Saturday, September 7, 2024

The Who 1989-07-18 Rich Stadium Buffalo, NY

Artist: The Who
Date: 1989-07-18
Location: Buffalo, Ny
Venue: Rich Stadium
Source: Audience
Lineage: Dat master tape>Wavelab 48/16>izotope 44.1/16>flac
Taping Gear: Panasonic SV-255, Nakamichi CM-700 mics
Taped and Transferred By: JEMS

Band Members:
Roger Daltrey – lead vocals, guitar, harmonica
Pete Townshend – guitar, vocals
John Entwistle – bass guitar, vocals

backing band
John "Rabbit" Bundrick – keyboards
Simon Phillips – drums
Steve Bolton – lead guitar
Jody Linscott – percussion
Simon Clarke – alto saxophone, baritone saxophone
Roddy Lorimer – trumpet, flugelhorn
Simon Gardner – trumpet
Neil Sidwell – trombone
Tim Sanders – tenor saxophone, soprano saxophone
Chyna Gordon – backing vocals
Cleveland Watkiss – backing vocals
Billy Nicholls – backing vocals, music director

Setlist:
Set I
01. Overture
02. It's A Boy
03. 1921
04. Amazing Journey
05. Sparks
06. The Acid Queen
07. Pinball Wizard
08. We're Not Gonna Take It!
09. Emminence Front
10. Face The Face
11. I'm A Man
12. I Can't Explain
13. Subsitute
14. I Can See For Miles
15. Trick Of The Light
16. Boris The Spider
17. Who Are You

Set II
18. Magic Bus (cuts in)
19. Baba O'Riley
20. My Generation
21. A Little Is Enough
22. 5.15
23. Love, Reign O'er Me
24. Sister Disco
25. Rough Boys
26. Join Together
27. You Better You Bet
28. Behind Blue Eyes
29. Won't Get Fooled Again
30. Hey Joe
31. Dig
32. Summertime Blues

Length: 160:56

Notes:
The Who in 1989...the Who on ice...the vegas show...Many things have been said about this tour, most not good. I enjoyed these shows though. It was a celebration of the Who's career played out in stadiums mostly with a great band that was, for the most part, The Deep End with John and Roger on board. The great Simon Phillips on drums, the great Kick Horns, Jodie Linscott on percussion.   The only weak link in this band was Steve Bolton on guitar and the tour's finest moments were when PT took over on electric. Toronto couldn't have been more of a surprise. A band not known for adventurous setlists suddenly were all over the place.Tommy, solo material, covers, songs they hadn't played in more than two decades! The shows were comprised of two sets, which started out totalling about 3 hours before being pared down after about 3 weeks on the road. Roger was in great voice, John never better on bass and Pete alternated between acoustic guitar and electric guitar and sometimes really PLAYED the electric guitar! I recorded these shows on a new Panasonic dat deck I bought for this tour. With the exception of my car it was the most expensive thing I had ever bought and it would get hot enough to fry an egg on! Pittsburgh has a great Naked Eye. Buffalo has my favorite moment of the whole tour, and one of the best PT moments ever in an astounding Hey Joe. Pete finds a new pedal at the end of the first verse and then adds a great coda to finish the song.   

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2 comments:

  1. I think we're not gonna take it is courrupt or won't unpack

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  2. That was the Pitt 89 show I was referring to. Sorry. Check to see if its just me?

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