The Who Live: The Blues to the Bush 1999 by The Who, album cover
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The Who Live: The Blues to the Bush 1999

ReleasedApril 2000
Popularity28.5

This live album captures the Who on stage in the closing weeks of 1999. The recordings come from two pairs of shows: the House of Blues in Chicago on 12 and 13 November, and the Empire Theatre in Shepherd's Bush on 22 and 23 December. The title nods to both ends of the journey, from the Chicago blues club to the band's home turf in west London.

It came out in 2000 on Musicmaker.com, which sold it exclusively, and that site has since closed. That makes it a collector's item rather than a record you stumble across in the racks. It sits between the band's 1982 studio album It's Hard and Endless Wire in 2006, and it is worth tracking down for anyone who wants to hear the Who on the road at the turn of the millennium.

The Who Live: The Blues to the Bush 1999: tracklist and credits

20 tracks · 1:46:32

Tracklist

  1. Disc 1
  2. 1I Can't ExplainPete Townshend2:39
  3. 2SubstitutePete Townshend3:16
  4. 3Anyway, Anyhow, AnywhereRoger Daltrey and Pete Townshend4:09
  5. 4Pinball WizardPete Townshend2:56
  6. 5My WifeJohn Entwistle7:55
  7. 6Baba O'RileyPete Townshend5:27
  8. 7Pure and EasyPete Townshend6:07
  9. 8You Better You BetPete Townshend5:39
  10. 9I'm a BoyPete Townshend2:56
  11. 10Getting in TunePete Townshend5:10
  12. 11The Real MePete Townshend4:03
  13. Disc 2
  14. 1Behind Blue EyesPete Townshend3:49
  15. 2Magic BusPete Townshend9:20
  16. 3Boris the SpiderJohn Entwistle2:35
  17. 4After the FirePete Townshend4:50
  18. 5Who Are YouPete Townshend6:33
  19. 65:15Pete Townshend8:36
  20. 7Won't Get Fooled AgainPete Townshend8:54
  21. 8The Kids Are AlrightPete Townshend2:17
  22. 9My GenerationPete Townshend9:21
Produced by
Bob Pridden
Executive producer
Bill Curbishley, Robert Rosenberg
Recorded at
House of Blues Chicago, O₂ Shepherd’s Bush Empire
Recorded
12–13 November 1999, House of Blues, Chicago, Illinois, USA, and 22–23 December 1999, Empire Theatre, Shepherd's Bush, London, England, UK
Mixed by
Bob Pridden
Engineered by
Bob Pridden
Mastered by
Jon Astley
Artwork
Richard Evans
Photography
Graham Hughes
Label
Musicmaker.com
Length
1:46:32

Line-up

  • John “Rabbit” Bundrick · keyboard · guest
  • Roger Daltrey · guitar, harmonica, vocals · guest
  • John Entwistle · bass guitar, vocals · guest
  • Zak Starkey · drums (drum set) · guest
  • Pete Townshend · guitar, vocals · guest

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