The Who Concert File (Talking) (Talking S.) [Paperback]

Joe McMichael (Author), Jack Lyons (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: July 1, 2004 | Series: Talking S.

In this small format version of the best-selling book, Joe McMichael and Irish Jack Lyons assemble an amazingly thorough chronicle of live performances played by the hardest working rock n roll band of all time. The Who clocked up a staggering 2,000 plus live concerts in a career that saw them play everywhere from West London pubs, via the Monterey, Woodstock and Isle of Wight Festivals, to Wembley Stadium, and Madison Square Garden. Features over 1,500 gigs, including set-lists, eye-witness accounts and background notes, backstage dramas, audience reactions, and on-stage rants. Now updated and amended to include all the concerts of the American tour of 2002 that was overshadowed by the sudden death of John Entwistle. With a foreword by Pete Townshend and contributions by leading Who commentators, including Chris Charlesworth, co-producer of The Who s acclaimed 4-CD box set.

Product Details

• Paperback: 312 pages
• Publisher: Omnibus Press (July 1, 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1844490092
• ISBN-13: 978-1844490097
• Product Dimensions: 6.1 x 5 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 13.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (13 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,087,268 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The Who's Playbook, July 10, 2000

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MICHAEL L. OBRIEN (Greater Boston, MA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Who: Concert File (Paperback)

If you get an opportunity to see The Who (now on tour - summer/fall 2000) please do so. Other than Bruce Springsteen, they are without peer on stage.This book does a fine job of detailing Who gigs from the early 1960's (as the Detours)to the 1996-1997 Quadrophenia tour. The authors recap the songs, the stage "happenings" (smashed guitars, onstage feuds, etc.)and other "Odds & Sods". It's kind of like a baseball box score for Who fans! If you're already a Who fan (or are an aspiring one) this is THE book for you!

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Great book with one significant flaw, November 25, 2004

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Erik Denning "Bon vivant" (Los Angeles, CA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Who Concert File (Talking) (Talking S.) (Paperback)

First thing you should know is that while this is a thick book, it is also small; around 6" x 5", which is quaint, and not a flaw in anyway, just a surprise. There are lots of great pictures, reviews, accounts, and set lists provided.

The flaw, to my mind though, is that there are no references about circulating RECORDINGS of these shows. Most of the hardcore fans who would buy this book probably collect tapes, bootlegs, and cdrs. Most of the time a setlist or stage comments are provided for a show it's because a recording exists. I would have loved it if the authors could have aknowledged this with brief comments like, "A clear, but distant audience recording exists for the first 80 minutes of the concert" or "A mixed soundboard recording of this show has been bootlegged and rereleased many times." There are websites with this kind of information and other highly collected bands, such as Led Zeppelin, have entire books devoted to the collection of unreleased material.

If you're a fan you're guaranteed to enjoy this book regardless, so get it!

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The essential Who book, December 18, 1999

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oddjob (Richmond., VA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Who: Concert File (Paperback)

The Who from '69-'76 were considered the greatest live rock band. That reputation has placed them in an all-time status. As long as the Who had Keith Moon and John Entwistle, they had the best rhythm section in rock music. The book documents every Who concert through the spring of '97. This book contains everything significant, it's a great read with excellent concert photos. The most interesting read is how the Who blew Led Zeppelin off the stage at the Merriweather Post Pavillion on May 25, 1969. My favorite live Zep period yet the Who had the upper hand.