Who,The Who/PA,USA 1979

The best audience has appeared, capturing the stage of The Who when Kenny Jones was enrolled, which is often overlooked! First of all, the sound quality is outstanding. The powerful mono recording and the synergistic effect of the on sound image make it very powerful. Please enjoy it by playing it at full volume from your speakers. Although it is such a superb sound source, the instability of the pitch that occurred after “Music Must Change”, which is assumed to be the part where the cassette was changed, has been perfectly adjusted. Since the original sound quality is very excellent, it is finally finished in a state where you can listen with confidence. In that “Music Must Change”, howling occurs so much that Roger stops singing in the middle of the performance, but the performance that goes overboard without being affected by it is spectacular. In the first place, the opening “Substitute” is high tension. Kenny’s tight drums also clearly convey a different charm from Keith Moon. Above all, Pete himself emphasizes in his autobiography how much fun the stage was during this period, and this is a superb sound quality document of the time when the new Who, who began live performances in May of that year, was getting on track. Nevertheless, the tremendous momentum heard here is diminished by an unexpected incident. Pete shouts “Tomorrow is Cincinnati!” at the beginning of the live performance, but the next day was the day of the tragic incident in which the audience died, and this is also a valuable document that captures the scene of the day before. In other words, the members of the Who, who had no idea about the tragedy that would occur the next day, especially Pete, were pulling the band forward, and the “Long Live Rock” in which he was the vocalist, was also super high-tension. Also, in his autobiography, Pete wrote that at this time, he was into singing ad-lib when the performance got going, and on this day, in the second half of the live performance, he started singing an ad-lib song named “I’m London” from “Sparks”. What is noteworthy here is that Kenny’s drums perfectly follow this flow. Not only this scene, but the fact that the sound source captures the splendor of his drumming throughout the entire album is also a special feature of this recording. It was a superb audience that literally captured the stage as they were riding high, but ironically, it was also a document that captured the members, including Pete, innocently devoting themselves to the performance with great sound quality before the tragedy in Cincinnati the next day cast a large shadow over the activities of the new Who. And again, it is rare to find a recording that captures the charm of Kenny’s drums, which is different from Keith’s wild playing, so well. If there had not been the tragedy the next day, the sound would have evolved even further, with high tension. This is a surprising debut audience album that can be confidently recommended to enthusiasts who don’t like Kenny’s music. Along with the Millard recording “L.A. FORUM 1980 1ST NIGHT: MIKE MILLARD MASTER TAPES”, the superb sound source that represents the Kenny era of The Who is here! (Remastering note) Music Must Change The pitch is fast after the tape change, and the pitch is much faster after My Generation, which has been corrected. Civic Arena, Pittsburgh, PA, USA 2nd December 1979 TRULY PERFECT SOUND Disc 1 (58:07) 1. Intro 2. Substitute 3. I Can’t Explain 4. Baba O’Riley 5. The Punk Meets the Godfather 6. Boris the Spider 7. My Wife 8. Sister Disco 9. Behind Blue Eyes 10. Music Must Change 11. Drowned Disc 2 (66:5 3) 1. Who Are You 2. Five-Fifteen 3. Pinball Wizard 4. See Me, Feel Me 5. Long Live Rock 6. My Generation 7. I Can See For Miles 8. Sparks 9. I’m London (Pete’s improv) 10. Won’t Get Fooled Again 11. Magic Bus 12. Dancing in the Street / Dance It Away Pete Townshend – Guitar, Vocals Roger Daltrey – Vocals, Harmonica John Entwistle – Bass, Vocals Kenney Jones – Drums John Bundrick – Piano, Keyboards