Live At Leeds
by The Who

Live at Leeds, is quite rightly regarded as one of the great live albums. It's The Who at the top of their game, when all four members were at the peak of their powers, Moon, at his powerhouse best, Entwistle, totally on it as a stunning bass player, Townshend, finally showing his potential as a guitar great, and off course Daltrey, in his rock God persona, tassels and all, The Who were at this stage, along with Led Zeppelin, the ultimate rock band. The energy of this record is infectious, and in some ways the original six track release is more enjoyable than the 2CD version, although both are blistering hard rock at it's best. The, Tommy, run through, is arguably even better than it was on the original album, elsewhere, Johnny Kidd's, shakin' all over, and Mose Allison's, young man blues, are fantastic. Substitute, and, summertime blues, are also excellent. Magic bus, and, my generation, wrap the original album up, both versions have rarely been done better. In the top five live LP's ever. (Edited)

Often repeated, but true: The greatest live album of all time with one of the greatest bands ever during their prime. The expanded version consists of the entire concert and is truly how this album should be experienced. (Edited)

From Fischman TOP 100 COMMENTER 01/12/2017 00:39 | #182326 | TOP COMMENT Vote up your preferred comments and the comments with the most votes will be flagged.

A superb live recording. It's a shame The Who couldn't again achieve this live magic on vinyl later when they had a larger catalog from which to pull more songs. (Edited)

At that time the Who were the best live band, by a significant margin. Can still beat most bands now. Energy, power, commitment, adrenaline pouring out of Roger, Pete, and Keith. Thankfully John stopping the band spin off into space. The Who here are enjoying their confident ability to perform and communicate like few others. A powerhouse of an album. The benchmark for live albums, ever. Most groups could not approach this level live, and the songs are amazing! (Edited)

From teague TOP 100 COMMENTER 07/19/2020 23:44 | #255828 | TOP COMMENT Vote up your preferred comments and the comments with the most votes will be flagged.

One of the greatest live albums ever recorded. It's a particular point of interest in The Who's discography as it's one of the first times every single member shines. Keith Moon was the most exceptional part of My Generation, John Entwistle's moment in the sun was A Quick One, The Who Sell Out was Roger, and Tommy was Pete's baby. Everybody is absolutely great here. This is where they started working as a unit rather than individuals. (Edited)