The Who France 31st March 1966

[@yannfernandes1]

The Who France 31st March 1966 - Setlist: 00:00 1-Substitute. 03:32 2- Man With Money. 06:08 3- Dancing In The Street. 09:46 4- Barbara Ann. 12:00 5- My Generation.

[@univibe23]

Keith and John were both absolute POWERHOUSES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! They made the WHO essentially a 3 piece band sound like they were a 6 piece.

[@allanjones6415]

Yes, both are powerful and heavy!

[@sdgakatbk]

Arguably the best rhythm section ever in rock. For me the music of the Who has aged very well. I can't say that about all bands.

[@carolbuckley7900]

Amen! 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@dynjarren8355]

Roger in a suit and Keith Moon young and wild! Brilliant early footage that I didn’t even know existed. This is when KZbin shines! Rescuing obscure footage like this for posterity. This is the young, angry Who! And Keith liked Barbara Ann!

[@NoirL.A.]

just like THE BEATLES how fast these guys progressed and how tangible was their progress is unbelievable. hard to imagine this is the same band playing 'sparks' AT WOODSTOCK A MERE 3 YEARS LATER.

[@howardpowers2063]

I know that free music on the internet has killed the record business, but I am so glad that things like this are available on the internet. The sound quality isn't good enough for official release anyway, and in those days they cared more about the energy of the performance more than whether the backing vocals were perfect... but what an incredible performance! I wish there could be two version of live videos; a version for the general public, where the cameras zoom in on a performer and cut between the members of the band, and a static version showing the whole band from start to finish, so that the viewer could watch whichever performer he chooses. I'd love to watch a video like that 4 times over, just so I could watch each of the 4 guys from start to finish. This is a very different band visually than Tommy-era, and very different than Who Are You era, and very different than the Kenny Jones era. I'm not just talking about their clothes and hair; it's the way they move onstage. Well, except for John; he stayed the same until he dropped dead... the fabulous thing about seeing John live was just watching his fingers. Anyway, point is, the footage from the early days is so different, and so rare, it's just great to see.

[@darkhorsejim]

Howard Powers Agreed

[@MarcsWishes5]

This is sooo right. Greatest time ever.

[@sluwisch]

'Zackley!

[@thomasknopf7194]

Bought John a pack of smoked right before gig in San Francisco. Way cool Dude

[@davidframpton8215]

So right!

[@jackp8583]

The maximum R&B days. Motown covers, Kieth singing Barbara Ann(!), Pete on a Tele! This is SO rare. 😃

[@Keith_M00N66]

K.E.I.T.H It's simple to write

[@angelussilesius5139]

Never I saw such a bassist and drummer like that.

[@katmandew2152]

Yes, ye, yes. Rock and roll gems.

[@dougsmith7083]

14 people gave this a thumbs down...they are obviously allergic to awesome

[@DavidMoreno-bn9tg]

Probably they're completely stupid. The Who are an awesone musical asylum.

[@BubbaZen10]

Made me fkn subscribe man

[@duffbaker9554]

Tay Tay fans or something..

[@billroyal942]

Keith Moon and Charlie Watts, two of the greatest rock band drummers with completely opposite styles.

[@carolbuckley7900]

Fucking right! Ditto! 💋💋💋💋💋🔥🔥🔥🔥❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@jcr4runner]

Amazing how John manages thar trebly growl out of his bass that cuts through even with primitive TV recording. In most television of this or are you can't really hear the bass that well since most is subsonic and gets washed out of the tape. He was really a genius.

[@martinhess7334]

3:28 The lady covering her ears.:

[@pennycarlill1046]

Wow is all I can say! been a fan for a long time, this the kind of footage we all want to see from our heroes, just before they make it really big and still hungry, Keith is the star, what a talent he was, and he clearly wasn't going to "make old bones" to quote my grandma, put it on slowmo, but still can't work out how moonie does it does it..thank you for posting...

[@GG-Wolfhound]

i am still working on my Moon licks after 45 years!

[@ktpinnacle]

A live version of the Everly Brothers' Man With Money? What a find.

[@1leicaman]

Does anyone watching this have any doubts as to how great a drummer Keith moon was?

[@fllynismydog]

no

[@BarryMiller2956]

I like him a lot better when he's not "blocked up" on amphetamines and speeding up every song. Lucky he didn't have a heart attack back then.

[@xblood1978]

Never had a doubt about Keith

[@YouzTube99]

@Blue In red: IMO, both great and perfectly suited to their bands. Imagine Moon in Zeppelin or Bonham in the The Who. Doesn't work. Neither band ever reached the same heights after each died.

[@InService77]

I just feel so uncertain......... nah

[@tonykramer949]

Unbelievable from the camera work to the sound and editing. Shows the bands growth from their R&B roots to what they would become. As a die hard fan this is the greatest clip I have ever seen!

[@patriciamartins2822]

I AGREE IT IS SUPERSONIC!🤪

[@PincherVoice]

I didn't know they did Barbara Ann live. I like that we get a glimpse of Keith's real voice at the end. I know he loved surf tunes, and it seems like this helps establish that he could drum "conventionally" and the wildness is a choice.

[@billyjones4309]

i’d say that conventional drumming was a choice for keith but he naturally played the amazing way he’s best known for playing

[@MA_808]

Keith wanted to be a Beach Boy or so I have heard

[@NoirL.A.]

until i saw this i had no idea either i thought they just did it in the movie as kind of a laugh.

[@sdgakatbk]

Actually I like their cover of it better than the Beach Boys version. It rocks.

[@davidwright9897]

While Charlie Watts was also a jazz drummer it was Elvin Jones WHO said "the man is a drummer" after listening to Tommy in 1969.

[@dczzzz55]

Is Keith stamping his left foot on the floor? Missing a hi hat or wishing he had a second kick drum?

[@hydrogen3266]

The Dancing In The Street cover! I love it! Also, watching Keith drum is amazing. It's really entertaining.

[@susanpritchard6164]

Incredible footage to see the band in its raw state no monitors still building the reputation ❤😮

[@highdb1]

And the very first Marshall stacks.

[@DinoScianimanico-x4b]

Keith is just amazing here

[@777RockNRollin]

AWESOME - You can always trust the Who to be the Best !! Ever !!

[@dumpwoodhere]

Brilliant. The sound man probably didn't exist in those days but if you listen carefully, you can hear the brilliance of the instruments. The who were the best of the best live.

[@xblood1978]

Keiths eyes on Dancing in the Street are priceless no doubt he downed a handful of french blues before this gig ....obviously his favourite track he goes ballistic lol

[@staypress]

Ye well they were in france so french blues itvwas 🤣🤣🤣

[@will2741]

Every performance on French tv I've seen from back then, they've either miked the singers but not the instruments, or just got the vocals INSANELY loud. It was definitely 'a thing' over there.

[@highdb1]

It probably sounded absolutely killer with the Cranked Marshall stacks in the room

[@averyadrian1534]

These Old Marshall’s sound amazing

[@777RockNRollin]

It's all about 'Man with Money" ,..... THAT'S THE KEY MOMENT ! ,...At this gig ,.............

[@howardpowers2063]

+777RockNRollin I agree... I'm not familiar with the song (I've heard it, but I don't know every note like I do of everything on the original versions of their albums), but wow... Moon is fantastic.

[@dougsmith7083]

Great James Brown cover...oops, Everly Brothers tune with the same name

[@jargonellie6630]

Made my day, thanks for posting. Keith on fire here. Fantastic. What a wonderful guy. Rest easy dear boy. XxX

[@carolbuckley7900]

Amen! 🔥🔥🔥❤️❤️❤️💋💋💋💋

[@anorakthing8968]

Track listing: Substitute, Man With Money, Dancing In The Street, Barbara Ann, My Generation,

[@artstarnyc1]

Insane. Keiths cymbal stand falls over and crashes perfectly to the end of the song.

[@MyDreamCrusher]

Were they told not to break their instruments here? Moon's reaction when he "accidentally" tipped over his cymbals was gold.

[@brianshockledge3241]

I think they were told to tone the act down because they were on French tv.

[@joj3734]

crazy to think that keith moon was 19 years old in this video

[@papercup2517]

Thanks for this great footage. Keith Moon singing falsetto on a Barbara Anne (Beach Boys) cover just made my day ..never would've believed it if I hadn't seen it.. F-f-fifty-three years on and still great f-f-f'ing fun

[@brianmiller5265]

Beach boys covered The Regents Barbara Ann which can't be touched. I remember first te I heard Beach Boys version ,I said what is this crap. Awful compared to Regents. Moon js the star and loved his Barbara Ann vocals.

[@johnspooner1403]

On “The Kids Are Alright” movie they do a little but of “Barbara Ann” in the studio.

[@luiszuluaga6575]

Riveting! Every last beat of Keith's drumming!

[@lupodelupis3672]

I want a time-machine to see at least one gig of The Who!

[@saguaroboy]

Nice to see Pete NOT destroying that tele....

[@QueenFan12]

but he destroyed rickenbackers. those are much more expensive.

[@optimisticmike1041]

@@QueenFan12 yes but he purchased 12 and had them all repaired other than 2 which were absolutely destroyed -ironically- accidentally

[@skillracoonful]

From what I read the guitars that he destroyed on stage were junk to him

[@tedcopp567]

@@skillracoonful yes i believe that he had a guitar off stage just for smashing that he would switch to quickly at the end

[@TweedSuit]

The first Marshall Stacks.

[@chiptmcc8656]

Moon!!!!!

[@finch45lear]

Great footage. Nice to actually see a performance of "Man With The Money", a track appearing on their BBC CD released in 2000. Old Everly Brothers song I believe.

[@andrewharvey149]

This is one of the reasons the Beatles quit touring. They couldn't match the insane energy of band like the Who.

[@skillracoonful]

If anything The Beatles fans were as crazy and loud as The Who they made more noise than the Beatles themselves! The Beatles got tired of not being heard due to the crowd screams drowning out their performances and so they stopped touring and remained only to studio work.

[@mattshaheen5333]

There are a lot of things about The Who that the Beatles could never come close to matching.

[@whatevershebrings]

An excellent set here...very rare to see a live ' Man With Money'!

[@scottlucas9551]

Kevin Ayers.👍

[@davidstowell6462]

Love watching Keith Moon. Honestly he's FLYING on that drum kit. And he looks like he's about 13! Great to hear them without any processing. Very AWESOME.

[@karlclarke]

wish the sound was better, drums and bass sound like they are playied from down the st, keith is giving so much on these versions, and it's lost in the mix :(

[@CastleOfThoughts]

That is a shame!

[@xblood1978]

Keith "The Master" Moony...Speeded up out his mind

[@bwdrums1]

"......I'm up on the stage again and I'm leaping along......"

Moon and them didnt get into drugs until 67-68.. At least, this is what they claimed. Moon had drummed this way since he was a kid. He was always high-energy and all over the place. If he didnt have the talent and know-how since before drugs, he woulda been a pretty bad drummer, but on the contrary, there is real method to his drumming madness and he really brings the pieces together.

[@xblood1978]

@ am not denying he didn't need any drugs he's my favourite drummer ever... But they were taking speed right from the start in 64/65 as it was part of the Mod movement it's all in his biography Dear Boy ... there was a famous fight where Rog knocked him out in 65 because he got tired of them all doing speed and flushed their pills down the toilet only to have Keith attck him with a Cymbal stand so Roger knocked him out

[@sralyn]

@@xblood1978 Poor baby was then thrown out of the band.

[@nicholasdagostino2127]

Keith Moon didn't play drums, he waged war on them!

[@randybackgammon890]

Theatrics aside I always thought he was a fine drummer influenced by some jazz greats.He cirtainly did play drums I think you'll find

[@healthyone100]

thats what i always said he doesn't play the drums he attacks them!

[@____Ai____]

Pete ALWAYS fails at the lyrics to Babara Ann, it's soo funny :D

[@qmto]

Seems obvious that several audio tracks are either missing or tuned way down for some reason. John and pete's vocals are too loud. Keith's drumming is far too quiet, as with pete's guitar.

[@doctorrobert1339]

You're hearing what the vocal mics are picking up. Neither the amps or the drums were mic'd up

[@kenjifuse2234]

Les Who! Parlez de mon Generation! L'Autobus Magique! Keith Loon!

[@PAULLONDEN]

Holy Mozes...Moon carries this whole exercise.....If it weren't for him this would be just so much beat by numbers....

[@birchward]

A GREAT BIT OF HISTORY !

[@dockaiser]

While we hardly hear the drums in this mix, I guess the audience hears nothing but drums ..

[@theonlyantony]

I would love to hear the room . There is a bass drum mic and maybe another overhead. I imagine you are right and the room heard the drums. it is one of the most breathtaking drum performances, I have ever witnessed and it is in that period where there's hardly any decent footage. It might be out there. or it might be possible to extract the drums using modern software. It is clear what he is doing, just be amazing to hear it with some close audio proximity. As ye sayeth, more succinctly than I could. i'll get me Horlicks

[@theonlyantony]

At 14:38 Daltry brings his mic close to drums to do his then current mic on cymbals routine. For a tantalising few seconds you can hear the drums.

[@sralyn]

@@theonlyantony There is no 'daltry', only Daltrey

[@timblackwood1531]

The drum work is beautifully done with such passionate integrity.

[@vinceramone6080]

On this day 50 years ago 8/7/66...The Who played at The Top Rank, Cardiff........Just saying!

[@accentuabernard343]

I saw Jimmy Cliff there about eight years later, me thinks 1974 - anyone know when Top Rank, Cardiff closed? Thx. ps. would have loved to see the Who live...

[@mhos6940]

Cool with Man With Money! One of their best covers.

[@scenestealer53]

:-) Gosh so long ago,now..seems like it was a few years ago,yeah,but not 48 yrs...I almost didn't know who I was hearing but then I heard Keith's unforgettable sound..

[@hughoneill368]

ive just stumbled upon this classic video ive never seen it before & there was me thinking i'd seen all there live footage ! apparently not !

[@just4music687]

Moon is so beautiful here xoxo

[@zigzagwanderer9531]

Moonie loved surf music. He's singing the Beach Boys "Party !" album version of Barbara Ann. That version features un-credited amigo Dean Torrence of Jan and Dean (Surf City, Dead Man's Curve) singing the high parts, not Brian W.

[@chriscampbell9191]

Bucket T on one of the Who's outtake albums is really good, and I think Keith Moon sung on that one, too. They played surf music with everything turned up way past 11.

[@amyh9512]

He's the only one singing the falsetto part on Barbra Ann. But of course 😂

[@giulioluzzardi7632]

All they needed was an extra mic!! Imagine how epic this was if you were in the audience..Kieth Moon did by accident it seems knock his hihat/cymbal stand over at the end of "My Generation" , he played his heart out!

[@777RockNRollin]

THEY WERE THE HARDEST ENERGY EVER IN ROCK !!!!

[@ronfast2]

kEITH SINGS!! Forget the sound quality.....its early who!!

[@Esus4]

Singing Barbara Ann. Keith loved surf music. Before The Who he played in a band called Surfcombers.

[@ernestkinas5973]

Amazing. Keith at the height of his powers. And he was only nineteen years old here. Fucking Keith. The GOAT of all drummers.

[@50zepher]

Keith's left foot is just dying for another bass drum! thank you for posting this gem!!!!!!!!!

[@bwdrums1]

Funny you should say that. I was just watching another vid from '66 and he had the double bass set up, so he wasn't too far away from it here.

[@robinday2137]

Sometimes I wonder why Keith didn’t need a chiropractor on tour with the band. He practically breaks his spine drumming like a crazy man.

[@charleshannam]

Many thanks for the upload, Jean-Pierre.

[@cookiecat123]

Sooooo great !!! Vive le Who!

[@sardino1]

Keith Moon is completely off his head on amphetamines here; probably Townsend too.

[@BarryMiller2956]

Yeah, I was wondering if anyone else noticed that. Not sure about Pete, but Keith fer sure. Every song speeds up at some point.

[@mikethebloodthirsty]

Yeh his jaw is really going... Dunno about Townsend though.

[@alelor04]

What brillant performance....!! Awesome....keith and john were on fire

[@flagemdown66]

no hi hat, just cymbals

[@GG-Wolfhound]

he dichted his HH in 66 and we did not see them again until 75

[@privatejets9992]

Always rocking # 1 ; THE WHO !!!

[@ustheserfs]

Roger Daltrey Mick Jagger Robert Plant

[@sralyn]

For me the second would be Freddie Mercury.

[@TheGrandmasterMan]

Above all The Who were first rate musicians.....

[@aarongoff1111]

Aside from his bass chops, Entwistle could sing really well and could hit the high notes.

[@drapedup76]

8:52 The look of utter devastation knowing you are simply not this good

[@jameshenderson9574]

Oh man...This is wonderful:)

[@108grog]

The drums almost couldn't keep up with Keith.

[@matthewtaylor7355]

the who as a vocal group.

[@DG-sf9ei]

Imagine the Frenchies thinking they will be seeing some proper English gents strumming happily to rock n roll with perfect melodies........and instead they get The Who, damn I'm jealous

[@jladams85]

The Who & Kinks beat the hell outta the Beatles & Stones ....but no1 could beat the Beach Boys. 🎶

[@Fuzzbrain61]

Great clip with rare version of Man with Money. Fab!

[@zim1966]

Roger during his Dippity DOO phase thus he was given the name The Duchess

[@skillracoonful]

It was that Dandy look he was going for!

[@sralyn]

Nonetheless he's gorgeous.

[@scottminnella1880]

2:25 I keep going back to the shot of Keith and can't figure out how he did it

[@lonedrone]

+Scott Allennim Heh heh! Keith was the real frontman in those days. He once seriously suggested putting the drums front stage, with the rest of group behind him! No one will ever beat the skins like that boy...

[@jonharry6293]

Excellent I remember seeing them at the cats whiskers and Wimbledon racetrack stunning in 1966.

[@smidon]

Thank you Jeanpierre - a fantastic contribution

[@andymassingham]

JAYSUS, Moonie is amazing!!

[@halcyon289]

(Irony alert) ...... If only Keith could've played with more intensity .

[@MrTripletts]

Awesome footage...douchebag boys in the audience looking bored had no idea the greatness that they were witnessing

[@christinecollins6302]

Time to re- listen to Long Live Rock Lyrics for you!

[@Fuzzbrain61]

Man with Money pure class. Love that mid 60's sound and Townshend's Telecaster twang!

[@dougsmith7083]

Excellent James Brown cover

[@jaywhofan]

They did the key change and repeat of the first verse of My Generation. That's pretty rare.

[@halcyon289]

Roger....before he became Tommy.

[@markjamesmeli2520]

Stellar gig. Right at that time between the first two albums. The performance is fantastic. Although I was inspired by him growing up, Moon's look here is almost embarrassing.

[@averyadrian1534]

Moon made the Who

[@flagemdown66]

not the best stage idea... clearly not theirs...

[@just4music687]

sighhhhhhhhhhhhhh Keith Moon!

[@richardleewagner3939]

How young was Keith Moon? Wow.

[@loosilu]

He was just backdated.

[@christinecollins6302]

19

[@peterhinkle6412]

First I ve seen this .. and I ve ran searchs for 66 ? Great though .. sounds like they where running on stage volume .. they must have kranked those marshall . Pete playing a tele as well .

[@gustavmarie]

Literally the greatest rock band to ever exist. The cover of Man With Money ..sounds like it could exist today ...and blow minds.

[@hervevqr1966]

The Who and the Ramones, both groups I'v seen on scene.

[@davetetzlaff1317]

Man With Money is a brilliant song, so tragic. As beyond great as they are, the problem with the Who covering it is you can't imagine Roger being so desperate to impress an unworthy crush that he would ruin his life. IMO the best version is by Saturday's Children. The way the vocalist hits the climax of the bridge, you just know he knows he's going to get caught. Made me actually cry out loud first time I heard it. It's on YT. Check it out.

[@hssmrg]

I expect the mix was taken off the PA with the instruments not miked up.

[@lonedrone]

+M Godwin Exactly

[@therealbarnekkid]

Keith Moon was a total monster.

[@superduper3728]

No hi hat...

[@beefheart1410]

What a weird sound mix! I can only think that the film crew used a single mic for audio hung somewhere over Townshend's vocal monitor.