Who,The Who/OH,USA 5.15.2022

The Who’s “HITS BACK” tour has been highly praised by enthusiasts around the world, with their performances getting better and better with each live performance. The best sound quality album, “OKLAHOMA CITY 2022,” was just released last week. However, the sound quality of the Cincinnati performance on May 15th, which will be released this time, is also amazing. The venue was very lively that day, and the surroundings were also captured. However, the power of the performance is even more overwhelming, and there is no stress in listening to it. On the contrary, the chorus scene in the finale “Baba O’Riley” is combined with the echo of the venue to create a truly exquisite balance, and listening to this with headphones gives you goosebumps. In addition, The Who’s performance on this day was also amazing. It has reached a level that is completely reminiscent of them in the past. Who in 2022 has evolved into such a magnificent live act. We heard a great performance in Oklahoma, but this day is already at the next level. There is a reason why the performance was so great and the excitement was so great. Yes, Cincinnati is the stage of the tragedy of the 1979 tour that cast a huge shadow on The Who’s career. Of course, Pete also mentioned it after the “TOMMY” part on this day. From the audience’s point of view, “The Who came to Cincinnati again…”, which led to the tremendous excitement of this day. In other words, this day was the result of a wonderful chemical reaction between the feelings shared between the band and the audience. The Who’s powerful performance was clear from the “TOMMY” part in the first half of the live. After that, “Eminence Front” was again very exciting, which is an impressive scene no matter which recording you listen to on this tour (I can’t imagine it in Japan), and this song was also at the peak of its popularity on this day. Furthermore, Zak Starkey’s drumming on “The Seeker” and “You Better You Bet” was spectacular. The high quality sound allows you to hear the drummers responding to Roger’s singing and Pete’s guitar. Zach’s drumming, which matches Roger’s singing perfectly, is reminiscent of Keith Moon, and shows the difference between him and Kenny Jones, who could not grasp that feeling (this was a big dissatisfaction for Roger). And as I mentioned at the beginning, the excitement at the end of the live performance is enough to give you goosebumps, and when the “QUADROPHENIA” part was performed in that situation, it was as if I had traveled back in time to 1973. TQL Stadium, Cincinnati, OH, USA 15th May 2022 TRULY PERFECT SOUND★Best of the tour so far Disc 1(71:52) 01. Overture 02. 1921 03. Amazing Journey 04. Sparks 05. Pinball Wizard 06. We’re Not Gonna Take It 07. Who Are You 08. Eminence Front 09. Ball And Chain 10. Join Together 11. The Seeker 12. You Better You Bet 13. Relay Disc 2(59:57) 1. Won’t Get Fooled Again 2. Behind Blue Eyes 3. The Real Me 4. I’m One 5. 5:15 6. The Rock 7. Piano Interlude 8. Love, Reign O’er Me 9. Band/Orchestra/Choir Introductions 10. Baba O’Riley 11. Goodnight