Who,The Who/MA,USA 2022

Their latest “HITS BACK” tour seemed to have reached a milestone in both performance and sound quality with the audience album “CINCINNATI 2022,” which captured the great performance in Cincinnati, a place of fate for The Who, with the best sound quality. Not only is the performance very fulfilling, but the quality of the audience recording has become even more intense. Three days after the highly popular Cincinnati, this time it is the appearance of a super audience that recorded a literally good live performance in Boston. In the “OKLAHMA CITY 2022” released so far, the closeness of Roger Daltrey’s voice has been outstanding in Cincinnati, which conveyed the good sound quality of the tour, but when it comes to his sound image this time… it is finally the power of a sound board level. Not only that, the high quality of the sound surpasses the previous releases, and the depth and thickness of the sound produced by the entire band stands out this time, and it can be said that it is the top of the “HITS BACK” tour without exaggeration! Also, if the show in Cincinnati was a high-tension show, the atmosphere here was very peaceful and cheerful. That’s because Pete Townshend’s birthday was scheduled for the next day. In fact, the audience shouted “happy birthday”. Since it was a top-notch audience, this peaceful and immersive atmosphere was conveyed realistically. Of course, Pete was in a good mood. And the performance was outstanding. The performance was so intense that it was easy to mistake “The Seeker”, which has already been performed wonderfully on stage every day, as the 1970s peak of Who? It was even more surprising because it was performed by the elderly Roger and Pete. The interplay with the orchestra in the “TOMMY” and “QUADROPHENIA” parts was also overwhelming due to the superb sound quality. It is a great feeling that not only Pete and Roger, but also the orchestra has become able to fully demonstrate their abilities. As I mentioned at the beginning, this day was the day before Pete’s birthday. That’s why the sound source this time is also great because it captures Pete’s hustle even more than in Cincinnati with great sound quality, but the best part is “Baba O’Riley”. Here, the intro to the song starts playing at the perfect timing as Pete thanks the audience who are in birthday celebration mode. That alone is a scene that gives you goosebumps, but after the song ends, Roger, who gave a thank-you MC, sings “Happy Birthday” to Pete, creating a super moving finale. The quality of the performance and the sound source is getting better and better in the latest “HITS BACK” tour, and the audience album boasts exceptional quality. On top of that, it’s Pete’s birthday celebration show! TD Garden, Boston, MA, USA 18th May 2022 ULTIMATE SOUND Best of the tour so far Disc 1 (71:07) 1. Intro 2. Overture 3. 1921 4. Amazing Journey 5. Sparks 6. Pinball Wizard 7. We’re Not Gonna Take It 8. Who Are You 9. Eminence Front 10. Ball and Chain 11. Join Together Band Only: 12 The Seeker 13 You Better You Bet 14 Relay Disc 2 (56:10) 1 Won’t Get Fooled Again With Orchestra: 2. Behind Blue Eyes 3. The Real Me 4. I’m One 5. 5:15 6. The Rock 7. Love, Reign O’er Me 8. Baba O’Riley 9. Outro MC 10. Happy Birthday to You, Pete Roger Daltrey – Vocals Pete Townshend – Guitar, vocals Simon Townshend – Guitar, vocals Loren Gold – Keyboards Emily Marshall – Keyboards Jon Button – Bass Zak Starkey – Drums Billy Nicholls – Backing vocals Keith Levenson – Orchestra conductor Katie Jacoby – First violin Audrey Snyder – First Cello