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The Who - PINBALL WIZARD (HD) - Montreal, 2012 - Quadrophenia and More Tour

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Channel: smyletuneage · 2016 · Music

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Awesome show! Montreal, Bell Center, Nov. 20, 2012

Tuneage:   "Pinball Wizard", written by Pete Townshend,, and featured on The Who’s 1969 rock opera album Tommy. The original recording was released as a single in 1969 and reached No. 4 in the UK charts and No. 19 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100..

This song is one of the band's most famous live songs, being played at almost every Who concert since its debut live performance on 2 May 1969. The live performances rarely deviated from the album arrangement.

The Who were deep into their sessions for Tommy (Feb., 1969), when Townshend played a rough mix of the concept album for Nik Cohn, an influential rock journalist with whom he often played pinball in Soho. Cohn expressed his dissatisfaction, particularly with the heaviness and the spiritual aspects of the story and felt that it could use something upbeat.
As Townshend told Uncut in 2004, “I just remember saying to him, with maybe an element of sarcasm, ‘So, if it had pinball in it, would you give it a decent review?’ He went, ‘Of course I would. Anything with pinball in it’s fantastic.’ And so I wrote ‘Pinball Wizard,’ purely as a scam.”
But Townshend wasn’t too thrilled with the result. “This is awful, the most clumsy piece of writing I’ve ever done,” he said in 1996. “This sounds like a music hall song. … It was going to be a complete dud, but I carried on. I attempted the same mock baroque guitar beginning that’s on ‘I’m a Boy’ and then a bit of vigorous kind of flamenco guitar. I was just grabbing at ideas. I knocked a demo together and took it to the studio and everyone loved it.” 
http://ultimateclassicrock.com/the-who-pinball-wizard/


Visit The Who’s website for tour info and merchandise:
http://thewho.com/

Quadrophenia and More Tour:
Roger Daltrey -- (born 1 March 1944), lead vocals, occasional guitar and harmonica (1964--present)
Pete Townshend -- (born 19 May 1945). guitar, keyboards, synthesizers, vocals (1964--present),

Touring members
Simon Townshend -- rhythm guitar, acoustic guitar, vocals, mandolin (2002 –present, younger brother of The Who's guitarist Pete).
Loren Gold -- keyboards, backing vocals (2012--present)
Pino Palladino -- bass guitar (2002--present)
Frank Simes -- keyboards, backing vocals, Musical Director (2012--present)
Chris Stainton -- keyboards (2012--present) - off on sick leave, replaced by ????.
Zak Starkey -- drums, percussion (1996--present)... Ringo's son!
J. Greg Miller - horns
Reggie Grisham - horns

Set List:
I Am the Sea 
The Real Me 
Quadrophenia 
Cut My Hair 
The Punk and the Godfather 
I'm One 
The Dirty Jobs 
Helpless Dancer 
Is It in My Head? 
I've Had Enough 
5:15
Sea and Sand 
Drowned 
Bell Boy 
Doctor Jimmy 
The Rock 
Love, Reign O'er Me 
Encore:
Who Are You 
Behind Blue Eyes 
Pinball Wizard 
Baba O'Riley 
Won't Get Fooled Again 
Tea & Theatre

More info here: http://thewho.com/

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