The Who's cover version of Martha and The Vandelles 'Heatwave'
This next song consisted of the four members marching up and down past a mono mike. Keith played orchestral cymbals, Pete played penny whistle, Roger blew on a trombone and John played trumpet, the result being Cobwebs And Strange. This song also features several Keith Moon drum solos, each one greater than the next
When The Who had recorded all the songs they had prepared for the original 'A Quick One',(the original consisting of only tracks 1-10), they still needed to fill about 10 minutes of space to make a decent length album. So Pete went off and wrote a 10 minute composition which he and manager Kit Lambert dubbed 'rock opera'. The result was A Quick One, While He's Away, 1 of 2 'mini' rock operas written by Pete. This composition consisted of 6 seperate songs;'Her Man's Gone','Crying Town','We Have A Remedy','Ivor The Engine Driver','Soon Be Home',and 'You Are Forgiven'. It tells the story of a young women who pines for her absent lover, selects Ivor as a substitute, regrets her betrayl when her lover returns, confesses her actions and is truly forgiven. I wish I could put the whole song on here, but I managed to cut it down to a 67 second clip, consisting parts from all 6 songs. Enjoy it
Keith Moon was a huge 'surf' music fan, having played in a band called 'The Beachcombers' prior to The Who, and his favorite song being 'Don't Worry Baby' by The Beach Boys. This influence in The Who's music brought about Bucket T. Pure surf
The Who's cover version of The Regents Barbara Ann. The Beach Boys cover version released earlier that year reached #2 in the U.S. and #3 in the U.K.
This studio recording of My Generation/Land Of Hope And Glory was recorded to portray the energy The Who produce on stage. Although they do try to achieve a live sound on all their earlier studio recordings, this track re-creates the mahem and anger that climaxed many live Who shows at the time. Their rendition of 'Land Of Hope And Glory' portrays their pride for England
