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Audience 8.9 - Very lively, great atmosphere! Sound is very very good, and the mix that gets to your ears includes everything happening on stage but what I really love is the sound of the drums. Fills the arena yet is pretty tight, with that slight bouncing off the walls effect that gives an almost 360 degree experience. The Who June 11, 1974 Madison Square Garden, NYC disc one: 01 - I Can't Explain 02 - Summertime Blues 03 - Young Man Blues 04 - Baba O' Riley 05 - Substitute 06 - 5 15 07 - Behind Blue Eyes 08 - Tattoo 09 - Boris The Spider 10 - Bell Boy 11 - Dr. Jimmy Disc 2 01 - Won't Get Fooled Again 02 - Pinball Wizard 03 - See Me, Feel Me 04 - My Generation - My Generation Blues 05 - Punk And The Godfather 06 - Drowned -
Audience 8.7 - This tape barely contains the driving, relentless energy of the Who. It does, in fact, manage to remain somewhat stable even if Roger gets a little lost in the mix. Sheer power, loudness that probably caused some major hearing loss for a few folks. -
Soundboard 7.8 - The main problem here is the funky mix. It may be a monitor mix, because where the instruments are placed and how they are mixed overall not only changes occasionally, but seem to indicate this is probably just that, a monitor mix. -
Audience 8.0 - Loud, very up front and loud but it’s just great. Not technically great, if you want to cross hairs, but a very solid tape and one worthy of consumption. -
Audience 7.1 - Somewhat distant and an underlying cacophony but there is a reason why Who collectors go for the 1972 European tour tapes – quality be damned – because the band was really peaking at this time. So, good show, average recording. -
Audience 8.7 - Very good! Much wider stereo sound field with some hall dynamics present, and just a little less definition with Pete in the mix but it's actually got a great live feel to it. Highly enjoyable. -
Audience 7.5 - Overloaded tape, but surprisingly isn’t distorting, it just can’t contain the power of The Who in 1970. That being said, I bet even the casual fan will find something redeeming here – a loud concert whereby at least you can hear everything – loudly! I kind of got into it, by the time Young Man Blues kicks in, you are in this for the duration. -
Audience 8.1 - A shaky start to this recording, but it smooths out and becomes listenable with clear vocals that rise up and out of the depths. The interesting thing about this show is that Pete is nailing all his solos with precision, a rare thing to be honest. The band is in fine form, they even play “However Much I Booze” which was only done a handful of times on this tour. -
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Audience 9.0 - Ok, so here’s the deal with this one – skip past the first song because it’s toast, the levels were not set and the distortion is off the charts. After that the taper readjusts levels and off we go to a really nice, atmospheric and clear recording of a powerful show. -
Audience 7.8 (from vinyl source) - Pretty strong if a little bass heavy (good!). Vocals up front, some vinyl noise present – adds a bit of nostalgia to the bootleg! -
Audience 7.3 - A rough document that reminds me a little bit of the Boston 1969 tape. There’s a lot of inherent noise within the bandwidth of the poor old analog tape trying to capture the sheer power of the Who in 1969, but you know it does manage to get enough that you can adjust and start to get into it. It’s raucous, yup, but so was the band! -
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Audience 7.3 - A little crunchy, and some sizzle on the cymbals – guitar behind the bass, and not great separation of instruments, but with all that happening, the tape isn’t in the dismal range sonically. -
Audience 7.3-7.7 - At some points in the show, the tape gets better and you get a great sense of the power of this band. -
Audience 8.6-8.8 - A tape that begins inauspiciously as a pretty good but distant tape. Slowly, it begins to blossom into something much more intriguing. Taper smuggled very good equipment into the venue, that much is obvious, and he worked at getting into a better position during the show until what you end up with is a very tasty audience recording. Kudos to the taper! The Who The Forum Inglewood, CA November 23, 1973 Disc 1 01 Audience & Intro 02 I Can't Explain 03 Summertime Blues 04 My Wife 05 My Generation 06 I Am The Sea 07 The Real Me 08 The Punk and The Godfather 09 I'm One 10 Helpless Dancer 11 5:15 12 Sea And Sand 13 Drowned 14 Bell Boy Disc 2 15 Doctor Jimmy 16 Love Reign O'er Me 17 Won't Get Fooled Again 18 Pinball Wizard 19 See Me, Feel Me 20 My Generation 21 Let's See Action 22 Magic Bus 23 Naked Eye -
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All shows do vary in quality but do not drop below very good and climb up to excellent, overall I think most collectors would appreciate having an assortment like this. Very enjoyable and spectacular packaging! The Who The Electric 70's - Travelling Diary Of Shows 1971-1975 Disc 1 LA Forum Inglewood, CA December 9th, 1971 1. -I Can't Explain 2. -Substitute 3. -Summertime Blues 4. -My Wife 5. -Baba O'Riley 6. -Bargain 7. -Behind Blue Eyes 8. -Won't Get Fooled Again 9. -Magic Bus Disc 2 10. -Overture 11. -Amazing Journey - Sparks 12. -Pinball Wizard 13. -See Me Feel Me 14. -My Generation 15. -Going Down 16. -Naked Eye Disc 3 Fete de Humanite Paris, France September 9, 1972 1. -Can't Explain 2. -Summertime Blues 3. -My Wife 4. -Baba O'Riley 5. -Behind Blue Eyes 6. -Bargain 7. -Won't Get Fooled Again Disc 4 1. -Magic Bus 2. -The Relay 3. -Pinball Wizard 4. -See Me, Feel Me 5. -My Generation 6. -Naked Eye 7. -Long Live Rock Disc 5 Rainbow Theatre London, England December 9, 1972 1 Overture 2 It's A Boy 3 1921 4 Amazing Journey 5 Sparks 6 Eyesight To The Blind 7 Christmas 8 Cousin Kevin 9 The Acid Queen 10 Underture 11 Do You Think It's Alright 12 Fiddle About 13 Pinball Wizard 14 There's A Doctor 15 Go To The Mirror 16 Tommy Can You Hear Me 17 Smash The Mirror 18 I'm Free 19 Miracle Cure 20 Sensation 21 Sally Simpson 22 Welcome 23 Tommy's Holiday Camp Disc 6 Edmonton Sundown - 4th show Edmonton Sundown, London December 23, 1973 1. Can't Explain 2. Summertme Blues 3. My Wife 4. I Am The Sea - The Real Me 5. The Punk And The Godfather 6. I'm One 7. 5:15 8. Sea And Sand 9. Drowned 10. Bell Boy 11. Dr. Jimmy 12. Love Reign O'er Me Disc 7 1. Won't Get Fooled Again 2. Pinball Wizard 3. See Me, Feel Me 4. Substitute 5. Naked Eye 6. Magic Bus December 22, 1973 7. Magic Bus 8. Naked Eye 9. Spoonful Disc 8 Madison Square Garden New York June 10, 1974 1. I Can't Explain 2. Summertime Blues 3. Young Man Blues 4. Baba O'Riley 5. Behind Blue Eyes 6. Substitute 7. I'm a Boy 8. Tattoo 9. Boris the Spider 10. Drowned Disc 9 1. Bell Boy 2. Dr. Jimmy 3. Won't Get Fooled Again 4. Pinball Wizard 5. See Me, Feel Me 6. Magic Bus 7. My Generation 8. Naked Eye 9. My Generation Blues 10. 5:15 Disc 10 Philipshalle Düsseldorf, GER 31. Oct. 1975 01. -Substitute 02. -I Can't Explain 03. -Squeeze Box 04. -Boris The Spider 05. -Baba O'Riley 06. -Behind Blue Eyes 07. -Dreaming From The Waist 08. -Keith introduces Tommy 09. -Amazing Journey 10. -Sparks 11. -The Acid Queen 12. -Fiddle About 13. -Pinball Wizard 14. -I'm Free 15. -Tommy's Holiday Camp 16. -We're Not Gonna Take It 17. -See Me Feel Me Disc 11 18. -Summertime Blues 19. -Bargain 20. -My Generation 21. -Won't Get Fooled Again