The Who - Music Must Change - London 1979 (8)

[@marcushudswell7389]

the only Who song with a 6/8 time signature

[@JamesMorgan_LifeandText]

Love the energy they put in this!

[@wayneshawlinski4898]

Underrated classic

[@oscarpicon7299]

lo mejor de lo mejor the who

[@johnrush521]

Why is this so so different , Am I doing it all it all again , Has it ever been done before , But the music’s an open dooooor !

[@stevenlornie1261]

Very good performance. No Moon required. That's some damn fine drumming.

[@jokkergar]

Moon couldn't even find a decent drumming to this song; Kenny did a pretty good job on this one.

[@5jerry1]

~ The drum track on the original was a recording of footsteps, as Moon couldn't play this rhythm at that point. People say nasty things about Jones, but he's a *very* good drummer.

[@jerseysucks6158]

@@jokkergar -- which is a rare occurrence because let's face it: Kenny Jones is no Keith Moon!! And I am definitely not a fan of Kenny.

[@jonathanmarth6426]

@@jerseysucks6158 He's doing a more than decent job here and he was an amazing fit for the Small Faces.

[@allbottledup9513]

@@jonathanmarth6426 Thank you!! The one thing I don’t like about Who fans is how they constantly put down Kenney Jones. The Who is my favorite band of all time, Small Faces one of my favorites. Kenney Jones killed it drumming for them. Especially on Ogden’s Nut Gone Flake. I mean, hell, listen to Happiness Stan and tell me doesn’t rock there! I will still never forgive Steve Marriott for leaving the group at their peak and leaving Ronnie Lane and Kenney Jones to go under appreciated. I really believe the Small Faces could’ve been on par with the greats had they stayed together.

[@jackcrane7853]

Roger looked FANTASTIC in that period!

[@ryanbuckley2288]

GOLD!

[@TrainerVince2]

Punk and New Wave were on the rise during those years, and this song is the most poetic commentary on those changes that I've ever heard. Also, I don't know of another "old guard" Rock band that even bothered to acknowledge the new musical forms at the time, which tells me they had become the Musical Establishment. Meet the new boss...

[@tpmbe]

thanks for posting this , I love this song , especially live , amazing archive footage , raw energy

[@bobl310]

How have I never seen this? Just awesome and so spot on in regard to what was happening musically in NY and London

[@Mojomatrix]

Music is an open door !

[@Fuzzbrain61]

Great keys from Rabbit! Not always easy to hear him with the 'Oo.

[@LennWeltmeister]

+Conrad Blakemore specially after the accident he had (and as a result he broke an arm, I think you can notice it in some parts)

[@catherinefitzpatrick9144]

When I watch Rabbit here, he looks like he was born with a keyboard ! These guys have always been 1st and Best....all while acting as if they're kinda scrappy. Gotta love it! As opposed to say, The Stones (another good group), who, to me; project and carry themselves as 'all-that', when they're more Outfits, Costumes, and Flash, with Large Stages and absolutely No Heart or care for the audience. I'm speaking from my earlier experience of viewing an entire Stones concert (to compare the 2 bands; though I already knew!) where I wondered how the masses fell (still fall) for that trick. Mick was inarticulate, at best. The Guitarists were lazy and as drugged as my older brother in 1974! (That's concerning!). Even though they have the songs, the Pontiac Silverdome Concert in 1976 (approximately) was a disappointment, in my professional Who--Loving opinion! For what it's worth, I've also attended 3 unimpressive Rolling Stones shows; I don't base my feelings on KZbin concerts, alone!

[@jimbob3613]

Wow! My new favorite song.

[@johnobtrains]

so "Rabbit"and Kenny keptvthe grove going.,moon confused prrformanve with skill...

[@alsaxe1]

funny thing is that i saw a few versions of the song w/drums, and i forgot that the drummer was kenney....lol

[@peterbetts858]

Cool

[@joseassuncao5598]

MAGNIFICO MUSIC

[@streetkaraoke30]

i always thought the who was over when moon died. Not true, not true.. i dont think they ever sounded better than right here..and that says an awful lot

[@STEPPENWOLF1228]

This is why John and Pete wanted Kenny Jones so badly. Keith as unique as he was could never pull the drums off on this. People ssy because of the time signature but i think it was too structured for Keith'. Rabbit was such a key part to the Who are You album. Some unique song's by Peter. But without Jones none of the sings on this album could have been played live.

[@geeksofchrist]

Keith just played cymbals on the original track, hence its haunting ... nearness.

[@booeyats1]

Thanks for posting this! I have never seen Pete use his number 8 Les Paul except during I think it was the White City recordings. This is amazing!!! Thanks again!!!

[@ClassicTVMan1981X]

@RogellParadox His name: John "Rabbit" Bundrick. He nearly joined The Who lineup before Keith Moon died, but was involved in a car crash that put him out of commission 'til later (after Moon's passing).

[@thomaspuhringer1314]

wasn´t a car crash. he fell out of a taxi.

[@LightenUpMcGraw]

The story goes that Keith Moon wasn't able to come up with a drum track that would work for the album and so they ended up using Pete's percussion from the original demo. On the studio version you can hear Pete's leather boots sqeeking as he keeps the beat.

[@alsaxe1]

that's a funny thing that i remembered after writing my response. I had to listen to the song afterwards to make sure i was on the right page. I laughed at my stupidity afterward. The reason i mentioned keith not being able to play 6/8 timing was due to an interview of pete's that i'd read. He mentioned the timing and mentioned that song in particular...being in 6/8....lol

[@catherinefitzpatrick9144]

I'm so glad I discovered your videos! They're excellent, and I thank you from the bottom of my stack of Who Albums! (Album; when have ya last heard that word?)

[@charlesx6569]

"Who Are You" is such a weird album. Keith is mostly a spent force (although he's great on "Who Are You") and Pete seems to be struggling to find a sound that doesn't have Keith's drums driving the song along, hence the prominence of the keyboards (so, yeah, "Music Must Change"). For me, this is where you start seeing Pete figuring out he doesn't need The Who. From "Music Must Change" there's a short step to "Eminence Front" (where Pete's replaced both Keith's drums and the need for Roger's voice) and ... he's gone. This whole period is bittersweet, some great music, but yet very clearly transitional, away from The Who to a solo career.

[@paulhoughton5431]

I think Pete started to do that during the Lighthouse project. Pure and easy is not really a Who track either! Pete also felt a bit up staged by the Jam and Clash at the time!

[@joesandri8185]

Some of Townshend’s Empty Glass songs would have been better on a Who Album. Same with some of Daltrey’s cuts from McVicar (like “Free Me”, which was recorded with some band members). There’s a rare live and powerful version of “Free Me” out there somewhere.

[@luvittodeath7031]

@@joesandri8185 and face dances would be better as a Pete solo album

[@CRSofPA]

Love it!

[@luiscarlosdavila8196]

More than ever it should.

[@hexepatty]

Wow. Listening to this after the Howard interview with Roger Daltry.

[@mikeb1538]

hexepatty haha same here. As soon as they mentioned it I came here to check it out.

[@adamsmith13real]

Can you sum that part of the interview up? Was it about them being wasted on drugs?

[@randyhimburg7915]

Me too!

[@randyhimburg7915]

@@adamsmith13real No, Roger was talking about how he will never perform the song again.

[@bobl310]

I don’t want to try to hunt down the interview. Why did Roger say that?

[@amerocker]

The Who: Roger "The voice" Daltrey, Pete "The songwriter" Townshend, John "The Ox" Entwistle and Kenny "Pitter patter" Jones.

[@Bryan8329]

The song didn't use drums at all, just Pete's percussion.

[@贾博钧-p5w]

Great song, greater performance with Kenney. And I wonder, how did Moon catch up with Love Reign O'er Me, which was also 6/8?

[@themopar426]

keith was still a good drummer before all wasted on booze and drugs!

[@Bryan8329]

He talked about it in his book, too.

[@alsaxe1]

so i'm not crazy?...lol....what exactly did he say about it?..i have to get the book...

[@gratefuldeadmarsh9934]

🌈😎🌈

[@malcolmthompson597]

Cheese sandwiches!

[@hdrake1000]

Is that Kenny Jones on drums?

[@bart-janvanvliet1722]

hdrake1000 yes

[@JoePankow]

A very great song - love it. BUT...I miss the power of Keith Moon so much and his charismatic playing.

[@carlswenson5538]

Moonie could never 'get' the 6/8 time signature down. On the studio recording he provided some cymbal but little else. This is the song where Keith said, 'I'm not having a very good day, but I'm still the best ... the best Keith Moon type drummer in the world.

[@RobertSuttonOfAnacortes]

Yes. And on the LP track you can hear footsteps in time with the song. Which was Pete keeping time intended to help Keith keep track of things.

[@johnrush521]

By the time this album was done , so wasn’t Keith. The booze and drugs reduced him to incompacitation. He couldn’t handle the 6/6 timing for this song. So sad.

[@claudiagiancane6240]

[@LouRoff1]

And besides with their fists ..

[@bobl310]

Emphasized with their fists.

[@alsaxe1]

keith couldn't play in 6/8 timing..i don't know if they used a session drummer

[@simplesecretof]

No.

[@davidbourke9457]

You can tell they didn't by the giveaway that there's no drums on the studio version.

[@aknightwhosaysni2475]

@@davidbourke9457 🤣👌

[@oneandonlycia5350]

What about imagin a man on who by numbers which he nailed .prick ..

[@williamkennedy4123]

not as good as chicago 79