The Kids Are Alright [Double LP]

The Who (Author), Pete Townsend (Performer), Roger Daltrey (Performer), Keith Moon (Performer), John Entwistle (Performer) | Format: Vinyl

Product Details

• Vinyl
• Original Release Date: 1979
• Number of Discs: 2
• Format: Double LP
• Label: MCA Records
• ASIN: B000M1ATRQ
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #392,733 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Editorial Reviews

Having been involved in one of the most painfully overwrought rock films ever produced (Ken Russell's Tommy), it was only just that the Who should also be the subject of one of the best rockumentaries ever--Jeff Stein's The Kids Are Alright. Inveterate Who fan Stein largely eschewed interviews and critical overinterpretation, instead wisely focusing on the band's musical performances as captured on TV appearances and in concert. That sensibility makes this soundtrack a rare showcase of the Who at their performing peak, gathering many previously unreleased live performances ("My Wife," "Young Man Blues," a medley of "Join Together/Roadrunner/My Generation Blues") some key outtakes (the anthem "Long Live Rock"), and especially some great TV turns that could occasionally be literally explosive, à la their incomparable Smother Brothers appearance. Stein's only staged performances, "Baba O'Riley" and the cynically anthemic "Won't Get Fooled Again," turned out to be as historic as they were electric. Filmed just months before Keith Moon's untimely 1978 death, the performances stand as his final public performance. This is the Who at their best; it seldom gets any better. --Jerry McCulley; SONG LIST:1. My Generation; 2. I Can't Explain; 3. Happy Jack; 4. I Can See for Miles; 5. Magic Bus; 6. Long Live Rock; 7. Anyway, Anyhow, Anywhere; 8. Young Man Blues; 9. My Wife; 10. Baba O'Riley [Live at Shepperton Film Studios]; 11. Quick One, While He's Away; 12. Tommy, Can You Hear Me? [Standard Version]; 13. Sparks [Live at Woodstock]; 14. Pinball Wizard [Live at Woodstock]; 15. See Me, Feel Me [Live at Woodstock]; 16. Join Together/Roadrunner/My Generation Blues [Live at Silver Dome, Pon]; 17. Won't Get Fooled Again [Live at Shepperton Film Studios]. Also includes a 15-page booklet of photos and notes.