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The Who April 6, 1968 Fillmore East Show

Last post 01-03-2008, 4:03 AM by The Rio Grande Kid. 47 replies.
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  •  11-15-2006, 2:40 PM 5328

    The Who April 6, 1968 Fillmore East Show

    The WV posted concert summary has a major mistake and a slight omission.

    The Who did record and release two songs by The Rolling Stones in 1967. Unfortunately, neither was "Fortune Teller." The 45 featured "The Last Time" b/w "Under My Thumb."

    Also, while "Relax" is noted as incomplete, no mention is made of the fact that "A Quick One While He's Away" is also incomplete. The first part of the song is missing and begins with the Ivar the Engine Driver section.

    As far as the show is concerned, this often booted concert is THE FINEST pre-Tommy show by The Who. The group's power didn't kick into full gear until 1971, when they were at their touring peak. If you were fortunate enough to see them in 1971-72, you saw and heard the greatest band to ever take the stage.

    Thanks WV for bringing all these shows to us!

  •  11-15-2006, 10:43 PM 5358 in reply to 5328

    Re: The Who April 6, 1968 Fillmore East Show

    Thanks for the clairification - I will point one of our editors at this thread!

    I am moving this thread to the Who performer forum, as we are migrating all of the concert forums to be performer forums. Sorry for any confusion this might cause.
  •  11-28-2006, 9:36 PM 5669 in reply to 5328

    Re: The Who April 6, 1968 Fillmore East Show

    Uncle Chick:

    Also, while "Relax" is noted as incomplete, no mention is made of the fact that "A Quick One While He's Away" is also incomplete. The first part of the song is missing and begins with the Ivar the Engine Driver section.

    As far as the show is concerned, this often booted concert is THE FINEST pre-Tommy show by The Who. The group's power didn't kick into full gear until 1971, when they were at their touring peak. If you were fortunate enough to see them in 1971-72, you saw and heard the greatest band to ever take the stage.

    Thanks WV for bringing all these shows to us!



    They ran out of tape which is why there are the gaps in Rael/Relax and A Quick One.

    I saw them several times from 69-71, when Tommy was released and Who's Next. I still think that the strongest set I saw was their Quadrophenia tour - the original Fallout Shelter tour. Pete and Co. played with a vengence because of all the problems and the Philly show was the best of that very short tour with no technical problems.
  •  01-31-2007, 11:04 AM 7382 in reply to 5669

    Re: The Who April 6, 1968 Fillmore East Show

    yeah, that 73 philly show is awesome even if the best sounding source is incomplete. The final ones in London-boots are called Merry Christmas Mr Who are equally good but SQ sucks-Are there any other 73 shows in good SQ out there?-the other ones I have aren't that great. BTW, check out longliverock dot org for Who downloads (audio and video). Pete has oked this site.
  •  02-01-2007, 10:30 PM 7414 in reply to 7382

    Re: The Who April 6, 1968 Fillmore East Show

    What a kick listening to this show.

    I was lucky enough to be in the FE audience that night, with my camera, too. I was fifteen and had seen them for the first time the year before at Murray the K's Easter Show at the RKO 57th Street. Great memories.

    A few months later, in August, they opened for the Doors at the Singer Bowl. I brought the April 6 Fillmore East pictures with me and got backstage with my girlfriend by showing them to Roger. He told me that he loved the shots and asked all sorts of technical questions. I was in heaven. Such a friendly guy.
    He even invited us both to their Central Park concert the following week. That was another amazing performance.

    The following year, Bill Graham used one of my backstage Keith Moon photos in a FE concert program.
  •  02-02-2007, 5:12 PM 7434 in reply to 5328

    Re: The Who April 6, 1968 Fillmore East Show

    The Who suck!!! Its a joke they are the top rated Concert...Bullshit
  •  02-07-2007, 7:04 PM 7509 in reply to 7414

    Re: The Who April 6, 1968 Fillmore East Show

    lenscap:
    What a kick listening to this show.

    I was lucky enough to be in the FE audience that night, with my camera, too. I was fifteen and had seen them for the first time the year before at Murray the K's Easter Show at the RKO 57th Street. Great memories.

    I think the mighty Cream played the Murray the K's shows too. Did you get to see them?

  •  03-18-2007, 3:30 PM 8003 in reply to 7509

    Re: The Who April 6, 1968 Fillmore East Show

    Yeah, Cream (they were in NYC recording Disrali Gears) opened for the Who at that Murray the K Easter Show. About eight acts performed around five shows a day between showings of an awful black and white Brittish film. The groups did one or two songs each.

    Cream always played I'm So Glad and I Feel Free. Then the Who would come on and do Happy Jack and My Generation. I stayed for several shows. This was the real thing. Mitch Ryder's band opened and so did Wilson Picket.

    This all took place a few months before Monterey Pop.

     
  •  04-20-2007, 9:30 AM 8469 in reply to 7434

    Re: The Who April 6, 1968 Fillmore East Show

    jakcap.....U R A JAKOFF.......
  •  04-24-2007, 8:40 PM 8556 in reply to 5358

    Re: The Who April 6, 1968 Fillmore East Show

     

    (moved over from feedback)

    I was at the Who show at the Fillmore East in 1968. Obviously they were playing for the heads.

    Two things: one checkable, one you gotta trust me. When Pete finished A Quick One, he was referring to the assassination of MLK which was only a couple of days ago. The East Village was quieter than usual, but there wasn't any trouble. On a lighter note, when the Who walked onstage, the first thing Pete said was "Hey, I've got the same kind of guitar as Buddy Guy!" I think he played that Strat for the whole show. P.S. there was a LOT of acid going down.

  •  04-25-2007, 9:08 PM 8597 in reply to 7414

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    Yeah lenscap! Wasn't that Singer Bowl show weird? A revolving stage which got stuck on and off. I remember being grossed out that the Who were OPENING for the Doors, but even more p.o.'d by Morrison's morbid drunkenness. We left after he sat down on the stage - beat the crowd on the subway at least.

    I couldn't get enough of the Who in the pre-Tommy days. They had a sonic attack like nobody else then. I mean Dylan (66) and the Velvets were loud, and a few bands stacked alot of Marshalls, but Pete and John had all that and a groove as well.

  •  04-26-2007, 2:07 AM 8601 in reply to 7434

    Re: The Who April 6, 1968 Fillmore East Show

    jakcap:
    The Who suck!!! Its a joke they are the top rated Concert...Bullshit

     

    Hey jakcap

    With so much GREAT music out there, we all have the choice of listening to what we like and just shutting off  & NOT listening to what we don't like.  I respect what you choose to love and listen to and even if I DON'T LIKE IT - I RESPECT YOUR RIGHT TO LIKE IT and not criticize you for it......so please give us the same respect.  One man's Beatles is another man's Stones............. Don't like it?  That's why there's a choice and also an "OFF" button. 

    Peace out.....

  •  05-07-2007, 8:08 AM 8701 in reply to 7434

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    jakcap:
    The Who suck!!! Its a joke they are the top rated Concert...Bullshit

    I see things like this all over the internet and I usually assume its some twelve year old trying to act 'big' in front of the adults. Hopefully these forums won't turn into one of those places where people just come to slam everyone. Hopefully we can bask in the wonders of WV and act like adults. It seems that respecting others has become a lost art.

  •  05-07-2007, 6:40 PM 8704 in reply to 8701

    Re: The Who April 6, 1968 Fillmore East Show

    man....what a show that must've been. Don't know how many of you are aware of this, but on a two disc remaster of "Who's Next", there is a fairly large amount of tracks from the 1970-71 "Young Vic" shows prior to the recording of "Who's Next".
  •  05-23-2007, 4:41 PM 8953 in reply to 5328

    Re: The Who April 6, 1968 Fillmore East Show

    For an update on downloads, please check out

    "What Performers Are Paid" in the Ladies and Gentlemen forum.
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