WHO, THE

CD · HotWacks archive review

CAN ANYONE OUT THERE PLAY DRUMS?

Sound 6 Packaging 8 Performance 8 Video
Label
Mainstream MAST-94/95
Source
Cow Palace, San Francisco, CA - November 20th, 1973
Format
2CD
Running time
68:49, 41:53
Sound / source
audience
Packaging
double slimline jewel case
Features
Video / source
MAST-94/95
MAST-94/95
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Track list

Disc 1:  I Can't Explain, Summertime Blues, My Generation, I Am The Sea, The Real Me, The Punk Meets The Godfather, I'm One, Helpless Dancer, 5:15, Sea And Sand, Drowned, Bell Boy, Dr. Jimmy, Love Reign O'er Me.

Disc 2:  Won't Get Fooled Again, Keith Collapses, Magic Bus, Keith Collapses Again, See Me Feel Me (except Keith), Can Anybody Out There Play Drums?, Smokestack Lightening/ Spoonful*, Naked Eyes*.

The review

The famous opening night on The Who's Quadrephenia tour in 1973 where Moon swallows a bunch of monkey tranquillizers and collapses during the show.  The reality is this show is very good until Moon misses his cue in the latter half of "Won't Get Fool Again".  Townsend tries to restore order by inviting Scott Halpin on stage to play along, and the results are not bad.

The previous releases relied upon perhaps the worst soundboard recording, from Bill Graham's video of the event (and that would be an event if it ever surfaced).  This audience recording is almost very good, benefiting from listening on the headphones. 

 

 

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