The Who "Love Reign O'er Me" Live 1973 Cow Palace

The Who "Love Reign O'er Me" Live at Cow Palace
San Francisco, CA 1973
From my VHS collection. Enjoy!

[@jackp1351]

Somehow the crude recording makes this even more bitchin, especially with John's bass in the foreground. This is pure genius.

[@HCANYS]

Totally AGREE!

[@daves2058]

Love the raw sound!

[@fadge4105]

Give the bass player a raise.

[@jonimather337]

He's dead.😮

[@knickd1979]

YES! no one has ever topped the Who when it comes to LIVE PERFORMANCE! 1970 Isle of Wight is KILLER example. All 4 men at their physical PRIME! Zeppelin was great, but I'll vote the Who without hesitation. wish it could've lasted longer than it did tho. guess when something burns that bright it just isn't sustainable.

[@adamstockman5278]

Simon weston would know all about how it burns he's a waste of space!!!!!!!

[@mariocastelan1670]

Just amazing

[@giancarlocavallotti6358]

At this show Keith Moon passed out on stage after taking a handful of horse tranquilizers and washing them down with brandy. On the next song he passed out the first time, then on the next song passed out again and was taken backstage. A guy from the audience finished the concert. Keith was one of his kind.

[@marttram2183]

That has always been my fantasy, to be able to fill in for a missing drummer at a concert lol. Must've been amazing for that guy

[@RikiChen007]

perhaps pete is not the greatest guitar player in the world. BUT HIS MUSICAL VISION LEAVES ME SPEECHLESS.

[@johnbriggs7966]

Newsflash, He's pretty fuching good!!!

[@luciabenedetti3893]

No forse, sicuramente non è il miglior chitarrista del mondo. Esiste un certo Jimmy....✊✊

[@allbottledup9513]

He’s one of the best for sure, he’s on every list there is lol. I agree though, I think Pete was less of a guitarist and more a classical-level genius musician who excelled in writing and composing. Quadrophenia is genuinely one of the best albums of all time, in terms of skill, complexity, composition, etc. and it is Pete’s baby. The man is a certified genius on par with Beethoven and Mozart.

[@silversnail1413]

I still love his playing. The way the chords descend and ascend in this song. His guitar is the rain.

[@allbottledup9513]

@@silversnail1413 Pete does thing I love in a lot of his songs, I don’t how to describe it exactly. To me, it’s like he’s just flicking the strings back and forth with some serious swagger. It’s got like a Spanish guitar/funky blues vibe to it. Only other guitarist off the top of my head I’ve heard do it is is Dave Davies of the Kinks.

[@sandydority7933]

I absolutely love this ,because it’s live& it’s the first tour .One of my favourite songs ever ,This is going to be played at my funeral ✌️💙🎸🎼🥃🥂

[@gerarddobinson566]

The who blows zeppelin away. Best live band ever n wrote mostly all their songs,......

[@chuckvelten5337]

Your meds stopped working !

[@theoppiesghost]

Gotta agree with you.I saw both in 1976 in Chicago. The Who was better IMO.

[@allbottledup9513]

@@chuckvelten5337 I agree with the man. If were talking live bands, The Who is definitely the best.

[@DominiqueGarofalo]

I was just having this independent thought tonight. I think the Who outclass Led Zeppelin in every way.

[@knickd1979]

YES! no one has ever topped the Who when it comes to LIVE PERFORMANCE! 1970 Isle of Wight is KILLER example. All 4 men at their physical PRIME! Zeppelin was great, but I'll vote the Who without hesitation. wish it could've lasted longer than it did tho. guess when something burns that bright it just isn't sustainable.

[@jonathansmith4742]

Great find right here.

[@davarph]

Both Townshend and Daltry say that Ent’s bass was all about overtones that could never be picked up in recordings? Well…here it is!!!

[@Cam-ns1yi]

Timeless

[@Indrastarshine1]

I will never forget Aug 21, 1977

[@nicandknacksandseans]

Even when mixed by an orangutan, this song hits you hard.

[@Jrc-sb2lo]

Without all the keyboards, they pulled this masterpiece off and you don't even notice, that ending is soooooo powerful!!!!!

[@darwinsaye]

Keyboards are there, just mostly buried in the mix. They stopped touring this album in the 70s because they used pre-recorded backing keyboard tracks and always had problems syncing them with the performance.

[@rickdraves4000]

First concert was on this tour in Chicago, so first thanks for creating that actual impressionable reality again. To begin to understand is to begin to know what Rock music is in the 70’s...this gets to the pure essence with all its fire and passion. For me, The Who could never quite match this will all albums after simply because this was that great. Who’s Next and Quadrophenia are albums any true fan of Rock must have.

[@jeffkinsey3823]

Hi Rick, don't want to bust your bubble, but Co w Palace was the first show of the Quadraphenia tour. Lynryd Skynyrd opened, this was the first quadraphonic sound system concert that I know of. Oh, yeah I was there, sixteen years old, first time my parents let me drive to San Francisco(Daly City), and I was the oldest person in my group!

[@thatmatt41]

@@jeffkinsey3823 I think he might have been saying that *his* first concert might have been the Chicago show?

[@allbottledup9513]

I’d also throw in Who Are You as an album any true fan of rock must have. Last album with Moon, loaded with excellent songs, and Who Are You is an iconic song.

[@whyyeseyec]

Not sure this is from the Cow Palace. That was the show Keith got sick and Pete plucked a guy from the audience to play drums - which was early in the show - unless this was one of the first 3 songs...

[@neilpye6089]

Yes it is the same gig, keith played for almost a hour before he collapsed

[@jeffkinsey3823]

Yeah, he passed out (2nd time) at the end of Won't Get Fooled Again

[@sassonaticarello368]

@@neilpye6089 In fact, we see that during the piece being played. Pete resumes tuning on the fretboard of the guitar and approaching the Amp it seems to distort too much. To watch the drum movement. And then at the end of the piece .. Roger immediately approaches Moon .. and Pete whispers in his ear surely something that it was not to be played in time and with precision ..Moon was not at its best .. this I believe !.

[@delta617136]

I saw this tour in St Louis...Skynyrd opened....I was 17...

[@virginiaknighten4687]

You are one lucky man Jeff!

[@DominiqueGarofalo]

I envy you Sir.

[@steveclayton2353]

That is the coolest!U we're blessed!🙏

[@jabold]

I wonder why this song wasn't included in the Quadrophenia tour Philadelphia concert bootleg CD. I thought this was the show where Keith collapsed, 2 songs into the set

[@ericoberlies7537]

He collapsed, returned, collapsed again, but it was towards the end of the set. It was during Won’t Get Fooled Again. They finished it without him, played See Me Feel Me and one or to other songs. They tried Naked Eye for one. I have the show on a DVD somewhere.

[@gerarddobinson566]

The who blows zeppelin away. Best live band ever n wrote mostly all their songs,......

[@lopolik]

I love both bands, also Jimmy Page played the guitar on the who song ''I can't explain''.

[@ferm8103]

Agree, Pete Townshend back in the days wasn't particularly impressed with zeppelin or the unmerited/ott praise lavished on them for the stuff that the who had been doing before zeppelin even had formed, i preferred the who live, zeppelin a much as how talented they were the live shows became a bit tiresome and self indulgent.

[@lopolik]

@@ferm8103 the who were always considered the best live band ever.

[@randyeisensmith1483]

​@@ferm8103Spinal Tap perfectly encapsulated the "genius" of Jimmy Page when their guitar player pulls out the violin and starts sawing it across his guitar strings as a "kick-ass solo"! Zeppelin was chock full of such drug-addled self-indulgent noodling passing for "talent"!

[@jottieman]

Outrageously awesome

[@deangray9552]

notice the professional delivery of Keith Moon here who delivers what the song writer asks for ( Townsend ) . Moon has a big mouth , but delivered heavy live and in the studio.

[@everydayjoe649]

The Who , Zeppelin, Stones all at their pinnacle in the early 70’s 👍

[@DanielFCutter]

One of the best songs ever but Keith looks a bit pale.....

[@the69thruboi]

He took some monkey tranquilizers and washed it down with brandy, Roger talks about it on the Howard stem show. It's kinda hilarious but at the same time really chilling to see a decaying Keith moon barely giving out what he's got before knocking out

[@jimmyjam1037]

.......proves that Led Zeppilin was a cheap imitation of the WHO.

[@helpimarock66]

In some respects, yes, but in some others, no. I am personally a huge fan of early zeppelin but also early who, and when comparing the two early incarnations of the bands, it's quite hard. Just about every single early led zeppelin bootleg that I've heard (1969-1971) sounds absolutely fantastic, so much energy and excellent playing, and while there aren't many early bootlegs of the who (besides a bunch of really crap sounding ones 1967-1968) the railway club 1964 (as the high numbers) and the fillmore east 1968 are both great bootlegs (fillmore east being my favourite bootleg by any band as a matter of fact), so It's really quite a challenging choice: Zeppelin with a whole bunch of great sounding shows, or the who, with only a few shows to pick from, but the few good quality ones sounding legendary. As a band, I prefer Zeppelin over the who, but I still believe whole-heartedly that fillmore west 1968 is one of the greatest bootlegs ever recorded, even better than blueberry hill.

[@MJEvermore853]

Jimmy Jam.....yours could possibly be the stupidest comment on the internet 😂

[@MJEvermore853]

mustafawee...No, he doesnt have a point.You're trying to rewrite history here. Page never approached these guys to get a band together. It was Jeff Beck who got Page, Moon, Hopkins and John Paul Jones ( After Entwistle didn't show up for it) to play on "Beck's Bolero." It wasn't Page who tried getting it all together. Moon and Entwistle were not pleased about being in the Who at the time.They all knew it wasn't realistic anyhow and it was almost tongue in cheek because most of them were already under contract to play in their respective bands. Moon joked that if they all got together to form a band it would "go down like a lead ballon" I believe Entwistle then joked and called it a "Lead Zeppelin". Page remembered the joke and took the name for his new group 2 years later. John Bonham and Robert Plant weren't even in the picture yet. It was May 1966 when this all took place and "Bolero" was recorded. It wouldn't be released until 1968. Page was not interested in forming a band in '66 because he was about to join the Yardbirds...I don't know where you got that info about Page but much of it isn't correct. The Who didn't have much of anything to do with the formation of Zeppelin. Zep happened after the Yardbirds broke up and he had to find 3 other guys to fulfill the remaining Yardbirds tour dates in Scandinavia, 1968. They had to change the name of the band from 'The NewYardbirds' and get a new one. Page didn't forget the funny quip made by Moon and Entwistle. There was no more to the Who's involvement or influence other than the funny name they came up with.

[@brianshockledge3241]

@mustafawee You cant really compare the two, one was a complete original who rewrote the book on live rock performance while the other was a great covers band.

[@MrThumbs63]

@@MJEvermore853 Zep ripped off a lot of music. The Who didn't.

[@alaniasaraujo2201]

Eu amo o Led Zeppelin e sou louco pelo The Who!

[@fernandomaron87]

Daltrey rules supreme on this stage.

[@Marco-717]

Gay

[@TomateFouree]

@@Marco-717 lmao !!

[@allbottledup9513]

@@Marco-717 No you! 😂

[@rossday9333]

Was this the tour where Lynyrd skynyrd opened for them?

[@steveclayton2353]

Yes,I think so!

[@shaykosovac8722]

I love that Led Zeppelin is mentioned in many comments here.

[@jameskennedy721]

good stuff -

[@martintaylor2658]

Wow awesome

[@ebshitbird2217]

Better pipes than Freddie Mercury

[@jadkbigmoney38]

See the innocent ! Let them free!

[@johnnycash578]

this is junk

[@luigidelazzari524]

Non c'è

[@luigidelazzari524]

Non

[@paul1x1]

Not a great performance by Roger but he's the only one who when he's on can sing this song yhe pearl jam guy was good too but Roger's better in his prime at 50 this has to be torture

[@randymillhouse791]

Crap recording, can't hear Keith's drumming. Delete this upload please.

[@wk19781]

Sure, right away

[@VX_XI]

To quote Keith Moon - "You Dirty Ol Sod!"

[@bullyproofyomama]

@@wk19781🤣🤣🤣🫡