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Anyone who owned the vinyl copy of Live at Leeds will barely recognise its digitised namesake. While the 1970 record offered a mere six selections, the 1995 CD reissue is fleshed out with a full 14 tracks. Revelling in the augmented Leeds prompts one to wonder why in the name of "Heaven and Hell" they didn't put out a double record in the first place. No matter. This Live at Leeds is actually superior to its revered predecessor. The Who are at their Maximum R&B peak here, bringing an almost proto-metal aggression to supercharged covers of "Young Man Blues", "Summertime Blues", and "Shakin' All Over" (all from the original record) and treating fans to originals familiar ("I Can't Explain", "My Generation", "Magic Bus") and less known ("Heaven and Hell", "Tattoo", "A Quick One"). An improved-upon classic. --Steven Stolder
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Original 1995 Polydor release of these 14 live tracks, including 'Substitute' & 'My Generation'
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22 of 22 people found the following review helpful
By Graham Brown
Format:Audio CD
Pete Townshend wanted to record a album of the Who in concert but after a european tour which was extensively recorded, he scrapped all the tapes and decided to record two shows, one in Hull, the other in Leeds. The sound quality of the Hull tapes left a lot to be desired so it was "Leeds" that provided the content for the live album which has since become legendary amongst rock fans and Who afficionados alike.
The album catches the band at the peak of their power, four superb musicians who almost had a "psychic" link with one-another when on stage. Now the album has been re-released in it's entirety, you can hear the full show for the first time.
Classics such as My Generation, Magic Bus, I Can't Explain and Tattoo are delivered "with maximum R & B "as the old Who concert posters used to say with thunderous bass lines from John Entwistle, huge metallic chords from Pete Townshend and as ever, the whole thing propelled along by Keith Moon, playing every drum at once accompanied with a cymbal wash that would split eardrums.
They also tackle some old standards wonderfully well, giving the turbo charged treatment to Mose Allison's "Young Man Blues"and Cochran's "Shakin' All Over", both of which have really become their songs. With all of Tommy for the first time on the second CD, this really gives a balanced view of the Who in concert. I saw them live at Earls Court in the early seventies and have to say it was the best ever. This album catches that raw power coupled with virtuoso musical ability. Even if you aren't particularly a Who fan, this album was then and still is now the blueprint for how every live rock album should sound.
42 of 43 people found the following review helpful
By A Customer
Format:Audio CD
Recorded at a time when The Who had just trawled "Tommy" around the US for a year, "Live at Leeds" was a homecoming, an enjoyable one judging by the passion, humour and downright showmanship displayed by the band that Valentine's night in 1970.
After dumping 80 hours of live US concert material (by bonfire) from the previous year, the Pye Mobile studio was duly booked to record The Who at their peak in Leeds and Hull University with a view to releasing a live album as a filler between "Tommy" and Townshend's next project "Lifehouse" (which was eventually partly scrapped to become "Who's Next"); only Leeds was used for the live album though as the title suggests. The original 30-odd minute LP release deliberately overlooked the "Tommy" segment of the performance to show there was more to the band; "There's people out there who think there's a band called Tommy who have an album called The Who" bemoaned Townshend.
The 25th Anniversary release of Live at Leeds gave us a taster of what else went on that night with two excerpts from the rock opera (although a bootleg version has been around for some time) and we had to wait for this 30th Anniversary edition to hear the rest. Alright, purists may argue that putting the Tommy segment onto it's own CD denies the listener the chance to hear the correct running order of the concert, but it really is a fabulous audio experience and you better make sure that not only your family, but your entire street is outa the way before playing this at full tilt!
From the opening Entwistle thrasher "Heaven and Hell" to the closing bar of "See Me, Fell Me" you can't help wishing that you were there, and you're as exhausted as the band when it's all over.
Comes complete with booklet detailing the background to the concert as well as an excellent narrative of each track from Richard Evans.
Buy and enjoy the moment.
After dumping 80 hours of live US concert material (by bonfire) from the previous year, the Pye Mobile studio was duly booked to record The Who at their peak in Leeds and Hull University with a view to releasing a live album as a filler between "Tommy" and Townshend's next project "Lifehouse" (which was eventually partly scrapped to become "Who's Next"); only Leeds was used for the live album though as the title suggests. The original 30-odd minute LP release deliberately overlooked the "Tommy" segment of the performance to show there was more to the band; "There's people out there who think there's a band called Tommy who have an album called The Who" bemoaned Townshend.
The 25th Anniversary release of Live at Leeds gave us a taster of what else went on that night with two excerpts from the rock opera (although a bootleg version has been around for some time) and we had to wait for this 30th Anniversary edition to hear the rest. Alright, purists may argue that putting the Tommy segment onto it's own CD denies the listener the chance to hear the correct running order of the concert, but it really is a fabulous audio experience and you better make sure that not only your family, but your entire street is outa the way before playing this at full tilt!
From the opening Entwistle thrasher "Heaven and Hell" to the closing bar of "See Me, Fell Me" you can't help wishing that you were there, and you're as exhausted as the band when it's all over.
Comes complete with booklet detailing the background to the concert as well as an excellent narrative of each track from Richard Evans.
Buy and enjoy the moment.
13 of 13 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
If you want to know why the Who hated the studio so much, listen to this. It shows what they really did almost every day of the year from 1970-71 before Who's Next. The bass and drums are truely stunning while Roger's vocals go far above anything he did before. This (and Who's Next) is the definitive Who LP. If you want to know what was really going down during the late 60's, this is where it's at. Play it VERY LOUD!!
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Why....
....has it taken me so long to buy this album?!!
Not the world's greatest fan of The Who, this is only my second CD of theirs, but WOW! Read more
Not the world's greatest fan of The Who, this is only my second CD of theirs, but WOW! Read more
Published 1 month ago by james
5.0 out of 5 stars
Great gift
Actually bought this by mistake, but husband loved it and plays it a lot.
You don't have to be a massive Who fan to enjoy this, I wasn't, but love it now
You don't have to be a massive Who fan to enjoy this, I wasn't, but love it now
Published 2 months ago by Christine A Greenhalgh
5.0 out of 5 stars
memories
Had this album as a vinyl many years ago. Heard it on the radio one Sunday and remembered how good it was.
A must for Who fans.
A must for Who fans.
Published 3 months ago by howard lukover
1.0 out of 5 stars
dead at leeds
i purchased this as cd replacement fro the vinyl it also went the way of others to the car boot/charity shop the shorter album is definately better
Published 4 months ago by Njr Nichols
2.0 out of 5 stars
Terrible mixing - and what happened to Daltrey's range?
Let me start by saying I really like the Who's music but never had the opportunity to see them live. Read more
Published 5 months ago by Carol Haynes
5.0 out of 5 stars
Magnificent Who
The ultimate album for those who like the power and raw feel of live concerts. Any doubts about where The Who sit in the rock genre are quickly made clear just 30 secs into track... Read more
Published 14 months ago by John R
5.0 out of 5 stars
Just buy it!
Having seen this album in many formats for years and years I finally got around to buying it and...it's fantastic. A young band fast approaching their peak... Read more
Published on 21 Feb 2011 by Terry
5.0 out of 5 stars
Play it loud!
I discovered this album around 1981 in my Dad's cassette collection. It blew me away then - still does - and sowed the seed for a lifetime's appreciation of loud rock and roll! Read more
Published on 9 Jun 2010 by Acker Bilk
3.0 out of 5 stars
Remixed and expanded, but is it improved?
PLEASE NOTE: This review is for the "25th Anniversary Issue" CD (14 tracks, Polydor 527 1692), but for some reason Amazon has now also included it amongst the reviews for the... Read more
Published on 11 Mar 2010 by XBBX
5.0 out of 5 stars
The best live album ever, ever, full stop!!!
I could listen to this album and review it every day. Since I first heard the 6 track vinyl version back in 1970 it has never ceased to amaze me how good it is. Read more
Published on 21 Feb 2010 by Neil Bilbe
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