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Venue: Concertgebouw, Amsterdam, Holland, Monday, September 29, 1969 Recording: Soundboard Comments: "Oh, great. yet ANOTHER version of this show. Ho-hummmmm....don't we have enough of these yet"?! That was my initial reaction when I heard this one was on its way. WOW! Was I ever surprised. HOT OFF THE FACTORY PRESS! I was thrilled when I unpacked this CD. The packaging is excellent. This comes in a laminate gatefold cover with some nifty inside-cover pics. The CD's come packaged in colored, period - picture paper sleeves. The discs are pressed on gold CD's (NOT CD-R's !). The tops are black with gold lettering. The sound quality is STELLAR! None of the other Amsterdam CD's have the clarity to offer as does this one. I've always found the previous releases were a bit thin or "tinny" sounding. The echo, probably more a result of the venue than the actual recording, is, as on all other re- cordings of this show, still there, but, Man-O-Man, this one smokes. Right from the intro of the band to Keith Moon's lunacy during Pete's explanation of the "mini-opera" A Quick One, the true WHO "freak" will quickly hear that this release has something special to offer. The producers of this CD even broke down the "movements" con- tained in My Generation by title (see below) Though not as on the Canadian legit Live At Leeds. From the packaging to the presentation of the music, this is a killer CD in my book and I dare rate this right up there with Live At Leeds Complete in sound quality and performance! This release has all the hhhhmmppphhh that its pre- decessors lack. The only thing I could gripe about is the set order as this CD places all of the non-Tommy tracks on CD 1 and allows the Tommy portion to run contin- uously on CD 2. Don't confuse this CD with Amazing Journey (CD) (Amsterdam AMS 732) (oddly enough also on the Amsterdam label). Compare with the items listed above. CD 1 1. Introduction 2. Heaven And Hell 3. I Can't Explain 4. Fortune Teller 5. Tattoo 6. Young Man Blues 7. A Quck One Introduction 8. A Quck One While He's Away 9. Substitute 10. Happy Jack 11. I'm A Boy 12. Summertime Blues 13. Shakin' All Over 14. My Generation 15. We're Not Gonna Take It 16. Underture I 17. Underture II 18. Underture III 19. Underture IV CD 2 1. Introduction 2. Overture 3. Captain Walker 4. It's A Boy 5. 1921 6. Amazing Journey 7. Sparks 8. Sparks II 9. The Hawker 10. Christmas 11. The Acid Queen 12. Pinball Wizard 13. Do You Think It's Alright? 14. Tommy Can You Hear Me? 15. There's A Doctor 16. Smash The Mirror 17. Smash The Mirror / Miracle Cure 18. Sally Simpson 19. I'm Free 20. Tommy's Holiday Camp 21. Welcome 22. We're Not Gonna Take It |
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