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The Who play at The Ricky-Tick Club, held in the Plaza Ballroom, Guildford, Surrey, England, UK, Europe. Viv Prince of The Pretty Things stands in again for Keith Moon, who has collapsed. Support band is The Herd.Full article:
John Scott Cree (audience) : It was a little disappointing to see Viv Prince from The Pretty Things on drums, as Keith Moon was said to be unwell. Viv still managed to thrash over a cymbal stand, which Roger Daltrey picked up and restored while he was singing. That was about all that was destructive in the act, I was pleased to note, although one of Pete Townshend's twin Marshall amplifiers had a Union Jack which failed totally to obscure a tear underneath in the speaker cloth. I stood in front of Pete and was aware of hearing only indistinctly as my ears were singing; they did so for some time afterwards.
It was a great performance which surprised me by opening with Dancing In the Street. I needn't have worried. When the instrumental break came, Pete Townshend turned to the twin Marshall stacks behind him, with the twin lead going from his guitar, cranked up the volume and produced amazing feedback sounds by rubbing his torso artistically against the speakers. The set also included Man With Money, Daddy Rolling Stone and the afore-mentioned My Generation. The support band The Herd also played a good set, of which I recall only I Like It Like That.
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It was a great performance which surprised me by opening with Dancing In the Street. I needn't have worried. When the instrumental break came, Pete Townshend turned to the twin Marshall stacks behind him, with the twin lead going from his guitar, cranked up the volume and produced amazing feedback sounds by rubbing his torso artistically against the speakers. The set also included Man With Money, Daddy Rolling Stone and the afore-mentioned My Generation. The support band The Herd also played a good set, of which I recall only I Like It Like That.
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