The Who – Live At The Isle Of Wight Festival 1970

SOUNDBOARD FLAC EX


Heaven And Hell 5:17
I Can't Explain 2:46
Young Man Blues 6:07
I Don't Even Know Myself 6:11
Water 10:53
Overture 5:08
It's A Boy 1:34
1921 2:28
Amazing Journey 3:19
Sparks 5:10
Eyesight To The Blind (The Hawker) 1:58
Christmas 3:25
The Acid Queen 3:42
Pinball Wizard 2:51
Do You Think It's Alright? 0:23
Fiddle About 1:16
Tommy Can You Hear Me? 0:59
There's A Doctor 0:22
Go To The Mirror! 3:32
Smash The Mirror 1:16
Miracle Cure 0:13
I'm Free 2:25
Tommy's Holiday Camp 1:02
We're Not Gonna Take It 9:37
Summertime Blues 3:24
Shakin' All Over / Spoonful / Twist And Shout 6:27
Substitute 2:11
My Generation 7:16
Naked Eye 6:34
Magic Bus 4:35


The Who were one year and three months into their Tommy tour when they played their second engagement at the Isle of Wight Festival. As in 1969, they played most of their famous rock opera Tommy, which by this time was quite familiar to the festival crowd. Huge spotlights bathed the audience of between 600,000 and 700,000 attendees (according to the Guinness Book of Records)[2] and as The Who's tour manager John Woolf recalls, attracted "every moth and flying nocturnal animal on the island". The Who started their set at 2:00 A.M.[3]

By August 1970, Pete Townshend was already introducing new songs to the setlist including "Water", "I Don't Even Know Myself" and "Naked Eye". These songs, which were being recorded at the time of the festival, were intended for an upcoming project known as Lifehouse. Although Lifehouse was eventually abandoned, the sessions paved the way to the Who's classic album Who's Next.

The Who also performed some live staples such as "Substitute", "My Generation", "Magic Bus", "I Can't Explain", and the perennial covers of "Shakin' All Over" and "Summertime Blues".

 This is indeed a three-record set, and it's a full set from The Who in their prime. Entwistle's bass is a bit muddy during the
intro track "Heaven and Hell" but after that things improve nicely. They tear through an energetic performance of the TOMMY segment,
"Water" is a highlight early in the set, Daltrey conjures a good Howlin' Wolf impression on "Spoonful", and "Naked Eye" is probably
the best version I've ever heard. This pressing sounds good, the mix feels more 'in your face' than the 1996 US CD release.
My copy is in excellent condition, and plays flawlessly with no discernable surface noise at a relatively high volume.