The Who to release 1982 Shea Concert

The setlists had some nice variety on that tour. This may not be a popular opinion, but I wish they would've spiced it up even more with a few additional songs from Face Dances.

 

I really dug Pete's sound and look when he was playing that black Schecter. I prefer it over his current Strat sound.

He was also playing one on the spring '80 tour; this picture reminded me that he tossed it on the floor and assaulted it with his foot during "Drowned" IIRC (Seattle March '80).

 

The live Clash album from the show is great (too bad there's no corresponding DVD). This will be a nice companion piece.

 

Done at that rehearsal or a different venue?

 

Did Glyn Johns mix the Clash audio release?

 

That's a fair assessment of those concerts.

 

I was there. The Clash opened up.

My question..how many over dubs?

 

Done at the same rehearsal of the Emience Front MTV video. Wolfgangs vault has the recording posted- Landover, Maryland 1982

http://www.wolfgangsvault.com/the-who/downloads/download/20011555-7962.html

 

I know that John Entwistle had suggested it at one point.

 

My friends and I stood outside behind the stage..(the bullpen) and heard the soundcheck.

 

Still doesn't explain why he never used it.

 

Kenney never wanted one.

 

I attended the Shea concert as well. There was insanity trying to enter the stadium, as one of the main entrances was inexplicably closed. Because of that, I only saw the closing song of the Clash's set.

Seriously, many of the big-venue rock concerts I went to in NYC were like zoos. It will be sweet to revisit this show with less stress!

 

No. He recorded it but didn't do the mix they released.

 

For those asking some questions:

"5.15" was played that night. Don't know why it's not on the track listing from 10/13 (instead using the 10/12 take).

They played "It's Hard" on most shows, but only aired out "Cook County" once (at one of the Chicago shows).

I, too, was surprised that only "The Quiet One" was played from FACE DANCES. The album was less than two years old and "You Better You Bet" was a huge hit here in the States.

Great variety re: the set list, but anyone who saw some of the really energetic early shows of the tour (various September/October dates) would think that aliens had abducted the band and replaced them with lifeless clones by the last week of the tour. One of those instances when 40 shows were about 10 too many for the tour....

 

I guess John was encouraging him to have it, but it ended up being just for show

 

I think the real reason they weren't playing most of the Face Dances stuff on the '82 tour might be because that album represented one of the darkest periods for Townshend and the band (Post-Moon mourning, Cincinnati tragedy, Townshend bad-mouthing the survivors in print via 1980 RS interview, his drug addiction and near-death; a period they were probably still recuperating from) and they didn't want to have to re-live it by playing the songs. I know "Quiet One" is on there, but maybe that sits outside the catharsis because it's an Entwistle song.
Perhaps they feel differently about the record now since they have played "You Better You Bet" during more recent tours.

 

I'm a huge Who fan, so I will buy this to have in my collection, but I'm not a bit excited about this release - I have the bootleg video from the same show and not only does Pete look bored to tears, but he also looks utterly ridiculous in his appearance.

 

I guess like the gong too. I don't recall him ever using it.

 

Those two songs and (if I'm in the mood), Athena are the same for me. Although I've always thought Eminence Front is overrated. Good but not great song.

 

Yeah, he was going through a weird mid-life crisis around that immediate post-Moon period, with the excessive drugging, the headbands, the New Wave attire offstage and the tank-tops and sneakers onstage. Very lame. I'd say the same for Roger, too...the bleach blonde hair in that hideous haircut, although it was the early 1980s so...

 

Though on the other side....John did stop dying his hair black.

 

Well, so far lol the Eagle Rock Shea Release is a big 1 for 1 with me as I listened and watched that clip of LROM again and thoroughly enjoyed it once more. I guess that must be one of the best performances on the disc if it is being featured as such. Too easy I know, I would probably buy the disc just so I could watch and listen to that from time to time. Hopefully, there will be a handful of other good performances. At least there will be some more performances of some It's Hard tracks and will include a setlist with a decent amount of variety. I thought the vocal and drums sounded pretty good together. Again, would have liked a teeny more guitar on the right and bass on the left, but perhaps the sound of them could be a tad more evident moving from the mp3 audio sample to the blu ray audio track. Here's hoping.

 

Doubt that there were that many others who find the comment particularly novel or enlightening either.

 

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