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The Who - Live at Woodstock (1969)

Track listing:
  1. Heaven & Hell 3:49
  2. I Can't Explain 2:25
  3. It's a Boy 0:36
  4. 1921 2:30
  5. Amazing Journey 3:18
  6. Sparks 5:32
  7. Eyesight to the Blind 1:59
  8. Christmas 3:17
  9. The Acid Queen 3:34
  10. Pinball Wizard 2:56
  11. Abbie Hoffman Incident 0:31
  12. Do You Think it's Alright 0:48
  13. Fiddle About 1:12
  14. There's a Doctor 0:22
  15. Go to the Mirror 3:22
  16. Smash the Mirror 1:05
  17. I'm Free 2:25
  18. Tommy's Holiday Camp 0:59
  19. We're Not Gonna Take It 3:35
  20. See Me, Feel Me 5:30
  21. Summertime Blues 3:34
  22. Shakin' All Over 5:15
  23. My Generation 6:38

Notes

Sound Quality: A very clear and well-balanced soundboard recording—I blended in 10-second segment of 'See Me, Feel Me' from The Kids Are Alright soundtrack to fill in a cut in the bootleg source.

Song List: Heaven and Hell, Can't Explain, It's a Boy, 1921, Amazing Journey, Sparks, Eyesight to the Blind, Christmas, The Acid Queen, Pinball Wizard, Do You Think It's Alright, Fiddle About, There's a Doctor, Go to the Mirror, Smash the Mirror, I'm Free, Tommy's Holiday Camp, We're Not Gonna Take It, Summertime Blues, Shakin' All Over, My Generation.

Details: A great recording of the whole show. The band is a little off here and there after dealing with LSD-laced water and a 14-hour wait backstage, but the show is still full of outstanding moments. There are very few pauses between songs, showing that they weren't exactly thrilled to be there (although they were one of only two acts to get paid), but the playing doesn't suffer. A heavily-distorted jam before 'Sparks' is one of the Tommy highlights, and the infamous encounter with Abbie Hoffman after 'Pinball Wizard' is clear as a bell. Hoffman's short speech and quick removal from the stage by Townshend are followed with threats to the lives of anyone who dared come near the stage afterwards. They close with a furious 'My Generation', which abruptly ends after the second verse before Townshend quietly starts the 'Naked Eye' riff—it builds into a thundering climax with the guitar bouncing on the stage before it's tossed into the crowd and immediately retrieved by a roadie. A violent performance in the midst of "three days of peace and music", and not as bad a show as the band has led people to believe.