Xavier Birtwich's Collection
The Who 07/16/1989
3 Rivers Stadium, Pittsburgh, PA
| Source | AUD from DAT master / xavierbirtwich01@gmail.com / one drive 1TB / NAK mics Source: Audience Lineage: Dat master tape>Wavelab 48/16>izotope 44.1/16>flac Taping Gear: Panasonic SV-255, Nakamichi CM-700 mics Taped and Transferred By: JEMS |
| Media | FLAC 3 discs |
| Notes | AUD from DAT master / xavierbirtwich01@gmail.com / one drive 1TB / NAK mics |
| Tech Notes | Artist: The Who Date: 1989-07-16 Location: Pittsburgh, PA Venue: Three Rivers Stadium Source: Audience Lineage: Dat master tape>Wavelab 48/16>izotope 44.1/16>flac Taping Gear: Panasonic SV-255, Nakamichi CM-700 mics Taped and Transferred By: JEMS Band Members: Roger Daltrey – lead vocals, guitar, harmonica Pete Townshend – guitar, vocals John Entwistle – bass guitar, vocals backing band John "Rabbit" Bundrick – keyboards Simon Phillips – drums Steve Bolton – lead guitar Jody Linscott – percussion Simon Clarke – alto saxophone, baritone saxophone Roddy Lorimer – trumpet, flugelhorn Simon Gardner – trumpet Neil Sidwell – trombone Tim Sanders – tenor saxophone, soprano saxophone Chyna Gordon – backing vocals Cleveland Watkiss – backing vocals Billy Nicholls – backing vocals, music director Setlist: Set I 01. Set I Intro 02. Overture 03. It's A Boy 04. 1921 05. Amazing Journey 06. Sparks 07. The Acid Queen 08. Pinball Wizard 09. Do You Think It's Alright? 10. Fiddle About 11. I'm Free 12. Tommy's Holiday Camp 13. We're Not Gonna Take It! 14. Emminence Front 15. A Friend Is A Friend 16. Face The Face 17. I'm A Man 18. I Can't Explain 19. Subsitute 20. I Can See For Miles 21. Trick Of The Light 22. Boris The Spider 23. Who Are You Set II 24. Magic Bus 25. Mary Anne With The Shaky Hand 26. Baba O'Riley 27. My Generation 28. A Little Is Enough 29. 5.15 30. Love, Reign O'er Me 31. My Wife 32. Sister Disco 33. Rough Boys 34. Join Together 35. You Better You Bet 36. Behind Blue Eyes 37. Won't Get Fooled Again 38. Dig 39. Naked Eye 40. Twist And Shout Length: 188:52 Notes: The Who in 1989...the Who on ice...the vegas show...Many things have been said about this tour, most not good. I enjoyed these shows though. It was a celebration of the Who's career played out in stadiums mostly with a great band that was, for the most part, The Deep End with John and Roger on board. The great Simon Phillips on drums, the great Kick Horns, Jodie Linscott on percussion. The only weak link in this band was Steve Bolton on guitar and the tour's finest moments were when PT took over on electric. Toronto couldn't have been more of a surprise. A band not known for adventurous setlists suddenly were all over the place.Tommy, solo material, covers, songs they hadn't played in more than two decades! The shows were comprised of two sets, which started out totalling about 3 hours before being pared down after about 3 weeks on the road. Roger was in great voice, John never better on bass and Pete alternated between acoustic guitar and electric guitar and sometimes really PLAYED the electric guitar! I recorded these shows on a new Panasonic dat deck I bought for this tour. With the exception of my car it was the most expensive thing I had ever bought and it would get hot enough to fry an egg on! Pittsburgh has a great Naked Eye. Buffalo has my favorite moment of the whole tour, and one of the best PT moments ever in an astounding Hey Joe. Pete finds a new pedal at the end of the first verse and then adds a great coda to finish the song. tapeboy for JEMS |
| Trades Allowed | Yes |
| Ratings | Sound: AUD |
| Reference / Generation | xavierbirtwich01@gma |
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