Live Albums By The Who
The Who are a British rock group that emerged from the mod movement in the early 1960s to create some great power pop singles – My Generation, Substitute, Pictures Of Lily – before producing some of the most interesting concept based albums in the late 1960sand early 1970s.
The members of The Who for their peak years were Roger Daltrey (lead singer), Pete Townshend (lead guitar), John Entwistle (bass) and Keith Moon (drums). Keith Moon died on 7th September 1978.
Studio Albums by The Who
1965 – My Generation
1966 – A Quick One
1967 – The Who Sell Out
1969 – Tommy
1971 – Who’s Next
1973 – Quadrophenia
1975 – The Who by Numbers
1978 – Who Are You
1981 – Face Dances
1982 – It’s Hard
2006 – Endless Wire
Live Albums by The Who
The Who are one of the greatest live bands ever and The Who Live At Leeds is often considered to be one of, if not the greatest live album ever.
The Who at their best represented everything I could want from a live band.
High energy, loud, aggressive playing combined with terrific songs with great melodies.
And the members of the original group were great characters with their own clear identities.
If you’re a fan of live albums, you need at least one recording of The Who live in concert.
1970 Live At Leeds 1970
1970 Live At Hull
1970 Live At The Isle Of Wight 1970
1971 Young Vic Theatre
The Kids Are Alright
1982 Who’s Last
1982 Live From Toronto
1989 Join Together
1999 The Blues To The Bush
2000 Live At The Royal Albert Hall
2013 Quadrophenia Live In London
View From A Backstage Pass
Greatest Hits Live
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Live At The Royal Albert Hall is a live album by The Who recorded on 27 November 2000.
This is the same version of the band that is so good on Blues To The Bush.
It was a charity gig for the Teenage Cancer Trust and this attracted some big name guest stars… but do you really think they are better singers than Roger Daltrey?
Blues To The Bush is a live album by The Who that was recorded at the House of Blues in Chicago on 12 and 13 November 1999, and at the Empire Theatre, Shepherd’s Bush, London on 22 and 23 December 1999.
It’s one of my favourites although it’s hard to get because it was exclusively released through MusicMaker.com. I got my copy from eBay.
My Rating – 28 out of 30 (10 + 9 + 9)
Live From Toronto is a live album by The Who from their 1982 tour promoting the It’s Hard studio album.
And yes, it was recorded at Maple Leaf Gardens in Toronto, Canada.
Join Together is a recording of The Who performing live in 1989.
It was the first time a live version of Tommy was released although this has also subsequently appeared on an extended The Who Live At Leeds Live At Hull and Live At The Isle Of Wight Festival.
Tommy was played on this tour because the group were celebrating the 20th anniversary of the release of the original studio album. Personally I’ve never thought the songs – and especially the studio album – live up to the good reputation it has.
Prepare yourself. Join Together is a very different listening experience to the other live albums by The Who because it features brass.
I’ve heard it called “The Who Las Vegas style” but I like it. You do need an open mind and it comes as quite a shock if you’ve loved Live At Leeds and you want a similar roar in the live recordings of the later songs.
Live At The Isle Of Wight Festival 1970 is The Who recorded on on 29 August 1970, six months after the classic Live At Leeds album and Live At Hull were made.
It was released in 1996, shortly after Live At Leeds had been extended the first time. At that stage Live At The Isle Of Wight Festival was the only legal way to get a prime time recording of The Who performing Tommy.
Since Live At Leeds was further extended by adding in Tommy, this album has become redundant for anyone except The Who completests or people with a particular affection for the 1970 Isle Of Wight Festival.
Unless you want to see the 1970 version of The Who perform live since this has the option of a DVD.
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The Who concert at the Young Vic Theatre on the 26th April 1971 was recorded and released as a bonus on the deluxe edition of Who’s Next.
The Who Young Vic Theatre London 1971
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This page has readers polls to find the best live album by The Who and the best studio album by The Who.
It may seem like an obvious question but what do you think is the best live album by The Who?
Do you agree with the critics that Live At Leeds is the one album to buy if you want to hear The Who live and at their best?
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Who’s Last is the second live album released by The Who recorded in 1982 when the group was past its best and released in 1984.
Since Live At Leeds was recorded in 1970, this was the first chance to hear tracks from Who’s Next and Quadrophenia live but really, they shouldn’t have bothered.
It was their retirement record, released to mark the end of The Who.
I love The Who but there are much better live albums to choose from than this.
The Who Live At Leeds is arguably the greatest live album ever recorded.
I thought about which live album was going to be the first one to feature on my Best Live Albums blog and in the end, I decided the answer was obvious.
The first one I ever bought.
I always think of this as The Who Live At Leeds although others refer to it as Live At Leeds by The Who. From 2012 onwards, there is also The Who Live At Hull to consider.
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