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Can anyone confirm or deny that on "My Generation" on Live At Leeds Roger Daltrey replaces "Why don't you all f-f-f-fade away" with "Why don't you all f-f-f-fuck off". This point is in dispute at Talk:My Generation (song). Are there any other live recordings of "My Generation" where "fuck off" is used?

I have replied there. It's clearly a deliberate innuendo; on the remastered and deluxe editions Townshend makes the same joke when introducing "A Quick One", saying "They f-f-fornicate." I also added a fact-check flag to the MG article, since almost the whole thing looks like a collection of unsupported hearsay ("one of their many live albums", indeed). — B.Bryant 12:21, 31 May 2005 (UTC)

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[edit] What's that?

Does anyone happen to know what Roger is singing in the little song between "See Me Feel Me/Listening to You" and "Coming Out to Get You" in the interlude following "My Generation"? I can hear a "so" here and there and a "goodbye, goodbye" at the end of every line. I like the way it sounds. By the way, someone needs to check their sources. L@L is most certainly not 19 some minutes. I own the record. "My Generation" is about 14 1/2 minutes alone, and "Magic Bus" is about 7:40. If someone knows how to change it, would they please do so? It's starting to bother me.

Yeah, I actually have no idea how long Live at Leeds actually is. Allmusic says it's about 19 minutes long as well. I own a copy of the record myself, and the tracklist is:

  1. "Young Man Blues" (Allison) – 4:45
  2. "Substitute" (Townshend) – 2:05
  3. "Summertime Blues" (Capeheart, Cochran) – 3:22
  4. "Shakin' All Over" (Kidd) – 4:15
  5. "My Generation" (Townshend) – 14:27
  6. "Magic Bus" (Townshend) – 7:30

but it's not the original pressing at all; the catalog number is MCA-2022 and it has a note that it was formerly DL7-9175. The Allmusic guide indicates that both My Generation and Magic Bus were truncated on the original pressing, though. Does anybody actually have an copy of the original pressing to see for sure? It's possible they included the extended versions of the songs when it was repressed. SchnappM 22:45, 24 March 2006 (UTC)

The confusion is because there are two releases of Live at Leeds; the original 1970 version, which was indeed only 19 minutes long with 7 songs and normal-length "My Generation" and "Magic Bus", and the later version which runs a lot longer with some of the original songs made longer. --Jacj 04:53, 25 March 2006 (UTC)
If that's the case, then the article should be tweaked to show that. Do you know in what year the album was changed to include the extended versions of the two songs? SchnappM 20:42, 26 March 2006 (UTC)
The original only nineteen minutes long? That's ridiculous. I've never heard that and I know more about The Who than most. I'm sure the original lp's versions of "My Generation" and "Magic Bus" were full length, taking up all of side two. I'm making the change. Clashwho 17:14, 22 August 2007 (UTC)
Definitely not 19 minutes. I'm listening to a copy of DL7-9175 right now and it's got the track listing above, in case anyone's still in doubt. 152.3.240.124 19:26, 15 September 2007 (UTC)

No crackling noises????_____

The article states that the recording was very clean except for deliberate distortion. My original LP version doesn't support that assertion---- the crackling and popping noises were obvious the first time I pulled it out of the sleeve back in 1978. That wasn't dust I was hearing; there was definitely some niose in the mix.

[edit] Damning with faint praise

The article fails to mention that Live at Leeds is considered by many as one of the greatest live rock albums of any era. The article seems to be written by a person who has never actually listened to the album.

flarf

Fixed. 74.77.208.52 17:09, 22 August 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Deluxe Edition Release Year?

The article lists it as 2002, yet my copy of this cd has a 2001 copyright and Amazon lists a release date of September 18, 2001. I changed the date to 2001 unless someone can explain why my CD has a 2001 copyright.

-duxie

It was released in 2001 in a regular CD (jewel) case, and re-released in 2002 in the now-familiar Universal Deluxe Edition digipack that they use for everything. The CDs are exatly the same, though. MightyMoose22 >Abort, Retry, Fail?_ 06:54, 4 September 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Cosuin Kevin

The article says Live at Leeds includes every Tommy song, but it doesn't include Cousin Kevin. I'm changing it. —Preceding unsigned comment added by C33Four (talk • contribs)

Yeah, see Tommy (rock opera)#Live recordings. MightyMoose22 >Abort, Retry, Fail?_ 06:54, 4 September 2006 (UTC)

[edit] "Summertime Blues"

Is it hearsay or fact that the version of "Summertime Blues" was actually recorded at Hull City Hall, not Leeds ?!

Derek R Bullamore 10:13, 1 October 2006 (UTC)

Hearsay. The sleevenotes don't mention it (and they're quite detailed in the Deluxe edition). --kingboyk 19:02, 26 January 2007 (UTC)
Bugger, there goes my fiver then. You again, Kingboy, hope you are keeping well, old fruit.
Derek R Bullamore 21:15, 26 January 2007 (UTC)
Yes thanks Derek, and you? Have a look at this link, seems to be close to definitive (official sleevenotes, annotated with corrections by a fan) - http://www.thewho.net/linernotes/LiveAtLeeds.htm --kingboyk 01:55, 27 January 2007 (UTC)


[edit] Not exactly English

What does "Regardless of great approvements at the Leeds gig by many fans and critics" mean? I'd change it, but I'm not really even clear on what the author meant to say. Improvements? Approvals? —Preceding unsigned comment added by Melshocker (talk • contribs) 21:43, 4 December 2007 (UTC)