Author: Who
Features:
- Record Label: Polydor
- Catalog#: 00088 1126182
- Country Of Release: NLD
- Year Of Release: 2001
- Notes: =Remastered, Cd Two Live Version Of "Tommy"=
Format: Live
PartNumber: 008811261825
Release Date: 02-10-2001
Details: Amazon.ca
There are only a handful of genuinely seminal albums, but The Who's Live At Leeds is undoubtedly one. Recorded in the comparatively intimate environs of the University Refectory, Leeds, in February 1970, the two-hour-plus show was heavily truncated and clocked in at a mere 38 minutes upon it's release as an album later the same year. Despite this, the album's six tracks showcased the thermonuclear dynamics that established The Who as the best live rock band in the world. This long overdue deluxe edition features the entire 33 song set, including the bulk of rock opera Tommy, plus full-length versions of previously lopped cuts. Throughout the proceedings, The Who's blitzkrieg barrage is propelled by the octopus limbed Keith Moon-the-loon and John Entwistle's elasticated, DC10-booming bass, topped with Pete Townsend's tumultuous windmilled power chords and Roger Daltrey's howl. Such is the potency of their attack that they even invest those hoary standards "Summertime Blues" and "Shakin' All Over" with a thrilling savagery, while their rampant charge through Tommy reminds you that the original 1969 double-album--unlike Ken Russell's ridiculously excessive film version--was an audacious attempt to tinker with rock's building blocks. --Chris King
Product description
Here on 2 CDs is the first complete release of the Who's 1970 concert at Leeds-plus, for the first time anywhere, their entire Leeds performance of Tommy !
UPC: 008811261825
EAN: 0008811261825
Model: 008811261825
Languages: English
Binding: audioCD
Item Condition: UsedVeryGood
