Live at Leeds [Bonus Tracks] The Who

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CD - Remastered

  • Release Date: 02/28/1995
  • Original Release: 1970
  • Sales Rank: 5,487
  • Label: MCA
  • UPC: 008811121525

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Live at Leeds [Bonus Tracks]

1LISTENHeaven and Hell 4:50
2LISTENI Can't Explain 2:58
3LISTENFortune Teller 2:34
4LISTENTattoo 3:42
5LISTENYoung Man Blues 5:51
6LISTENSubstitute 2:06
7LISTENHappy Jack 2:13
8LISTENI'm a Boy 4:41
9LISTENA Quick One, While He's Away 8:41
10LISTENAmazing Journey/Sparks 7:54
11LISTENSummertime Blues 3:22
12LISTENShakin' All Over 4:34
13LISTENMy Generation 15:46
14LISTENMagic Bus 7:46

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Editorial Reviews

Rushed out in 1970 as a way to bide time as the Who toiled away on their sequel to Tommy, Live at Leeds wasn't intended to be the definitive Who live album and many collectors maintain that the band had better shows only available on bootlegs. But those shows weren't easily available whereas Live at Leeds was, and even if this show may not have been the absolute best, it's so damn close to it that it would be impossible for anybody but aficionados to argue. Throughout the '70s the album was seen as one of the gold standards in live rock & roll, and certainly it had a fury that no proper Who studio album achieved. Here, they sound vicious -- as heavy as Led Zeppelin but twice as volatile as they careened through early classics with the confidence of a band that finally achieved acclaim but had yet to become preoccupied with making art. There is no better record of how this band was a volcano of violence on-stage, how they teetered on the edge of chaos but never blew apart. This was most true on the original LP, which was a trim six tracks, three of them covers ("Young Man Blues," "Summertime Blues," "Shakin' All Over") and three originals from the mid-'60s ("Substitute," "My Generation," "Magic Bus"), none of them bearing a trace of its mod roots. This pure distilled power, all the better for its brevity, but as the CD reissue boom exploded in the '90s Live at Leeds was expanded twice, first as a 14-track expanded single disc containing excerpts of their Tommy performance from that February 14, 1970, gig along with all the non-Tommy cuts and then, in 2001, as a double-disc deluxe edition containing the entirety of the show. It's a treat to hear more (or all, depending on the edition) of this great performance, all in remastered sound, but there's something to be said for the original LP, which packed a lethal, lean punch quite unlike any other Who album. Stephen Thomas Erlewine, All Music Guide

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The Who's Best live albumby JohnQ

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July 13, 2009: This is The Who at their best. There is another version of this album which has a second cd containing the whole live performance of Tommy, but for those who are satisfied with the original Tommy album, this version of Live AT Leeds is perfect.

The Who Live at Leeds: STILL has Lifeby waterbear

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February 23, 2009: I have several albums by The Who, including a Greatest Hit album or two. So, I almost passed this one over. But, it was a "Live" album (which I didn't have) and it had "Summer Time Blues" and "Tatoo," two songs I had heard and enjoyed, but did not have on any of my albums. I bought the album and am extremely glad I did. It's great and holds the spontaneity you get when you hear a band in concert. The very familiar tunes you've heard on studio albums are there, but have a fresh variation to them. I've played this CD over and over and over. I strongly recommend it---especially if you are a Who fan.


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