My old pal Mark phoned from Maine earlier tonight to let me know that December 11, 2008, is the 40th anniversary of the Rolling Stones Rock and Roll Circus, originally a concert staged and filmed in London, but unreleased until 1996.
Legend has it that Mick Jagger was both disappointed in his own group’s performance and awed by the set played by The Who, and as a result, he withheld the show from public view for a quarter century. This may or may not be true. However, it is undeniable that The Who in its original incarnation was seldom better than here.
The song is “A Quick One,” which was Pete Townshend’s initial attempt to write an extended thematic piece made up of shorter segments. Roger Daltrey sings, and the irreplaceable rhythm section of John Entwistle (bass) and the beloved Keith Moon (drums) raises the roof. Moon the Loon has been dead for 30 years. It simply doesn't seem right.
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They never really could keep Keith from singing. They just had to make sure he didn't have a microphone most of the time.
ReplyDeleteThanks for that.