I was there too. Roger Chapman's band played between The Outlaws and Little Feat. Can't remember what the band was called. Pretty dull. Alex Harvey was the most impressive to me, with Little Feat second, and they were why I was there anyway. I found The Who strangely uninteresting. They didn't seem thrilled by the crowd not being massively behind them (hardly surprising after being soaked all day) and Townsend seemed quite arsey as a result. I was with some mates and we all agreed to leave a few songs before the end as it all got a bit boring, but then we hadn't been motivated to go because of The Who.
Hey Mick! Roger Chapman's band Streetwalkers (ouch!) were in fact the opening band. Then Steve Ellis' band Widowmaker (ouch again) then The Outlaws. and then Little Feat. I can understand why, if you weren't a Who fan already, you might not have become one on that day. I think. Again it's fascinating to come across people's various memories from that far back, everyone adds a little bit more to the overall picture. At least you missed the crowds that crushed me at the station afterwards!
I'm reading "In The Midnight Hour", and it's fabulous. You manage to portray Wilson Pickett's musical genius superbly without ignoring his personal flaws...
I was there too. Roger Chapman's band played between The Outlaws and Little Feat. Can't remember what the band was called. Pretty dull. Alex Harvey was the most impressive to me, with Little Feat second, and they were why I was there anyway. I found The Who strangely uninteresting. They didn't seem thrilled by the crowd not being massively behind them (hardly surprising after being soaked all day) and Townsend seemed quite arsey as a result. I was with some mates and we all agreed to leave a few songs before the end as it all got a bit boring, but then we hadn't been motivated to go because of The Who.
Hey Mick! Roger Chapman's band Streetwalkers (ouch!) were in fact the opening band. Then Steve Ellis' band Widowmaker (ouch again) then The Outlaws. and then Little Feat. I can understand why, if you weren't a Who fan already, you might not have become one on that day. I think. Again it's fascinating to come across people's various memories from that far back, everyone adds a little bit more to the overall picture. At least you missed the crowds that crushed me at the station afterwards!
And ... we heard it was going to piss down so we made sure we were on the one dry terrace, :)
I'm reading "In The Midnight Hour", and it's fabulous. You manage to portray Wilson Pickett's musical genius superbly without ignoring his personal flaws...
Thanks David. Not dissimilar to Keith Moon when you put it that way...
Certainly. But Moon died young while Pickett lived to his mid-60s, so there's one difference...