. We survived for a reason. God Bless You.

[@gerardfennessey9278]

I hope you're doing better I'm still bothered by things and recently I found out that a good friend of mine got a law passed in New York 4 abused kids

[@amyevans1118]

Gerard Fennessey I'm finally starting to get help for what happened to me. I'm 49 years old now and I have my good days and I have my bad days but I am getting help for the extreme abuse I went through. Thank you very much for your response and for caring about me. Amy.

[@amyevans1118]

Gerard Fennessey I'm sorry you are still bothered about things that happened in your life. Therapy may help if you'd like to try it. I know it's not easy speaking to some stranger about your life. But with the right Therapist it dose help. Maybe when you're ready you might think about.

[@amyevans1118]

Alan Lawson. How are you doing? I hope better. I'm sorry you went through the same abusive experiences. My heart truly goes out to you. I hope you're having a good day. You're in my thoughts and prayers. We are Survivors!!!! We are strong even when we don't feel like it. We did something incredible we survived Horrors that most children, teenagers and adults unfortunately could not. I'm happy you've made it through.

[@danweyant4909]

I saw this played on that tour in '82, in Philly. The lineup was the Hooters, Santana, The Clash, and The Who. Now THAT was a show.

[@stevesemenuk4497]

Wow, that was a show. Bummed I missed so many shows like this in the golden tears

[@user-fu2mi1nd5l]

we booed The Clash cause they sucked

[@danweyant4909]

@@user-fu2mi1nd5l I DO remember that a bunch of assholes booed them. Their set rocked.

[@edwardgiovannelli5191]

@@user-fu2mi1nd5l Its Philly, so you have to expect that to some extent, but Booing the Clash is one of the dumber things the city has ever done, right up there with bombing its own houses. My older brother went to this show, said the whole atmosphere sucked after that. I went to see the Who a couple years later at Vets Stadium, I was expecting so much but it was one of the less impressive shows I've even been to. Still love to listen to them, regardless.

[@Lorinidaho]

Back when concert tickets were affordable.............

[@soulassassin0g]

This song hits different when you're flying away in a jet that you stole from a secret military base in the desert and they've scrambled jets to take you down while this song plays on the radio.

[@yogeshgupta3940]

Rarely do I come across a comment which is so empathetic, so accurate for being so spaced out... to express exactly how one particular music piece/song feels.

[@marthastephens2179]

Right on! Thank you for your service! 🇺🇲

[@billscuriosr206]

🤣

[@billscuriosr206]

😅🤣😂🤣

[@GodLovesYou5635]

spot on man!

[@dougstrong5452]

Every human on earth seceretly loves this song.

[@samdavidson7022]

Secretly?

[@dougstrong5452]

@@samdavidson7022 You got me there!

[@Saxondog]

Sorry mate, I don't. I preferred the old Who. Quadrophenia was their last masterpiece. This stuff is too commercially inclined, almost discoee

[@alfiecarranza8525]

I like it cause its true. Great song.

[@marko1970]

@@Saxondog , Have you ever read the lyrics, and figured out his unique way of expressing his messages, and obviously what he put across through this song???

[@arthurobrien9682]

Entwistle's baseline is killer. Makes the song.

[@IamDoctorJekyll]

Great song all around, but he grabs it and makes it HIS.

[@IamDoctorJekyll]

It's so impressive how he holds back during the verses then tastefully lets loose for the choruses. Unmatched.

[@laveyanpride9362]

Rip John.

[@jayqpublic6209]

@@laveyanpride9362 Entwhistle's passing was a terrible loss.

[@v.bugman6588]

The man could and did BREAK bass strings !

[@danmang923]

You know it's a badass song when the solo starts at the very beginning before the lyrics even start.

[@capecon]

100% true

[@Cfchild1]

Yeah, one of my all time favorite rock intros!

[@ralphcrisp2896]

Great example is "Money for Nothing." ~ Dire Straits.

[@lbowsk]

1982, hell I was already well into my 20s.....Thanks to my older brother who introduced me to The Who, LZ, Cream, and other great bands when I was in ELEMENTARY school, I was already a HUGE Who fan. Now? I'm ancient. Somehow along the way, I blew out my liver, survived a mild bout with cancer, and bested two heart attacks. I like to think that these boys and their High-Test piss-and-vinegar music helped me along the way. Now I am old and just wealthy enough to own a wonderfully outrageous stereo system that I could only dream about in high school. So, I get to enjoy it all over again and exactly the way it was SUPPOSED to sound. I sure do hope my neighbors like them. Thanks Gents!

[@dreamingforward]

The music was and is still part of a revolution that is waiting still.

[@jesuslovesyou1702]

Enjoy those records man and God bless you. 🙏

[@bencarpenter3785]

I'm working on it now..46 n music is a life Story.. Always the last two leave the party..Must be my Irish descents🤣🍻🍻🇦🇺🤘

[@doreenevanssaintclaire5855]

80s music keeps us alive till Jesus comes to get us all. the love generation. who didn't protest Vietnam?

[@theartfuldodger935]

I'm 70 and incontinent. I enjoy a donut on Thursdays. Yesterday I buried my parakeet, Sparky. Well, actually I flushed him down the toilet. R.I.P. John, Keith and Sparky.

[@stoneylake4]

How rare it is that a rock song packs a keyboard solo and a guitar shredding solo before the main chorus and refrains... great construction and to pull it off like this. Wow.

[@danielfronc4304]

Damn right!

[@cs292]

Abacab is pretty cool.

[@pamelapickett4004]

does not really need a vocal, but he had to do something!

[@jeffreymorris4827]

Deep Purple already did it 🚬💣👽💩🚲🎣🇺🇸

[@jeffreymorris4827]

@@cs292 sure if you are a puffer of peter

[@Kippzy]

Flying throughout Los Santos with this playing was and still is breathtaking.

[@Tasiturne]

Classic

[@horseyhorselips3501]

What’s amazing is how cruising down the Highway 🛣 at the correct Speed to the beat of music 🎶 to the tire thump to the beat, that’s when I get my speeding ticket

[@HomeAtLast501]

As epic as driving outside Louisville on a rainy November Saturday and hearing "Kentucky Rain" come on the radio --- bloody epic.

[@Simon-eu2hz]

This song is on gta? On the radio stations?

[@Kippzy]

@@Simon-eu2hz Yes in Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas

[@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.

[@geoffreycarson2311]

THE WHO !!!!WHO ELSE !!!!!!!THE BOLLOX g

[@tcbgarage2845]

You must be on..... the Dust

[@raptorballs1546]

Yeah I’m actually surprised how clear his voice is outside of the studio. Usually live performances voices sound washed out but this is pretty strong.

[@tombeeching107]

How many bands came out of West London?

[@pierceely1197]

Pete literally sang like half of Tommy with Roger...

[@etodd568]

The strong baseline makes this song one of my TOP 20 favorites

[@Snodog622]

Entwistle was a beast for sure.

[@Karmakatt6]

GO OX😅 RIP Thunderfingers.. inspiration to an eternity of Treblly Low enders ❤ ❤ ❤

[@wedrm4u621]

John Entwhistles base was like thunder that night. It shook the whole arena Maple Leaf Gardens Toronto I was there!

[@raulio81]

You're a lucky man. Always remember that. We can't here it never more.

[@alexdevine760]

Fuckin dope I weren't even alive what a memory to have

[@batman1169]

I didn’t make it also, but remember I CBC the nation’s public broadcasting system aired the live concert across the nation. Who does this?! Now I need to search for the whole concert! 🎶 🎶 !

[@jeffklopfer9907]

I was there 14yrs old.........epic

[@finddeniro]

U S Television as Well...

[@redzone77p]

Man that bass is so rich....Entwistle kills it with a dynamic bass line.

[@Classicjack228]

Bass

[@kd0duj]

As a bass player I learned to songs by the who like Boris the spider Eminence Front Won't get fooled again Magic Bus Who are you Behind Blue Eyes Pinball Wizard Fiddle about My wife and The real me

[@scottdaunhauer2453]

The bass tone is so powerful. Makes the song.

[@z-man4765]

You know a groove when here one!

[@mikesmith7564]

I was at this concert. Their "farewell" concert. Seen them half a dozen times since! 😆

[@stevensmothers3779]

You can't improve on absolute perfection. This song, sang live in Toronto in 1982, was absolute perfection. Pete's playing was incredible. I'd rather listen to this over the studio recording any day of the week.

[@yaterspoon57]

...and twice on Sunday.

[@robertacolarette1594]

The studio recording sucks compared to this.

[@JCSuperstar777]

Yeah. Studio recordings are usually inferior.

[@donaldelfreth553]

Agreed

[@josephpickard3108]

They absolutely crushed it, just amazing

[@zolalloyd46]

The first 2 minutes where we see Pete caress that guitar along with his facial expression shows how much passion he has for that song. Such an underrated guitarist

[@trevor5904]

And then he smashes the fuck out of it into the stage!

[@user-sf7nm7cv9r]

Says who ?

[@zolalloyd46]

Quite a few web sites actually. They bang on about Hendrix, Clspton, Page, Berry, Van Halen etc,. but rarely mention the axe skills of Townsend

[@HanzerKeeto]

Underrated by who, your grandma? I swear to God in every video there's some J.O. whose just got to make an 'underrated' comment. Is it the same idiot or what? Good grief. Edit: Oh, aparently 'quite a few' web sites don't mention his 'axe skills'. Sheesh. Well there you have your 'proof" folks .. underrated it is. 😅

[@kennethgoldfarb8614]

Pete’s searing opening guitar solo is just incredibly CLEAN

[@tomfernandez7914]

One of the best solos I’ve heard. Timing and soulful.

[@Pallie25]

He's THE tone king! And it's blistering here.

[@kenbird7]

Its angry sounding. Period.

[@brianglade848]

He ran a "whiff" thru the guitar to get that sound

[@elaine-li7wt]

pure orgasmic

[@Bassgroover]

I love how the camera focuses on Townshend and Daltry. Meanwhile Entwistle stands there and lays down what is the soul of this song. So many don't even realize, Entwistle IS the sound.

[@Pacuta_]

Robert Corso Just what I was gonna say. I wish they showed him more than for just 3 or 4 seconds right at the very end. He adds so much to the music. Daltrey is sitting there looking goofy playing the same couple of notes over and over just so he has something to do, meanwhile he gets like half the exposure here.

[@rickdeckard1075]

Robert Corso wow...didnt even notice your comment, exactly correct...the little camera bits of Entwhistle at the end just increase the torment.

[@ballhawk387]

Robert Corso As per usual. So many vids where The Ox was laying down killer lines with no camera acknowledgement. I'd love to see more of what he was playing! Was surprised at how very much I missed his playing when I caught them live in 2006.

[@Mister_Pedantic]

It's hard to miss Daltry, swinging the guitar around like that, to draw attention to himself.

[@karenmclain415]

This song is just awesome!!

[@Katykarter]

This is one of those magnificent songs that just ends too soon.

[@kristinazubic9669]

There’s an 11 min version somewhere

[@danquinnell3502]

There’s an 11 minute version floating around out there somewhere. Enjoy.

[@daralagermann8810]

Saw them in person for the first time in St. Louis in October, 2022, with my 17 year old grandson. I’m 72 and I have been to hundreds of concerts in my lifetime and I can honestly say I was blow away by the entire concert, but when they did this song! Holy Moly! I’m hooked. Rates in the top five concerts of my life. Absolutely amazing and my grandson was knocked out! He’ll remember it for his entire life!

[@iancoffey3208]

😎👍👌

[@karmas4172]

Lucky to have you as a gp

[@angellee9307]

Need another concerto! 😊

[@pauljohnson3340]

Entwistle was an absolute beast of a bass player.

[@synthonaplinth5980]

Yeah, shame he was the only one they DIDN'T have a camera on until the end, for about half a second.

[@Yooperman10]

Paul Johnson The Ox was and is arguably the best bassist in the history of rock and roll. His fingers always made me think of a tarantula the way they plucked the strings.

[@widebaldo]

I like to say that to say what clapton Wars to guitar he was to bass guitar.

[@michael_caz_nyc]

I could not agree more. Super Under Rated. John Entwhistle was Phenomenal / Super Talented. Saw them live & he went off. long live The Who = Legendary - Michael Caz - NYC -

[@brendadavidson8130]

Catalina Kühne Peimbert

[@AccurateCrabLegs]

I was playing this song over and over real loud in my room when I was a kid and my stepdad opened the door and yelled "Turn this sh*t off!". I turned the volume down at first, but I gradually turned it up over an hour or so. He burst into my room and picked up my stereo and smashed it on the ground - and it didn't turn off! He tried again and it kept on playing - even louder! This went on for about 5 minutes and he eventually gave up. He's in prison now for writing bad checks.

[@MrRhmccabe]

Sorry about your dad..Keith Moon would love this story.

[@randyjohnson7734]

That's a cool story bro.Sorry about your pappy though.Be all right...

[@ljgould6834]

epic story

[@coyleigh2860]

What a fucking dick!!! I mean w.t.f. who doesnt like The Who?

[@jamesbarrick3403]

LOL - I listened to plenty of loud R&R in the 80's when I was young. I remember my dad walking into my room when AC/DC was jamming "I'm a problem Child" and he would say yes you are. I remember him looking at the Jim Morrison poster on my wall with the denim shirt and aviators, and him saying to me "I worry that you like him". I remember him looking at my Cheap Trick poster and telling me Rick Neilson looks like a fag lol. Old men just don't get it. Thankfully I get constant praise from my two grown sons for remaining very cool and up with the times.

[@cathystruska1558]

This song is epic. I had a chance to see The Who back in the late 70's 70's in Chicago. It's now 2023 and they are a legend. They're music 🎶 lives on.

[@mrsplanetmaster9]

Me too in NYC 👏🏼👏🏼🙋🏻‍♀💚

[@leokimvideo]

This was the time when Pete was keeping his best songs for his epic 80's solo albums. He's a great songwriter and The Who would have been zero without him

[@jamesha175]

you are correct sir

[@markedgood]

Fact

[@stevecuzz8820]

Well, Pete has always been The Who. He's always written the songs alone, and then introduce the others to it. And of course, offering suggestions of how he wanted it done. There's a great documentary simply named "Who's Next". It shows Pete Gett'n It Done. I feel he's underappreciated, just say'n

[@gregorypalardy1979]

Hard to be a great band without a great composer, but the others were needed to round out the musical talent and vocals. Pete was the only essential one, though.

[@jimchambers6026]

You know I was eighteen in 1969. It was a different year, it was a different time in life. It’s all different today the music everything. The old still tops the new in my opinion.

[@sshah2545]

I’m 28. I’m jamming out to this in 2022. This recording is 40 years old. Truly legendary music

[@rgs559]

Welcome to a time when pop music didn't mostly suck! (from a 72-year-old)

[@ChuckWortman]

@@rgs559 ditto from a 52 y.o.!

[@donalddunbar6978]

I’m listening to this now and saw your comment. This video was from 1982, I was 28 then. Keep on Rockin!!!

[@loboalamo]

Im glad you have the opportunity to enjoy this too. Music basically is timeless. I was born listening to my folks music here i am listening to kids and grandkids music. And some of us like to dance and sing with people who like to dance and sing. Rock on👩‍🌾🖖🏼🕊

[@HearturMind]

I have SO much respect for them. Just saw them in DC (I am 60). It wasn’t like them in 2006 at Pimlico in Baltimore, but they put on a amazing show. I loved when Townsend, 77, said, “People who are fifty say they know the WHO”. He sneered into the mic, “THEY DON”T KNOW The Who!”

[@isaiahmarquez9717]

This song is still kicking ass in 2020. 👊

[@birdssurfshed]

And beyond!

[@wernerrainer4218]

and 21

[@robbygaume600]

Hand held thunder.

[@joejohnson1004]

A kick ass song will always kick ass regardless its time

[@raymondanthony8651]

Most of their stuff is still kicking ass.

[@jimbarrofficial]

Townshend was only 37 at the time and had already released almost all of The Who's entire catalogue, establishing the band as one of the greatest in the annals of rock and roll, and he had already produced a couple outstanding solo albums as well. It is doubtful that we will be blessed with that high level of creative output ever again.

[@edwardgiovannelli5191]

There have been others... Paul Weller, Joe Strummer come to mind. I'm sure other people will name more. Not trying to take anything away from PT, he was a genius, no doubt.

[@christopherdivirgilio9861]

It was 1983 and yearbook photo day. When asked, "name please," the kid in front of me grinningly replied, "Pete Townshend." The photographer assistant wrote it down, the photographer snapped his photo, and that's how I graduated with Pete Townshend. Life seemed simpler then. 🤘🤘

[@davecoalwood9487]

😂😂❤❤

[@Malzanar2010]

John Entwistle was truly a force of nature. That bass line is amazing

[@hairylarry6167]

This man right here, Peter Townshend, is and was meant to be put on this earth as a legendary guitar player. I first saw him play at age 16 at Woodstock. Nobody there could hold a candle to this guy. As Pete aged, he got better/ as hard as that sounds to imagine. He is one of the greatest guitar performers in the history of rock and roll. Carry on Pete, your greatest fan.

[@bluesrocker91]

He doesn't get the credit he deserves in my book... Seriously underrated as a player.

[@charlesferry3541]

Pete IS amazing but....Carlos is a God.

[@carmenjasinski7475]

Pete is a monster guitar player and I love his intensity. However, there were a few other great players at Woodstock, including Hendrix and Mr. Santana. I think Carlos' 50-year career has been amazing. Only the Rolling Stones and Santana have had a Top Ten album in SIX different decades. That's pretty impressive. This is meant only to show that great guitarists like Santana, Townshend, Stevie Ray Vaughn, Al DiMeola, Hendrix, Clapton and others compliment each other. They're not in competition. One is not greater than the other. We all have our favorites and yours, Pete Townshend, is among the best!

[@hairylarry6167]

@phil donahue Well, I got the nick name in the 7th grade as I started growing Walt Frazier sideburns and had hair on my chest. YES I am hairy. LOL

[@RedroomStudios]

at Woodstock? Alvin Lee, Jimi Hendrix, Carlos Santana for starters.

[@paulbuchanan4770]

This song is pure genius.

[@nonjones8817]

Pete Townshend doesn't get sufficient acknowledgement that he is a hugely gifted creative genius.

[@dackerydefoe8710]

i t hink he does..my fav who song

[@willritter4076]

I'd be honored if some Who/P.T. fans would check out my acoustic piano & vocal covers of SLIT SKIRTS and A LITTLE IS ENOUGH on my channel in tribute to the master. Live acoustic with no digital editing. Thanks and peace.

[@stefanhamilton8713]

He does at my house.

[@Arturo-sm1tb]

Me too. Perhaps the greatest all around rock genius of the 20th century; producing, songwriting, guitar and vocals.

[@johncoker13]

He's okay for a part time puffer .

[@1tobicat]

Watch closely and pay attention. This is what they used to call “rock & roll”. Played by a “super band”. They used to roam the earth in the late 20th century. They would put out an album of hit songs about once each year. Every song on the album was brilliant. There were very few throw away pieces of the pop shit you hear today. God I miss good music!

[@skmc6915]

They wrote full time and worked their asses off.

[@stanwilliams7790]

heard of and seen many a legend, P FLOYD, STONES, oh bro.

[@1tobicat]

Stan Williams, me too. Grew up in LA. Saw The Who, 5th row center. Blew my fucking mind! Best concert of my life. Saw Pink Floyd during the Animals tour. Saw some of the greatest concerts of all time. They are all gone now.

[@lillacoix9808]

1tobicat- Brilliant, mate!💪😁

[@Toddy9cent]

check this out, preferably live: (kzbin.info/www/bejne/gIiqfqanjMicZqc&index=16&list=PLMqSq9rS8bJphgD9E0DSbEd7o9F68eSrD)

[@carllouisyoung]

I loved Pete's solo just when you thought he was going to lose it and go off the rails, he shows his mastery of his instrument and pulls himself back with just the right note. This is MY favorite WHO track I listen to it ALL the time. It just grooves Entwhistle on bass OMG 😱😱😱

[@alpowell]

40 years after it was recorded, this is possibly the most compelling tune they have ever performed...and they have done a lot of them.

[@alanfranzen1029]

I agree, this is so tight and the groove is infectious, my favorite Who tune and I really love Tommy esp Christmas and the Underture

[@eddiehauser6661]

@@alanfranzen1029 I would totally agree with you which I think is definitely in the minority I would probably list my top 3 as this, the tommy underture and rain o'er me

[@terihaney8358]

This is my favorite song recorded by them!!

[@magiller2010]

Can't believe it doesn't come up on their top 10 hits in Google search

[@TBBrickYT]

Roger that brother. The Who have produced some epic music. No. 1 is Eminence Front. No. 2 is Love, Reign o'er Me

[@richmacdod]

I think this is my new favourite song. I can’t stop listening to it! I’m blown away by the awesome talent. Where’s the modern day equivalent?? No where to be seen.

[@brentmeg922]

This one definitely gets you hooked!

[@RebuttalRecords]

There's lots of great talent out there, all you have to do is move with the times and expand your musical taste. I was a huge Who fan during their Keith Moon era, and even in the post-Moon era, but eventually I grew tired of hearing the same songs and the same sounds over and over again.

[@edcraig1214]

Keep going back in time my friend...it keeps getting better....

[@geralddutcher3662]

@gringo loco2 NO BETTER way to SAY it!!! This video is an excellent example of the GREAT AUDIO available in 82!!! Especially for a LIVE recording!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@alexdevine760]

There is none mate hence why I keep finding oldies I ain't heard and being floored by them because the shite we have on our airwaves every day is absolute trash nothing more

[@detroitrockscity]

Reminds me of my pops Love you dad 1953-2007

[@MiC-T]

May God bless your Pops. We all got our taste in music from our folks, especially Dad.

[@SavageX125]

26 years old here born in the mid to late 1990s. My earliest memories are riding in my dads 1993 dodge pickup truck blaring THE WHO on the cassette deck, the cars, tears for fears, guns n roses, phill Collins, Steve earl, the list goes on. So many older people are amazed at what I listen to. Strictly 70s 80s 90s music. This kind of music has a soul, not made to make money. Times were different and I am jealous of every person who go to experience the 1980s as an adult such a magical time it seemed to be from the outside looking in. It’s a put on.

[@Yasin-San]

I truly agree

[@bgoc1263]

You have great taste young man. Rock on!!!

[@dustenbraaksma8052]

the key is, they played instruments to make music back then. :) you have great musical taste, don't let anyone tell you different, if they do, just say I prefer instruments to make music not a computer.

[@joeduvall7966]

DD57, I am almost 70 years old and have embraced music through the decades but anything after 1993 or so (post Nirvana) is shit. Why do I think that? Because it has no heart or soul, as you so aptly put it! Rock on, youngblood!

[@toddgilleylen3438]

I was 27 in 1993! I'm getting old! 😂

[@granthurlburt4062]

Sign of a great rock group. They produce one of their best songs in late-middle career. Pete's dancing is great. Really knew how to move

[@KittyGrizGriz]

Pete’s in fine form here, that for sure! 😅

[@Mrnthg381]

He may had some a little❄️❄️❄️😂

[@NYCrazyRob]

I remember driving while this song played on K-DST.

[@Redn885]

K-DST, the dust.

[@adzy166]

Or doing a dawn flight in a stolen helicopter over Vice City

[@key6sky]

@@adzy166 maybe not

[@simonediottavio5971]

over San Fierro bay on an old ww2 fighter... ;-)

[@Qaffee]

Not driving flying an airplane with this playing is better

[@sandrasmith7501]

John The Ox Entwistle...just standing off to the side with his cool self...outta the way...workin that bass like it needed to be worked!! Love the way he works!!

[@joepublic5801]

First last tour ....😂👍🏻🇨🇦

[@joepublic5801]

Riot squad tried to shut us down , fire hoses didnt work , finally white noise . Joe Jackson run off the stage . Fuckin priceless .😂👍🏻🇨🇦

[@smitsonavane6278]

RIP John

[@ionpescarul2765]

Discovered the WHO again after all these years, breath taking ROCK!!!!!

[@Johnty54]

can't imagine Keith Moon trying to play this number - Kenny Jones does a great job on it.

[@rickkowalske4116]

Trying to play this number???I could be so much better.just imagine

[@Hearsticles]

One of the nastiest, riff-iest songs of all time. Absolutely classic, Pete'll never get his due as a lead guitarist.

[@blakegregory969]

Right Oh

[@markbrophy5454]

Pete writes great keyboard songs like Eminence Front, Baba O'Reilly, and Won't Get Fooled Again.

[@Brewnoe]

At least he'll give that guitar its dues

[@blauer2551]

Most people I know would say he’s one of the best

[@johnjoseph9565]

Sick riff

[@jeffreylujan7424]

What a masterpiece Peter Townsend and Roger Daltry and John Entwistle this is my all time favorite song to hear Peter sing this is just amazing!! Freaking awesome so badass! Don't we all wish Peter sang more !Just kills this song Peter your voice is so underrated!

[@BruceMcKinley]

Pete has just enough self-doubt and insecurity as a guitar player that when The Who played Woodstock, they were scheduled to come on immediately after Jimi Hendrix, but Pete refused and said the band would play before Jimi or not at all! And so it was.

[@sneezydeezymcdeluxe7015]

@@BruceMcKinley Speaking of Hendrix, there's also this absolute belter: Hendrix blew into a version of [Howlin’ Wolf’s] ‘Killing Floor’,” recalls Garland, “and plays it at breakneck tempo, just like that - it stopped you in your tracks.” Altham recalls Chandler going backstage after Clapton left in the middle of the song “which he had yet to master himself”; Clapton was furiously puffing on a cigarette and telling Chas: “You never told me he was that fucking good.”

[@5jerry1]

@@BruceMcKinley ~ That was Monterey.

[@artsolano6762]

Man Pete could bring it. The Who was so talented across the board ... drums, bass, and lead are out of this world good. Pete should be considered one of the best.

[@toxic_badasss9656]

Superb live version !! 10/10 ❤️

[@thomasc5000]

still one of my favorite WHO songs 40 yrs later

[@HardRockMaster7577]

Like a fine wine, this gets better with age.

[@fuzer909]

My favorite Who song and I was born in 1981.

[@edcraig1214]

Hellz yeah

[@vmoonbeam6571]

They play so good that this live version sounds like a studio recording

[@mattbartolovich8228]

Yes it does

[@vmoonbeam6571]

@@mattbartolovich8228 it’s awesome isn’t it

[@HardRockMaster7577]

Good live sound and recording is not an accident.

[@HODIUSDUDE]

This version is better than the studio version IMHO. The Who always had more energy on stage and a fantastic raw sound,

[@MrJayman850]

Killer version!

[@andreasmannal5259]

I could listen to his lead guitar introduction for half an hour more...It is this kind of thing that you never hear again anywhere!

[@revolver3586]

the best version of this song out there The band is super tight, the groove is on, Roger is smiling (Happy 79th Birthday Roger) Pete is proud, John is shredding, Kenny is in the pocket, and Tim has got a great percussive melody happening. All of it, FANTASTIC

[@joebutcallmejoey8869]

damn this is live but sounds like its a studio recording..incredible muscianship

[@bryanaustin8362]

"Video with sound from bonus It's Hard CD"

[@avolite719]

The video clip is taken from a recorded live concert that was produced originally for HBO television back in 1982. It aired for several months off and on. This particular clip is most certainly taken from the stock of footage where its in its pre-enhanced state before they added more audience and atmosphere sound(s). The crowd cheering at the end of song was thin as only a few mic's onstage picked up the cheering/applause. What we hear on this clip from the band is also in its earliest stages of mixing without much of the enhancement/effect levels that would be added later before broadcast. Thats why it sounds so direct from stage to your ears.

[@Rover7577]

The art and science of live amplification. Great sound is no accident.

[@danmseattle975]

The Who were the best "classic rock" band I've ever seen in concert. I saw on this tour, they played San Diego a couple of months before the show in Toronto. 38 (!) years ago.

[@joshhynes8518]

AVOLITE I thought was a simulcast - yes it was 1982! - show from Maple Leaf Gardens in Toronto. I guess HBO could have been involved but was the early days of simulcast concerts on a local FM station. Crank the radio and watch the TV. The early days lol

[@marioparedes2382]

It amazes me how flawless this live performance sounds... This is simply a perfect song.

[@michaelleonardis1540]

I'm 63, they have many songs they have wrote. From the beginning untill the end. My girlfriend and I saw them in Orlando in their first fairwell tour sponsored by some beer co. They were great, they played alot of their old tunes. Has fast time has gone by, and all the Great groups have gone God bless everyone of our 60and,70s groups that are gone ,but they are not forgotten.

[@dang6369]

Absolutely timeless. I feel like this is probably the 15th comment I've left on this video. Anyone watching this is bearing witness to true talent.

[@josefbruckner7154]

This is certainly one of the most powerful rock songs at all.

[@Nanku42]

indeed, its a very special song

[@goldbrick2563]

Eh thats a bit much

[@jamiehoover9348]

I feel ya ....🤘🏻🔥😎🍻

[@christopheryasus3666]

@@Nanku42 its a total Monday I do not wanna get up shower songs. True grit

[@Nanku42]

@@christopheryasus3666 i like it

[@rockingrfarmandranch2219]

One of the most amazing songs ever recorded. It's the perfect theme song for social media.

[@key6sky]

bang on the money man

[@katiecarroll9966]

Why I'm posting it on FB :`)

[@TheInfurnos]

It's very relevant w/ covid and the us election thats for sure.

[@mr.logicpants2835]

That bass tone is AWESOME, especially considering this was the 80s!

[@MrWeezer55]

Bass ruled in the 80's, Tina Weymouth, Sting, etc.

[@ChristopherMHeaps]

😂😂😂 Child

[@MrWeezer55]

@@ChristopherMHeaps who is 'Child'?

[@mikeh.753]

I watched this on TV in the 70's and was mesmerized by this music, I'm 59 now and I'm still mesmerized. Pete Townsend is a beast of a guitar player. And Roger usually does the lead vocals. But seeing them when I was so young taught me not to judge a book by its cover.

[@robsparreboom]

I personally find Townshend brilliant at this particular concert, with his hands and voice! maybe his best ever captured on tape.

[@fhhfgj]

Yes he needs to go back to these Schecters.

[@Johnnywhamo]

I was at this concert, I remember exactly where I was sitting. Indeed he is on FIYA here.

[@kamlafisher6672]

I was there too. Took a bus to Toronto from Ottawa. Watched the video a million times. And now I can get it online. Long Live Rock. And show was at the "home of hockey." Maple Leaf Gardens. Somehow, that made it especially special for me.

[@stevekays6029]

I agree ,and I was lucky enough to be there too ,and very high as well ! Im from TO,and I slept out overnight to get seats !

[@robsparreboom]

K Fisher so was Townshend! ,😂

[@danielgeorge9283]

Don't get better than this.

[@alwaysinprayer900]

Agree. Memories too...

[@PaintHerWhite]

Doesn't.

[@ronaldcatullus]

I’ll try not to

[@sloganloanseal]

He'll yeah brother

[@frombigisland5229]

Fo Sure Good As it FKN Getz Brahddah’

[@PastAlternative]

This song reminds me of my uncle who past away in 2015. I have fond memories of us driving through Las Vegas and the surrounding desert in his Jeep wrangler with this song blaring. Brings a tear to my eye and a smile at the same time.

[@thomaskimble4354]

Lived all my life loving this band. I'm 66

[@zbigniewkosior2517]

Same here 67 and luckily saw then twice

[@ElCapinyoazz]

This is a rippin' version, maybe the best I've heard.

[@AliG-xh1jm]

Just recently caught the Who in Jacksonville FL, 2022, 40 years after this show and Pete knocked it out of the park!!!! Rock royalty...We are not worthy...

[@davidmellish3295]

We are worthy,rock royalty he may be,but to have pictures of kids on his computer makes him lower than low.

[@kkarlson5544]

The sun shines And people forget The spray flies as the speedboat glides And people forget Forget they're hiding The girls smile And people forget The snow packs as the skier tracks People forget Forget they're hiding Behind an eminence front Eminence front, it's a put on It's an eminence front It's an eminence front, it's a put on An eminence front Eminence front, it's a put on Eminence front It's an eminence front It's an eminence front, it's a put on It's a put on, it's a put on, it's a put on Come and join the party Dress to kill Won't you come and join the party Dress to kill, dress to kill Drinks flow People forget That big wheel spins, the hair thins People forget Forget they're hiding The news slows People forget Their shares crash, hopes are dashed People forget Forget they're hiding Behind an eminence front An eminence front, it's a put on It's just an eminence front An eminence front, it's a put on An eminence front An eminence front, it's a put on Eminence front It's an eminence front, it's a put on It's a put on, it's a put on, it's a put on Come on join the party Dress to Come on join the party Dress to Come on join the party Dress to Come on join the party Dress to kill Dress yourself, dressed to kill

[@pgnandt]

These are great lyrics because they don't make any sense but they sound great just saying it.

[@freeatlast1963]

Dude knows how to write a comment .....

[@jeffnorbert1871]

So appropriate for 2023

[@rlm4471]

​​​@pgnandt The lyrics make plenty of sense to me. They're about Miami in the 80s - money, speedboats, coke, girls, etc. People slinging BS and trying to puff themselves up. In other words, an eminence front. Pete said this himself.

[@tekharthazenyatta2310]

Great version. Faithful to the album cut yet with distinctive touches. It's always good hearing a great band like The Who perform a hit before they've gotten sick of it.

[@mr.hainie2543]

Wow what a pro, Pete recovered from that seizure at the beginning of the song and killed it!

[@discountmuzakinc.7637]

He's Dancin' in The Dark like Springsteen!!!

[@justgivemethetruth]

hahahaha god one

[@marioandreano1236]

Cocaine was good in 82

[@joemulnix6830]

God DAMN some of you do not get it.

[@guysteele204]

HAHAHAHA! Good one!

[@Ironhandjohn]

Pete Townsend's intro solo was amazing... Love it.

[@BadRonald1]

Oh totally, I hadnt seen this vid in a long time. And watching Pete go right into it and thinking "Man, that was a tasty solo, note for note". Then I read your comment. You've got a good pair of ears John.

[@paulpulcinello9478]

He’s so goofy, I freakin love it

[@jerryhoward8133]

This may be their best performance of this iconic song. PT’s guitar work is ridiculous, the lyrics are sublime. Love be this.

[@gfwii8912]

I saw them on this tour, in DC. I was 18, in ‘83 I started a family, haven’t had a break since then - till now. Now I’m reliving it all over. I thank god I’m still here. And miss all the good people that didn’t make it this far ❤

[@GodLovesYou5635]

can never get enough of this song listen to it on good speakers people!

[@Lemon_Productions_TV]

I’ve probably watched this over a 100 times the past couple days

[@captainfeedback1]

Jesus, why?! How not to do it...?

[@williamtell5365]

I think this is the best song the Who ever recorded, actually. Came late, but it's really aged well .

[@RonH714]

Listen to the Who's Next album

[@BruceMcKinley]

It's a great live performance, no doubt! My brother served as Roger Daltry's personal assistant on a film project Roger was working on in Jackson Hole, Wyoming years ago. He told me that Roger was an absolute joy to work with--a real nice guy!

[@jonathanbirch2022]

They have many better songs

[@BruceMcKinley]

@@RonH714 I agree with you, Ron. It's a solid album from the opening note. Bargain, My Wife, Getting in Tune, and Going Mobile are great tunes--four of the band's all-time best. So infectious. And powerful. I only saw The Who one time and that was on the 'Who's Next' tour. I love 'Quadraphenia' (more than 'Tommy'), but 'Who's Next' is my personal fave! Largely for the sophisticated songwriting.

[@b.frantz8346]

My favorite who song.

[@andydebiasio4288]

The second that first note hits. Goose bumps.

[@MelissaOHarra]

I have thought of this song for at least 3 decades. At 10 yrs old; no clue, but I looked up the word in my huge dictionary. Been there ever so quite often. I can see my musical brothers chant: “Eminence Front” in our country-living home. Super cool and hip through the ages! The Who?? Love them BiG❤

[@MelissaOHarra]

@Shedrach morrison Doing well-- a lovely day here in Northern California, and you?

[@MelissaOHarra]

@Shedrach morrison yes

[@MelissaOHarra]

@Shedrach morrison yes, are you?🤣

[@joeymonroe9504]

Put on a good pair of headphones and your in musical heaven.

[@Toddy9cent]

Yes, Pete plays the longest (and best!) INTRO I've ever heard. Right out of his soul, I think it's not just a "song", but rather a message. Listen to "privilege" from The Fixx.

[@drek3491]

I have a sound system hahah 👍🏾🤘🏾😎 much much better if you had one instead of tiny headphones

[@ryanjones9498]

1982. Imagine the coke back then

[@wynditurner2826]

I know have an off the chain headphones you can here It all,off the fucking chain

[@lizzymeacham3224]

Ahhh yesss!!

[@kfhulme]

Townshend's guitar tone is spectacular.

[@namelesslight3303]

Can't believe I was 10 years old when this came out... A timeless treasure from another time....

[@TedMaloney]

I see that this is video from the Toronto show with audio from the It's Hard reissue bonus track. The sound is SO much better on those bonus live tracks. The title track (It's Hard) live from Toronto is awesome too. Thanks for mixing & posting this!

[@zamcik]

Bassline is really epic in this one. Great song!

[@steohaniemarkham2127]

zamcik

[@cafinario]

On the left, best rock bass player ever.

[@db4260]

Indeed!

[@joepermenter7228]

Geddy Lee, Cliff Burton, Les Claypool, Flea, John Paul Jones, Paul McCartney...

[@ledonn90]

Joe Permenter - Entwistle better than them all.

[@joepermenter7228]

Not really, solid bass player though. Mix aides his skill. Townsend's the real talent in The Who.

[@chaseb9857]

@@joepermenter7228 John Paul Jones

[@dynjarren8355]

For some reason I really enjoyed it when Townsend did his own singing and solo songs! It’s like he was liberated or freed! Especially Rough Boys and this song! He was really peaking and I really like his reedy voice! Not great but good and unique! You know it’s him! And he looked rejuvenated for his Solo tour! His hair still looked good even! 👏🏻

[@sueraymo3239]

OMG this is Excellent

[@bobvanslyke8910]

I was at this concert. I actually got left in Toronto. We drove in 3 separate cars. No one did a head count before they left. I had to hitchhike from Toronto to Buffalo.

[@GD20254]

Gotta do the head counts!

[@snoops5581]

Well I’m sure it was worth it tho. If you hitched hiked today you’d be dead.

[@jondunmore4268]

Bob VanSlyke -- and that was when you learned the value of oral sex.

[@josephfraniewski6111]

Love that hitchiking back in the day..

[@andrews527]

You were protected on the QEW by the ghost of Tim Horton.

[@DonMegaphone]

That bass part. All hail John!

[@Iamgarwood]

Behold; The Ox!

[@ueliroschi542]

The Who created so different music. One of the greatest bands.

[@nightshiftnyc911]

This is my favorite The Who song and in my top 10 of all time music.

[@p47paul]

Outstanding guitar playing from Pete!

[@alexstone6330]

Daaaamn...Pete really knocks it out of the park with this performance.

[@joshharris3979]

best ive seen

[@MrXerxes415]

This is extremely high quality sound and video concert quality experience.

[@DaveGoossen]

I was living in Calgary at the time of this concert and it was simulcast on the local FM station so we beered up and watched it on the tv with the stereo playing loud. An amazing experience I still remember

[@saltee_crcker2363]

right on...i was living in Edmonton at the time listening on K-97...it think this was one of the first(if not the 1st) simulcast concerts in Canada. rock on brother...

[@kathyweldon3558]

That intro rocks me still in December 2018

[@carlosgsa7009]

Peooopleeee forgeet

[@jazzfusioner9840]

Truth....

[@derekmcewen3631]

Me too, Kath

[@jefffinneman9354]

@@mikekirkpatrick7861 badass Kick-Ass absolute absolute rock and roll unbelievable unbelievable super super badass best song ever ever ever on planet Earth

[@jefffinneman9354]

Rodger you are a stud muffin and a rock-and-roller from girly the Moon nobody rocks the stage like you not even Gene Simmons of kiss God bless Rodger daltrey wow wow wow!!🤩🤩🤩😍

[@madhatter42o]

It's impossible to crank this songs volume loud enough. Period

[@samlabo1688]

900w x2 plus 650w x 4 900w amp driving it home My neighbors hate me

[@adk46er5203]

Well at least on my computer. I agree.

[@patbehling2686]

Love this song! I agree....can't crank it loud enough. Their best!

[@brobicho]

11

[@SqeakyToy]

You are correct. I do not have sufficient equipment to properly rock this song.

[@lunarpking]

I saw them 40 years after this performance and it was every bit as good. If they ever come back to the US I’ll be seeing them again, The Who kicks ass.

[@Rudemod78]

This song is perfect. I love the bass line!!