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The Who - Closer To Queen Mary Remastered (1971)

Track listing:
CD1
  1. I Can't Explain 2:48
  2. Substitute 2:46
  3. Summertime Blues 6:51
  4. My Wife 8:35
  5. Baba O' Riley 5:37
  6. Bargain 10:35
  7. Behind Blue Eyes 5:04
  8. Won't Get Fooled Again 10:29
  9. Baby Don't You Do It 12:03
CD2
  1. Magic Bus 18:04
  2. Overture 6:14
  3. Amazing Journey 6:41
  4. Sparks 3:27
  5. Pinball Wizard 3:11
  6. See Me, Feel Me 6:53
  7. My Generation 6:45
  8. Naked Eye 8:59

Notes

Civic Arena
Long Beach, CA

QUALITY: B+

AUD MASTER

Here's a legendary Who show that contains the famous berating that Townshend gave the audience after Summertime Blues when the wild L.A. crowd wouldn't shuddap. This is classic Who and successfully reinforces the love/hate relationship that seemed to exist between The Who and their fans. The anger and pure terror in Townshend's voice (which does seem to quieten the audience a bit) only adds to the intensity of the show. As is known, The Who seem to play better when they're angry. This show is no exception! Apart from being a great performance, this has to be one of the better, if not the best, audience recordings from the '71 tour.